Talk:User-Generated Content in Education/FreeReading.net

MAM Contributions
I researched the topic and made the following additions:

Link to the NRP Reading Summary in section "Freereading.net"

Added YouTube videos in section "User guides..."

Added new section "what does open source mean" (with links)

Cleaned up a few typos in various sections

My contributions also show up in the history under the IP address 66.37.54.251 as well as my name. --Margaret.mourer (discuss • contribs) 17:19, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

A lot of information on Free Reading! You did great with your new section, written in NPOV and very succint. The rest of the page could use a bit of organization though, couldn't it? Some of the content seems out of sequence; I wouldn't feel confident moving paragraphs around in a more logical manner and I'm sure you didn't have time or inclination either! But your contributions are wonderful. LouiseL0u1ser1ce (discuss • contribs) 21:07, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

I researched the topic, typed the content, and tried editing to make the page look professional. ss

I proof read the article, making corrections where necessary. I also found and inserted several pictures. mf

I believe the references are fixed, and I added a link for the video tutorials. I am not sure about the text boxes but I shortened the sentences. They look good to me. I adjusted the pictures, making the classroom one bigger so it makes more sense under the classroom uses paragraph. If you can think of anything else let me know. mf

I think I was looking at the page previous and not the one after. I hope the references are now correct. Please let us know. I made the picture small again. :)

m & s: --Sgarrigan (talk) 05:08, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) The references are not quite in the format of the example page. You can also check the pages before yours in our own wikibook. (out of time! --72.81.93.55 (talk) 17:57, 15 March 2010 (UTC))

Four items to think about (in priority order) The example page is a model to follow for all of the three items above (if you have time). --Sgarrigan (talk) 04:19, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Your references should follow the model I presented in the example page at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Talk:Assistive_Technology_in_Education. The page before yours uses this model, too, so you can see how it was done.
 * 2) All topics are at the same level of heading. If that's what you want, it's OK. If you want headings and sub-headings, see the sample page or the previous one.
 * 3) The photos have captions that say "caption." Is that what you wanted?
 * 4) The photos seems to overlap the text in a gray text box. Is there a reason for the text box? Just putting the text in as a normal paragraph may allow the photo to adjust itself better.

Oct. 2010 update
I updated this page... add/update pics - uploaded one picture I found on everystockphoto.com. Selected two other photos from wikimedia. Set the horizontal alignment to left for one photo. Uses in classroom section has a random link at the end of #5 add a description of freereading as the first section add a link to the pdf that shows how freereading correlates to the Florida standards removed what is open source section - and just added a link in the first section to wikipedia description of opensource more detailed description of the program add a list of program resources add what the program does not cover rearranged some of the information

LB Bergerl (talk) 18:26, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Great job LB this site seems very useful. Being an elementary teacher I could find many uses for this sit. Thanks. AF

Open source
"Open source" does not mean that the materials are free in terms of cost. It only refers to the fact that the materials are open for modification and redistribution by users. It's the well-worn distinction between "free as in speech" and "free as in beer". --Fishpi (discuss • contribs) 16:48, 3 March 2011 (UTC) Thanks for making that distinction. Margaret.mourer (discuss • contribs) 17:14, 5 March 2011 (UTC)mam

MTP Additions
In working on the Wikibook page I did the following:

Researched the topics on the page and added several notations that linked to the material talked about that previously had no citations MTP

Additionally, I added the following sections and content within the sections i.e. Freereading and the Open Educational Movement, Advantages to the Program, Updates the Florida Program (Partnership with Science Foundation) MTP

Also, I proofread the pages and made several spelling corrections in addition I cleaned up the wording in several sections and listed the board of the organization. I also update the section on its use in Florida MTP

Mthomasphillips (discuss • contribs) 20:13, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

March 2011 Comments
Mthomasphillips and M - nice job on how the page is set up as well as the thorough information that you have included. I appreciated the new categories that you developed. LH

M & M—Nice job on the updates that you made to the page on FreeReading. Though this was a topic that we researched in class, I sure learned a lot! Seeing the specifics of the actual program was very helpful. It made me realize that the program does have some resources like the decodable passages and irregular word cards to name a few that I can use for my 5th grade students. It is also helpful to see that there are resources out there to help me understand the process if I have difficulties. ---N.K. 2011

Julie's comments - I found this page to be very informative. Great resources and references worth exploring.