Ideas into Action

It is looking like next year I will be teaching 7th grade communications and 7th grade reading. These classes will be offered in 6 week blocks. Admin hopes this way to give reading support to kids year round. (whether this is the right way to accomplish this is debatable and not the point I want to make) In order to link the blocks, support reading year-round and support the content areas, I applied today for summer staff development money to create new courses that use technology to bridge the gap. Exactly how those courses would look remains to be seen (as does whether I will actually be the ones to teach them, but I imagine exploring some of the web 2.0 tools we have talked about. I welcome ideas!!