| CDs For Parents CDsForParents.com This is the HOME PAGE GOTO DETAILS A list of "must-have" collections for parents (and students) Questions: s2314@tmail.com Must-Have Ebooks This web site is managed by Mr. Mac, an education specialist (McCrea Marketing) Subject areas of expertise: math, English, ESOL, teacher training Must-Have Ebooks for Teadhers and Parents available at www.VisualAndActive.com |
| Hello, Parents, This web site is for you. At least once a week you hear about a fabulous web site that your child simply "must" visit. But Who has time to download these items? CLICK HERE to find out how to download free electromic books List of recommended web sites for you and your child to visit: Mister Math's MathForArtists.com with "Wet Math" by Dr. McAlister Look for Patterns LookForPatterns.com for extra work Resolve To Heal, Pat Harris' web site ResolveToHeal.com FREE AUDIO letters from the heart by Pat Harris at Pat-Harris.com FREE DOWNLOAD: Ten Ways to Extend Your Child's Education by Pat Harris www.oocities.org/talkinternational/patten Fort Lauderdale School gives away ebooks on CD Downtown Academy, 101 SE Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale Fact Sheet about eBooks 18,000 ebooks available free from Gutenberg.org 300,000 ebooks available free for just 31 days (July 4 to August 4) on Gutenberg.org It takes roughly 2 minutes to find and download an ebook It takes about an hour to get 30 books You can pick up a FREE CD with 30 ebooks at Downtown Academy in Fort Lauderdale ebooks help DIFFERENT STYLES OF LEARNING Linguistic learners (who focus on language) benefit from text-only eBooks. Students who learn by doing and visual learners do well with colorful interactive web sites. Audio learners learn more quickly with audio books. Steve McCrea produces CDs for teachers, parents and students that include: Interactive Colorful web sites Audio books and great speeches (FDR, JFK, MLK, Churchill, etc.) How many students per book? Broward Public Schools (2005-06 ) 58,239 middle school students 73,650 high school students MIami-Dade Public Schools (2004-05 ) 86,902 middle school students 110,334 high school students Source: Browardschools.com Dadeschools.net Number of copies of White Fang by Jack London in the Broward library system: 10 There are more students than books. Ebooks makes it possible to create more books than students. Let's put eBooks on CD -- an affordable (under $1), EASY (just pick up the CD from Downtown Academy) way to get access to the books that students need. Compiled by Steve McCrea, educator 954 646 8246 S2314@tmail.com www.CDsForParents.com SKYPE: SteveFortLauderdale Message to the Media Local angle on national event about electronic books School gives away free CD of electronic books for students and parents Dear Reporter, I have a story suggestion that may be of interest tto parents and students. Every school year it’s the same old thing – Will kids pass the FCAT? Will a school measure up? “How do our students compare to kids in other countries?” Then, with summer break, teachers and parents have to deal with students who’d rather play than study. There are also those who, even if they want to study, can’t afford the learning material. Now there’s a way to get our students to actually LEARN SOMETHING during their summer vacation…and get free summer reading CDs so anyone, adults and children, can get ahead. How many people realize that: It costs on average $30 in a typical parent’s time to go to the library five times to pick up the 45 books a year that high school students are asked to read. A parent who buys these books will spend close to $200. There are 37 branches of the public library system in Broward County – and over 58,000 middle and 73,000 high school students (in PUBLIC SCHOOLS). If every student tried to check out the assigned books, how many of those students would actually find the book available? The Broward library system has 10 copies of White Fang by Jack London. I hope you will cover this important national event (30 days of free downloads of 300,000 books) with this local angle: “Get 30 ebooks free on a CD – just pick it up at several local schools.” 954 646 8246 Steve McCrea, Educator Ebooks open doors There are five ways to open doors. Two of them depend on luck or chance (what schools we went to and the economic status of our parents). The other three ways to open doors are up to us. The complete list of 5 Door Openers are LASSIE LAnguage *** Social skills *** Schooling Inheritance Experience *** Edgar Guest says it all about learning another language, social skills and experience >>> |
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| Where did ideas about "The New Three R's come from?" Answer: Dennis Littky, author of this book >>>>> bigpicture.org in Providence, Rhode Island |
| LEARN MORE Visual and Active.com -- How to use technology in the classroom Look For Partterns -- how to extend the learning (no school? The learning continues...) TeachersToTeachers.com -- Links to web pages for additional learning, plus the online (free) course for SAT prep at Broward Community College Resolve To Heal.com offers free audio letters to help you find serenity and stability in an uncertain world. Pat Harris creates audio letters in her practice as a family therapist -- and you can hear the letters FREE at Pat-Harris.com |
| Do you wish your child could listen to a variety of music? How about a variety of speeches, poems, the Great Books? Get the free CD for Summer Reading at Teachers To Teachers.com teacherstoteachers.com Yes, you can put something besides music on your child's ipod or mp3 audio file reader. You can learn how to download hundreds of books from Gutenberb.org -- see below! |
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| Mr. Mac has compiled dozens of CDs, ready for you to use on your computer, CD player or other audio device. Steve McCrea, author and educator, has downloaded a multi-use combination of audio books, great speeches and interesting web sites. These CDs and ebooks for teachers, parents and students fill the learning needs of visual, social and audio learners, as well as students who learn best by doing. |
| Suggestion: Contact me with suggestions about how to improve this web site and how to create adequate stories for the next generation... Steve McCrea (Mr. Mac) s2314@tmail.com Tutor |
| What do parents gain from getting these books for their children? In schools where rigor is balanced with relevance and reslationships, strong participation by parents wil help teachers who don't type quickly. |
| Frequently Asked Questions 1. Where are the free books online? Go to www.Gutenberg.org. 2. How long does it take to download 600 books? About 14 hours. That's too long for most parents, so I created a CD with a variety of audio books and speeches in addition to the 35 books (and 250 web pages) that I've downloaded. The "Summer Reading CD" is available at 5 locations in Broward and Dade Counties. 3. Where can I get the free CD? Go to one of these locations: You can PICK UP THE CDs HERE PARAGON ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL: 3311 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE EXTENSION, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33064 (IN THE NEW COVENANT CHURCH) PHONE: 954-943-0471 BROWARD COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL: 201 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071 PHONE: 954-341-0082 PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY: 2210 PIERCE STREET, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020 PHONE: 954-925-0155 DOWNTOWN ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS: 101 SE 3RD AVENUE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 PHONE: 954-767-0403 (United Methodist Church, Third Floor, pink building) DADE: Academia Pons, 1638 W. 42 Place Hialeah, FL Telephone: 305-556-3314 Go to the school office and ask, "Where can I get the free CD?" |
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| Don't worry -- it's not difficult or expensive to replace this CD. If lost, broken or stolen, a textbook would cost $40 or more to replace. Another CD is less than $1. |
| Mentors who deserve credit (this page is built on lessons learned from these people) Ms. Doody at HACC Mr. Y at WhatDoYaKnow.com Mr. Di at DowntownAcademy.org |
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| "Hey, here's your chance to pick up this free CD. Go ahead! Drive to one of these schools! Call ahead to make sure the CDs are in stock!" |
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| Future press releases go here Put something useful on that iPod with three CDs chock full of podcasts that have been downloaded for you Get the Reading CD 30 books for $6 Talking points about ebooks Talking points about Steve McCrea How to use SKYPE CD >>>>>>>>>> see the pink box on the right (at the top of this web site) ABOUT THE FREE READING CD offered by Downtown Academy Steve is a tutor at a local charter school, Downtown Academy, in Fort Lauderdale. The CD was developed for the school’s students to use over the summer. The CD is offered free to any parent who visits one of five schools in South Florida. To interview Steve McCrea or for more information, call 954 646 8246 Here are some sample videos to tell you more about eBooks and the potential for bringing thousands of books into your home. |
| This is fun 10 paces back A reporter did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked 5 paces behind their husbands. She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands. Despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to walk 10 paces behind their husbands, even further back -- and the women appear to be happy to maintain the old custom. The reporter approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?" Without hesitation, the woman said, "Land mines." Other helpful Web sites for learning new perspectives (unusual ways of looking at the world) and practicing critical thinking www.snopes.com www.GrandmotherSays.com www.LookForPatterns.com |
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| Hello, Parents, This web site is for you. At least once a week you hear about a fabulous web site that your child simply "must" visit. But Who has time to download these items? CLICK HERE to find out how to download free electromic books List of recommended web sites for you and your child to visit: Mister Math's MathForArtists.com with "Wet Math" by Dr. McAlister Look for Patterns LookForPatterns.com for extra work Resolve To Heal, Pat Harris' web site ResolveToHeal.com FREE AUDIO letters from the heart by Pat Harris at Pat-Harris.com Cost of the CDs listed on this web page: Each CD is $10 plus one flat fee for postage and handling of $4. ** = These are Free CDs that you can pick up at Downtown Academy (101 SE Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale) or other charter school in Broward County. Click HERE for a list of participating schools. DO IT YOURSELF: You can download hundreds of books onto your computer's hard drive and then put them on a CD... Watch the video (below) to learn the first step. |
| This web site draws inspiration and motivation from Howard Gardner Dr. Lois Hetland Ms. Zimroth (HACC) Dennis Yuzenas msoa.com |
| Learn how to download mp3 files from the radio Put something useful on that iPod or mp3 player! |
| The Edgar Guest poem Courage comes form the soul within The man must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad, You were born with all the great have had. With your equipment they all began -- Get hold of yourself and say, "I CAN!" I can learn another language I can improve my "elevator speech" I can gain work experience and more varied experience. MentorsOnVideo.com Ask to become a MENTOR ON VIDEO The three questions 1. what do you remember learning in Middle School that you continue to use today? (what continues to be relevant?) 2. What do you find useful that you could have learned in Middle School but didn't? (A suggestion to middle school teachers) 3. What are you reading today that you find useful? (give an example about how you are continuing to learn and take time for reading books and articles). Your replies to these questions will be shown to middle school and high school students. The idea is to increase relevance and to help students see that adults can be mentors… Are you a mentor? If you want the Mentor Kit and Quotations to Inspire Mentors, please write to s2314@tmail.com to learn more. Schools need you in the classroom. |
| Where can I get the free CD? Go to one of these locations: You can PICK UP THE CDs HERE PARAGON ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL: 3311 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE EXTENSION, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33064 (IN THE NEW COVENANT CHURCH) PHONE: 954-943-0471 BROWARD COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL: 201 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071 PHONE: 954-341-0082 PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY: 2210 PIERCE STREET, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020 PHONE: 954-925-0155 DOWNTOWN ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS: 101 SE 3RD AVENUE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 PHONE: 954-767-0403 (United Methodist Church, Third Floor, pink building) DADE: Academia Pons, 1638 W. 42 Place Hialeah, FL Telephone: 305-556-3314 Go to the school office and ask, "Where can I get the free CD?" |
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This CD is made for children and adults -- c'mon, kids, let's show those adults how to use a CD to dig into great books. Dr Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde Robert L. Stevenson Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer byMark Twain Jack London's Stories: Call of the Wild and White Fang Aesop's Fables Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte Little Women by L. M. Alcott Around the World in 80 Days 20,000 Leagues under the Sea Five Weeks in a Balloon Jules Verne Treasure Island Oliver Twist by Dickens Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare Heidi The Odyssey by Homer Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle) Anderson's Fairy tales Campfire Girls Dickens' A Christmas Carol An audio book reading of the Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson Three Musketeers by Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas Grimm's Fairy Tales Booklists for 6th, 7th and 8th grades (recommendations) FOR ADULTS Here are some books that many parents have not gotten around to looking at. Don Quixote by Cervantes Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley Kafka's Metamorphosis The Education of Henry Adams The Bible The Koran EM Forrester -- you saw the movie A Room with a View. Now read the book. Oliver Goldsmith by Washington Irving Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy |
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I started this campaign to bring more ebooks to South Florida by giving ebooks on CD to the students at Downtown Academy. It's about availability and accessability. Students and parents need to know what's out there and then find the downloading service that is right for you. I want to show you the EASIEST way to get these electronic books -- right now, get in the car and drive to one of the schools on this list: Downtown Academy in Fort Lauderdale Paragron Elementary in Pompano Broward Community School in Coral springs Paragon Academy in Hollywood Academia Pons in Hialeah The test with Downtown Academy is going well and I'm looking for schools, teachers and parents who want to bring more ebooks to their children. |
| Where can I get the free CD? Go to one of these locations: You can PICK UP THE CDs HERE PARAGON ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL: MAP 3311 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE EXTENSION, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA (IN THE NEW COVENANT CHURCH) PHONE: 954-943-0471 BROWARD COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL: MAP 201 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, CORAL SPRINGS, FL PHONE: 954-341-0082 PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY: MAP 2210 PIERCE STREET, HOLLYWOOD, FL PHONE: 954-925-0155 DOWNTOWN ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS: MAP 101 SE 3RD AVENUE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL PHONE: 954-767-0403 (United Methodist Church, Third Floor, pink building) DADE: Academia Pons, MAP 1638 W. 42 Place Hialeah, FL Telephone: 305-556-3314 Go to the school office and ask, "Where can I get the free CD?" |
| Directions to DOWNTOWN ACADEMY >>>>> From Boca and points NORTH: Go south on I-95 to Broward Blvd. Continue EAST on >>>>>> From Miami and points SOUTH: Go north on I-95 to Broward Blvd. Continue EAST on >>>>> |
Go east on Broward, Cross the Railroad tracks Cross ANDREWS Avenue Turn RIGHT on THIRD AVENUE Go south TWO BLOCKS Turn RIGHT at the traffic light Park in the parking lot in front of the Church (remember to pay for parking at the meter) |
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| Extend Your Child's Education 1. Download electronic books (ebooks) from an online library. GET A FREE EBOOK CD at these schools 2. Put something useful on that iPod! (Great Speeches, audio books, "radioactive science" from National Public Radio) 3. Prepare for storms with a calm attitude using the Pat Harris ebook called: AFTER THE STORM 4. How to use Gutenberg's Ebook CD 5. Bullying: How to Protect Yourself 6. How to use "An Audio Letter to a Young Student" 7. How to use "An Audio Letter to a Teenager" 8. Learn to make a web site safely. 9. Educational uses of SKYPE.com (software for long distance calls) You can read the Ten Ways to Extend Your Child's Education by Pat Harris at the bottom of this web page. Scroll down! |
| DO IT YOURSELF Visit these links gutenberg.org or worldlibrary.net OR PICK UP A FREE CD at ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS <<<<<<<<<<< |
| We call this site CDs For Parents Yes, the CDs are for sudents, but Learning Is For Families. LIFF Many teachers give CDs to students and hope the books get seen... If the CDs are received by parents, then adult and child can work together. Some adults have misgivings about computers, so we have developed a workshop to address fear of technology. Libraries and Principals can contact Steve McCrea for workshops and seminars for reducing anxiety in adults and children toward CDs and ebooks. |
| Special Note From July 4 to August 4, 300,000 ebooks will be available online. Contact CDsForParents to provide training to parents, teachers and librarians >>>>>>> Learn how to make collections of eBooks. 954 646 8246 |
| Maps of the schools where you can find the FREE CD Fort Lauderdale Coral Springs |
| Maps of the schools where you can find the FREE CD Hollywood Pompano Beach Hialeah |
| Special Note From July 4 to August 4, 300,000 ebooks will be available online. Contact CDsForParents to provide training to parents, teachers and librarians Learn how to make collections of eBooks. 954 646 8246 |
| Training for teachers and parents -- Steve McCrea, Education Specialist How to use CDs in the classroom and at home |
| Training for teachers and parents How to overcome Fear of Technology -- Pat Harris, Family Therapist -- Let's learn to use Just Enough Technology |
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| Hollywood >>>>> From I-95, go east on Hollywood Blvd. to 24th Avenue. TURN LEFT. Go north on 24th Avenue Turn Right on Pierce. 2210 PIERCE STREET |