Welcome to the In2Books Teacher Place demo site.

We invite you to try out the teacher experience. You are entering Teacher Place as a fictional teacher, Mrs. Compton. Your students have already completed their "Getting to Know You" unit and their Fiction unit. Mrs. Compton has chosen Westward Expansion as her social studies topic.

Once on Teacher Place, take a look around. You can try just about anything, but here are a few things you won’t want to miss:

• Look around the homepage. Read the Teacher’s Blog to see what's happening. Check out the How Tos.
• Click on the Units or Genre/Topics on the purple navigation bar to see a variety of curriculum units and additional resources which relate to the genre and topic Mrs. Compton has chosen.
• Click on the drop down items for My Classroom, to see how a teacher manages her In2Books classroom.
• If there's an orange exclamation point next to My Classroom! at the top of the page, it means you have letters to approve. Feel free to read and approve.

Welcome to the In2Books Pen Pal Place demo site.

We invite you to try out the pen pal experience. You’ll be joining Mrs. Compton’s Fourth classroom as Susan, an In2Books pen pal. The students in Mrs. Compton’s class have already completed their “Getting to Know You” and Fiction units. Your student pen pal has recently chosen a social studies book for you both to read and she has received a ” Getting to Know You” letter and a fiction letter from you. As you will see by reading her letters, her writing and thinking skills are improving (thanks to your help), and she is eager to hear Susan's thoughts about the new book. Why don’t you log in and see what it’s like to be a pen pal?

Once on Pen Pal Place, take a look around. Use the purple navigation bar to go from place to place. You can try just about anything, but here are a few things you won’t want to miss:

• Look around the homepage. You’ll see lots of great materials which relate to the book Chris has chosen: If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon. You’ll find basic information on the genre (social studies), topic (Westward Expansion), and tips on reading books, pertinent websites, and more. Don’t’ forget the How tos to see get some tips about reading and writing as an intellectual mentor.
• Note the orange exclamation point next to Mail Center! at the top of the page. This means you have a letter waiting for you that you haven’t read. If you click on the Mail Center, you will also see all the old letters that you and your pen pal have exchanged. The newest letter will be open.
• Go into the Writing Center. This is where you will write to Chris about the book she’s chosen. Most important for you, as a pen pal, is the left-hand side, with its 5 planks. Everything a pen pal needs to know to encourage, challenge and inspire a student is included here: thought-provoking questions, important vocabulary, checklist of good letter components, a sample letter, and the last letter you received from your student.
• If you'd like, you can actually type a letter to Chris, edit, decorate and send it.

Welcome to the In2Books Student Place demo site.

We invite you to try out the student experience. Chris, the student, is in Mrs. Compton’s fourth grade classroom. His pen pal has already written him a “Getting to Know You” and a fiction letters (about a great book – Jake Drake, Bully Buster.) The next genre he will learn about is social studies. The topic is westward expansion (topic). Chris has chosen his social studies book, If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon. Log on and check it out.

Once on Student Place, take a look around. You can try just about anything, but here are a few things you won’t want to miss:

• Look around the homepage. You’ll see lots of information about If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon: fun puzzles, polls, websites and quizzes. You’ll also see some vocabulary words from the book. Students are encouraged to use these words in their letters.
• If there's an orange exclamation point next to Mail Center! at the top of the page, this means there's a letter waiting that hasn't been read. When you enter the Mail Center, you will also see all the old letters that have been exchanged. The newest mail is open.
• Click on the Writing Center. This is where students write to their pen pals about their books. If you write a letter, you’ll see the five important parts of writing a good letter: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and designing /sending. Most important for you, as a student, is the left-hand side, with its five planks. Everything a student needs to know to write a thoughtful letter is included here: thought-provoking questions, important vocabulary, checklist of good letter components, a sample letter, and the last letter you received from your pen pal. I n our demo classroom, you can actually type a letter to your pen pal, edit, decorate and send it. Go ahead and try it out.