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[Staci Nazareth <nazarets@SALINE.K12.MI.US>]

My principal has worked out a deal with some researchers at the University
of Michigan, who have developed some software that will "translate"
college level texts into a lower reading level.  Supposedly, you install
this software on a computer, surf to a college level site, then choose
"8th grade" and boom, out comes the document now "re-written" at a lower
reading level.

My first instinct is that this is breaking copyright, or am I way off
base.  He wants me to be a part of this process- as they want to have the
science teachers choose materials.  What I want to know is why can't the
kids choose materials at their own level?  Why would they choose college
level texts for a middle school project?  What are your thoughts on this
software?

Staci Nazareth
Tech Teacher (and wannabee librarian)
Saline, MI 48176

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