Category: Language Arts

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Digital ReadWorks for Comprehension K-12

Improve reading comprehension with Digital ReadWorks for students in grades K-12.  This resource is web-based and imports nicely into Google Classroom.  Accounts are free for teachers.  The site is easy to navigate and allows you to collect formative data as your students work through the assignments you give them. Grading is automatic. Subject material for all topics (social studies, science, literary, skills and strategies, and special collections).

  • Find & Assign Articles
    • award–winning, authentic, nonfiction and literary articles
  • Create Classes
    • for assignments and formative assessments
  • Students Read Online
    • students engage with articles and curriculum online
  • Support Progress
    • view and evaluate formative assessment data

Online Questions with Automatic Grading from ReadWorks on Vimeo.

How students get to their assignments:

  1. Students go to:  digital.readworks.org/student
  2. Students sign in with their Google account.
  3. Students enter class code given by their teacher.
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Padlet – Your Online Pinboard

Padlet is an easy to use Internet application that works like an online pinboard where people can express thoughts on a topic, brainstorm ideas, and share content like images, videos, etc.  Posts to Padlet give you the option to list your name, nickname, or no name at all.

This service works online or through an app for mobile devices making it readily available with ease. Padlet boards can be shared with others through social media, links, qr codes, or embedded on your website as shown below.

Made with Padlet

More examples can be viewed here.

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Kubbu – eLearning Web Tool

This is a free web-based e-learning tool designed to facilitate teachers’ work and enhance the learning process for your students.  Teacher accounts are limited to 30 students and 15 activities at any time.  kubbu activities

 

This web resource would be beneficial in a whole group interactive session or assigned to students individually in centers or through Google Classroom. Data can be collected on each student.

quiz slider - prepositions
Quiz Slider Example

 

 

 

Check out the sample activities and see how easy and useful this tool can be in your classroom.

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Dominoes Match Activity

 

 

Register today!  http://kubbu.com

Great tool for all subject matter.

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PenPal Schools for Digital Literacy

PenPal Schools is a web-based platform connection students through online curriculum ​to ​practice skills and explore the world.

Connect with over 100,000 students in 170 countries to learn together. PenPals ages 8 and up collaborate through high-quality online courses to learn about cultures and global challenges while practicing language and technology skills. Weekly lessons can be completed at any time from any device to easily fit into busy class schedules.

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Nearpod for Instruction and Assessment

nearpodGet your students engaged by delivering interactive lessons containing videos, virtual reality, images and slideshows, websites, sways, and assessment tools like fill-in-the-blank, open-ended responses, multiple choice, and freehand drawings. Nearpod converts your already created PowerPoint lessons with ease and can also be assigned as homework in Google Classroom lickety-split. This is a one-to-one solution making good use of mobile device technology (laptops, smartphones, tablets). Free accounts are available and premium features come with a cost. This program packs a powerful punch for both teacher and students. Take a look for yourself and if the technology is there, chalk this one up as a must-use tool in your classroom.