Instructional Technology | Innovation Specialist | Retired June 2022
Now that home schooling falls upon all families due to the Covid-19 closure, here is a small sampling of resources to keep your kids learning.
Some of these require a class account set up by your teacher. Others can be done by parents or may not need any account set up. They are all worth checking out.
Lalilo is an online literacy program built by teachers for teachers for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade teachers and students. Students work on adaptive exercises in phonics, word recognition, and comprehension. They journey through different worlds, collecting badges and unlocking stories. The vocabulary-rich stories teach students about nature and animals in engaging and fun ways. Teachers can track whole class and individual progress. They can also assign specific lessons.
Discover the most engaging phonics & comprehension program to help your students learn how to read at their own pace. Lalilo’s free edition is available to all teachers.
It’s an extensive digital library of free, original, high-interest language arts and math learning materials, provided in downloadable PDF format, for unlimited use with elementary, intermediate, and middle school students. Powered by Weebly, these reads are leveled and include quizzes with answer keys. Check it out and get started today. https://teacherful.com
Looking for a good, free, QR code generator? Look no further. QR Code Monkey is your online generator with millions of already created QR codes. The high resolution and optional designs make this tool one of the best out there with a price that’s right… free.
Simply set content type, design a unique code, generate your customized code, download the image and you are set to go. Scans of your QR code are unlimited.
Video transcripts? No problem with VidReader.
VidReader is the very first smart reader for videos. Transcripts of YouTube videos are easily obtained by copying a YouTube video link and pasting the URL into the proper field at VidReader.com In just a flash, you have the transcripts of that video. The best part about these transcripts are that they are interactive and can be downloaded in pdf format with reference to the original link and the VidReader link.
Click through the slideshow below to see the transcript and option for interactivity.
