Archive for the 'Language Arts' Category
Multiple Meaning Matcher is a tool that randomly chooses a set of homograph definitions that can be used for matching. Users can choose from three difficulty levels and can also choose whether or not to show the words being defined. I used definitions created by the Multiple Meaning Matcher to create this digital matching activity […]
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Paragraphy is a tool designed by a teacher to help students order their sentences within a paragraph. It’s very easy to use — just copy and paste a paragraph in the text box and hit Submit. The resulting page will be the sentences put in random order. You can do this multiple times and get […]
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Annenberg Learner is a site created to promote excellent teaching. The site offers many resources for use in the classroom as well as those to help teachers stay current in their field. The site offers videos, professional development, lesson plans and interactives, categorized by subject area and grade level.
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ReadWorks is a site created to help support reading comprehension. The hundreds of lessons available on the site are Common Core aligned. In addition, the site offers over 2,000 leveled non-fiction and literary passages. There are search tools to help you find what you need. An account login is required to access the passages but […]
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Just Books Read Aloud is just like the title implies — a site through which users can have books read to them. The books on the site are read by a variety of readers. Books are categorized by length, author, narrator, reading level and topic. Just Books Read Aloud also includes books read in Spanish, […]
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BrainRush is a website that allows teachers to create interactive activities for their students. Activities are created using built-in templates: Cards Template, Buckets Template, Sequences Template, and Hotspots Template. The Cards and Buckets games allow you to add images and audio. Teachers can create classes and add their students to assign activities. To get a […]
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The Digital Public Library of America is a one-stop-shop for over 7 million images, books, primary documents, audio files, artifacts, maps and more from libraries, archives, and museums around the country. These resources are freely available to the public. You can search for resources by keyword, date or location of where the artifact is located. […]
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ThingLink is a site that allows users to create interactive images. After uploading an image, the user creates hot spots on the image that link to text, video and audio content or to other websites. ThingLink for Education allows teachers to set up and manage accounts for their students, which is a great feature for […]
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OpenEd is a repository of online educational materials that are aligned to the Common Core standards. It contains a searchable database of videos, games, courses and assessments. The resources can be browsed by topic, grade level and standard. In addition to the resources, OpenEd has a practice assessment generator which allows teachers to add multimedia […]
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MyVocabulary.com is a website devoted to helping people expand their vocabulary. The site offers a variety of interactive puzzles and activities. It also offers lists of vocabulary words for many popular novels and plays. While these lists may not exactly fit the needs of your students, it might be a good place to start […]
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