Educational Resources & Tech Tools 10/17/2015

• Newsela | Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events

  Current Events news that can be read at different lexile levels.

  tags: current events literacy nonfiction news differentiation social studies English

• Motivating Students

  tags: motivation student engagement research

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 10/16/2015

• JellyBeanScoop Intro

  Nonfiction news stories about young children or topics that children can relate to. Differentiated reading levels and vocab and comprehension questions.

  tags: nonfiction differentiation literacy English current events social studies

• The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources | Edutopia

  tags: grants edutopia awards contests

• Home - Pear Deck

  Take PPTs and make them into interactive presentations with questions embedded in them. Helps with formative assessment.

  tags: tech tools presentation google slides formative assessment interactive differentiation

• 3 Excellent Google Drive Apps to Remotely Present to Your Students ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

  These tools integrate with Google slides and other presentation tools.

  tags: tech tools presentation google slides

• Commonlit

  "COMMONLIT is a collection of poems, short stories, news articles, historical documents, and literature for classrooms." Discussion questions are limited, but it's a good starting point. Could be really useful if it continues to be built out.

  tags: literature leveled reading literacy interdisciplinary differentiation English nonfiction

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 10/10/2015

• Spongelab | Explore

  Science games, interactives, animations, lessons and more! Integrates with Google Classroom. Need to sign up.

  tags: science life science IPS earth science games game_based_learning

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 10/09/2015

• Home | NOVA Labs | PBS

  Labs for science classes with games, videos and lessons. Well reviewed on Graphite.

  tags: science pbs interactive earth science life science IPS

• Timelapse: Photosynthesis Seen From Space | California Academy of Sciences

  Lab from CA Academy of Science. Video is accompanied by lesson materials.

  tags: science life science

• The 50 Best Videos For Teachers Interested In Gamification

  tags: gamification game_based_learning games videos

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 10/08/2015

• The How (and Why) It’s Time to Create Digital Student Portfolios

  tags: portfolios eportfolios digital portfolio assessment differentiation

  • We MUST Archive Student Work

• Digital Portfolios Pull Double Duty | Edutopia

  • Requiring students to compile their work also reinforces Martin's lesson plans, prompts self-reflection, and fosters peer collaboration. Although it's possible to do all this on paper, Martin prefers digital media, which not only help students develop computer skills but also allow them to easily share their work with peers, mentors, admissions officers, and potential employers.
  • Showcase portfolios, such as those produced by Martin's students, display their best work to demonstrate the achievement of specific goals or educational outcomes. Learning portfolios, on the other hand, can comprise a student's entire body of work and document learning over time.
  • Learning portfolios emphasize the process, whereas showcase portfolios emphasize the end results.

• 5 Resources for Parent-Teacher Conferences | Edutopia

  tags: parent-teacher conferences parents conferences new teacher

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