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Or you can use websites you have found.
Choose five websites you use with students.
Names:
Evaluate for 2 of the 5 websites:
How did it work out?
What was your purpose for using it?
Hypothesize on how you could expand its use?
We use so many different websites, it is hard to pick two to evaluate. This year textbooks for Algebra I, Algebra II, Trig/Calc. are all on the internet. Those sites are used daily! Also, our history book is an e-book that students access daily.
ReplyDeleteOur high school uses My Big Campus as a ‘go to’ site for everything. All teachers post lesson plans there, PowerPoints and notes are uploaded to it as are Utube videos used in classes. It is nice for students to have almost everything they need on one site. I use it to upload National Honor Society meeting information and the calendar of events. At times I like the convenience of everything being in one site, but I’ve seen other programs that are much more user friendly. Our students haven’t seen the other programs and are pretty good at accessing information for their needs from My Big Campus. This could be expanded by parents having a login, they could check assignments posted and see due dates for various classes. More and more teachers are using it as a communication tool with students instead of email.
I think the other site students use often is Ask.com. Students often ask me questions that I have a vague idea of how to answer, but I refer them to Ask.com for a more thorough answer. It’s just another way to encourage independence with students. When they graduate from high school, their mom or teacher isn’t going to be available all the time as we are now. Increasing their independence is key.
Here are some websites I use on a regular basis with my students and in my classroom:
ReplyDeletenewsela.com
grantcolib.info (our local library's website- has some very cool links)
coolmath-games.com
starfall.com
scholastic.com (lots of good resources)
I used Newsela in my reading class when we were working on Science Fiction genre. The students had to find and read an article about science and technology. They then had to write a summary of the article and present it to the class. It was actually more challenging for them to do then they expected. They are used to summarizing narratives but not so much with expository texts.
I search Scholastic.com mainly for printables to use within my genres. For example I found the old-school Biography book report poster. I printed it off and enlarged it. That was the book report project my students did on the biography unit. It has alot of printables and lesson plan ideas, I love that site!
Teachers in our building have really enjoyed newsela. I'm glad to see that you really like it too. :)
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http://www.abcya.com/
http://www.symbaloo.com/
http://www.youtube.com
Symbaloo is like a personal internet desktop. You can book mark your websites in one place and with one click get to what you want. You can make pages of tiles. Handy for using on your ipad.
Youtube is probably one of my most favorite ones because there are so many good videos for teaching things to give kids songs and visuals to help reinforce concepts. I love finding fun little songs/videos that help kids learn their sight words, letter sounds, and much more.
www.spatulatta.com This site has recipes and helps kids learn about cooking (we do cooking in my room)
ReplyDeletewonderopolis.org Has cool facts and answers questions kids have such as are lava lamps made
www.nationalgeographic.com great for science can look up things from the magazine and watch video's
www.nga.gov National Gallary of Art - has a section for kids where they can create art online and look at different museums online
www.pottermore.com Site created by J.K. Rowling has stuff about Harry Potter books and has it where students can listen to the books while they are read to them on the computer
I use:
ReplyDelete(1) http://mrnussbaum.com/ - reading, math, social studies learning activities at the third grade plus level. Nice site to use with older students.
(2) gamequarium.com - has a pre-school/kindergarten site and a site for third on up. Includes reading, vocab, math and strategy interactive learning as well as keyboarding
(3 )ABCya.com - interactive games for younger students
(4) PBS - games and also to research and obtain information on historical figures like Henry Ford or events such as the Great Depression
(5) http://webquest.org/ - multitude of topics are covered and offers ideas for learning via hands on activities; some interactive computer learning.
I use/have used:
ReplyDeletewww.abcya.com
www.starfall.com
www.lexia.com
www.pbs.org
www.mathblaster.com
I have used abcya in the past with my early learners. It has both reading and math games on it. The kids really enjoy this sight and would frequently ask to use it.
Our school just started using Lexia right at the end of school. It has some good research to back the program. It is designed for all students, but is specifically designed for those Tier 2 and Tier 3 students to help catch them up to their peers in reading. Our school is excited to see the benefits of using this program.
I'll add another website I've picked up on this year:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mobymax.com/ ELA and math activities K-8 with free access to some and 30 day trials to others
We have used Lexia for a semester now also and so far, students seem excited to progress through the levels, and we've seen some fill in gaps.