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Martin Burrett

Phrays - 60 views

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    Learn the meaning of a new English word every day and know how to use it with the simple site. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Freddy R. Nunez

Interesting Things for ESL/EFL Students (Fun English Study) - 81 views

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    This web site is for people studying English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL). There are quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer assisted language learning activities. Even though the primary focus is for ESL, native English speakers may also find some interesting things on this site. This site is non-commercial and has no advertising. TESL/TEFL teachers may want to recommend this site to their students.
Martin Burrett

Freerice.com - 35 views

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    Quiz on topics including basic maths, English vocabulary and MFL. Help to feed the world's hungry 10 grains of rice at a time. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE,+RE,+Citizenship,+Geography+&+Environmental
Deborah Baillesderr

Free, Printable Bingo Cards by Bingo Baker - 15 views

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    Create bingo cards - no pictures. Students access on Ipad and play the bingo game. Great for reviewing vocabulary.
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    Great for reviewing vocabulary.
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    "Bingo Cards Bingo Baker makes it easy to create bingo cards. You can generate hundreds of random cards and print them using the printer-friendly PDF (with no ads or watermarks). You can also save paper (and waste electricity instead) by playing your bingo game online (it works on the iPad)."
Roland Gesthuizen

Frayer Model - WorksheetWorks.com - 82 views

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    "The Frayer Model is a vocabulary development tool. In contrast with a straight definition, the model helps to develop a better understanding of complex concepts by having students identify not just what something is, but what something is not."
Sean Hanson

auditory vocabulary - 0 views

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    You can add audio to vocabulary quizzes and worksheets
anonymous

Save The Words - 66 views

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    For those with a pamphagous apetite!
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    You can adopt a word which means you will promise to use it or you can sign up for word-a-day. Great way to extedn vocabulary
Deborah Baillesderr

Vocabulary.com - Learn Words - English Dictionary - 33 views

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    This site is a great way for anyone to expand their vocab. It allows teachers and students to create lists and has thousands of already made lists from literature, speeches, history, current news, plus more.
UN English Programme

Reader's Digest Word Power - 2 views

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    Reader's Digest word power website. It has three types of timed, interactive vocabulary building "games". Very fun and educational.
Martin Burrett

High Frequency English Word Bingo - 72 views

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    A high frequency English word bingo game with a multi-levelled word generator and ready made bingo cards for you to print. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Martin Burrett

Guess the letters & words - 115 views

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    A good flash-based 'guess the letters' game where players have one minute and three wrong guesses to figure out the words. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Martin Burrett

Spelling Bee for Thinkmap - 16 views

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    A spelling game for older students. Listen to the audio and spell. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Martin Burrett

Random Words - 121 views

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    This is a superb random word generator split into nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Great for infusing a little magic into creative writing sessions. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Martin Burrett

Virtual Sentence Board - 167 views

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    A beautifully made virtual word wall and sentence maker. Use the default words or add your own. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Martin Burrett

Bubbabrain - Cross curricular games and resources - 85 views

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    A collection of multiple choice games on topics across the curriculum, including maths, science and English. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular
Martin Burrett

Lexipedia - 7 views

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    Lexipedia has a great looking interface which will make you children want to look up words. Type or click on a word to make a word web and see definitions. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Martin Burrett

Dobble - 118 views

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    This is a fun spelling game for younger students. Jump around this platform game collecting letters in the correct order to spell words. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Martin Burrett

Wordslide - 91 views

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    A good MFL spelling game. Find as many French, German, Spanish or English words as you can using the 6 letters you are given. Sign in to track progress or press the 'visit' button to just play the games. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages%2C+Culture+%26+International+Projects
Josh Flores

Annotating the Model Content Frameworks for ELA/Literacy by PARCC - 9 views

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      Quarterly Modules - but could be adjusted for your school's purposes.
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      Ingredients!
  • shape the content within the modules in any way that suit their desired purposes
  • ...54 more annotations...
  • re-order
  • order in which the four modules may be used is not critical
  • ocus and emphasis on the types of texts
  • What changes
  • is the
  • analytic reading
  • examining its meaning
  • read and reread deliberately.
  • understand the central ideas
  • supporting details
  • entails the careful gathering of observations
  • overall understanding and judgment
  • omparison and synthesis of ideas
  • drawing on relevant prior knowledge
  • suggests that educators select a minimum number of grade-level-appropriate short texts
  • as well as one extended text
  • in lower grades, chosen texts should include content from across the disciplines.
  • upper grades, content-area teachers are encouraged to consider how best to implement informational reading across the disciplines
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      The Nonfiction Split
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      Elementary and Secodnary
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      Selecting Multiple Texts
  • present their analyses in writing and speaking
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      Listening and Speaking Tip: Class presentations with a rubric; allow class to complete rubric of their peers too and use video or text-to-speech based web 2.0 animation programs for shy students
  • all students need access to a wide range of materials on a variety of topics and genres
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      INTERNETS: Open Resource Revolution!
  • students improve both their reading comprehension and their writing skills when writing in response to texts.
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      I knew it!
  • notes, summaries, learning logs, writing to learn tasks, or even a response to a short text selection or an open-ended question.[9]
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      Examples of Writing Practices
  • hese responses can vary in length based on the questions asked and tasks performed, from answering brief questions to crafting multiparagraph responses in upper grades.
  • narrative story and narrative description
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      TWO TYPES OF NARRATIVE Writing
  • creative fiction, as well as memoirs, anecdotes, biographies, and autobiographies
  • include writing under time constraints
  • writing over multiple drafts
  • generate writing pieces in response to teacher-provided prompts and to their own prompts
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      LEVEL Qs: Teach students to generate Academic Questions to explore
  • For reading and writing in each module
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      Essential READING & WRITING Skills
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      for ELA/Literacy
  • Understand and apply grammar:
  • Cite evidence and analyze content
  • Understand and apply vocabulary
  • Conduct discussions and report findings:
  • grades 3-5
  • two standards progression charts for each grade level
  • Writing
  • peaking and Listening
  • Graham, S., and M. A. Hebert. 2010. Writing to Read: Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading. A Carnegie Corporation Time to Act Report. Washington, D.C.: Alliance for Excellent Education.
  • suggests both the number and types
  • Students
  • offer one way of organizing the standards
  • quarterly modules
  • reflects the integrated nature
  • four sections
  • to express an opinion/make an argument or to inform/explain
  • write
  • citing evidence
  • analyzing
  • grammar
  • vocabulary
  • discussions
  • reporting
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