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Framework, activities, resources for reading comprehension strategies Can be adapted for all grade levels Classroom Connections: * Comprehension activities can be used to set a purpose for reading and to organize and make sense of information in the content areas and literacy * Activities can be used to differentiate learning in the content areas * Framework and activities reinforce skills needed for the NYS ELA tests--without "teaching to the test"

Grades 3-8 A website for teachers that explores comprehension and content reading strategies and when to use them in social studies. This site can be used to help teachers enure their students have the necessary strategies to understand social studies content.

Professional/All grade levels Authenntic assessment--overview and examples comparison of authentic assessment and traditional assessment Classroom Connections: * Use to help choose different ways to assess students for different situations/needs * Allows teachers to assess all different types of learners to give all students a way to show what they know

Using a SmartBoard is starting to become more and more of the norm in schools today. Being able to use SmartBoard recorder can run hand in hand with the smartboard. Here is a tutorial on how to use it I found helpful.

Using a SmartBoard is starting to become more and more of the norm in schools today. Being able to use SmartBoard recorder can run hand in hand with the smartboard. Here is a tutorial on how to use it I found helpful.

Grade level- 9-12 CC- After a unit on Rome, students can use the site to their own interpretation of their favorite Roman Emperor. Overview- Students can use the free site to bring their imagination about a person, concept, or idea alive by using the design tools to create a drawing/cartoon. Cons- Not every student has access to the internet.

K-6 Audio children's stories--Narrated, illustrated, with text for students to read along. Fairy Tale section Classroom Connections: * Use for Daily 5- Listen to Reading activity-- to improve fluency and comprehension * Have multiple students listen to chosen stories and form a discussion group

Interactive digital posters. that poster project in the 21st century

Purpose of the Website: Glogster is a tool that allows the user to create an interactive poster on various topics. It allows student to express their creativity with many tools that are available to them. Grade Level: 4-12 Classroom Connection: Glogster would be a great introduction activity at the beginning of the school year. Students could create an interactive poster about themselves, as an introduction to their new classmates.

Purpose of the Website: Internet searches can be difficult for young students. This search engine helps students use searching strategies to help them find specific information on topics they are looking for. Websites yielded in search are elementary appropriate. Grade Level: K-12 Classroom Connection: This website is a great introduction to searching for children. It helps students understand how to combine search terms to search for information they are looking for.

Purpose of the Website: This website is a safe surfing website for children. The website was created by an elementary school teacher who wanted her students to have a safe place to gather information on the Internet. There are over 400 pages of information on various topics that students can explore. The information is easy to read and navigate. Grade Level: K-5 Classroom Connection: This is a great website for students to use when gathering information for homework, or small amounts of information for class activities.

Grades K-5 A resource for lesson plans and guided reading books, worksheets and comprehension questions for students, Teachers can print reading books that have worksheets and comprehension questions to along with each book to use in guided reading activities. Students can also practice reading these books online in the classroom or at home with raz-kids. Con-have to pay to be a member

Grade level- 9-12 CC- I would use this site by having students map the travels of a leader like Genghis Khan to understand the rise of how he built the world's biggest empire. Overview- This interactive site lets a user create a timeline of a person using maps. This slideshow can show the travels and journey of a person or country while giving them the chance to post little notes about what specifically happened on a certain day. Cons- If given out as a project, need to make sure every student has internet access to the site.

Grade level- 7-12 CC- At the beginning of the year, each student can make their own stixy to introduce themself to the class. Overview- This site allows a user to create their own bulletin site that can display important information and be can be designed their liking with different colors and pictures. Cons- Might need some time to get used too.

Grade level- 7-12 CC- A student that is on home tutoring or absent can get missed worksheets and other important documents from class to stay up to date despite missing class time. Overview- This site allows a user to save their important videos and other imformation online to be accessed by whomever the creator allows. Cons- Need district and parents permission

Purpose of the Website: Students can get photographs from their favorite website and creatively edit the photos. This website is free. It does not require any downloads or registration. It is also available for the Android, so that would be a great way to introduce the tool in your classroom if you do not have access for the students to go to the computer lab. Students can upload a photo, apply photo or artist effects, insert frames, perform translations and reflections, etc. Grade Level: K-12 Classroom Connection: This would be a perfect tool for the art teacher that is looking to incorporate technology into their curriculum. Using this resource, art teachers can incorporate art and math by having students select a picture and create an artistic view on that photograph, as well as incorporating translations into the piece as well.

Purpose of the Website: This website offers hundreds of different podcasts that are appropriate for use in classrooms. Using the directory, you can search by grade level and subject to find podcasts that work well for your class's needs. Grade Level: K-12, Professional Classroom Connection: Students can use podcasts on a weekly basis to help develop their listening skills. One way this can be used in a classroom is possibly listening to weekly current events and having the students create a class newspaper sharing events that are happening around the country or around the world. Negatives of this Website: A lot of the podcasts available of the website are created by students and schools. It might be a great idea to include some podcasts that are professional created and approved by teachers.

This is an online resource for lesson preparation.

This site is accessible by all, but if you want to unlock all that it has, you must purchase a subscription. There still is a lot to be accessed for free though. I really like the fonts that they use. Check out their holiday lessons. They teach the history of holidays-such as Valentine's Day. The Valentine's Day activities have been very interesting to my ninth graders over the past few years. You may be surprised to find out all that you don't know. K-12

Grades K-12 A resource for building comprehension questions,math and spelling tests, and puzzles for all subject areas. Teachers can find reading comprehension practice activities,spelling activities and math activities to use as assessment tools. Con- you have to be a member

Take this quiz to uncover your strengths.

4-12 This is another pre-assessment tool for shaping instruction. The benefit of this is that you can choose to cater to students' strengths or you may choose to challenge their weaknesses. As with the Learning Style Inventory, I would suggest that this be conducted several times during a school year since children are so prone to change. I would suggest that a teacher take this test as well, so that we are careful to not always teach with the understanding that students have the same strengths and weaknesses as us. After you take the test, read the information that applies to your intelligence.

All grade levels Teachers enter in spelling/vocabulary lists that the site generates into interacive learning activities including games (hangman, word searches, matching games). Also includes a "teach me' and "test me" option- generated from entered words. Classroom Connections: * Literacy-Introduce spelling and vocabulary words * Whole group instruction of literacy- spelling/vocabulary words * Math/Science/Social studies- create lists for students to reinforce spelling and vocabulary in all areas * Independent practice- use as a choice for center work to reinforce spelling/vocabulary in all areas * Whole group practice- Interactively on SmartBoard

Grades 1-5 A resource for interactive activities to give students practice with weekly spelling words. This is a great activity for students to utilize at home when practicing weekly spelling words. It is a more engaging activity for students to complete spelling activities.

Teacher Resource- K-12 Ideas for hands on games, activities, lessons to reinforce all math concepts/skills. Includes ideas for math portfolios and writing in math (constructed response questions). Classroom Connections: * Use activities to introduce/reinforce/practice math concepts taught. * Use to differentiate instruction- reaching all types of learners * Use writing activities to practice writing skills in math

Professional/ all grade levels 5 part series on advantages of creating rubrics and creating rubrics Classroom connections: * Use to help create rubrics for all assignments in all content areas * Use to communicate clear expectations for students * Use to organize a clear understanding of the objective of assignments for yourself and students * Use to clearly assess students based on clear expectations and objectives

Purpose of the Website: This website is a tutorial created by a librarian at SUNY Albany. The tutorial is an introduction to using the Internet. The readability of the website allows for use by secondary students. The information covers topics such as domain names, programing language, how to search, applications, etc. Make sure you read the "About" section to see what the permissions are for using this website in your classroom. Grade Level: 9-12 Classroom Connection: This website would be great for a library or computer class in high school. Librarians or computer teachers can use this as a reading assignment for students and create an application based activity to go along with it. I am not very comfortable with which kind of activities would be appropriate for a secondary level students since I am an elementary teacher.