If you're looking for a kid-friendly website to direct your students to during centers, tech tools to assign to your students who need extra help (or want extra work), or new tools to engage your students in learning, this website is for you! This K-12 Tech Tools Database features a collection of free, kid-safe, online resources categorized by subject, grade level, and standard (adapted from DC Public Schools Learning Standards and Common Core Standards).
VocabAhead provides a full-brain learning approach to understanding and mastering tough English words especially those appearing in standardized tests such as SAT, ACT and GRE. Students, Teachers and Vocab enthusiasts of all ages find this site extremely useful.
This free visual online interactive English dictionary and thesaurus helps you find the meanings of words and draw connections to associated words. You can easily see the meaning of each by simply placing the mouse cursor over it.
Use this tool to improve your writing. Analyze your sentence structure! Use it to know which part of speech each word is. It can be useful in analyzing language and exploring how an AAC system in organized (if the AAC system is organized by parts of speech).
"There are many tools for creating and using graphic organizers, but one great option is Google Drawings. Some benefits include:
Loads of ways to add images, shapes, connectors, text, and more
Easy to collaborate with partners or for a whole class brainstorming activity
Final product can be shared as is, or can be exported in several formats
It's free!"
"Review elements of a tweet. Ask students to write their 'handle' (i.e. username) on the top of 3 post its. Play a video, pausing to allow students to add something they learned on their post it to mimic a tweet. Display the tweets around the room and have students walk around the room creating at least three reply tweets to other students."
"The "Twister" template allows you to create fictional "status updates" that can then be printed off for display purposes.
create fake tweets in the classroom
PODCAST
D&D IN THE CLASSROOM
D&D Podcasts
- 02/10/2015
Learn how a Texas high school teacher is changing education through the power of D&D!
Kade Wells is a teacher in the Houston, TX area and he uses Dungeons & Dragons in his 9th grade classroom to teach writing, reading and critical thinking skills in his language arts classes. He presented his technique at the World Literacy Conference this summer in Austria, reporting on how using D&D improved his student's scores across the board. Listen to learn how Kade is changing education through the power of D&D!