Mentor High School Shared Resources

A before reading strategy to increase student engagement with text and comprehension.  In this strategy students write a paragraph from a list of words given to them by their teacher.  Students must use the words in the order they were given in the list. Students are asked to share their paragraphs with the class.  Then students read the assigned text and make revisions to their original paragraph.

I've been working on authentic assessments in my iObservation class, and I have come across the idea of "Performance Checklists" as an alternative to rubrics. This is a checklist creator. Here's a science lab example already created: http://pals.sri.com/pals/tasks/5-8/Blue/rubric.html

Some interesting examples of rubrics that can be used to evaluate student projects.

The channels are listed by subject.

This video will show you how to set up the bookmarking of diigo on your iPad.

This is a link to the SPARCC Google Resources page full of MANY helpful guides.

This shows how to create charts with your google forms data.

This blog post explains some of the pros of using the Google add on Mil Chimp.

A during reading strategy that is used to help students break down text. Students use post-it notes to mark things they understand and things they do not understand in the textbook.  They use these post-its to fill in a graphic organizer.  When finished reading students share information they've learned as well as information confusing to them.

SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review) A before, during, and after reading technique to help students break down text to increase comprehension.  

Once the Ocenaudio software is installed on your computer (no registration is needed to download or install the software) you can start recording spoken tracks by pressing the red record button. After making your recording you can click and highlight any section of it to delete it or adjust its sound qualities. If you're looking to adjust the sound qualities and effects of an audio file, you will like the option to preview adjustments before applying them to a file. All files created and edited in Ocenaudio are saved to your computer.

Create multiple timers, add music, save the web links.

Graphite is a free service from Common Sense Media that makes it easy to discover the best apps, games, and websites for classroom use.

Use the Snagit Chrome app and extension to create a 20 second animation.