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 website features a collection of free, kid-safe, online resources categorized by subject, grade level, and standard
(adapted from DC Public Schools Learning Standards).
APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.
"Technology Connections of the ELA Common Core Standards
As we delve into the ELA common core standards, we notice the technology embedded into them. This document highlights the explicitly stated technology within specific grade leveled standards. It should be noted that technology, as a tool, can be used in the other standards as well."
"Come and learn about the Google Apps Scripts - FormEmailer, Doctopus and Autocrat.
FormEmailer - Create a Google Form and provide feedback to students based on their submissions.
Doctopus and Goobric - Your digital copy machine to distribute Google Docs to your students and grade them with a digital rubric.
Autocrat - Create a Google Doc based on individual submissions on a Google Form. "
Digital Storytelling can transform your students' writing into a visual masterpiece that is filled with voice and emotion, while enhancing critical thinking skills. The iPad takes digital storytelling to a new level by making the process easier, and even more engaging for students of all grade levels as well as for their teachers.
This site will help guide you in what you need for success in the iPad Digital Storytelling classroom.
"If you are teaching with one, a few, or a class set of iPads, finding the right apps and project ideas for your students can be a challenging task. We've organized some of the best resources from Edutopia and beyond to help you figure out what tools are best for your early elementary school students. Explore different ways to integrate technology into your instruction!"