Spanish Language Resources
Apps
Duolingo is an app or web-based account based tool that allows students to progress at their own pace through a language they are learning. It saves their progress and awards points and sets time and daily goals. Last year they introduced an education component where a teacher can link to students to view progress.
Le Paso a Paso is app for young for students to learn and practice Spanish phonics and methodology. $2.99
Websites
Imagine Learning this licensed based site allows students to interact with content while scaffolding their home language needs. This program allows students to record themselves and also listen to native speakers in both English and their first language.
Spanish Cognates this site allows students to find cognates that they didn't know existed, this will help with cognate spreadsheet collection.
Content Area Resources
ELA Software Support Tools
Read Write Think student interactives, many in the form of digital graphic organizers.
Graphic Organizers in pdf form for all occasions.
ELL Resources
Vocaroo audio recording online website, no account required, creates a link or QR code (hosts audio for max 6 months)
Breaking News English interactive English passages with levels and activities
Read & Write chrome extension to allow for text-to-speech and annotating
Art Resources
Arts Edge this website provides awesome art based lesson plans and interactives, check it out by grade level
ELA Software Support Tools
Read Write Think student interactives, many in the form of digital graphic organizers.
Graphic Organizers in pdf form for all occasions.
ELL Resources
Vocaroo audio recording online website, no account required, creates a link or QR code (hosts audio for max 6 months)
Breaking News English interactive English passages with levels and activities
Read & Write chrome extension to allow for text-to-speech and annotating
Art Resources
Arts Edge this website provides awesome art based lesson plans and interactives, check it out by grade level
Collaborative Learning
Presentation Software
Nearpod allows the user to easily create interactive presentations. You can embed video, polls, open-response and drawing activities.
Smore is a free (depending on needs) digital newsletter program. You can easily create interactive presentations or newsletters with embedded images, videos, links, audio and more!
Google Slides is a free presentation software which allows for easy sharing and collaboration.
Google Blog for Education use this to check out the latest additions that will make classroom use even more applicable (i.e speech to text, clearer revision history)
Storybird allows users to create stories collaboratively with beautiful artistic images to get the imagination juices flowing.
Answer Garden allows you to brainstorm as a class as student respond with 20 to 40 characters to a given prompt
Padlet collaborative space for students to contribute ideas as words, images and files
Presentation Software
Nearpod allows the user to easily create interactive presentations. You can embed video, polls, open-response and drawing activities.
Smore is a free (depending on needs) digital newsletter program. You can easily create interactive presentations or newsletters with embedded images, videos, links, audio and more!
Google Slides is a free presentation software which allows for easy sharing and collaboration.
Google Blog for Education use this to check out the latest additions that will make classroom use even more applicable (i.e speech to text, clearer revision history)
Storybird allows users to create stories collaboratively with beautiful artistic images to get the imagination juices flowing.
Answer Garden allows you to brainstorm as a class as student respond with 20 to 40 characters to a given prompt
Padlet collaborative space for students to contribute ideas as words, images and files
Project Based Resources
Video Ideas
Paper Slide Videos allow students to create/retell/recall information in an easy to film video format
edTechTeacher this page offers ideas for publishing and student creation lessons
Video Ideas
Paper Slide Videos allow students to create/retell/recall information in an easy to film video format
edTechTeacher this page offers ideas for publishing and student creation lessons
Game-Based Learning
Internet4Classrooms allows teachers to search digital resources for student interactives by standard
PowerMyLearning is a site that allows teachers to easily search and sort for interactives and games by standard and grade level
Internet4Classrooms allows teachers to search digital resources for student interactives by standard
PowerMyLearning is a site that allows teachers to easily search and sort for interactives and games by standard and grade level
Social Networking
Skype in the Classroom allows teachers and students to connect with people outside of their classroom. Here you can connect with other classrooms, guest speakers or take virtual field trips.
Twitter in the Classroom this teacher has a great blog post about the benefits of Twitter in the classroom, not only that she has a collection of Twitter handles by grade level so that you can connect with other classroom accounts.
Skype in the Classroom allows teachers and students to connect with people outside of their classroom. Here you can connect with other classrooms, guest speakers or take virtual field trips.
Twitter in the Classroom this teacher has a great blog post about the benefits of Twitter in the classroom, not only that she has a collection of Twitter handles by grade level so that you can connect with other classroom accounts.
Special Education Resources
KidTools is a software that allows students and teachers to help with student learning and behaviors. Teachers and students can create or download behavior management and learning templates to get started with strategies today.
Intervention Central is the source for RTI resources.
KidTools is a software that allows students and teachers to help with student learning and behaviors. Teachers and students can create or download behavior management and learning templates to get started with strategies today.
Intervention Central is the source for RTI resources.