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By converting our sims to HTML5, we make them seamlessly available across platforms and devices. Whether you have laptops, iPads, chromebooks, or BYOD, your favorite PhET sims are always right at your fingertips.Become part of our mission today, and transform the learning experiences of students everywhere!

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Discovery Education | Your Daily Learning Platform

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Discovery Education inspires educators to go beyond traditional learning with award-winning digital content and professional development. Learn more today!

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

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Free Text to Speech Online with Realistic AI Voices

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Convert text into ultra-realistic audio. Have any text read aloud with AI Voices. AI text reader for pdfs, books, documents, and webpages.

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Padlet is a great student collaboration platform. It allows teachers to create different types of charts that students can then edit by using a public link.

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Padlet has different layouts that are similar to graphic organizers. This is a great way to help students that may struggle with seeing patterns in unit topics. Padlet allows unlimited access to all students at the same time, and they can edit to create a living and on-going knowledge organizer.

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Modifications for special Learning Needs

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The font can be changed to help visual learners read the text better.

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Padlet allows students to be active and also allows students to rate and vote on ideas. This type of interaction gives each learner a voice which is important for middle school students.

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Teachers can edit the way that students interact. They can place profanity filters, determine if each post will show the author or be anonymous (great for sensitive topics), determine if students are allowed to comment, or require teacher approval before a post shows in the feed. Knowing when to use these settings will help is resource be effective in the classroom.

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Challenges for implementation in your school setting 

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Challenges for implementation in your school setting 

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There are currently no challenges to implement this, or any of the other tools listed in my school. My school has a large amount of technology and laptop resources.

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An online platform that allows students to conduct additional research on science topics. There are videos, articles, and simulations available. Students can search by standard or by topic.

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An online game platform that allows students to answer questions in a fun way. This is great to review material and it collects data teachers can use.

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Phet is an online simulation that allows learners to conduct hands-on science lessons.

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Natural Reader reads any text out loud and allows students to change the text format.

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Natural Reader helps students that may struggle with reading. They may be dyslexic, below grade level with reading, or ELL students.

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Some students may need assistance, but modifications will not be needed

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Some middle school students often struggle with understanding difficult text. This can help decrease pressures and anxiety with reading.

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Teachers can provide this link to the class at the beginning of each lesson. This will help take the stigma of using it away.

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Students that may struggle with the lesson are able to get additional support outside of the lesson.

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This a visual and interactive way to review material. Some special needs students may struggle with social interaction, or, they may need assistance from peer classmates. Kahoot as an option to put students in groups to answer questions, or have them participate independently.

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Some special needs students may require guidance to help find supporting videos and activities. The teacher can provide links after each lesson.

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Kahoot as an option to put students in groups to answer questions, or have them participate independently.

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Some Phet activities may be better if they are conducted on an iPad (touch screen) versus a laptop. This helps motor skills for some students when they have to drag and drop certain objects.

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Discovery education is easy to understand, and really helps to break down difficult science concepts on the middle school level.

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Yes, students are actively engaged. Middle School students also love to be competitive. This can help to boost confidence in certain students. They can also choose their own name. This way, some students can remain anonymous if they choose. This will allow them to freely participate without fearing reactions from students if they get the answers wrong.

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This tool is engaging and allows students to make real world connections to science concepts.