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Description: An online platform that facilitates communication between parents/students and the school. It also includes features like direct messaging, automated reminders, and translation options to support multilingual families. Parents have their own account in which they can receive notices and any other school related communication in their preferred language. Students and parents can directly message their teachers and have it also be translated in the preferred language.

Practical Application: Students receive updates on assignments, tests, and school events, helping them stay organized. Schools can track attendance, collect digital signatures, and manage permission slips or surveys without needing paper-based communication. Parents and students can respond to messages, participate in discussions, and engage in surveys, promoting an interactive and collaborative school environment. Teachers can post about upcoming events and provide additional support outside of the classroom. It also creates a strong connection between schools, families, and the community. Schools can share news, updates, and success stories with families and community members to build trust and engagement. Parents can receive direct communication about school activities, PTA meetings, and volunteer opportunities.

Two-way messaging allows parents to ask questions, provide feedback, and stay involved in their child's education. It also allows students to stay informed about extracurricular activities, community service opportunities, and leadership programs. It supports Multilingual Families

Translation features ensure that non-English-speaking parents can stay involved, making community engagement more inclusive.

Reflection and Analysis: The application can also be accessed via a computer which can make it easier on some families. It doesn't tell the school if a parent or student didn't set up their account. If a parent/student doesn't set up their account they won't have access to any of these features or notices. Some families might not be reminded or prompted to set up the account. I do believe this application is a useful tool for ELL students and their families. It would enhance parent participation and engagement while also allowing the school/educator to connect directly to their families.

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Unify All Communication Tools - ParentSquare

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A single platform for everything from your district's mass notifications and mobile app to online conferences and permission slips

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Description: Gimkit is an interactive, game-based learning platform designed to make studying fun and engaging for students. It allows teachers to create quizzes or use pre-made ones, which students answer to earn virtual currency they can invest in power-ups, upgrades, and strategies within the game. Unlike traditional quiz platforms, Gimkit incorporates elements of strategy and competition, making it highly engaging. It supports various game modes, including live games and asynchronous assignments, enabling flexible learning. The game modes are also updated frequently to resemble trending games. With real-time feedback and reports, teachers can track student progress and adapt instruction accordingly.

Practical Application: The website engages students through quizzes with strategy and competition elements. Educators can use them as a review, additional practice and as an assessment. Teachers can create custom quizzes or use pre-made ones to reinforce learning across any subject. Gimkit is useful for formative assessments, independent practice, team-based learning, and homework assignments, allowing teachers to track progress and adapt instruction.

Reflection and Analysis: I believe this is a useful technological tool for for ELLs to practice and reinforce what they have learned in the class. We can also assign gimkits to students to practice at home either by themselves or with their parent. This website is useful for various ages and grades. Additionally, teachers and students can collaborate by sharing quizzes within the Gimkit community, enhancing resource exchange and engagement beyond the classroom.

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Gimkit is a game show for the classroom that requires knowledge, collaboration, and strategy to win. Get started for free!

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Description: Duolingo Schools is a free, teacher-friendly platform that allows educators to track and support students' language learning through Duolingo’s gamified lessons. It provides real-time progress monitoring, personalized assignments, and skill practice, making it a valuable tool for ELL students. It offers interactive, self-paced lessons with visuals, audio, and repetition, Duolingo helps ELL students build vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation skills in an engaging way. The platform’s multilingual support and adaptive learning approach ensure that students receive individualized practice, reinforcing their language acquisition both in and outside the classroom.

Practical Application: Duolingo Schools has personalize learning by adapting to students' proficiency levels, ensuring that each question matches their skill level to continue their progress. In teaching, this means educators can track student performance in real-time, assign tailored lessons, and provide targeted support. For curriculum design, Duolingo Schools integrates seamlessly as a supplementary tool, reinforcing language skills through structured, gamified practice that aligns with learning objectives. It promotes inclusive language learning, allowing all schools and organizations to support ELLs, multilingual families, and community programs, by fostering engagement beyond the classroom.

Reflection and Analysis: Duolingo is a great tool to incorporate into teaching, curriculum design, and/or community outreach initiatives. I believe it allows students to continue their practice at home and can help involve parents into the learning. The application can be used on a phone, portable tablet and a computer. Students and parents can join the classroom and practice all aspects of language learning. Students seem to find the app easy to use and manage, they enjoy the assignment given to them because it is tailored to their level. I believe it is a great tool for parents to use as well to support their child in studying at home. The progress tracker is easy to read.

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Description: Canva is an incredible educational tool that supports ELLs and community engagement by enabling teachers and students to create visual, interactive, and multilingual learning materials. For ELLs, Canva helps with language development through engaging infographics, flashcards, and storyboards that incorporate images, translations, and audio features to reinforce vocabulary and comprehension. For community engagement, teachers can design newsletters, event flyers, and multilingual announcements, ensuring clear communication with families in any language. Canva is ideal for creating engaging presentations, assignments, and classroom visuals, enhancing both student learning and school-community connections.

Practical Application: Canva can be used to create unit slideshows and assignments. We can integrate it into teaching by having students create visual storytelling projects, such as digital posters or infographics to summarize lessons, reinforcing comprehension for ELLs through visual aids. In curriculum design, teachers can develop interactive lesson plans, worksheets, and vocabulary flashcards with images and translations to support diverse learners. For community outreach, schools can use Canva to design bilingual newsletters, event flyers, and social media posts, ensuring clear communication with families. Educators can also collaborate with students on class presentations and collaborative projects, fostering creativity and engagement in the learning process.

Reflection and Analysis: Canva is a resource the entire school can use to communicate with families and staff. There is also a "classroom" feature in canva that allows teachers to add students and parents to view any notices, worksheets and other important news. It's a great way to incorporate project based learning into an ELL classroom.

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Description: Padlet is a digital collaboration tool that allows all users to create interactive boards for sharing text, images, videos, and links. Some key features include customizable templates, multimedia integration, collaboration, and easy accessibility on various devices. For ELLs, Padlet can be used as a visual word wall, a space for writing practice, or a discussion board where students post responses using text, audio, or video. It supports multilingual learning by allowing students to express ideas in their native language alongside English. For community engagement, Padlet can serve as a virtual bulletin board where schools share announcements, event updates, and community resources, maintaining constant communication between educators, students, and families.

Practical Application: Padlet can be integrated into teaching by creating interactive discussion boards where ELL and all other students can practice writing, post reflections, or respond to teacher prompts using text, audio, or video. It can serve as a digital vocabulary wall, allowing students to collaborate on word definitions with images and translations. In curriculum design, teachers can use Padlet for project-based learning, where students upload research, images, and videos to create multimedia presentations. For community outreach, schools can create a parent communication board to share announcements, bilingual resources, event updates, and feedback surveys, ensuring active engagement between families and educators.

Reflection and Analysis: Padlet is a great online platform that can be integrated into learning and communication within any classroom, as well as an ELL classroom. Teachers can incorporate into learning, making it easier for students of all ages to organize their information, present it and communicate with others about it. I also believe the QR code option makes it easier for parents to scan and see what is new in the school/classroon.

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Description: Google Classroom is a tool that helps teachers organize assignments, provide feedback, and provide communication with students and families. Key features include Google Drive integration, collaboration, discussion boards, and progress tracking. For ELLs, it supports multilingual learning through multimedia resources, helping students engage with content in multiple formats. Teachers can use it to share bilingual announcements, classroom updates, and resources with parents, creating stronger connections between schools and families while ensuring accessibility for diverse learners.

Practical Application: Google Classroom can be integrated into teaching by assigning multimedia-rich lessons where all students can access videos, interactive slides, and translated materials to support language development. Teachers can create discussion boards for students to practice writing and peer collaboration. It can also be used as a virtual version of their classroom and teachers can use it as a grade book. In curriculum design, educators can organize lesson plans, share digital resources, and provide differentiated assignments based on students' proficiency levels. For community outreach, schools can use Google Classroom to post bilingual announcements, schedule virtual parent meetings, and share community resources, ensuring parents stay informed and engaged in their child’s education. It allows parents to be in their child's classroom in a virtual setting. Parents can receive weekly updates on their child's progress and notifications on any assignments they have coming up.

Reflection and Analysis: Now more than ever having remote access to a classroom is so important. Google classroom allows parent the access to see what is going on within their child's class. Schools can also use it to create a bulletin for parents to be up to date on community and school events in their preferred language. Teachers can post materials, assignments, announcements and more on google classroom so that both the student and parent are always in the know.

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Classroom Management Tools & Resources - Google for Education

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Get started with Google Classroom, a central hub for tools and resources designed to help educators manage classrooms and enrich learning experiences.

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Description: Magic School AI is an AI-powered educational platform designed to assist teachers with lesson planning, content creation, and personalized learning. Key features include AI-generated lesson plans, assessments, writing prompts, and differentiated instruction tools that help streamline classroom tasks. For ELLs, Magic School AI can create customized vocabulary lists, reading comprehension activities, and scaffolded writing prompts to support language acquisition. For community engagement, it can generate multilingual parent newsletters, event announcements, and culturally responsive materials, ensuring better communication and inclusivity between schools, families, and diverse communities. It can also provide students the opportunity to correctly use AI in their lives. Rather than using it to give them the answer or to do their work, teachers can select specific tools for their classroom to practice using.

Practical Application: Magic School AI can be integrated into teaching by generating personalized lesson plans, reading passages, and writing prompts tailored to different proficiency levels, helping ELLs engage with content at their own pace. Teachers can use it to create instant comprehension questions and grammar exercises to reinforce language learning. In curriculum design, it can assist in developing differentiated assignments and assessments, ensuring that lesson materials are accessible to all students. For community outreach, schools can leverage AI-generated multilingual newsletters, event invitations, and parent guides, fostering inclusive communication and strengthening school-community relationships.

Reflection and Analysis: Although AI is something we don't see frequently mentioned I do believe this is a healthy way of introducing it to students. It can aid teachers with becoming more creative with the materials they already have. It can also facilitate the creation of bilingual communication between schools and ELL families. There is a translation tool that can benefit our ELL students, but it also provides controlled use of AI in the classroom.

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MagicSchool.ai - AI for teachers - lesson planning and more!

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Join over a million teachers saving hours of time using the #1 AI Platform for Education, MagicSchool, to help lesson plan, differentiate, write assessments, write IEPs, communicate clearly, and more!

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Description: Quizlet is a digital learning platform that helps students study through flashcards, quizzes, and interactive learning games. Key features include customizable study sets, AI-powered learning assistance, audio support, and multiple study modes like matching games and practice tests. For ELLs, Quizlet supports vocabulary building, pronunciation practice, and language reinforcement with visual aids and audio in multiple languages. For community engagement, teachers can create and share bilingual study sets, interactive learning activities, and cultural knowledge quizzes, helping families support student learning at home while allowing for a connection between schools and communities.

Practical Application: Quizlet can be integrated into teaching by having ELLs use flashcards and audio-supported study sets to practice vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Teachers can create interactive quizzes and use the Live Mode to engage students in collaborative learning. In curriculum design, educators can develop subject-specific study sets aligned with learning objectives, allowing students to review key concepts through games and self-paced learning. For community outreach, schools can share bilingual study materials and parent guides via Quizlet, enabling families to support their children's learning at home.

Reflection and Analysis: Quizlet can be used in multiple ways to support ELL students, teacher curriculums and engagement between multilingual families and the school. Quizlet is a great resource for students to use to practice inside and outside the classroom. The self pace is has is perfect for all students, it can also be linked to a google classroom which is a tool most classes already use.

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Description: Newsela is a digital reading platform that offers leveled news articles and nonfiction texts to support diverse learners. Key features include adjustable reading levels, comprehension quizzes, annotations, translations, and audio support, making it ideal for ELLs to build vocabulary and comprehension at their own pace. For community engagement, teachers can share bilingual articles on current events and cultural topics, encouraging family discussions and promoting literacy development outside of the classroom.

Practical Application: Newsela can be integrated into teaching by providing leveled reading assignments where ELLs can adjust the text complexity to match their proficiency while practicing comprehension with embedded quizzes and annotations. Teachers can assign current event articles to spark classroom discussions, enhance literacy and critical thinking skills. In curriculum design, educators can incorporate Newsela’s subject-specific collections in science, history, and social studies, ensuring students engage with relevant, accessible content aligned with learning objectives. For community outreach, schools can use bilingual articles to encourage family discussions on real-world issues, share literacy resources with parents, and promote engagement in culturally relevant topics that connect students’ learning to their backgrounds and experiences.

Reflection and Analysis: Newsela is a tool that offers a lot more than it looks like it does. Reading assignments in an ELL classroom need to be carefully curated and selected. Not all students will be at the same level and this is a great tool in aiding with that. It provides culturally rich, relevant and subject based readings. It allows for community engagement by giving access to all of these readings to families and allowing them to relate with what is being taught in class. Inclusivity creates a positive bilingual classroom community.

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It's time to improve literacy skills during social studies instruction and ensure that readers of all abilities have what they need to access grade-level social studies concepts.

Join us on Thursday, December 7 for a look at scaffolded materials that provide extra literacy support while building key social studies concepts and skills.

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Newsela | Content and assessment platform

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Content Aligned To National & State Standard, Flexible To Support Relevant Curriculum. Find the Perfect Piece Of Content For Lessons. Go beyond the book.