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Scratch is a free programming platform that allows people of all ages to begin learning coding skills in a visual and engaging way. Developed by the MIT Media Lab, Scratch uses block-based coding, enabling users to create interactive stories, games, and animations. Users can also share their projects, remix others’ work, and learn collaboratively through the online community.

As a future educator, I aim to incorporate Scratch into my classroom since this platform helps build students’ interest in coding, cultivates self-directed learning and problem-solving skills. More importantly, Scratch allow students to explore both technology and the logic behind game design. This not only develops essential computational thinking skills in our increasingly digital world, but also encourages students to express their creativity in innovative ways. Teachers can also use Scratch to create educational games that solidify learning and specific concepts. Please refer to the Self-Directed Learning assignment to view the word structure game I designed for my Cycle 1 students.

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Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

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Khan Academy is a free online learning platform that covers a wide range of subjects, from science to the humanities. It is an incredibly valuable tool for self-directed learning, offering well-organized units and clearly structured lessons that support student understanding.

One of the unique features of Khan Academy is its use of incentives. Students earn energy points by completing challenges, tasks, and participating in discussions. These points can be used to unlock avatars and backgrounds, which adds an element of motivation and engagement.

As a future educator, I would assign students to complete one Khan Academy lesson the night before class. This would give them a general idea of the topic we will be exploring the next day. Since the videos are relatively short—about 10 minutes for elementary-level content—and the accompanying check-in questions mainly assess recall, I believe this platform is best used as a preview or hook to introduce a lesson, rather than as the main form of instruction.

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TumbleBooks Library is a digital reading platform that offers animated read-alouds and read-alongs, complete with character movements, closed captions, and digital finger-tracking. These features create an engaging and immersive reading experience for students. It is a valuable teaching tool for English Language Arts, allowing students to explore themes, character development, vocabulary, and rhetorical devices. The platform also includes interactive games such as puzzles and learning checks, which help reinforce comprehension in a fun and meaningful way.

TumbleBooks Library offers a diverse collection of books for all elementary-age students, from preschool to Cycle 3. The library covers a variety of topics including STEM, non-fiction, to story books, which provides rich, curriculum-aligned content for all learners. I find this site especially useful because it brings flexibility to teaching by integrating technology into read-aloud sessions. The clear, on-screen text makes it easier for all students to follow along, even those sitting at the back of the classroom. The animations further enhance the experience by sparking students’ imagination. Additionally, the keyword search feature makes it easier to find age-appropriate and meaningful books by simply typing in relevant terms.

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What a treasure. This site is extremely useful for non readers of all ages. My children just love it. I have shared this site with many of our special needs teachers across our county. Thanks so much for providing such a fun, affordable, and worthwhile product.
Renee
Special Education Teacher, MI
We love TumbleBooks!!! I should add the kids do, too!! TumbleBooks has allowed us to introduce a vast collection of books to students and they W A N T to read. It gives them choice, gives them some control over their own learning, all while at an appropriate reading level. What could be better?
Kathy
Reading Consultant Seth Haley School, CT
I love this site! The fact that the levels of books available are so far-reaching makes this a wonderful site for classrooms---virtually any child can utilize the features on this site. The book report feature is great as well--right along with many of the standards we are teaching in our classrooms, and a great tool for guiding students. The quizzes offer students feedback, and also encouragement as they continue to read. This promotes a feeling of success among students, and furthers their love for literature and reading.
Tammy
Curriculum Coach, SC
This is the best interactive read aloud website I have found. My students and I love it. We can always locate a book easy that connects to what we have been studying. The students love to watch the pictures, and as they progress with their decoding skills they pick out words that they know. When we watch one of these books, I have to pause it after every page so they can find all their sight words that are on the page. The website makes it like have a celebrity reader in our room daily. Thank you so much for your wonderful reading website.
Brandi
Kindergarten, AL

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TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children's e-books, available by subscription to Elementary Schools and Public Libraries around the world. TumbleBookLibrary Premium has over 1100 titles for grades K-6, and includes our unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, non fiction books and videos, curated playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French.

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Curipod is an AI-powered tool designed to support educators in gathering teaching ideas and inspiration for creating lesson plans and summative assessments. It offers valuable insights across various subjects, from social studies to mathematics, by providing content in the form of interactive PowerPoint-style presentations.

In addition to subject-specific resources, Curipod supports the development of literacy skills such as argumentative writing and offers practice opportunities in formats like short answers, multiple-choice questions, and long responses. It also incorporates daily routines, including sections focused on social-emotional learning.

Curipod is particularly useful during the preparation stage, where educators explore sample materials to help shape their final products into more comprehensive and engaging lessons.

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I am teacher of 15 years who, until recently, has delved no more deeply into tech in the classroom, and here I am encouraging colleagues to come on in and see Curipod in action and leading CPD sessions. To top it off, I'm spending my evenings playing on my iPad to see how many new lessons I can create, and what new features have been added that week. The time saved, and the improvement in my lesson materials, is tangible.
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