TECH TOOLS FOR ENGLISH 1 ENGAGEMENT! by Ms. Lloyd https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1 Padlet and other tools for ELA en-us 2017-05-30 17:13:35 UTC 2025-09-28 12:06:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png EDITING AND REVISION klloyd43 https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174466856 Google docs, even Microsoft Word, no longer "teach" the rules of grammar as the suggest revisions. These tools can help! ]]> 2017-05-30 17:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174466856 PADLET.COM - ENHANCE COLLABORATION AND QUESTIONING klloyd43 https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174467819
  • Collaboratively create thinking maps
  • Provide peer feedback
    • Offer revision suggestions
  • Online forums for discussion:
    • Encourage high-level questioning 
  • Present collections of final products
  • Compile and present a jigsaw lesson
  • Commentary Annotation Practice on documents
    • ]]>     2017-05-30 17:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174467819     GRAMMARLY klloyd43 https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174467981 Microsoft Paper Clip used to teach you what grammar error you made as part of spell-check. Google Chrome doesn't have this feature. 

    When students download GRAMMARLY as a plug-in for Google Chrome (automatic when downloaded as an APP!) it will help them recognize errors anywhere they type in Chrome. The more they see errors they are making, and how to revise them, the more they will be able to catch them on their own! 
    ]]>     2017-05-30 17:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174467981     Google Docs: Collaborative Annotations klloyd43 https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174470175 Students use Google Docs to individually close-read, then collaboratively annotate the document. Using their team annotations and the commenting feature, they can work together to answer high-level inference questions. 
    1. Share a document through Google Docs
    2. Assign students specific roles for annotation, given a color-coded annotation key based on standards
    3. Provide students with high-level inference questions to discuss & answer in teams relying on annotations. 
    ]]>     2017-05-30 17:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174470175     ANALYSIS AND INFERENCE klloyd43 https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174470912 Through close reading, annotations, and high-level questioning and critical thinking, students learn to make complex inferences about texts. 

    These three tools all aid in collaborative and more engaging forms of close reading, collaborative annotating and feedback, and ]]>     2017-05-30 17:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174470912     MAJOR AREAS OF NEED klloyd43 https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174471932
  • Analyzing textual context
  • Making complex inferences about texts
  • Using supportive textual evidence
  • Revising & Editing for grammar, spelling, & mechanics 

    • ]]>     2017-05-30 17:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174471932     NOREDINK.COM klloyd43 https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174473490 Using noredink.com, teachers can assign specific grammar practices and quizzes based on areas of need. Once logged in, students select their interests, and the practice sentences are filled with fun and familiar names and topics. Practices force lessons for students who miss the answers repeatedly. 

    This site is great for flipped grammar lessons! ]]>     2017-05-30 17:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174473490     DIIGO- ANNOTATIONS AND ONLINE FORUMS klloyd43 https://padlet.com/klloyd43/english1/wish/174477278 This website allows students to collaboratively annotate documents, videos (using any embed code), audio (like podcasts), etc. using color-coded highlighting, commenting, and 'conversation' features. 
    • GREAT for collaborative close reading and annotation 
    • Set due dates, minimum and maximum comments 
    • Add students easily by importing email addresses 
    • Ability to group students into courses
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