https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i Digital Tools that can help differentiate in your classroom! en-us 2022-02-16 20:55:32 UTC 2022-02-17 05:45:07 UTC hello@padlet.com lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2051865931 Commonlit is great resource teachers can use to differentiate learning. This website especially great for reading teachers. Teachers can assign reading passages based on interests, skills, and students reading levels. This tool also has passages in Spanish which is great for ELLs and Bilingual students. In addition to this, teachers can monitor students progress with CommonLits data collection (CommonLit, 2022). ]]> 2022-02-16 20:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2051865931 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2051885444 Newsela is a great tool for reading. This website has passages for grade levels Kinder to 12th grade. All passages align to teaching standards. Teachers can assign passages based on interests, topics, and subject areas. Newsela also offers passages in Spanish and teachers can assign passages to students individually or as a class (Newsela, 2022). Another great feature for Newsela is that the tool can be paired with Google Classroom. This tool could be a great tool to use to prepare students for STAAR, the teacher could assign them passages based on their reading levels and the content they need to work on. ]]> 2022-02-16 21:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2051885444 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052030666 Explain Everything Online Whiteboard is an amazing digital tool that is perfect for in person and virtual learning. The tool is like a white board but better and one of the best features about it is that it allows you to record lessons, save them, and share them with your students (Explain Everything, 2022). This could be a beneficial tool for any subject. Math teachers could explain and solve problems virtually. This is perfect for students who need to watch the lesson again or missed class. Teachers can upload their recorded lessons in their Google Classroom for their students. ]]> 2022-02-16 23:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052030666 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052211730 Piktochart is a great tool for teachers whether they are teaching virtually or in person. This tool can come in handy when making flyers, anchor charts, posters, infographics, etc (Piktochart, n.d.). This tool makes it easy for teachers to create anchor charts that they can share virtually with their students. Teachers can also upload these anchor charts in their Google Classrooms. This is especially awesome for ELLs ad Bilingual tudents because you can create color coded anchor chars, translate them, and also include pictures with your anchor charts. ]]> 2022-02-17 01:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052211730 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052248442 Bada Boom is a game based tool that teachers can use to create assessments. This tool allows teachers to create multiple choice, open ended answers, free hand answers, etc. (PALMS, n.d.) This tool gives quiz reports for students and allows teachers to give feedback to students. An example of how this could be used to incorporate differentiation for students is allowing students to answer a question in multiple ways. Some students prefer writing open ended questions, some prefer multiple choice, etc. In addition to this, you are able to give feedback individually to students to help them with skills they are struggling on. ]]> 2022-02-17 02:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052248442 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052263924 Education galaxy is a self paced assessment tool that can be used to identify the level students are in for Math, Reading, Science, and Language Arts. This program is available for grade levels kinder to 8th grade and can be used for English and Spanish learning students (Education Galaxy, 2022). This is a great tool to use for differentiation because it allows students to work on their own level for each subject based on customized assignments. Allowing them to practice skills until they master them. In addition to this students can take their assessments on this tool in English and Spanish (Education Galaxy, 2022). This is great for students to accommodate their language needs. ]]> 2022-02-17 02:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052263924 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052288243 Kahoot is a game based application that teachers can use to assess their students. Teachers of all grades and subjects can use this application with their students. A neat feature for this application is that teachers can set their questions to be answered with multiple choice, open ended, true & false, etc. Kahoot also has special features where students can teach lessons why students are playing the game (Kahoot, 2022). The teacher can incorporate pictures or videos in their lessons and assess their students throughout the lesson. A way Kahoot can be use to differentiate instruction for their students is by creating their games in multiple languages, for example Spanish for bilingual students. These Kahoots can also be assigned to students based on skills students need to work on. Another way you can use this tool to differentiation in the classroom is by allowing students to create their own Kahoot to further their knowledge on a skill or concept. ]]> 2022-02-17 02:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052288243 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052305476 Istation is a computer based assessment tool that students can use for Math and Reading. Istation can be used in English and in Spanish which is great for ELLs and Bilingual students. This tool allows students to work at their own pace at their own level. Istation gathers enough student data to see what skills students are struggling on, reading levels, and reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, etc (Istation, 2022). This is great to differentiate instruction because you can assign passages, worksheets, and activities on students levels for both Math and Reading. ]]> 2022-02-17 03:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052305476 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052312219 Pear Deck is a tool that teachers can use to create interactive lessons for students. This tool allows teachers to create presentations that can include assessments, questions, audio, etc (Pear Deck , 2021) Pear Deck can be used for any subject like Math, Science, Reading, etc. Teachers can use this to differentiate lessons in a variety of ways Teachers can add audio for students who are struggling to read or are not reading on grade level. In addition to this, students are allows to work at their own pace, pause presentations, and obtain feedback from teachers.]]> 2022-02-17 03:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052312219 lilianaherrera060194 https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052321017 Google Classroom is an amazing tool for teachers to use for any subject. Teachers can upload a variety of activities, read alouds, links, etc. Students can work on Google Classroom in person and virtually. This tools makes it easy for students to find all the resources they need for their class. An example of how this tool can be used to differentiate instruction online is by assigning specific assignments to individual students based on the skills they need to work on. In addition to this, teachers can record their lessons and upload them to their Google Classroom. This can be useful for special education students who might need to rewatch a lesson at their own pace, watch read alouds of books being used in class, collaborate with other students, etc. ]]> 2022-02-17 03:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lilianaherrera060194/gvdw8luqgngeh00i/wish/2052321017