Technology Content Resources by London Smith

Lexia

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:44:56 UTC

Lexia is literacy program that can be used to help develop students vocabulary, reading and writing skills. Lexia has a variety of different applications such as Lexia Core 5 and Lexia Power Up. Lexia Power up is able to focus on more grammar, word study, comprehension. This tool is also geared for students 6-12 grade who are not at college, and career standard markers in their grade. Such as not being on grade level in their reading level, or test scores.

Scholastic News

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:45:15 UTC

Scholastic News is a great way to introduce students to a publication, and how to apply different literary concepts to a publication. Scholastic News has a variety of topics that they cover in each issue. This helps to expose students to different topics that are present in todays environment. The vocabulary, and content is in bite size pieces, that use grade level language to help students understand the material. There are also different videos, and activities that can be paired with the scholastic news articles, that students can do to improve their comprehension skills.

Google Translate

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:45:36 UTC

Google translate can be used as a writing tool for students. Students can plug their essays into the application and have it read back to them. Students simply translate from english to english. When the application is reading their essay back to them they can hear how their sentences sound. If they made a spelling, or grammar mistake they would be able to identify it after the mistake has been read to them. It can be easier to identify mistakes for students rather then having them read their own writing. This can also be paired with peer editing, as a way to do revisions to students work.

Canva

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:45:56 UTC

Canva can be used as a resource for not only students but teachers as well. Canva is a creative application where multiple different forms of media/mediums can be created. Students can use this to create one pagers for an assignment or in class activity. Students can also use it to create different kinds of presentations which demonstrate and understanding for their work. As a teacher, Canva can be used to create engaging instructional materials that pair with and demonstrate curriculum for the students.

Listenwise

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:46:28 UTC

Lisenwise is an application that is used to help students with the listening section of literacy instruction. Listenwise has grade level texts that students can be assigned through a technology device. Students listen to the text and then answer questions about the literature. Students can also be assigned a quiz about the material after they complete the assigned questions. The teacher gets to choose what type of question stems are to be asked, as well as if there will be a quiz applied to the assignment.

Bubble

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:47:44 UTC

Bubble is a website that students can use to create a digital version of a mind map. The application can also be used for brainstorming different ideas, possibly planning an essay. The bubble map can also be used for check for understanding where students have to take the information they have been given and synthesize it into the central idea of the information. Bubble allows for the students to customize their own maps and explain the flow that the student has decided to use.

WIX

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:48:15 UTC

WIX is a website creator that can be used in a variety of ways in a classroom setting. Educators can use wicks to create classroom websites for the students. On classroom website students can have access to different materials that are used in class and outside of class. They can also have access to additional resources that they might need. Essentially the website would serve as a hub for the teacher and students to share and gain information. Students can also use WIX to create their own websites for a presentation or a check for understanding where students have to not only navigate creating a website but understand the different content that needs to be highlighted.

Kahoot

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:48:28 UTC

Kahoot is an instructional tool that can be used by teachers and students. Students can be added to a classroom by their teacher and view and interact with different Kahoots created by their teacher or other students, and educators. Students can use Kahoot by creating their own Kahoot for presentations as a check for understanding for other students. Teachers can also use Kahoot as a check for understanding and as a student engagement tool.

edutopia

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:49:19 UTC

Edutopia has videos of different learning based practices that can help with student engagement, student comprehension, and different applications to different subjects. Edutopia also has different articles for teachers that they can use to have different instructional methods for students. Edutopia is more so geared towards teacher education and best practice for teachers. However, students could watch some of the videos to gain a better understanding of an activity that the teacher will be implementing in class.

StudySync

lsmith0223 — 2024-11-03 05:58:25 UTC

StudySync is a curriculum based workbook that aligns with California state standards. StudySync also has online resources such as an online library which has different texts for different grade levels. The application also houses different support materials for students such as assignments that have different levels of scaffolds such as emerging, bridging and expanding. Students also can complete checks for understanding through completing different assessments that can be created and assigned by the teacher.