https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub Resources for Parents and Students en-us 2017-11-20 19:21:26 UTC 2026-01-24 22:14:11 UTC hello@padlet.com ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208864763 Piktochart is a infographic design website that provides both pre-made templates and offers a space for original creations. Beyond infographics, the tool also allows users to create vibrant posters and presentations. My  students have used Piktochart as poster making tool.]]> 2017-11-20 19:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208864763 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208866909 Canva is a graphic design tool to create vibrantly colored and beautifully designed posters, flyers, cards, magazine covers, and more. The tool is easy to use because of the drag and drop feature. Students have designed book covers, created magazines, and more!]]> 2017-11-20 19:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208866909 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208867917 Common Lit provides both fiction and non-fiction literacy resources for grades 5-12. Teachers can sync their Google Classroom accounts to Common Lit to allow students to view and annotate articles OR can simple print out the readings to annotate on paper. Each reading includes a teacher's guide consisting of guiding questions, text dependent questions, and Common Core aligned short answer and multiple choice discussion questions. Accounts and resources are free.]]> 2017-11-20 19:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208867917 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208869175 Newsela provides teachers and students with access to non-fiction news articles. The articles are written about a range of topics including timely current events. Each articles is able to be modified based on lexile level ranging from lexiles from 5th grade to 12th grade. The program has a pro feature that includes saving annotations and article assessments. ]]> 2017-11-20 19:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208869175 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208870781 Get Epic provides users with access to 25,000 high interest fiction and non-fiction books. Students can login using our class code to read a variety of teacher recommended texts. Epic has an at home feature that allows unlimited access of books with a monthly subscription. Epic includes features such as Read to Me books to listen to the text while following along in the book. It has an audio book feature where students listen to the book with a physical book in their hand from the classroom library. There are instructional videos and quizzes to accompany some of the books as well.]]> 2017-11-20 19:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208870781 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208872296 No Red Ink's motto is to unleash the writer within. This tool allows students to practice grammar with adaptive exercises to accompany the mini-lessons taught in class. Students can complete practice at their leisure or wait to complete teacher assigned skill review, assessments, and practice. ]]> 2017-11-20 19:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208872296 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208873638 Looking for interactive writing tools to brainstorm, draft, and/or publish written works? Read Think Write provides students with a variety of interactive tools to write and publish prose. Each interactive has a feature to allow users to print their finished work.]]> 2017-11-20 19:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208873638 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208874447 We Video is an online video editor that allows users to edit videos on computer browsers and other devices. Editing tools are easy to navigate due to a user friendly interface and give users the creative freedom to apply a variety of editing techniques. ]]> 2017-11-20 19:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208874447 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208875357 Connect to our Google Classroom page to keep track of assignment due dates, project deadlines, and/or communicate with the classroom teacher. Parents can be invited to join the class by the teacher or can use a classroom code to sign up.]]> 2017-11-20 19:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208875357 ca8garcia https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208875954 Classroom Dojo is a place to create a positive classroom culture. Students are awarded points for positive behaviors and can lose points for negative behaviors. The data is compiled into charts that are accessible to classroom teachers and parents. Students and classroom teachers have the option to create stories as a way to showcase teaching and learning. Parents can connect with teachers via instant messaging. Lastly, the website has many other tools such as timer, student group creator, noise meter, think-pair-share feature, and more. ]]> 2017-11-20 19:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ca8garcia/tr89mjdwe7ub/wish/208875954