New Teacher Orientation Resources - 07/20 by Erika McQueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks Content Literacy en-us 2020-05-11 15:14:50 UTC 2021-07-21 01:59:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Resource: Newsela -Site Link emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656166775 A Common Core literacy site full of current event articles  based on current reading lexiles.  ]]> 2021-07-20 17:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656166775 Intended Audience emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656169860 Grades K-12 ]]> 2021-07-20 17:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656169860 Purpose and Specific content applications emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656176808 Newsela is grounded in Humanities and STEM articles.  The content is broken into text sets,  current event articles, videos, pop culture &  good news.  
The purpose of Newsela is to increase literacy among students on trending topics and world events. ]]> 2021-07-20 17:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656176808 Ease of Navigation emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656421224 The teacher interface of the site is fairly easy to navigate. It provides educators to sync classes from Google Classroom and create lessons based on aligned standards. ]]> 2021-07-21 00:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656421224 Resource: Britannica Kids emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656522425 2021-07-21 01:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656522425 Resource: Get Epic emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656531931 Get Epic an American kids subscription-based reading and learning platform. It offers access to books and videos for children ages 12 and under. The service can be used on desktop and mobile devices.]]> 2021-07-21 01:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656531931 Ease of Navigation emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656535224 GetEpic is accessible for all learners. It provides students to select literature based on their current reading lexile. The library also allow students to check out unlimited books for reading ]]> 2021-07-21 01:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656535224 Purpose & Specific Content emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656540935 The explore tab is categorized by content: English, History, Math, Social Emotional Learning and ELL. ]]> 2021-07-21 01:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656540935 Intended Audience emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656546230 Grades K-8/ Parents & Guardians ]]> 2021-07-21 01:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656546230 Ease of Navigation emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656551897 Britannica Kids is a limited encyclopedia website which visually appeals to elementary and secondary students. The categories are grouped by grade levels PK-12. The site is fairly easy to navigate which allows students to search up various topics that can be used for research ]]> 2021-07-21 01:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656551897 Purpose and Specific Content emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656559920 Britannica Kids is a reliable and trusted resource for students. The specific content area that it can be utilized in are the Humanities ]]> 2021-07-21 01:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656559920 Intended Audience emmcqueen https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656573882 For premium content school districts and parents can subscribe for an annual fee. Target Audience: Grades K-12]]> 2021-07-21 01:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emmcqueen/Bookmarks/wish/1656573882