Bouncy balls is a web-based app that adjusts with the volume of sound.
A great visual to monitor sound/noise level in the classroom.
https://bouncyballs.org/
https://bouncyballs.org/
ILA Mission Statement: Our mission is to empower educators, inspire students, and encourage leaders with the resources they need to make literacy accessible for all.
http://www.literacyworldwide.org/
http://www.literacyworldwide.org/
NCTE Mission Statement: "The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public workds and to achieve full participation is society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language."
http://www.ncte.org/
http://www.ncte.org/
Current event articles that provided on a multiple Lexile levels and categories. Text sets are available for literature circles and Social Studies topics. Quizzes available for some articles.
https://www.newsela.com/
https://www.newsela.com/
Best practices and resources for literacy instruction
http://www.readwritethink.org/
http://www.readwritethink.org/
ReadWorks provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic leveled nonfiction and literary passages for free.
http://www.readworks.org/
http://www.readworks.org/
Readwordify.com is online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching by simplifying complex texts.
http://rewordify.com/
http://rewordify.com/
Online PLC for all teachers. Any level.
https://www.teachingchannel.org/
https://www.teachingchannel.org/
Current event articles that provided on a multiple Lexile levels and categories.
Quizzes available for some articles.
http://tweentribune.com/
http://tweentribune.com/
Smart AMP
Great Collaborative Tool - See your ITS for more info
https://www.smartamp.com/classlist
https://www.smartamp.com/classlist
Plickers
Powerful tool for collecting Formative Assessment
https://plickers.com/
https://plickers.com/
Edudemic
Great blog with lots of ideas for Technology Integration
http://www.edudemic.com/guides/
http://www.edudemic.com/guides/
Formative
Formative is an awesome web-based tool (works on any device with a web browser) that will afford teachers the opportunity to quickly build a custom assessment that will easily collect student responses. In the age of data collection and instant feedback, this is a wonderful addition to a teacher’s toolkit
https://goformative.com/
https://goformative.com/
NEISD Secondary Monthly Newsletter
Great blog full of Instructional Strategies, Digital Doo-Dads and all things technology in NEISD.
https://blogs.neisd.net/secondarymonthly/
https://blogs.neisd.net/secondarymonthly/
Student Driven Digital Portfolio
http://web.seesaw.me/
http://web.seesaw.me/
Sketchnoting
Creating a personal visual story as one is listening
http://www.schrockguide.net/sketchnoting.html
http://www.schrockguide.net/sketchnoting.html
