Category Archives: language arts

Imagine, Create, Publish with Scribble Press

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Angela Clark

A fun and free online tool that lets your students make their own storybooks.  An iPad app is also available. ScribblePress

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ELA Interactives in ReadWrite Think

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Leslie Cash

ReadWriteThink is a site developed by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. In addition to wonderful lesson plans and websites, there are dozens of interactive tools for students of all ages. From ABC match, … Continue reading →

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Audacity

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Leslie Cash

Did you know you have a digital recorder on your computer? It is a free and easy way to record the words of students as they read the words of others or their own. This program is loaded on all … Continue reading →

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Livebinder

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Leslie Cash

A “3-ring binder for the web.” This is a great tool for organizing online resources in an easy-to-use format. You can create a livebinder and share it or look through ones that have already been created by others. http://www.livebinders.com/

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Virtual Field Trips

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Leslie Cash

Would you like to have your students participate in a videoconference with experts in their field? Perhaps you’d like to collaborate with another classroom in another part of the world? For resources to find Virtual Field Trips and collaborations, check … Continue reading →

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GotBrainy: BrainyPics and BrainyFlix

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Leslie Cash

This site showcases student creativity in learning SAT vocabulary. BrainyPics are pictures which illustrate a word while BrainyFlix uses video. Beware that many of the videos are blocked (youtube), but it’s still a great site whether you simply look at … Continue reading →

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WolframAlpha for general math

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Leslie Cash

Wolfram Alpha is “an engine for computing answers and providing knowlwdge.” Trying to describe just what this means is very difficult, so you might want to watch their 1 minute video to understand. It has always been great for higher math, … Continue reading →

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Free Reading

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Lee Hall

Free Reading can help you with your reading instruction or as a site to help parents help their children. It contains activities and intervention materials for early literacy skills, beginning with phonological awareness and goes through the steps of learning … Continue reading →

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Google Lit Trips

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Lee Hall

Google Lit Trips have been around for awhile, but we didn’t realize it wasn’t on Tech Treats. They have trips already created for grades K-12 so look and see if some of the literature you are studying already has a … Continue reading →

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Explore Anne Frank’s hiding place

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Leslie Cash

The website Annefrank.org has added a section called Secret Annex Online that lets you explore the secret annex where Anne and her family hid from the Nazis. As you move your mouse from room to room you’ll hear stories and … Continue reading →

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Interactive Sites for Education

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Leslie Cash

“All of the best K-5 online, interactive, educational games and simulations in one place!” http://interactivesites.weebly.com/index.html

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50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell A Story

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Leslie Cash

This wiki has lots of resources for digital storytelling. I addition to lots of web 2.0 resources, there are iexamples and ideas to get you started. http://50ways.wikispaces.com/

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ReadaRoute

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Angela Clark

Join in for this unique interactive reading event – the Idita-read! WorldWide IDEA’s Idita-Read is an online reading-incentive event for K-12 students that mirrors Alaska’s biggest annual sled dog race. Read A Route

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Newseum Digital Classroom

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Angela Clark

The Newseum is located in Washington D.C. and is sponsored by the Ford Foundation.  Newseum Education provides educators with resources for literacy, journalism, and history with their Digital Classroom Web site.  Check out their video lessons, primary documents, and more … Continue reading →

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neoK12 – Educational Videos, Lessons & Games

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Leslie Cash

This is a great site for finding educational videos. In addition, many of the topics include a collection of subject-related pictures as well as games and review activities. Be sure to check it out! NeoK12

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NBC Learn

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Leslie Cash

This site is  the educational arm of NBC News. While access to all of their resources requires a paid subscription, they do offer a limited number of free resources. Some of those currently available include Writers Speak (videos of well-known … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary.com

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Lee Hall

Find out how strong your vocabulary is or learn new words. You don’t have to register to use the site, but you can make a free account which will keep up with the words you miss and offer them to … Continue reading →

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Popplet

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Angela Clark

Organize your ideas with Popplet. Use your Popplet as a graphic organizer and let students create their own to visual ideas with this free Web-based tool. Popplet

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Learning with Sophia

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Angela Clark

Sophia is like a mix between Khan Academy and Edmodo – take a look at their content!  Video and slide show tutorials have been created by teachers on just about every subject. Sophia

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Quixey

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Leslie Cash

This is a search engine for all types of apps (ipad, android, etc.) Quixey was founded in 2009 to solve a problem – millions of apps were being created, but there was no simple way to find them. App discovery … Continue reading →

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Apps in Education

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Leslie Cash

One of the hardest things with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. This site has started to list some of … Continue reading →

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The First Thanksgiving

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Leslie Cash

This site from Scholastic provides lots of resources associated with the first Thanksgiving: videos, pictures, lesson plans and craft activities. A great place to learn about the history of Thanksgiving. The First Thanksgiving

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Word Dynamo & Translator

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Angela Clark

These resources from dictionary.com will turbo-charge your vocabulary Word Dynamo Challenge Fast, free translations for 300 characters or less – Translator

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iPad Apps for Storytelling

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Leslie Cash

The “Appy Hour Storytelling” symbaloo is a collection of apps that could be used for storytelling. It was shared at a recent Technology conference by Elizabeth Sessions of Technology-in-Motion. Appy Hour Storytelling

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PBS Learning Media

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Lee Hall

PBS is offering more than 20,000 free digital teaching tools for in-classroom use. Register for your free account today. They have compiled a collection of literacy resources mapped to the common core state standards. PBS LearningMedia

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