Congratulations!!You have completed Week 3 of the 2015-2016 SchoolYear!Greetings!!This is the “4th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2 T2) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers.FYI……..Macy's @Lenox is hosting a Teacher Appreciation Breakfast on tomorrow! Be sure to RSVP & check it out! http://macyslenoxteacherbreakfast.eventbrite.com/
Tips for the month of August will continue to offer easy ways in which you can seamlessly integrate technology into your daily and weekly classroom routines. Each tip has embedded links to assist you with implementation.
- Utilize online work sheets.
Are you worn out from trying to come up with new and creative seatwork assignments day after day after day? Make life easier on yourself by including a few online worksheets. Each week, Education World provides an original printable Scavenger Huntand a Writing Bug creative writing activity. In addition, TeAchnology offers lots of work sheets in a variety of curriculum areas. - Beef up your history lessons.
Primary source materials adds interest to any history lessons; reading Thomas Jeffersons notes on the U.S. Constitution provides insights into U.S. history that a mere reading of the Constitution cannot. When planning U.S. history lessons, visit the Library of Congress's American Memory Collections search engine to locate primary source material for whatever topic youre tackling. Encourage students to include primary source materials in their history papers as well. - Provide online reading comprehension practice.
Add a fun reading comprehension activity to your students language arts curriculum with the Comenius Group's Fluency Through Fables lesson. Designed for students of English as a second language, the activity is appropriate for English-speaking students in elementary and middle school as well. The lesson includes a brief fable and four categories of related activities; vocabulary matching exercises, vocabulary completion exercises, multiple choice comprehension exercises, and written discussion exercises. - Incorporate online news sources into discussions of current events.
Don’t limit students current events contributions to print newspapers; encourage them to search online media as well. CNN and MSNBC are excellent places to start looking for national and international news. Or, check out Online Newspapers to find your local newspaper online. The Internet Public Library also provides links to local news sources by country and, for the United States, by state. NewsEla is an innovative way to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news. It's easy and amazing. Don’t forget to sign up to receive the AJC for your students to bring the world to your students. http://nieonline.com/ajc/
Remember, please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance with using these phenomenal "FREE" nuggets.I look forward to a successful school year and the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.
--Please continue to have a positive and productive day!
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