Common Core Aligned Resources
Online database of different common core connecting videos, assessments, and lessons. Premium content available for fee.
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Recommended (Free) Apps
Notability gives students so much flexibility in recording and reporting on their investigations - each type of learner can choose how best to represent and organize their notes, include hand drawn images, take photos, record audio, etc.
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Toontastic is a creative storytelling tool that empowers kids to draw, animate, narrate, and record their own cartoons – it's as easy as putting on a puppet show.
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TeleStory is an augmented reality video camera that gets kids off the couch to perform and record their own TV shows through creative play.
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Completely free CCSS aligned, adaptable and engaging 1-8th grade Math focused RPG. Teachers can push assignments, assessments, and use real time feedback from the app to differentiate instruction.
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Model 3D creatures and characters!
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Recommended Chrome Extensions
In our lab we use Google Chrome as our standard browser. These are our favorite installed browser extensions for teachers and students.
Adblock Plus removes advertisements from websites. This is especially useful on sites like coolmath-games.com and other websites with high quality games but child focused advertisements.
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Speakit! is an extension which will read aloud any selectable text in Chrome. Simply highlight the text and click on the Speakit! icon.
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Classroom Management Tools
Create an account and assign students avatars that they can level by completing teacher created 'adventures" (chores/duties) to earn experience (XP) and upgrade their avatar. Motivate students to clean the classroom, support positive behavior, return completed homework, and more!
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Similar to Chore Wars Class Dojo is meant to provide real time feedback and positive behavior support. App available.
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Use Class Badges to highlight individual student achievement in a fun way. You may create your own or browse the shared badges and assign them to students on your class list. A graphical portfolio of student achievement.
Web Based Literacy Tools for Instruction
ReadWriteThink.org is a resource wonderland to help students through the writing process and more. Includes a variety of web based interactive tools.
Instructional Technologies (Supporting 1-1)
Google Classroom is a FREE app which allows you to link all your students Google Apps into one place. Teachers may push assignments and view student work from their easy to use homepage.
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Hapara pairs with Google Apps and Chrome in order to display all open tabs and student work in one convenient teacher dashboard. A subscription service which allows teachers to monitor without seeing each screen, push out assignments, and give parents read only access to their students work in class.
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Printables
Blackline Masters provides printable templates to aid in Math instruction.
Digital Storytelling
Twine is an online tool for creating interactive fiction. Students create choose your own adventure games without any formal coding required. Students practice programming logic and storytelling together.
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Penzu is a free online journaling environment. Works cross platform online and in app format.
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Students start by selecting an inspirational illustration and then write their own stories to go along with the artwork. This web based software creates beautiful picture or chapter books. Teachers may create accounts for students and even push assignments and story starters!
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Bubblr allows students to quickly and easily search through Flikr's free images and add captions to create fun comics.
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ESL/Second Language Learning Support
Duolingo for Education is an accessible version of duolingo specifically designed for schools. This program gamifies language learning and is a great support for ALL language learners. English, Spanish, and more available!
Media Makers
WeVideo is a web based video creation service. Allows for editing and uploading of personal video and files. Teacher and student account available.
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Animoto is a web based video creation service with an extensive selection of pictures, music, and features. Teachers qualify for a free account and get a code to create up to 50 student accounts.
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TouchCast is a great free way to record, edit, and manage interactive videos. Includes a green screen background option and many networking features!
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Jing is free software available to record, annotate, and edit screencast videos (videos which show your computer screen). Great for how to's and other instructional videos.
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Allows you to download and convert video files from places like youtube for use in the classroom.
Engineering/Design
TinkerCAD is a wonderful student friendly 3D design and modeling tool which could be used with a 3D printer.
Indoor Recess
Adventure to Fitness has a variety of exercises and other fun fitness and health activities and games.
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A variety of movement and fitness activities for brain breaks. Has extended 12, 14 and 18 minute fitness routines for indoor recess.
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Content Connecting Media & Music
Various appropriate songs and videos for positive behavior support, content areas, and fun!
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Professional Development
Resources within the REACH Link Cloud have been gathered to support: Common Core State Standards, International Society for Technology in Education Standards, and Madison Metropolitan School District Technology Standards.
The resources herein been gathered by educational professionals in the Madison Metropolitan School District but does not represent the views nor opinions of MMSD. By sharing resources and information we hope to encourage collaborative professional development and support teachers looking to integrate more technology into the classroom.
The resources herein been gathered by educational professionals in the Madison Metropolitan School District but does not represent the views nor opinions of MMSD. By sharing resources and information we hope to encourage collaborative professional development and support teachers looking to integrate more technology into the classroom.