EdTech Talk
TextHelp Extensions September 25-30
Boost reading and writing confidence across all types of content and devices, in class, at work, and at home.
Wonderfully intuitive and easy-to-use, Read&Write for Google Chromeโข provides personalized support to make documents, web pages and common file types in Google Drive (including: Google Docs, PDF & ePub) more accessible. Itโs designed to help everyone engage with digital content in a way that suits his/her abilities and learning styles.
Read&Write offers a range of powerful support tools to help you gain confidence with reading, writing, studying and research, including:
- Text-to-speech to hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting
- Translate words
- Text and picture dictionaries to see the meaning of words explained
- With speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying
- Word prediction offers suggestions for the current or next word as you type
- Collect highlights from text in documents or the web for summarizing and research
- Create and listen to voice notes directly inside of Google Docs
- Simplify and summarize text on web pages to remove ads and other copy that can be distracting
Collaborate Boards
Our interactive virtual discussion board, the Collaborate Board, is a great way to encourage student interaction. Students post responses to a prompt on a message board. Responses can be text, images, or both, meaning that student participation can happen at anytime, and you can hide student names for anonymity. Collaborate Boards are great for:
- Priming discussion
- Brainstorming ideas
- Reflecting on a skill or concept
- Sharing experiences
- Quick SEL check-ins
Gamification
One way to create a class community is through routines that bring joy (and sometimes even a little competition) to your classroom. Try using our Time to Climb quiz game as a way to assess prior knowledge or as a summative assessment at the end of the week.
You can create your own or use Nearpods premade Time to Climb quizzes from our Lesson Library.
Animal Research Project Science, Grades 3-5
Assignment Objectives
Students will research an animal from one of the 5 major animal groups:
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians
Students will use a Paper tutor to help them fill out a graphic organizer for a science project on an animal.
Art History Research Project, Grades 6-12
Assignment Objectives
Students will research a famous artist or art movement they are learning about in class.
Students will work with a Live Help tutor to research and develop their writing piece, and then submit their written work to the Review Center for feedback.
Hispanic Heritage Month Resources | September 15 - October 15
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Celebrate the identities, experiences, culture, and history of Latin Americans all year and during Hispanic Heritage Month. With this collection, meet Latin American leaders and changemakers, learn about Hispanic traditions and culture, and explore a collection of resources in Spanish.
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