Teaching Literacy Online

Below is a list of useful websites and strategies to try out online:

1. The Education Hub website - try this website for general information about effective online learning - in particular, essential principles of online learning and motivating students to learn remotely: https://theeducationhub.org.nz/category/home-learning/

2. Loom is a Google-Chrome add-on that allows you to make a visual record of yourself speaking that can then be embedded on a classroom site. This is useful for students if they prefer to hear and see you explaining tasks and learning goals etc. : https://www.loom.com/download

3. Clickview.co.nz - a website that creates educational videos for Primary and Secondary schools with a variety of resources for different subjects. You can use pre-prepared or self-created interactive videos to teach remotely.: https://online.clickview.co.nz/

4. The Oxford Owl Website for Primary Schools - Free teaching resources and e-books for teachers and activities and games to support learning at home - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

5. E-books and accessing literature online -

Picture books for ECE and Primary:

• BookTrust - provides access to interactive versions of favourite books like Hairy MacLary and Owl Babies as well as links to Youtube videos of people reading stories and early educational games: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/?fbclid=IwAR27M8oxhYtfsdLg9m-tKVBpobKLtMtEoBdtCwXWxwr2W3vpc4HKnPZQiws

• Unite for Literacy - information books for younger children and early readers: https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/

For Intermediate students and older:

• Epic - good quality books to read for children 12 & under, some with audio. Join for free for the first month: https://www.getepic.com/

• FunBrain - has good quality texts organised by age, and in an easy to read page format: https://www.funbrain.com/books

• Free-ebooks.net - allows you to join for free and download 5 books (in pdf form) each month for free: https://www.free-ebooks.net/childrens-classics

For secondary students

• Auckland Libraries Online Resources - access to journals, newspapers, encyclopedia, mahi toi and recorded music: https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/online-resources.aspx

• Audible.com - free audiobooks available during lockdown: https://www.audible.com/ep/FreeListens

6. Storiumedu - a website where students play a card game in groups to generate prompts and ideas for creative story writing: https://storiumedu.com/

7. Padlet - a free website to create collaborative boards, documents and webpages where students can see each other's work and stay connected: https://padlet.com/

8. EdPuzzle - a free website that allows you to create interactive video lessons for your students: https://edpuzzle.com/

9. Quizziz - another free website that allows you to create quizzes or choose pre-made quizzes to teach and review a variety of topics and subjects: https://quizizz.com/

10. Google Slides for Writing Tasks - a sequence of slides assigned individually to each member of a Google classroom is a useful way to break down shorter planning tasks and instructions leading to a draft: marked slides require input from the students.