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Tech Integration:
Rye Neck believes in integrating technology to redefine what's happening in the classrooms, and our district offers many resources to support us in our teaching.
Why integrate technology? Where to start? Check out the resources below to help get you started, or dive deeper, enhancing your lessons to more effectively engage your students!
Tech Integration Ideas & Suggestions
Check out this Padlet for some great ed tech ideas
Add to the Padlet!! Add the technologies you use, share your ideas and inspire others with samples of your work!
We want to inspire teachers to use technology in meaningful ways. Please check out the attached hyperdoc on the SAMR model.....inspiration and ideas on moving the use of tech from Substitution to Augmentation to Modification to Redefinition in classroom learning.
Come to the Library for support as you look for new and innovative ways to integrate tech and redefine what you're doing in the classroom. We're here to help you in any way we can!
An incredible array of databases, ebooks, online newspapers and magazines to support research and information needs for every discipline at every grade level.
Need databases for unit or topic? Contact me. I'll make sure you have what you need.
One password gets you into every database: ryeneck
I'd love to come into your class at any point to teach students about the databases, plus advanced search techniques to ensure they are efficient, effective and ethical users of information.
Email me to book a time!
Digital content for all disciplines....science, SS, Art, Math, ESL, and so much more!
Check out their most recent content showcase and 10-Step Guide to Getting Started
Lots of lesson plans, quizzes and ideas
Single Sign On (SSO) with Google
Flipster
Our collection of online magazines including People, Time, Wired, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Bon Appetit, Real Simple, The Week, Muse, Mental Floss, Science News, Forbes, Foreign Policy, Digital Photography Pro, Popular Sci, PC World, Motor Trend, Discover, Astronomy and more!
30 titles with access to current issues PLUS 1-2 years of back issues.
All content is searchable within magazine titles
Access
from our collection of databases - go to MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS
password: ryeneck
Download the Flipster app
Username: ryeneck
Password: #1panthers
Newsela (MS Only)
Thousands of cross-curricular, leveled, instructional current event articles from major news sources, with quizzes, assessments and links to similar content to build non-fiction reading skills.
Access
from our collection of databases - go to MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS
password: ryeneck
NoodleTools
NoodleTools is an online research platform, which is seamlessly integrated with a student's Google account. NoodleTools helps students stay organized as they create digital note cards capturing important information and linking that info with their source.
I'm happy to come into your classroom to help you teach students to use NoodleTools to organize and guide their research.
Email me to book a time or talk about an upcoming project.
Single Sign On (SSO) with Google
Click here for a series of short videos offering a step-by-step guide on the use of NoodleTools.
Sora / Formerly OverDrive
Our online ebook and audiobook platform
Check out up to 4 ebooks/audiobooks at a time for 3-weeks each to enjoy on your smartphone, tablet, chromebook, laptop or desktop computer.
Download the free OverDrive app to read/listen on your smartphone or tablet
Login using your Rye Neck ID as your "card number"
Dyslexic Font, with weighted bottoms and more space between words, benefits those with dyslexia.
Students can work individually or in teams
Single Sign On (SSO) with Google
Contact me to add you as a teacher
Britannica Image Quest
Over 2 million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best and most trustworthy image sources in the world.
Access
from our collection of databases - go to IMAGES
password: ryeneck
Soundzabound
A complete library of music, audio themes and sound effects that are royalty-free and copyright safe.
Access
from our collection of databases - go to MUSIC/ART
password: ryeneck
Online video editor that makes it easy to capture, create, view and share your movies.
Up to 4K resolution for stunning playback anywhere.
Contact me for a Teacher Account
Single Sign On (SSO) with Google