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Edutopia
Link: https://www.edutopia.org/stw-differentiated-instruction-ten-key-lessons
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This Edutopia article offers practical tips on using multiple media types, like videos, interactive games, and photos, to create personalized learning experiences for young students. For kindergarten and first grade, using simple, engaging formats helps students take charge of learning, explore content at their own pace, and stay motivated. These strategies support reflection, allow for self-assessment, and foster ownership from an early age.
Goalbook
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The Goalbook Toolkit helps teachers create clear, visual learning goals for young learners. It breaks objectives into manageable, child-friendly steps and allows students to track their progress through interactive activities, fostering independence and ownership of learning.
ISTE Empowered Learner Playlist
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6aVN_9hcQEFKX-rKzeaCzcFGoSk7XNua
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This YouTube playlist from ISTE features short, focused videos that illustrate how students can become empowered learners by setting goals, customizing their learning, seeking feedback, and exploring how technology works. These quick snippets are perfect for seeing how tech tools can support young learners in easy, meaningful ways.
Seesaw
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Seesaw allows kindergarten and first-grade students to document learning with pictures, drawings, voice recordings, and short videos. This approach is engaging, age-appropriate, and encourages reflection, communication, and self-expression.
Padlet is a digital collaboration tool that allows students and teachers to create interactive boards where participants can post text, images, videos, and audio. It is especially effective for fostering student engagement and supporting alternative assessments, as students can record video reflections, showcase projects, or respond to prompts in multimodal formats. Padlet’s flexibility (wall, grid, timeline, map, and canvas formats) makes it suitable for a variety of classroom activities, from exit tickets to digital portfolios. Its user-friendly design and accessibility across devices make it a valuable resource for differentiated instruction and student voice.
Google Classroom
Google Classroom
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https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/products/classroom/
Google Classroom can be adapted for early learners by using images, videos, and simple interactive tasks. Teachers guide students to navigate assignments, fostering choice, voice, and personalized learning experiences.
Nearpod
Nearpod
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https://nearpod.com/blog/january-classroom-activities/
Nearpod is an interactive learning platform that allows teachers to create engaging lessons with built-in activities such as polls, quizzes, collaborative boards, and drawing tools. For young learners, Nearpod makes goal-setting and reflection fun by using visuals, games, and interactive prompts that encourage participation. Teachers can guide students in setting personal learning goals, track progress in real time, and celebrate milestones with activities like Time to Climb (a gamified quiz) or Draw It (for visual goal representation). Nearpod supports ISTE Standard 1-1, Empowered Learners, by giving children opportunities to take ownership of their learning in developmentally appropriate and playful ways.
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