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Digital Tools for the Classroom
Digital Tools for the Classroom
The tools on the subpages below are divided into groups based on grade level and subject. Some may be applicable across a wide range of subject areas. Clicking on the icons (where applicable) or clicking on the name of the tool should send you to the website for the tool.
Digital Tools from ISTE 2017 (International Society for Technology in Education)
Digital Tools from ISTE 2017 (International Society for Technology in Education)
Virtual Trips, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality
- Try any of these websites and tools! Google Lit Trips, Google Earth, World Wonders Project, Google Expeditions, Skype in the Classroom Virtual Trips, and History View
Create a virtual world
- Sandbox games like Minecraft
- Minecraft for Education
- Cospaces.io to create worlds with virtual reality technology
Annotate
Book trailers instead of book reports
- Literature-map.com– type in your favorite author’s name and a list of other authors appears.
- Slime Kids– video book reviews by students
- 60 second recap– video book reviews in 60 seconds
- Book Trailers for Readers– book trailers by learners
- Digitalbooktalk– book trailers, summaries, and has a list of books searchable by grade level and genre
Websites with reading strategies
Digitize literature circles
- Digitizing literature circles
- Digital Literature Circles
- Almost Paperless literature circles
- Literature circles meet the iPad
- ARC, Fourc.ca/the-evolution-of-arc by Tyson Seburn
Literacy websites with quizzes, activities, and more!
Digital book clubs
Character texts
- In pairs, students text to each other a conversation characters from the chapter might have
Book discussions on VoiceThread
Check out the Trading Cards iOS/Android app by Readwritethink.org
Check out my post with more activities and mobile apps! Once Upon a Device: 20 Reading Activities & Apps
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