Reading
Screen Casting with PowerPoint - Screen casting with PowerPoint allows you to add audio to premade slides and presentations. Screen casting with PowerPoint is more user-friendly for teachers and students. You can use this strategy to enhance book discussions and assess comprehension of reading selections. Click on the link below to view a tutorial for screen casting with PowerPoint.
More Reading Tools
http://movenote.com
The Movenote app lets you record video alongside documents or pictures to create an integrated video presentation with slides. Creating presentations is easy and fast. Simply record the video with your device and swipe to synchronize the slides to the video. http://freerice.com Freerice is a non-profit website that is owned by and supports the United Nations World Food Program. Free quizzes allow players to earn 10 grains of rice for each correct answer and move up to a higher level. http://edsitement.neh.gov/ Search the "Literarture & Language Arts" EDSITEment! page by subject and grade level for lesson plans that integrate technology and reading. https://www.graphite.org/english-language-arts Common Sense Graphite is a great source for ELA tools, tips, and lesson plans integrating technology and grammar |
http://press4kids.com The News-o-matic app is a digital newspaper for students. News-o-matic includes interactive maps, definition and pronunciation support, games pertaining to the news of the day, lesson plans, and more! http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ Vocabulary.co.il provides hundreds of vocabulary games for 2nd through 12th grade. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar12/vol69/num06/Five-Reasons-Readers-Need-Technology.aspx This article from Educational Leadership outlines five reasons that readers need technology. http://www.teachthought.com/technology/smart-tools-for-digital-exit-slips/ Use one of the "10 Smart Tools for Digital Exit Slips" by te@chthought to quickly assess student comprehension of the reading. |