Actively Learn

 

Actively Learn is a site I've covered many times in the past and is excellent for comprehension/reading where educators can take a text and make it their "own" by adding questions, assessments, polls, to assess a student's learning and differentiate instruction.

Recently, Actively Learn announced they will help w/ online learning during school closures by making their learning platform free through the end of the summer.  More from their press release...

Actively Learn can help. We’re offering our platform for free through the summer to make remote learning as strong as possible, without you needing to start from scratch. Our curriculum platform promotes student and teacher collaboration — at school and at home — with: 

• Access to engaging content through any device (including smartphone)

• A way for teachers to import content to use the assignments they’ve already planned for

• Supports for all types of learners 

• Ability to collaborate with peers and teachers

• Easy progress monitoring and ways to provide feedback and grades

I highly recommend checking out Actively Learn by clicking here!!!

Dogo News for Remote Learning

 

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...

I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

*DOGOnews is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Dogo News for Remote Learning

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...

I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

*DOGOnews is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

DOGOnews

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...

I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

*DOGOnews is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

DOGOnews

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...

I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

*DOGOnews is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Hatch

Hatch is a wonderful educational iOS app that combines game based learning w/ studying/reading/homework to help increase a student's love of learning.  The way this works is once Hatch is launched a student selects between 5 - 120 min to read/study/homework.  As the student stays in the app "working" they gain "focus energy".  This energy is in-game currency that students use to unlock/hatch a creature.  Any session that lasts more 25 min or more guarantees them a "rare' species.  Hatch kind of reminds me of a Pokemon Go w/ out the searching for Pokemon but hatching as many creatures as you can.

I highly recommend checking out Hatch by clicking here!!!

DOGONews

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...

I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

*DOGOnews is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Actively Learn

Actively Learn is a site I've covered many times in the past and is excellent for comprehension/reading where educators can take a text and make it their "own" by adding questions, assessments, polls, to assess a student's learning and differentiate instruction.

Recently, Actively Learn announced they will help w/ online learning during school closures by making their learning platform free through the end of the summer.  More from their press release...

Actively Learn can help. We’re offering our platform for free through the summer to make remote learning as strong as possible, without you needing to start from scratch. Our curriculum platform promotes student and teacher collaboration — at school and at home — with: 

• Access to engaging content through any device (including smartphone)

• A way for teachers to import content to use the assignments they’ve already planned for

• Supports for all types of learners 

• Ability to collaborate with peers and teachers

• Easy progress monitoring and ways to provide feedback and grades

I highly recommend checking out Actively Learn by clicking here!!!

DOGOnews

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...

I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

*DOGOnews is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

DOGOnews

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

Newsela

Newsela is a fantastic instructional content platform for all subject areas.  It is a great learning tool that helps students learn content in an easy way.  This is done by curating reading material and adjusting to each student's Reading level.  For example, by a click of a button a student can adjust the reading level of the passage they are about to read so it aligns w/ their Reading level.  Finally, a Pro account lets teachers create assignments, detailed tutorials, and much much more to help grade and assess students learning.

Below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out Newsela by clicking here!!!

DOGOnews

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

DOGOnews

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

AdaptedMind

AdaptedMind is an excellent online curriculum for Math and Reading Grades K-6.  AdaptedMind uses Game Based Learning to help students in a wide range of topics such as: fractions, comprehension, multiplication, and more.  Best of all, the educational portal allows teachers to track and monitor students, while generating detailed reports to help differentiate instruction.  Finally, AdaptedMind uses a digital badge platform to help reinforce and motivate student learning.

I highly recommend checking out AdaptedMind by clicking here!!!

25 Reading Sites and Apps

As a follow up to my recent list on Math Sites/Apps found here, I've decided to compile a list of my favorite learning tools for Reading.  Again, Mobile Learning and BYOD make it easier for any student to learn any core subject, especially that of Reading.  Finally, this list does includes tools that help w/ comprehension and Language Arts as a whole.


*This list is in alphabetical order.

25 Reading Sites and Apps

1. ABCYa - A long popular site for finding educational games grades K-5 in Math and Reading.  I highly recommend checking out their Word Cloud app by clicking here.
2. Actively Learn - A fantastic site where educators can make any Reading material "their own" by adding questions, annotating, collaborating, and more through a educational portal.  Also, a great way to "flip a lesson" and gauge student learning to help differentiate instruction.
3. Adapted Mind - A great site for Math and Reading grades 1st-6th, that breaks down Reading into: comprehension, spelling, and vocabulary.
4. Brain Pop & Brain Pop Jr. - One of the worlds most popular ways for students to learn subjects such as Reading, through animated videos.
5. Cookie - A fun site for younger learners w/ lots of educational games, puzzles, activities, and more.
6. Hideout: Early Reading - A wonderful iOS app for young readers that helps them learn through a series of educational games/activities that focuses on: sounds, correct letter, word recognition, and more.
7. IXL - One of the most popular sites around for educators looking for an online curriculum in any core subject grades K-12.  Also, the educational portal allows for student tracking to generate detailed reports and differentiate instruction.
8. K5 Learning - An online Reading and Math program for grades K-5 w/ retail results and detailed reports.
9. Khan Academy Kids - A fun free mobile (iOS/Google Play) for ages 2-6 looking for resources in Math, Reading, and Writing.
10. PBS Kids Lab - A great collection of games and activities to build Reading and Math skills ages 3-8.
11. Play Kids Games - A nice little site for finding alphabet, memory, and vocabulary games.
12. PlayBrighter - Learn any subject in the anime-themed gamed by completing educational missions.
13. Reading Racer - An innovative app that uses a mobile devices microphone to listen to student read and compete in a race.
14. Reading Raven HD - A great iPad app for young readers starting out by learning letters and phonics working on up to reading full sentences.
15. Room Recess - One of my favorite sites around for educational games in a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Typing, Reading, and more.
16. Sentence Reading Magic - A wonderful iOS app for beginner readers that have them not only building a sentence but working on their Reading skills by reading a sentence and tapping on a picture to see if they are correct.
17. Sheppard Software - A neat site for games on a wide variety of subjects including Reading/Language Arts.
18. Sight Words Hangman - A great iOS app that focuses on over 300 sight words and 30 word lists to help students learn.
19. Skoolbo - A nice online site for ages 4-10 that focuses on Math and Literacy/Reading skills.
20. Socrates - An amazing new site where educators can seamlessly differentiate instruction through games based learning (i.e. any subject, Math, Reading, etc.).
21. Sumdog - A excellent site w/ educational portal that allows educators to track students progress through game based learning in a wide variety of subjects including Reading.
22. Super Teacher Worksheets - My all-time favorite site for educational resources including topics such as: Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, and more.
23. ThinkFluency - A wonderful iOS/Google Play app that uses cutting-edge technology to assess a student's reading fluency.  This is all done w/out the use of paper, providing instant real-time feedback, saving teachers valuable time.
24. Time4Learning - A great place to find resources and online program for a wide variety of subjects and grade levels including Language Arts/Reading.
25. ZooWhiz - A fantastic site that uses Game Based Learning to teach a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Reading, and Spelling.

Reading Racer

Reading Racer is a new iOS app that I just had the pleasure of reviewing.  This is an excellent easy-to-use app that uses the mobile device's microphone to "listen" as a student speaks the words on the screen.  This is really innovative and separates Reading Racer from other educational apps on the market.

Reading Racer is designed for kids ages 5-8 and uses speech recognition as the user speaks the words/sentences as fast as they can.  The way this works is the student presses the microphone button and holds it down while speaking the word.  The words highlight as they are read and calculating how many in a row are read.  If a user takes their finger off the microphone the word is then read to help them along.  This continues as other characters race against them.  The better a student finishes the more points they get to help them unlock other racers and tracks.

This is a great educational app to use for Reading and Comprehension and to use Game Based Learning in the classroom.

I highly recommend checking out Reading Racer by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...

Reading Racer

Reading Racer is a new iOS app that I just had the pleasure of reviewing.  This is an excellent easy-to-use app that uses the mobile device's microphone to "listen" as a student speaks the words on the screen.  This is really innovative and separates Reading Racer from other educational apps on the market.

Reading Racer is designed for kids ages 5-8 and uses speech recognition as the user speaks the words/sentences as fast as they can.  The way this works is the student presses the microphone button and holds it down while speaking the word.  The words highlight as they are read and calculating how many in a row are read.  If a user takes their finger off the microphone the word is then read to help them along.  This continues as other characters race against them.  The better a student finishes the more points they get to help them unlock other racers and tracks.

This is a great educational app to use for Reading and Comprehension and to use Game Based Learning in the classroom.

I highly recommend checking out Reading Racer by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...

Reading Racer

Reading Racer is a free new iOS app that I just had the pleasure of reviewing.  This is an excellent easy-to-use app that uses the mobile device's microphone to "listen" as a student speaks the words on the screen.  This is really innovative and separates Reading Racer from other educational apps on the market.

Reading Racer is designed for kids ages 5-8 and uses speech recognition as the user speaks the words/sentences as fast as they can.  The way this works is the student presses the microphone button and holds it down while speaking the word.  The words highlight as they are read and calculating how many in a row are read.  If a user takes their finger off the microphone the word is then read to help them along.  This continues as other characters race against them.  The better a student finishes the more points they get to help them unlock other racers and tracks.

This is a great educational app to use for Reading and Comprehension and to use Game Based Learning in the classroom.

I highly recommend checking out Reading Racer by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...

Owl Eyes

Owl Eyes is an innovative site that lets teachers create "classrooms" where their students can read and interact w/ texts.  Student's are able to select through a wide variety of literature and then annotate the text.  This is helpful as they can take notes and pickup right where they left off when reading.  Best of all, the teacher tools allows educators to create quizzes to assess how students are doing and they can even track/manage their student accounts.  Educators are using Owl Eyes in a number of different ways such as: differentiating instruction or flipping a classroom.

I highly recommend checking out Owl Eyes by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...



*Owl Eyes is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Khan Academy Kids

Khan Academy Kids is a new free mobile (iOS/Google Play) app for finding educational resources for: Math, Reading, Writing, and more.  This is an ideal app for young students learning through activities, games, videos, etc. that are aligned to Common Core Standards.  Best of all is the parents section that allows them manage/track their kids as well as play cooperative games.

Below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out Khan Academy Kids by clicking here!!!