And throughout it all, teachers can get detailed reports and analytics on their students’ progress.
Typing.com is a wonderful, free resource for helping students learn how to type. They have a collection of self-directed lessons that guide students from beginner to intermediate to advanced. But in addition to this collection of typing lessons, the Typing.com team has also added new lessons on technology basics (that include instruction and assessments) as well an introduction to “coding” (or web design) through lessons on HTML and CSS.
And throughout it all, teachers can get detailed reports and analytics on their students’ progress.
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Nitro Type is a wonderful, online typing practice game that allows students of all ages to compete with each other in typing races. It was one of my favorite tools to use when I taught computer literacy 7 years ago, and the Nitro Type team has added lots of wonderful features since then. The biggest addition is their new teacher dashboard, which lets teachers track student usage and progress while they play the game. VersaTiles® from hand2mind are classroom resources that have been used for the last 40 years as a way for students to practice various cross-curricular skills. VersaTiles® are meant to be a skills practice system that can be used primarily in K-8 classrooms to help students build math and literacy proficiency. Students use a workbook and a set of tiles to answer questions, and then check their own progress to see what they know and what gaps they might have. Mobile Permissions is a completely free resource that was designed by a teacher, for teachers. For any teacher who has ever organized a field tip, or get permission for a special event, you know how difficult that process can be. Students lose permission slips on the way home, they lose them on the way back, they lose the payment, and it’s never fun to keep track of who has returned their permission slip and who hasn’t. Mobile Permissions fortunately makes this process a whole lot easier by sending permission slips directly to a parent’s/guardian’s phone. Sphero Edu’s new Computer Science Foundations (CSF) curriculum is designed to offer 3rd - 8th grade teachers a supplemental, standards-aligned curriculum that can be taught with Sphero robots. The curriculum explores STEAM principles through creative coding and offers 72 lessons across 3 courses. The courses run $199.99 for each individual course, or you can purchase all 3 for $499.99. Each course comes with digital access as well as a physical educator guide, and there is no limit on how many students a teacher can enroll in each course. Extempore is a relatively new app that was created in 2016 with the goal of helping teachers create and assess online speaking assignments for their students. For students learning or practicing any language (including English), Extempore is an excellent resource that facilitates and streamlines the process of practicing and learning a language. Teachers can use both audio and video for assignments and assessments, and students can complete their practice through any internet-enabled device.
Classcraft is an online platform that is built to help K-12 teachers gamify their classroom in order to increase student engagement and collaboration, as well as build a positive classroom culture. The goal of Classcraft is to transform normal lessons into narrative-based quests where each student has an important role and voice. It’s a wonderful tool that integrates well with other edtech products and services and is available at the free, premium, and school/district level.
eSpark Learning: Online, Differentiated, Standards-Aligned Activities for pK-5 Math & Reading8/21/2019 eSpark is an online learning platform that offers differentiated, standards-aligned, math and reading lessons (or “quests”) for pK-5 students. It can be used on any internet-enabled device, and is great for individual, small group, stations, and whole class instruction. Teachers can sign up for a one-year free trial, and schools/districts can request a price quote based on their size and needs. At the school/district level, eSpark includes student licenses as well as professional development and on-going support.
MobyMax is an online suite of learning solutions designed to provide K-8 teachers with CCSS-aligned content, assessments, and activities for all topics and subject areas. Available at the classroom, school, and district level, MobyMax can be used as a supplemental resource or as a more central component of a teacher’s curriculum. It’s an award-winning, research-tested solution that has been on the market for over 8 years.
MobyMax is available on any internet-enabled device and offers a completely personalized learning experience for any student, based on their specific needs and skill gaps. ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces) from McGraw-Hill Education is a research-based, online program that offers a variety of CCSS-aligned 6-12 math curricula. ALEKS is adaptive in nature, and it is designed to provide instruction and guidance at whatever level a student may need. The development of ALEKS is a result of a multi-million dollar NSF grant, and a partnership between NYU and UC Irvine. ALEKS also offers most topics in Spanish as well as English for ELL students. Focused on supporting the 6-12 space, ALEKS can be used alongside any existing math curriculum to provide additional skill building and practice for students. |
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