Wordly Wise (Twitter @ss_eps) is a well-known vocabulary curriculum for grades 2-12. In my experience the print workbooks have been limited in their support for learners with special needs or those reading below grade level, so I am very interested in the new Wordly Wise i3000. This is my first look at the program and […]
LessonPix for Custom Classroom Materials
LessonPix (Twitter @lessonpix) is a web service for creating classroom visuals. The tool offers over 30,000 scalable images and many templates for creating almost any kind of visual that teachers use. The images can be used within the service, or exported for use in Word, PowerPoint, and other software. Subscribers can also upload their own pictures, and if […]
Teacher and Substitute Teacher Feedback Forms
Communicating with substitute teachers requires a lot of thought and work. We want to provide as much information as possible to help substitutes have a successful day and ensure that our students continue their learning. And as a teacher I appreciate getting notes about the day from substitutes. Like many of us, I have been […]
Differentiation with Virginia Studies Weekly Online
Virginia Studies Weekly (Twitter @StudiesWeekly) is a popular classroom curriculum in a newspaper format, and it’s used in fourth classrooms throughout the state to support the Virginia Studies Standards of Learning. Did you know that there is an online version with read aloud support and informational videos? In fact, if you have the print curriculum […]
Formative App
Formative (Twitter @goformative) is a free web browser app for formative assessment that works on any device, no downloads required. It is different from the popular tool Kahoot in that it is not inherently competitive; each student works on their own and responses are private. Teachers create a formative assessment, students respond using their devices, and […]
SimpleMind App
SimpleMind (Twitter @simplemindapp) is a mind mapping/concept mapping tool designed to synchronize across devices. It is available for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac, and comes in free and paid versions. The beauty of this software is in the range of capabilities. Teachers and students can create very simple maps about single concepts, or very complex maps […]
