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NameofResource

URL

Description(Newsarticles)

Wonderopolis

http://wonderopolis.org/

Thiswebsitecontainsnews
articlesaboutthewonderof
theday.Thearticlesmay
sparkastudentsinterest
aboutatopic.
Studentscanreadalongwith
theReadSpeakerasthey
buildtheircomprehension
skills.

Newsela

https://newsela.com/

Studentscanreadarticleson
theirgradelevelandanswer
interactivequestions.

Awritingsampleprompthas
beenaddedtoallowstudents
toreflectonthearticlesthey
read.

NewsforYou

http://www.newsforyouonline Onlineappandprinted
.com/index.asp
newspaper.Theirmottois:

Learntoread.Readthe
news.

ReadNaturally

https://www.readnaturally.co
m/

iPadversion:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/ap
p/oneminutereader/id46531
7539?mt=8

ProgramusedinTier2and3
RTIprogramsinCTto
developreadingfluencyfor
ELLandstrugglingreaders.

NameofResource

URL

Description(languageand
socialstudies)

NationalGeographicKids

http://kids.nationalgeographic
.com/

Websitecontainsvisually
stimulatingimagesand
articlesaboutanimals.

SheppardSoftware

http://www.sheppardsoftware
.com/

Thiswebsitehasan
Interactivelesson/games,
historyfactoftheday,and
othereducationalactivities.
Greatbrainbreakactivity.

Conjuguemos

https://conjuguemos.com/

Studentscanusethiswebsite
topracticevocabularyand
grammarskillsinSpanish
andFrench.

Duolingo

https://www.duolingo.com/

Gamificationwebsitethat
usespointsandlevelsto
encouragestudentstolearna
newlanguageorpractice
grammarlessonscoveredin
class.

NameofResource

URL

Description(socialmedia)

Cooltoolsforschools

http://cooltoolsforschools.wik
ispaces.com/

Wikipagethatcontainsa
comprehensivelistof
presentationdigitaltools.

Twitter

https://twitter.com/

Onlinehashtagstouseto
collaboratewithteachers:
#ela#ncte#lda#aari#ira.

Cybraryman

http://cybraryman.com/

Mr.Bprovidesalistofmost
oftheeducationalchatsand
timesinadditiontoother
resources.

KathyCassidy

http://kathycassidy.com/2013
/12/05/mysterynumberskyp
eevenasixyearoldcando
it/

(ForTESOL)Consulting
withprimaryteacherstosee
whattheyuseintheir
classroomscanbeagreat
waytoscaffoldlearningfor
ELs.

HaikuDeck

https://www.haikudeck.com/

Presentationsoftwarethat
youcanusetomake
preinstructionalvideos.

Animoto

https://animoto.com/

Freevideomakingtoolthat

allowsyoutoaddpictureand
sound.

Blogger

https://www.blogger.com/ho
me?bpli=1&pli=1

Onlineblogtotracka
studentsprogress.Thisisa
greatreflectiontool.

NameofResource

URL

Description(math/science)

ixl

http://www.ixl.com/

Thisresourcehasmathand
languageartspractice
problemsforstudentsin
gradesK12.In2015,the
companyaddedMLA
citationstotheELAsection.

AAAmath

http://www.aaamath.com/

Dailypracticeandreflection
isessentialforlearning.This
isnotanexampleofadrill
andkill,butabrainbreakthat
ELstudentsappreciate.

Sciencekids

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz
/gamesactivities/foodchains.h
tml

Interactivescienceactivities
forkids.Studentsinterested
inSTEM/STREAMwilllike
thisinteractivepage.

Makingsciencerelevantwith https://www.teachingchannel.org/ Usingnews/magazinearticles

videos/teachingsciencewithcurr
currentevents
canbebeneficialfor
entevents?mobile=0
authenticlearningand
makingconnectionsto
abstractscienceconcepts.
MysteryScience

mysteryscience.com

AhowtowebsitethatusesQ
&Aslidesandshortvideo
clipstogetstudentsthinking
abouttheprocessofscience.

NameofResource

URL

Description(Readyfor
college?)

Accuplacertest

https://securemedia.collegeb
oard.org/digitalServices/pdf/a
ccuplacer/accuplacersample

Entranceexamstudentsmust
taketodetermineappropriate
placementinConnecticuts

questionsforstudents.pdf

communitycolleges.

PurdueOWL

https://owl.english.purdue.ed
u/owl/

ELAandwritingresource
thatcanbeusedtocheck
APA,MLAcitations.

GoogleAppextensions

https://chrome.google.com/w
ebstore/detail/readwriteforg
oogle/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoa
nkkfajkcphgd?hl=enUS

GoogleReadandwrite
allowstheELstudentsto
listentopassagesfromtheir
documentswhichare
highlightedinvibrantcolors.