Here
are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a
teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and
current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you,
inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and
visiting!
Note:
Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to make it easier to
use.
Levels: E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G:
General, all levels; SN: Special Needs; T: Teachers
Subject Areas: LA: Language Arts, English, Reading,
Writing; M:
Math; S: Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA: Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE: Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All
Canva Photo Editor –
free; simple drag and drop photo editor (L:G; SA:A)
Analyze My Writing – “Analyze My
Writing is an online text content and readability analyzer.
Copy and paste a text into the homepage and gain a wealth of information about
your text including word and character counts, word and sentence lengths, the
readability of your text, and other analyses. There is no registration and
analysis of your text is completely free. You may analyze as many texts as you
like, and the texts you analyze can be as long as your browser and system can
handle.” (L:T; SA:A)
Hemingway
App – “The app highlights long, complex sentences and common
errors; if you see a yellow sentence, shorten or split it. If you see a red
highlight, your sentence is so dense and complicated that your readers will get
lost trying to follow its meandering, splitting logic — try editing this
sentence to remove the red. You can utilize a shorter word in place of a purple one. Mouse over it
for hints. Adverbs are helpfully shown in blue. Get rid of them and pick verbs
with force instead. Phrases in green have been marked to show passive voice. You
can format your text with the toolbar. Paste
in something you're working on and edit away. Or, click the Write button to
compose something new.” (L:G; SA:A)
CSPAN Class Deliberations
– “C-SPAN
Classroom Deliberations provides teachers and students with a carefully
selected set of video clips and newspaper articles that concisely present the
leading positions related to current issues before Congress.” (L:H; SA:SS)
Quick
Rubric – free; easy to
make your own rubrics
Original
photo by Pat Hensley
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