https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VMoYxV6ljE
I searched The Alabama Virtual Library and I made a decision to use Pronunciator Tool. Its primary focus is to help individuals learn different types of Language. The individuals can learn how to pronounce, comprehend, and write different languages. Actually, it caters to any age group kids or adults. However, in my current role as a Literacy Coach it would come in handy for my ESL Students. Most ESL Students struggle with the English Language. Also, anyone that wishes to learn a different language other than English could use this tool as well.
Friday, November 15, 2019
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Merrill Dotson- AVL Demonstration
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cqXonfUq9d
Gale in Context: Middle School is a fabulous resource that can increase engagement and differentiation in middle school classrooms. Teachers can use this resource in all middle school classrooms to engage students at their level. Articles can be sorted by content level, lexiles, and dates to name a few. The greatest benefit to my school would be the google classroom feature. Teachers can assign articles directly from the resource to a classroom, group of students, or individual.
Gale in Context: Middle School is a fabulous resource that can increase engagement and differentiation in middle school classrooms. Teachers can use this resource in all middle school classrooms to engage students at their level. Articles can be sorted by content level, lexiles, and dates to name a few. The greatest benefit to my school would be the google classroom feature. Teachers can assign articles directly from the resource to a classroom, group of students, or individual.
Bobby Mikel - AVL Screencast
https://youtu.be/yJJYWxnEUGE
The screencast is looking at Academic Search Premier. I was evaluating the database for use by college students. The focus of the database is wide in scope. I wanted the database for use by communication students. The broad focus helps with this, as communication is a wide discipline that touches multiple areas. I would use this with college level communication students to research various aspects of the communication industry and its effects on the public.
The screencast is looking at Academic Search Premier. I was evaluating the database for use by college students. The focus of the database is wide in scope. I wanted the database for use by communication students. The broad focus helps with this, as communication is a wide discipline that touches multiple areas. I would use this with college level communication students to research various aspects of the communication industry and its effects on the public.
Alex Bemis- AVL Demonstration
https://vimeo.com/user99368495/review/373266115/8bd0badd85
This resource is called PebbleGo, and it is an online library with books related to science and math. The recommended age group for this website would be elementary aged students. PebbleGo has all sorts of books available for different areas such as life science, Earth and space science, measurement, and shapes. Students can read the book or have it read to them, and there are printable activities and resources for each book. The books are very simple and easy to read which is helpful for younger students when researching a topic. Currently, I am teaching animal classifications to my 4th grade students. I would use PebbleGo as a resource for students to research animals and classify them into groups based off the characteristics they read about.
This resource is called PebbleGo, and it is an online library with books related to science and math. The recommended age group for this website would be elementary aged students. PebbleGo has all sorts of books available for different areas such as life science, Earth and space science, measurement, and shapes. Students can read the book or have it read to them, and there are printable activities and resources for each book. The books are very simple and easy to read which is helpful for younger students when researching a topic. Currently, I am teaching animal classifications to my 4th grade students. I would use PebbleGo as a resource for students to research animals and classify them into groups based off the characteristics they read about.
Rachel Robertson- AVL Demonstration
https://youtu.be/qfG-Q-ez_ZE
This resource is called Pronunciator and it is a language-learning resource for students. It would be appropriate for students in 2nd-12th grade. It could be used as a resource for ELL students or any students who were studying a language. You can do an individual course a create a free account or just have some fun with the program.
This resource is called Pronunciator and it is a language-learning resource for students. It would be appropriate for students in 2nd-12th grade. It could be used as a resource for ELL students or any students who were studying a language. You can do an individual course a create a free account or just have some fun with the program.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Mallorie Belyeu - AVL Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_svXX3y4tT4
I chose to use Gale in Context: Middle School for my demonstration. I was automatically drawn to this website because it has Middle School in its title. Gale in Context: Middle School is very user friendly. It is easy to search for topics and locate different sources that are provided. Once you search a topic, you are given all of the search results in different boxes that are labeled by the different types of resource. I liked how this website included the Lexile Levels and word count of each resource. As a reading teacher, I like to assign articles on different levels to differentiate for my learners. I could easily use this resource in my classroom when teaching the 6th grade Informational Standards. The purpose of this website is to give resources and information to middle school students.
I chose to use Gale in Context: Middle School for my demonstration. I was automatically drawn to this website because it has Middle School in its title. Gale in Context: Middle School is very user friendly. It is easy to search for topics and locate different sources that are provided. Once you search a topic, you are given all of the search results in different boxes that are labeled by the different types of resource. I liked how this website included the Lexile Levels and word count of each resource. As a reading teacher, I like to assign articles on different levels to differentiate for my learners. I could easily use this resource in my classroom when teaching the 6th grade Informational Standards. The purpose of this website is to give resources and information to middle school students.
Chase Brisendine-AVL Demonstration
AVL- Discover America
The resource that I chose to use is Discover America
(Britannica). I chose this resource because I teach 7th grade geography. As I
looked through this resource I had so many ideas about what my students
could use this for. It offers students an in depth look at each of the 50
states including the land, climate, plants, people, history, economy, and
tourism of each state. I would recommend this to teachers who teach geography
in grades 3rd- 8th. I would like to use this resource were students create a
Google Slides presentation about a state. Students would research through this
resource to find information on the 8 themes of culture (Art, History,
Language, Social Groups, Religion, Daily Life, Government, and Economy). They
would create a slide for each theme and use the information from the text to
describe the theme for the state they are assigned. I plan to use this in my
classroom during the upcoming semester.
Stephane Stegen- AVL Resource Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDf6QLXqem0&t=2s
Britannica School Elementary is a resource that would be best used with students grades 1-5. The focus of this website is for student research largely in the area of science and social studies. It has many articles related to animals, biographies and map skills. It has interactive maps of the country and the world that students can use to gather information. Once an article has been chosen, it also has links to other information related to the chosen topic. Britannica School is easy for students to search as long as they know the topic or subtopic they are looking for. This is a great resource for younger students because it will also read to them if they have difficulty reading. Each search offers pictures, videos and information. This would be beneficial to use in the classroom for any kind of research project in science or social studies. I would like to use it for my students to learn more about the animals in a habitat or to study about influential people in history.
Britannica School Elementary is a resource that would be best used with students grades 1-5. The focus of this website is for student research largely in the area of science and social studies. It has many articles related to animals, biographies and map skills. It has interactive maps of the country and the world that students can use to gather information. Once an article has been chosen, it also has links to other information related to the chosen topic. Britannica School is easy for students to search as long as they know the topic or subtopic they are looking for. This is a great resource for younger students because it will also read to them if they have difficulty reading. Each search offers pictures, videos and information. This would be beneficial to use in the classroom for any kind of research project in science or social studies. I would like to use it for my students to learn more about the animals in a habitat or to study about influential people in history.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Alisha King Craft: AVL Demonstration Video
Explora
AVL- Explora
Explora is a research website that students can use to find information that is narrowed down much more than a general search engine such as Google. This site is mainly for students sixth grade and under, however, I do believe that any student would benefit from using this site. My favorite thing about this site is that as you are researching, you can narrow down the lexile level of the articles that you wish to see, so you can pick articles that your students know that they can read and they are not confused about every word in the article. Being a sixth grade teacher this is going to be very helpful in my classroom as students work on a PBL about under- represented people of NASA.
AVL- Explora
Explora is a research website that students can use to find information that is narrowed down much more than a general search engine such as Google. This site is mainly for students sixth grade and under, however, I do believe that any student would benefit from using this site. My favorite thing about this site is that as you are researching, you can narrow down the lexile level of the articles that you wish to see, so you can pick articles that your students know that they can read and they are not confused about every word in the article. Being a sixth grade teacher this is going to be very helpful in my classroom as students work on a PBL about under- represented people of NASA.
Monday, November 11, 2019
Ca'Layci Coffey: AVL Resource Demonstration
https://vimeo.com/372450716
I chose to highlight PebbleGo by Capstone for this demonstration. PebbleGo is a database designed for Kindergarten through 2nd grade students that includes several readings, materials, and activities for non-fiction topics. PebbleGo has several databases that schools can purchase including animals, science, biographies, and social studies. If purchased, these databases would be available to all students in the school as PebbleGo has unlimited logins. With all the features available (read-aloud text, videos, maps, games), PebbleGo would be a phenomenal tool for teaching an ELA unit on research, which I know is a requirement under CCSS in the state of Tennessee. This is a resource that teachers may need to demonstrate a few times for students before allowing them to use it on their own or in groups, but it could be used for nonfiction research projects, or as a center in collaboration with a lesson or unit students are learning in class. I would also use PebbleGo an option for free computer time as students can explore topics that interest them. Teachers could also go into PebbleGo and print articles or activities to be used individually during instruction as well. PebbleGo is an excellent tool for teaching the basics of research, and it will certainly have a place in my classroom!
I chose to highlight PebbleGo by Capstone for this demonstration. PebbleGo is a database designed for Kindergarten through 2nd grade students that includes several readings, materials, and activities for non-fiction topics. PebbleGo has several databases that schools can purchase including animals, science, biographies, and social studies. If purchased, these databases would be available to all students in the school as PebbleGo has unlimited logins. With all the features available (read-aloud text, videos, maps, games), PebbleGo would be a phenomenal tool for teaching an ELA unit on research, which I know is a requirement under CCSS in the state of Tennessee. This is a resource that teachers may need to demonstrate a few times for students before allowing them to use it on their own or in groups, but it could be used for nonfiction research projects, or as a center in collaboration with a lesson or unit students are learning in class. I would also use PebbleGo an option for free computer time as students can explore topics that interest them. Teachers could also go into PebbleGo and print articles or activities to be used individually during instruction as well. PebbleGo is an excellent tool for teaching the basics of research, and it will certainly have a place in my classroom!
Ashlee Elliott- AVL Demonstration Video
Illustrated Science Library (Britannica) Demonstration Video
In the video above you will see a short demonstration of the Illustrated Science Library (Britannica) resource. This resource provides a digital book on multiple science topics across different studies. Each page of the resource has text, as well as lots of visual aides to assist students in learning the concepts. The intended age/grade to use this resource is 5th-12th grades, but with teacher assistance it could be used in the younger grades as well. I will definitely be using this resource in the future for students to explore different topics. I could also see this resource being used for collaborative or individual research projects. This resource is also great for teaching non-fiction text features. I hope you find this resource as impressive as I did!
In the video above you will see a short demonstration of the Illustrated Science Library (Britannica) resource. This resource provides a digital book on multiple science topics across different studies. Each page of the resource has text, as well as lots of visual aides to assist students in learning the concepts. The intended age/grade to use this resource is 5th-12th grades, but with teacher assistance it could be used in the younger grades as well. I will definitely be using this resource in the future for students to explore different topics. I could also see this resource being used for collaborative or individual research projects. This resource is also great for teaching non-fiction text features. I hope you find this resource as impressive as I did!
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Jonathan Skinner: AVL-Demonstration
https://youtu.be/y_SbZIVVVNI
I feel that Gale: General OneFile can be a very useful database in the classroom because of the wide array of information a teacher can find on it. Typically you would want to use this if you needed to find credible information on a certain event or subject. I would recommend this for the High School setting simply because a student would need to know exactly what they are searching for and would need to read more in-depth journals, magazines, books, etc. General OneFile also tells you how many words are in the article so that can be very helpful when choosing whether or not a student would be able to handle the workload. It also links to Google Classroom, so if a teacher wants to share it with their class they can easily do that. I could very easily use many articles and create document-based questions that I could post on Google Classroom as well as the link from General OneFile link (which easily syncs on Google Classroom). All in all, this is a great research tool and can easily be used for ELA classes.
I feel that Gale: General OneFile can be a very useful database in the classroom because of the wide array of information a teacher can find on it. Typically you would want to use this if you needed to find credible information on a certain event or subject. I would recommend this for the High School setting simply because a student would need to know exactly what they are searching for and would need to read more in-depth journals, magazines, books, etc. General OneFile also tells you how many words are in the article so that can be very helpful when choosing whether or not a student would be able to handle the workload. It also links to Google Classroom, so if a teacher wants to share it with their class they can easily do that. I could very easily use many articles and create document-based questions that I could post on Google Classroom as well as the link from General OneFile link (which easily syncs on Google Classroom). All in all, this is a great research tool and can easily be used for ELA classes.
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Mallorie Belyeu App Reviews
R.I. 6.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Readworks
https://www.commonsense.org
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Readworks
https://www.commonsense.org
- The Readworks App is a phenomenal app for teachers and students. Teachers can use the app to find reading passages that meet the needs of the student. Teachers are able to search for passages by grade level, skill, or by key words. Passages can be assigned to an entire class or specific students in a class. From the teacher side, you are able to select for passages to be read out loud to students. You are able to link your Google Classroom classes to your Readworks classes. Students can log in using their Google Accounts. They can read the assigned passages and answer comprehension questions or questions based on a reading skill.
- Readworks is free.
- The app is for grades k -12.
- The app is compatible for most tablets.
- Common Sense is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing information parents, teachers, and students need to succeed in a 21st Century classroom.
Newsela
- Newsela is an app that allows teachers to access news articles to assign to their students. Newsela is the best for differentiating content. Teachers do not have to find a totally new article to assign to lower level students, but they are able to select different lexile levels for the same passage to assign. Teachers can create classes and students can log in to access their assignments. Teachers can select which multiple choice questions and writing questions to assign. Teachers are able to create their own written response questions in place of the ones provided. Different leveled texts have different questions which help with differentiating the text.
- Newsela is free.
- The app is for grades 2-12.
- The app is compatible for most tablets.
- Edsurge is a company that provides information on technological tools and how they can help all learners.
Smithsonian: Tween Tribune
- The Smithsonian: Tween Tribune is another great app that allows teachers and students access to different news articles. Teachers can assign students articles to read and questions to answer. Students have the freedom to browse articles to read by themselves. Teachers have to create classes and set up student accounts by creating usernames and passwords for each student.
- Smithsonian: Tween Tribune is free.
- This app is for ages 10 - 14.
- The app is compatiable for most tablets.
- Common Sense is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing information parents, teachers, and students need to succeed in a 21st Century classroom.
I feel like Newsela is the best app out of the three. All three apps are very similar, but Newsela gives the best options for differentiating content. Instead of assigning totally different passages to students, I can assign the students the same passages with different lexile levels. I can select which questions I want to assign or create my own written response question. The other apps make me use their questions, so I like the idea of selecting and creating my own to meet the needs of my students.
Lakessiah Mosley-Franklin App Review
The standard that I chose is a 6th Grade ELA Standard.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. RL.6.4
Readworks.org
http://www.edupad.com/reviews/blogs/
Readworks helps with reading comprehension and vocabulary along with discussion questions.
This is a free app.
Its for students in grades 3-12.
You can download the app on most tablets.
The review site that I chose is a credible source because it comes from educational pad and most of the reviews come from teachers.
Readworks would be hands down the best for me because you can modify it based on lexile levels and it pretty much works on any standard because it comes with tons of articles based on the grade level.
Adventure Academy
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app
Adventure Academy helps students work on main ideas, key details, comprehension, writing, and spelling.
The app is only free for thirty days.
It caters to all age groups in Reading and Math.
It's available on any android or iphone, or ipad.
The website is a credible source for judging once again the reviews come from educators and parents.
iTooch
www.edupad.com/reviews/blogs/
This app teaches content in animation reinforces topics and strategies.
It caters to middle school students.
Its free for thirty days.
It's a Reading App.
Its available on most tablets and phones.
The website is a credible source do to the publications once again comes from educators and parents.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. RL.6.4
Readworks.org
http://www.edupad.com/reviews/blogs/
Readworks helps with reading comprehension and vocabulary along with discussion questions.
This is a free app.
Its for students in grades 3-12.
You can download the app on most tablets.
The review site that I chose is a credible source because it comes from educational pad and most of the reviews come from teachers.
Readworks would be hands down the best for me because you can modify it based on lexile levels and it pretty much works on any standard because it comes with tons of articles based on the grade level.
Adventure Academy
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app
Adventure Academy helps students work on main ideas, key details, comprehension, writing, and spelling.
The app is only free for thirty days.
It caters to all age groups in Reading and Math.
It's available on any android or iphone, or ipad.
The website is a credible source for judging once again the reviews come from educators and parents.
iTooch
www.edupad.com/reviews/blogs/
This app teaches content in animation reinforces topics and strategies.
It caters to middle school students.
Its free for thirty days.
It's a Reading App.
Its available on most tablets and phones.
The website is a credible source do to the publications once again comes from educators and parents.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
App Reviews- Merrill Dotson
I have chosen an 8th grade math standard that carries over to all math courses beyond middle school. If students can master this standard they are set up for success!
This app provides students with extra practice problems and real time adaptive assessments in Math and Language Arts. As students give incorrect answers, explanations are given in great detail.
The downfall to this app would be the the limitation in the free version. Students can only complete a limited number of questions per day without paying the $19/99/month charge, which includes 2 students. It offers assistance with Math and Language Arts from Pre-K to Calculus and is available in for the IOS and Android platform. I have used Common Sense reviews for many years when researching new tools for my classroom. They have been consistent and reliable.
8-EE7 (Mathematics) Solve
linear equations in one variable.
a. Give examples of linear equations in one variable with one
solution, infinitely many solutions, or no solutions. Show which of these
possibilities is the case by successively transforming the given equation into
simpler forms until an equivalent equation of the form x = a, a = a,
or a = b results (where a and b are different
numbers). [8-EE7a]
b. Solve linear equations with rational number coefficients,
including equations whose solutions require expanding expressions, using the
distributive property and collecting like terms. [8-EE7b]
Khan Academy
I realize this app/website is referenced all the time, but there is a reason! Students will often leave the classroom and still need assistance with math work, and many times parents are unable to assist. Khan Academy is easily accessible and simple to understand. The article above does mention the one dimensional aspect of the site, but the benefits far outweigh the downfalls. Students are guided through videos, practice questions, and quizzes that direct students through a standard. Other subjects are included in the program, but math is its core. The app is free and available on IOS/Android devices. Education Weekly is a well establish resource in the education world. “EPE's mission is to
raise awareness and understanding of critical issues facing American schools.” (Reich, 2012)
IXL
The Fun Way to Learn Algebra
This app is every hands on learner's dream for Algebra! Students are able to manipulate virtual tools to balance and equation. The lite version is free while the more advanced levels will cost $2.99. This app is directly aimed at students learning to solve equations and is available in the IOS/Android platform. Teachers with Apps works with teachers to find the best apps to guide our students. They are testing and well reviewed!
For my recommendation, I had to think about my intentions. The most well rounded app is not the one I would choose to teach this standard, and cost wasn't a consideration in my decision. (Isn't that the dream?) I would choose The Fun Way to Learn Algebra if my sole intention was to teach students how to solve equations. The visual and manipulative aspect is unbeatable for students.
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