Technology Resources for Secondary English

Classrooms

By Taylor and Ashley

GoAnimate Introduction

Google Drivewww.drive.google.com

Students can use Google Drive, formerly Google docs, to collaborate, edit, revise, comment and share projects, documents, PowerPoints, spreadsheets and more.

All a student needs is a Gmail address to access Google Drive. Google Drive can be created and shared among Gmail users.

This resource helps assist students to socially collaborate with their peers.

Sharing and collaborating on google docs

UDL Connections to Google DriveGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

1.1 Offer ways of customizing the display of information

GoogleDrive allows users to customize their document through use of size of text, images, graphs, tables, or other visual content.

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

5.2 Use multiple tools for construction and composition

GoogleDrive supports users by providing spellcheckers, grammar checkers, word prediction software.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

8.3 Foster collaboration and communication

GoogleDrive supports communities of learners engaged in common interests or activities.

Brain Popwww.brainpop.com

Brain Pop is an educational website where students can watch videos ranging from the human body to the use of commas.

Brain Pop videos are also paired with activity sheets and critical thinking questions for further practice.

Teachers can use Brain Pop during a lesson, or encourage students to watch a Brain Pop video as an independent or homework assignment.

Lessons are all aligned with State, subject, and grade level standards. A quick and easy search will help you find the appropriate topic for your class or student.

About Brain Pop

UDL Connections to Brain PopGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

1.2 Offer alternatives for auditory information

BrainPop uses text equivalents in the form of captions or automated speech-to-text (voice recognition) for spoken language

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

6.2 Support planning and strategy development

BrainPop videos have embedded prompts to “stop and think” before completing individual activities.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

8.2 Vary demands and resources to optimize challenge

Teachers and students can differentiate the degree of difficulty or complexity within which core activities can be completed.

Quizletwww.quizlet.com

Quizlet is a free website for students to make and study their own flash cards. This digital site and app makes paper index cards a thing of the past.Students can also study flash cards that others have made. All sets are labeled by topic and grade, so a student can review cards specific to their needs.

Words and definitions are read to students with the text to speech application

Teachers can make also make a set of cards accessible for students to review. This great site makes studying so much more convenient and accessible.SAT, ACT, and other vocabulary practice sets are FREE. Join today and get studying…

To learn more about Quizlet, click Here!

UDL Connections QuizletGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

1.3 Offer alternatives for visual information

Quizlet provides descriptions (text or spoken) for all images and words on the flashcards.

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

6.4 Enhance capacity for monitoring progress

Quizlet helps students monitor progress by showing a representations of progress after completing a “set.”

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

8.2 Vary demands and resources to optimize challenge

Quizlet differentiates the degree of difficulty or complexity based on the “set” that a user chooses.

Read, Write, Thinkwww.readwritethink.org

Read,Write,Think is an excellent website for English teachers to find resources to find topic specific material to integrate into their lessons, or find a NCTE approved English lesson

The website allows teachers to search by unit, topic and grade level. There are also video models of teacher instruction.

By clicking on the “student interactive tab,” a number of digitally interactive programs are shown. These education programs are great for student exploration and learning. “Afterschool Resources” provides a list of hands-on exciting activities that help students practice their English skills…

Read,Write,Think also has a You Tube channel. click here to view.

UDL Connections Read Write ThinkGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

3.1 Activate or supply background knowledge

RWT anchors instruction by linking to and activating relevant prior knowledge

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

6.4 Enhance capacity for monitoring progress

RWT uses assessment checklists, scoring rubrics, and multiple examples of annotated student work/performance examples.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

7.1 Optimize individual choice and autonomy

RWT provides learners with as much discretion and autonomy as possible by providing choices in the level of perceived challenge

Grammar Gorillaswww.funbrain.com/grammar/ Grammar Gorillas is a fun website for students to practice their grammatical skills. The game is separated into beginner and advanced. The games are also separated by grammatical topic.

Grammar is a skill that is typically not taught in schools, but is rather integrated into writing lessons. Many students need to practice

their grammar to elevate their writing.

Teachers can use this site to reinforce grammar mistakes in student’s papers and assign grammar gorillas practice as a reinforcing method.

UDL Connections Grammar GorillasGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

2.3 Support decoding text, mathematical notation, and symbols

With the math application in grammar gorilla allow the use of Text-to-Speech to decode symbols and math functions.

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

6.2 Support planning and strategy development

Grammar Gorillas embed coaches or mentors that model think-alouds of the process.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

8.4 Increase mastery-oriented feedback

Grammar Gorillas provides students with feedback that is frequent, timely, and specific

PBS Learning Mediawww.vitalny.pbslearningmedia.org/

• Website that is available for teachers and students.• There is a search engine that is categorized by:

- Grade level- Subject- Media type (video, webpage, document,

interactive, image, audio, and lesson plans)- Language

• Provides the National Standards, the learning objective, and state standards.

• The different interactives also provide discussion questions, tips, and student handouts.

• PBS Learning Media

UDL Connections PBS LearningGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

2.5 Illustrate through multiple media

PBS makes explicit links between information provided in texts and any accompanying representation of that information in illustrations, equations, charts, or diagrams.

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

6.2 Support planning and strategy development

PBS offers guides for students to break long-term goals into reachable short-term objectives.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

7.1 Optimize individual choice and autonomy

PBS provide learners with as much discretion and autonomy as possible.

Grammar Bytes

• A course that is available for use for free.• Requires a login and is accessed through Course Sites

through Blackboard.• It is set up that the student takes a pre-test on different

grammar rules.• Then there are separate folders to instruct students on

how to correctly use apostrophes, commas, comma splices and fused sentences, fragments, pronoun agreement,  and pronoun reference.

• Each grammar category provides the student with rules, PowerPoint or YouTube presentations, exercises, and short quizzes.

• At the end there is a post-test which then shows the student the improvement they have made.

www.chompchomp.com/

UDL Connections Grammar BytesGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

2.2 Clarify syntax and structure

Grammar Bytes clarifies unfamiliar syntax or underlying structure.

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

6.1 Guide appropriate goal-setting

Grammar Bytes provides models or examples of the process and product of goal-setting.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

9.3 Develop self-assessment and reflection

Grammar Bytes uses activities that include a means by which learners get feedback and have access to alternative scaffolds that support understanding progress in a manner that is understandable and timely.

Vokiwww.voki.com

• Voki is a creative, easy-to-use tool that helps motivate students and improve lesson comprehension and student participation.

• Students are able to create avatars using the simple interface, customizing the look by choosing the head, clothes, and accessories.

• The website lists hundreds of lesson plans for all grade levels on a large variety of topics.

• Teachers are able to submit and share great lesson plan ideas.• Voki Classroom assists educators in organizing how their students

interact. • The teacher adds the students’ avatars into one classroom and then

is able to set up lessons and assignments that the students will complete.

• Voki classroom does cost the teacher a small amount but does not require students to pay.

• Voki

UDL Connections VokiGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

2.5 Illustrate through multiple media

Voki make explicit links between information provided in texts and any accompanying representation of that information in illustrations.

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

5.1 Use multiple media for communication

Voki utilizes multiple media such as text, speech, drawing, illustration, design, film, music, dance/movement, visual art, sculpture or video.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

8.3 Foster collaboration and communication

Voki allows students to construct communities of learners engaged in common interests or activities

GoAnimatewww.goanimate.com

• Website that allows users to create videos with audio and visuals using animation.

• Allows users to develop both narrative videos, in which characters speak with lip-sync and move around, and video presentations, in which a voice-over narrator speaks over images and props, which may also move around.

• The website can be used to access thousands of character models, backdrops, and other assets to create scenario-based videos.

• Provides students with visuals, audio, and text to speech accommodations.

• Go Animate

UDL Connections GoAnimateGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

1.3 Offer alternatives for visual information

GoAnimate provides descriptions (text or spoken) for all images, graphics, video, or animations.

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

5.1 Use multiple media for communication

GoAnimate is composed through multiple media such as text, speech, drawing, illustration, design, film, music, dance/movement, visual art, sculpture or video.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

7.2 Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity

GoAnimate allows students to access tasks that allow for active participation, exploration and experimentation.

Glogster EDUwww.edu.glogster.com/

• Online learning platform, which provides users with digital educational content.

• Teachers are able to access digital educational content and create projects, presentations, and assignments, grade students’ work and communicate with students online.

• Glogster EDU enables users to combine videos, music, sound, pictures, text, data attachments, special effects, animations and links in a Glog interface.

• The platform also includes drawing tools allowing teachers to fully supervise students’ activities, access them and determine which glogs go public.

• Students are able to process given tasks and school topics and present their knowledge by creating a poster or glog that illustrates the information they have learned.

• Glogster EDU Tutorial

UDL Connections Glogster EDUGuideline Checkpoint Connection

Principle I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation

1.1 Offer ways of customizing the display of information

Glogster displays information in a flexible format so that the following perceptual features can be varied by the size of text, images, graphs, tables, or other visual content.

Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression

5.2 Use multiple tools for construction and composition

Glogster uses story webs, outlining tools, or concept mapping tools.

Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

8.3 Foster collaboration and communication

Glogster allows for communities of learners engaged in common interests or activities.

Connection toCommon Core State Standards

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.5Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.

• CCSS.RH.11-12.7Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats

and media (e.g. visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem. • CCSS.ELA-Lit.CCRA.W.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Works CitedA complete list of the resources used in this presentation

www.drive.google.comwww.brainpop.comwww.quizlet.comwww.readwritethink.org www.funbrain.com/grammar/www.vitalny.pbslearningmedia.org/ www.chompchomp.com/ -Gorilla Byteswww.voki.com www.goanimate.comwww.edu.glogster.com/