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Entries Tagged as 'Content – Language Arts'

Writing prompts du jour

February 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Content - Language Arts

Check out Respondo! Here’s a Fill in the blank site to generate writing prompts for language arts.  You can select the books, literary elements, thinking skill, and product. (From Technology Bites, Bits, and Nibbles)

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So how readable is that site?

February 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Content - Language Arts, Content - Science, Content - Social Studies, Content- Cross Discipline

  Unlike books (that often come with a suggested grade level for reading skills), websites don’t always these features.  The Readability Test Tool is a quick way to gauge the reading level of the site.  Simply paste in the URL (or supply some text from the web page), and you can get an appropriate grade [...]

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Do you like Green Eggs and Ham?

February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · Content - Language Arts

Tim Tebow does. And you and your class can join Tim on February 15. Check this site for all the details.  It will start at 9 ET (and according to the site, continue all day- based on this, I’m guessing it is not a live feed but rather a recording). This Book It site also [...]

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The environment (from a bagworm’s viewpoint)

January 25th, 2012 · No Comments · Content - Language Arts, Content - Science

Ecodazoo is an interesting site- part environment, in both English and Japanese, and with short popup books for each of the five critters.  It doesn’t cover everything but would work well on a SMARTBoard (you can rotate the pages).

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