Content Area Tools
Technology Integration
Thinkfinity and Read-Write-Think.....
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Aligned to the NETS-T: 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 13.a, 4.a, 4.b, 4.c
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Thinkfinity
Thinkfinity.org is a Web site filled with free lesson plans, interactive and instructional materials, and professional development opportunities for educators and the literacy community.
The content is created and approved by leading education and
literacy organizations. There are:
· Thousands of K-12 lesson plans and student materials
· Calendars of historic events with associated instructional
materials
· Strategies for integrating Web-based resources into classroom
learning
· Links to discipline-specific websites that focus on science,
humanities, geography, history, math, art, economics,
reading/language and adult and family literacy
· Resources to help develop and expand skills in literacy
instruction
Click here to take their guided tour of Thinkfinity. The presentation on the right can be used with your own staff as an orientation to the resources available. You can also view the narrated video version of it on the far right.
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Read Write Think
This exemplary site provides educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.
A wide array of standards-based lesson plans that meaningfully integrate Internet content into the teaching and/or learning experience can be found at ReadWriteThink. The lessons can be selected according to grade band (K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12) and area of literacy practice. Each lesson is research-based, and includes a detailed instructional plan. The lessons are written for the teacher, but include student-ready materials such as worksheets, interactives, and reviewed Web resources.
21things Hands-On Activity and Assignment:
1. Visit Thinkfinity
2. Choose at least one activity from ReadWriteThink and one from another Thinkfinity partner that will enhance a lesson you teach.
3. For the portfolio assignment, write a short synoposis of the activity and how you are going to use it within your lesson and be sure to include the hyperlink to the two activities from that web that you are using.
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