Posts on social media from 2020 keep coming up for me. And as challenging as that teaching year was considering the pandemic and changes for hybrid learning....I discovered tech tools that have transformed my practice.
Pear Deck--I LOVE this program. I can make slideshows for my emergent learners with sounds and sight words and for my more advanced learners with fact and opinion as well as context clues, etc. You can record on each slide so they can do it independently. We also use it to write digital stories.
WordWall.net -this is a site that you have to pay a fee for, but it is worth it for me because I use this for spelling practice. I give my students 2 different lists based on their abilities. We use the same phonics rule so for example maybe we are doing long a words group 1 might have: skate date late, etc. Group 2 words would be: rotate create, etc. This site allows you to make games that will help students practice those words in a fun way. They can complete mazes and other activities.
Blooket-hands-down my students' favorite activity. You can create games that allow you to review skills. Here is how I use it to differentiate--my advanced students create the new games for their classmates. They revel in coming up with tricky questions and answers for their classmates.
Claw Machine-you can put your students names in and it draws out a ball with a name and confetti. It actually makes my students cheer each time. The students beam when their name is chosen.
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