IHMS Tech Tips

The Learning Network is a derivative of the NY Times.  "Every school day since 1998, we have offered fresh classroom resources — from lesson plans and writing prompts to news quizzes, student contests and more — all based on the articles, essays, photos, videos and graphics published on NYTimes.com. All of our features for students are free, and we hear from thousands of teenagers around the world each week. So whether the students you know are interested in politics or pop culture, science or sports, fashion, food or foreign affairs, invite them here to join the conversation." Some of the site's features: articles and questions Use the "Article of the Day" for bell work, as an exit ticket, or for enrichment writing prompts Use the daily student opinion question to spark discussion current events crosswords weekly film club contests lesson plans ( Teachers can access and use up to five lesson plans each month.) There really is way too...

The Global Oneness Project  "was f ounded in 2006, as an initiative of Kalliopeia Foundation, we   bring  the world's cultures alive in the classroom using stories as a pedagogical tool for growing minds. Committed to the exploration of cultural, environmental, and social issues, we offer a rich library of free multimedia stories comprised of award-winning films, photo essays, and articles. Free companion curriculum and discussion guides are also available. All for free." Creating an account is fast and easy.  Each week, a new lesson plan with accompanying media is released on the site, or you can choose to sign up for the newsletter.   When exploring in the site, you can search by media type, those that have lesson plans, subject, or standard.  Most films are twenty minutes or less.  You can also use the search tool to look for something specific or to browse popular topics.  Use the "share to classroom" button to...share to Google Cla...

Newsela  is a website that provides nonfiction current event articles on various topics at a variety of reading levels.  Students can search the articles by keyword/category and then select their appropriate Lexile level if that is something they know.  Their MAP scores will give you a Lexile range for them. Every article is available at a variety of different reading levels with the vocabulary and sentence structure increasing in difficulty as the Lexile increases.  There is also a corresponding quiz or writing prompt with each article. Newsela syncs with Google Classroom so you can either import your Newsela into your Google Classrooms, or give your students a class code to use to join. Once you have your students signed in to Newsela, you can assign an article.  Students should select their Lexile level (they can always play around with this and work with you to decide what their best fit is).  Newsela will assign a writing prompt with ea...