Tech Tips & Standards
On time for a change! :)
Why a technology tips newsletter?
"Technology significantly enhances the curriculum and engages students actively in the learning process and therefore should be an integral part of the classroom. Furthermore, technology allows teachers the opportunity to extend learning experiences beyond the textbook to the realm of primary sources and alternate methods of instruction by appealing to various student learning styles....." Alabama ELA Course of Study
ELA Standard of the Week - Grade 5
CCRS
20. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. [RF.5.3]
Resources
Flashcard Machine (one of many)
http://www.flashcardmachine.com/
Creating a living definition of reading on the Internet(Interactive)
http://rwtinteractives.ncte.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=653
BIG WORD WALL
Mathematics Standard of the Week - Grade 5
CCRS
11.) Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. [5-NF1]
Equivalent Fractions Game
https://jr.brainpop.com/math/fractions/equivalentfractions/preview.weml
Fraction Lessons and Practice Games
Parent (Family) Connections
Chatting about Books - Recommendations for Series
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/podcast-episodes/your-series-31033.html
Wordgirl - Synonyms game
http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/games.htm
Books about Math
TeachersFirst's BYOD Dream Tools: Free Tools that Work on ANY device!
http://www.teachersfirst.com/spectopics/dats.cfm
Note: This link comes from a group who are trying to help teachers who have (due to funding cuts) lost their school Librarian. :( You can find that page here: http://www.teachersfirst.com/exclusives/moreless/librarian/index.cfm
Meg and Dede Roadshow
Meg: mlowry@alsde.edu
Dede: dcoe1@alsde.edu
Email: librarymedia@alsde.edu
Website: www.alex.state.al.us/librarymedia
Location: 50 North Ripley Street, Montgomery, AL, United States
Phone: 334-353-1191