http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/tools?feed=rss&pg=1 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "tools" on Netvouz http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/gipsy/41/graphicorg.htm This is an outstanding resource for graphic organizers! There are multiple organizers in both English and Spanish. Select either PDF or word format. Graphic Organizers jgordon Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:16:19 GMT http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/devel/Dist_Indices/departments.htm This site directly guides students. No direct link. Select Dept of Curriculum and Instruction. Select English Language Arts. Select Tools for Reading Writing and Thinking Literacy > Reading Strategies jgordon Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:16:44 GMT http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/wtd/ “What’s the Difference?” (WTD) is a free multimedia software authoring application that facilitates scientific analysis by allowing any content to be compared side by side. WTD's robust and flexible in-depth authoring component allows educators and curriculum developers to populate a template with virtually any set of NASA science content or datasets. It is built for the non-technical developer, allowing anyone to build their own learning experience based on categories (e.g., planets) and associated attributes (e.g., composition, diameter, temperature, etc.) Science and Math jgordon Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:35:34 GMT http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/index.html Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Internet, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into online learning activities. Support is built-in along the way through Mentality Tips. In the end, you'll create a web-based activity you can share with others even if you don't know anything about HTML or serving web pages. Technology jgordon Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:56:42 GMT http://www.corwin.com/books/Book235994?siteId=corwin-press&subject=C00&q=Empower+English+Language+Learners+with+Tools+from+the+WEB#tabview=title Gayle H. Gregory Adapted from the highly successful Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth and Achievement in Grades K–6, this book provides a wealth of grade-specific literacy strategies that not only increase student achievement but also increase it rapidly. The authors provide proven practical tools for differentiating instruction to meet language and individual learning styles. Teachers will find an instructional and assessment framework designed to promote critical competencies. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:09:35 GMT http://shop.ascd.org/productdisplay.cfm?productid=102293 The first in a series of ASCD books takes you deeper into the practice of differentiation with complete differentiated units of study in five core subjects. Each unit includes lesson plans, worksheets, assignments, rubrics, and other tools and strategies for teaching mixed-ability groups. Clear steps and timelines help you plan your use of instructional processes such as flexible grouping, tiered assignments, and scaffolding. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Differentiating Instruction jgordon Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:19:50 GMT http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html Site allows teachers create worksheets for classroom use. The worksheet generator allows you to input your own information and create worksheets including matching, word searchers, a cloze activity, etc. Rec. by Lesa Friedrich Teacher Resources > Teacher Tools jgordon Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:14:47 GMT http://edublogs.org/ This site is designed to make blogging for teachers and students easy. Effortlessly create and manage students blogs. Technology jgordon Wed, 21 May 2008 15:27:50 GMT http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/tools/imagecollector.cfm The Image Finder and Image Describer tutorials teach you how to find images and create educationally meaningful text descriptions to make images accessible and useful to all of your students. The Image Collector tool helps you find, describe, and save images to use in your classroom. Clip Art & Pictures jgordon Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:33:34 GMT http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/itc/elementary.html Grade level content: K-6/Elementary Christine Loop See link to secondary. This site provides an overview of tools with links to many specific tools as well as relevant support research and articles. English as a New Language > Elementary Only jgordon Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:51:59 GMT