Tech+Tools

" ** Hooked on Words" ** - “boggle”-type word creator. Free download. **"** **VocabularySpellingCity**" is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging games using any word list. Free download. **"Phonics Genius"** - a customizable flashcard-style app designed to help kids identify letter sounds and their relationship to words and has just about every conceivable phonetic combination presented in a high quality and completely enjoyable way. Free download. **"Kahoot!"** is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages! It is an interactive quiz maker – students access a game code for a quiz you create and use mobile devices/iPads to “play”. Kids really like it! Web based. **"Educreations"** is a unique interactive whiteboard and screencasting tool that's simple, powerful, and fun to use. Annotate, animate, and narrate nearly any type of content as you explain any concept. Teachers can create short instructional videos and share them instantly with students, or ask students to show what they know and help friends learn something new. Free download. **"Spell Pop"** is an engaging and effective way for young students to learn their own spelling words. Students pop the floating bubbles to spell out words. Free download. **"Notability" ** - a powerful, yet wonderfully simple note-taking and PDF annotation. Allows for the addition of audio too. Free download **"Sundance Literactive Readers"** - a collection of Guided Reading stories that allow students to read but also sound out words when they get stuck. Visit: [] "**Alphabet Goop"** - a site that works on 2 letter sounds at the same time and allows for the sorting of beginning letter sounds. Visit: [] **"The Digital Pirate"** - a free resource full of lots of great tech tools when you subscribe to the "Ditch That Textbook" e-mail newsletter. Visit: http://ditchthattextbook.com/pirate/
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