Happy New Year, everyone! Or should I say, "Appy New Year" because I've been asked to find out everyone's favorite app. If you REPLY TO THIS BLOG BELOW with your favorite app and follow my blog, I'll come visit you with a prize!! If you need help doing this, let me know through email. I hope your first week back went well. So far 2016 has been a cold wake up call that winter has FINALLY arrived :-)
As promised, here are some ESL resources for you to enjoy:
My absolute favorite is Duolingo. I can get lost in this app, admittedly. It allows you to choose and practice a language via reading, writing, and speaking. This is not just for ESL students! It can help you learn Spanish (Don't we all want to know how to speak Spanish? I do!).
Your Spanish-speaking (or any other language) students can change the language setting so that instructions are presented in their native language.
Here's an intro:
As always, please let me know if you have used this, and give me some feedback in the comments below.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is approaching. Remind your students that that Dr. King's life was spent serving others. In order for this service to continue, the "long weekend" would be best spent completing service projects in the community.
Habitat for Humanity in Newburgh is having the MLK Day of Service:
125 Washington St. Newburgh
Monday, January 18, 8 am - 12:30 pm
(4.5 hours)
Come
out on your day off and spend it with Habitat helping your community.
We will be working during the morning and complementary lunch will be
served to all volunteers at 12:30!(4.5 hours)
Meet up at 125 Washington Street. The work for the day will be pouring a concrete slab in the 'catacombs' (a work & storage area in our building). Please dress for the weather and wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Closed-toed shoes are required, boots are best.
There are some other opportunities (included activities that include children) offered through Habitat for Humanity that you can access on the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh Website.Habitat for Humanity Middletown also has some service projects available. Please let me know if you need more information.
I wish you and your students a healthy and happy 2016! Don't forget to post a reply to THIS BLOG BELOW to get a prize!
Have you looked to see what the Hudson Valley RAEN has to say recently? Andy always posts the lastest news and resources.
Very cool blog Sherri. My favorite app is USA - a united states puzzle map. Our minor and adult students LOVE this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dianna!!! I'll add USA - United States Puzzle Map to the top of the list. I'll come and see you with your prize next week :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Sherri! I really enjoy using Edmodo in the classroom. It was so helpful to students who can't make it to class everyday. They can check the work that they missed right from their phones. As the teacher you can contact all students at once.
ReplyDeleteBe sure to sign in when you leave comments. Not sure who left this one. I love Edmodo also, and it helped keep in contact with my students. It was very valuable in creating a connection that helped with students' persistence.
Delete(I just figured out that it was Christina) I'll bring your prize tomorrow !!
Deletehttp://www.elcivics.com has great lessons on Martin Luther King, Jr, the Civil Rights Movement, and Civil Rights figures. I use it in my class for all holidays. It also has great crossword puzzles, vocabulary activities, and reading comprehension passages for many topics that I cover in my class.
ReplyDeleteGood one, Briana! MLK Day is right around the corner! I'll try to see you tomorrow with your prize!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love Math Zombie. The guys like to destroy the zombies, and they get to strengthen their math skills at the same time!
ReplyDeleteLiz, I have never tried that one. I'll put it on my list! I'll be out sometime this week with your prize :-)
DeleteHello Sherri! My favorite app of all time happens to be Pinterest. I always find easy to do projects with students and creative posters to recreate for my classroom walls. The students love the activities and the visuals really help them in progress in their learning.
ReplyDeleteEmily,
ReplyDeletePinterest is PHENOMENAL!! I'm so glad you mentioned it. Teachers use it for math when they find great math examples in the real world, they use it to post great ideas to share with other teachers, and I have even seen it used for storing lesson plans just as a means to keep organized. I have used it to plan parties, and we are currently redoing our bathroom using the ideas we found on Pinterest. Thanks for adding http://www.Pinterest.com !