Monday, June 26 8:30–9:30 am CDT (Central Daylight Time)
Presented by – Melissa Henning and Stephanie Bass
Padlet – Introduce yourself and share any questions or comments
What is Differentiation – Tomlinson
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Content – Information Delivery
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Process – Concept Practice | Product – Demonstration of Learning |
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| Tools for Content
Grades K-12 This extension removes all of the distractions (extension for Chrome browsers). Get a cleaner look and better focus!
Grades 1-12 Test the Reading level of PDFs, sites, and more. Many different reading level results are provided.
Grades 6-12 Takes long chunks of texts and summarize into shorter chunks. You can choose how large your summary will be. Great for teaching main idea and summarizing!
Grades 1-12 Learn a world language or help ESL students to practice English. Choose to practice 5 minutes of longer each day.
NoRedInk (could go in Process) Grades 3-12 A tool to differentiate for various levels of writing! See the introduction video for quick and detailed instructions.
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Tools for Process
Grades 4-12 FREE reading passages and progress tracking tools for grades 5-12.
Grades K-5 1,000s of FREE e-books to use to reach the needs of all of your students, plus tracking options!
Grades K-8 Differentiate in nearly every subject area with this tool: spelling, math facts, writing, science, and more. Detailed progress reports are provided.
Grades K-5 Gamify your class as you differentiate in math, ELA, and world languages. Progress reports are provided.
Grades K-5 Individualized math program (purchase options available, but not necessary).
Grades 5-12 Free algebra tutorials and interactives, plus an algebra calculator.
Mathematics Interactives and Lessons (SAS Curriculum Pathways) Grades 1-12 Explore over 400 interactives about math, great for remediation or acceleration.
Grades K-7 Find math activities divided up by grade level with instructional videos. Reteach those tough concepts!
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Tools for Product
Grades K-5 ABYya has lots of tools to create a product. Two great tools to differentiate for special needs: Word Cloud Maker and Talkify (add audio to an image – perfect for students with limited writing or vocabulary skills.
Grades 3-12 Very simple and clean flashcard and quiz maker tool. DAT (device agnostic) and will work on any device as an app or on a web browser.
K-12 Create simple presentations!
3-12 Another slick and simple presentation tool.
Grades 2-12 This is a quick and easy blog creator. A url is provided. Great option if Word or Google Docs isn’t available. No registration is required.
K-12 This speech to text site is great for students who have poor typing skills, dysgraphia, dyslexia, and physical disabilities. It is FREE and available on Chrome.
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