Literacy+Tools+Kindergarten

=__Technology Tools for Language and Literacy __= =(Available to All GEDSB Teachers and ECEs) = [|www.abcya.com] || Free educational computer games and activities for elementary students. Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade activities are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. || [|www.scholastic.ca/education/bookflix_ontario/] "Continue to BookFlix login" Please check your email from Norma Bingham for login/password info. || BookFlix has a variety of books that are divided by categories. Each category pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with related non-fiction eBooks from Scholastic. When reading books you have the option to have it read to you or to read on your own. Highlighted yellow words offer a definition for that word. Located in each book pair section are 'Explore the Web' (which offers links to online resources related to that subject) and 'Puzzlers' (which offers two or three games related to the books for comprehension of what was read). The Resources section at the top of the main page lists all the books available along with book information like grade level. || To use this program, the software needs to be installed on your computer. If it isn’t already, you can access it by going to: Tshare - Software Installs & Updates - EdTech - Clicker 6 - Set-Up When prompted to input the serial number, you can find this in the file labeled: "Serial Number for Installation" Pre-made activities to use within the software can be found at [|www.learninggrids.com] You will need to register for a free account to access downloads from the website. || Offers a variety of premade activities both in the program (Free Resources) and on the website. Can search by age range and category. In the Language Arts category there are a number of subcategories including alphabet, phonological awareness, vocabulary, etc. There is also an Early Learning category. The website may have more premade options than what is available in the program. Be careful of the age range - it may sporadically to go back to full range (3-adult). Not all activities may have the visual content you want. Can also create your own activities but this will take some time to figure out the program. || [] || Teaches basic typing skills in a fun, game-based format. || [|www.learn360.com] Please contact Norma Bingham for login instructions. || Learn360 offers a variety of digital resources that support the curriculum. Included are educational videos from producers such as TVO, Nelvana, PBS, National Geographic, and Sunburst Media, and others. Also included are thousands of educational videos, video clips, newsreels, audio and video <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">files, and still images. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*FSL || [] Available for all GEDSB teachers and students.Please contact Norma Bingham for login instructions. || A repository of curriculum related materials (e.g., activities, lessons, units) for teachers to use. Materials are all created and shared by Ontario teachers. Includes Learn 360 content. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Note that video content from these websites is not available in Canada
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ABCya.com ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BookFlix ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clicker 6 ==
 * ==Dance Mat Typing==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learn 360 ==
 * ==Ontario Educational Resource Bank==
 * FSL ||
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PBS Kids ==

|| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] - outlines games from Between the Lions, Super Why, Sesame Street and Word World that target emerging reading skills including: phonemic awareness, letter knowledge and vocabulary

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://pbskids.org/games/all-topics/] - variety of interactive online games based on popular PBS children's programmes sorted by topic (e.g., reading, spelling, rhyme, vocabulary, etc.).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] - search for PBS media content by grade, subject area or key words || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.starfall.com] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*limited access unless a member (purchase) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Easy to use resource that targets early literacy skills and phonological awareness. Begins by introducing letters and their sounds. Activities that have the child insert missing letters in the words, or read stories. Stories and other activities are organized by vowel sounds. Other fun activities include the holiday related activities, tongue twisters and calendar concepts. Free downloads and printables are available (worksheets, books, puzzles) under educators. || [] || Free websites that allows you to write, read, and share stories using provided artwork and illustrations. "Develops enthusiastic readers and writers while teaching media literacy and online social interaction". Create a class library where students can read and comment on each other's work in a safe and private environment. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.storylineonline.net] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Screen Actors Guild Foundation records well-known actors reading children’s books and makes graphically dynamic videos so that children around the world can be read to with just the click of a Storyline Online video book image. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Access through the Public Library system with a valid library card.
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Starfall ==
 * ==Storybird==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Storyline Online ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TumbleBooks ==

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brantford: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] and click on the "Click here for TumbleBooks" link.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Norfolk: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://www.ncpl.ca/online-resources/tumblebook-library/ || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An online collection of animated, talking books. Also available: videos, puzzles and games related to the book, and books in different languages. Puzzles and games have potential for oral language building activities connected to familiar books.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*FSL || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.youtube.com] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> As everyone knows, there are numerous resources to be discovered on YouTube. Music is a powerful way to engage children and teach language skills. The following YouTube playlists are recommended: Barefoot Books, Super Simple Songs, The Learning Station. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.wegivebooks.com] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Free digital library of books (no audio). Each time you read a book, a real book is donated to children in need. || = NEW: Sept. 2015 to June 2016: = Scholastic has graciously provided us with a new resource called: Literacy Place Shared Reading. Please contact Norma Bingham for further details regarding login information. We are looking for feedback with respect to this resource so if you try it out, please let us know what you think!
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">YouTube ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We Give Books ==

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Websites for Sharing Resources = [] || A visual discovery, collection, sharing, and storage tool. Users create and share the collections of visual bookmarks (boards). Boards are created through a user selecting an item, page, website, etc. and pinning it to an existing or newly created board. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SMART Exchange™ online community is a repository for a variety of high-quality, peer-reviewed digital content you can use with your classroom technology. You can search for and browse content quickly and easily by subject, grade, curriculum, media type and popularity. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An open marketplace for educators to buy, sell and share their original resources. A variety of free and paid for downloads are available. || =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tools for Creating Visual Supports within the Primary Classroom: =
 * ==Pinterest==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Smart Exchange ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teachers Pay Teachers ==
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.google.ca/images] OR [|www.bing.com/images] - search for the image you want; right click on the image and choose to save it as a picture, print, or copy to your clipboard and paste into another document; you could also take a screen clipping using the snipping tool (see below) or the screen clipping tool in OneNote
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Snipping Tool
 * Windows 8: from the start screen (Windows icon), swipe your finger up in the middle of the screen to see all apps, in the search bar, type 'snipping tool'. You may choose to pin this to your desktop.
 * Windows 7: click "Start", "All Programs", "Accessories", "Snipping Tool"
 * Once open, click "New" and click and drag your mouse to capture the image that you would like; then choose to save or copy the image
 * *Note that there is also a screen clipping tool built in to OneNote (if OneNote is open, you should see a OneNote icon with scissors in the corner on the task bar, if you click this you can then select "Screen Clipping")
 * 1) Camera - your tablets have a built-in two way camera. Take pictures of people, objects, locations, books, etc. in your classroom and use them to create visual schedules, lessons, story maps, etc.

=Additional Technology Resources for FRENCH Oral Language and Literacy= [] || They have several free online exercises you can have your students doing. They are identified with one of the six levels of the CEFR. || [] || An amazing site with videos, quizzes and much more. It covers many subjects and it's fully animated. || [] || Free French books || [] || This is a section of the site that is dedicated to education. It's got videos, texts, games about many subjects, such as "Histoire" and "Sciences". They've also got quizzes to test the level of proficiency in French. || h[|ttp://www.iletaitunehistoire.com/] || This site has a lot of stories for kids. It's well-organized into categories, e.g. "Contes et Légendes", "Fables et poésies", etc, and the best part is that they present the text and give you the option of listening to a narrator reading it. || @http://www3.tfo.org/ || TFO Éducation’s website is a multimedia platform that provides teachers with rich, up-to-date teaching resources in French. The resources are designed to encourage collaborative learning, knowledge building, interactivity, and mobility.Some of the videos, web sites, games, and teaching tools are especially well suited for teaching French as a second language. For some of these resources, TFO Éducation also offers guides in English to help English-speaking parents whose children are attending French-language schools. || [] || Section of the TV5 website dedicated to "la langue française". There are a lot of resources from which to choose. They've also got sections for those who teach French and those who learn French. ||
 * == BONJOUR DE FRANCE ==
 * == BrainPop ==
 * == Children's Books Forever ==
 * == FRANCE TV ÉDUCATION ==
 * == IL ÉTAIT UNE HISTOIRE... ==
 * == TFO Éducation ==
 * == TV5 Monde ==

=__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Technology Resources for Oral Language and Literacy Available to SOME GEDSB Teachers and ECEs __=

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Note that these resources require a purchased subscription at the school level and may or may not currently be available at your school
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.readinga-z.com]
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading A-Z ==

|| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Downloadable books and lesson plans that can be printed or projected targeting early literacy skills, basic vocabulary, high frequency words, phonics, etc.. There are a series of guided reading books, similar to RazKids, books are leveled using DRA. Some great activities to be sent home. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*FSL titles available || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.raz-kids.com] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Interactive leveled eBooks with corresponding quizzes to test comprehension <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The teacher sets the reading level for each student. Teachers and parents can track child's progress online. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The student is given the opportunity to listen to the story, answer 5 comprehension questions (eg. main idea, details, sequencing), read and record the story and then listen to their recording. After each activity, the child gets stars which can be used to "buy" different parts for their robot. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.headsprout.com] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Individualized, adaptive kids reading program <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Differentiated online instruction for K-5 students leverages a scaffolded delivery method to suit the learning needs and pace of every child <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Up to seven levels of error correction ensures true early reading and reading comprehension <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Smart instructional sequencing places kids at the appropriate point within the program <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Online delivery allows students to access Headsprout anywhere, at anytime || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.ookaisland.com] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Science-based reading program that adapts to each child's strengths and weaknesses <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Designed for children ages 3-7 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ensures mastery in the five pillars of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, phonics and reading comprehension || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*FSL only <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">leveled French books, videos and handouts || =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Primary classrooms are oral language rich environments. ... Authentic interactions using oral language are central to academic development and well-being ... Research has shown that the following oral language skills contribute to reading comprehension, literacy and academic success in general: = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">from: Oral Language At Your Fingertips - Kindergarten and Primary Grades. Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA), 2014. ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consider how the technology resources above could be used within your classroom to target the development of these skills in Kindergarten students. ===
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">RazKids ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">HeadSprout ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ooka Island ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lecture Enfant ==
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phonological awareness ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vocabulary ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Word and sentence structure ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Awareness of and the ability to extract meaning from text structures such as stories, explanations and procedures ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Higher-level language comprehension and inferencing (e.g., grasping the main idea, making predictions, drawing conclusions)" ===