WOW!!! It is amazing how quick time flies by. It seems that it has been an entire month since I posted pictures of my room. I wish it still looked that clean and organized. Hopefully we will get used to this new world of blogging and have more frequent posts, but we do the best we can. Today I wanted to do a quick post to tell you about a great tool (yes it is FREE) that we have started using in our classrooms this year. It is called Scootpad! Now you may have heard of it but not really known what it was so I want to tell you a little bit about it. We decided to jump in this year and give it a go. Students are given individual accounts where they can log on and practice math and reading skills that are aligned to the Common Core. What is so great you ask???? Well, the students move up levels according to when they are ready so there is built in differentiation!! Students also have access to a class wall where they can post comments and you can set up a rewards system where when they earn a certain number of coins they earn a reward (there's your motivation). There are of course upgraded accounts which add bells and whistles such as online reading logs, detailed student reports, and spelling lists and practice. They also have an app! If your students have access to technology and you are looking for a fun way to practice reading and math try this!
Just click on the picture above to visit the website.
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