Reading+and+Writing+Online


 * CMCSS teachers and Technology Integration Coaches are using the free versions of these tools.


 * Click the name of the tool for detailed information about set up and use in classroom on Empower Students.**
 * Click on the image below the name of the tool for a link to the website for the tool if applicable.**


 * **Tool** ||  || **Description** ||   || **Account Information** ||   || **Equipment Needed** ||   || **Included in these** **Professional** **Learning** **Session(s)** ||
 * ==**Informational Text Sources**==
 * ==**Informational Text Sources**==

||  || This is a link to a list of informational text sources used by teachers in this district.

Carey, Chris. books.jpg. 10/12/1999. Pics4Learning. 20 Feb 2015  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || ||  || ==== ==== This is a link to a list of text sources used by teachers in this district.
 * ==**Literature Sources**==

McCorkell, Rachael. books123456.jpg. Jan 19, 2015. Pics4Learning. 20 Feb 2015  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

**@Actively Learn**
||  || This web based resource offers a free, safe, online environment for rigorous interaction with text.

Teachers can:
 * upload reading content or choose from preloaded/shared content.
 * embed questions, notes, and video directly into text.
 * message individual students.
 * add notes for the whole group to reply.
 * track student progress within a text.
 * assign questions based on Common Core standards.


 * Ease of use - Teacher: Intermediate**
 * Ease of use - Student: Easy** ||  || Teacher account required.

Student accounts required (no email necessary).

Students 'JOIN' a class by adding a class code. ||  || Computer/internet connection ||   || Using Technology in Close Reading Lessons ||
 * ==**@Kidblog**==




 * NO LONGER FREE**PAID ONLY**** ||  || This web based resource offers a free, safe, online environment for publishing, reading, and revised writing.

Students can:
 * view and respond to teacher posts.
 * create original posts.
 * view and respond to the work of peers.
 * receive feedback from teachers.

set-up.
 * Ease of use - Teacher: Easy**
 * Ease of use - Student: Easy** ||  || Teacher account required. Easy

Each class has a different URL.

Students log in by choosing name from a drop down and adding password.

Appropriate for K-12. ||  || Computer/internet connection ||   ||   ||
 * ==**Adobe**==

||  || Teachers can find, save, and share a PDF with students and use the Annotation and Mark Up tools for close reading.


 * Ease of use - Teacher: Moderate**
 * Ease of use - Student: Easy** ||  || No account necessary.

Program loaded on teacher and student computers. ||  || Computer with Adobe ||   || Using Technology in Close Reading Lessons ||
 * ==**Discovery Education - Writing Prompts**==

||  || Discovery Education Writing Prompts allows
 * students to write in response to a text, article, graphic, or image on the computer.
 * teachers to create and save writing prompts and share with other teachers.
 * teachers to read student responses, comment on responses, and submit comments back to students.

Teacher directions for creating writing prompts in Discovery.

Student directions for completing writing prompts in Discovery.


 * Ease of use - Teacher: Moderate**
 * Ease of use - Student: Easy** ||  || Requires teacher and student accounts.

Subscription provided by CMCSS. See your Technology Integration Coach for log on information. ||  || Computer/Internet connection ||   || @Text Based Writing With Technology ||