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Teaching &
Learning with
iPads: A - Z
Apps for Middle
School Teachers
Explore these
ideas and more!
Designing
Authentic
Assessment:
Measuring
Learning with CBL
Skitch Lesson
Ideas
Explain Everything
Lesson Ideas
Explain
Everything™
Classic
Stop Motion Studio
Lesson Ideas
Stop Motion Studio
Hopscotch Lesson
Ideas
Hopscotch: Learn
to Code Creatively
and Make Games
SketchBook
Express Lesson
Ideas
SketchBook
Express for iPad
Tag Journal
Lesson Ideas
Tag Journal: write
your diary
Puppet Pals HD
Director's Pass
Lesson Ideas
Puppet Pals HD
Director's Pass
Teacher Resources
Graphic Organizers
This section contains graphic organizers that will work with
multiple standards.
Graphic
Organizers for
Personal
Narratives
Graphic
Organizers
Graphic
Organizers and
Other Resources
Graphic
Organizers
Homework Help
Websites/APPS
This section contains resources for students and parents.
Purdue Online
Writing
Tinycards
Quizlet: Flashcard
& Language App to
Study & Learn
RefME - Citations
Made Easy
Dictionary.com
Visual Thesaurus
Diagrams Done
Right
Blogs About
Reading
Assessment Tools
This section contains resources that can be used for
assessments covering any standard.
Plickers
Quizlet: Flashcard
& Language App to
Study & Learn
Poll Everywhere
Keynote
iMovie
Skitch - Snap.
Mark Up. Send
Pages
Flubaroo
/
Kahoot
Book Creator for
iPad
Aurasma
Aurasma Lesson
Ideas
Reading
Students will develop and apply effective communication
skills through speaking and active listening.
•
7.1.R.1
Students will actively listen and speak clearly
using appropriate discussion rules with awareness and
control of verbal and nonverbal cues.
•
7.1.R.2
Students will actively listen and interpret a
speaker’s messages (both verbal and nonverbal) and ask
questions to clarify the speaker’s purpose and
perspective.
•
7.1.R.3
Students will engage in collaborative discussions
about appropriate topics and texts, expressing their own
ideas clearly while building on the ideas of others in pairs,
diverse groups, and whole class settings.
Websites/Apps
Speech and
Debate
Websites/Apps
Speeches: 400+
famous English
Speeches for Free
app
Websites/Apps
Use Popular Music
to Improve
Reading and
Inspire Writing
Websites/Apps
Analyzing Famous
Speeches as
Arguments
Assessment
Tools
Listening Speaking
Cards
Writing
Students will develop and apply effective communication
skills through speaking and active listening to create
individual and group projects and presentations.
•
7.1.W.1
Students will give formal and informal
presentations in a group or individually, providing
evidence to support a main idea.
•
7.1.W.2
Students will work effectively and respectfully
within diverse groups, show willingness to make
necessary compromises to accomplish a goal, share
responsibility for collaborative work, and value individual
contributions made by each group member.
Websites/Apps
Public Speaking
Games
Websites/Apps
What’s Going On
in This Picture?
Websites/Apps
Visual Writing
Prompts
Websites/Apps
http://
www.fotobabble.co
m/
Websites/Apps
Debates in the
middle school
classroom
Reading
Students will read and comprehend increasingly complex
literary and informational texts.
•
7.2.R.1
Students will create an objective summary,
including main idea and supporting details, while
maintaining meaning and a logical sequence of events.
•
7.2.R.2
Students will analyze details in literary and
nonfi ction/informational texts to distinguish genres.
•
7.2.R.3
Students will paraphrase main ideas with
supporting details in a text.
Websites/Apps
Building Deeper
Readers
Assessment
Tools
Quick
Summarizing
Strategies to Use
in the Classroom
Websites/Apps
I Used My Own
Words!
Paraphrasing
Informational Texts
Assessment
Tools
Research-Based
Lesson Planning
and Delivery
Guide: Middle
School
Writing
Students will develop and strengthen writing by engaging in
a recursive process that includes prewriting, drafting,
revising, editing, and publishing.
•
7.2.W.1
Students will apply components of a recursive
writing process for multiple purposes to create a focused,
organized, and coherent piece of writing.
•
7.2.W.2
Students will plan (e.g., outline) and prewrite a
fi rst draft as necessary.
•
7.2.W.3
Students will develop drafts by choosing an
organizational structure (e.g., description, compare/
contrast, sequential, problem/solution, cause/effect, etc.)
and building on ideas in multi-paragraph essays.
•
7.2.W.4
Students will edit and revise multiple drafts for
organization, transitions to improve coherence and
meaning, using a consistent point of view. 7.2.W.5
Students will use resources to fi nd correct spellings of
words (e.g., word wall, vocabulary notebook, print and
electronic dictionaries, and spell-check).
Assessment
Tools
The hassle-free
way to grade and
annotate papers
Websites/Apps
https://
www.grammarly.co
m
Websites/Apps
Word Processing
Rubric
Websites/Apps
Essary Ideas
Texts
Essay Writing for
Students
Websites/Apps
ACU Writing
Center
Reading
Students will comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and respond
to a variety of complex texts of all literary and informational
genres from a variety of historical, cultural, ethnic, and
global perspectives.
•
7.3.R.1
Students will compare and contrast stated or
implied purposes of authors writing on the same topic in
grade-level literary and/or informational texts.
•
7.3.R.2
Students will evaluate how the point of view and
perspective affect grade-level literary and/or informational
text.
•
7.3.R.3
Students will analyze how key literary elements
contribute to the meaning of the literary work:
•
setting
•
plot
•
characters (i.e., protagonist, antagonist)
•
characterization
•
theme
•
conflict (i.e., internal and external)
•
7.3.R.4
Students will evaluate literary devices to support
interpretations of literary texts:
•
simile
•
metaphor
•
personifi cation
•
onomatopoeia
•
hyperbole
•
imagery
•
symbolism
•
tone
•
irony*
•
*Students will fi nd textual evidence when provided with
examples.
•
7.3.R.5
Students will distinguish factual claims from
opinions.
•
7.3.R.6
Students will analyze the structures of texts (e.g.,
compare/contrast, problem/solution, cause/effect, claims/
evidence) and content by making inferences about texts
and use textual evidence to draw simple logical
conclusions.
•
7.3.R.7
Students will make connections (e.g., thematic
links) between and across multiple texts and provide
textual evidence to support their inferences.
Assessment
Tools
Lit Tunes Lesson
Plans
Websites/Apps
Literary Devices in
Pop Culture
Multimedia
Literary
Techniques
(NEWLY
REVISED!)
Multimedia
How Well Do You
Know These
Literary Terms?
Assessment
Tools
Graphic
Organizers for
Personal
Narratives
Websites
Writing
Students will write for varied purposes and audiences in all
modes, using fully developed ideas, strong organization,
well-chosen words, fluent sentences, and appropriate
voice.
NARRATIVE
•
7.3.W.1
Students will write narratives incorporating
characters, plot, setting, point of view, conflict, dialogue,
and sensory details to convey experiences and events.
INFORMATIVE
•
7.3.W.2
Students will compose essays and reports about
topics, incorporating evidence (e.g., specifi c facts,
examples, details) and maintaining an organized
structure and a formal style.
ARGUMENT - Grade Level Focus
•
7.3.W.3
Students will introduce a claim and organize
reasons and evidence, using credible sources.
•
7.3.W.4
Students will show relationships among the
claim, reasons, and evidence.
Websites/Apps
Hemingway App
Websites/Apps
Grammarly
Multimedia
Start writing
essays
Websites/Apps
A Step-by-Step
Plan for Teaching
Argumentative
Writing
Websites/Apps
Middle School
Narrative Writing
Websites/Apps
Descriptive Writing
Workbook
Reading
Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate,
grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and
class discussion.
•
7.4.R.1
Students will increase knowledge of academic,
domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary to infer
meaning of grade-level text.
•
7.4.R.2
Students will use word parts (e.g., affi xes, Greek
and Latin roots, stems) to defi ne and determine the
meaning of increasingly complex words.
•
7.4.R.3
Students will use context clues to determine or
clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among
multiple-meaning words.
•
7.4.R.4
Students will infer the relationships among words
with multiple meanings and recognize the connotation
and denotation of words.
•
7.4.R.5
Students will use a dictionary, glossary, or a
thesaurus (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify
the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, synonyms,
and parts of speech of words.
Multimedia
Kick Me: Making
Vocabulary
Interactive
Websites/Apps
ROOT WORD
MEANING MATCH
Multimedia
Transforming
Vocabulary
Instruction In The
21st Century
Classroom
Multimedia
Connotation and
Denotation
Multimedia
Modeled Lessons
Websites/Apps
SAT Vocabulary
Flashcards
Writing
Students will apply knowledge of vocabularies to
communicate by using descriptive, academic, and domain-
appropriate abstract and concrete words in their writing.
•
7.4.W.1
Students will use domain-appropriate vocabulary
to communicate ideas in writing clearly.
•
7.4.W.2
Students will select appropriate language to
create a specifi c effect according to purpose in writing.
Websites/Apps
Lists for Writers
Websites/Apps
Dictionary.com
Websites/Apps
Seventh Grade
Literature
Vocabulary
Assessment
Tools
Quizlet: Flashcard
& Language App to
Study & Learn
Websites/Apps
30 Ideas for
Teaching Writing
Multimedia
A Descriptive
Writing Experience
Reading
Students will apply knowledge of grammar and rhetorical
style to analyze and evaluate a variety of texts.
•
7.5.R.1
Students will recognize the correct use of
prepositional phrases and dependent clauses.
•
7.5.R.2
Students will recognize simple, compound,
complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal
differing relationships among ideas.
•
7.5.R.3
Students will recognize the subject and verb
agreement.
•
7.5.R.4
Students will recognize and correct misplaced
and dangling modifi ers.
Texts
100 Milestone
Documents
Texts
AZLyrics!
Texts
Reader’s Theater
Editions
Texts
Student Model
Websites/Apps
Complex
Sentences
Writing
Students will demonstrate command of Standard English
grammar, mechanics, and usage through writing and other
modes of communication.
•
7.5.W.1
Students will write using correct mechanics with
a focus on commas, apostrophes, quotation marks,
colons, and semi-colons.
•
7.5.W.2
Students will compose simple, compound,
complex, and compound-complex sentences and
questions to signal differing relationships among ideas.
•
7.5.W.3
Students will use prepositional phrases and
clauses (e.g., dependent and independent) in writing.
Texts
Grammar Girl's
Quick and Dirty
Tips for Better
Writing
Multimedia
English Language
Arts: Grade 7
Multimedia
How to Use
Commas Correctly
Websites/Apps
Inside or Outside?
A Minilesson on
Quotation Marks
and More
Reading
Students will comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize
resources to acquire and refi ne knowledge.
•
7.6.R.1
Students will use their own viable research
questions and thesis statements to fi nd information about
a specifi c topic.
•
7.6.R.2
Students will follow ethical and legal guidelines
for fi nding and recording information from a variety of
primary and secondary sources (e.g., print and digital).
•
7.6.R.3
Students will determine the relevance, reliability,
and validity of the information gathered.
Multimedia
What is a Primary
Source? by
Shmoop
Websites/Apps
The Credibility
Challenge
Multimedia
Using Critical
Thinking to Find
Trustworthy
Websites
Multimedia
Research Paper:
Academic Library
for Uni Students
Websites/Apps
Paraphrasing
Writing
Students will summarize and paraphrase, integrate
evidence, and cite sources to create reports, projects,
papers, texts, and presentations for multiple purposes.
•
7.6.W.1
Students will write research papers and/or texts
independently over extended periods of time (e.g., time
for research, reflection, and revision) and for shorter
timeframes (e.g., a single sitting or a day or two).
•
7.6.W.2
Students will refi ne and formulate a viable
research question and report fi ndings clearly and
concisely, using a thesis statement.
•
7.6.W.3
Students will quote, paraphrase, and summarize
fi ndings following an appropriate citation style (e.g., MLA,
APA, etc.) and avoiding plagiarism.
•
7.6.W.4
Students will summarize and present information
in a report.
Websites/Apps
Purdue Online
Writing
Websites/Apps
Citation Maker
Assessment
Tools
Thesis Statement
Practice
.
Websites/Apps
Full OWL
Resources
Texts
Introduction to the
Writing Process: A
Guide Towards
Well Written
Research Papers
Reading
Students will evaluate written, oral, visual, and digital texts
in order to draw conclusions and analyze arguments.
•
7.7.R.1
Students will compare and contrast the
effectiveness of techniques used in a variety of written,
oral, visual, digital, non-verbal, and interactive texts to
generate and answer literal, interpretive, and applied
questions to create new understandings.
•
7.7.R.2
Students will analyze the impact of selected
media and formats on meaning.
Websites/Apps
Life Images
Multimedia
Multimodal
Literacies
Websites/Apps
Literacy Through
Photography
Teacher’s Guide
Websites/Apps
LEARN NC
Multimedia
Streaming Videos
for Teaching Media
Literacy
Websites/Apps
Introduction to
Media Arts/Media
Literacy Standards
Writing
Students will create multimodal texts to communicate
knowledge and develop arguments.
•
7.7.W.1
Students will select, organize, or create
multimodal content to complement and extend meaning
for a selected topic.
•
7.7.W.2
Students will utilize multimedia to clarify
information and strengthen claims or evidence.
Websites/Apps
Glogster
Websites/Apps
Tellagami
Websites/Apps
30hands Starter:
Create & Show
What You Know
Multimedia
Show with Media
Websites/Apps
Adobe Spark
Video, Animated
Videos in minutes
Websites/Apps
The People's
Choice: Digital
Imagery and the
Art of Persuasion
Reading
Students will read independently for a variety of purposes
and for extended periods of time. Students will select
appropriate texts for specifi c purposes. 7.8.R Students will
select appropriate texts for specifi c purposes and read
independently for extended periods of time
Websites/Apps
Newsela: News
and nonfi ction at
your reading level
Texts
Poets
Websites/Apps
SmithsonianTween
Tribune
Websites/Apps
Actively Learn
Websites/Apps
LightSail Education
Writing
Students will write independently for extended periods of
time. Students will vary their modes of expression to suit
audience and task. 7.8.W Students will write independently
over extended periods of time (e.g., time for research,
reflection, and revision) and for shorter timeframes (e.g., a
single sitting or a day or two), vary their modes of
expression to suit audience and task, and discover different
perspectives.
Websites/Apps
Building Deeper
Readers
Websites/Apps
How to Create an
eBook with Google
Slides
Websites/Apps
StoryBird
Websites/Apps
Teen Ink
Websites/Apps
Penzu
Websites/ Apps
Edublogs
Standard 1: Speaking
and Listening
Standard 2: Reading
and Writing Process
Standard 3: Critical
Reading and Writing
Standard 4: Vocabulary
Standard 5: Language
Standard 6: Research
Standard 7: Multimodal
Literacies
Standard 8:
Independent Readind
and Writing
Teacher Resources
Websites/APPS
This section contains resources regarding professional
development on the standards and resources that fi t
multiple standards.
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