Thursday, October 2, 2014

Tech Thursday: Newsla.com Nonfiction Texts



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We've decided to make Technology Thursday even easier to link up with by having a weekly theme! You can see them in the graphic above. This is the first Thursday of the month, so we are sharing some of our favorite websites! All you need to do when you link up is tell us what it is, why you love it, and how you use it in your classroom!

My website for this week is chock full of them!

What it is: Newsela.com
Why I love it: I'm always looking for high-interest non-fiction text for students to read, and Newsela delivers! Newsela articles are all based on current events, and are available at 5 different reading levels. (They use Lexile measures and typically range from the 700s-1200s.) There are lots of free features plus a Pro version that I haven't tried yet!
How I use it: Last year, I used their "Binder" feature to assign articles to my students, but I haven't started that yet this year. So far, I am just letting students choose an article to read and take a quiz on.

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  1. kOctober 2, 2014 at 10:30 PM

    I just went to go link up to Technology Thursday and I was going to write about NewsELA too! It's the BEST :) I use articles from it every week. I guess I'll have to think of a new technology tip for next week!
    -Katie
    http://thepawsitivepencil.blogspot.com

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  2. Carrie JonesOctober 2, 2014 at 11:14 PM

    Wow! That looks like a super helpful and interesting site! I may use that for extension activities as well this year. Thank you for the tip!

    Carrie
    i Heart Second

    The Think Aloud Cloud

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  3. Sarah3aharyOctober 7, 2014 at 7:44 AM

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