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Reading Sites & Resources for Adolescents, Teens & Adults
“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we
read ours.” - John Locke
Rewordify.com
Rewordify.com
Newsela.com
Newsela.com
Googlelittrips.org
Newseumed.org/ed-ideas
BreakingNewsEnglish.com
ReadWriteThink.com
Scholastic.com/dearamerica/memscrapbook.htm#/4
Character Texts
• Students get in pairs • They chose character they want to be • They text to each other a conversation they imagine the 2 characters would have now • Take screen shots, post on blog & discuss
Thedigitalshift.com
Rethink reading material
iPad by clasesdeperiodismo, Flickr,
You are the characters!
versu.com
• Students get in pairs • They chose character they want to be • They text to each other a conversation they imagine the 2 characters would have now • Take screen shots, post on blog & discuss
Experienceanomaly.com
• Free 1st chapter • -300 Page Epic Sci-fi/Fantasy Story • Over 1500 Panels of Art with Parallax Animation • 3 1/2 Hrs of Audio • Over 175 Informational Touch Points • 3 Different reading modes
Character Texts
Anomaly Ultimate Augmented Reality App
AR- Characters come to life on
your desk!
Photo by Johnny Ashburn, Flic.kr/p/63AC9g
Comics as learning materials
Character TextsComixology.com Marvel Comics App
Pinterest.com/wordswithlarry
Bit.ly/apps4literacy
Introduce Reading Strategies
Character Texts
• Students get into pairs • They chose character they want to be • They text to each other a conversation they imagine the 2 characters would have now • Use Google Chat, FB messenger or any other free messaging app
Classtools.net/SMS/
Popplet.com
Opinions or debates on themes!
Voicethread.com
Pride & Prejudice by Raquel León Jimenez, Pixton.com
Aurasma AR IOS/Android App for animating any
object or image
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