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Tech-Inspired Ideas for Students' Summer Reading

Posted on Wed, 05/24/2017 - 02:00 by Erin Wilkey Oh

Take advantage of your students' passion for tech and introduce them to these great reading apps and websites.

Subjects

reading, reading comprehension

Grades

1–12

Topics

EdTech, Instruction & Assessment

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Elementary Geography Apps and Websites

Posted on by Tanner Higgin

Help younger students get a grasp of the globe.

Subjects

Social Studies, exploration, geography, global awareness, history

Grades

Pre-K–5

Topics

Relationships & Communication

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Middle and High School Geography Apps and Websites

Posted on by Tanner Higgin

Tools for map-making and gaining ground on global knowledge.

Subjects

Social Studies, cultural understanding, exploration, geography, global awareness

Grades

6–12

Reviews of Apps & Websites

Edpuzzle

Crop, customize, and remix online video content with interactive tool

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 4 reviews
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Grades

3–12

Price

Free, Paid

Platforms

Web

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Kinetic City

Comic book animations deliver science content, could offer more help

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Community Rating
Based on 3 reviews

Grades

3–8

Price

Free

Platforms

Web

Reviews of Apps & Websites

Apollo

Presentation and student-response system good for BYOD, 1-to-1 classrooms

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Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 4 reviews
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Expert evaluation by Common Sense

Grades

5–12

Price

Free to try, Paid

Platforms

Web

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Project Euler

Serious math and coding brainteasers best suited for gifted students

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Grades

9–12

Price

Free

Platforms

Web

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Dimenxian

Algebra game's practice-focused play showing its age

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Grades

5–8

Price

Paid

Platforms

Mac, Windows

Reviews of Apps & Websites

NPR: Borderland

Illuminating, up-close-and-personal visit to the U.S.-Mexico border

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 5 reviews

Grades

9–12

Price

Free

Platforms

Web

Reviews of Apps & Websites

MyScript Calculator

Innovative technology turns handwritten equations into digital format

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Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 3 reviews

Grades

1–12

Price

Free

Platforms

iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

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Little Bird Tales

Easy-to-create digital storybooks empowering, even for younger kids

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 4 reviews

Grades

1–8

Price

Free to try, Paid

Platforms

Web

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Curriculet

Elegant, customizable e-reader empowers close reading, boosts skills

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Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 4 reviews

Grades

3–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Web

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Newsela

Great stories, just-right leveled reading; now mostly by subscription

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Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 4 reviews
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Grades

2–12

Price

Free, Paid

Platforms

Web

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Kahoot! Geometry by DragonBox

Innovative game-based approach to teaching geometry

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Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 4 reviews

Grades

3–8

Price

Free to try

Platforms

Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire

Reviews of Apps & Websites

Chem4Kids

A few useful tools, despite errors and a lack of interactivity

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Based on 3 reviews
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Expert evaluation by Common Sense

Grades

7–12

Price

Free

Platforms

Web