Boyanoski,+Jillian

Jillian Boyanoski

[] This section of the website I feel is very beneficial is the reading strategies portion. You are able to click on the strategy and you are given an explanation of the strategy. The teacher is able to use these directions to apply the strategy within the classroom. [] This website helps the teacher show students the concept of main ideas. The site provides examples of lists and from these lists the students would have to identify the “big idea.” For example, the students are given: basketball, tennis, football, and hockey. They would have to conclude that the main category would be sports. There are also more difficult exercises where the students would have to add examples that would fit into the “big idea” category. [] This website offers the students the opportunity to practice reading and answering questions from a cold read. The stories vary by grade level. The students would be able to complete the questions on-line and print the responses for the teacher to grade at a future time. [] This website allows students to practice reading skills along with math and writing. The teacher can pick areas such as summarization and text organization for the students to work through. The teacher can identify strengths and weaknesses. I use this website frequently in my class. I actually print the explanations and discuss skill that will later be assessed through cold reads. [] This website provides “samplers” of PSSA material. The PDE provides numerous years of examples for reading, writing, math, and science material. I utilize this website to prepare my students for the PSSAs. The students seem to enjoy reviewing specific examples to identify how the short responses are scored. They are better able to see what a “4, 3, 2, 1, 0” response looks like (depending on subject area). [] This interactive website allows students to practice skills such as appropriate word choice, modifiers, subject verb agreement, and pronoun agreement. It also provides PowerPoint for guided practice and explanations. [] This website is the online version of my text book I utilize in my classroom. The students are given passwords in the beginning of the year, so they are able to access an online text while at home. There are vocabulary practice components, graphic organizers, and author information areas. I project this onto my big screen while reviewing specific areas as the students follow along in their text. [] This website provides examples, worksheets, and fun activities in all subject areas. A teacher is able to create word searches, activity sheets, or comprehension sheets with the touch of a button. I find I use this around the holidays to create fun sheets such as crosswords and sudoku puzzles for the students to work on after they finished their assignments. [] This website offers teacher multiple worksheets in varying degrees of difficulty in the area of Language Arts. For example if a teacher has a group where there is a differing academic level, he/she may use a beginner, intermediate, and advanced handout to accommodate all learning needs. Some topics covered are synonyms, antonyms, nouns, and pronouns. [] I use this website when I am reviewing essay writing. I project this website on my front board. I am able to show the students the basic structure of a 5 paragraph essay. Once the students are familiar with that aspect, I can click on the specific parts to further explanations for each part of the essay.