My Community

Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook combines informational text on life in a community with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text highlighting. Optional digital content creation tools guide students in: • Creating a blog • Composing a digital storyboard • Building a wiki page These professional-looking student projects can be printed, emailed, or posted. Student learn to: • Create digital content • Use copyright-friendly media • Cite their sources • Comment on each others' work Simple lesson plans for each lesson include: • Common Core Standards supported by the activity • Small and large group instructions • Parent Activities • Links to free web 2.0 tools