The students and I will be having a Technology Boot Camp the first couple weeks of school. I will teach them to use each of these websites listed below. All websites should be saved in their Favorites on Google Chrome. Google Chrome is much easier to use than Edge. They may use them at home to help reinforce skills. All usernames and passwords are in their technology folder. This folder should be kept in their laptop case.
TEAMS - Microsoft
This is the platform, if we go virtual, that your child will access for virtual learning. This is where I will do my teaching, and they will see their classmates and me. It is located as an icon on their desktop. It can also be accessed through Schoology.
Schoology
This program is the platform, if we go virtual, that your child will access their schoolwork from for virtual learning. It will be necessary for you to download the work, print it off on your own printer, and have it ready ahead of time for your child to use during virtual learning. I will have the work separated by subject, then within the subject separated by week. This can also be accessed through the Richmond Website.
XTRA MATh
Thank you for signing your child up for this free website program. This program is designed to help students master their basic facts quickly. This site is used here in school and is available to be used at home if you have the internet. A note was sent home on the first day of school giving a code for parents to put into the computer. Xtra Math will give progress reports to teachers and parents, so that learning can be adjusted. Each time a student masters a level, they earn a certificate! I am looking forward to great results and lots of certificates earned for mastery of math facts!!
MOBY MAX
This program is designed to help students master missing skills in each subject area. This site is used here in school and is available to be used at home if you have the internet. A note went home the first day of school giving a school code, a username, and a password for students. MobyMax will give progress reports to me, so that learning can be adjusted. Each time a student masters a skill, they will earn MobyMax rewards. I am looking forward to great results and lots of rewards!!
READworks
We will be using this program to reinforce comprehension and fluency. I will assign articles or passages to be read, and the children will read the article or passage and answer the comprehension questions. This program has such interesting reading material, and it sends me a report of their skill level so I can adjust it as necessary!
Epic
If your child is running low on books to read at home, this website is amazing!! They have hundreds of books for your child to read digitally!! It offers a variety of genres to help your child find what interests him/her. There is even an auditory component to this website. So if your child is struggling to read, you can set up the site to read to your child. I can monitor what your child is reading, if their level is increasing, and if it is reading to your child.