12/16/20 Wednesday Website: Newsela Daily Deck

Wednesday’s Website for December 16th, 2020 was shared by Kristin Smith, who shared out about Newsela Daily Deck. Newsela Daily Deck combines curated news articles with Pear Decks technology to engage students. As a teacher, you can pick from a large selection of articles that come with a pre-made Pear Deck for that article to discuss with your class.

A few other features:

  • Sparks student engagement
  • Tons of news articles/topics
  • Includes instructional strategies to prompt discussion

12/2/20 Wednesday Website: PebbleGo

Wednesday’s Website for December 2nd, 2020 was shared by Jenna Figliano, who shared out about PebbleGo by Capstone. PebbleGo is an online learning tool that helps students in 3rd – 5th grade receive additional curriculum-based articles to enhance learning in the classroom.

A few other features:

  • Ideal for 3rd-5th grade
  • Curriculum curated articles for history, science, social studies, and more!
  • Has scaffolding supports
  • Fosters student independence