My Job Title: Educator and Instructional Technology Coach
My School: Public, Charter, Title I
This list is based on tools that address the ISTE Standard for Educators 2.5.a:
Accommodate Learner Differences
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#1 Wayground
K-12
All Subjects
Assessment, Teacher Tool
No Training Required
How I Might Use It
Wayground (formerly Quizizz) is an amazing comprehensive tool that makes accommodations for all learners easy in assessments, lessons, or assignments created right in the platform (aligning with ISTE Educator Standard 2.5.a, "Accommodate Learner Differences.") Teachers can create content, use AI to create content using state and national standards, or upload content from Google Slides and set accommodations for learners. Some accommodations include text to speech, dyslexia font, audio response, translation, extra time, reducing answer options, custom font sizes and more. With a school account you can even use accommodations that other teachers have set for your shared students.
Connected to Transformational Learning Principle: Nurture (Connect Learning to the Learner)
Demonstrates Evidence of EdTech Index Quality Indicators:
Safe, Evidence-Based, Inclusive, Usable, Interoperable
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#2 MagicSchool
K-12
All Subjects
Creation, Teacher Tool
No Training Required
How I Might Use It
MagicSchool is a great tool for differentiation. Teachers can use it to generate leveled texts, personalize material for students, scaffold instruction, create sentence starters and more! You can use the "Student Support" tag to search for tools that are specifically created for student support. There are also a plethora of planning, content, and communication tools available for teachers. This is a tool that makes differentiation quick and easy for teachers to meet their diverse students' needs (and, therefore, aligns with ISTE Educator Standard 2.5.a, "Accommodate Learner Differences").
Connected to Transformational Learning Principle: Nurture (Connect Learning to the Learner)
Demonstrates Evidence of EdTech Index Quality Indicators:
Safe, Evidence-Based, Interoperable
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This article is part of a program to help showcase the work of ISTE Certified Educators. Educators' views about each tool are their own and not verified or endorsed by ISTE+ASCD.
