{"id":5692,"date":"2021-12-02T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2021-12-01T10:38:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T15:38:34","slug":"tech-tool-of-the-month-read-to-lead-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/tech-tool-of-the-month-read-to-lead-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tool of the Month: Read to Lead – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Part 1<\/a> of this blog, we introduced you to Read to Lead<\/a> and discussed the application of both the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework using Read to Lead in your instruction. Today\u2019s post offers detailed instructions for using this tool and shares classroom use ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you get to the Read to Lead site, click to Sign Up Free<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can register at Read to Lead using your email, Google account, or Clever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are many search options found on the left side of the screen\/stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can read through scenarios to pick the one you would like to assign. Or, if preferred, you can also search by grade level (5-6, 6-7, or 7-9). Finally, you can search by reading skills and Lexile levels (as shown). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another way to search is by using the SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) competencies or the career type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After you have decided on the story\/interactive that you would like to use, you can assign the game to the entire class or click to try the game. Please note that the site also provides supporting resources for before, during, and after the lesson. Each activity includes information about related ELA Skills, Anchor Standard(s), SEL Skills, and Career World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you choose to assign the game, you can give the game to the entire class or individual students (ideal for differentiation). You can also include instructions for the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you first click on a story\/activity, you are provided with a brief synopsis and your objective for this story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you enter the story, there are many clickable \u201chot spots\u201d that students can click to learn and read more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Along the top of the story, several icons help you to read the text. Let\u2019s focus on the tools to translate the text to a different language (they have over 100 other languages!) or the button to click to have the text read aloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The small arrow will read the text to you. This is an excellent feature for younger students or emergent readers. Finally, the globe\/circle is the tool to translate the text into another language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Translating is very simple. You pick your language and click to \u201cTranslate this text.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at the main \u201cstory area,\u201d if you click on the small green calculator on the top left side, you will pull up a task list for you to consider as you work through the information and read the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a sample of what is included on some of the task lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After most choices, the readers need to decide if they made the right choice. This could be an excellent activity for class discussions or writing prompts about why the decision was the right thing to make.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Along with each story, there are also supplemental lessons. The activities include objectives, educator guides, student completion certificates, answer keys, lesson plans, and more. The site also provides the estimated amount of time needed (very helpful for planning purposes). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And finally, when you open each of the activities, you can find more details about the specific decision to make based on your reading\/research, the reading standards addressed, the SEL skills that are focused on, the Lexile level, and word count, and the assessment task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read to Lead<\/a> offers a collection of lessons, projects, and online learning games that align to College and Career Readiness standards and CASEL\u2019s Social-Emotional Framework. Students can build literacy and social-emotional skills using the immersive stories presented as a \u201cday at work\u201d at various locations. Read to Lead is ideal for the BYOD or 1-1 classroom. Also suitable for blended and distance learning, as activities can be shared using a URL. Below, we\u2019ve included ten ideas for using Read to Lead with your students.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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