ReadWorks Offers 1,000+ Reading Passages Aligned to Common Core Standards

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br/><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExxZvFqIUwjm_A5oagG898R4Eo_hsEJO4TJt-z4_MgoSfvtaMVFU-cFlzqaPFoijdMwTiTfWYqeTxm96hoJ3Mz04yiJRe16_HYZj4zby_tM6S_-0VyiMUNxwkbmGk91uWj9E89A9ErUQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-22+at+8.16.57+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExxZvFqIUwjm_A5oagG898R4Eo_hsEJO4TJt-z4_MgoSfvtaMVFU-cFlzqaPFoijdMwTiTfWYqeTxm96hoJ3Mz04yiJRe16_HYZj4zby_tM6S_-0VyiMUNxwkbmGk91uWj9E89A9ErUQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-22+at+8.16.57+AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br/><a href="http://www.readworks.org/" target="_blank">ReadWorks</a> is a free service that has cataloged hundreds of lesson plans and more than one thousand non-fiction reading passages aligned to Common Core standards. With a free ReadWorks account you can search for lessons and reading passages by grade and skill. In your account you can create digital binders of the lesson plans and reading passages that you want to use. Learn more about ReadWorks in the video below.<br/><br/><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="375" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17680869?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <br/><a href="http://vimeo.com/17680869">Intro to ReadWorks</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/readworks">ReadWorks</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/>Come learn with me at the <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/come-relax-and-learn-with-me-this-summer.html/"">Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp.</a> <br/><br/><i>This post originally appeared on <a href="http://freetech4teachers.com/">Free Technology for Teachers</a><br/></i>.</div><div class="feedflare"><br/><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=h300Z_8oq9A:sr-R_eB84So:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo"></img></a><br/></div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~4/h300Z_8oq9A" width="1"/><br/><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~3/h300Z_8oq9A/readworks-offers-1000-reading-passages.html" rel="nofollow">Free Technology for Teachers</a>

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Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction Offers Hundreds of Drawings

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br/><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qbHfRMjeChCgyflIBipeEZ5bUOmkg2Fw2tt3ePsa3juGESdj3aLcJ28b6fNF1ljbhg-DrZuE3j6d6XctNBAZf9mboAWGSmfGE-4XFQEZgvyBlm6qOgsGeEKjfx92hJzHEskoWPgXyqk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-16+at+10.24.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qbHfRMjeChCgyflIBipeEZ5bUOmkg2Fw2tt3ePsa3juGESdj3aLcJ28b6fNF1ljbhg-DrZuE3j6d6XctNBAZf9mboAWGSmfGE-4XFQEZgvyBlm6qOgsGeEKjfx92hJzHEskoWPgXyqk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-16+at+10.24.56+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br/><a href="http://digital.library.pitt.edu/v/visuals/" target="_blank">Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction</a> is a free gallery of images hosted by the University of Pittsburgh's Digital Research Library. The gallery contains nearly 500 drawings of people conversing, scenes in houses and buildings, and objects commonly found in houses. You'll also find drawings scenes in cities, in stores, and in nature. The visuals are all drawn cartoon style without any text or speech bubbles.<br/><br/><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Applications for Education</b></span><br/>If you're looking for some visual prompts to use in your language lessons, take a look at the gallery at <a href="http://digital.library.pitt.edu/v/visuals/" target="_blank">Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction</a>. You can search the gallery by keyword or simple browse through the collection. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/>Come learn with me at the <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/come-relax-and-learn-with-me-this-summer.html/"">Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp.</a> <br/><br/><i>This post originally appeared on <a href="http://freetech4teachers.com/">Free Technology for Teachers</a><br/></i>.</div><div class="feedflare"><br/><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=c8drFy1Lt4c:1F8ZLvx474U:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo"></img></a><br/></div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~4/c8drFy1Lt4c" width="1"/><br/><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~3/c8drFy1Lt4c/visuals-for-foreign-language.html" rel="nofollow">Free Technology for Teachers</a>

Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction Offers Hundreds of Drawings

Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction is a free gallery of images hosted by the University of Pittsburgh's Digital Research Library....

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