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Websites To Try

Edcite
10 Outstanding PARCC Assignments by Edcite

Create PARCC Items with passages, highlighting, dynamic graphs, and more. Teachers can design interactive Assignments that are aligned to the rigor and style of the Common Core. Free!!
sPARCC some PARCC Excitement!- NEW info on PARCC Technology enhanced items from Edcite

https://edcite.com/

Assessments-The Next Generation
Familiarize students with technology skills they will need for next generation assessments. Include sample assessment items and interactive online activities that simulate the types of technology tasks students will need to complete.
http://nextgen.apps.sparcc.org/home

Tenmarks Math Teach
Create online math practice for students to master math concepts covered in grades 1 through 12. Aligned to the Common Core standards. Free!
https://www.tenmarks.com/login

Edpuzzle- Turn Videos into Lessons
EDpuzzle is a very simple tool that walks teachers through the video lesson creation process, with only a few limitations. With this solution a teacher can make the most of the video assets he or she has access to, plus everything the Internet has to offer.
https://edpuzzle.com/

Scholastic Story Starters
Allows students grades k-6 to get some experience responding to a basic prompt, typing in a simple text box, and drawing a picture with the mouse.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/index.html

Actively Learn
Actively Learn is an online ereader where kids can highlight and annotate text as they read. What's more, it lets teachers assign texts to groups of students so that whole classes can read, annotate, and interact. Story, Drama, Poetry, History, and Sciences. You can upload any text, from online articles to your own media.
http://www.activelylearn.com/

Lumos Learning
CCCS Aligned Online Practice Tests & Sample Questions in ELA & Math Grades 3-8
http://lumoslearning.com/llwp/resources/common-core-parcc-practice-tests-and-sample-questions.html

Prism- ELA
Prism is a tool for "crowd-sourcing" information. Users can highlight text according to different categories.
http://prism.scholarslab.org/?locale=en

Videonotes -ELA
Videonotes is a free web tool that allows students to take notes on a video they are watching.
http://www.videonot.es/

Newsela- ELA, SS, Sci
Newsela is an innovative way to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news. It's easy and amazing. "Newsela makes it easy for an entire class to read the same content, but at a level that’s just right for each student."
https://newsela.com/about/

Edulastic
Edulastic is an interactive and customizable assessment solution that enables teachers to gauge student mastery of Common Core-aligned standards.
http://edulastic.com/