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I have seen some wonderful resources and tools collected by classmates that I will be implementing in my own classroom. These resources and tools will allow me to differentiate my instruction so that every student can be successful.

First, I enjoyed a link by Scholastic called, Science for Kids. I liked how it was interactive and students could manipulate the site and move pass concepts that they already know and go ahead and work with new concepts. With my students coming from surrounding districts and from very different experiences with the science curriculum, they can build on what they already know versus restudying what they already learned.

In the second resource, I was introduced to Choice Boards. I like the idea of choice boards because students can pick their assignment. I feel that when students pick their assignment, they will be more invested in their learning. I do worry that this will create more work for me having to create a rubric and/or checklist for each choice on a choice board. However, it is something I plan to implement in my classroom, beginning in Science first.

The last resource I enjoyed looking at and feel it will benefit my classroom is a collage program by Microsoft. It can be found at [|www.microsft.com/autocollage]. Some of my students have very limited writing skills and get very discouraged on assessments that require them to explain or describe something through writing. Instead I can have those students create a collage about a concept and then create a podcast about their collage to describe or explain the concept.