Class Tech Tips: Outread for Speed Reading

Class Tech Tips: Outread for Speed Reading

I’ve shared some of my favorite American History apps and here is another that’s worth checking out. American History Interactive Timeline (opens in new tab) lets users swipe through a timeline of significant events in the history of the United States. It has a combination of primary source documents and informational text that is placed across a timeline. This app can help children understand the sequence of events in history and introduce them to some famous figures. The first two sections of the app are free and a paid upgrade is needed to unlock the rest.

Here are two Common Core aligned QR Scanner Scavenger hunts to use with mobile devices:

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Monica Burns is a fifth grade teacher in a 1:1 iPad classroom. Visit her website at classtechtips.com for creative education technology tips and technology lesson plans aligned to the Common Core Standards.