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About:
Gooru is an online search engine that helps teachers find materials that have been used by other teachers and rated. To go to Gooru click on this link http://www.goorulearning.org. Teachers can place these materials into collections for your students. You can create different collections based on your students’ need which is great for differentiation. I also love how you can make different class pages for different subjects you teach. This would be great for students in an elementary classroom to look at all together possibly on the Smart-board and then send students off to work on the assignments.
Pros and Cons:
When using Gooru teachers need to keep in mind that Gooru does not replace the teacher. Also, before providing your students with a set of resources, we need to check the quality of the different sources. Finally, Gooru can be used in all subject areas, therefore, this is a great resource for teachers and students!
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Standards:
RI.1.1-Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI. 1.3 Describe the connections between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI 1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately.
SL. 1.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
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Assessments:
Using Gooru in and elementary classroom
- This can be used in all subject areas.
- Gooru would be more beneficial for students in elementary students to use in a group setting. This would help students because they are still learning how to read.
- Gooru will help student think critically.
- Gooru has assessments you can use on their site.
- Gooru might also be a resource teachers can provide for students when they are sick at home for a long period of time.
- Gooru will also help students find the information they are looking for faster because the teacher has already shared it with the students using Gooru.
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