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But wait...there's more! Some of the articles also offer aligned quizzes that you can assign to your students, AND some articles are also available in Spanish so that you can also support those English Language Learners in your classroom.
Newsela offers a Google Chrome app that allows teachers and students to log in with their Google accounts. (Don't you love it when you don't have to remember a new password!) This Chrome App is also on my list of Favorite Chrome Apps. I also included Newsela in my post: 3 Google Chrome Apps for Leveled Reading.
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The #NewselaGoals Campaign and How You Can Win!
"Newsela is excited to kick off (pun intended) another school year with you. We have a host of new features to support your teaching practices this upcoming school year:
Are you a primary school teacher? Newsela Elementary makes it easy to find articles that younger students can relate to most.
Looking to support Spanish-speaking students? Newsela Español has over 100 articles, with new articles now being published daily. Read more about Newsela Español.
Pairing fiction with informational texts is a cinch with our new Text Sets for Literature. Check out our collection based on popular classroom literature for grades 2-12. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, let us know. Better yet, create your own Text Set and share it with fellow educators.
We hope these new features inspire you to use Newsela in creative and exciting ways – so we’re asking you to share your Newsela goals for the upcoming year. Here are a couple examples to get you started.
- Newsela Community Adviser Dave Crumbine wants his students to read, annotate, and respond to 20 articles each this school year.
- Michigan educator Mike Lerchenfeldt plans to read three articles per day with students.
- To enter, compose a tweet or post to our Facebook page describing your goals, using the hashtag #newselagoals.
- Enter once a day now through October 5.
- 3 winners will be chosen at random on October 9.
- Full terms and conditions available here."
How to Get Started with Newsela