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Subtext: An Introduction

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

STUDENTS SHARE EVERYTHING

INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, SNAPCHAT

SUBTEXT

ALLOWS STUDENTS TO SHARE AS THEY READ

EBOOKS, PDFS, WEBSITES

SUBTEXT OPENS THE DOOR TO MULTIPLE SOURCES
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ENGAGE READERS

BREAK DOWN AND INTERACT WITH COMPLEX TEXTS

ANNOTATE

HIGHLIGHT, TAG, AND ADD NOTES
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SEE PINK...STOP & THINK

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Students can make comments private or share them with the group. (Note: comments are set to private as a default.)

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DEFINE WORDS

WITH A TAP OF A FINGER
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COLLABORATE AND DISCUSS

EXCHANGE IDEAS; LEAVE NOTES & QUESTIONS FOR PEERS

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

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EMBED GUIDING READING QUESITONS

  • Multiple choice quizzes
  • Student polls-no right/wrong
  • Free response/discussion
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Questions allow for immediate feedback and help students stay on track with comprehension. They can see group results and other students' answers (free response).

ALL STUDENTS ON THE SAME PAGE

ONE OF THE NEWEST UPDATES
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MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES

USED TO SUPPLEMENT READINGS
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EMBED PHOTOS

EMBED VIDEOS

LINK TO ADDITONAL READINGS

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GOOGLE SEARCHES

WITHIN THE APP...ENCOURAGES RESEARCH

ALLOWS FOR DIFFERENTIATION

EMBED EXTRA TASKS FOR HIGH FLYERS, EXTRA LINKS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

FREE ON FRIDAYS

Subtext's goal is to bring a weekly theme of content to teachers that will help broaden students' views about the world and expand their critical thinking skills.

RUMTPWLP

TEACHER DASHBOARD

TRACK STUDENT PROGRESS
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TEACHER DASHBOARD

  • Page last read
  • Minutes per page
  • # of words defined
  • # of comments made
  • Any quiz scores

SET STUDENT RESTRICTIONS

  • Cannot browse web in app
  • Cannot send private messages
  • Cannot create groups
  • Cannot search for books, articles
  • Cannot share books, articles

RELUCTANT READERS

USE SOCIAL MOTIVATION TO FUEL ACADEMIC PARTICPATION

PREMIUM ACCESS

APPROXIMATELY $3 PER STUDENT

COMMON CORE STANDARDS

PREDESIGNED ASSIGNMENTS

TEXT TO SPEECH

EASY TO ACCESS

  • Sign in with a Google email
  • Create a group
  • Subtext generates a group code
  • Students use code to join group

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EXPERIENCE SUBTEXT AS A STUDENT

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