Organizational/Family Literacy Tool

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Contributed by Joy Hamm

Symbaloo-a free online resource that will take your list of websites and organize them into one space making your links easily accessible for you, your students, other teachers, and EL families. You can also link your symbaloo account to your Google classroom or teacher website for students to access helpful online resources during independent practice or at home on their mobile devices.

Before


Screenshot of Links In List Form

After

Screen Capture of Links Organized in Symbaloo

Instructions

  1. Go to www.symbaloo.com  and sign up for a free account. 
  2. Create tabs (For students, for personal use, for content teachers, etc).
  3. Your blank symbaloo page will have a lot of empty tiles and a google search box in the middle.

  1. RIGHT click on an empty tile and you can copy and paste your website link.  Continue this process- one tile for each link. 

  1. Once you paste the link and click the green button “Add title” the website will appear! At the top of the page, create a shareable link to copy into your Google Classroom or teacher webpage.

    Students or parents can download the Symbaloo app on their phone and access these resources at home!  

Published by together4els

In-service teachers from across the State working together for English learners (ELs). This network offers ALL teachers of ELs the opportunity to explore resources and interact with colleagues to discuss and reflect on EL education using a collaborative structure for professional growth. EL Teacher Network Leadership Team – A group of in-service EL teachers from across the State working together to plan opportunities for ALL teachers who work with English learners to explore resources and interact with colleagues to discuss and reflect on EL education using a collaborative structure for professional growth.

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