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Trying to meet the needs of diverse learners?

ELL, ESL, Below Grade Level, Above Grade Level, Special Education, Gifted Students?

The University of West Georgia’s College of Education has a subscription to netTrekker!

· All College of Education faculty and students can use netTrekker – an online resource for differentiating instruction.

· Great resource for standards-based lesson plans, safe search engine, safe image search, Read Aloud, Dictionary Hot Key/Translation Tool, Websites rated by Readability levels, and much more!

• Overview Demo:  http://www.nettrekker.com/di/tour/di_mkt.html
• Register for a Personal Login: http://school.nettrekker.com
• Features Tour: http://www.nettrekker.com/di/tour/didemo.html

Key features in netTrekker d.i.

1. Getting Started with netTrekker d.i.
1. Registering a Username and Password
2. Using Resources for Differentiated Instruction
3. Editing your Profile
4. Setting Preferences
2. Searching with netTrekker d.i.
1. Understanding a Search Result
2. Searching by Keyword
3. Searching by Subject
4. Searching with the Dynamic Timeline
5. Searching for a Famous Person
6. Searching for Images
7. Searching for Standards Resources
8. Using Advanced Search Features
9. Using the Refinement Menus
3. Special Features
1. Using the Read Aloud Feature
2. Using the Dictionary Hot Key/Translation Tool
3. Understanding the Readability Level
4. English Learners Channel
1. Using the Resources in ELL Skill Development
2. Using the Resources in Multicultural Pavilion
3. Using Readability with English Learners
4. Using the Dictionary Hot Key with English Learners
5. Using the Refinement Menus with English Learners
5. 21st Century Skills Channel
1. Using the 21st Century Skills Resources

An overview of My Portfolio features

A. Getting Started With My Portfolio

1. My Portfolio Overview
2. My Portfolio for Students
3. My Portfolio for Teachers
4. My Portfolio for Administrators
1. Understanding My Portfolio
1. My Portfolio - Personal Folders
2. My Portfolio - School or District Community Folders
3. My Portfolio - Class Community Folders
4. Folder Ownership Rights
2. Saving To My Portfolio
1. Saving a Web Search
2. Saving a Famous Person Search
3. Saving an Image Search
4. Saving a Standards Search
5. Saving a Timeline Search
6. Saving a Search to an Existing Folder
3. Modifying My Portfolio
1. Move a Search or Folder
2. Copy a Search or Folder
3. Delete a Search or Folder
4. Create a Folder
5. Edit a Folder
6. Email a Folder
7. Bookmark a Folder
8. Add a Website to a Folder
9. Add a Template to a Folder
4. Collaboration Using My Portfolio
1. Collaborate or Share Resources With a Class
2. Collaborate or Share Resources in a School
3. Collaborate or Share Resources in a District