ILA Newsletter Weekly Project: Effective Literacy Website #4

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O’lan Genevieve Rodillas
ED 638-40 Tinalo 2021
Dr. M. Rivera
International Literacy Association (ILA) Newsletter Weekly Project: Effective Literacy Website #4 Exploration


                The fourth website that I have selected for review is ICivics (https://www.icivics.org.)  ICivics is a great website that provides educational resources on civic education. Its mission is educate the practice of democracy to the younger generation. The website provides exploring primary sources, support for remote learning and lesson plans.
                The website does require you to sign up for the account to have access to the features on the website. Teachers, parents and students can sign up for a free account. On the teacher account, it enables you to link up your Google Classroom with the worksheets and other media.
                The feature of Exploring Primary Resources provides free literacy resources and media created on topics related to events in civics. For example, the Voices for Suffrage offers media, literacy materials and primary sources that follow the events and key figures of Women’s Suffrage. Upon viewing this page, it is a great source providing audio-visual learners an appealing way to read and learn about suffrage. The page also provides guidance for teachers and students on what they are to learn and gain from this topic.
                The Support of Remote Learning provides materials and resources that teachers, parents and students can refer to while learning about civics. When viewing this feature, the site offers weekly planners, games, lesson plans and useful infographics. As mentioned, Google Classrooms can be linked to the ICivics account to which you can assign worksheets and materials from the website and share with your class.
                The lesson plans provided on this website help teachers who are teaching Civics or Government courses. What is great is that it provides curriculum from various grade levels from elementary to high school. All the lesson plans are equipped with reading materials, activities, worksheets and some Powerpoint Presentations to supplement the lesson.
                ICivics is great resource for teachers who are teaching a course or a lesson on Civics. The materials and resources offer a place for both teachers, parents and students to use and enjoy learning more about Government.



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