High Interest Nonfiction Articles

How I Use It

I use Tween Tribune in my classroom at our Technology Literacy Station during independent work time. Students can use Tween Tribune on either an iPad, iPod Touch or even one our of laptop computers. Next, students visit Tween Tribune and select and article of their choice and record the title in their Literacy Notebook. Next, they read the article while trying to find the main idea and at least three supporting details. Finally, the students record their thinking in their Literacy Notebook and even have time to reflect on the Critical thinking challenge question. It's always great to see how students respond to this question in their Literacy Notebook and some of their responses are very interesting to read. This task is completed by 4th and 5th graders during a 25 minute time block.