Cool Tool Alert -- Diffit

 Do you ever need resources for your students, but they're on different levels so they need different versions? Happens all the time! After all, not every kid progresses the same way at the same time -- this is not news to educators! But sometimes it's a challenge to come up with leveled materials -- they are just not easy to come by and it can be time consuming.

Enter Diffit! You can plug in a topic, provide a link to an article or YouTube video, or copy/paste/upload text, choose a grade level, and VOILA! You've got yourself some leveled resources! You get the following items:

• A reading passage (WITH SOURCES!!!!!!!!)
• A bullet list summary
• Key vocabulary words with part of speech, definition, and sample sentence
• Multiple choice questions with answer key
• Short answer questions with answer key
• Open ended questions

You can also choose to export this in numerous formats/templates, including

• PDF
• Printable Google Doc
• Google Forms Quiz
• CER Short Answer Question Workbook
• 5 W's Workbook
• ACE Short Answer Questions Interactive Slides
• Compare and Contrast Workbook
• First, The, Finally Workbook
• Group Discussion Interactive Slides
• Main Idea Workbook
• One Thing I Learned by Paragraph Workbook
• Read and Digitally Annotate Interactive Slides
• Think, Pair, Share Interactive Slides
• AND SO MUCH MORE -- SERIOUSLY!!!!!

Now, disclaimer, the lowest grade level available is 2nd grade, and there is a free version, but there are more features/functionality with a paid version. Create an account with Diffit before November 1 and you will automatically get free trial access to all the new and upcoming premium features through January 31, 2024. You can read more about the licensing here.

Here's an example for you. When I was teaching ELA, I used to teach the novel House of the Scorpion to my 7th graders. One of the big topics in that book is human cloning -- a tough topic to tackle! So I sed that as a practice for Diffit. I created 3 different leveled resources -- 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade. I did additional exports of the resources for the 7th grade version. Check out the exports and the different levels in this folder. 

This has the potential to be a game changer in differentiation! What could you use it for? Be sure to share with me when you use it! I love hearing about how you use these tools, but I also get to give you a sticker when you use one of my Cool Tools!