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Claude - Anthropic
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (37), chat (38), search strategies (23)
In the Classroom
Use this resource to improve productivity by asking it to create quizzes, rubrics, lesson plans, and more. Because Claude includes the option to add files, increase productivity further by attaching a worksheet and asking it to modify the content to differentiate learning or to suggest ideas for presenting the content in a different format. Be sure to ask for information as precisely as possible by including grade-level information, the subject you teach, content standards and teaching objectives, and options for differentiating instruction. Math teachers can ask Claude to explain the content differently or ask for ideas on applying math topics to everyday life. In social studies or science, ask Claude to generate a vocabulary list or create a story based on your lessons incorporating essential vocabulary terms. ELA teachers might use Claude to get suggestions for interventions to support struggling readers or to find additional resources to support current lessons. Always verify any information provided by ChatGPT before using it. Claude is an evolving tool, and many features change (or upgrade) regularly.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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iSpring Free - i
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): interactive stories (20), quizzes (88), slides (44), video (252)
In the Classroom
Use the iSpring Free PowerPoint add-on to enhance instruction by creating engaging materials. The software includes a user-friendly screen recorder, which allows you to easily insert videos into a presentation or record annotation and voice-over slides. Teachers may want to use recorded videos to create interactive activities that empower students to explore and learn at their own pace. For example, teachers can develop branching scenarios and simulations. The free version allows for creating multiple choice, multiple answers, and essay questions in quizzes, which are graded automatically. When you finish building, easily share content with your students by importing or embedding the file into your learning management system using SCORM or HTML5 or sharing a link.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI: More Than Human - Google Arts and Culture
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K to 12tag(s): animation (61), artificial intelligence (37), musical instruments (47), poetry (182), psychology (66), rhythm (19), STEM (244)
In the Classroom
Use the information on this site to develop your understanding of AI, along with increasing your awareness of the benefits and negative aspects of AI. Take advantage of the activities shared on More Than Human for students to explore music and art activities. For example, select Create Your Own Artwork to create a Poem Portrait by adding one word to generate an addition to a collective poem or provide students with time to explore 12 Songs Created by Artificial Intelligence. Share articles and experiments with students by creating a Wakelet, reviewed here collection that includes links to materials found on this site and others of your choosing. After exploring the many applications of AI, ask students to debate the pros and cons of using Artificial Intelligence. Visit ProCon,reviewed here and search for artificial intelligence to find a discussion on the pros and cons of AI, along with discussion questions and an extensive resource list to use for research. Ask students to create videos, infographics, or multimedia presentations using Canva Edu, reviewed here to share their knowledge of AI.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ZEP - ZEP Co., Ltd
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9 to 12tag(s): digital escapes (4), game based learning (172), quizzes (88)
In the Classroom
Zep is a fun interactive space with many possibilities for classroom use! Choose from several games for content review or brain breaks. Quiz Show is a survival game where players survive by correctly answering quiz questions from the room host (the teacher). Escape Room is a game where you solve puzzles, discover clues, and complete tasks to escape from the game's setting in a limited time. The OX Quiz is a game where you correctly answer questions as they appear to survive. Choose the correct side and last to the end! Teachers can enhance their digital classrooms by adding announcements and links, collaboration spaces, and personalizing their space. Another great way to utilize the digital space is to make locations that may be physically inaccessible available digitally.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Digital Civics Toolkit - Civic Engagement Research Group, University of CA, Riverside
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6 to 12tag(s): branches of government (62), politics (109), social media (51), video (252)
In the Classroom
Use the resources at this site to teach your students about democracy. The website's lesson plans and videos are highly engaging and encourage active learning about democracy. Share the lesson plans that include active student participation, investigation, dialogue, voice, action, and background information for the teacher. Lessons provide an opportunity for students to explore face-to-face as well as online communities to identify relevant civic issues. Challenge your students to reflect on how their digital lives shape interests and how digital tools can be used for civic purposes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Saturday Morning Astrophysics - Purdue University Dept of Physics & Astronomy
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7 to 12tag(s): light (51), planets (110), solar system (105), space (211), stars (64), sun (67)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free materials offered by SMAP to find lessons and activities to engage students in learning about astronomy research. Share the monthly SMAP schedule with students and invite them to share their learning with peers upon completing the monthly activity by creating a website using Canva for Education, reviewed here using one of the many shared templates. Ask students to include interactive elements found within Canva, such as infographics and quizzes, to engage their audience.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Superheroes of Science - Purdue University College of Science
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5 to 12tag(s): agriculture (48), engineering (118), friction (9), gravity (42), oceans (139), podcasts (65), rivers (13), solar system (105), sound (74), STEM (244), sun (67), water (101)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site to find engaging science videos and podcasts for virtually any topic. Use the search features found in the Superheroes of Science YouTube channel and podcast page to search for episodes related to your current topic. Share a link to episodes with students to introduce a new topic, as a computer station activity, or as part of a flipped learning lesson. Include videos in lessons created with NearPod, reviewed here and add questions to the videos to enhance student understanding; include short questions in your slide presentation as a formative assessment and a quick option for creating differentiated learning activities. After watching videos and conducting your experiments and lab activities, ask students to create learning videos and podcasts to share with peers demonstrating the science content learned. Buzzsprout, reviewed here is an easy-to-use tool for creating and sharing podcasts, while moovly, reviewed here offers many free resources for creating and sharing engaging videos.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The EAPS Virtual Passport Day - Purdue Univ Dept of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
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K to 6tag(s): atmosphere (23), climate change (84), environment (232), geology (64), space (211)
In the Classroom
Earn certificates as a class or challenge students to complete activities individually or in small groups. EAPS Scientist activity is available at all times, and most videos are approximately five minutes long, making it perfect to complete as a weekly supplemental science activity. Encourage students to participate by creating a chart with the names of all video activities and adding completion codes when finished. For example, create a Google Doc with a table with an area for adding completion codes. Underneath the table, create a heading for each video and ask students to share information they learned by watching it. In addition, add links for students to visit to learn more about each topic. Complete the document as a class, or create a collaborative document for older students. Extend learning by asking students to choose one topic to research, then use Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here to create an interactive presentation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ReadM - ReadM
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K to 4tag(s): artificial intelligence (37), digital reading (10), fluency (23), literacy (102), reading comprehension (134), reading strategies (89), Teacher Utilities (133)
In the Classroom
Use ReadM to engage and support new readers and to assist multilingual learners of any age. Include ReadM as a literacy center for students to practice reading skills and assign different reading levels to differentiate instruction as needed. Enhance student learning by using ReadAhead, reviewed here to create a guided reading activity. Share ReadM with parents to use as a reading practice tool at home or to demonstrate reading progress as demonstrated on the teacher dashboard. Extend learning using some of the many available literacy resources and interactives on Class Tools, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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QuestionWell - Maya Bialik LLC
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (37), assessment (130), ELL/ESL (33), Formative Assessment (61), quiz (67), Teacher Utilities (133)
In the Classroom
Use QuestionWell to create review questions based on your selected reading materials, or let QuestionWell generate text based on your topic to use as an introduction to upcoming lessons. For example, as an introduction to an upcoming unit on the solar system, ask QuestionWell to generate questions about the solar system and include your grade level. Use the provided questions and personalize them as needed, then share the questions and reading passage to engage students in learning about your upcoming topic. Use the essential questions generated with your topic as a starting point for extending learning through project-based learning opportunities. Learn more about Project Based Learning and find helpful resources at TeachersFirst Project-Based Learning Special Topics Page, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Twinkl
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K to 5This site includes advertising.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (49), creative writing (119), game based learning (172), interactive stories (20), writing (302), writing prompts (52)
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Engage students by introducing your Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen tasks with the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse official trailer at the bottom of the page. Discover activities for learners aged 5-16 years. Fuel your student's interest with these entertaining, curriculum-aligned, Spider-Man activities! Use one of the writing prompts for a creative warm-up activity. Play interactive games on computers as a part of daily station rotations. Free downloadable activities include occupational therapy, fine motor skills, writing prompts, reading comprehension passages, interactive games, and math activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Propello - NE USA
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6 to 8tag(s): adaptations (13), animals (271), biodiversity (30), cells (78), chemicals (39), climate (78), climate change (84), conservation (82), differentiation (74), earth (180), ecosystems (71), energy (129), evolution (87), forces (36), genetics (75), light (51), mass (19), matter (46), moon (69), motion (47), natural resources (36), oceans (139), organisms (16), solar system (105), space (211), stars (64), sun (67), Teacher Utilities (133), temperature (34), water cycle (20), weather (159)
In the Classroom
Use Propello's library of materials to supplement your current science curriculum by creating customized learning paths for students. Differentiate content based on student's abilities and interests. Propello's built-in assessments provide real-time feedback on student understanding and use that data to adapt instruction as needed. In addition to sharing activities on this site, engage students in science instruction using interactive simulations such as those found at phET, reviewed here. Instead of administering a paper and pencil test at the end of your teaching unit, enhance student learning by asking them to demonstrate learning by creating videos using Animoto, reviewed here or interactive presentations made with Genially, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Rewards of Retrieval - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): twitterchatarchive (162)
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Find resources and information about retrieval practice. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on retrieval practice for the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AnyRec Screen Recorder - AnyRec
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K to 12tag(s): video (252)
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Creat short videos for students to reference for help while the teacher works with groups or individual students to minimize interruptions. Use AnyRec Screen Recorder to create an engaging video tutorial that explains a complex concept. AnyRec Screen Recorder can record a virtual field trip or guest speaker presentation for students who cannot attend in person.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Your Roadmap for Teaching Controversial Issues - iCivics
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K to 1tag(s): difficult conversations (54), professional development (352)
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Use the materials provided by iCivics as part of your ongoing professional learning on discussing controversial topics in the classroom. Each teaching guide includes tips and information on choosing subjects, teaching strategies, and more. As you learn how to facilitate productive dialogue and gather additional resources, use Wakelet, reviewed here to curate and share resources. Find many additional resources on the TeachersFirst Special Topics Page - Resources Related to Difficult Conversations, located here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civic Life Project - Civic Life Project
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6 to 12tag(s): branches of government (62), communities (34), digital storytelling (141), elections (78), literacy (102), media literacy (96)
In the Classroom
Include Civic Life digital storytelling lessons with your current lessons to engage students and offer a choice of learning opportunities. Include the activities as part of a project-based learning experience that extends learning through students' creation of podcasts, videos, or other multimedia projects. Learn more about project-based learning by exploring the resources shared on TeachersFirst Project-Based Learning Special Topics Page located here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Magical Music Theory - muted.io
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K to 12tag(s): music theory (45), musical instruments (47), musical notation (36)
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Include this site with your other classroom resources for teaching about music. Share a link to the site or specific resources with students as a supplement to your current lessons. Consider using Wakelet, reviewed here to curate and share resources with students. For example, use the column feature in Wakelet to add content organized into categories by topics such as scales, chords, and instruments or categorize information by type of content, including interactives, videos, and articles. Extend learning by asking students to demonstrate their understanding of music theory topics by creating videos with Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Digital Learning and Teaching Resources - Miss Aird Teach
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K to 12tag(s): Accessibility (8), disabilities (28), Microsoft (82), professional development (352)
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Bookmark and save this site as a quick resource for understanding many of the features built into Microsoft products--print guides as needed to share with students and parents. Take advantage of the Digital Tools for Accessibility Presentation materials to learn more about ways to support students with disabilities. Consider using the accessibility presentation as part of your professional development activities within your school or district by saving it as a Microsoft Word document, then add collaborators to add comments as part of your ongoing discussions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens - The Smithsonian Institution
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K to 12tag(s): alphabet (48), animals (271), colors (62), countries (68), egypt (46), folktales (34), habitats (86), insects (67), inventors and inventions (69), light (51), makerspace (43), museums (43), musical instruments (47), nutrition (133), oceans (139), plants (140), puzzles (143), space (211), stars (64), STEM (244), summer (27), water (101), weather (159), webcams (10), women (116)
In the Classroom
Add Fun Stuff for Kids and Teams to your science and art bookmarks to use across many different content areas. For example, one activity is called Journey Through an Exploded Star; share a link to this interactive with students to explore before introducing lessons on stars and supernovas. Ask students to share their learning and add questions using IdeaBoardz, reviewed here. Create an IdeaBoard with two columns (or more if desired), then share the link with students to share information and questions with peers. Encourage student engagement in animal-related learning by introducing them to the Art Meets Science Collections. Afterward, ask students to create multimedia projects incorporating animals as art to showcase scientific concepts like habitats, conservation, and human interactions. Find many different templates and presentation ideas at Genially, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TinyWow - TinyWow
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (37), editing (90), images (254), video (252)
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TinyWow is perfect for many different classroom uses, and since it doesn't require registration, it provides an excellent resource for use by you and your students. Use the image tools to remove unwanted objects from classroom photos, create profile images of students for use on student projects, or to create AI images for use with creative writing projects. Take advantage of the document tool to quickly convert documents to a standard format when sharing information with parents and peers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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