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Learn With News - Learn With News
Grades
3 to 9This site includes advertising.
tag(s): differentiation (52), journalism (67), news (244), politics (104)
In the Classroom
Although created with English language learners in mind, this site is a valuable resource for any current events lessons and as a resource for non-fiction reading materials. Bookmark this site for use with any current events lessons and as a resource for finding fact-based information to use to help understand modern history. Use technology tools to help students organize their thinking and share their questions and responses. Engage students by asking them to share their opinions and encourage discussions using FlipGrid, reviewed here. Ask students to respond to the discussion question within Flipgrid using their fact-based research. Use Flipgrid's comment feature to encourage collaboration and student discussion. Extend learning by asking students (or student groups) to research information found in the articles, then share their findings through a multimedia presentation that includes student writing, videos, maps, and infographics. Have students use a presentation tool such as Sway, reviewed here, or Adobe Spark for Education, reviewed here, to share their final projects.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Twitter Chat: Authentic Assessment Strategies and Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): assessment (116), twitterchatarchive (102)
In the Classroom
Find resources and information about authentic assessment strategies and resources. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for tools and resources on authentic assessments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twinkl - Twinkl
Grades
K to 6tag(s): back to school (58), holidays (134), summer (11), Teacher Utilities (100), worksheets (64)
In the Classroom
Bookmark Twinkl for use throughout the year to find teaching resources for holidays, content topics, and homework ideas. Take advantage of Twinkl Create to easily make and differentiate charts, banners, word mats, and other classroom use printables. When saving favorite materials found on the site, set the popup reminder to remind you to use it later in the year. For example, when you find the End of Year packet, save it to your account and set a reminder for late spring so that it can be included with other items to include when wrapping up the school year or sending home materials for practice over the summer. Twinkl includes free teaching packets by grade level; these packets include activities customized for different ability levels. Use items from teaching packets as part of your center activities or send them home for additional practice as needed. After downloading materials, make your lessons digital using Kami, reviewed here. Use the free version of Kami to upload documents and add highlights, text, comments, and shapes before sharing with students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The 1619 Project - The New York Times Magazine
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): 1600s (16), 1700s (32), 1800s (54), 1900s (48), 20th century (48), american revolution (75), black history (78), civil war (132), colonial america (102), slavery (55)
In the Classroom
Include information from this project with any American History lessons to provide additional perspectives and viewpoints beyond those found in typical curriculums. Take advantage of the many lesson ideas available at The Pulitzer Center's 1619 Project Curriculum, reviewed here, along with the in the classroom ideas found in the review. Help students begin to think about the ideas found in the project by posing questions using Answer Garden, reviewed here. Answer Garden is a simple feedback tool that allows participants to share a question, then curate and share responses in a way similar to a brainstorming session. Include The 1619 Project with other resources by curating and sharing them using Wakelet, reviewed here. Ask individual students or groups of students to choose an interesting portion of this project to research further. Enhance their learning by having them share their findings and research using a multimedia presentation tool such as Sway, reviewed here, or with an interactive timeline created with History in Motion, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teachers' Guide to Cranky Uncle - John Cook
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (167), digital citizenship (71), game based learning (162), internet safety (118), media literacy (86), social media (42)
In the Classroom
Add this game to your toolkit of lessons and activities when teaching Internet safety and media literacy skills. The Teachers' Guide already includes many ideas on integrating the game into classroom lessons and includes using technology to enhance and expand learning. Use these ideas as a starting point to build student engagement and help them understand the real-world applications for the information found in the game. For example, use the suggested Padlet activity, reviewed here, to compile quiz questions as suggested in Activity 5. After completing that activity, have students create their own videos, fake social media posts, or news articles that contain misinformation and create quiz questions for their peers to complete. Adobe Spark for Education, reviewed here, is an excellent tool for students to use when creating websites, videos, flyers, and infographics. As a final project, and to extend learning, have students share what they learned with others by producing podcasts using Buzzsprout, reviewed here, or digital books for younger students using Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire with Reading Treks - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12TeachersFirst...more
TeachersFirst Reading Treks are built using Google Maps to chronicle the journey that a story character takes over the course of a book. Each stop along the way adds to student comprehension as they explore the information, visuals, and videos embedded in the map. Give your students context for the stories that they are reading by using Reading Treks in your lessons. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Understand how to use Reading Treks in the classroom; 2. Learn how Reading Treks are created; and 3. Plan a new Reading Trek you will create for your instructional setting. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): literacy (89), professional development (231), reading comprehension (123), reading strategies (54)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Integration Made Easy with Nearpod - TeachersFirst
Grades
2 to 12Nearpod is a free...more
Nearpod is a free tool that can enhance interactivity in your instructional presentation. Use Nearpod on any device to engage students with interactive multimedia and formative assessments and learn to use data gathered through activities to inform instruction. Learn about the features of each tool and understand how to add them to your instructional toolkit. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Explore Nearpod library; 2. Customize a digital lesson; and 3. Plan for the use of Nearpod as part of instruction. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): classroom management (144), professional development (231), remote learning (24)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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