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Sizzle - Sizzle AI
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (99), DAT device agnostic tool (143), equations (119), tutorials (51)
In the Classroom
Share Sizzle with students to use as a homework aid at home, or work on problems together by sharing Sizzle on your whiteboard. Ask students to take screenshots on their device or use Awesome ScreenShot, reviewed here to share problems that they don't understand or had difficulty completing to discuss during class. Register for an account and take advantage of the history feature to share problems completed during previous activities to use as a reference for solving problems that incorporate similar concepts. Provide students with this tool and additional homework resources, such as High School Maths Help YouTube Channel, reviewed here and The Video Math Tutor, reviewed here to use for completing homework while encouraging students to document difficulties to discuss in class. Use Padlet, reviewed here or Wakelet, reviewed here to easily curate and share resources with students.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Voices of U.S. - Why We Serve Virtual Field Trip - Discovery Education
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3 to 12In the Classroom
First, use Padlet, reviewed here and ask students to list what they know about Veterans Day, making columns for history, Memorial Day, the different divisions of the military, and why people serve in the military. Next, introduce this virtual field trip on your whiteboard or projector using Clipchamp, reviewed here to pare down the virtual field trip video to what is appropriate for your age group. Finally, enhance learning by asking students to go back into Padlet and input what they've learned about Veteran's Day and why people serve.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Claude - Anthropic
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (99), chat (42), 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.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 (51), animals (278), colors (65), countries (69), egypt (45), folktales (34), habitats (87), insects (67), inventors and inventions (71), light (52), makerspace (41), museums (43), musical instruments (45), nutrition (134), oceans (146), plants (141), puzzles (143), seasonal (17), space (212), stars (65), STEM (259), summer (28), water (101), weather (163), webcams (10), women (136)
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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Understanding & Celebrating Juneteenth - National Museum of African American History and Culture
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K to 6tag(s): black history (121), civil rights (193), Juneteenth (22), slavery (75)
In the Classroom
Use this document as a resource for understanding Juneteenth while taking advantage of the suggestions for discussing slavery and civil rights in age-appropriate ways. Share this information with parents to help them understand the history of Juneteenth. As you talk about the questions found in this article, use Draw.Chat, reviewed here to add and share student comments and add images to enhance understanding. For example, ask students to describe "freedom" and then use text boxes to add their comments. During your discussion, upload images that depict freedom in several different forms. Extend learning by asking students to write and share stories using the prompt found in this document to tell about positive changes they would like to make in the world. Use PDF to Flipbook Converter, reviewed here to turn their PDFs into an online flippable book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History Maps - Nono Umasy
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7 to 12tag(s): american revolution (80), china (62), civil war (133), explorers (64), japan (56), maps (208), medieval (31), religions (75), russia (33), south america (36), timelines (47), vietnam (35), world war 1 (72), world war 2 (149)
In the Classroom
Share these maps and information on your whiteboard during classroom discussions as a visual tool for students to understand the geographic location of events and use it to provide context for relationships between different events. As students study history, ask them to create interactive timelines using Timeline JS, reviewed here, which includes images, videos, and documents to detail events. Extend learning by asking groups of students to create presentations using different multimedia tools to provide an overall understanding of the content. For example, ask one group to create a timeline and another to create an interactive map using Zeemaps, reviewed here, and have another group use Adobe Express Free Video Maker, reviewed here, to create a video presentation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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iCivics- Patsy Mink - iCivics
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6 to 12tag(s): civil rights (193), congress (39), politics (113), women (136)
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The video "Patsy Mink: Changing the Rules" can promote your student's critical thinking and civic engagement and teach students the contributions of women and people of color to American politics and society. Use the video as a launching pad to discuss women's history and representation in different fields, such as STEM or sports. Have students research prominent women in science, engineering, or athletics and compare their experiences to Patsy Mink's using a digital graphic organizer tool such as mindmaps, reviewed here. Assess student understanding by creating an interactive quiz game with Quizlet Live, reviewed here, or Kahoot, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Visualizing History - Clio Visualizing History
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3 to 12tag(s): history day (40), native americans (91), womens suffrage (43)
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Engage your students in learning about history with interactive maps, multimedia resources, and primary and secondary sources. All students, especially visual learners, will find these resources help them connect with historical events and figures more personally to make history feel more relevant and engaging. Enhance learning by having students create a timeline of historical events using Padlet, reviewed here. Use the exhibits as writing prompts to analyze historical information. Have students explore an exhibit as a resource for a research project, then create a multimedia presentation of their findings using Genially, reviewed here, where students will have a choice for their presentation format.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Life is a Blank Canvas: Exploring Painting and Painters - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): art history (85), artists (77), book lists (159), museums (43)
In the Classroom
Include this article with your other resources for teaching art to find activities and book lists for your classroom. Integrate art into any area of your curriculum using suggestions found in this article. For example, this article shares tips for books about Jackson Pollock and discusses integrating the study of gravity with art as it relates to paint spatter. Extend lessons on gravity using additional artists such as those found in Google Arts and Culture, reviewed here. Use the search feature using the keyword gravity to discover several online exhibits, such as Bending Gravity at the Guggenheim Museum and Gravity and Grace at the Hayward Gallery.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Everything to Learn: Diving Into the Life and Art of Edmonia Lewis - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12tag(s): african american (109), artists (77), book lists (159), native americans (91), sculpture (21)
In the Classroom
In addition to taking advantage of the lesson ideas and books shared on this page, find more ideas at the TeachersFirst Special Topics Page, Resources Related to the Visual Arts, reviewed here. If your students cannot visit a museum to view sculptures in person, take a virtual visit through Google Arts and Culture, reviewed here. Begin your exploration at Google Arts and Culture by searching for sculptures, Edmonia Lewis, or visit any museum collections to learn more about sculptures.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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All That Jazz: Exploring Jazz Music - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): book lists (159), civil rights (193), cold war (30), jazz (17)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this article's many book ideas and activities to introduce students to jazz and its performers. Find more jazz activities at Jazz by BrainPop, reviewed here, which includes complete lesson plans for several grade levels or have students explore the interactive found at the Roots of Jazz, reviewed here that shares information about the roots of jazz in the US.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Walk Like an Egyptian: Exploring Ancient Egypt Through Literature - TeachersFirst
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3 to 12In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to save and easily access the many resources shared in this article for use when teaching ancient history or with lessons about ancient Egypt. Ask your media specialist to purchase the books discussed in this article for students to read during your teaching unit. Consider sharing a timeline with students to help them visualize and provide context for the period of the ancient Egyptian civilization, such as the one found in the World History Encyclopedia, reviewed here. Enhance learning by asking students to explore one of the topics shared in the article further and share their findings by creating interactive images created with Genially, reviewed here, or animated videos created with moovly, reviewed here. Extend learning by inviting parents and friends to an Ancient Egypt event to share and discuss student-created projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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It's All Greek to Me - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12In the Classroom
Start your unit on Ancient Greece with one of the Daily Life and Culture Activities, then proceed with one of the videos. When sharing the videos, use a tool like Vibby, , reviewed here, to highlight, annotate, and share parts of the videos for better understanding. Enhance learning by having students create a timeline adding to it as they go through the unit, to help students visualize and provide context for the period of the ancient Greece civilization.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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D-Day: How Allied Forces Overcame Disastrous Landings to Rout the Nazis - History Channel
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7 to 12tag(s): d day (9), world war 2 (149)
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Introduce this timeline to students to highlight the importance of D-Day and the detailed planning of this operation. Ask students to use this interactive as a model and create a timeline using eStory, reviewed here to tell the story of other significant World War 2 events, such as the German invasion of Poland or the attack on Pearl Harbor. Ask groups of students to choose different events, then combine all of the timeline presentations into one larger presentation that tells the story of World War 2. Curate all the timelines into one document using Sway, reviewed here, or Wakelet, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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C-Span Classroom - C-Span
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6 to 12tag(s): branches of government (62), civil rights (193), constitution (86), declaration of independence (15), elections (80), electoral college (22), environment (238), journalism (71), nasa (30), STEM (259), supreme court (27), video (256)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to access many video resources and lessons to teach social studies topics. Include lessons and activities as part of interactive lessons created with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. Include quizzes, videos, links to documents, and more to create flipped or blended learning lessons on Microsoft PowerPoint Online that differentiate student abilities and interests and a resource for students to complete lessons individually at their own pace. As a final learning activity and to enhance learning, ask students to share their understanding of the content by creating short video clips made with FlexClip, reviewed here. Modify templates provided by FlexClip to create a short but content-rich overview of the lesson that shares student understanding of the information.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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1619 in America: 400 years ago, a ship arrived in Virginia, bearing human cargo - USA Today
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): 1600s (20), african american (109), american revolution (80), civil rights (193), civil war (133), colonial america (95), slavery (75)
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Share this article with students during your studies of American History, Civil Rights, and slavery. Consider using Wakelet, reviewed here, to curate and share information with students such as videos, articles, and other media. Engage students by creating interactive timelines using Canva Timeline Templates, reviewed here, or eStory, reviewed here, to deepen understanding and provide historical context to the events of 1619. Take advantage of the 1619 Project Curriculum, reviewed here, to find additional resources for students in all grades.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Judy Huemann - Life and Legacy of the Mother of the Disability Rights Movement - The Huemann Perspective
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bias (22), character education (75), disabilities (29), women (136)
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Include this site with other resources featuring women role models, biographical topics, and career exploration information. Since this website has extensive information from around the web, consider using a curation tool such as Padlet, reviewed here, as a resource to share information and sources with students. While "Patient No More" is for high school and beyond, there are parts that can be pulled out for your elementary students. For instance, there are videos you can use with Edpuzzle, reviewed here, to add comments and discussion questions for younger students. In addition, there is an observation chart where students wander around their environment, recording where there are examples of accessibility or a lack of accessibility.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The 1619 Project - New York Times
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): 1600s (20), african american (109), american revolution (80), civil rights (193), civil war (133), colonial america (95)
In the Classroom
This document is part of the 1619 Project Curriculum, reviewed here, which includes a comprehensive set of teaching materials for students of all grades. Include a link to this document on student devices for students to access the information at any time; however, consider using smaller portions of the paper during your lessons due to the length and intensity of the content. For example, select a couple of pages and save them as a separate file using a PDF converter tool such as PDF Converter, reviewed here. In addition, PDF Converter includes tools for adding images, highlighting text, and drawing lines on documents. Use these tools to highlight important information and additional images to add context. For more difficult-to-read portions of this document, copy and paste the text into Summarize This, reviewed here, to view a summary of the highlights.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Women Advancing Equality - Patsy Mink - The Asian America Education Project
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1 to 8tag(s): bias (22), character education (75), racism (76), women (136)
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Use this lesson in your American history units or studies about famous women. Create a reading guide for your younger students and struggling readers using Read Ahead, reviewed here, then introduce this lesson on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Extend student learning by having them participate in a Flip, reviewed here, discussion with their peers. Ask them to explain what they learned about Patsy Mink and women in general, then have them listen to and comment on their classmates' impressions. Use this Flip topic throughout the year to add students' thoughts about other famous people you study during the school year.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civics Renewal Network - The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the Univ of Pennsylvania
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1 to 12tag(s): branches of government (62), constitution (86), democracy (19), elections (80), electoral college (22), media literacy (102), politics (113), supreme court (27)
In the Classroom
Include the Civics Renewal Network with your other resources for teaching civics content. Include activities on this site as part of self-guided lessons created using Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here, or add to classroom lessons created with NearPod, reviewed here. Extend student learning by asking them to become creators using a digital storytelling tool such as Elementari, reviewed here. Elementari includes features that bring students' stories to life, such as animations, font choices, and drag-and-drop text.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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