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e-Books from Bill Zimmerman - Bill Zimmerman
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): comics and cartoons (61), ebooks (39), journals (22), writing (364), writing prompts (91)
In the Classroom
Share the e-Books from this site as an alternative to traditional writing prompts. Share with your school's guidance counselors as a resource for allowing students to express their feelings on a variety of topics. Have students create blogs to reflect on their learning using Telegra.ph, here. Telegra.ph will create a "quick and easy" blog to be used one time only. A unique URL is provided, and with Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or Twitter links. It's as easy as using a basic Word program! Challenge students to create an online comic sharing their perspective on one of the books. It's a good idea to require students to create a rough draft of their comic using Printable Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here. You might want to have students in grades 1-3 use ToonyTool, reviewed here, while older students can just use Zimmerman's favorite Make Beliefs Comix, reviewed here, to create their final copy.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Mapping the Road to College - Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA)
Grades
5 to 12In the Classroom
Use Mapping the Road to College as a valuable tool for understanding and exploring college admission requirements. Share with middle school students to help understand the importance of standardized testing when applying to college. Older students will benefit from using the interactive to explore different colleges and universities from around the country and their academic profiles. Have students exchange a pen and paper organizer with Padlet, reviewed here, where they can make columns for comparing. Replace pen and paper and have students create blogs sharing information from their chosen college using a tool such as Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or Twitter links. This blog creator requires no registration.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NRO Jr - National Reconnaissance Office
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K to 12tag(s): careers (147), planets (133), rockets (18), solar system (122), space (230), STEM (205)
In the Classroom
Share this site with students on an interactive white board or with a projector then allow them to explore on their own. Have students create a simple infographic sharing information about satellites using Visme, reviewed here. Take advantage of the teacher's portion of NRO Jr. for additional resources provided by government sites.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Integration Made Easy with Sutori - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (151), timelines (57)
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: Google Earth Web: Oh the Places You Can Go - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): Google (35)
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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TryIt - Isaiah Baldissera
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): bookmarks (68), careers (147), engineering (134), social networking (107)
In the Classroom
Bookmark TryIt for reference when teaching any STEM-based lesson. Curate collections based on topics you teach. Create and share collections for student use with resources and activities. Suggest that older students create their own account to gather information on scholarships and internships of interest. Collaborate with fellow educators to create collections for lesson planning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Manufacture Your Future - Discovery Education & Alcoa Foundation
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): careers (147), design (88), engineering (134), STEM (205)
In the Classroom
Discover the many free resources on this site as part of career exploration lessons. View videos together, or have students view on their own. Take a virtual field trip to a manufacturing plant to learn more about design and the manufacturing process. Modify student learning and challenge them to create a simple infographic sharing information about manufacturing careers using Easel.ly, reviewed here, or redefine learning by having them create an multimedia, interactive poster using Lucidpress, reviewed here. You could also modify student learning by asking them to use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about a week in the life of an engineer or designer.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cybersecurity Lab - Nova Labs and PBS
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116), STEM (205)
In the Classroom
Share Cybersecurity Lab with students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector, then allow them to play on their own. Include this site as part of your Digital Learning Day activities or as part of any online safety lessons. Use a tool like Dotstorming, reviewed here, for students to post observations and questions. Share a link to this site on your class website or newsletter for parents to share and discuss at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Discovering Farmland - Discovery Education & US Farmers/Ranchers Alliance
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): agriculture (57), nutrition (157)
In the Classroom
Use video clips found on the site to share information about farming and agriculture with your students. If you are new to integrating technology in your classroom, consider having students create blogs about a "day in the life" of a farmer or rancher. An easy to use blog creator is Telegra.ph, here. Telegra.ph will create a "quick and easy" blog to be used one time only. A unique URL is provided, and with Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or Twitter links. It's as easy as using a basic Word program! For teachers who are more experienced with integrating technology in their classroom, challenge cooperative learning groups to create podcasts sharing their insights on different types of farming and how technology has changed the agriculture industry. Create podcasts using a site such as Spreaker, reviewed here. You could give students a choice, either a podcast or to use a mapping tool such as Zeemaps, reviewed here, to create a map of different types of farms found around the country or the world. With Zeemaps you can include audio stories and pictures.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Radcademy Educators - American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Grades
8 to 12In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans for use during career exploration units. Share materials on this site with students who have an interest in the medical field, and specifically medical imaging and radiation. Share this site with your school's guidance counselor as a resource when discussing possible careers with students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Class Hacks Using Microsoft Office - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): Microsoft (59)
In the Classroom
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Roadtrip Nation - Mike Marriner, Nathan Gebhard, Brian McAllister & PBS
Grades
8 to 12In the Classroom
Include Roadtrip Nation as part of your career exploration activities. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts sharing information about their chosen career field. Encourage students to interview someone in that field either in person or online. Use a site such as PodOmatic, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Amazing Things Happen! An Introduction to Autism - amazingthingshappen.tv
Grades
K to 12tag(s): autism (17), brain (67), disabilities (22), Special Needs (36)
In the Classroom
Share this short video with your class as part of any discussions on autism. Stop the video at different points along the way to discuss the information and develop knowledge of how to understand and work with autistic students. Consider giving all students a chance to voice their opinions (even the shy and quiet ones) by using a tool like Backchannel Chat, reviewed here. Backchannel Chat is an easy tool to manage if you are starting the process of integrating technology into your classroom. If you and your students are more advanced with technology, you may want to use a tool such as Vibby, reviewed here, where you AND your students can annotate, highlight, and ask questions or make observations about the content of the video. This video is also perfect for use during staff meetings as an introduction to considering tools and guidelines for working with autistic students. Include a link to this video on your class webpage to share with parents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ChatterHigh - Lee Taal
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Include ChatterHigh as part of any career exploration opportunity for students. This site was created in Canada, so many quizzes relate to Canadian sites; however, the information may be useful for many career searches. Use the information found on quizzes as the basis for students creating their own questions for career and college searches. After researching information, have students make a multimedia presentation to discuss with their peers what they discovered about a career path they may want to take. Replace traditional presentations by using LiveSlides, reviewed here, if you are starting the process of integrating technology into your classroom. LiveSlides is an easy tool to manage if you are familiar with PowerPoint or Keynote. If you and your students are more advanced with technology, redefine their learning with a tool such as Canva, reviewed here, for students to create a custom, multimedia poster, presentation, or flyer for the career path they are interested in pursuing.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Art of Storytelling - Pixar/Khan Academy
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): creative writing (170), descriptive writing (42), movies (69), writers workshop (34), writing (364)
In the Classroom
This site is a perfect addition to any creative writing class or any teachers who would like to have students create a digital story as a project. Share videos on your interactive whiteboard to watch together, or embed onto your class website for students to view on their own. Take advantage of the activities to help students identify what makes them connect to their favorite movies. Have students or groups collect ideas and findings. With younger or less technically experienced students, use an online tool such as Padlet, reviewed here, for the collection of ideas. The Padlet application creates free online bulletin boards. With older or more technically experienced students, use a tool such as Voxer, reviewed here, for students to discuss what they learned. Voxer is a combination of instant voice and text messages. You can also text images.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Who, Me? Biased? - New York Times
Grades
5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): black history (59), bullying (50), civil rights (121), diversity (33), racism (17), tolerance (9)
In the Classroom
Share videos with students either with a projector, an interactive whiteboard, or use the link or embed codes on your class website to view at home. Have students view from home and improve learning using VideoAnt, reviewed here, where students can stop the video and ask questions about the parts where they need clarification on the video! Have cooperative learning groups enhance their learning by creating podcasts sharing their insight into biases and racism along with suggestions on ways to address each problem. Use a site such as podOmatic, reviewed here. Share this site with your school's counselor for use with ongoing lessons in tolerance and diversity.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SciJinks: Its All About Weather! - NOAA/NASA
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3 to 12tag(s): atmosphere (29), careers (147), hurricanes (40), oceans (165), science fairs (25), scientific method (68), scientists (69), seasons (36), space (230), weather (205)
In the Classroom
Although geared toward middle school students and educators, anyone who teaches weather will want to take the time to explore this site for student and teacher resources. Use the educators section to find activities, science fair ideas, and content aligned to standards. Share the people portion of the site during your career exploration activities. Share a link to games and activities on classroom computers and your class website. Upon completing activities, have students create an online or printed comic about an element of weather, climate, meteorology, or any aspect of Earth science. Use a tool such as Printable Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here, for a nontech rough and final draft. If you're new to using technology with your students, or teach younger students you may want to use ToonyTool, reviewed here, for their final drafts. For more experienced, older students try Write Comics, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Infographic Portal - infographicportal.com
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K to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (151), infographics (51), professional development (161)
In the Classroom
Click on any infographic link to see it in full along with additional information including the image source and a link to download and save to your computer. Take advantage of the infographics on this site for both classroom use and professional development. Introduce a topic by sharing the Infographic and allowing time for students (or peers) to identify various items they notice about the chart. Allow students the chance to think-pair-share and list questions for further understanding. Choose a new infographic each week to share on your classroom website. Make curriculum content more real with infographics students can relate to. Consider creating Infographics of material students are learning in class for better understanding and connection with other topics and the world around them. Have students create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Infogram, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ready. Set. Grad. - Washington Student Achievement Council
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): careers (147), college (49), financial aid (16)
In the Classroom
Middle school and high school teachers will want to create a link to this site on your class websites. Share with parents as an excellent resource for how students should prepare for college as early as 6th grade. Share this site with your school's guidance counselors for use when career planning with students. Ask students to explore this site then redefine their learning and prepare a plan that guides them toward their selected career goal. Use a tool like Scrumy, reviewed here, to create their plan. Next have students modify learning and create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Easel.ly, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Raise.me - Raise Labs, Inc.
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7 to 12tag(s): college (49), financial aid (16)
In the Classroom
Share Raise.me with high school students as an opportunity for earning scholarship money. Feature this site in lessons with middle and high school students as an example of activities that earn scholarship money and increase the likelihood of acceptance to chosen colleges and universities. For students who haven't chosen a preferred school, Raise.me provides an opportunity to learn more about different colleges through those that offer the most scholarship money based on students' activities and interests.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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