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The Stock Market Game - Securities Industry and Financial Markets Assoc Foundation
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4 to 12tag(s): business (54), DAT device agnostic tool (146), game based learning (208), investing (8), money (113), stock market (11)
In the Classroom
Participants who register as "Teachers with Classes" receive extensive teacher support, including a searchable library of standards, curriculum materials, and assessments. While providing real-world practice, SMG engages students in the core academic subjects, such as math, English, and economics. Lesson plans include Teacher Background and materials to implement the lesson with students. Find more information by perusing additional publications, links, and other resources. Contact a local SMG Coordinator for additional assistance. Use the game in individual classes, school-wide, in after school clubs, or with home-schoolers. Encourage families to play at home together or collaborate with others. Additional benefits include higher math and financial literacy scores on tests by students who play SMG. Also, teachers report that the program even taught them about financial planning, research, and investing wisely. Because this is ongoing activity, enhance learning with the use of technology throughout. Have students share financial resource sites using a bookmarking tool like Papaly, reviewed here. In addition to curating and sharing bookmarks, Papaly allows you the opportunity to add notes and comments to sites shared. Have students use a video creation tool like Powtoon, reviewed here, to make explainer videos of financial concepts. Ask groups of students to produce and share podcasts (perhaps weekly or bi-weekly) to discuss their learning and progress within the Stock Market Game. Buzzsprout, reviewed here, is a free tool for creating and sharing podcasts.iCivics, Win the White House - iCivics
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4 to 12tag(s): elections (81), presidents (136)
In the Classroom
Start out using this site with your projector or interactive whiteboard with the whole class. Walk through the beginning of the game and demonstrate the built-in help which is useful for students who might need additional guidance. Have individuals play or create small group teams of campaign staff to guide the candidates. Students or groups may play multiple times. After registering, the site will save games and students can send messages. Use the Achievements badges and points for student assessments. Have students research the debate topics and compare the different aspects of the game to real-life examples in the news. An easy to use Extension Pack for Teachers provides more activities and assessments.Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained - Christina Greer
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4 to 12tag(s): elections (81), electoral college (22)
In the Classroom
Share this video on an interactive whiteboard (or projector) as part of any election unit. Have students research the number of electoral votes available in your state. Use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, to compare the democratic process in the United States to that of another country. Have students create maps using Zeemaps, reviewed here, to identify the number of electoral votes available in each state. Zeemaps allows students to create audio recordings AND choose various locations on a map, and additional information such as how the electoral votes were cast in previous elections. You could use edpuzzle, reviewed here, to share the video with students. Use edpuzzle to add comments, questions, and point out highlights within the videos. YouTube videos are viewable in Edpuzzle, even if your school blocks YouTube! Use Edpuzzle to add comments, questions, and point out highlights within the videos.GeoInquiries - ESRI
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4 to 12tag(s): agriculture (52), american revolution (86), civil war (142), climate change (101), cold war (31), demographics (14), earthquakes (47), landforms (39), maps (224), minerals (12), oceans (149), population (51), rocks (34), volcanoes (55), weather (160), world war 1 (77)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lessons offered on GeoInquiries for use in your classroom. Divide students into groups to participate in different activities or use as enrichment for gifted students to complete independently. When finished with your inquiries, enhance srudent learning by challenging students to create a presentation using Prezi, reviewed here, demonstrating information learned.Smithsonian Learning Lab - The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access
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4 to 12tag(s): animals (293), architecture (84), art history (108), aviation (41), black history (136), civil war (142), dinosaurs (42), explorers (64), images (263), inventors and inventions (81), Learning Management Systems (20), oceans (149), scientists (71), shakespeare (99), Teacher Utilities (201), volcanoes (55)
In the Classroom
The Smithsonian Learning Lab is a must-add to your list of classroom bookmarks! Search for collections and information throughout the year on all topics. Add a link to classroom computers for the entire site or specific collections. Be sure to take advantage of the many features of this site to create customized collections, then have students add additional resources. Have students create quizzes for review of topics. Enhance student learning by challenging them to create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here.Election Central - PBS Learning Media
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3 to 12tag(s): debate (42), elections (81), electoral college (22), presidents (136), speech (69)
In the Classroom
Include The Election Collection as part of any election unit. Have students research candidate information and compare and contrast points of view. Use an online tool such as the Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, or the Interactive Three Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here. Pose a controversial question about an election issue and have students answer as one of the candidates. Use a tool such as Dotstorming, reviewed here, for that exercise. Or, challenge students to use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about a candidate's journey through the election process. Or, using Fakebook, have two candidates debate an issue. Be sure to take advantage of the free lesson plans offered on this site correlated to National History Standards.TPS Teachers Network - Metropolitan State University of Denver
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K to 12tag(s): bookmarks (43), primary sources (119), professional development (393), social networking (61), Teacher Utilities (201)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save TPS Teachers Network as an excellent professional development and social networking site. Share with your colleagues to create your own professional learning network on the site. Create albums with primary sources for use throughout the year in one easy to find location.Classroom Materials - Primary Source Sets - Library of Congress
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4 to 12tag(s): 20th century (62), authors (108), black history (136), civil war (142), constitution (99), evaluating sources (30), hispanic (46), history day (39), immigration (84), jefferson (19), lincoln (67), new deal (5), primary sources (119), Research (88), segregation (18), thanksgiving (24), veterans (27), washington (28), westward expansion (40), womens suffrage (52), wright brothers (16)
In the Classroom
When introducing a new unit, show students photos from the era (on the left menu) and have them describe what they see and what period they think it is. Find plenty of questions and activities (including a blank analysis organizer for students) in the Teacher's Guides. Also look at Library of Congress: for Teachers, reviewed here. Encourage your students to use this tool for projects. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted for reproduction), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report. Have students create a multimedia presentation using Google Slides, reviewed here. Google Slides allows you to narrate a picture (choose Insert from the top menu, then audio) modifying student learning. Include this site on your class webpage for students and parents to access as a reference.Black History Month Resources - PBS
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K to 12tag(s): black history (136), civil rights (219), cultures (226), martin luther king (46), racism (83), video (267)
In the Classroom
Explore this site for many different lessons and resources to use during Black History Month and with lessons on racism and bias throughout the year. Use lessons found here to differentiate for students of different levels. Be sure to check out the Discrimination - fair or unfair? lesson plan that is designed specifically for students who have difficulty with verbal and written expression.Branches of Power - Annenberg Classroom
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4 to 12tag(s): bill of rights (34), branches of government (64), constitution (99), game based learning (208), supreme court (30)
In the Classroom
Use the Annenberg Classroom Civics Games to introduce Constitution-related topics to your class using an interactive whiteboard or projector. View videos together and pause as needed to discuss information. Challenge students to try the interactive activities on individual computers or at home. Enhance learning by having students use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about Americans described in the games. Modify classroom technology use and enhance learning by having students create interactive timelines (with photos, text, and more) using Sutori, reviewed here, to trace the path of a bill or the writing of the Constitution.Ducksters - Technological Solutions, Inc. (TSI)
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2 to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (127), african american (121), american revolution (86), animal homes (57), animals (293), artists (87), biographies (94), china (83), civil rights (219), civil war (142), cold war (31), continents (33), countries (73), data (150), division (96), egypt (59), elements (33), energy (133), environment (251), explorers (64), fractions (159), friction (9), geometric shapes (132), greece (47), habitats (93), human body (91), inventors and inventions (81), keyboarding (28), mean (19), median (16), mode (13), multiplication (120), planets (113), presidents (136), puzzles (148), recycling (45), renaissance (38), rome (37), solar system (108), sound (71), sports (85), subtraction (108), sun (69), world war 1 (77), world war 2 (163)
In the Classroom
This site is a perfect addition for use with a biography unit. Explore and share information categorized by topics such as Civil Rights, the Cold War, Ancient Greece, and WWII. Extend student learning by having students use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about a president, famous scientist, or nearly any other real or fictitious person. Be sure to create a link to the site on your class webpage or newsletter for students to explore at home. Create a link on classroom computers for students to use the interactives during center time.Create Your Visited States Map - Jeremy Nixon
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3 to 12tag(s): maps (224), north america (15), states (125)
In the Classroom
Creating this would make an interesting map to create as a class project when learning about the 50 states. Go through the states list on your interactive whiteboard and create your class map to print or share as a digital image on your class website. Do a map as a class to see which states MOST students have visited. If you feel students may be embarrassed at their lack of travel, this may be better done on individual computers or on a personal response form given to you to input privately. For a whole class activity, divide your class into groups to create separate maps. Compare and contrast states visited. Send home a link to the website for students to create a map with their families. For older students, use the map for content and reassign colors as needed. For example, create a map showing the birthplace of U.S. Presidents: assign red to states without a president, yellow with one president, and green with two or more. This same format could be used in nearly any subject while studying differences in states (democrat or republican, most popular agriculture product, how many - if any - NFL teams, teen pregnancy rate, and much more).CurriConnects Book List - 20th Century America, Part 2 (1945-2000) - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): 20th century (62), book lists (168), independent reading (82), kennedy (20), vietnam (38)
In the Classroom
Make the 1950s and beyond come alive during your unit on American History. Have students choose a book from this list and present their impressions from it in the form of a blog post from the times. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Webnode, reviewed here. Have students interview parents about different times that they learn about. Have students include the interview in the blogs. Collect the links to all the student posts on your class web page for students to browse and gather a "human" experience of history.CurriConnects Book List - 20th Century America, Part 1 (1900-1945) - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): 1900s (72), 1910s (6), 1920s (14), 1930s (20), 1940s (14), 20th century (62), book lists (168), great depression (30), independent reading (82), world war 1 (77), world war 2 (163)
In the Classroom
Make the first half of the 20th century come alive during your unit on American History. Have students choose a book from this list and present their impressions from it in the form of a blog post from the times. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Tumblr, reviewed here. Collect the links to all the student posts on your class web page for students to browse and gather a "human" experience of history.Annenberg Learner - The Annenberg Foundation
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): art history (108), butterflies (13), conversions (37), critical thinking (137), dna (43), earth (182), environment (251), geometric shapes (132), immigrants (48), medieval (33), native americans (116), patterns (61), periodic table (43), renaissance (38), rocks (34), russia (34), south africa (15), spelling (98), statistics (120), volcanoes (55), weather (160)
In the Classroom
In your classroom, explore the interactives available to enhance your lessons. Use the lesson plan library to add a new twist to your subject matter. Organize a professional study of your area of concentration for your department or grade level.NCES Kids' Zone - NCES
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4 to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (169), probability (98)
In the Classroom
Strike an interest in your school and community by finding out where you rank. Investigate college choices. After short quizzes, have a daily comparison of your students to see how they compare in civics, economics, geography, history, mathematics, and science at multiple grade levels. Inspire students to collect data and make their own graphs about school wide topics. Have students create an online graph using ChartGizmo, reviewed here. Dig into probability problems to discover the odds.Mini-Court: Mock Trial Activities - New Jersey State Bar Foundation
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3 to 6tag(s): civil rights (219), courts (24)
In the Classroom
Use Mini-Court lessons and activities as part of your government unit. Incorporate activities into a folk tales unit to "try" characters such as Goldilocks. Next time your students complain that something is "not fair," use the opportunity to learn about how the courts make things "fair." Challenge even your youngest students to come up with "court cases" about famous characters (i.e. Cinderella's stepmother held her hostage, Snow White was poisoned, and many more). Create a timeline together on your interactive whiteboard using Preceden, reviewed here, to show the sequence of events.Texas Law Related Games - Law Focused Education, Inc
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2 to 8tag(s): bill of rights (34), branches of government (64), declaration of independence (16), game based learning (208), presidents (136), safety (68), symbols (16)
In the Classroom
Several games require significant reading, so partner weaker and stronger readers if students work independently. Ypu could also provide a reading guide using Read Ahead, reviewed here an excellent tool for introducing any reading passage to struggling readers, special education students, and ENL/ESL learners. Create a link to specific games on classroom computers as a center to use on President's Day, Constitution Day, or any class day studying U.S. Government. If studying your state's laws, use an online tool such as the Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, to compare and contrast differences between your state and Texas.Pumarosa - Paul Rogers
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2 to 12tag(s): american flag (8), branches of government (64), declaration of independence (16), listening (92), spanish (110), vocabulary development (96)
In the Classroom
Set this site on your computers for beginning level Spanish speakers to add to their English vocabulary quickly and with the correct pronunciation. If you teach basic lessons about U.S. citizenship in elementary or middle grades, the activities available in both English and Spanish will help your ELL students master social studies concepts bilingually.Florida Memory - The State Archives of Florida
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4 to 12tag(s): black history (136), civil war (142), florida (12), hurricanes (33), states (125)