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Walk in My Shoes - University of Illinois Extension
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): parents (55)
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Five A Day Nutrition - National Cancer Institute
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): nutrition (139)
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All About West Nile Virus - CDC
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): diseases (66)
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HIV and AIDS: Information for Families - American Academy of Pediatrics
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): difficult conversations (52), hiv/aids (15), sexuality (14)
In the Classroom
Offer this site as one of many sources for student research during your HIV/AIDS unit in health class. Challenge students to shift perspective and think about how they would tell a younger sibling or their own (future) child about HIV/AIDS.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Moody or Depressed - Symptoms of Depression in Children and Teenagers - Boys Town
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
This site has a list of some of the basic signals or behaviors that can indicate depression in children or teens. You may want to share this with parents at back-to-school night and post on your website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PTSD Web Resources - University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): empathy (38), mental health (57)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find the links helpful for students researching mental health with reliable information. This site could prove beneficial when discussing empathy or following a crisis.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bilingual Health Information
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): nutrition (139)
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Web of Addictions Rolodex
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): addition (128), drugs and alcohol (27)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make anti-drug photo posters using Captioner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Self-scoring Alcohol Checkup
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (27)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make multimedia anti-drug presentations using Prezi, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inhalant Use Disorder - Cleveland Clinic
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (27)
In the Classroom
In the classroom, students create a public service announcement sharing the risk factors with inhalant use disorder. Students can create a Padlet, reviewed here of facts they learned. Finally, students can use Google Drawings, reviewed here to compare and contrast inhalant use disorder to another disorder.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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All About Eating Disorders
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): eating disorders (6)
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All About Suicide
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): psychology (65)
In the Classroom
The most useful resource on this site would be the list of resources that offer help to someone suffering from suicidal thoughts. Share the resources with students during a health class on the interactive whiteboard or projector. While a student suffering from these thoughts won't jump up and thank you, having the information can only benefit them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Suicide Warning Signs - Mayo Clinic
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): psychology (65)
In the Classroom
This article would be the most useful in high school, and would be appropriate for gathering general information about suicide and help lines. Use the site in a health class as a way to broach the topic with students, sharing the site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Teachers can have students explore it on their own, afterward having a class discussion on ways to spot depression in friends and how to deal with it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PE Central - Virginia Tech University and S&S Worldwide
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): adaptations (15), dance (32), fitness (38), nutrition (139), Special Needs (49), sports (84)
In the Classroom
Remember to check this site at the beginning of the year when planning your physical education units. Share this site with other PE educators, especially with student teachers or those new to teaching.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tobacco Free Kids Corner
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (27), medicine (58)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make interactive anti-drug photo posters using Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smoking Education Resources from the CDC - Centers for Disease Control
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (27)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make interactive anti-drug posters using Lucidpress, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources for Specific Diseases - Minority Health Network
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): diseases (66)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for your science and gifted students as a great resource for information about prevalent diseases for papers and projects. Introduce this site to students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Then divide students into pairs or small groups and have them choose a topic to research. Have students take online notes using a tool like Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Next challenge students to create an interactive poster using Genial.ly, reviewed here. Where they can insert maps, surveys, video, audio, and more. Have students share these with thier classmates so everyone learns more about each topic and its issues. You could even put these on class wiki. Not familiar with wikis? Check out the TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources for Prevention of Disease - Indiana University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): diseases (66)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make antidrug "radio" ads using podOmatic, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nutrition.Gov - US Government
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): nutrition (139)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource for students doing research projects on personal wellness and healthy eating. The site provides a lot of information on alternative diets such as vegan or vegetarian, and specifics that would be utilized well for a research project. Make sure to save the site to your class web page to ensure students have access to the site both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Marijuana Facts for Teens - National Institutes of Health
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (27)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make printable anti-drug posters using PicLits, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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