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Lumio - Smart Technologies ULC
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K to 12
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Lumio is a collaborative, web-based learning platform that integrates with your current tech tools such as PhET reviewed here, Canva reviewed...more
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Lumio is a collaborative, web-based learning platform that integrates with your current tech tools such as PhET reviewed here, Canva reviewed here, along with Microsoft and Google tools. Import, combine, and edit pages to create interactive lessons that include game activities, graphic organizers, assessments, and more using your materials or those found in Lumio's library. Choose how to deliver lessons, whether students work at their speed or you control the pace of student activities. Students join with a shared link, QR code, or access code. Free accounts provide 50MB of lesson storage.
tag(s): assessment (148), blended learning (37), communication (138), Learning Management Systems (20), questioning (35), remote learning (56), Teacher Utilities (159)
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Use Lumio's many included features to deliver personalized learning opportunities for all students. Begin learning about Lumio's features by exploring the activities available in Lumio's library and editing the content to fit the needs of your students. Once familiar with the tools and delivery system, upload and create personalized lessons for students. Quickly adapt activities and content to fit the needs of multilingual learners, gifted students, or special needs students within any content area.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Mootion - HK Mootion Ltd
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K to 12
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Mootion uses AI tools to create video content from your prompts or a completed script. Mootion takes your script of up to 2500 characters and creates a storyboard with images ...more
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Mootion uses AI tools to create video content from your prompts or a completed script. Mootion takes your script of up to 2500 characters and creates a storyboard with images for each paragraph or section of the story. When using a prompt, type in an idea, and Mootion generates a corresponding story. Options include choices of several output languages, style options, and video ratios corresponding to social media options. After adding a prompt or story and making customization choices, click generate to begin the video creation process. You will need to create a free account with Google, Discord, or your email. Each video uses 20 credits; free members receive 200 monthly credits. After generating the video, choose options to regenerate, add assets (your images), animate transitions, or download the video.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), communication (138), digital storytelling (152), multimedia (46)
In the Classroom
Mootion offers many choices for classroom use! Paste students' stories into Mootion to create videos and watch them come to life, autogenerate stories about historical events and characters to engage students in your upcoming lessons, or create a story using vocabulary words when introducing new science units. If you do not share the video during class, download the MP4 file to your device and upload it to YouTube to make it accessible to all students anytime.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Theater & Drama - Crash Course
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4 to 12
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Theater and Drama, from Crash Course, offers a collection of YouTube videos related to many famous (and not-so-famous) dramas. Find video titles, such as Shakespeare's Tragedies and...more
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Theater and Drama, from Crash Course, offers a collection of YouTube videos related to many famous (and not-so-famous) dramas. Find video titles, such as Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson, The Spanish Golden Age, Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes, among many others. The videos include a short paragraph describing the content; some also have lesson stems. What a great collection for secondary English teachers or anyone looking for short videos related to Shakespeare and the history of drama. Be aware - some of the videos include short advertisements before they begin. As these videos are hosted on YouTube, if your school does not allow YouTube, this site would not work well for you. There is an option on the site to download the video to view off of YouTube.
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tag(s): acting (19), plays (29), shakespeare (95)
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Share the Shakespeare videos during a unit on The Bard - or even to recognize his birthday! These videos would be ideal to use for flipped or blended learning. Have students view the videos at home and then use a tool such as Magic School, reviewed here to create instant questions to review the video and use for a quick entrance ticket at the start of the next class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Crash Course - Crash Course
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4 to 12
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The Crash Course has over 45 videos on topics ranging from Anatomy to Zoology, Artificial Intelligence to Outbreak Science. There are the more common topics one might want to learn...more
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The Crash Course has over 45 videos on topics ranging from Anatomy to Zoology, Artificial Intelligence to Outbreak Science. There are the more common topics one might want to learn about, like Ecology, Films, Geography, and much more. All videos are free to watch. Each video also includes a short description (some with lesson stem ideas). Crash Course videos are hosted on YouTube. If your district/school blocks YouTube, they may not be viewable. The good news for teachers whose schools block YouTube is that you can download the video if you fill out a form. Go to the Download tab from the top menu, select Students & Teachers, scroll down the page, and follow the directions.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), black history (130), branches of government (63), business (51), climate (83), computers (109), copyright (46), ecology (102), energy (132), engineering (126), human body (94), literature (218), media literacy (106), myths and legends (24), plants (148), politics (114), space (216), statistics (120), video (262), zoology (10)
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Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. The site is excellent for introductory material on any topic you're starting and for giving students some background knowledge. Use Acclaim, reviewed here to organize and annotate the videos you plan to use. Crash Course is also great for your early finishers. Allow them to choose a topic they want to investigate or know more about.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Toolbox for All: Reading Strategies for Every Subject - TeachersFirst
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional learning session is from September 2024. You can register and immediately view the archive of the session.
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional learning session is from September 2024. You can register and immediately view the archive of the session.
Revolutionize your reading instruction with cutting-edge, research-based technology strategies! This hands-on workshop for educators of all grade levels and disciplines will explore personalized learning paths, collaborative digital experiences, multimedia integration, and gamification techniques that boost student engagement and comprehension. Gain practical experience with various technology platforms and tools and leave with actionable insights for immediate classroom implementation. Whether you're a tech novice or expert, you'll discover valuable resources to support every student's reading journey in the digital age. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Implement collaborative reading strategies that foster critical thinking and engagement. 2. Integrate multimedia elements to enhance reading lessons. 3. Understand how gamification elements motivate students and increase their interest in reading. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Revolutionize your reading instruction with cutting-edge, research-based technology strategies! This hands-on workshop for educators of all grade levels and disciplines will explore personalized learning paths, collaborative digital experiences, multimedia integration, and gamification techniques that boost student engagement and comprehension. Gain practical experience with various technology platforms and tools and leave with actionable insights for immediate classroom implementation. Whether you're a tech novice or expert, you'll discover valuable resources to support every student's reading journey in the digital age. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Implement collaborative reading strategies that foster critical thinking and engagement. 2. Integrate multimedia elements to enhance reading lessons. 3. Understand how gamification elements motivate students and increase their interest in reading. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): reading strategies (101)
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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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Gamma - Gamma Tech, Inc.
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Gamma uses AI to build and share presentations, documents, and websites in seconds. You can begin by creating a new Gamma using AI or starting with a blank page. The ...more
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Gamma uses AI to build and share presentations, documents, and websites in seconds. You can begin by creating a new Gamma using AI or starting with a blank page. The AI option then asks to start from copied text, a short prompt, or import a new file or web link. Follow Gamma's prompts to adjust themes and the appearance of your project. All projects are fully editable, making customizing content to fit your needs easy. When complete, publish your project. Share using the provided options, such as a published URL, export to a PDF or PowerPoint, or use the embed code to insert your presentation into a website. Free accounts include 400 AI credits and Gamma's basic image models, enough to create several presentations.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), multimedia (46), presentations (17), slides (42), Teacher Utilities (159)
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Use Gamma to create engaging presentations to introduce and review content quickly. For example, ask Gamma to create a presentation introducing a new novel to students, including background information and vocabulary. Instead of creating a presentation, use Gamma to create an interactive website as a flipped learning activity and include links to online resources and assessments created with Microsoft Forms, reviewed here or embedded quizzes made with Blooket, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teachable Machine - Google
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Teachable Machine is a Google AI experimental project that allows you to create learning machine models without coding knowledge. Use images, sounds, and poses to build models that...more
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Teachable Machine is a Google AI experimental project that allows you to create learning machine models without coding knowledge. Use images, sounds, and poses to build models that classify and sort information. Explore the tutorials to learn how to create a learning machine and view examples of use, such as making a model to determine the ripeness of a banana, detect different sounds you create, and recognize the tilt of a head. Also included are lessons for K-12 classrooms that use Teaching Machines as part of lessons in AI and ethics and Dancing with AI. Start your project by choosing the type of project to create, then follow the steps to add samples to use in training your model. Complete and save your project, then share it with a link or other options available through Teachable Machine.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), game based learning (181), gamification (79)
In the Classroom
Share Teachable Machines with students who enjoy working with computers and ask them to develop models for different learning activities. For example, ask students to use the image model to create examples of categories of animals for young students and provide them with a picture bank of animals. Use the picture bank to see if animals are categorized correctly as a learning activity. For older students, use this site to build learning games. Find more ideas at Github's Awesome Teachable Machine List, found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Udio AI Music Generator - Udio
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K to 12
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Udio uses AI to create music with vocals and instrumentation from your prompts. Create an account, then add your prompt with topic, genre, and length information. An optional feature...more
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Udio uses AI to create music with vocals and instrumentation from your prompts. Create an account, then add your prompt with topic, genre, and length information. An optional feature allows you to use AI to enhance your prompt for a more creative result. When complete, remix until satisfied with the result, then use the provided options to download, share by URL, copy the embed code, or generate a video. The free version offers a ten-credit limit daily with an additional ten credits monthly.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), lyrics (15), songs (44)
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Use this song generator to engage students in any subject. For example, ask Udio to create lyrics and music to coincide with upcoming holidays and classroom events. Try asking Udio to make an upbeat song about your field trip to the zoo or a jazz song that includes information about New Orleans, and play the song for students as a schema activator for your lesson. Create songs with specific vocabulary terms for students to use as a learning aid or produce songs that assist multilingual learners in learning English. App smash Udio with MagicSchool's Song Generator, reviewed here by asking MagicSchool to create a song using any topic and details, then copy the lyrics into Udio to turn the lyrics into any genre desired. Ask students to use Udio to make a song that accompanies a research project or multimedia presentation, then include the song with other presentation elements built into a simple website created with edublogs, reviewed here or another free website builder like Straw Page, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Loud Lit - Loudlit.org
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1 to 12
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Loud Lit offers "literature for your ears and eyes" (although the site's visual appearance is quite plain!). This collaborative project with public domain offers recorded literature....more
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Loud Lit offers "literature for your ears and eyes" (although the site's visual appearance is quite plain!). This collaborative project with public domain offers recorded literature. You are given the options of listening to the literature, listening and reading the literature, or downloading the literature to an MP3 player. The number of items available for public use is constantly increasing. The current contents include novels, poetry, classic children's literature, a few historical items, and classic short stories. Some examples of the available literature includes A Tale of Two Cities, The Little Match Girl, The Gift of the Magi, The Declaration of Independence, The Gettysburg Address, and countless others. A separate column lets you know about newly recorded items.
tag(s): audio books (24), declaration of independence (15), gettysburg (15), gettysburg address (11), literature (218), poetry (191)
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This site is helpful for many subjects and grade levels. Have students use this website when they have to memorize poetry, the Gettysburg Address, or the Declaration of Independence. multilingual students and many learning support students will benefit from the option of "reading" in multi-media format. Use the audio stories with younger students for listening skills. During a poetry unit, why not have students choose one of the poems to read and listen to? Have the students analyze and write in their journals about what they think the poem means. Replace paper journals by using a blog tool like edublogs, reviewed here. Then have the students share the original poem and their own opinions with the class, making this activity a listening, reading, writing, and speaking lesson. If you are into podcasting, enhance learning by encouraging students to create some of their own poetry readings with commentary.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poe - Poe.com
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K to 12
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Choosing the best AI chatbot can be daunting. Poe helps out by making chat and generating content accessible using various AI-powered tools. Use Poe to interact with popular chatbots...more
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Choosing the best AI chatbot can be daunting. Poe helps out by making chat and generating content accessible using various AI-powered tools. Use Poe to interact with popular chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and others in one location. In addition, you can easily interact with custom chatbots or create your custom chatbot with a simple prompt. Create your free account to begin, then use the settings to set a default bot. Free plans offer 3000 points daily, sufficient for participating in several conversations, creating images, and more.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), chat (41), DAT device agnostic tool (147)
In the Classroom
Using AI generators helps save time and increase productivity; Poe saves even more time by making it easy to compare output from several AI generators in one place. Use this resource to create quizzes, rubrics, lesson plans, and more. Many of the included resources offer the option to add files and 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 chatbots to explain the content differently or ask for ideas on applying math topics to everyday life. In social studies or science, ask to generate a vocabulary list or create a story based on your lessons incorporating essential vocabulary terms. ELA teachers might use these tools to get suggestions for interventions to support struggling readers or to find additional resources to support current lessons. Use the image generators to produce images for creative writing activities, to develop descriptive writing skills, or to include in multimedia presentations. Always verify any information provided by any AI tool before using it. These tools constantly evolve, and many features regularly change (or upgrade).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AhaSlides - AhaSlides Pte Ltd
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Add polls, quizzes, word clouds, and more to your presentation with AhaSlides. AhaSlides works with Google Slides, PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom, and more to share and receive participant...more
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Add polls, quizzes, word clouds, and more to your presentation with AhaSlides. AhaSlides works with Google Slides, PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom, and more to share and receive participant responses using premade templates or creating your own. In addition, take advantage of the AI features to instantly create quizzes from a prompt or an uploaded PowerPoint or PDF document. The education templates include commonly used teaching strategies such as random name spinners, brainstorming, and thinking strategies such as I Know, I Wonder. After selecting a template, edit the text and personalize the slides to fit your needs. Choose "present now" to begin your activity. Participants can join using the customized link or with the attached QR code. Results appear instantly within your presentation and are available in your AhaSlides dashboard. Free plans include audience sizes of up to fifteen participants, five questions per quiz, and collaborative editing.
tag(s): data (147), Formative Assessment (73), polls and surveys (48), questioning (35), quizzes (90)
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Bookmark and save this handy site for many different classroom uses. Engage students when introducing a new topic by creating a poll to assess learning quickly or find students' interest in a subject. Use a poll as an exit ticket or as a formative assessment. Enhance learning by adding a link to a poll as part of a blended or flipped learning activity. For example, when delivering a flipped learning lesson using Microsoft Forms, reviewed here, include a link to a poll that asks students to reflect upon their understanding of the content learned.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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iorad - iorad Inc.
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iorad is a browser-based resource for creating interactive step-by-step tutorials for using any website. Tutorials include highlighted and interactive directions. Create a free personal...more
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iorad is a browser-based resource for creating interactive step-by-step tutorials for using any website. Tutorials include highlighted and interactive directions. Create a free personal account, then follow the directions to download iorad's browser extension or desktop application to your computer. Create a tutorial by selecting the "new capture" link and following the directions to begin recording from your chosen tab. Demonstrate the procedure and stop recording when finished. iorad automatically creates the tutorial and offers options to edit the contents before completing the publishing process. Share completed tutorials using the links or embed code provided.
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The number of classroom uses for this tool is countless! Use iorad to create guides for students to log in to software, games, and computer programs. Create step-by-step guides for students on adding or editing images in tools such as Google Slides, reviewed here or Genially, reviewed here. Ask students to include iorad tutorials within multimedia presentations to demonstrate information, such as how to search Google for Creative Commons Images or narrow searches to fit into a custom time frame. Create tutorials to share with parents for use at home as a guide for accessing online tools needed for homework or practice. If you need a guide for completing any online activities, iorad is the perfect answer!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Prodia - Prodia
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Prodia is an easy-to-use generative AI image-creation tool that doesn't require registration. Enter your prompt in the chat and click to generate your image in just a few seconds. Once...more
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Prodia is an easy-to-use generative AI image-creation tool that doesn't require registration. Enter your prompt in the chat and click to generate your image in just a few seconds. Once generated, hover over the image to regenerate it, download it as a PNG file, or delete it. Additional settings for advanced users include choice of AI model, adding words to exclude from the AI art, and image creation settings.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), editing (91), images (260)
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Use Prodia to generate images for many different classroom uses quickly. Generate pictures to use as creative writing prompts, as artwork for newsletters and slide presentations, and create images to teach vocabulary in foreign language classes. Use image creation tools to help students explore how to write descriptive and effective prompts that generate their desired outcome. Ask students to create images to include with any writing project, and share student writing in digital books using Book Creator, reviewed here. Use Book Creator's many features, including images, student writing, audio recordings, and more, to create interactive books to share with peers and family members.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Microsoft Reflect - Microsoft
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Reflect is a well-being app that uses check-ins to support connections in learning communities and promote a culture of self-awareness and empathy. Reflect is built into Teams education...more
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Reflect is a well-being app that uses check-ins to support connections in learning communities and promote a culture of self-awareness and empathy. Reflect is built into Teams education accounts and requires signing in with a valid school account to use within Google Classroom, Canvas, and other Learning Management Systems. Some available activities include brain breaks, guided meditation, and 2-minute stretching routines.
tag(s): classroom management (122), communication (138), social and emotional learning (96), Teacher Utilities (159)
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Use Reflect as part of your classroom social and emotional support activities. For elementary classrooms, include daily check-ins, provide learning opportunities to encourage the use of emotional vocabulary, and incorporate reflections as part of discussions of characters and their emotions when reading stories and books. In middle school, include Reflect as part of weekly check-ins for emotional support, facilitate group discussions based upon feedback from check-ins, or use Reflect's tools to encourage students to set personal and academic goals. Use Reflect with high school students to promote mental health awareness and provide tools for stress management.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MirrorTalk - Swivl
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MirrorTalk uses AI as a partner to create and share meaningful opportunities for cognitive and emotional reflection in any classroom. It is also an assessment tool that can help develop...more
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MirrorTalk uses AI as a partner to create and share meaningful opportunities for cognitive and emotional reflection in any classroom. It is also an assessment tool that can help develop continuing learning growth. The AI features thoughtful questions that guide participants through a reflective process using personalized prompts. After creating an account, create a group by adding a group name and grade level, and define how students access the activity. Access options include student login, name only without email, or open access without a name; however, video is required. Additional options offer video or audio and presentation in English or Spanish. Set up reflections by adding your objective and the type of focus to use, such as depth of knowledge, problem-solving, and others. Share the prompts with students using the assignment link. As students respond, your dashboard on MirrorTalk updates with charts that provide feedback on student responses and suggestions for supporting each student in their learning process.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), assessment (148), DAT device agnostic tool (147), Formative Assessment (73), preK (263), social and emotional learning (96), Teacher Utilities (159), teaching strategies (42), thinking skills (15)
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MirrorTalk can be used in many ways to support student learning and reflection. Begin the school year with a prompt that encourages students to reflect on the previous school year and set goals for the new year. Create prompts as exit tickets for students to reflect on the day's lesson and as a formative assessment for you to modify upcoming lessons as needed. Use this tool as part of a retrieval practice strategy to encourage students to recall facts about new concepts learned in class. Learn more about retrieval practice by watching the archived OK2Ask: 3 Cool Tools for Retrieval Practice, reviewed here and by visiting this blog post, Using Retrieval Practice to Boost Student Learning, found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Blogger - Google
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Blogger is a free blogging platform from Google that includes free templates and custom URLs. Select "Create your blog" and sign in with your Google account. Follow the prompts to ...more
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Blogger is a free blogging platform from Google that includes free templates and custom URLs. Select "Create your blog" and sign in with your Google account. Follow the prompts to add a new blog, provide a title, and then customize using features on your dashboard, including layout, theme, and settings, such as the ability to add comments and shared authors. After customizing the look and information on your blog, use the link to publish and share the content.
tag(s): blogs (65), communication (138), digital storytelling (152), writing (323)
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Use Blogger to create and share your class blog with students and parents. Include updates on classroom lessons and upcoming events, and share pictures of students at work (with appropriate permissions). Add this site to your list of website creation tools for students to use for many projects. For example, ask students to share poems, lab reports, or quick journal entries and add an image or links to additional information. If students create pages, check with your district's policy on publishing student work. Have students take turns writing weekly blog posts that share information about what they learned at school or ask them to share writing or research projects with family and friends. Use images you and your students take, or find free image resources on TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Free Image Resources, reviewed here.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Includes social features, such as "friends," comments, ratings by others
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Products can be embedded
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
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ClassQuestion - Adam Blalock
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4 to 12
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ClassQuestion is an easy-to-use tool for getting feedback. Send questions and receive instant feedback with a plot of the results. Create a free account, then use the menu to locate...more
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ClassQuestion is an easy-to-use tool for getting feedback. Send questions and receive instant feedback with a plot of the results. Create a free account, then use the menu to locate how to create a new class. After making a class, follow the prompts to create a question by adding the number of answers and identifying the correct answer; choose none if conducting a poll or if only recording student participation. Save your question, then share it from your classroom folders. To respond, students create an account and access questions on their own devices using your classroom code. Your results are available in the Question Data section of the account dashboard.
tag(s): assessment (148), data (147), Formative Assessment (73), polls and surveys (48), questioning (35), quizzes (90)
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Use ClassQuestion to receive instant feedback for many different classroom purposes. For example, use this tool to create exit tickets to help determine students' understanding of content and guide further lessons. Use this tool as a debate and discussion starter by asking students to take a stance on a topic, then divide students into groups to develop their position further. Gamify learning by turning review sessions into opportunities for students or groups to earn points for correct responses. Input data collections from students to quickly create graphs; for example, create a poll of students' favorite foods and share the results with students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smore Words - Lynn Johnston Productions Inc
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Smore Words is an engaging, fast-paced word game in which players try to spell as many words as possible using the given six letters. Click play to begin and start ...more
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Smore Words is an engaging, fast-paced word game in which players try to spell as many words as possible using the given six letters. Click play to begin and start the two-minute timer. Click letters to add them from words; press enter after each word to return letters to the starting point, and continue making words. Form a six-letter word to automatically qualify for the next round of play.
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tag(s): game based learning (181), puzzles (142), spelling (98), vocabulary (238)
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Include Smore Words as an engaging class word puzzle game that students can play together or individually on their computers to promote spelling and language skills. Encourage students to share strategies for finding word combinations from different sets of letters. Include Smore Words and Wordle, reviewed here in spelling and vocabulary activities to engage students in wordplay. Share this site with multilanguage learners to assist in learning and practicing English language words.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Tools Smackdown: Multilingual Learner Edition - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional learning session is from August 2024. You can register and immediately view the archive of the session.
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Multilingual learners face unique challenges in the classroom, but technology can be a powerful ally in supporting their language development and academic success. Join us for this fast-paced tech tool smackdown, where we'll compare and contrast some of TeachersFirst contributors' favorite resources for supporting multilingual learners. Get ready to hear about features, functionalities, and classroom implementation ideas that will help you pick the perfect tools for your classroom needs! As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Discover and compare some of TeachersFirst contributors' favorite technology tools that support multilingual learners. 2. Evaluate one or more tools for classroom use. 3. Share ideas for using these resources with other participants. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Multilingual learners face unique challenges in the classroom, but technology can be a powerful ally in supporting their language development and academic success. Join us for this fast-paced tech tool smackdown, where we'll compare and contrast some of TeachersFirst contributors' favorite resources for supporting multilingual learners. Get ready to hear about features, functionalities, and classroom implementation ideas that will help you pick the perfect tools for your classroom needs! As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Discover and compare some of TeachersFirst contributors' favorite technology tools that support multilingual learners. 2. Evaluate one or more tools for classroom use. 3. Share ideas for using these resources with other participants. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): multilingual (69), professional development (409)
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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: AI for Differentiation - TeachersFirst
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional learning session is from August 2024. You can register and immediately view the archive of the session.
In today's diverse...more
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In today's diverse classrooms, educators face the challenge of meeting the unique needs of every student. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools offers exciting new opportunities to differentiate instruction to meet these needs. In this dynamic hands-on workshop, we'll explore the intersection of AI technology and the pedagogy behind differentiation to empower educators to create inclusive and effective learning environments. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Learn how to use AI technologies to support differentiated instruction in the classroom. 2. Develop a practical understanding of how to integrate AI tools with established differentiation strategies to create dynamic and inclusive learning experiences for all students. 3. Share ideas with other participants and plan to use AI to differentiate instruction in your learning environment. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
In today's diverse classrooms, educators face the challenge of meeting the unique needs of every student. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools offers exciting new opportunities to differentiate instruction to meet these needs. In this dynamic hands-on workshop, we'll explore the intersection of AI technology and the pedagogy behind differentiation to empower educators to create inclusive and effective learning environments. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Learn how to use AI technologies to support differentiated instruction in the classroom. 2. Develop a practical understanding of how to integrate AI tools with established differentiation strategies to create dynamic and inclusive learning experiences for all students. 3. Share ideas with other participants and plan to use AI to differentiate instruction in your learning environment. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (145), differentiation (89), professional development (409)
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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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