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return to subject listingOpen Yale Courses - Yale University
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9 to 12tag(s): african american (109), american revolution (80), art history (85), atmosphere (23), business (47), civil war (133), ecology (99), ecosystems (71), engineering (117), evolution (85), financial literacy (91), france (37), greece (26), greeks (31), novels (31), poetry (188), psychology (67), religions (75), romans (33), sociology (22), space (212)
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This is an excellent resource for gifted students as well as students interested in viewing high quality college level course material. Browse through topics of interest for your AP or IB classroom and use selected videos for viewing on your interactive whiteboard (or projector). Share a link on your class webpage for students to view at home. Teachers of gifted may want to suggest that students form small cohorts to explore one of the course of particular interest to them. Music and art history teachers will find rich materials to include in their high school courses, as well.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Yay Math! Videos - Robert Ahdoot
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6 to 11This site includes advertising.
tag(s): angles (51), area (52), charts and graphs (168), equations (119), exponents (35), factoring (25), factors (29), functions (52), geometric shapes (135), inequalities (23), polynomials (20), pythagorean theorem (18), quadratics (26), square roots (15)
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If you don't want to provide an email address for quizzes, use a disposable email address tool such as Mail Catch reviewed here to obtain a temporary email address. Share links to videos on your class website or blog and on classroom computers for student viewing. Use videos as inspiration to create your own math videos or challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos and share them on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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STEM Behind Hollywood - Texas Instruments
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4 to 10This site includes advertising.
tag(s): diseases (66), forensics (12), space (212), STEM (259)
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Pair this information and the related activities with classroom content, video clips, and data about related events (spreading of disease, space travel, etc.) Create discussions about various technologies, discoveries, and more to engage your students in the topics you are studying. Share the video clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Share this link on your class website for students to explore at home and learn more about how Hollywood uses science and math in film, television, and beyond. Include this site in a careers unit so students can see how science can lead to many different careers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Just Math Tutorials - Patrick JMT
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8 to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (168), decades (7), division (98), equations (119), exponents (35), factoring (25), factors (29), inequalities (23), multiples (15), multiplication (122), polynomials (20), quadratics (26), ratios (47), venn diagrams (15)
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Be sure to save this site in your favorites (or bookmark) for use throughout the school year. View videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Create a link on classroom computers for students to view on their own. Share a link on your class website or blog for easy home reference. If students discover a particularly helpful video, encourage them to "review" it, explaining how it helped them understand. With so many math video collections available, your students can become "video critics."Comments
Unfortunately, Patrick tends to make mistakes in some of his presentations. It is important to view the presentations before assigning them to students.Honora, FL, Grades: 6 - 12
Editor's Note: Thank you for making us aware of that you found an errors in a presentation. As far as our editorial team can tell after checking with the commenter above, this was single incidence. It is always wise for teachers to preview anything you will use in class.
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Alice - Carnegie Mellon University
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6 to 12tag(s): animation (61), coding (87), digital storytelling (142), problem solving (225), video (256)
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Be sure to check with your Technology Department, as many districts require authorization to download or install new applications. Plan ahead as you request that this application be installed on your classroom or laptop cart computers. Alice provides an opportunity to enhance learning for students by creating and learning how to problem solve. Subscribe to the teacher list to receive updates and integration ideas for Alice. The purpose of this list is to provide an easy way to ask questions and collaborate with the Alice teaching community. View and use activities to increase programming knowledge and the use of the Alice program.Students quickly catch on to Alice when allowed to play and easily see what they can make from it. Provide a simple assignment with defined rules/tasks to learn the tools as well as the drag and drop interface. Have students use a storyboard to organize their creation in order to keep tabs on students and their creations. Replace the paper and pencil storyboard by using a digital storyboard like Story Map, reviewed here, or Storyboarder, reviewed here. Build games to review curricular material for assessments. Have students create videos or digital stories to bring a subject to life. Teachers of gifted can turn their students loose to create animations about individual interests or research projects.
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Scrible - Scrible
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4 to 12tag(s): citations (34), curation (35), Research (83), summarizing (22)
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Your students' online research will be efficient and effective with Scrible. Students can take notes on their bookmarks. They only need to bookmark the part of the website they need for their assignment. Students can collaborate with peers on their research. Post articles and documents online for your students to highlight and annotate. Bookmark this tool on your website or blog for your students to access in or outside of the classroom. Use Scrible to annotate professional development articles or to highlight important information for your students. The best part? It will instantly create your bibliography for you!How many times have we heard students complain during a group project, "But I couldn't get to his or her house to work on it?" Tell them to use Scrible to interact online. The research and conversations created through highlighting and annotating what they read can greatly enhance both their research skills and their online interaction on academic level skills. Or use the site to post and share discussion assignments on specific articles or even parts of articles using the highlighting tool. Find a relevant article to your subject. Highlight the part that you want students to read. (If students are younger, keep it short to reduce the intimidating reality of too much information for kids.) Attach a note with a discussion question for the students. Have them comment on the link in a "class discussion" as an outside assignment. If you are fortunate enough to have all students with computer access in your class and at home, such as in one to one laptop (or BYOD) program schools, you can use this essentially to run your class. Post assignments or post readings. Science teachers can post online interactive labs, and more.
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polltogo - Inspirapps, Inc.
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K to 12tag(s): assessment (147), Formative Assessment (70), polls and surveys (46)
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Use this tool easily in your Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) classroom since all students will be able to access it for free, no matter what device they have. One of the question choices for polltogo is "Feedback" which is perfect for formative assessment or asking what students need help with after a lesson. Use this site to vote for correct answers in math class, project ideas for science or social studies, social issues in current events, and practically any other subject area. Encourage students to incorporate polls during class presentations as a test to see who is listening or for questions the audience might have. Use polltogo to make parent polls and post on a class website to keep the lines of communication open.Comments
Very easy to use.F, , Grades: 0 - 12
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NYLearns.org - The Research Foundation of State University of New York and PL
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K to 12tag(s): commoncore (75)
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Begin or extend your experiences with Common Core. Find real examples to use or be inspired to create one of your own. Educators and administrators alike can examine, discuss, and reflect on website materials and current practices. Save this in your bookmarks or favorites to explore as time permits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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International Human Development Insights - United Nations Development Programme
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9 to 12tag(s): population (47)
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Student groups or the full class can view data and graphs of various indicators and brainstorm questions to understand the data. What factors exist in various countries or areas of the World? What conditions need to change to reverse troubling trends and to create greater equality of individuals in the World? Break these questions down into major focus topics to be researched and presented by members of the class. Since this site can be viewed in numerous languages, use this tool in a world language class. Gain understanding of the factors that influence places you read about in the news and faraway cultures. In government or civics classes, talk about how public policies affect or reflect development data. In math classes, use this site to see how statistics can be applied to decision making and international issues.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ProcessOn - ProcessOn.com
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7 to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (168), concept mapping (17), graphic organizers (48), venn diagrams (15)
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Use this site to create your own charts or diagrams to share on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Challenge students to create their own charts using this tool. Create charts for literature that you are reading in class, pinpointing the plot, conflict/resolution, and more. Create a diagram to highlight important dates in an individual's life or even dates in a war. Students could use this site for a project on any topic: science, government, history, literature, and many others. Have students create study guides using this site. Share or embed the BEST maps on your class website. One of the best aspects of this site is that students can collaborate online for group projects. Learning Support teachers can encourage small groups to create study guides together, reinforcing their knowledge as they discuss and work together.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Math Worksheets - Pre-Algebra through Calculus - Kuta Software
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7 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): area (52), equations (119), exponents (35), factoring (25), factors (29), geometric shapes (135), inequalities (23), polynomials (20), quadratics (26), ratios (47), substitutes (27), transformations (12), volume (34)
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Bookmark and save this site for use throughout the year. Quickly download and print worksheets for review. Use with a substitute or for extra student practice. Share a link to the site on your class website for students to access at home for review and practice of concepts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Geokov - Geokov.com
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5 to 12tag(s): environment (238), landforms (38), landmarks (18), maps (208)
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Take a virtual field trip through the map maker. Explore landforms and other terrain features from Google Earth and topographic maps. Easily create maps for field trips, presentations, classroom activities and more. Create a shade relief topographic map of any region. Doing an environmental study of an area or region? Find the region in this tool first and add the necessary information for classroom discussion or presentation. Use one of the many TeachersFirst Presentation Tools to present information learned. Tie information from literature, stories, history, and other sources to add value and interest to the maps.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Spigot - spigot.org
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9 to 12tag(s): media literacy (102), news (229)
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Use these articles to discuss the future of education and the use of technology both in high school and higher education. As students are the most important stakeholders in education, many of these articles are relevant to them and their future. Students will especially be interested in the Practice and Alt. Culture sections of this site. Discuss current events in your classroom and ask students to investigate an angle on technology and/or education for a persuasive writing piece or debate. Students have incredible insight into their own learning and technology use. Keep this link bookmarked on your classroom computer or linked to your blog, wiki, or class page. Use examples from this site to look for bias or editorial slant as part of an information literacy unit. Select articles for experience with informational texts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sheppard Software: Free Online Learning Games - Sheppard Software
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (128), alphabet (51), alphabetical order (8), animal homes (56), animals (278), capitalization (9), capitals (15), cells (80), colors (65), continents (32), counting (60), countries (69), decimals (84), dinosaurs (38), division (98), elements (32), endangered species (28), equations (119), estimation (35), fractions (159), geometric shapes (135), grammar (133), integers (22), landforms (38), life cycles (21), measurement (125), money (119), multiplication (122), number lines (33), number sense (70), numbers (119), oceans (146), order of operations (28), parts of speech (40), patterns (63), periodic table (44), place value (34), puzzles (143), states (122), subtraction (109), time (91), vocabulary (235), vocabulary development (90)
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Bookmark this site to use as a resource for computer center games and activities throughout the year. Share curriculum-related resources on your interactive whiteboard or projector. This site could work well in a BYOD or 1:1 classroom. Share with parents as a resource to use at home or as a summer skills review and refresher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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1000 Math Problems to Enjoy - 1000problems.org
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6 to 12tag(s): area (52), charts and graphs (168), equations (119), fractions (159), functions (52), geometric shapes (135), mean (19), mode (13), number lines (33), numbers (119), percent (58), pythagorean theorem (18), ratios (47), statistics (114), symmetry (27)
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Use 1000 Math Problems for homework, in-class practice, or anytime throughout the school year. Problems are not typical "rote" problems and are ideal for extension activities, as well. Have students create instant blogs using Throww, (reviewed here,) to provide explanations about how to solve problems.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Otter - Scurry Labs
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): calendars (40), classroom management (128), communication (136), homework (34)
In the Classroom
If your school does not provide such a space, Otter is perfect for teachers to create a simple class page for interaction with parents and accessibility by students. Manage your classroom with this tool. Use as a class hub to manage documents, photos, and files. Be sure to share your link so students and parents can access both in and out of the classroom. Use Otter in teacher ed programs to show future teachers how a website can enhance instruction.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be shared by URL
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Talky - talky.io
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7 to 12tag(s): chat (42), communication (136), microblogging (18)
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Use Talky to host tutoring for small groups of students from any computer! Share with students as a resource for collaborating on group projects from home. Use Talky to set up an online interview with authors located across the country, veterans who can discuss their personal experiences with war, or experts to discuss careers in their field. Also use this site to meet up with absent students as needed. If a parent can't make a conference, meet online using Talky to share student work, progress, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NicerTube - NicerTube.com
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
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Use NicerTube anytime you wish to share YouTube without all of the "clutter" or just spice up a presentation! This is great to use for your more easily distracted students! Share the link with your students for sharing their videos in presentations. Use your NicerTube created links within your classroom presentations to spice up video presentation at any time!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tour Builder (Beta) - Google
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5 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (142), maps (208), timelines (47)
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Create a simple tour to share (or find one in the gallery). Share the tour on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Create tours of events from history, famous battles, scientific discoveries, biographies, and much more. The possibilities are endless. Create a timeline of famous people or a hub of locations related to a topic such as toxic waste sites or habitats for a certain animal. Tour settings for Shakespeare plays or an author's life. Tour Van Gogh's painting sites or map landforms such as glaciers. Have students who have Google accounts build a Tour of important events in their lives (or use a teacher-controlled account). In world language classes, create cultural tours in your new language. Scroll through the gallery for ideas on how others have used Tour Builder. You may just find some neat tours to share in the gallery.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Includes Interaction w general public/ public galleries with unmoderated content
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Requires download/installation of software
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X (formerly ) Twitter Magnets - twittermagnets.com
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3 to 12tag(s): creative fluency (5), microblogging (18), poetry (188), Teacher Utilities (146), twitter (19), writing prompts (57)
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Create a message or "poem" of the day as a class to send from your class X (formerly Twitter) account. Use as a center activity or have student groups create their own messages about what you have learned today in any subject area class. Have ELL students create simple messages to reinforce language skills. If you don't have a X (formerly Twitter) account, just have students create offline messages. Take a quick screen shot, then write, illustrate, and share on your classroom bulletin board! Generate creative messages as a class to use as writing prompts. Have students tell the story (or nonfiction news account) about what caused the message. Looking for more ways to use X (formerly Twitter) in the classroom? Read more about X (formerly Twitter) at TeachersFirst's X (formerly Twitter) for Teachers page. You can also use this site as a tool to teach about digital citizenship and the etiquette of tweets.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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