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Edulastic - Snapwiz
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): assessment (148), commoncore (75)
In the Classroom
Create and use short quizzes to track mastery of concepts by all students in your class. Use this site to pretest gifted students. If the gifted students already know the material, allow them to advance to another topic. The quick feedback allows greater opportunity to focus on students who need additional help. Use Edulastic to monitor your teaching of Common Core Standards as well as focusing on student proficiency of content. Since student registration is via email, for young students consider using a "class set" of Gmail subaccounts, explained here; this tells how to configure Gmail subaccounts to use for any online membership service. Using Gmail subaccounts will provide anonymous interaction within your class.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Marq (formerly Lucidpress) - Lucid Software Inc
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): digital storytelling (152), posters (43), social media (54)
In the Classroom
Have students collaborate on any kind of document using Marq (formaerly Lucidpress). Collaborators can view, edit, and comment as they work together. The possible uses are only limited by your imagination! Create your own story page for parents and students where they can stay updated about what is happening in your classroom. Have students create a visual story to accompany books read in class, tell about social studies events, or display images for different science terms. Make flyers for upcoming events, to share book reviews, or as campaign posters for class elections.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 embedded
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
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Gojimo - George Burgess
Grades
8 to 12In the Classroom
Share Gojimo with students for review and study of all subjects. Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Use to find a question of the day to begin lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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R4S: Research for Success - INFOhio
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): blended learning (37), citations (32), classroom management (122), digital citizenship (89), evaluating sources (28), inquiry (24), media literacy (106), note taking (36), organizational skills (89), plagiarism (33), Research (84), search strategies (22)
In the Classroom
R4S would be perfect for use as a blended-learning or the flipped classroom experience for upper high school into the first year of college. You can have students work online, or you can download into your course management system. Have students work through all the steps as part of a research assignment, or use only the parts relevant to them. Teachers need to register to receive the text copy of the helpful teacher's guide. Use the site in any subject or curriculum area.Comments
Will be integrating this unit into freshman comp at the community college where I teach researched argument, the first English class students are required to complete.Patricia, NJ, Grades: 6 - 12
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HTML 5 Crossword Generator - Class Tools
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): crosswords (19), puzzles (142)
In the Classroom
Create puzzles for any subject or topic for review or introduction to new materials. Allow students to create puzzles for other students to solve. Add a puzzle to the classroom newsletter or blog to create interest. Share puzzles on an interactive whiteboard for students to solve together.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Scholarships Demystified - Sean O'Dacre
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): college (46), financial aid (13), infographics (56)
In the Classroom
Embed this infographic on your class website as a resource for students and parents as they apply for scholarships and learn about resources available. Share with your school's guidance counselor to share with students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ePubEditor - ePubEditor.it
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): assessment (148), digital storytelling (152), ebooks (40)
In the Classroom
Create books together, as a class, as you move through a unit or topic. Enhance student learning by adding images and ideas your students suggest. Use in a flipped classroom to deliver course information. Assign several student groups a different topic and extend and redefine their learning and technology use by having each group create their own multimedia versions as they learn more about the topic. Students can combine their books later as a class book. Make a digital bookshelf of all the versions for all to use. Challenge gifted students to modify the "standard" class text with the additional material they discover, by going deeper and learning about related topics. In lower grades, create teacher-made e-books for your young readers, perhaps adding audio - your own voice reading the text.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Symbaloo - Learning Paths - Symbaloo
Grades
K to 12tag(s): bookmarks (47), curation (36), DAT device agnostic tool (147), game based learning (181), gamification (79), multilingual (69), personalized learning (9), playlists (10), Teacher Utilities (159)
In the Classroom
You will want to use Symbaloo Learning Paths for many different types of classroom instruction! Create lesson plans to differentiate learning and assign based on student needs and interests. Embed a lesson on your class website for students to complete at home. Using this site allows you to create a clear and concise learning path for any lesson. Share it on an interactive whiteboard with students as you follow through any learning path. Be sure also to include a link to the lesson on your class website for students to use throughout the unit and as a review. Use Symbaloo Lesson Plans as enrichment for independent learning for advanced students, or for remediation with students needing additional help. This site is perfect for use with ENL/ELL students - include links and activities to resources in their native language or add tools for practicing English. There are too many uses for Symbaloo Lesson Plans to include here, be sure to take the time to learn how to create and use this wonderful tool with your students!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TypeDrummer - Kyle Stetz
Grades
K to 12tag(s): back to school (62), musical instruments (49), rhythm (21), sound (73)
In the Classroom
Catch your students' attention and type a short message to students on TypeDrummer to read as they enter the class. Create and share TypeDrummer messages on your class web page - suggestions might be reminders of due dates of upcoming tests, tips on completing homework assignments, or the daily school lunch menu. Allow students to create a TypeDrummer message as part of a presentation including the title and a summary of the presentation content. Create a list of instructions to share with students. Use TypeDrummer as part of your Back to School activities, have each student type their name and a sentence about themselves. Spice up lessons and have students type their answers using TypeDrummer.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Printing Press - ReadWriteThink
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): book reports (28), creative writing (122), newspapers (91), posters (43)
In the Classroom
Students can use Printing Press to demonstrate learning of any kind across grade levels and content areas. Instead of writing a boring research report, have your students create a professional looking newspaper or brochure! Math and science students can create posters explaining concepts they learned. Students can photograph experiments and write up labs. Use Printing Press for students to "report" out the important events in a book they read, or make a poster advertising it as a movie. Teachers can use this tool as a jump page to guide a lesson or upload images and write up examples of exemplary work to share with students to set expectations for completed products before beginning any project. The uses for this tool are wide open!Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Products can be shared by URL
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Free PowerPoint Templates - fppt.com
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): slides (42)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many templates on this site to create visual interest to your presentations. Share with students for use with their presentations; however, you may want to display this site on your interactive whiteboard and demonstrate the correct link for downloading files.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SlideHunter - slidehunter.com
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): slides (42)
In the Classroom
Use SlideHunter to find PowerPoint templates for your personal use. If sharing this site with students to use with projects, demonstrate how to avoid advertising and properly download files on an interactive whiteboard or projector. You may want to consider creating a class account so that students don't have to have their own account.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Open Badges - Mozilla
Grades
K to 12tag(s): assessment (148), behavior (46), classroom management (122), game based learning (181), gamification (79), organizational skills (89)
In the Classroom
Badges are the "stickers' of today and much more. Use Open Badges to keep track of student progress with big assignments, rewarding badges for each completed step. Present awards using badges such as Student of the Month, Math Hero, Perfect Attendance, and more. Share this site the first week of school as you set up your classroom expectations. Autistic support and behavior support teachers will find this tool useful and easy to use for reinforcement and tracking. Gamify your class using badges as reward levels. Challenge students to progress through different achievement levels by providing badges along the way. Share student login information with parents so they can track progress and accomplishments at home. Be sure to keep the login information yourself, just in case students misplace it. Keep track of mastery of various topics or skills, much like a sticker chart! Students can embed their class badges in other sites, such as personal blogs, using the embed code.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wattpad - Allen Lau & Ivan Yuen
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): creative writing (122), DAT device agnostic tool (147), ebooks (40), independent reading (86)
In the Classroom
Share Wattpad with students as a resource for free, online reading material. Caution is necessary with this site because it is completely open to the public. Be aware of what your district's restrictions are regarding this kind of activity. Depending on your circumstances and school district policies, this site might best be used under a teacher login. You can put models up on your interactive whiteboard for students to respond to either individually or as a class. You might have reactions to some of the stories or have students write their own critiques of the spotlighted work before sharing what others on the site have posted. Using Wattpad in class might also encourage students to seek out writing on their own and may encourage them to bring in their writing for their classmate's comments. This site might also be a good venue for students who work together on a high school literary magazine or for high school gifted students seeking writing mentors outside of the school community (with parent permission, of course).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sejda - Sejda
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): conversions (36), worksheets (70)
In the Classroom
Use this site to work with PDF files in many ways. If you need just a page or two from a large PDF file, perhaps a worksheet to send home to an absentee student, easily extract it to send. Combine class projects received as individual PDFs to create a complete class book by merging all files. Combine several lessons into one whole unit by merging files. Make combined PDFs available as downloads from your class web page so students "get it all together." Teachers at all grades can use this tool, and older students may find it handy for their own use.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
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Quizlet Live - Quizlet
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): collaboration (94), DAT device agnostic tool (147), game based learning (181), quizzes (90), spelling (98), vocabulary (238), word study (60)
In the Classroom
Use Quizlet Live to introduce new topics or content, or as a review before testing. Quizlet Live would be an excellent tool for the start of the year to help students get to know each other, or use throughout the year to have students work with different students in cooperative learning activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MoocNote - MoocNote.com
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): note taking (36), organizational skills (89), video (262)
In the Classroom
Be sure to view the Help link the bottom of the page for directions about how to use MoocNote. Share YouTube playlists with students using MoocNotes, add questions or additional information for student viewing. Only registered members can access your videos so that each student will need his own account. Another option is to set up a single teacher account and have all the students use the class login to avoid safety concerns. They could add their own information by including their code-name on notes. This tool would be perfect for adding student accountability to the flipped or blended classroom!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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LivingTree - livingtree.com
Grades
K to 12tag(s): chat (41), classroom management (122), communication (138), DAT device agnostic tool (147), organizational skills (89), polls and surveys (48), Teacher Utilities (159), video (262)
In the Classroom
Use LivingTree to manage and organize any classroom. Maintain a classroom calendar, with automatic reminders, so students can easily find due dates and deadlines for homework and projects. Share information with parents to keep them up to date. Use the discussion feature as a resource for keeping students involved over long holidays or on a snow day.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Transitioning to College, T2C - Kent State University
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): assessment (148), college (46), digital citizenship (89), media literacy (106)
In the Classroom
Find many resources to share and teach about college-level academic requirements. Assign areas to "visit" and incorporate the videos and activities into a blended learning or flipped classroom. A section on assessments and an area for educators have useful ideas for incorporating T2C in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Open Video Project - Interaction Design Labratory, Univ of N Carolina at Chapel Hill
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): video (262)
In the Classroom
Bookmark the Open Video Project as a resource for finding videos on many different classroom topics. Share this site with students for finding clips to include with multimedia projects. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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