{"id":1608,"date":"2018-06-12T07:30:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2019-04-05T18:49:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T22:49:19","slug":"celebrate-fathers-day-with-gifts-from-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/celebrate-fathers-day-with-gifts-from-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Father&#8217;s Day With Gifts From the Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unknown<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On June 17 we honor and celebrate our fathers. Because most students are out of school for the summer, they don\u2019t always make a small gift to bring home as many do for Mother\u2019s Day in May. \u00a0Many of us find it harder to shop for gifts for dad &#8211; they don&#8217;t always love jewelry and flowers as mom does!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-JUN-Celebrate-Fathers-Day.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1644\" src=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-JUN-Celebrate-Fathers-Day-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-JUN-Celebrate-Fathers-Day-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-JUN-Celebrate-Fathers-Day-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-JUN-Celebrate-Fathers-Day.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>This Father\u2019s Day consider giving dad a personalized message straight from your heart (and your computer!). Instead of browsing through the stores for the perfect gift, consider creating a digital gift that lasts forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These free resources offer opportunities for everyone of all ages to create and share a heartfelt message to their special dad:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/info.flipgrid.com\/\"><b>Flipgrid<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17677\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reviewed here)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; If you aren\u2019t familiar with Flipgrid, it is a versatile and exciting video response tool. Create a topic in Flipgrid for your dad, then share with other family members and friends. Ask them to share their favorite memories of dad. On Father\u2019s Day give dad the gift of memories from those that love him from both far away and nearby.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookcreator.com\/\"><b>Book Creator<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17988\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reviewed here)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Make an online book for dad to keep and share on any device. Upload favorite pictures, add audio recordings and even include videos in your unique book. Share the link to your completed book after publication to view online or download your book as an ebook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/create\/infographics\/\"><b>Canva<\/b> <b>Infographic Creator<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17570\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reviewed here)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Honor dad with a personalized infographic using Canva\u2019s intuitive features and templates. Choose from the many templates<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/ideas\/fathers-day-ideas\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">found here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get started. When finished, share your creation on social media or download to your computer and print to give to dad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/\"><b>Geni<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=9613\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reviewed here)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myheritage.com\/\"> <b>MyHeritage<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=9612\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reviewed here)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Help dad discover and explore his family tree. Create a free account at an online genealogy site and begin an exploration of your family\u2019s history. Start early and encourage relatives to share information as you build your dad\u2019s personalized family tree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biteable.com\/\"><b>Biteable<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18155\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reviewed here)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Create an animated video with your favorite memories to present to dad using Biteable. This very easy to use video maker includes templates to get you started, then add videos and images to make your unique video. Publish your video on YouTube then surprise dad with a link to his special gift.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating and sharing a special memory for dad doesn\u2019t need to be expensive. These free ideas only take a little bit of time and love. In fact, you will have as much fun gathering memories and creating something for dad as he will have in receiving it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have an idea for creating and sharing a digital Father&#8217;s Day gift? We would love to hear about them in the comments below.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow\u201d Unknown On June 17 we honor and celebrate our fathers. Because most students are out of school for the summer, they don\u2019t always make a small gift to bring home as many do for Mother\u2019s Day in May. \u00a0Many of us &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/celebrate-fathers-day-with-gifts-from-the-heart\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[89,14,76,70],"class_list":["post-1608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classroom-application","tag-digital-storytelling","tag-edtech","tag-holidays","tag-tech-tools"],"modified_by":"Karen Streeter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1608"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1633,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions\/1633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}