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Getty Museum YouTube Channel - Getty Museum
Grades
4 to 12
tag(s): art history (104), artists (100), painting (49), photography (135), sculpture (17)
In the Classroom
Flip your classroom and use a video as homework; this is a great option if your district blocks YouTube in your school. Have students take notes about the material and write down questions they still have and topics that confuse them. Or, extend learning and use a tool like Edpuzzle, reviewed here for students to pause the videos and ask or answer questions right on the video. Share the Visiting a Museum video before your field trip to your local museum to help students understand expectations when visiting a museum. Be sure to share this YouTube channel with your school's art teacher.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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CyArk - CyArk & Partners
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K to 12tag(s): archeology (26), egypt (59), environment (254), erosion (15), graphic design (48), mayans (32), photography (135), romans (52), speech (66), virtual field trips (139)
In the Classroom
You and your students will love exploring the many areas from around the world on this fascinating site! Be sure to create a link on classroom computers and your class website for students to explore on their own. History and social studies teachers can partner with science and math teachers to present the lesson plans to students. Have students create a multimedia presentation of a cultural site using Visme, reviewed here. Visme allows you to narrate slides. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be reproduced), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts sharing details found on CyArk. Use a site such as podOmatic, reviewed here. Take a virtual field trip to any of CyArk's sites without leaving the comfort of your classroom!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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GeoInquiries - ESRI
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4 to 12tag(s): agriculture (54), american revolution (92), civil war (145), climate change (113), cold war (39), demographics (14), earthquakes (52), landforms (37), maps (224), minerals (14), oceans (143), population (53), rocks (44), volcanoes (63), weather (177), world war 1 (87)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lessons offered on GeoInquiries for use in your classroom. Divide students into groups to participate in different activities or use as enrichment for gifted students to complete independently. When finished with your inquiries, enhance srudent learning by challenging students to create a presentation using Prezi, reviewed here, demonstrating information learned.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smithsonian Learning Lab - The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access
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4 to 12tag(s): animals (275), architecture (83), art history (104), aviation (51), black history (130), civil war (145), dinosaurs (48), explorers (65), images (266), inventors and inventions (88), Learning Management Systems (20), oceans (143), scientists (72), shakespeare (98), Teacher Utilities (214), volcanoes (63)
In the Classroom
Choose an image, artifact, or document from the Smithsonian Learning Lab and display it to the class. Have students use an observation routine such as See, Think, Wonder to describe what they notice, what they think it means, and what questions they have. Have students explore the Learning Lab and select 3-5 items that connect to a current unit (for example, the American Revolution, ecosystems, or famous artists). Students can create their own small collection and write a short explanation of why each item belongs in the group. Assign a document, photo, or piece of artwork from the site and have students add notes explaining important details, vocabulary, or clues. Students can identify what the source shows, who created it, and why it is important.Comments
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The Wright Brothers - Who Were Wilbur & Orville? - Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
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K to 12tag(s): aviation (51), flight (33), wright brothers (17)
In the Classroom
What a perfect addition to a lesson about the Wright brothers or a science unit about aviation (physics and more)! Have students work in cooperative learning groups and research a specific topic found at this site. Enhance learning by having students use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about one of the Wright brothers or as a spectator viewing one of the first flying machines. Be sure to take advantage of the free experiments and activities available on the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Election Central - PBS Learning Media
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3 to 12tag(s): debate (39), elections (87), electoral college (22), presidents (152), speech (66)
In the Classroom
Include The Election Collection as part of any election unit. Have students research candidate information and compare and contrast points of view. Use an online tool such as the Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, or the Interactive Three Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here. Pose a controversial question about an election issue and have students answer as one of the candidates. Use a tool such as Dotstorming, reviewed here, for that exercise. Or, challenge students to use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about a candidate's journey through the election process. Or, using Fakebook, have two candidates debate an issue. Be sure to take advantage of the free lesson plans offered on this site correlated to National History Standards.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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New York State K-12 Social Studies Standards - NYSED
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K to 12tag(s): assessment (144), commoncore (61), professional development (318)
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Bookmark this site for use when teaching social studies concepts throughout the year. Although created for New York teachers, activities correspond to Common Core Standards used throughout the country. Be sure to take advantage of all resources available such as worksheets, assessment suggestions, and teaching tips. Share with other teachers as you collaborate and plan together.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TPS Teachers Network - Metropolitan State University of Denver
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K to 12tag(s): bookmarks (34), primary sources (134), professional development (318), social networking (56), Teacher Utilities (214)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save TPS Teachers Network as an excellent professional development and social networking site. Share with your colleagues to create your own professional learning network on the site. Create albums with primary sources for use throughout the year in one easy to find location.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Getting Started With Primary Sources - Elementary Students - Library of Congress
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K to 8tag(s): primary sources (134)
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Use information from this article when including primary sources in your Common Core based lessons. Take advantage of the free included lesson plans. Be sure to click on the links in each lesson activity to be directed to the complete lesson plan. Share information with your teaching colleagues. Use images from the lessons (with proper credit, of course) and create an annotated image including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Google Drawings, reviewed here. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History/Social Science Resources - Los Angeles Unified School District
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K to 12tag(s): assessment (144), commoncore (61), professional development (318)
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Bookmark and save this site for use throughout the school year. Be sure to take advantage of the lesson plans and curriculum guides. Share with other teachers as you collaborate and plan together.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Classroom Materials - Primary Source Sets - Library of Congress
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4 to 12tag(s): 20th century (168), authors (113), black history (130), civics (128), civil war (145), constitution (103), evaluating sources (45), hispanic (54), history day (38), immigration (85), jefferson (20), lincoln (67), new deal (5), primary sources (134), Research (87), segregation (20), thanksgiving (25), veterans (37), washington (33), westward expansion (42), womens suffrage (64), wright brothers (17)
In the Classroom
When introducing a new unit, show students photos from the era (on the left menu) and have them describe what they see and what period they think it is. Find plenty of questions and activities (including a blank analysis organizer for students) in the Teacher's Guides. Also look at Library of Congress: for Teachers, reviewed here. Encourage your students to use this tool for projects. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted for reproduction), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report. Have students create a multimedia presentation using Google Slides, reviewed here. Google Slides allows you to narrate a picture (choose Insert from the top menu, then audio) modifying student learning. Include this site on your class webpage for students and parents to access as a reference.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DK Learning - Dorling Kindersley Limited
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K to 12tag(s): animals (275), climate change (113), immigration (85), musical instruments (60), racism (80), timelines (60)
In the Classroom
In the classroom, teachers can access lesson plans on climate change, timelines, wellness, and how to be an engineer. Students can engage in Kahoots on musical instruments, explorers, and ancient Rome. Students can also watch videos on hot air balloons, jellyfish, and lighting.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sutori - Thomas Ketchell, Jonathan Ketchell, Yoran Brondsema, Steven Chi
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2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): american revolution (92), civil war (145), immigration (85), photosynthesis (19), timelines (60), womens suffrage (64), world war 1 (87)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to share timelines about historical events and more. Have students create timelines for research projects. Create author biographies, animal life cycles, or timelines of events and causes of wars. Challenge students to create a timeline of the plot of a novel. If you teach chemistry, have students create illustrated sequences explaining oxidation or reduction (or both). Have elementary students interview grandparents and create a class timeline about their grandparents for Grandparents' Day. In world language classes, have students create a timeline of their family in the language to master using vocabulary about relatives, jobs, and more (and verb tenses!). Students learn about photo selection, detail writing, chronological order, and more while creating the timelines of their choice. Making a timeline is also a good way to review the history of a current event or cultural developments.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
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)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
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Free Tiiu Pix - Tiiu Roiser
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): images (266), photography (135), slides (37)
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Bookmark Free Tiiu Pix to access images for any presentation. Create multimedia presentations for your subject or any presentation for staff or parents using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here. Be sure to share Free Tiiu Pix with other teachers on your campus.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Journey to a New Land - Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
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1 to 12tag(s): archeology (26), native americans (130)
In the Classroom
Include this resource as you teach about Native Americans. These peoples did not divide themselves as "Canadian" or "American," so much of the information here is applicable in a U.S. classroom as well! Differentiate for high or low students easily using the different levels of the site. The primary level requires far less reading so offers a good introduction for weaker readers or ESL/ELL students. Have students write a script and create a video or simply compose a blog post about daily life as one of the people migrating into North America (but be sure to talk about the fact that they probably did not actually know how to write). Extend learning by using a visual blogging tool such as Telegra.ph, reviewed here, for students to share their learning and understanding. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add YouTube or Vimeo links. This blog creator requires no registration.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Branches of Power - Annenberg Classroom
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4 to 12tag(s): bill of rights (37), branches of government (68), civics (128), constitution (103), game based learning (304), supreme court (31)
In the Classroom
Use the Annenberg Classroom Civics Games to introduce Constitution-related topics to your class using an interactive whiteboard or projector. View videos together and pause as needed to discuss information. Challenge students to try the interactive activities on individual computers or at home. Enhance learning by having students use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about Americans described in the games. Modify classroom technology use and enhance learning by having students create interactive timelines (with photos, text, and more) using Sutori, reviewed here, to trace the path of a bill or the writing of the Constitution.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ducksters - Technological Solutions, Inc. (TSI)
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2 to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (137), african american (130), american revolution (92), animal homes (53), animals (275), artists (100), biographies (96), china (79), civics (128), civil rights (217), civil war (145), cold war (39), continents (32), countries (74), data (213), division (109), egypt (59), elements (32), energy (139), environment (254), explorers (65), fractions (179), friction (12), geometric shapes (153), greece (46), habitats (105), human body (98), inventors and inventions (88), keyboarding (28), mean (20), median (17), mode (14), multiplication (133), planets (123), presidents (152), puzzles (163), recycling (45), renaissance (38), rome (35), solar system (124), sound (74), sports (88), subtraction (118), sun (87), world war 1 (87), world war 2 (169)
In the Classroom
This site is a perfect addition for use with a biography unit. Explore and share information categorized by topics such as Civil Rights, the Cold War, Ancient Greece, and WWII. Extend student learning by having students use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about a president, famous scientist, or nearly any other real or fictitious person. Be sure to create a link to the site on your class webpage or newsletter for students to explore at home. Create a link on classroom computers for students to use the interactives during center time.Comments
Very safe and reliable. Everyone else is my school thinks ducksters is stupid but I love ducksters.Ry, CA, Grades: 6 - 12
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Create Your Visited States Map - Jeremy Nixon
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3 to 12tag(s): maps (224), north america (15), states (128)
In the Classroom
Creating this would make an interesting map to create as a class project when learning about the 50 states. Go through the states list on your interactive whiteboard and create your class map to print or share as a digital image on your class website. Do a map as a class to see which states MOST students have visited. If you feel students may be embarrassed at their lack of travel, this may be better done on individual computers or on a personal response form given to you to input privately. For a whole class activity, divide your class into groups to create separate maps. Compare and contrast states visited. Send home a link to the website for students to create a map with their families. For older students, use the map for content and reassign colors as needed. For example, create a map showing the birthplace of U.S. Presidents: assign red to states without a president, yellow with one president, and green with two or more. This same format could be used in nearly any subject while studying differences in states (democrat or republican, most popular agriculture product, how many - if any - NFL teams, teen pregnancy rate, and much more).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CurriConnects Book List - 20th Century America, Part 2 (1945-2000) - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): 1950s (33), 1960s (54), 20th century (168), book lists (161), independent reading (83), kennedy (25), vietnam (41)
In the Classroom
Make the 1950s and beyond come alive during your unit on American History. Have students choose a book from this list and present their impressions from it in the form of a blog post from the times. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Webnode, reviewed here. Have students interview parents about different times that they learn about. Have students include the interview in the blogs. Collect the links to all the student posts on your class web page for students to browse and gather a "human" experience of history.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Statue of Liberty Virtual Tour - National Park Service
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K to 12tag(s): american revolution (92), art history (104), landmarks (20), virtual field trips (139)
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In the age of shrinking opportunities for field trips, jump right in! Find out about the partnership between the United States and France and how they collaborated together. Explore partnerships between countries. Add this amazing piece of art into a unit about American Revolution and determine its significance.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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