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return to subject listingGibbly - Gibbly
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), gamification (78), preK (263), quizzes (89), Teacher Utilities (159)
In the Classroom
Use Gibbly to generate lessons and formative assessments that engage students in learning. Assign solo quizzes for students to review classroom information and easily differentiate learning by adjusting the reading level and content of the questions. Host a live quiz before starting a new unit to guide lesson planning based on students' prior knowledge. Use the lesson generator to build lessons, then share the link with students to review after your presentation.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Gauth AI STEM Homework Helper - Gauth Math
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6 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), equations (119), literature (217), statistics (121), STEM (284), tutorials (54), writing (324)
In the Classroom
Include Gauth with your other math and science support resources for students. Demonstrate how to ask questions and analyze the responses as a learning tool. Be sure to discuss the ethical use of AI tools with students as a learning tool and not a substitute for completing assignments. Encourage students to provide proper attribution when using Gauth. Share Gauth as a flipped learning tool for students to use as they begin to understand new concepts, then ask students to apply that knowledge to problems without using AI resources. Have students demonstrate how to solve problems by creating a video explanation with Free Screen Recorder Online, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Astronomy Hour of Code - Quorum
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6 to 12tag(s): coding (89), space (217), stars (70), telescopes (10), tutorials (54)
In the Classroom
Include this activity with your other options for Hour of Code activities or as an engaging opportunity to learn about coding anytime during the year. Learn more about Hour of Code, reviewed here and find additional resources for coding at TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Coding in the Classroom Resources, reviewed here. Ask students to share coding tips by creating tutorials for their peers using a free screen recorder such as RecordCast Screen Recorder, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Geographic Education - National Geographic Education
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K to 12tag(s): africa (142), amazon (11), animals (289), antarctica (30), anthropology (10), australia (29), biodiversity (34), birds (46), cells (83), climate (83), climate change (93), conservation (92), constitution (93), continents (32), countries (73), diseases (69), earth (185), earthquakes (44), egypt (49), engineering (126), erosion (15), explorers (66), fish (18), hurricanes (32), mammals (23), migration (45), molecules (44), moon (73), natural disasters (16), natural resources (37), nutrition (136), oceans (149), plants (147), pollution (51), population (50), religions (84), reproduction (7), reptiles (12), romans (36), slavery (78), sociology (24), solar system (109), space (217), volcanoes (54), weather (161), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a resource to supplement your current curriculum. Share interactives and videos with students by bookmarking them on classroom computers or using a curation tool such as Symbaloo, reviewed here when sharing several resources. Enhance student learning when watching videos using Playposit, reviewed here to add questions, text, and additional media. Upon completing your unit, ask students to share their understanding of the content by creating concept maps using a visual organization tool such as Circlyapp, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Varsity Tutors Free Courses - Varsity Tutors
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2 to 12tag(s): animals (289), coding (89), college (46), deserts (16), egypt (49), essays (21), Online Learning (42), pyramids (18), rivers (15), STEM (284), test prep (69)
In the Classroom
Include links to these free classes with your other summer reading and learning opportunities shared with students and parents. Be sure to highlight offerings of specific interest to your students; for example, if students are taking the ACT and SAT exams, point out the courses that help students prepare for these tests. Add a link to your digital calendar for each of the courses along with a reminder, then email students and parents a week before the course begins as a reminder to sign up and attend the class at the assigned time or use an online resource such as Remind, reviewed here to set up and deliver text reminders of upcoming classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI or Not - AI Literacy Generator - Curipod
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4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), digital citizenship (89), images (261), Teacher Utilities (159)
In the Classroom
Use this presentation to introduce lessons on creating AI-generated images or lessons on digital citizenship to help students understand how to verify "real" vs. AI-created information. Use the prompts provided in the lesson to create images in other image creation tools like Ideogram, reviewed here and Image Creator by Designer, reviewed here, then ask students to compare and contrast the images created with each tool. Use the shared prompts as a template for students as they learn how to design effective prompts to create AI images for use with creative writing projects, slide presentations, and other classroom projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tomorrow Classroom - Wix
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8 to 12tag(s): computers (110), editing (92), graphic design (48), images (261), Online Learning (42), STEM (284), tutorials (54)
In the Classroom
Use the courses provided on this site as part of your computer science program or as a learning activity for students interested in website design. You can also use the learning tools and courses as part of an after-school program. If time isn't available to offer all the courses, take advantage of the available materials to teach some of the individual components, such as Lesson 1--What is the Web? This activity teaches students to look at the components of websites to understand the message delivered and what makes them attractive to viewers. Find free website creation tools at TeachersFirst Edge Web Page Makers, found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twin Pics - Chris Sev
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4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), descriptive writing (40), images (261), writing prompts (59)
In the Classroom
Understanding how to write effective prompts using generative AI is an important skill, and Twin Pics is an engaging way to learn how to create a short prompt to create images. Use this site as a five-minute time filler to engage students in descriptive writing activities. If students don't have individual access to the site, ask them to write a 100-character prompt, then select a random prompt to view together as a class. Use this site as a model for demonstrating how to write a prompt to create an image, then use Image Creator by Designer, reviewed here to extend learning by creating images and asking students to try to replicate your design. Use images for creative writing projects or include them with multimedia projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Copyright Education YouTube Playlist - Media Education Lab
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6 to 12tag(s): copyright (46), digital citizenship (89), plagiarism (33)
In the Classroom
View the videos shared on this playlist to understand copyright and how to attribute and include copyrighted materials in the classroom appropriately. Use Diffit, reviewed here to extend learning and understanding of the video concepts. Enter the video URL and choose a reading level to automatically create AI-generated resources and student activities, including vocabulary terms, multiple choice questions, and printable activities (look under student activities for items labeled "free this month"). Share videos with parents on your class website to help them understand the importance of properly using copyright and attribution.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biomimicry and Packaging Innovation Toolkit - Biomimicry 3.8 Institute
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9 to 12tag(s): brainstorming (18), design (81), engineering (126), gifted (65), natural resources (37), problem solving (224), STEM (284)
In the Classroom
Use this resource and the provided materials to learn more about Biomimicry and how this approach has solved technological problems. Share the stories from the brainstorming-in-a-box card deck with your students as informational (and inspirational) reading in the sciences. For example, schools of fish swim through a water vortex that pulls them along with the others. This understanding is being used to design better wind turbines. Look through the Biomimicry Fundamentals ideas to see where you should start with your students. Challenge your students to explore the site for articles they believe are connected to something they have learned this year in your class. Create a wall of pictures and ideas in the classroom of patterns and processes learned in class that can create inspiration design later. Use Screenpal, reviewed here to record your video to add students' video discussions of their ideas to the pictures using QR codes and AR.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MIT Project Management Game - MIT Sloan School of Management
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9 to 12tag(s): careers (141), gifted (65), Project Based Learning (26), STEM (284)
In the Classroom
Use this simulation as a project-based learning activity to teach students about management careers, software development, and similar careers. Have students create individual projects or groups to work on a single project. Extend learning by asking students to generate progress reports throughout the process, including screenshots of their progress, reflections upon choices made, and possible changes to make within projects to increase success. Have students use Google Sites, reviewed here or another free website creation tool to share their journey throughout the project, which includes a final review document.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pi, Your Personal AI - Infelction AI
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), chat (41), tutorials (54)
In the Classroom
Pi's terms of service state that it is not for children under 18, so this chat tool should only be used by adults. Because Pi provides conversation ideas, it is an excellent introductory resource for learning to use AI chat generator tools. For example, use the conversation starters to discover tips to share with your students for learning a new language, find jokes for your classroom, or look for tips on focusing. Start new conversations (known as threads) to ask for ideas that support your curriculum and teaching style. An example might be, "Give me ideas for projects for my 4th-grade students to do during a unit on plants using Universal Design Learning frameworks." After viewing the response, ask additional questions to find resources, further ideas, or ways to differentiate learning for different groups of students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Crowdsourcing Science Using Citizen Science in the Classroom - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): citizen science (27), data (148), inquiry (24), STEM (284)
In the Classroom
Increase student engagement by encouraging students to find and select citizen science projects that help their community and appeal to their interests by voting on a project to participate in. Create a simple survey using Poll Maker, reviewed here for students to vote on a project to become part of. Extend learning by asking students to document learning using science journals. Find many different templates for journals at Slidesmania, reviewed here to download and use with PowerPoint and Google Slides.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hey Siri...what is AI? An Introducing Students to Artificial Intelligence - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), book lists (164), professional development (407), STEM (284)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the suggestions shared in this article to find curriculum resources and information to use when considering incorporating AI into your classroom. Learn more about AI resources for classrooms by reading the archive of the Twitter Chat: Harnessing AI for Classroom Success, reviewed here or by viewing the collection, Resources for Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Productivity, reviewed here and AI (Artificial Intelligence) Resources for Student Assessment, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ted Talks Daily - TED
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): journalism (72), listening (93), logic (163), news (228), podcasts (104)
In the Classroom
Subscribe to this podcast and listen together as a class. This format provides many opportunities to develop listening and problem-solving skills and to discuss current events. After listening to several podcasts, encourage students to create a podcast program using a similar format. First, replace paper notecards and pens and have students plan the podcast using Notejoy, reviewed here, where students collaborate on a script and move the notecards around until they have their podcast. Strengthen learning by recording and publishing their podcast using Buzzsprout, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators - AI for Education
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), assessment (150), behavior (46), blooms taxonomy (6), chat (41), gamification (78), multilingual (69), parent conferences (21), professional development (407), quizzes (89), rubrics (36), social and emotional learning (96), Special Needs (56), Teacher Utilities (159), thanksgiving (23)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this terrific prompt library for any number of uses when using generative AI chat tools. Find ideas and activities for lessons, quickly create and edit assessments, and develop rubrics. Consider using a curation tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here to bookmark this site and others that provide AI resources and to collaborate with peers on how to use AI resources. Be sure to visit the student prompts on this site that share resources for creating flashcards, translating text for multilingual learners, and other helpful study resources. Consider sharing some student prompts, such as the flashcard or "explain it to me like..." with parents for at-home practice and to reinforce classroom content.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Change Makers - Women in STEM - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): STEM (284), women (144), womenchangemaker (32)
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Share these resources with your students to learn about many women in STEM who changed the world. Share a link to this collection on your school web page and in your school newsletter (or email). Find resources to incorporate into your lessons to encourage girls to pursue learning paths in STEM and realize their potential.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Women Techmakers - Google for Developers
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6 to 12tag(s): careers (141), professional development (407), STEM (284), women (144), womenchangemaker (32)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the resources on this site to learn more about women in technology professionally and to share with students. Share stories on this site about women changemakers with students as part of career day activities or include them with studies on technology. Use Netboard, reviewed here to curate information to share with students, including videos from this site as well as other resources such as quizzes, Google Forms, reviewed here , and Genially interactives, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Upschool - Richard Mills and Gavin McCormack
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K to 12tag(s): animals (289), antarctica (30), careers (141), climate (83), earth (185), explorers (66), food chains (17), gifted (65), glaciers (16), journalism (72), mountains (10), oceans (149), Online Learning (42), photography (118), planets (112), plants (147), rainforests (18), social and emotional learning (96), solar system (109), sustainability (43), weather (161), writing (324)
In the Classroom
Share Upschools 10-week and short courses with students to complete as individualized learning projects. Encourage gifted students to select courses that meet their interests and develop a personal learning plan based on the content. Each course includes accompanying materials for parents and teachers to support student learning. Use Whiteboard.chat, reviewed here as a collaboration tool for students while taking courses provided on the site. Create a board for each "cohort" to share ideas, ask questions, and add resources. After completing courses, ask students to share their learning through a method of their choosing. Examples might include podcasts shared using Spotify for Podcasters, reviewed here or videos created with Typito, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CK-12 Plix - CK-12
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K to 12tag(s): angles (51), area (52), atoms (44), charts and graphs (170), data (148), decimals (85), earth (185), earthquakes (44), equations (119), fractions (158), geometric shapes (135), integers (22), latitude (10), magnetism (37), molecules (44), oceans (149), planets (112), plate tectonics (21), prime numbers (26), probability (97), rock cycle (12), rocks (35), scientific method (48), seasons (37), simulations (12), solar system (109), statistics (121), STEM (284), Teacher Utilities (159), volume (34), water (100)
In the Classroom
Use Plix interactives as warm-up activities when teaching new concepts, as a computer center activity, or as an exploration activity for homework. If you are not using a learning management system, use the three dots located on the top bar to find different share options and embed code to use on websites. After providing exploration time, ask students to share their understanding of the content in the using Padlet, reviewed here. This is a link to Padlet's Help section for posting video or an image. Create a topic for students to add a video response that might include a demonstration of their computer screen as they discuss how the interactive works and share their understanding of the concept they explored.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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