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Critical Evaluation of Information - Kathy Schrock

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Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation of Information page is an outstanding resource for teaching media literacy, digital citizenship, and information evaluation skills in today's...more
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Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation of Information page is an outstanding resource for teaching media literacy, digital citizenship, and information evaluation skills in today's AI-driven world. The site provides free downloadable evaluation guides designed for elementary, middle, and high school students that help learners assess the credibility, accuracy, bias, currency, and reliability of websites, blogs, videos, podcasts, apps, and other digital resources. Teachers will also find sample websites for practicing evaluation skills, lesson ideas, and additional resources that support information literacy instruction. This collection is especially valuable for helping students become thoughtful consumers of online information and developing the critical thinking skills needed to navigate both traditional and AI-generated content.

tag(s): artificial intelligence (341), bias (33), brainstorming (18), evaluating sources (52)

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Create a "Fact or Fiction?" research challenge in which students compare information from multiple sources and justify which source is most reliable. Ask students to evaluate AI-generated responses, articles, or images using the same critical evaluation criteria provided on the site. Have students evaluate a website using one of Schrock's grade-level evaluation guides and determine whether the source is trustworthy.
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Scrabble

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5 to 12
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The challenge and creativity of the original board game comes alive in this virtual version. Review the available tools that can undo, redo, withdraw, sort, and even save an ...more
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The challenge and creativity of the original board game comes alive in this virtual version. Review the available tools that can undo, redo, withdraw, sort, and even save an uncompleted game. Although this "solitaire" Scrabble game misses the group interaction of the traditional version, it provides a great opportunity for creative, independent thought related to spelling and vocabulary.

tag(s): spelling (91), vocabulary (252)

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This "just for fun" activity can be utilized as a meaningful reward for completing class work early. Channel students to this site for some vocabulary building during down-time.

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Mark Twain and American Humor - National Endowment for the Humanities

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Twain's unique brand of humor and its effect on the American literary tradition is investigated in this three-part lesson. After examining characteristics of a short story and use of...more
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Twain's unique brand of humor and its effect on the American literary tradition is investigated in this three-part lesson. After examining characteristics of a short story and use of dialect, students are asked to compare and contrast Twain's "Celebrated Jumping Frog" tale with humorous stories by 19th century writers George Washington Harris and Nathanial Hawthorne to gain a unique perspective on Twain's influence. Finally, students are asked to rewrite a paragraph from Hawthorne's story in dialect style, and discuss the possibility of blending these two traditions. Aligned to standards.

tag(s): humor (20), mark twain (9)

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Take advantage of the free lesson plan on this site! The site's plan is connected to objectives and standards of learning alignment.

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Teen Reads

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7 to 10
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This site is filled with book reviews and special features to encourage teens to read. Check out the reading guides, discussion questions, author interviews, guidelines for starting...more
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This site is filled with book reviews and special features to encourage teens to read. Check out the reading guides, discussion questions, author interviews, guidelines for starting teen book clubs, and regular articles on Books into Movies. Students can even subscribe to a newsletter and participate in the Monthly Poll and Question of the Month.

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Share with your school librarian or make available on your classroom computer for students to explore. A great resource for motivating and encouraging adolescent readers.

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Diagramming Sentences - Capital Community College

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Use this nicely organized PowerPoint presentation to introduce the concept of sentence diagramming. Clearly explained steps and animated illustrations move students from simple verb-subject...more
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Use this nicely organized PowerPoint presentation to introduce the concept of sentence diagramming. Clearly explained steps and animated illustrations move students from simple verb-subject structures to complex sentences.

tag(s): grammar (140), sentences (22)

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Try this site on an interactive white board and challenge students to sketch the diagram for each sentence before viewing the animated solutions.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture - University of Virginia

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Tap into this multimedia archive for a comprehensive understanding of the controversial popularity of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel. Text, images, songs, three-D images, and film clips...more
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Tap into this multimedia archive for a comprehensive understanding of the controversial popularity of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel. Text, images, songs, three-D images, and film clips come together to provide a unique historical perspective. Select the "Interpret Mode" for access to an interactive timeline, virtual exhibits, and suggestions on exploring the primary source materials.

tag(s): africa (162), african american (129), slavery (77)

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Bookmark as an online resource for student research or as a teacher source for lesson development.

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Sherlock Holmes Audio

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If the classic detective story is part of your curriculum, toss aside the hard copies, pass out the headphones, and experience Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writings through this collection...more
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If the classic detective story is part of your curriculum, toss aside the hard copies, pass out the headphones, and experience Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writings through this collection of pod casts. Works represented include The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Valley of Fear, and more.

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Onomatopoeia: A Figurative Language Mini-Lesson - International Reading Association

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Explore the use of onomatopoeia by examining classic examples in the literature of Poe, Sandburg, Noyes, and more. After carefully analyzing the effective use of onomatopoeia to convey...more
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Explore the use of onomatopoeia by examining classic examples in the literature of Poe, Sandburg, Noyes, and more. After carefully analyzing the effective use of onomatopoeia to convey a writer's message, students are challenged to incorporate this type of figurative language into their own writings. A downloadable worksheet and an interactive onomatopoeia activity are provided. Aligned to standards.

tag(s): figurative language (19)

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Latin-Greek Quizzes - Senior Scribe Publications

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Students can strengthen their vocabulary in preparation for the SATs with this collection of word challenges. Based on Latin and Greek derivatives, these diagnostic tests and quizzes...more
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Students can strengthen their vocabulary in preparation for the SATs with this collection of word challenges. Based on Latin and Greek derivatives, these diagnostic tests and quizzes include a self-correcting component, making them ideal for independent practice.

tag(s): greek (45), latin (23)

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Include this link on your class website (or wiki) for students to practice both in and out of the classroom. Students could use the site for SAT prep, Latin review, or English review. The site can also be used as a learning center or station at the culmination of a unit on root words. Encourage students to make flashcards of roots they find difficult, and use them to study outside of the classroom.

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Robert Frost Out Loud - Eric Copenhaver

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More than thirty Frost poems are represented on this site - many with full audio readings and all with an accompanying analysis. A few even include a reading by Frost ...more
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More than thirty Frost poems are represented on this site - many with full audio readings and all with an accompanying analysis. A few even include a reading by Frost himself. A nice resource to supplement a unit on American writers.

tag(s): poetry (195)

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Literary Terms

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This online reference provides definitions for nearly every literary term used by writers. From "allegory" to "anaphora" and "verisimilitude" to "verse," your students will find exactly...more
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This online reference provides definitions for nearly every literary term used by writers. From "allegory" to "anaphora" and "verisimilitude" to "verse," your students will find exactly what they need for fleshing out a figurative language assignment.

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Oral Storytelling and Dramatization - Traci Gardner

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Using the famous 1938 broadcast of H.G. Wells "War of the Words" as a foundation, this standards-based lesson plan introduces students to the art of creating vivid audio broadcasts...more
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Using the famous 1938 broadcast of H.G. Wells "War of the Words" as a foundation, this standards-based lesson plan introduces students to the art of creating vivid audio broadcasts and dramatizations. After analyzing the effect an audio composer can have on listeners, students are asked to create a list of criteria for effective storytelling and create a dramatization of a selected scene from a recent reading.

tag(s): radio (16), sound (73), sounds (39)

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Boggle's World - Boggle's World

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This impressive collection of free printable worksheets, flashcards, puzzles, and lesson plans offers ESL teachers at all levels so many options for teaching vocabulary, conversational...more
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This impressive collection of free printable worksheets, flashcards, puzzles, and lesson plans offers ESL teachers at all levels so many options for teaching vocabulary, conversational skills, "survival" English, and culture. You may have to poke around a bit to find what you need, but this is definitely a resource to bookmark.

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Try the "Hypothetically speaking" game as a way to teach students how and when to speak hypothetically in a fun, humorous way. Put students in cooperative learning groups that are mixed in levels of English comprehension. Introduce the game by example with a select student before allowing cooperative learning groups to complete it themselves.

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In Search of Myths and Heroes - Educational Broadcasting Corporation

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This companion site to a PBS program examines the world's most famous myths, including the Queen of Sheba, Shangri-La, King Arthur, and more. Features general information about myths,...more
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This companion site to a PBS program examines the world's most famous myths, including the Queen of Sheba, Shangri-La, King Arthur, and more. Features general information about myths, related essays, video clips, lesson plans, and information about the universal symbolic patterns found in the stories.

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Acrostic Poems - ReadWriteThink

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1 to 12
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Acrostic poetry is one of the simplest forms of creative writing for primary students to master. With this interactive tool, students can use their own creativity while experimenting...more
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Acrostic poetry is one of the simplest forms of creative writing for primary students to master. With this interactive tool, students can use their own creativity while experimenting with this poetic form. After a brief introduction, students are asked to enter a topic of choice, brainstorm words and phrases that remind them of that topic, then construct a poem with the help of "hint words." Completed works can be printed. Aligned to standards.

tag(s): poetry (195)

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African American Women Writers of the 19th Century - NY Public Library

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The New York Public Library developed this collection of works by nineteenth century female African American writers. The resources include fiction, poetry, essays, and more; all are...more
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The New York Public Library developed this collection of works by nineteenth century female African American writers. The resources include fiction, poetry, essays, and more; all are formatted in an easy-to-use on-screen display. Those who teach American literature will find this an interesting supplemental resource.

tag(s): african american (129), authors (114), poetry (195), women (189)

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Use the poems by Phyllis Wheatley to complement a lesson on supporters of the American Revolution. Wheatley is often a studied character in American History, and her poems often confront American Independence and slavery. Share the poems with students at the end of a lesson, and have them analyze as a class what she is trying to say about either subject. Enhance student learning with a digital classroom discussion (where everyone gets a chance to contribute) using YoTeach, reviewed here, or by digital journal writing using Penzu, reviewed here, or edublog, reviewed here.

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Story Place - Charlotte & Mecklenburg County Library

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Created by the Charlotte & Mecklenburg County libraries, this is an interesting, bilingual resource for finding children's books and related activities. In addition to a kid-friendly...more
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Created by the Charlotte & Mecklenburg County libraries, this is an interesting, bilingual resource for finding children's books and related activities. In addition to a kid-friendly book search, there are theme reading lists for both elementary and preschool age groups. Inquisitive reading teachers - especially those working with Spanish-speaking students, will find this a welcome addition to their web lists.

tag(s): book lists (163), reading lists (78), spanish (112)

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Star-Crossed lovers Online - ReadWriteThink

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This lesson plan puts a modern spin on the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet. Students are asked to create original, modern interpretations of specific events described in the play...more
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This lesson plan puts a modern spin on the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet. Students are asked to create original, modern interpretations of specific events described in the play and apply their knowledge of current technologies to each character. Would Romeo have used an iPod? How would blogging have affected the relationship between the Montagues and Capulets? This is a thought-provoking activity that challenges students to analyze literary elements while considering the effect of technology on behaviors and outcomes. Aligned to National Standards.

tag(s): blogs (82), romeo and juliet (3), shakespeare (98)

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This lesson just may be the answer to helping students become comfortable with Shakespear's works. Use this lesson as an introduction to Shakespeare, and then proceed with the play you want them to read. Alternatively, you could allow for student choice by shaing the summaries of Shakespeare's works from Absolute Shakespeare, reviewed here.
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Benjamin Franklin: An Extaordinary Life, An Electric Mind - PBS

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Learn about the colorful life and world of Ben Franklin through this series of eight downloadable lesson plans that explore the statesman's many talents and contributions. Topics include...more
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Learn about the colorful life and world of Ben Franklin through this series of eight downloadable lesson plans that explore the statesman's many talents and contributions. Topics include Poor Richard's Almanack, superstition vs. science, volunteerism and citizenship, colonial "broadsides" and almanacs, the art of invention, and more. Aligned to National Standards.
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities hosted on this site! This would be a great resource for an early American history class, be sure to save it as a favorite on your computer!
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Google Maps - Google

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Google Maps gives you live visuals of any location, ideal for planning a trip, picturing the relationship between places, and viewing physical characteristics of almost anywhere in...more
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Google Maps gives you live visuals of any location, ideal for planning a trip, picturing the relationship between places, and viewing physical characteristics of almost anywhere in the world. Type or paste in an address and click "search maps." If you click Satellite or hybrid versions of the map, you will see actual satellite images of the terrain. Zoom in and out, use the street view "orange man" to walk among the buildings and trees, or plan and share a route easily with Google Maps. Using your (free) Google membership allows you to save favorite places and more. Find businesses and other features near a specific map location: hotels, restaurants, schools, parks, and more. Google Maps has become more and more sophisticated, now offering many features previously only available in Google Earth, such as opening and/or saving placemark files. Unlike Google Earth, Google Maps does not require software installation and does not use as much bandwidth for constant reloading. You can even take a tour of places you mark in Google Maps. Google Maps is available as a free app for Android and iOS, too. The handy embed codes let you put any Google Map in a web page, blog, or wiki. Of course, you do not need a membership or any special skills to SEE, share, or navigate a map.

tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (133), directions (9), maps (221)

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If you teach geography, this one's a must. It is also helpful for showing students WHERE a story or news event takes place. In lower grades, use it to show students the basics of their community. Teach map skills by showing students their own community. Zoom in on their street or on the school. This site and its more sophisticated cousin, Google Earth, are great on an interactive whiteboard. Set up a class Google account (or use student accounts if permitted). Have students create their own custom route plans to tour historic sites. Challenge math students to plan the most economical route to visit several vacation destinations, including gas mileage and gas prices. Have students create placemark files of the important places in the life of a famous person or the route traveled by a particular unit during the Civil War. Have student groups create placemarker files to show environmental sites, habitats, landforms, or anything you can place on a map. Embed projects in a class wiki using the handy embed code offered as a sharing option. Not comfortable with wikis? Check out TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through.

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