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Copyright with Cyberbee - Cyberbee
Grades
2 to 12
In the Classroom
Introduce this site to the class with a projector or whiteboard, have students use the interactive, and then replace pencil and paper notecards by having partners take notes with an online tool such as Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Next, at the end of your copyright and fair use unit, enhance student learning by challenging them to demonstrate their learning by creating an inforgraphic using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Educator's Reference Desk - Information Institute of Syracuse
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): professional development (409)
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Paradigm - Online Writing Assistant
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): writing (323)
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Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): artists (82), drawing (60), museums (47), painting (53)
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Evaluating Web Pages - U.C. Berkeley
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8 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dictionary of Units of Measurement - Russ Rowlett, University of North Carolina
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): measurement (124)
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Analyzing Information Sources - Cornell University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): resources (88)
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Eight Steps to Information Literacy
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): book reports (28)
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U.S. Copyright Office Home Page - Library of Congress
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as reference when teaching about copyright. Share with older students to investigate on their own. Share with other teachers at your school.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Southern Poverty Law Center - The Southern Poverty Law Center
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): civil rights (200), courts (20), elections (82), immigrants (34), immigration (68), racism (79), sexuality (15), tolerance (8)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the information on the site to include when teaching lessons about equality, racism, and social injustice. Learn more about the classroom resources offered through Learning for Justice, reviewed here. Include selections from the Features and Stories portion of the site as part of any integrated unit. Consider using a learning management system like Actively Learn, reviewed here, to include videos and additional text sources as part of your unit. Actively Learn also includes resources that provide feedback on student learning. Extend learning by asking students to gather data and share information through various digital tools including infographics and digital storytelling resources. For example, as students learn about civil rights issues, ask them to share information by creating infographics with Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, create a multimedia presentation with Sway, reviewed here, or use Powtoon, reviewed here, to create an animated video explanation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Building a School Web Site - Wanda Wigglebits
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): computers (109), directions (12), tutorials (54)
In the Classroom
Share with students in a computer class, or when you would like you social studies or science classes to develop a web page for a school report or presentation. Students could use a simple web page builder like Webnode, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Search Engine Showdown - Greg R. Notess
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): computers (109), search engines (49)
In the Classroom
Share this with your older students before they start a research project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary Page - Merriam-Webster
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): dictionaries (48)
In the Classroom
Some of the content on this site does require a premium membership; however, the free daily content links at the top of the page provide a great resource. Consider challenging students to a "word of the day" competition. Have students guess the meaning of the word of the day for an entire week, and reward students who guess correctly.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bartleby.com
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): literature (218)
In the Classroom
Include this site on your teacher web page for students and parents to access as a reference.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Roget's Thesaurus On Line
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): thesaurus (22)
In the Classroom
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The Journey Inside (SM) - Intel
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): computers (109)
In the Classroom
This site is ideal for use on a whiteboard or projector. Pick and choose from among the thirty-five interactive lessons, or use the entire series to introduce your class to the technologies, processes, and methods that enable computers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Princeton University Online Reference Shelf - Princeton University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): dictionaries (48), resources (88)
In the Classroom
Share this site with your older students when researching. Use the foreign language converter in your world language classes or with ESL/ELL students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Acceptable Internet Use Policies Collection - Virginia Department of Education
Grades
7 to 12In the Classroom
Share this link with your teaching colleagues who use the internet and technology regularly in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grades
2 to 12tag(s): search engines (49)
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If you ask students to research a person or any topic that has chronological elements, such as a historical event, an arts movement, a biography, an author, etc, add view:timeline as an additional search term, as in thomas edison inventions view:timeline . Try it! For more Google tricks, do a TeachersFirst keyword search on google for other resources and ideas for using Google.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Education Eye - Futurelab
Grades
K to 12tag(s): maps (207), search engines (49)
In the Classroom
Stay current in the latest ideas, technologies, and pedagogy around the globe. Be sure to save this one in your favorites. Share a result on your projector or interactive whiteboard to spark interest in real world topics related to your current unit of study.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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