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OK2Ask: Interactive Lessons with Canva's AI Magic Tools - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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Register to view this on-demand OK2Ask professional learning workshop from May 2025. Educators seeking recertification credit must watch the recording, complete the feedback survey,...more
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Register to view this on-demand OK2Ask professional learning workshop from May 2025. Educators seeking recertification credit must watch the recording, complete the feedback survey, and pass the assessment. For details, read the Registration & Credit Options section on the registration page.
Take your Canva skills to the next level by harnessing the power of AI to create more engaging and interactive instructional materials. In this workshop, you'll discover how Canva's AI Magic features can streamline your lesson preparation, generate creative content, and enhance student learning experiences. Learn to use AI-powered tools for text generation, image creation, and design enhancement while maintaining pedagogical effectiveness. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Master Canva's AI Magic tools (Magic Design, Magic Edit, and Magic Write) to enhance instructional materials. 2. Create differentiated learning resources using AI-assisted features while maintaining instructional integrity. 3. Develop practical strategies for incorporating AI-enhanced Canva projects into existing lesson plans and assignments. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Take your Canva skills to the next level by harnessing the power of AI to create more engaging and interactive instructional materials. In this workshop, you'll discover how Canva's AI Magic features can streamline your lesson preparation, generate creative content, and enhance student learning experiences. Learn to use AI-powered tools for text generation, image creation, and design enhancement while maintaining pedagogical effectiveness. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Master Canva's AI Magic tools (Magic Design, Magic Edit, and Magic Write) to enhance instructional materials. 2. Create differentiated learning resources using AI-assisted features while maintaining instructional integrity. 3. Develop practical strategies for incorporating AI-enhanced Canva projects into existing lesson plans and assignments. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): creating media (19), artificial intelligence (371), professional development (317), OK2Askarchive (64)
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The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Advertising Game - FunEnglishGames.com
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4 to 7
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This game teaches you how to create brochures that captivate and grab the attention of readers through the effective use of content and imagery. Begin by choosing a theme for ...more
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This game teaches you how to create brochures that captivate and grab the attention of readers through the effective use of content and imagery. Begin by choosing a theme for your advertisement and follow the prompts to make selections for the best use of titles, text, and images. If you select the wrong option, the game provides feedback on why it isn't the best choice for creating the most effective advertisement.
tag(s): media literacy (140), advertising (24)
In the Classroom
Use this game to help students understand the different components of effective advertising, then apply this knowledge to any project involving images and text. Engage students by beginning with a simple voting tool like Dotstorming, reviewed here. Dotstorming offers a voting tool that includes images and comments. Share different advertising images with students on this tool and have students vote on the most effective design and share comments on why this is their selection. Have students locate online advertising that fits into different categories (appeal to senses, emotion, etc.) and share it on Padlet, reviewed here. Use the column feature in Padlet for students to separate information into the various categories. Enhance student learning by asking students to become the teacher and create a screencast using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here, to share tips and secrets for creating effective digital advertisements. Once students have learned about different features of effective advertising, extend learning by asking them to use their skills to create their own flyer using a graphic design tool like Canva, reviewed here. Use Canva to create book covers for novels, flyers to advertise upcoming historic events, or as an announcement of their latest scientific discovery.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Class Companion - Class Companion
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9 to 12
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Class Companion offers the power of AI (artificial intelligence) to provide assignments and feedback for written tasks. Import assignments using any of three methods - import a project...more
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Class Companion offers the power of AI (artificial intelligence) to provide assignments and feedback for written tasks. Import assignments using any of three methods - import a project from your device's documents using copy and paste, create a task from scratch, or use an assignment from Class Companion's library. Choose from the essay or short response format. Class Companion analyzes the text and allows teachers to customize options before assigning them to students; options include a selection of rubrics, questions about the piece, and the number of attempts students have to submit a correct response. Students access Class Companion by the provided link shared from your account. As students complete the activities, Class Companion provides feedback on their responses.
tag(s): study aid (171), writing (301), feedback (20), assessment (144), differentiation (105), artificial intelligence (371)
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Take advantage of the tutorials provided by Class Companion to learn how to customize lessons and feedback to engage and motivate students. As you become familiar with using the tools found in this resource, learn how to enhance student learning by providing them with options to dispute the AI feedback, which encourages critical thinking skills. Use Class Companion's built-in feedback tools for AP classes to provide low-stakes and unlimited practice for upcoming exams. Use the reporting tools available on the site to share feedback on student growth with individual students to encourage reflective learning practices.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
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Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
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Hashify - David Chambers
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6 to 12
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Hashify is a simple tool to create web pages with no HTML experience.... and more. Think of it as the plainest of plain vanilla online writing spaces. Type everything in ...more
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Hashify is a simple tool to create web pages with no HTML experience.... and more. Think of it as the plainest of plain vanilla online writing spaces. Type everything in the left side of the tool and it is automatically formatted on the right side. The tools on the left toolbar tool add formatting: headers, bold, bulleted lists, etc. This tool offers options in between plain text writing and the formatting you would expect in Microsoft Word. It's also supported in many different web applications, including Tumblr and some Wikis. It is a great way to organize notes, to-do lists, or other items. It has all the advantages of plain text writing, but acts like a word processor. Use this tool as a minimalist writing system to jot down your thoughts without worrying too much about the appearance. Export the finished result with formatting added. Click Save. Share above the left typing area to obtain the URL to the page you have created. Others can add their own ideas, too! No membership is required.
tag(s): creativity (95), social networking (55), blogs (80), communication (128)
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Use this minimalist tool for a student scribe to keep track of key terms during a class discussion. Share the url with classmates for them to add their thoughts, as well. When brainstorming with a class, use this simple tool for students to add ideas or make lists. It is so simple it does not take up space with lots of fancy toolbars and gadgets. It also does not offer spell checker, so it could be a useful way to have students write without all the "crutches" of grammar and spell checkers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PreKinders - Karen Cox
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K to 1
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PreKinders offers printables and teaching ideas for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers. Explore the learning areas to find quick and easy activities for literacy, math, and...more
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PreKinders offers printables and teaching ideas for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers. Explore the learning areas to find quick and easy activities for literacy, math, and more. Choose from themes such as fairy tales and families. Search through the many printables in all subject areas as well as classroom management checklists, assessments, and posters.
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tag(s): preK (354), back to school (57), classroom management (155), alphabet (46), alphabetical order (9), nursery rhymes (10), counting (59), numbers (117), colors (64), sounds (37), magnetism (40), weather (170), songs (50), musical instruments (63)
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Bookmark this site to use throughout the year. Use the printables and images from this site for your bulletin boards. Take advantage of the free lesson plans offered. Check out the holiday and back to school activities for use in the classroom.
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Google Keep - Google, Inc.
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4 to 12
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Google Keep is a simple tool for capturing quick ideas, making checklists, and saving photos in notes. Sign in with a Google account to access your notes on the web ...more
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Google Keep is a simple tool for capturing quick ideas, making checklists, and saving photos in notes. Sign in with a Google account to access your notes on the web or through the Android and iOS apps. Use colors and labels to organize notes by class or project, pin important notes to the top, and archive them when you're done. The Android app also lets you record a voice note. Invite someone to edit a shared note or copy a note to Google Docs when you're ready to turn it into a longer draft. Google Keep is available with school-managed Google Workspace accounts when the school enables it.
tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (135), note taking (35), organizational skills (93), study aid (171)
In the Classroom
If your school enables Google Keep, have students use their school Google accounts to capture assignment details, save useful links, and make project checklists. Ask students to break a long-term project into steps on paper, then turn those steps into a Keep checklist they can update as they work. For group projects, have one student create a note and invite teammates to edit it from their own accounts. Groups can use the note to collect source links, add photos of sketches or work in progress, and check off completed tasks. Show students how to use labels and colors to organize notes by subject or project. Have a rotating class scribe record key ideas and reminders in a Keep note, then copy the finished notes to Google Docs and post a view-only link in your class learning platform for students who were absent or want to review.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eventbrite Organizer - Kevin and Julia Hartz
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K to 12
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Eventbrite Organizer is an all-in-one event planning solution. Create your event page, including logos, images, and other pertinent information, using the templates provided. Take advantage...more
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Eventbrite Organizer is an all-in-one event planning solution. Create your event page, including logos, images, and other pertinent information, using the templates provided. Take advantage of the option to create bar-coded tickets to send to participants (choose free tickets for the free account; paid tickets incur a small charge to cover credit card processing costs). Once your event page is ready, get the word out using Eventbrite tools, such as sending personalized email invitations or leveraging social media. Use the mobile features to check attendees in at your event and scan bar-coded invitations.
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tag(s): calendars (37), Teacher Utilities (234)
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Use Eventbrite to increase excitement for any classroom event. Be creative and have students attend an "event" to review for exams (using bar-coded tickets they can earn by participating in a student-made review activity). Offer tickets to in-class enrichment "events" for those who test out of a unit. Have student groups design "events" instead of giving class presentations. The "event" could be a quiz show or game session that teaches a curriculum topic, such as "World War Wonders." Have your class work together to plan a culminating "event" such as a tea for famous Americans, and issue invitations and tickets to students who play the parts of the people they researched. Invite parents to Open Houses and Conferences. (Perhaps provide a small door prize for those using the Eventbrite app as their admission ticket!) Use Eventbrite to manage events with limited seating or a limited number of participants. If you provide professional development sessions, this is an excellent way to spread the word and manage participation. If you are an advisor for a school club, this tool would make it easier to organize club-sponsored events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Content Idea Generator - Portent
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8 to 12
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If writer's block has you down, the Content Idea Generator will get you off and running. Enter a subject in the box and click the arrow to get an interesting ...more
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If writer's block has you down, the Content Idea Generator will get you off and running. Enter a subject in the box and click the arrow to get an interesting story title related to your subject. Click the arrow again and again to view further ideas. Bubble boxes around words in the title offer suggestions for creating an interesting title such as "make it controversial or surprising." Please pretest with the words you plan to enter before you share. Some suggestions may not be appropriate for the classroom. Also, be aware that any word can be inputted into the subject box and used in the title (no filters or moderator). So use caution allowing less mature students to type in their own subjects.
tag(s): writing prompts (56), creative writing (121)
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Share this site on your class website or blog for student use in creative writing. View together on your interactive whiteboard or projector to demonstrate brainstorming for ideas (with words you have pretested). To manage the "risk," the teacher could open it on your own tablet or laptop and have students tell you a word to enter. You could read the results to them orally.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Educators New to X (formerly Twitter) - Kyle Calderwod
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K to 12
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Learn what you need to do and know to start using X (formerly Twitter). Sign up to get an X (formerly Twitter) mentor or BE a mentor! Find out what ...more
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Learn what you need to do and know to start using X (formerly Twitter). Sign up to get an X (formerly Twitter) mentor or BE a mentor! Find out what to do before creating an X (formerly Twitter) account, get advice about whom to follow, explore programs to use to help you manage your X (formerly Twitter) account, and read how to keep track of everything. Learn about all the terms needed to be successful using X (formerly Twitter) as a teacher. This site is clean, simple, and very helpful!
tag(s): microblogging (14), chat (41), twitter (9), social networking (55)
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After creating an account, look at the page for what else you can start doing. Find other educators to follow on the Before You Begin page, and also look at participating in an X (formerly Twitter) Chat. Find a list of chats to join, and the day and time they meet at Cybraryman Educational Chats on Twitter. As a teaching tool, X (formerly Twitter) is amazing! If your school permits access, set up a class account for your class to follow people who work in the fields and topics you study. Even primary grades can connect with other classes or "follow" many learning experiences via X (formerly Twitter). Learn much more about teaching ideas and tools for X (formerly Twitter) in the many resources listed on the X (formerly Twitter) for Teachers page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Shmoop Common Core Standards - shmoop.com
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K to 12
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Still wrestling with Common Core? Let Shmoop help with math and language arts Common Core resources. Search for any standard or browse through standards links to begin. Links to each...more
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Still wrestling with Common Core? Let Shmoop help with math and language arts Common Core resources. Search for any standard or browse through standards links to begin. Links to each standard offer a tab explaining the standard and another tab with aligned resources. Resources may include videos, teaching guides, sample assignments, and more. Not all standards include resources, but most do.
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tag(s): commoncore (63)
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Use Shmoop to find materials correlated directly to individual Common Core Standards in Math and English. Share a link to student activities on your class webpage or blog for students to practice at home. Link to activities on classroom computers for use as centers. Use assessments for planning Common Core related lessons.
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Microsoft Forms - Microsoft
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K to 12
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Do you need a quick and easy way to create forms, quizzes, and polls? Microsoft Forms has you covered. Create surveys and collect data in real-time, assign quizzes with your ...more
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Do you need a quick and easy way to create forms, quizzes, and polls? Microsoft Forms has you covered. Create surveys and collect data in real-time, assign quizzes with your point values for automatic grading, and create polls on the fly to receive responses for immediate use quickly. Sign in to your Microsoft account to begin (or make a free account) and select either a new form or quiz. Click on the plus mark and follow the prompts to add new items. Add an image to any form part using the search bar or upload your own. Forms also offer the option to add a YouTube video within questions. A recent addition to this tool includes an option for practice mode, which allows students to take quizzes and receive feedback on correctness without submitting data to the teacher. Forms works on all devices, use the preview to see your form as it appears on computers or mobile devices before sending. Share your form using the URL or QR code, or embed it in a website or email. View responses through the response tab created with your form. Return to previous forms to review the collected data or duplicate forms to make new polls or surveys.
tag(s): spreadsheets (23), polls and surveys (44), assessment (144)
In the Classroom
Discover the benefits of using Microsoft Forms in your classroom to create surveys for parents and students at the beginning of the year to learn about student interests, create parent volunteer lists, and much more. Create a sign-in and sign-out sheet for classroom library materials, including books and digital equipment. Use Microsoft Forms to set up and collaborate on lesson plans, including checkboxes to standards, materials needed, and covered content. Microsoft Forms is perfect for assessment - create online quizzes and exit tickets. Have students use Microsoft Forms to prepare and submit reading logs, brainstorm and collaborate with fellow students, create "choose your own adventure" stories, or schedule reading and writing conference times. Use Microsoft Forms to set up and share rubrics for any project, have students complete the rubric, and turn it in with any completed assignment. Use the practice mode feature to build student confidence by providing practice and review materials before final tests. The uses for Microsoft Forms are as unlimited as your imagination; this is a must-have tool for all classrooms!Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be embedded
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Circlyapp - circlyapp.com
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K to 12
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Circlyapp is a platform for organizing and sharing information visually using brightly colored circles as an organizing tool. Work as an individual or invite others into collaborative...more
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Circlyapp is a platform for organizing and sharing information visually using brightly colored circles as an organizing tool. Work as an individual or invite others into collaborative projects and discussions using Circlyapp. Register for an account using your email to begin a blank project or choose from shared templates. The shared templates include ideas for book reviews, character maps, and a drag-and-drop opposite adjectives game. After creating a project, use the link to share with collaborators. Free accounts allow you to save up to 30 projects and download completed activities as an image.
tag(s): graphic organizers (64), organizational skills (93), charts and graphs (183)
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Share Circlyapp on your whiteboard or screen when remote teaching as a visual tool for organizing and discussing any topic. For example, use the character map template as a starting point for discussions of actions and character traits of essential characters in any story or to analyze noteworthy people in history. Have older students complete character maps on their own as an assessment activity. Share with students who are working on group projects as an organizational tool for managing different project components. Ask students to include a completed Circlyapp image as part of a larger project or book report. Use and finish the book review template as a starting point for a book review project, then include the image with other parts of the assignment within a Sway presentation, reviewed here. Take advantage of the included opposite adjectives game template to create drag and drop matching activities for any topic. For example, create a sorting game for types of animals, geographic features, historical events by date, or pairing types of speech to different categories.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hexagon Generator - Class Tools
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K to 12
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Hexagon Generator might be the tool you always needed for student learning and understanding but never knew! Begin using the generator by adding a title and text to five or ...more
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Hexagon Generator might be the tool you always needed for student learning and understanding but never knew! Begin using the generator by adding a title and text to five or more hexagons. Then, create drag and drop connected hexagons or a PDF document with your information. The online (HTML5) generator also provides options for changing the colors of hexagons once created. Finally, save your hexagons using the link and create a password, or export as a Microsft Word worksheet.
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tag(s): teaching strategies (94), geometric shapes (150)
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Once you understand why hexagons help develop understanding through connections and interactions with shared information, this generator will become one of your favorite tools for classroom use! Learn more about classrooms uses for hexagons at this blog post written by the site's creator. Print the blank hexagons for use when developing units of study as a visual representation of connections to teaching during the study. Ask students to complete and connect hexagons when preparing research papers or as a guide for studying for upcoming tests and quizzes. Replace a timeline with hexagons to connect events and dates, use colors to code information by location, time, or important people. Include a link to a hexagon worksheet when preparing blended learning or remote learning lessons. For example, create a complete guided learning activity using Curipod, reviewed here, that includes videos, quizzes, and a hexagon activity. Have students create their hexagon presentations within a Google Document using the insert shape feature and select hexagon. Copy and paste, then add hexagons to customize by changing colors adding text and images to share information. For other ideas on how to create digital hexagonal thinking templates using Google Slides, reviewed here, follow the directions found on this YouTube video.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adobe Podcast - Adobe
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3 to 12
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Adobe Podcast is a web-based tool that makes it easy to record, edit, and enhance spoken audio for podcasts, presentations, interviews, and other classroom projects. Users can record...more
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Adobe Podcast is a web-based tool that makes it easy to record, edit, and enhance spoken audio for podcasts, presentations, interviews, and other classroom projects. Users can record directly in their browser and use Adobe's AI-powered audio enhancement tools to reduce background noise and improve voice clarity. The platform also includes automatic transcription, making it easier to review, edit, and repurpose recordings. Teachers can use Adobe Podcast to support student-created podcasts, oral history projects, book talks, interviews, research presentations, and collaborative storytelling activities. Because the interface is designed for beginners and experienced creators alike, students can focus on content creation rather than on complicated audio editing. Finished recordings can be downloaded, shared, or incorporated into other digital projects. A free Adobe account is required to access the platform's recording and editing features.
tag(s): digital storytelling (178), podcasts (191), multimedia (69)
In the Classroom
For younger students, Adobe Podcast can be used for storytelling, oral reports, or fluency checks. Middle school students can conduct interviews, record debates, or use it for research-based assignments. Book reviews, investigative pieces, or class discussions can be recorded for older students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teach Your Monster - The Usborne Foundation
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K to 2
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Teach Your Monster is an engaging educational website that helps young children develop literacy, math, and healthy eating habits through interactive games. It features Teach Your Monster...more
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Teach Your Monster is an engaging educational website that helps young children develop literacy, math, and healthy eating habits through interactive games. It features Teach Your Monster to Read (covering phonics, letter recognition, word blending, and early reading comprehension), Teach Your Monster Reading for Fun (encouraging independent reading through a story-rich adventure where players explore a magical island and complete book-themed quests), Teach Your Monster Number Skills (focused on counting, number recognition, and basic math concepts), and Teach Your Monster Adventurous Eating (promoting healthy eating habits through fun challenges). Designed by educators, the platform aligns with early learning curriculums and provides teachers with tools to track student progress. It's free to use on computers, though the app requires a purchase, making it a valuable supplement for classroom instruction.
tag(s): phonics (57), literacy (121), game based learning (294)
In the Classroom
Assign each student a notebook where they write down new words they encounter in the game. They could also make a digital notebook using WriteReader reviewed here. Create a small reading corner or station where partners can practice blending sounds and decoding words. Pair students and have them take turns reading words or sentences aloud that they learn through the game.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Escape Room Templates - Genially
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3 to 12
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Genially's Escape Room Game Templates provide educators with interactive and customizable digital escape room experiences. These templates allow teachers to create engaging, gamified...more
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Genially's Escape Room Game Templates provide educators with interactive and customizable digital escape room experiences. These templates allow teachers to create engaging, gamified learning activities where students solve puzzles, answer questions, and unlock clues to progress. The platform supports multimedia elements such as images, animations, and clickable objects, making lessons more immersive. Teachers can use these escape rooms for review sessions, team-building exercises, or subject-specific challenges across various grade levels.
tag(s): context clues (15), game based learning (294), digital escapes (29), puzzles (177), gamified learning (61)
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Create an escape room where students solve riddles and match definitions to unlock clues. Use synonyms, antonyms, or context clues to reinforce vocabulary skills in a fun, interactive way. Design an escape room where students "travel" through different historical events, solving primary source analysis puzzles, decoding ciphers, and answering questions to unlock the next time period. Students must solve multi-step word problems or algebraic equations to advance through a mystery-themed escape room. Each correct answer reveals a key to "unlock" the final solution. Simulate a science experiment gone wrong! Students analyze data, interpret graphs, and solve scientific riddles to find the missing formula or save the lab before time runs out. After reading a novel or short story, students could navigate an escape room based on key events, themes, and character motivations. They solve puzzles related to symbolism, figurative language, or plot twists to escape.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CurriConnects Book List - Geographic Wonders - TeachersFirst
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K to 10
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Use this CurriConnects list to find books related to Geography. CurriConnects thematic book lists include ISBN numbers for ordering or searching, interest grade levels, and LexilesA'®...more
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Use this CurriConnects list to find books related to Geography. CurriConnects thematic book lists include ISBN numbers for ordering or searching, interest grade levels, and LexilesA'® to match with student independent reading levels to challenge, not frustrate. Don't miss other
tag(s): book lists (168), reading lists (79), ecosystems (117), landforms (37)
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Build student literacy skills, reinforce what students are learning about Geography, and help students build the important reading strategy of connecting what they read to prior (classroom!) knowledge. Share this link on your class web page or wiki so students can select independent reading books to accompany your unit on Geography. Don't forget to share the list with the school and local libraries so they can bring in some of the books on interlibrary loan. CurriConnects are a great help for teachers who have lost school library/media specialists due to budget cuts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vedoque Educational Games - Antonio Salinas
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K to 3
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Find interactives aimed at Pre-K through elementary. Each activity is labeled with the subject and level. Some games include choices of level of difficulty or skills to practice. Some...more
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Find interactives aimed at Pre-K through elementary. Each activity is labeled with the subject and level. Some games include choices of level of difficulty or skills to practice. Some of the topics include recognizing colors, shapes, numbers, and letters. There are also many keyboarding/typing practice activities, counting, holidays, and more. A few of the games are more entertainment than educational, but searching by level and subject avoids these. Although most games are in English, there is a large component of the site in Spanish (click the flag). American English speakers may notice some slight spelling differences in the British English on this site.
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tag(s): preK (354), counting (59), numbers (117), colors (64), holidays (294), keyboarding (29), alphabet (46)
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Create a link to the site on classroom computers for students to use a skills game as a center. Project appropriate activities on your interactive whiteboard for students to do as a class or as a learning center. Share a link to the site with parents through your classroom website or newsletter for practice at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Honing Your Craft During the Dog Days of Summer - TeachersFirst
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K to 6
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This article in the series in the TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series reviewed here is just in time for summer break. Here...more
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This article in the series in the TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series reviewed here is just in time for summer break. Here you'll find an easy, quick read with some suggested activities: Read a Book - with several Professional, Children's, and Young Adult books suggested, and Take a Class suggesting several Teachers Institutes and Online Classes. Also, read about Professional Book Studies and Book Clubs under Extensions with suggestions for running the studies or clubs.
tag(s): help article (63), independent reading (85), book lists (168)
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Mark this one in your TeachersFirst favorites, even if you have NO time to even LOOK at it right now. Share it with your student teacher, mentoree, recent teacher ed graduate, and newbie teachers as they go off on break, too. Read what you have time for this summer, and save the rest for a break later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Mighty Girl - Carolyn Danckaert and Aaron Smith
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K to 12
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Are you looking for materials that portray strong women? If so, this site is a great resource for books, movies, toys, and music that feature strong, confident female characters. Choose...more
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Are you looking for materials that portray strong women? If so, this site is a great resource for books, movies, toys, and music that feature strong, confident female characters. Choose from the "best of" lists to find top Asian Pacific or Latino mighty girls among other specific categories. Filter books by categories such as age, award winners, social issues, and language. The site also features many picture books, making it useful for even the youngest students. Visit the Character Collection link to learn about various famous females and books available about each character. Be aware: much of this site features items for sale. You may want to use this site solely for finding topic ideas, strong/famous women for research and sharing, and literature to locate in your local library.
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tag(s): womens suffrage (66), biographies (103), women (198), literature (215), book lists (168), cross cultural understanding (165)
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Choose from books included on this site for classroom use portraying strong female role models. Share with parents on your website to help them choose books, movies, and toys for home use. After reading two books, compare characters using an online tool such as the Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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