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Help Students Learn to Take Exams with Exam Wrappers - Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning
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K to 12
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Help Students Learn to Take Exams with Exam Wrappers is a fantastic article that explains what exam wrappers are and why they're a game-changer in the classroom. An exam wrapper...more
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Help Students Learn to Take Exams with Exam Wrappers is a fantastic article that explains what exam wrappers are and why they're a game-changer in the classroom. An exam wrapper is a simple reflection tool you give students right after they receive a graded exam. Instead of just glancing at their score and moving on, students take time to think about what worked, what didn't, and how they can improve next time. However, exam wrappers aren't just for after the test! You can also use them before an exam to help students prepare more strategically. They'll learn to tackle questions at different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy and develop a concrete plan for doing even better on their next assessment. It's a win-win: students become more self-aware learners, and you get to see real growth in their test-taking skills!
tag(s): thinking skills (124)
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Students can create their own exam wrapper using Canva for Education, reviewed here. Students can use Lino, reviewed here to reflect after using an exam wrapper. Students can use the Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to create a top five list as to why and how to use exam wrappers.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Fact-Checking Tools -- Video 2: Looking up Claims and Website Owners - CTRL-F's Fact-Checking Tools -- Video 2: Looking up Claims and W
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4 to 12
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CTRL-F's Fact-Checking Tools -- Video 2: Looking up Claims and Website Owners is a three-minute YouTube video. It features information on how to investigate websites and their owners....more
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CTRL-F's Fact-Checking Tools -- Video 2: Looking up Claims and Website Owners is a three-minute YouTube video. It features information on how to investigate websites and their owners. It shares tips and tricks to use, a website to find out the owners of websites, and other websites associated with them.
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tag(s): digital citizenship (108), digital literacy (38)
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Students can use the tips and tricks to evaluate websites. They can use Padlet, reviewed here to share the websites and evaluation. Students can use Adobe Podcast reviewed here to create public service announcements about the dangers of fake websites. Students can use Figma, reviewed here to compare and contrast websites.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Little Stories for Tiny People - Rhea Pector
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K to 4
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Little Stories for Tiny People is a website offering delightful, original audio stories and podcasts for young children. Each story is crafted to inspire imagination and curiosity while...more
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Little Stories for Tiny People is a website offering delightful, original audio stories and podcasts for young children. Each story is crafted to inspire imagination and curiosity while teaching valuable life lessons in a fun and engaging way. The content is family-friendly and perfect for bedtime or quiet time, allowing children to enjoy storytelling in a screen-free format. In addition to free stories, the website offers a premium subscription option that unlocks ad-free listening, exclusive bonus episodes, and early access to new content.
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tag(s): audio books (43), listening (117), podcasts (166), preK (322), stories and storytelling (77)
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After listening to a story, have students retell it in their own words. They can create a comic strip using a resource such as Toony Tool reviewed here to write it. Select a character from one of the stories and have students explore their traits, motivations, and challenges. Encourage students to write short stories inspired by a theme or character from an episode. Set up listening stations around the classroom where students can listen to different stories from the website. Each station can include related activities, such as drawing their favorite scene, discussing the story's moral, or acting out a part of the story with peers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OER Commons- Thinking Flexibly - OER Commons
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1 to 12
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The OER Commons website offers a helpful collection of free lessons and activities focused on the habit of thinking flexibly. Teachers can find ready-to-use resources such as lesson...more
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The OER Commons website offers a helpful collection of free lessons and activities focused on the habit of thinking flexibly. Teachers can find ready-to-use resources such as lesson plans, checklists, and discussion prompts that help students learn how to adjust their thinking, see new perspectives, and try different strategies when solving problems. These materials cover a range of grade levels and subjects and can be easily adapted to fit your classroom needs, making it a great place to support creative and critical thinking.
tag(s): critical thinking (181), flexibility (9), perspective (30), problem solving (274), thinking skills (124)
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Start class with puzzles or riddles that can be solved in more than one way, encouraging students to explore different strategies and perspectives. In small groups, have students tackle an open-ended task, such as designing a classroom improvement plan or inventing a tool for everyday life, using creative and logical thinking to propose multiple solutions. Use an OER Commons lesson in science or math that asks students to approach a problem from more than one angle, emphasizing that flexibility strengthens understanding in all subjects.
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Stop Think Act Impulse Control Free Printables and Song - Your Therapy Source
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K to 4
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Support students in managing their impulses with printables and songs. This article covers impulse control, how to teach children to stop-think-act, how to practice stop-think-act,...more
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Support students in managing their impulses with printables and songs. This article covers impulse control, how to teach children to stop-think-act, how to practice stop-think-act, and a YouTube video featuring the top-think-act song. The printables and song are downloaded as a PDF.
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tag(s): emotions (71), mental health (60), social and emotional learning (197)
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Students can create their own scenarios on practicing stop-think-act and record themselves using ScreenPal, reviewed here. Students can share times when they have lost their ability to control their emotions. Finally, students can use Magic School, reviewed here to create their own song.
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It's Winter in the Northern Hemisphere! - ReadWriteThink
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3 to 8
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If you want to help students explore the meaning of the season, check out this ReadWriteThink page, which offers a creative, literacy-rich way to welcome winter. This resource guides...more
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If you want to help students explore the meaning of the season, check out this ReadWriteThink page, which offers a creative, literacy-rich way to welcome winter. This resource guides students in brainstorming winter words and images, reading a seasonal picture book, and using interactive tools, such as a Venn diagram or a postcard creator, to compare their own winter experiences with those in literature. It also encourages reflection on family and community traditions and invites the class to begin a new tradition of their own for the first day of winter. This page is an engaging way to blend ELA skills with seasonal awareness and personal connection.
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Start with a class brainstorming session where students list words, feelings, images, and sounds connected to winter. They can record ideas on sticky notes or a shared chart, just like the activity suggests, to build seasonal vocabulary. Have students design a "Winter in My World" postcard that includes an illustration on the front and a short message on the back describing a personal winter tradition or memory. Inspired by the website suggestion, have students brainstorm ideas for a new classroom tradition to celebrate the first day of winter. They can vote on one tradition, create posters announcing it, and write about why it represents the spirit of winter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ZipCaptions - GitHub
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K to 12
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ZipCaptions is a tool that generates accurate captions and subtitles for videos, making multimedia content more accessible for students. Teachers can use ZipCaptions to enhance comprehension,...more
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ZipCaptions is a tool that generates accurate captions and subtitles for videos, making multimedia content more accessible for students. Teachers can use ZipCaptions to enhance comprehension, support multilingual learners, and provide accessibility for students with hearing impairments. The tool can also aid in literacy development by allowing students to follow along with spoken content. Teachers can use this tool to caption instructional videos, student presentations, or even storytelling projects. This resource is especially useful for flipped classrooms, video-based assignments, or enhancing engagement with digital content.
tag(s): Accessibility (12), hearing impaired (8)
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Have students watch an educational video with ZipCaptions enabled and take notes on key points, unfamiliar vocabulary, and main ideas. In pairs, they can discuss how captions helped them better understand the content. Students can create a short educational video using Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here on a topic such as explaining a concept in science, history, or literature. Have the teacher play a video with ZipCaptions, and students can complete a scavenger hunt worksheet looking for items such as a word with a prefix or suffix, identifying a simile or metaphor, or listing three key facts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Complete the Sentence - Genially
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2 to 8
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Unleash your students' creativity and language skills with Genially's Complete the Sentence Game--an interactive platform that turns sentence construction into an engaging adventure....more
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Unleash your students' creativity and language skills with Genially's Complete the Sentence Game--an interactive platform that turns sentence construction into an engaging adventure. This customizable template allows educators to craft fill-in-the-blank activities tailored to various subjects and proficiency levels, making it ideal for enhancing vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking. The game captivates learners and encourages active participation with features like animated designs and multimedia integration.
tag(s): game based learning (311), vocabulary (254)
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Use the template as a fun daily bell-ringer. Present incomplete sentences where students choose the correct word or punctuation to complete each one--great for practicing parts of speech and sentence structure. Customize the game with unit vocabulary words. Have students select the best word to complete each sentence to reinforce meaning and context clues. Integrate cross-curricular content (e.g., science facts, historical events, math concepts). Have students complete sentences like "The water cycle includes ____" or "The American Revolution began because ____," helping reinforce learning across subjects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Labs - Google
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Google Labs is your home for finding the latest experiments from Google. Scroll down the page to find resources that encourage creativity, learning, and play. Read a summary of the...more
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Google Labs is your home for finding the latest experiments from Google. Scroll down the page to find resources that encourage creativity, learning, and play. Read a summary of the experiment, then choose the "try it now" link to access and explore the resource. Experiments are added frequently; some examples include a tool that creates and plays chess using AI-generated chess pieces, an experiment that generates images with prompts for storytelling, and an experimental career-dreaming tool.
tag(s): animation (62), artificial intelligence (320), careers (184), french (72), images (269), spanish (111), vocabulary development (103)
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Bookmark and save Google Labs as a resource to find new and unique learning tools. For example, use Whisk to generate animated images for creative writing projects, or explore words with TestFX to enhance vocabulary and add interest to any writing project. Visit Talking Tours with students to tour cultural institutions, landmarks, or highlighted areas of nature or architecture. If sharing this site with older students, ask them to create a screen recording using a tool like Free Screen Recorder Online, reviewed here that provides a tutorial for how to use the experiment and shares examples.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Celebrating Constitution Day - iCivics
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The iCivics website offers a variety of resources for Constitution Day, including lesson plans and videos to help students understand the U.S. Constitution's history and relevance today....more
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The iCivics website offers a variety of resources for Constitution Day, including lesson plans and videos to help students understand the U.S. Constitution's history and relevance today. Teachers can access Constitution-themed games, such as "Road to the Constitution" and "Do I Have a Right," along with the Constitution EXPLAINED video series reviewed here . These materials are designed to engage students in interactive learning while covering important constitutional concepts like the Bill of Rights, federalism, and the separation of powers.
tag(s): bill of rights (39), civics (128), constitution (104), debate (38), freedom of speech (15), states (128)
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Share the resources in this collection around Constitution Day or any time that your class is learning about the Constitution. The lesson plans are ready to go or try out one of the interactives. Check out the game - Do I Have a Right? reviewed here . This interactive game challenges students to apply their knowledge of constitutional rights by helping clients determine whether their rights have been violated. Students act as lawyers, deciding whether to take on cases based on legal issues like freedom of speech, privacy, and more. Create a mock Constitutional Convention where students act as delegates from different states. Students can be assigned historical figures or states and must debate issues like representation and states' rights, eventually creating a document resembling the U.S. Constitution. Assign students different landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped constitutional law, such as Brown v. Board of Education or Tinker v. Des Moines. Students can work in groups to research the case, its implications, and its relevance to today's society. Have students find current news stories where constitutional rights are being debated or applied, such as voting rights or privacy rights in relation to new technologies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gigafact - Gigafact - Contributors
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6 to 12
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Gigafact's fact briefs offer rich opportunities for classroom engagement and digital citizenship development. Students can analyze the structured format of the fact briefs, including...more
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Gigafact's fact briefs offer rich opportunities for classroom engagement and digital citizenship development. Students can analyze the structured format of the fact briefs, including the question-and-answer breakdown and linked social media posts, to understand how information is presented and verified. Topics include Democracy and Elections, Economy, Justice, Education, Immigration, and more. These briefs can serve as case studies in media literacy lessons, prompting discussions on critical thinking, source evaluation, and responsible sharing online. Classroom debates and collaborative discussions based on fact briefs encourage students to engage in respectful discourse while honing their fact-checking skills. By integrating Gigafact's resources, educators can empower students to become informed digital citizens who critically evaluate information, engage in civil online conversations, and promote responsible sharing practices.
tag(s): media literacy (124)
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Introduce your class to Gigafact on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector by showing them the listings under one of the "hot" topics from the top menu bar. At the time of this review, Democracy and Elections and Immigration are "hot" topics. Have small groups use RumorGuard, reviewed here to double-check the facts presented by Gigafacts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Video Downloader Online - Geekersoft
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K to 12
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Convert and download YouTube videos to any device using the Free Video Downloader Online. First, find and copy the video link on the URL of your web browser (this is ...more
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Convert and download YouTube videos to any device using the Free Video Downloader Online. First, find and copy the video link on the URL of your web browser (this is different than copying the link to share - you want to see the word "watch" in the link you copy). Next, click download to begin saving to your device, then choose from many different options for the type and size of the file to download. Additional download options include saving as an MP3, JPG thumbnail, or caption. For the final step, a preview will appear after selecting an option for download; pick the three dots in the video preview and choose the option to download. Then, view the download videos on your current media player, such as QuickTime.
tag(s): movies (51), multimedia (63)
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Many schools and districts block YouTube; use this resource to download videos for classroom viewing. Share videos on classroom devices for students to view anytime, even when Internet access is unavailable. Use this tool to download and save videos you wish to show students, especially if they are blocked at school. Save video conversions to a USB stick for easy viewing on many devices.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) - The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
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ISTE provides a home base and resources for passionate educators, leaders, and experts who are committed to expanding the horizons of education technology. ISTE's YouTube Channel provides...more
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ISTE provides a home base and resources for passionate educators, leaders, and experts who are committed to expanding the horizons of education technology. ISTE's YouTube Channel provides useful and engaging educational resources for tech integration in lessons. Take advantage of these videos to view ISTE conference keynote speakers and learn how to incorporate technology into your classroom through best practices. Topics range from 30 Things You Didn't Know Google Could Do!, Cultivating Digital Age Instructional Leaders, and the Flipped Classroom. If your district blocks YouTube, then they may not be viewable.
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tag(s): computers (114), digital citizenship (108), professional development (321)
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Share with peers for use in planning and professional development sessions. Bookmark and subscribe to ISTE's YouTube channel as a resource for staying current in the latest digital trends in teaching. Use videos during professional development sessions with peers to learn how to incorporate technology into your classrooms. Model how to incorporate digital resources during professional development sessions with peers using information learned from this site. Motivate teachers to become more tech-savvy by finding out what interests them, or what they need to learn more about using Dotstorming, < a href="/single.cfm?id=16997">reviewed here. Dotstorming is a online polling system that also includes a chat box for users add comments. Use ScreenPal, reviewed here to demonstrate how to use specific technology tools for interested teachers. Use ScreenPal to make a video recording of your computer screen demonstrating different features and implementation of online tools. Make it easy for peers to find all of your screen recordings by uploading them to Padlet, reviewed here. Of course, by sharing them to Padlet you also introduce a new tech tool for them to try! Instead of a one-time professional development session, consider creating an ongoing podcast using Buzzsprout, reviewed here to share new technology tools, provide advice and tips, and answer common questions. The ISTE YouTube channel provides a great starting point for learning and sharing tech tips with peers.
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Stylar - Stylar
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Stylar is an image and design tool incorporating AI to enhance and edit images. It allows members to transform photos using any of the included filters, combine images using AI, ...more
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Stylar is an image and design tool incorporating AI to enhance and edit images. It allows members to transform photos using any of the included filters, combine images using AI, easily remove objects, and more. Begin by creating an account using your email or logging in with a Google account. Edit images by uploading a photo from your device and choosing from the many editing tools and filters provided. Select "Create a new project" to create images from text, insert objects, and alter images using the provided tools. When finished, images are available in your history and can be downloaded. The free plan offers 30 credits/day (reset daily), 3 auto prompts per day, and 5 text-to-image and image-to-image features per day.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (320), editing (93), images (269)
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Stylar is perfect for many classroom uses and an excellent resource for you and your students. Use the image tools to remove unwanted objects from classroom photos, create profile images of students for student projects, or create AI images for creative writing projects. Include images when creating websites using free tools such as Site123, reviewed here or to add interest with slide presentations designed using Google Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Treks: Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber - TeachersFirst
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Take a virtual field trip with this Reading Trek based upon Sue Macy's book, Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber. Using a map created with Google...more
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Take a virtual field trip with this Reading Trek based upon Sue Macy's book, Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber. Using a map created with Google My Maps, reviewed here and the accompanying Teachers' Guide that includes lesson activities, you and your students will explore the roles of persons in the newspaper business, learn about behavioral expectations of the period, and learn about people covered in Miss Mary's stories. Activities in the Teachers' Guide include correlations to Common Core Standards, National Curriculum for Social Studies, National Core Standards for Visual Arts, and Social Justice Standards.
tag(s): careers (184), sports (87), women (189), womenchangemaker (79)
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Take advantage of the many lesson ideas in the Teachers' Guide to bring this story to life and provide activities that correlate with the book's story of a pioneering woman sportswriter. Find many more resources and teaching suggestions by visiting TeachersFirst Special Topics pages of Changemakers - Women in Stem reviewed here, Changemakers - Women for Freedom reviewed here, Changemakers - Pioneering Women reviewed here, and Changemakers - Young Women Who Have Changed the World reviewed here.
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Persisting (Habit of the Mind) - TeachersFirst
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This collection of resources is designed to help you and your students cultivate the Habit of Mind of Perseverance -- the ability to stick with a task through to completion, ...more
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This collection of resources is designed to help you and your students cultivate the Habit of Mind of Perseverance -- the ability to stick with a task through to completion, stay focused when challenges arise, and find creative ways to reach your goals without giving up. Whether your students are working through a challenging math problem, revising an essay to enhance its quality, or practicing a new skill until they master it, perseverance is the key to transforming effort into achievement. This collection includes engaging videos that showcase real-world examples of persistence, inspiring articles (and blogs), interactive activities and games that build resilience through practice, printable goal-setting templates and progress trackers, classroom-ready lesson plans for teaching students how to handle challenging problems, and reflection tools to help students recognize and celebrate their growth. You'll also find visual reminders, such as posters and digital resources, to reinforce this habit throughout your classroom. By deliberately incorporating these resources into your daily routines and helping students notice opportunities to persevere, you'll be equipping them with one of the most powerful tools for lifelong success.
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Share these resources with your students to learn more about the importance of persistence. Share a link to this collection on your school web page. Find resources to incorporate into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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But Why - Vermont Public
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"But Why" is a kid-led podcast where children ask the questions and experts help uncover the answers. Topics range from "Are tapeworms sticky?" and "Why do trains run on tracks?" ...more
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"But Why" is a kid-led podcast where children ask the questions and experts help uncover the answers. Topics range from "Are tapeworms sticky?" and "Why do trains run on tracks?" to "What would your superpower be?", "How do broken bones heal?", and "Do earthworms have eyes?" Each 20-30 minute episode is accompanied by a learning guide (available as a PDF or Google Slides), a full transcript, and background information to support deeper exploration and classroom use.
tag(s): podcasts (166)
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View the learning guide to prepare for the lesson and find additional classroom use ideas. Students can use Padlet reviewed here to post questions and comments. Students can use Google Keep reviewed here to keep a list of questions to ask for future episodes.
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Bluesky - Bluesky
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Bluesky is a social media platform similar to X (formerly Twitter). Members post and share content, videos, and images to engage with followers. To engage with others on the platform,...more
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Bluesky is a social media platform similar to X (formerly Twitter). Members post and share content, videos, and images to engage with followers. To engage with others on the platform, members include hashtags like #EduSky and tag others with the @ symbol. Other features include the ability to create personalized feeds and starter packs that help new members find others to follow on the platform.
tag(s): communication (123), microblogging (14), professional development (321), social media (62)
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Include Bluesky with your other resources as part of your Professional Learning Network. For example, follow other Bluesky members who teach the same content or grade level as you to find lesson ideas and ideas for tech integration. Take advantage of starter packs to find members to follow with similar interests. Share your Bluesky handle with parents and share weekly updates about your classroom and upcoming events. Bluesky also serves as a helpful teaching tool. Studying space? Follow NASA. Studying politics and government? Follow your congressional representative or the White House. Consider using your teacher or class account to send updates, interact with others across the country or the globe, and participate in collaborative projects.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Includes Interaction w general public/ public galleries with unmoderated content
Includes social features, such as "friends," comments, ratings by others
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Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
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Udio AI Music Generator - Udio
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Udio uses AI to create original music with vocals and instrumentation from text prompts. After creating a free account, users can enter prompts describing the song's topic, genre, mood,...more
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Udio uses AI to create original music with vocals and instrumentation from text prompts. After creating a free account, users can enter prompts describing the song's topic, genre, mood, style, lyrics, or length. An optional AI prompt-enhancement feature can help generate more detailed and creative results. Once songs are generated, users can remix, extend, edit, and refine their music before downloading or sharing it by URL. Udio also provides options to export audio and create simple music videos. The free plan currently includes a limited number of daily and monthly credits for song generation, while paid plans unlock additional features and higher usage limits.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (320), lyrics (15), songs (50)
In the Classroom
Use this song generator to engage students in any subject. For example, ask Udio to create lyrics and music to coincide with upcoming holidays and classroom events. Try asking Udio to make an upbeat song about your field trip to the zoo or a jazz song that includes information about New Orleans, and play the song for students as a schema activator for your lesson. Create songs with specific vocabulary terms for students to use as a learning aid or produce songs that assist multilingual learners in learning English. App smash Udio with MagicSchool's Song Generator, reviewed here by asking MagicSchool to create a song using any topic and details, then copy the lyrics into Udio to turn the lyrics into any genre desired. Ask students to use Udio to make a song that accompanies a research project or multimedia presentation, then include the song with other presentation elements built into a simple website created with edublogs, reviewed here or another free website builder like Straw Page, reviewed here.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Includes Interaction w general public/ public galleries with unmoderated content
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
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Gigasheet is a data analysis tool that helps members handle large datasets without requiring any coding skills and using AI. Teachers could use Gigasheet to organize and analyze large...more
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Gigasheet is a data analysis tool that helps members handle large datasets without requiring any coding skills and using AI. Teachers could use Gigasheet to organize and analyze large sets of classroom data, like test scores, survey responses, or any other data collected for educational insights. The platform is designed to be easy to use, offering a free plan with basic functions. This plan is ideal for teachers managing smaller datasets.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (320), data (205), spreadsheets (21), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Teachers can import large datasets of student grades, test scores, or assessment results to analyze trends over time. For teachers focusing on classroom management, Gigasheet can organize data from behavioral tracking forms or point systems. Math teachers can introduce data sets related to weather, population statistics, or sports, encouraging students to analyze real-world data. Students participating in science fairs or experiments can collect and organize data in Gigasheet.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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