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Resources related to Source Reliability/Checking Sources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): evaluating sources (28), media literacy (106), Research (84)
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We have included resources for all grades. Remember, our "In the Classroom" suggestions with each reviewed resource, give you ideas about using these tools in your classroom.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Resources related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): climate (83), energy (132), recycling (45), sustainability (43), water (102)
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Help to deepen your students' understanding (and your own) of the Sustainable Development Goals. Share these resources with your colleagues and students by emailing the page or sharing the link from your school web page and in your school newsletter. Find resources to incorporate into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Curation Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): curation (36), organizational skills (89), Research (84)
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Share these resources with your students to use when curating materials for projects and lessons. Share a link to this collection on your school web page and in your school newsletter (or email). Find resources to incorporate into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources for Student Knowledge Construction - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): critical thinking (117), problem solving (225)
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Find new tools to try to encourage student knowledge construction within your lessons. Each review includes technology integration ideas. Read the details of each tool and find the ones that will make your students become student knowledge constructors.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Student Knowledge Construction - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): twitterchatarchive (175)
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Find resources and information about student knowledge construction in the classroom. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on student knowledge construction.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Fostering Engagement & Creativity - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): creativity (90), twitterchatarchive (175)
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Find resources and information about fostering engagement and creativity in the classroom. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on engagement and creativity.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: 3 Cool Tools for Images - TeachersFirst
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2 to 12When using projects...more
When using projects for alternative assessment and feedback, you'll find that students can express themselves more creatively when given tools to share what they have learned. Come to this session to learn about three tools students can use to work with images for their projects. We'll discuss digital citizenship expectations and explore tools that allow students to responsibly repurpose digital resources. You might even find a tool that is useful for your own purposes when creating learning objects! As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Understand the tenets of copyright and digital citizenship that apply to remixing and reusing images. 2. Explore three tools and how each can be used to alter and change images; and 3. Plan for the introduction of creative image tools in the classroom. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): copyright (46), creating media (6), digital citizenship (89), images (260), professional development (407)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources related to the Science of Reading - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): fluency (25), phonics (50), reading comprehension (147), science of reading (36), spelling (98), vocabulary (238)
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Help to deepen your students' understanding (and your own) of the Science of Reading. Share these resources with your colleagues and students by emailing the page or sharing the link from your school web page and in your school newsletter. Find resources to incorporate into your reading lessons.Comments
Provided many resources and suggestions to use this to support instruction.Saundra, , Grades: 0 - 5
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Twitter Chat: The Power of PBL - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): assessment (148), Project Based Learning (26), twitterchatarchive (175)
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Find resources and information about project-based learning. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on project-based learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire: Sandpit Strategies - TeachersFirst
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K to 12Welcome to the Sandpit!...more
Welcome to the Sandpit! This is the place where students design and prototype solutions to authentic problems. Using the right challenges, teachers can facilitate strategies that nurture creativity and allow students to reflect on their learning. Join us as we discuss strategies for prototyping and purposeful play as students work through the design process. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Understand the features of a class sandpit space; 2. Explore sandpit activities; and 3. Plan for the use of sandpit practice spaces in the classroom. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): creativity (90), problem solving (225), professional development (407)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science of Reading Handbook - Amplify Education, Inc.
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K to 12tag(s): phonics (50), professional development (407), reading comprehension (147), reading strategies (101), science of reading (36), vocabulary (238), vocabulary development (90), word study (60)
In the Classroom
Download and save the handbooks shared on this site for professional development and understanding of the science of reading. Share with peers to use PD activities. Consider breaking the guides into smaller portions to begin your in-depth study of this topic and as you reflect upon your current teaching strategies. The third handbook that focuses on classroom instruction is beneficial for use as a reflective and ongoing learning opportunity. Add the questions to ask, found in the third handbook, to a curation tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here, then add teaching resources to your Wakelet collection. For example, one question is, "Are vocabulary words preselected and connected to the topic and text?' " Create a Wakelet collection that includes strategies for teaching how to understand vocabulary words within the context of the passage read. Include online tools such as Read Ahead, reviewed here. Read Ahead uses AI technology to create presentations of online text that present vocabulary lists of the text and provide definitions in context while students read.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Foundational Skills - PBS Learning Media
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K to 12tag(s): literacy (116), parents (59), phonics (50), preK (263), professional development (407), reading comprehension (147), reading strategies (101), science of reading (36), writing (323)
In the Classroom
Be sure to bookmark and save this site for use when teaching reading skills to students at all grade levels. Although it is beneficial for teachers in elementary grades, the valuable lessons and materials support the teaching of reading skills in all grade levels. Use a bookmarking tool like Symbaloo, reviewed here, to share resources with students to use at computer centers or share at-home activities with parents. Ask students to reflect upon their learning through blog writing using edublogs, reviewed here. For example, have students include a link or image of the first draft of a writing project and the final document and discuss why and how they made changes. For younger students, include a recording of them reading a short passage, then add a later recording that demonstrates growth in reading skills. You might consider using Flock for this, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Scribe - ScribeHow
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K to 12In the Classroom
The number of uses in classrooms for Scribe are countless! Use Scribe to create guides for students to log in to software, games, and computer programs. Create step-by-step guides for students on how to add or edit images in tools such as Google Slides, reviewed here or Genially, reviewed here. Ask students to include Scribe within multimedia presentations to demonstrate information such as how to search Google for Creative Commons Images or how to narrow searches to fit into a custom time frame. Create Scribes to share with parents for use at home as a guide for accessing online tools needed for homework or practice. If you have a need for a guide to completing online activities, Scribe is the perfect answer!Edge Features:
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
Requires download/installation of software
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OK2Ask: Digital Storytelling 101 - TeachersFirst
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2 to 12Using digital storytelling...more
Using digital storytelling in the classroom doesn't have to be complicated! Start your first digital storytelling project in just a few easy steps and learn to use this strategy to support and engage students, enhance your instructional cycle, and showcase your students' knowledge construction skills as they connect to the real world. Learn to use digital storytelling as a formative or summative assessment that includes 21st Century Skill practice. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Develop an understanding of the digital storytelling process; 2. Understand multiple ways digital storytelling can be used in the classroom; and 3. Learn about tools that can be used to implement the digital storytelling cycle. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): digital storytelling (152), professional development (407)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Strategies and Resources for Language Learners - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): twitterchatarchive (175)
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Find resources and information about language learners in the classroom. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on language learners in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: 3 Cool Tools for Language Learners - TeachersFirst
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2 to 12Are you looking for...more
Are you looking for ways to supplement your instruction with technology tools that engage your language learners? Join us to learn about three tools you can use with language learners at all levels to incorporate reading, writing, speaking, and listening in your lessons. Learn how to enhance your students' creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication skills. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Understand the needs of language learners within the classroom. 2. Explore three online tools to engage language learners, and 3. Plan for the use of these tools in your instructional setting. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): professional development (407)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Independent Practice and Assessment Strategies with Digital Worksheets - TeachersFirst
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K to 12Versatile and adaptable...more
Versatile and adaptable across grade levels and content areas, appropriately designed and infused digital worksheets can contribute to student learning instead of merely keeping your students busy. This workshop will show you how to take your most powerful worksheets and PDFs and turn them into learning activities. Learn to adapt and personalize digital assignments from your existing print materials and build in scaffolding to accommodate learning differences using the free version of PowerPoint Online. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Learn the steps of using PowerPoint Online to create digital worksheets; 2. Explore strategies to design digital worksheets that go beyond busywork; and 3. Plan for the use of digital worksheet templates in your classroom. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): Microsoft (80), professional development (407), worksheets (70)
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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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Integration Made Easy with Big Huge Labs - TeachersFirst
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2 to 12Provide challenging...more
Provide challenging learning opportunities for your students while promoting innovative classroom instruction by using digital image creation to engage students and deepen their content area knowledge. Students can create posters, trading cards, mosaics, magazine covers, and more that demonstrate their knowledge construction skills. Learn to use Big Huge Labs for classroom projects and personal productivity, and brainstorm with others about ways you and your students can use this tool to demonstrate learning. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Learn basic use of Big Huge Labs; 2. Explore three different ways to use Big Huge Labs in the classroom; and 3. Plan for the use of Big Huge Labs in your instructional setting. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): creating media (6), professional development (407)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Take a Virtual Field Trip - Google Arts and Culture
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3 to 12tag(s): adaptations (15), africa (142), amazon (11), animals (288), archeology (26), architecture (65), aviation (38), california (16), central america (18), chemicals (41), climate change (93), colors (63), coral (10), dinosaurs (41), earth (186), earthquakes (45), ecosystems (76), endangered species (27), evolution (88), first ladies (4), flight (31), fossils (41), france (40), insects (68), inventors and inventions (77), italy (18), machines (14), magnetism (37), martin luther king (45), medieval (32), mexico (30), migration (45), molecules (44), moon (73), peru (6), presidents (133), railroads (14), rainforests (18), respiration (10), romans (36), shakespeare (95), south africa (13), van gogh (8), virtual field trips (96), volcanoes (56), women (142), world war 1 (78)
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Be sure to take advantage of the guide included on this site on how to take a virtual field trip. In addition, the guide offers suggestions and lesson plans for making the most of virtual field trips. Use any of the included field trips as an engaging introduction to many different topics. For example, several different field trips take viewers under the oceans and use these excrsions to introduce a unit on ocean animals, climate change, or oceans worldwide. Use Figjam, reviewed here for students to share notes, questions, and information learned throughout the activity. Instead of assigning a typical research project, ask students to create a virtual field trip using Google My Maps, reviewed here. Learn the basics of creating with Google My Maps by viewing the archive of a November 2021 OK2Ask virtual workshop, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Georgia Virtual Learning Shared Resources - Georgia Virtual Learning
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5 to 12tag(s): art history (89), body systems (41), business (51), chinese (44), drawing (60), environment (246), financial literacy (89), french (75), geology (64), japanese (47), latin (22), literature (218), music theory (45), myths and legends (24), narrative (15), novels (32), nutrition (137), oceans (149), OER (43), photography (118), plagiarism (33), poetry (191), psychology (67), robotics (23), romeo & juliet (7), short stories (18), sociology (24), space (216), spanish (106), STEM (279), writers workshop (31)
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Bookmark and save this site as a supplemental resource for your current lessons, as a resource for students to learn about subjects not covered in their current courses, and to differentiate learning for students. For example, provide remediation to high school students by sharing the 9th or 10th-grade literature and composition courses as a review activity or enhance your British Literature unit by assigning a module that focuses specifically on 17th, 18th, or 19th-century British literature. Consider assigning different activities to groups of students to present to their peers. Ask them to use an infographic creator such as the Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here, as a tool for sharing important information. As a final learning extension, create a digital class book using Ourboox, reviewed here, to share understanding of the content learned. Include text, images, maps, and more in the student-created books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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