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Ancient African Kingdom of Mali: Sundiata The Lion King - Ancient African Kingdom of Mali: Sundiata The Lion King
Grades
3 to 5This site includes advertising.
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Students can compare and contrast Sundiata to another ancient leader using Figma, reviewed here. Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to take a virtual field trip to Africa. Students can use Timelinely, reviewed hereto highlight important achievements of Sundiata.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Ancient Egypt - Myvocabulary.com
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): egypt (60), vocabulary (254)
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Share the puzzles on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students work with a partner to try out the puzzles on their own. Have students try to create their own word puzzles and share them on a class wiki.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): mesopotamia (31)
In the Classroom
Help your students learn more about ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations. This list includes resources for cooperative learning groups. Read each resource's Classroom Use section to learn ways to incorporate the information in your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ancient Rome- Myths and Legends for Kids and Teachers - Mr. Donn
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4 to 8tag(s): italy (27), myths and legends (44), romans (52), rome (36)
In the Classroom
Divide students into small groups and assign each group a Roman myth from the website. Have them create and perform short skits retelling the myth. Using examples of Roman deities from the website, have students design their own Roman god or goddess. They should describe the deity's domain, symbols, personality traits, and a myth involving them. Students can present their creations through drawings, writing, or digital art using Google Drawings, reviewed here or Draw.io, reviewed here. Challenge students to write a myth set in the modern world but inspired by Roman mythology. For example, they could create a story where a Roman god intervenes in contemporary life. Provide students with a list of Roman gods and their Greek counterparts (ex., Jupiter and Zeus, Venus and Aphrodite). Ask them to research and compare the two versions, focusing on similarities and differences in myths and cultural significance.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Andersen Fairy Tales - EnTechneVision
Grades
K to 2tag(s): folktales (34)
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Share these books as a reading center after showing students how to operate the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Be sure to point out the advertisements to avoid! Parents would also appreciate this link for some at-home reading fun. Include a link to your class site for students and parents to explore it at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Androidify - Google Creative Lab and Larva Labs
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (167), images (269)
In the Classroom
Use Androidify to create GIFs for many occasions. Create an android and share on your interactive whiteboard to use as a creative writing prompt. Share your GIFs on your class website to add interest to information you share, change the mood of your android to reflect excitement or concern, or change the appearance of your android to demonstrate cultural norms in other areas of the world. Ask students to create an android reflecting the mood of characters in a story, to share their reaction to lessons, or to include with a blog post about any topic. Use Androidify with ENL/ELL learners to help learn colors, types of clothing, or mood.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animaker - Srinivasa Raghavan
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animation (62), creativity (87), movies (51)
In the Classroom
Animaker is an online animation and video creation tool that can be used on any device with internet access, making it a good choice for BYOD or blended classrooms because no software download is required. The free plan allows students to create animated videos using templates, characters, text, and voice tools, but it limits the number of exports per month and may include a watermark on finished videos. While paid plans include additional collaboration and workspace features, the free version still works well for individual or small-group projects in the classroom. Students should have some basic understanding of how to use the editor, so creating a class video together on an interactive whiteboard or projector before assigning independent work is helpful. Animaker can be used to extend learning by having students create commercials, science project previews, animated summaries, infographics, or short videos in any subject area, such as advertisements for an organism, a literary character, or a travel commercial for a country being studied. Sharing finished videos on a projector or interactive whiteboard allows students to present their work to the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animal Myths and Legends - OzPlanet
Grades
1 to 5tag(s): animals (278), myths and legends (44)
In the Classroom
Have students try out this site on individual computers, or as a learning center. By accessing the "Animal" section, and then "weird animal facts," the site provides some excellent class room openers to spur discussion! Did you know Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur? Or that Penguins can jump 6 feet in the air? Students will definitely find these odd openers interesting, whether it be in a biology class or language arts!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animal Race - Genially
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): game based learning (311), gamification (92), Teacher Utilities (219)
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In ELA, assign students animals as characters and have them create short stories based on their progress in the game. Each move on the board can introduce a new plot twist, setting, or problem. Mix content from multiple subjects -- math, reading, science, and social studies -- into the game. Integrate science content by creating questions about animal habitats, adaptations, and classifications. As students race, they learn interesting facts about real animals tied to their game characters.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animate Characters - Adobe Express
Grades
K to 12tag(s): animation (62), artificial intelligence (321), images (269)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this engaging site for you and your students to use in many ways. Engage students in upcoming lessons by creating animated previews of forthcoming material. For example, create a short video with hints about geographic features to be studied by including one of them as your background. Ask students to share learning by creating short videos presented as a character chosen from the provided options. Extend learning by asking students to include their animations as part of a larger presentation created using tools found on Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here, such as videos, pamphlets, and webpages. Use TinyWow, reviewed here to convert your Adobe MP4 video to a GIF, MOV, or MP3 file as needed.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animatron - Dmitry Skavish
Grades
K to 12tag(s): animation (62), movies (51), multimedia (63), slides (37)
In the Classroom
Challenge older students to create their own Animatrons. Students can use Animatron to share their ideas or to "prototype" an idea. Students can create videos to show math processes, explanations of complex concepts, review new learning, teach others, explain scientific processes, tell stories, or present research. Flip your classroom using Animatron presentations. Use Animatron to create teacher-authored animations for students in ANY grade. Animatron is an excellent way to present new information or ideas for discussion. It is an easy way to prepare information for the class when a substitute is coming. Share Animatron creations on your website or blog for students to review at home. Use an Animatron video on the first day of school to explain class rules or give an exciting introduction to the year ahead. Use Animatron to create movies or presentations for back-to-school night or conference nights to display on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Teacher-librarians can ask students to create Animatron book reviews to share kiosk style in the library/media center.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animoto - Animoto Productions
Grades
8 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animation (62), images (269), movies (51), photography (136), slides (37)
In the Classroom
Demonstrate how to sign up for Animoto and use it with students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Students need a basic understanding of how to upload pictures, videos, and other media, especially when adding personalized content. Use stock images and media available through the site if you prefer. Once you are registered, click the "Create" button and follow the on-screen instructions. When adding personal images and videos, the program lets you search your computer files. Add music from the site bank or from personal music sources (copyright-free, of course). Finalize the video with the last click, then view it. Share easily using the provided codes or export tools. Use Animoto to make commercials, science fair previews, and animated shorts in any content area. Have students create "advertisements" for an organism or a literary character. Make a travel commercial for a country being studied or for cultural sites in a world language class. Be sure to share the presentations on your projector or interactive whiteboard.Edge Features:
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Anki - Flashcard creator - ankisrs.net
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (132), flash cards (46), test prep (71)
In the Classroom
Create flashcards for your classes using Anki -- or have them make their own. Try using them as an introduction to a concept, then again in the practice of the idea, and again as a final review. It is a nice three-for-one creation deal! This would be great for teaching Latin prefixes and suffixes of words to students. Use this site to learn science terms or for standardized test preparation. Have students create flashcards and share them to quiz themselves within their own groups. Teach students in higher grades how to create flash cards with multiple blanks to challenge their brain to remember more pieces of the puzzle (even counterexamples). Show them how to carefully read through their classroom notes and underline the most important word or words in a sentence. Then have them leave out the most important words for their flashcards. Learning support teachers might want to have small groups create cards together to review before tests. Have students create flashcard sets to "test" classmates on what they "teach" in oral reports. Since this program is a download, sharing flashcards may be challenging. One suggestion is to download the program onto a USB stick to be shared as needed. Students can also create flashcards for classmates to try after watching peers' presentations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Annotate - Simpliphi, Inc.
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): collaboration (117), differentiation (100), iwb (29)
In the Classroom
Use Annotate.net as a resource for using your whiteboard while still maintaining the freedom to interact with students in other classroom areas than standing at the front. Move around the room as you use Annotate to find examples of misinformation or difficulty with work, highlight student examples that share innovative thinking, or take advantage of teachable moments as they arise. Hand your device over to students to demonstrate their understanding of concepts or highlight questions they may have.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Answer Garden - Creative Heroes
Grades
2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): antonyms (12), polls and surveys (43), speech (66), vocabulary (254), word clouds (12)
In the Classroom
Create online polls of virtually anything! Build creative fluency. Ask students to type in an adjective, noun, or part of speech for language review. When learning about states, students can type in attributes associated with that particular state. Studying plants? Students can type in processes associated with plant growth. Studying fractions? On your interactive whiteboard add vocabulary terms associated with fractions to your AnswerGarden or assign students to add a term for homework. Embed your AnswerGarden question on your website or wiki, or share a direct link with the URL by email.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AnswerBag - Joel Downs
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): polls and surveys (43), questioning (37)
In the Classroom
Post a question as a homework assignment for student response using a specific url directly to that question. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create their own questions. Search for interesting questions already posted to use as a discussion/debate starter. You may want to preview the questions before using in the classroom as posts can sometimes contain language or content not appropriate for the classroom. Monitor use by using a whole class account to submit questions.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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Products can be embedded
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Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
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Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race - Books for Littles
Grades
K to 5This site includes advertising.
tag(s): african american (129), hispanic (53), racism (80), reading lists (76)
In the Classroom
Though this site is affiliated with places to buy books i.e., Amazon, you can also find these books at your public library. An alternative would be to consider a "Wish List," either online with Amazon or publish it in your newsletter that goes home to parents and that you can mention at back-to-school night.After reading the book to the class or a small group, ask students to think about what the author was trying to tell the students about the topic (diversity, etc.). Ask for volunteers to answer. Remind students to be respectful of others' opinions during an open discussion. Use the books suggested on this site to start a discussion as to why the topic is important. After this discussion you may want to use Gravity, reviewed here to have students consolidate their learning by stating what they learned from the book and possibly replying to another classmate's response to the book.
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Any New Books? - Antonio Cangiano
Grades
7 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): book lists (161)
In the Classroom
Subscribe to emails for any category of books for classroom and professional use to remain up to date on the latest books being published. Share with students as an excellent resource for finding new reading material. Share Any New Books? with parents as a resource for finding books to read at home. A valid email is required to join this site. Read tips for safely managing email registrations here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Any.do - Omer Perchik, Yoni Lindenfeld, and Itay Kahana
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): calendars (36), organizational skills (91)
In the Classroom
Any student might appreciate having an online time management account, but learning support students and disorganized gifted students need one. You may want to model using this online tool to help middle and high school students learn personal organization. Share this site the first week of school to get students started on the right foot! Make a demo account for a mythical student and organize his/her daily schedule together so students can see how it works. Share the steps on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Alternatively, this idea will work with group projects where students need to learn to manage their project time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AnyFlip - Wonder Idea Technology
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K to 12tag(s): conversions (37), ebooks (49), multimedia (63)
In the Classroom
Use AnyFlip in a variety of ways in the classroom. Upload multipage PDF documents to create easier to read flip-style books. Download the desktop version for you and your students to create interactive books for any subject. Make books for younger students to teach colors or ABC's. Have students create interactive books to show what they know at the end of any unit. For example, have groups of students create books that share information about the 50 states, make books sharing interactive instructions on completing a lab activity, or use in art class to share information about different styles of art and artists.Edge Features:
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