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X (formerly Tweeted) Times - Tweetedtimes
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9 to 12
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Create a personalized newspaper from your X (formerly Twitter) account or for any topic of interest. Connect this site easily with your Twitter account and generate a newspaper in minutes....more
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Create a personalized newspaper from your X (formerly Twitter) account or for any topic of interest. Connect this site easily with your Twitter account and generate a newspaper in minutes. View the newspapers of your X (formerly Twitter) friends or popular newspapers from other X (formerly Twitter) users. New to X (formerly Twitter)? Learn more from TeachersFirst's X (formerly Twitter) for Teachers page.
tag(s): communication (126), digital storytelling (167), newspapers (86), social networking (56), twitter (11)
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Use X (formerly Tweeted) Times to showcase your own Professional Development over time. Create and share a newspaper from a class or teacher X (formerly Twitter) account as a summary of content learned. Create a newspaper to use for real world learning in any subject (see Thematic newspapers). Share a newspaper of your class Xs X (formerly tweets) with parents (and school administration) to show what students have learned and to highlight the value of X (formerly Twitter) in the classroom. Students can create a newspaper using their own X (formerly Twitter) account to document their learning and conversations.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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X (formerly Twitter) 4Teachers - Gina Hartman
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K to 12
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Are you looking for fellow educators to follow on X (formerly Twitter)? If so, this wiki is a great starting point. Choose from many different categories of educators such as ...more
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Are you looking for fellow educators to follow on X (formerly Twitter)? If so, this wiki is a great starting point. Choose from many different categories of educators such as librarians, early childhood, professional development, and much more to begin your search. Each link leads to a list of educators to follow on Twitter along with a short description about themselves, simply click on the X (formerly Twitter) handle to go to X (formerly Twitter) and begin following. Be aware: there is a warning on the top of the main page that the wiki is now "locked down" due to spamming. You are still able to access all the links. You are not able to edit without joining.
tag(s): social networking (56), twitter (11)
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Explore the site to discover and follow educators who match your interests and needs. Read the Tweets about what is happening in other classrooms to gain some new/fresh ideas. Want to know more about X (formerly Twitter)? See TeachersFirst's X (formerly Twitter) for Teachers page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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X (formerly Twitter) in Elementary: The #Grammar911 Project - Victoria Olson
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2 to 8
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Engage your students as they practice and learn appropriate grammar with this X (formerly Twitter) hashtag project. Follow the four posted steps to model, send, and correct "messy"...more
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Engage your students as they practice and learn appropriate grammar with this X (formerly Twitter) hashtag project. Follow the four posted steps to model, send, and correct "messy" sentences with your students. Be sure to do a X (formerly Twitter) search for #grammar911 for any inappropriate comments before sharing with your students. Although this lesson was created to accompany Daily 5 activities, it can easily be used with any grammar curriculum or lesson.
tag(s): grammar (141), grammar review (34), twitter (11)
In the Classroom
Instead of using #grammar911, change your hashtag to a more personal one (such as #yourclassname grammar911) to avoid encountering public Xs (formerly tweets) and comments. Use this idea for other Language Arts activities. For example, how about #spelling911 or #punctuation911? What a novel way for all students, including ENL/ELL students, to learn this. Looking for more ways to use X (formerly Twitter) in the classroom? Read more about X (formerly Twitter) at TeachersFirst's X (formerly Twitter) for Teachers page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - PBS Kids
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K to 4
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PBS Kids Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum brings history to life by letting students learn alongside Xavier, Yadina, and Brad as they travel through time to meet real heroes ...more
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PBS Kids Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum brings history to life by letting students learn alongside Xavier, Yadina, and Brad as they travel through time to meet real heroes from the past. Kids can dive into the Secret Museum for exciting missions, watch animated adventures, and even practice beginner-friendly coding activities that boost problem-solving and creativity. With each visit, students discover how ordinary people grew up to do extraordinary things, making this site a great way to spark curiosity about literacy, social studies, and STEM.
tag(s): coding (109), game based learning (311), problem solving (277), STEM (372)
In the Classroom
Have students complete one of the site's coding-inspired activities, then apply those skills to create a simple animated timeline or interactive hero card using a beginner coding tool like Scratch, reviewed here. Before exploring the site, give students a few clues about a historical figure featured in Xavier Riddle. Students can make predictions about who the person might be, then watch a related episode to confirm their guesses. After exploring a hero's story, students create a digital or paper exhibit that includes key facts, an important object from the person's life, and a short caption explaining why the person is a hero. Google Slides, reviewed here, can be used to create a collection of the classes' exhibits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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XKCD - XKCD
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8 to 12
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Get ready to have a good laugh. Come on over to XKCD, a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Find comics with stick figures featuring mathematical, scientific, and cultural...more
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Get ready to have a good laugh. Come on over to XKCD, a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Find comics with stick figures featuring mathematical, scientific, and cultural humor. Scroll down the page to find Comics/Enjoy! Dig through the archives to find the perfect one for you! Creative Commons License allows reprinting of the comics. Each comic has an individual URL that can be shared to direct students to that specific comic. Be sure to PREVIEW before you share any comics with your class. Our editors found a few that may be questionable depending on the maturity of your students.
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tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), humor (20)
In the Classroom
Add humor to your science, math, language, and current events classes to lighten the mood! Spice up professional presentations with humor, and keep your audience involved. Share the direct URL to any comic that relates to your curriculum or specific topics. Encourage students to create comics with your current content. Have students use one of the tools and ideas included in this collection. Keep your class website humorous with a few comics from XKCD.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence - Yale School of Medicine
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K to 12
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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence offers free, research-based resources that help educators strengthen social and emotional learning across school communities. Teachers can...more
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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence offers free, research-based resources that help educators strengthen social and emotional learning across school communities. Teachers can access a self-paced online course called Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty and Stress, which provides strategies for understanding emotions, reducing stress, and creating supportive classroom environments. The Center also shares information about the RULER Approach. This widely used framework helps schools teach students how to recognize, understand, label, express, and regulate emotions while improving overall school climate. The free materials give teachers practical tools to support student well-being, build positive relationships, and create emotionally healthy classrooms.
tag(s): emotions (72), professional development (322), social and emotional learning (201)
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Have students place a small sticky note on a class chart showing how they feel at the start of class. After a few days, invite them to notice patterns and reflect on how emotions may affect learning. Read a short passage, poem, or scenario and ask students to identify the emotions involved. Students should discuss the clues they used to build emotional vocabulary and comprehension. Have students write a brief weekly reflection using Book Creator, reviewed here about one emotion they experienced during the school week, what caused it, and what strategy helped them manage it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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yEd Live - yWorks
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6 to 12
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yEd Live offers tools to create diagrams from scratch or using ChatGPT AI capabilities. Open the sample diagram to view the different types of diagrams, or enter a prompt to ...more
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yEd Live offers tools to create diagrams from scratch or using ChatGPT AI capabilities. Open the sample diagram to view the different types of diagrams, or enter a prompt to generate a diagram. Use yEd's editing tools to change colors, add or remove information, or make additional adjustments to a diagram. You can also use the AI-prompt feature to edit the diagram. When complete, share your diagram by URL, print it, or download it to your device.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (327), charts and graphs (181), drawing (58), graphic organizers (59), mind map (33)
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After introducing the AI prompt feature, have students create diagrams "on the fly" to organize information. They can design a mind map that outlines features of states or countries, then work in groups to research and present each feature. Students could also hold a brainstorming session using an interactive whiteboard or projector to build a shared organizer for a topic or story. Assign students to "map" out a chapter, short story, or historical event, visually showing key ideas and connections. Turn mapping into a creative challenge: students could color-code concepts to show what they understand, wonder about, and want to investigate further. Use this tool for literature activities, science processes, or social studies projects. Students can even create family trees, food pyramids, or life cycle charts, depending on the subject. Encourage students to collaborate online, building group mind maps or review charts before a test. For a fun extension, have groups map out a plotline for a story they invent or outline step-by-step processes like "how to solve an equation" or "how a law gets passed." Finally, challenge students to plan a future career or personal goal using a timeline or flowchart they design themselves.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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YiNote - turbonote.co
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6 to 12
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YiNote is a Chrome browser extension allowing users to take notes while watching online videos. After installing the extension, click the icon in your browser bar while viewing any...more
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YiNote is a Chrome browser extension allowing users to take notes while watching online videos. After installing the extension, click the icon in your browser bar while viewing any video to bring up a box for adding notes. YiNote adds a time stamp to match the place in the video of saved notes. Return at anytime and click on your notes to go directly to that point in the video. One-click sharing allows the option to share notes via a direct URL or through links to social networking sites.
tag(s): bookmarks (34), citations (34), curation (27), flips (6), note taking (35)
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After installing the YiNote extension, add notes to any online video then share with students for viewing as part of your flipped classroom lessons. Use with videos that may be too long otherwise; have students go directly to relevant portions of videos and view with your guidance supplied in the note portion. Include a note for any video you ask students to watch, then have them share their answers in an online bulletin board creator, such as Padlet, reviewed here. Or flip your classroom and have students watch the video at home and ask questions or make comments using YiNote.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Yippity - Yippity
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6 to 12
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Study smarter with Yippity, an AI-powered tool that transforms notes, text, documents, and other content into quizzes, flashcards, and study materials. After creating a free account...more
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Study smarter with Yippity, an AI-powered tool that transforms notes, text, documents, and other content into quizzes, flashcards, and study materials. After creating a free account using your email address or Google account, paste text into the provided field to generate practice questions in seconds. Yippity automatically creates multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and flashcard-style questions based on the information provided. Once generated, you can review, edit, and customize questions and answers to better fit your learning goals or classroom needs. Study materials can be used in flashcard mode or quiz mode to test understanding and reinforce key concepts. Yippity also allows users to save and organize generated study sets for future use. A free plan is available and includes a limited number of AI-generated quizzes each month, while paid plans offer additional generations, expanded features, and greater flexibility. As with any AI-generated content, users should review questions and answers for accuracy before sharing them with students.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (327), assessment (143), flash cards (46), quiz (64), quizzes (89)
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Use Yippity to quickly create and share quizzes or provide materials for review based on text or websites. Because Yippity identifies important information, it is a helpful tool for students to use as a study aid; add a link to Yippity on your class website, and encourage students to use Yippity as a study tool for upcoming quizzes and tests. Consider creating a Google Keep, reviewed here, to create a collaborative list of study tools for students to access at school and home. Include additional resources such as AhaSlides, reviewed here, and Summarize This, reviewed here, to help engage with content through several methods.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Yippy - Yippy, Inc.
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2 to 8
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Use Yippy to pull search results from other search engines and avoid being "tracked" by your own searches. Yippy groups topics together and breaks it up by clusters or "clouds." ...more
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Use Yippy to pull search results from other search engines and avoid being "tracked" by your own searches. Yippy groups topics together and breaks it up by clusters or "clouds." Yippy self-filters against many topics that students shouldn't be exposed to, such as gambling, pornography, political propaganda, or other inappropriate sites. As always, keep a close eye on students working independently and talk about what to do when something inappropriate comes up. While Yippy is safer than a general search engine, students still need to learn about safe and ethical behavior online, since nothing is foolproof. Enter your search term. View the definition at the top. Different clusters appear along the left navigation side to help refine your search and help beginning searchers learn how to add more specific terms.
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tag(s): search engines (42), search strategies (18)
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Use for any topic in any subject area. For example, a search for evolution revealed the following clusters: Texas Board, Biology, Human, and Theory. View more options by clicking on all clouds at the bottom of the list. Discuss with your class what kind of information about the topic that you are looking for before choosing a cloud. Have a broad concept to discuss in class? Assign a specific cloud to each group of students and have them report their findings back to the class. Have a class discussion about how all of the pieces of information fit together. Create a class concept map that ties all the information together. Use a tool such as bubbl.us (reviewed here) to create and share the concept maps.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Yom Kippur - PJ Library
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K to 5
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Learn more about the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and how to observe this occasion with children using the resources available on this site, which shares stories and books with ...more
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Learn more about the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and how to observe this occasion with children using the resources available on this site, which shares stories and books with Jewish children worldwide. Begin by reading the short description of Yom Kippur, then access additional resources, including blog posts and book lists. Each blog post includes tools for parents to use with their children to understand this Jewish holiday's meaning and specific activities for families.
tag(s): book lists (162), cross cultural understanding (177), holidays (280), jews (63), religions (119), rosh hashanah (12), yom kippur (14)
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Use the materials on this site in your lessons about religion, holidays, or cross-cultural understanding activities. If available, ask a parent or community member to visit your classroom to discuss their observance of Yom Kippur and the Jewish faith. Use the shared book lists to find books to include in your classroom library so that students can learn more about Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. Part of observing Yom Kippur is reflecting upon the previous year and making plans for the upcoming year; ask students to make resolutions about being more helpful to others in school, for example, inviting others to sit with them at lunch or including new students in recess games. Use Padlet, reviewed here to share students' resolutions using the Sandbox feature that allows you to add sticky notes onto a surface similar to a whiteboard. Using Sandbox tools enables students to add new ideas and document their accomplishments. Extend learning using Gamma, reviewed here, a tool that uses AI to create slide presentations and websites based on your prompt. Use Gamma to make a presentation that tells more about the story of Yom Kippur. Share your presentation using the link provided or export the slides to PowerPoint to personalize and edit as desired.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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YoTeach! - PALMS
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7 to 12
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YoTeach! is a free backchanneling app created for teachers and students. Create a room and set a password then provide the URL to your students. Once in the platform, the ...more
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YoTeach! is a free backchanneling app created for teachers and students. Create a room and set a password then provide the URL to your students. Once in the platform, the site's features allow you to share chat discussions, use the online whiteboard, and upload images. Additional options include a simple polling tool, a "like" button, and student participation statistics. When finished, download the conversation to your computer as a PDF. When creating your room, use settings to control privacy and moderate participants. Students can now engage using anonymous mode.
tag(s): chat (41), communication (126), social networking (56)
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Use this site to connect to other classes to open up a discussion between your students in one convenient place. Safety is not a concern with this site since only those with an email invitation/link or the QR code can participate in a chat. (Your students need not have email. You can simply email the link to yourself and share it with students to enter into their browsers.) Teach good digital citizenship of chat etiquette while using this activity to learn. Connect with other classes to learn about other locations, learn various perspectives, find animals that are similar yet different, learn about the different books others are reading, or survey students on various economic, political, or environmental topics. Be sure to plan content ahead of time, so students have the opportunity to think through the material and formulate a response. Discuss appropriate ways to communicate with others before connecting with another classroom.Use backchannel chat on laptops during a video or student presentation. Pose questions for all to answer/discuss in the backchannel, or ask students to pose their own "I wonder if..." questions as they watch and listen. Keep every student engaged and THINKING as an active listener. The first time you use backchannel, you will want to establish some etiquette and accountability rules. The advantage of backchannel chat is that every student has a voice, no matter how shy. Use this in world language classes, ESL/ELL classes, or autistic support classes for backchannel chat. Challenge students to use their new language skills to describe a scene from a video or the feelings of the actors. When studying literature, collaborate with another class to have students role-play a chat between two characters. In a history class, create fictional conversations between soldiers on two sides of the Civil War or different sides of the Scopes Monkey trial.
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You Are What You Eat - Examining Nutrition through Literature - TeachersFirst
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K to 7
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Use this special article from TeacherFirst to refresh and enliven your health and nutrition unit. Discover many activities, books, and resources to use in your classroom or online in...more
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Use this special article from TeacherFirst to refresh and enliven your health and nutrition unit. Discover many activities, books, and resources to use in your classroom or online in your health and nutrition lessons, and also to implement in cross-curricular instruction. Employ both ISTE Standards for Students and AASL National School Library Standards. The ideas and activties can range in grade levels from kindergarten to seventh grade. This is only one of many classroom-ready articles in our Help! I lost my library/media specialist!.
tag(s): commoncore (62), nutrition (137)
In the Classroom
This is a thorough unit on food and nutrition. Start with activating prior knowledge on your interactive whiteboard or using your projector. Use Padlet, reviewed here, once students have sorted their favorites into categories and project the results on your whiteboard. When teaching science, social studies, or health content about nutrition, foods, plants, or farms, consider pairing fictional books along with informational texts (several are suggested) to maximize the potential of every unit of study. This article is a good starting point. What a perfect way to integrate healthy eating, whether during the holiday season or spring garden planting! Speaking of planting, whether you are considering or implementing a school garden unit you will want to check out this article.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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You Can't Play a Symphony Alone: Instruments of the Orchestra - TeachersFirst
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K to 6
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You Can't Play a Symphony Alone is part of TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series reviewed here and shares book suggestions...more
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You Can't Play a Symphony Alone is part of TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series reviewed here and shares book suggestions and activities that teach students about the orchestra's instruments. The article begins with background knowledge sharing information about each of the orchestra's different sections. The shared activities include book suggestions, online resources, and suggested lessons to extend student understanding of the instruments and music of orchestras. A final extension activity suggestion shares a creative proposal for students to reimagine a new musical story following the reading of Peter and the Wolf. Content in this article includes correlations to ISTE and AASL standards.
tag(s): book lists (162), musical instruments (60)
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Take advantage of this article's book suggestions and activities to teach students about the orchestra's instruments using literature connections. As students explore and create music through different methods, use a video recording resource such as Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here to record and share their creations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Young Adult Books Central - Kimberly Pauley
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K to 10
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Young Adult Books Central, a section of Kids Books Central, is for tweens and teens to find and discuss books. Read book reviews by teens and staff reviewers, author interviews, ...more
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Young Adult Books Central, a section of Kids Books Central, is for tweens and teens to find and discuss books. Read book reviews by teens and staff reviewers, author interviews, and chapter excerpts. Books include two ratings: one by editors and one by site readers. Search to find books by top rated, recently added, most reviewed, and audio books (not all audio books are free). Find books for younger children in the "Kids" section. Members can write reviews; however membership is not necessary for other portions of the site. Although aimed at all tweens and teens, most reviews on the main page appear to be books that would appeal only to girls. You may need to take time to explore the site to find material for boys.
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tag(s): book lists (162), independent reading (84), preK (323)
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Create a link on classroom computers, your website, or your blog to use as a resource for students to find independent reading material. For younger students, share the link directly to the Kids section. Be sure to share this site with parents at Back-to-School night. View book reviews together. Have students find examples of well-written reviews and poorly written reviews. Have students create their own book reviews. Share the review URLs on a class wiki and in the school library.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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YourDictionary - LoveToKnow Corporation
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K to 12
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A definitive authority on words, this free site gives you definitions, thesaurus entries, spellings, pronunciations, and etymology results. Add to that list an audio pronunciation system...more
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A definitive authority on words, this free site gives you definitions, thesaurus entries, spellings, pronunciations, and etymology results. Add to that list an audio pronunciation system that allows you to hear the word as well. YourDictionary also provides resources to help you find foreign language translation sites. It even directs you to medical, computer, or electricians' dictionaries, and many more. Haven't you always wanted to say a tongue-twister in the Asante language? Words have never so much fun. This site does include some advertisements.
tag(s): thesaurus (21)
In the Classroom
Send students to this site to look up those difficult words. ESL and ELL students can use this site to practice the pronunciation of new words. Be sure to mark this site as a favorite or share on your teacher web page for easy access.
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Yourway - Yourway Learning
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K to 12
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Yourway offers a suite of AI-generated tools for educators. Choose from many generators to create lesson plans, assessments, and classroom activities. After selecting a generator, follow...more
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Yourway offers a suite of AI-generated tools for educators. Choose from many generators to create lesson plans, assessments, and classroom activities. After selecting a generator, follow the prompt to access a form to add information such as grade level, topic, or learning objective, and other directions. After the tool generates a response, you can request changes, manually edit the information, or save the document. Choose the Manage Document dropdown to copy the document to your clipboard, save it as a PDF, export it to Google Docs, or download your activity as a Microsoft .docx file. As you create activities, they are saved in the My Content area to revisit and reuse as needed.
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tag(s): artificial intelligence (327), assessment (143), cross cultural understanding (177), differentiation (101), rubrics (38), social and emotional learning (201), Teacher Utilities (219), vocabulary (254)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free tools available at Yourway to improve your lesson planning, increase student engagement, and save time. For example, use the Plan My Lesson Tool to create a lesson plan that matches learning objectives and teaching standards or create collaborative classroom activities in just a few seconds. When using AI-generation tools, include as much information as possible when writing a prompt to receive the best output. Ideas to include are the number of students in your class, the number of gifted students, and how many are on IEPs. Mention the type of activities your students enjoy and any other pertinent information that would help to create meaningful and engaging activities. Learn more about creating effective prompts at this blog post.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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YouTube - YouTube, LLC
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K to 12
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YouTube is a video hosting platform for viewing and sharing videos, with over 1 billion users worldwide. Content ranges across all subjects and interests. Use YouTube's search feature...more
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YouTube is a video hosting platform for viewing and sharing videos, with over 1 billion users worldwide. Content ranges across all subjects and interests. Use YouTube's search feature to locate videos for any content and age range. You can also upload your own videos. After uploading videos, YouTube offers basic editing tools to remove portions of your video, add music, and add end screens. Use the share option to post the link to your video on social media, or obtain the embed code to include on a website or blog. Be sure to check your school's policy and filter use before using YouTube in the classroom.
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In the Classroom
YouTube offers a variety of classroom uses. Create your own YouTube channel to provide instructional videos for your students. Create a playlist of videos that support your teaching and help students learn from different viewpoints. With proper permissions, have students create videos that share their learning and understanding of concepts and post them on your class webpage. Flip learning by having students watch videos at home to provide context before classroom lessons. Use YouTube videos to create an interactive learning experience instead of passive learning by using a site such as Edpuzzle, reviewed here, to modify any video to your lesson. Add questions, clip out unnecessary portions of the video, and add comments and information by recording your voice. One big bonus of using EdPuzzle is that YouTube videos are viewable in EdPuzzle even if YouTube is blocked by your district.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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YouTube EDU - YouTube
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K to 12
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YouTube EDU features some of the most popular educational videos across YouTube. Explore both elementary and secondary topics. This channel integrates content across 100 colleges and...more
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YouTube EDU features some of the most popular educational videos across YouTube. Explore both elementary and secondary topics. This channel integrates content across 100 colleges and universities and offers access to campus tours, research, and lectures. Scroll through to find videos sorted into many categories such as science, mathematics, arts, languages, and much more. Subscribe to receive updates about new videos added. If your district blocks YouTube, then they may not be viewable.
In the Classroom
Bookmark YouTube EDU as an excellent resource of videos for classroom use. Share videos on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Embed videos onto your class web page for student viewing at home. Challenge gifted students by sharing university level videos.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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YouTube Kids - YouTube
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The YouTube Kids platform provides teachers a safe, engaging tool to incorporate kid-friendly video content into the classroom. The site offers a simplified and safer experience for...more
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The YouTube Kids platform provides teachers a safe, engaging tool to incorporate kid-friendly video content into the classroom. The site offers a simplified and safer experience for children exploring videos, with customizable parental controls and personalized student profiles. There is also a free app available. Teachers can tailor content to specific age groups (4 and under, 5-8, or 9-12), ensuring that videos align with students' developmental levels. The platform also allows educators to share relevant content directly with students, manage screen time, and block inappropriate videos when necessary. With its smaller, curated content library and protections like automated filters and human reviews, YouTube Kids offers a secure way to enrich lessons with videos while fostering responsible media consumption habits in students.
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In the Classroom
Teachers can select age-appropriate educational videos for science, history, or art and share them with students to supplement lessons. Create individual profiles for students and set content levels based on their age. During independent study time, allow them to explore videos that align with a specific topic or theme, such as space exploration, environmental conservation, or creative arts. Set up an interactive learning station in classrooms with tablets or computers, where students can watch teacher-approved videos related to their current lessons. Assign specific videos from YouTube Kids for students to watch at home, along with questions or activities based on the content.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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