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Booktalks - Quick and Simple
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1 to 6
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This is a collection of close to a thousand short descriptions of books commonly found in school libraries. Designed for use by a Library Media Specialist as book talks, they ...more
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This is a collection of close to a thousand short descriptions of books commonly found in school libraries. Designed for use by a Library Media Specialist as book talks, they also serve as a quick plot synopsis for parents or teachers interested in finding suitable books for interested young readers. Contents are indexed by subject, title, and author.
tag(s): reading lists (79)
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Refer students who are looking for their next book to read to look through some of these. Use the book lists on this site for recommendations to parents who want suggestions on outside or summer readings. The lists are separated by age, gender and all kinds of category's - making it easier for parents to find what they need.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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BOOKWIRE - Inside the book business - School Library Journal
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9 to 12
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This site gives book industry news, events and features, reviews, author interviews, and links to book related sites. It also has top library websites of the month and librarian resources....more
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This site gives book industry news, events and features, reviews, author interviews, and links to book related sites. It also has top library websites of the month and librarian resources. Students can use this site for book report research, or to look up their favorite author to learn more about them.
tag(s): book lists (166), book reports (26), literature (215)
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Use this site to do research on book reports, or have your student look up a favorite author and learn more about him or her.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boom Cards - Boom Learning
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K to 12
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Boom Cards is a resource for creating and curating interactive, self-checking lessons. Create a free account to begin making and assigning content from the site. A free account offers...more
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Boom Cards is a resource for creating and curating interactive, self-checking lessons. Create a free account to begin making and assigning content from the site. A free account offers you the ability to include one classroom with five students and five self-made decks. Also, Boom Cards offers many free pre-made decks for use. Browse to find decks by grade level and content, then save items to your library or "purchase" for zero points. Once decks are added to your library, use the actions dropdown box to assign to students or use the fast pin option for students to play without logging in to an account. Be sure to watch the tutorials on the site to take advantage of the different features available in Boom Cards.
tag(s): flash cards (47), gamification (89), Teacher Utilities (222)
In the Classroom
Although the free version of Boom Cards limits you to five students, it is a viable resource for differentiating instruction for students and using it in small group settings. Browse through the many free decks available to include in your library to use for review with students who need remediation in any topic or share a more advanced deck with students looking to engage in specific topics or advanced information. Enhance student learning by including Boom Cards activities within personalized lessons created using Curipod, reviewed here. Use Curipod to build a complete series of lesson activities for the class. When finished, duplicate your lesson and edit it to include activities such as Boom Cards that reinforce learning for those that need additional support. Extend learning further by asking students to share what they learned by creating digital books made with Book Creator, reviewed here, or simple explainer videos created with Adobe Creative Cloud Express Video Maker, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boomerang for Gmail - Bavdin
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1 to 12
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Download Boomerang to organize your Gmail! Schedule when to send messages, remind yourself to follow up if you do not get a reply email, and mark emails that you need ...more
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Download Boomerang to organize your Gmail! Schedule when to send messages, remind yourself to follow up if you do not get a reply email, and mark emails that you need to read at a later time. The basic plan is free and includes most features.
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tag(s): organizational skills (91)
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Let Boomerrang simplify your email life. Start the beginning of school with welcoming emails to each student/family. Schedule emails with newsletters, timely events, or parent conference reminders in exactly the right time! Design unit newsletters to coincide with your lessons time periods. Schedule birthday wishes or even schedule emails to remind yourself of an important event. You will never forget to collect all responses or assignments with a reminder email. Manage daily or weekly parent reports with ease and timeliness. Share at Meet the Teacher Nights or Curriculum Chats to help parents improve organizational skills for their student.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boost Student Growth: How to Use Page Templates for Effective Reflection in the Classroom - Book Creator
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K to 12
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Book Creator's Boost Student Growth: How to Use Page Templates for Effective Reflection in the Classroom shares how the power of reflection helps students deepen their learning and...more
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Book Creator's Boost Student Growth: How to Use Page Templates for Effective Reflection in the Classroom shares how the power of reflection helps students deepen their learning and understanding by thinking critically. The article shares how incorporating reflection into teaching enhances critical thinking skills, improves problem-solving, fosters personal growth and self-awareness, and builds academic resilience. Some ideas include: daily journaling, 3-2-1 exit ticket, mistake growth, artifact reflection, peer reflection, and video reflection. As a teacher, you can add teacher feedback with the commenting tool. In order to access any of the Reflection Templates, you must have a Book Creator account and search for the Templates in the Media section of Book Creator.
tag(s): digital literacy (38), digital storytelling (181), thinking routines (61), thinking skills (137)
In the Classroom
When students are writing their daily journal prompt, students can learn how to use emojis and add pictures to enhance their writing. Students as young as kindergarten and 1st grade can learn how to give feedback to each other by using the microphone to record themselves. Finally, students can record themselves on their video check-in and learn how to insert their video into the Book Creator page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boston Children's Museum - Boston Children's Museum
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K to 5
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The Boston Children's Museum website offers a variety of resources for educators and families to explore, learn, and engage with the museum's offerings in person and online. The website...more
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The Boston Children's Museum website offers a variety of resources for educators and families to explore, learn, and engage with the museum's offerings in person and online. The website introduces visitors to current exhibits, upcoming events, and activities designed to foster curiosity in children. It also provides educational resources, including downloadable guides and lesson plans, that integrate museum exhibits into classroom or home learning. The tab in the top right Museum at Home brings the museum experience online, offering virtual tours, activities, and hands-on projects that encourage interactive learning from anywhere. This blend of in-person and virtual options makes the museum a versatile resource for enhancing educational experiences. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): communities (37), cultures (293), environment (250), literacy (123), stories and storytelling (80), virtual field trips (148)
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Through virtual tours, students can explore the museum's exhibits from the comfort of their homes or classrooms. Lead students through a project like making a volcano or experimenting with buoyancy, sparking interest in STEM while allowing kids to interact with scientific principles. Students can engage in creative expression activities such as drawing, crafting, or making sculptures. Incorporate literacy and listening skills through the museum's storytime videos, where students can follow along with books and stories read aloud.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bouncy Balls - Neave Interactive
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K to 4
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Captivate and challenge students while maintaining quiet times in your classroom with Bouncy Balls! Turn on the microphone to capture sound; the quieter your environment is, the more...more
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Captivate and challenge students while maintaining quiet times in your classroom with Bouncy Balls! Turn on the microphone to capture sound; the quieter your environment is, the more settled the balls remain. If there is more noise, the balls start flying and jumping around the screen. In addition to bouncy balls, choose from bubbles, eyeballs, and smiley face icons. There is also a full screen option. Our editors had some trouble trying to figure out HOW to enable the microphones. Here are some tips that we learned. If you are using Firefox or Chrome, you must allow pop-ups. You should get a message in the narrow band below the address bar asking you to "Allow Microphone" for this site. At the time of this review, this site was not working properly on the Safari browser. Even so, this is still one site you will want to explore and "have a ball." Unfortunately, this site does not work on mobile devices.
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tag(s): classroom management (146), preK (328), sound (72), Teacher Utilities (222)
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Use Bouncy Balls during silent reading time, on reentering the classroom after lunch, recess or special classes or anytime you are trying to maintain quiet. Graph the length of time balls lay still; then challenge your class to improve their time each day or reach a set goal. Use with preK students during nap/quiet time as a visual reminder for quiet. Use this during silent reading time in class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boxie - Boxie Technologies
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3 to 12
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Join Boxie, where educators can proactively work with videos and documents in the classroom, adding interactive pins to foster creativity, digital literacy, and student motivation through...more
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Join Boxie, where educators can proactively work with videos and documents in the classroom, adding interactive pins to foster creativity, digital literacy, and student motivation through engaging assignments. Boxie offers a platform for teachers to create dynamic learning experiences, enhancing student engagement and collaboration. Additionally, the community provides individual free plans for educators.
tag(s): collaboration (139), critical thinking (191), digital escapes (29), feedback (17), reading comprehension (146)
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Show an instructional video related to a subject and place pins at moments where important concepts or skills are demonstrated. Students read the text and interact with the pinned questions, responding to prompts encouraging critical thinking or comprehension checks. Encourage students to reply to their peers' pinned comments, fostering deeper collaborative learning and peer feedback. Use Boxie to design a digital escape room within a PDF, placing pins that contain clues, puzzles, or tasks for students to solve.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boys Will Be Boys: Keeping Boys Engaged in Reading - TeachersFirst
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K to 8
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This selection from TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series, reviewed here focuses on suggestions and resources that provide...more
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This selection from TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series, reviewed here focuses on suggestions and resources that provide engaging materials for boys. Suggestions include teaching strategies such as EduProtocols, choices for reading materials, and authors whose books appeal to boys. Also included are extension activities that encourage readers to explore information through different perspectives. Information includes correlation to ISTE and AASL standards.
tag(s): book lists (166), graphic novels (5), help article (47), novels (34), podcasts (173), science of reading (36), teaching strategies (83)
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Add this article to other resources when looking for engaging reading materials for students. Consider using Symbaloo, reviewed here to organize and share book lists for students. Create and share Symbaloo web mixes based on different student interests, such as sports, celebrities, science fiction, etc. Extend learning by incorporating Choice Boards into reading instruction to offer opportunities for students to select not only their choice of books but also their choice of learning opportunities. Include technology resources in Choice Board activities to demonstrate comprehension and understanding, such as using the Free Comic Strip Maker, reviewed here to make original comics based upon a book's content or create an original video using tools available at Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here.
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Braille Bug - American Foundation for the Blind
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4 to 12
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The American Foundation for the Blind has created Braille Bug to explain Braille - what it is and how it works - to the sighted world. This site would be ...more
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The American Foundation for the Blind has created Braille Bug to explain Braille - what it is and how it works - to the sighted world. This site would be a great introduction for students who have family, friends, or classmates who are blind. There's a very complete introduction to the Braille alphabet, along with a printable Braille letter guide.
tag(s): alphabet (46), disabilities (37), hearing impaired (8), vision (41)
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This would also be a great stop in a study of disabilities and adaptive strategies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Brain Food - Rinkworks
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5 to 8
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Word games, logic problems, and riddles can provide invaluable problem-solving practice for your students, regardless of your subject area. This site offers links to hundreds of challenging...more
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Word games, logic problems, and riddles can provide invaluable problem-solving practice for your students, regardless of your subject area. This site offers links to hundreds of challenging activities that will provide a work-out for the mind.
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Brain Games for Stop and Think Power: A Set of SEL Kernels Practices - Greater Good Science Center
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K to 6
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This resource introduces quick, fun games that help students build what the site calls "Stop and Think Power," which means learning to control impulses and pause before acting. The...more
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This resource introduces quick, fun games that help students build what the site calls "Stop and Think Power," which means learning to control impulses and pause before acting. The games are designed for Pre-K through middle school and take 15 minutes or less, making them easy to use during morning meetings, transitions, or SEL blocks. Through activities like Simon Says, Freeze Feelings, and Wait for It, students practice self-control, impulse management, careful listening, and thoughtful decision-making. The goal is to strengthen executive function skills, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. The site also provides tips for introducing the concept, adapting activities for various ages, and guiding reflection, making it a practical SEL tool for any classroom.
tag(s): classroom management (146), game based learning (320), social and emotional learning (203), thinking skills (137)
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Play a short version of the "Freeze Feelings" where students freeze like a statue when the music stops, then have them name the feeling they imagine their statue is showing. Play a version of Simon Says with a twist. Before starting, tell students they must silently say "pause, think, act" in their heads before each movement. After a brain game, have students draw a quick brain snapshot using Google Drawings, reviewed here showing what helped them stop and think. They can sketch a stop sign, brain gears, or a strategy they used. Then have them share with a partner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Brain Raider Notebooks - Brain Raider, LLC
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6 to 12
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Brain Raider is a digital notebook designed to create and share interactive student activities. With Brain Raider, you can easily create (and grade) text entry, multiple choice, drag...more
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Brain Raider is a digital notebook designed to create and share interactive student activities. With Brain Raider, you can easily create (and grade) text entry, multiple choice, drag and drop, and drawing inputs. Teachers can monitor student work in real time to track progress and intervene as needed. Add other teachers as editors or viewers to work on the same shared notebook. After creating an account, follow the steps to create a notebook by entering a name, then add sections and a new page. Drag the header onto your new page and double-click to access elements from the menu bar, such as text, drawing, drag and drop, and more. Share completed notebooks from the settings and sharing tab, and click the small icon on the right side of the name of your notebook. Students can access a notebook via the QR code or URL. Free accounts include unlimited notebooks, students, and sections, as well as full grade-book access and the quick grading tool. Other free features offer limited image generation and the ability to input all content types supported by Brain Raider.
tag(s): blended learning (28), flipped learning (9), note taking (36), personalized learning (13), Teacher Utilities (222)
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Visit the Brain Raiders YouTube channel to find helpful videos that explain how to get started with notebooks and tutorials for the different features, including creating drag-and-drop activities. Create and share notebooks that include materials for any teaching unit, to be used as a practice tool and a study guide upon completion of the unit. This resource can also be a helpful tool to supplement classroom learning for multiple language learners or students with IEPs. Consider sharing this tool with parents or older students to use as an at-home support to classroom instruction.Edge Features:
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Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Brain Teasers and Puzzles - Brain Easer
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2 to 12
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Improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills through the use of brain teasers, puzzles, and riddles found on this clever site. Select from fifteen categories of teasers divided...more
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Improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills through the use of brain teasers, puzzles, and riddles found on this clever site. Select from fifteen categories of teasers divided into three categories - math & logic, language & visual, and other. Brain teasers are also sorted by difficulty level, beginning with very easy and proceeding up to very difficult. Each puzzle includes the solution to explain the logic behind the answer.
tag(s): critical thinking (191), geometric shapes (152), patterns (78), Problem Based Learning (14), problem solving (285)
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Bookmark and save this brain teaser site to use throughout the school year. Share a problem of the week with your students to complete as homework or during a work center. Provide teasers of different levels of difficulty to differentiate and challenge your students. Enhance student learning by asking them to explain their success in solving challenges and sharing their process to find the correct solution. Use Padlet, reviewed here, to share your weekly teasers, then have students create and share a video response. This is a link to Padlet's Help section for posting video or an image. Extend learning further by creating a class book using Imagine Forest, reviewed here. Use Imagine Forest to make and share a digital book of brain teasers. Use the interactive elements to add links to audio suggestions for tackling problems or link to video solutions on the final pages of your book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BrainBashers - Kevin Stone
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3 to 12
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BrainBashers offers many different types of puzzles, riddles, brain teasers, and optical illusions. The site is updated daily so new material is always readily available. Each time...more
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BrainBashers offers many different types of puzzles, riddles, brain teasers, and optical illusions. The site is updated daily so new material is always readily available. Each time you open the site, find a new fun fact along with an odd word and its definition. The site is organized into puzzles, games, illusions, fun stuff, and logic games. Sudoku puzzles of different difficulty levels are also available. The link for teachers includes puzzles for schools and useful pages including optical illusions, memory tests, and logic puzzles.
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tag(s): logic (176), problem solving (285), puzzles (176), riddles (15)
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Use the odd words daily for students to learn new vocabulary. Share the fun fact on your interactive whiteboard or projector as a class discussion starter. Print and share Sudoku and other puzzles as challenge activities. Use logic puzzles in class for practice with problem solving skills. Share the site on your classroom website or blog for students to access at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Brainchild Online Assessment - Brainchild
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5 to 7
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Simulate a reading comprehension assessment with this interactive quiz. Multiple-choice questions follow short texts. After completing the activity, students can view a summary report...more
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Simulate a reading comprehension assessment with this interactive quiz. Multiple-choice questions follow short texts. After completing the activity, students can view a summary report that provides links back to missed questions. Click on the "Study" buttons to practice specific areas of weakness. A great prep activity for state assessment testing.
tag(s): assessment (140), reading comprehension (146)
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Braineos - Braineos.com
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5 to 12
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Use this fun and easy flashcard site to learn information and concepts. Create flashcards easily or use the search function to find existing sets that can be used for study. ...more
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Use this fun and easy flashcard site to learn information and concepts. Create flashcards easily or use the search function to find existing sets that can be used for study. Play the "Challenge" feature to compete with friends for high scores. Play a variety of games for review of the flashcard set. The variety of options keeps the learning experience fresh.
tag(s): flash cards (47), game based learning (320), grammar (142), operations (71), verbs (25)
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Have students or groups of students create flashcards for study. Provide the link to this site or ready made flashcard sets for study as needed. Create flashcards for vocabulary words in all subjects, math facts, or any other material that needs to be learned.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Braingle: Brain Teasers, Puzzles, Riddles and More - Braingle
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3 to 12
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Exercise your gray matter by solving one of the 12,000 'braingles' at this site. It purports to be the largest collection of puzzles, riddles, mind games, etc, on the ...more
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Exercise your gray matter by solving one of the 12,000 'braingles' at this site. It purports to be the largest collection of puzzles, riddles, mind games, etc, on the Internet. Once you explore the site, you trust their word. The site is mobile phone and wii-friendly. Don't miss the section with SAT vocab (in Mentalrobics). There are articles on study skills and strategies such as clearing your mind before studying, "chunking" when reading, or various strategies to memorize material. Engage students into math and reading exercises through the endless riddles and puzzles at this site. They won't even be aware they are 'reading' or 'solving math.'
tag(s): brain (59), puzzles (176), riddles (15), vocabulary (252)
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Start class with a "warm-up" brain teaser. Or include this link on your teacher web page (with a caution about parental supervision for younger ones). Site creators claim the entire site is family-friendly, safe for classroom use. Portions of the site require membership, and the membership level that displays ads is free. You may want to set up a CLASS account and use it under controlled circumstances since there are forums and chat rooms, however. Or ask your tech folks to block the portion of the site that includes "community" in the URL (http://www.braingle.com/community/) to avoid having to deal with forums, chat rooms, etc.(If you are lucky enough to have such helpful tech support, make them cookies once in awhile!)Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Brainly - Michal Borkowski
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7 to 12
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Brainly is a social networking site for homework help. Use this tool on ANY device! Created for students of all ages, Brainly allows you to post questions and also respond ...more
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Brainly is a social networking site for homework help. Use this tool on ANY device! Created for students of all ages, Brainly allows you to post questions and also respond to other questions. The site's point system encourages you to return and participate within the network. Use the "Ask a question" box to post any homework question. Choose a subject and type the question. View questions others ask by browsing the latest questions or within subject categories. View questions and responses without creating an account. However, an account is required to post questions. Registration requires an email address or Facebook account. Although Brainly states that it is a homework help site for all ages, registration requires that users be 13 years or older.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (347), DAT device agnostic tool (133), homework (27), social networking (55)
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Share Brainly as an online homework help resource with your students. If you aren't comfortable with students receiving too much homework help, ask students to let you know when this resource has been used and have them provide feedback on what they learned. This is also an excellent opportunity to discuss the reliability of your information source and recheck to ensure the answer is correct. If they see the responses as "hints" more than trustworthy answers, they will learn well. Often, students learn best from each other. Encourage your students to provide answers for other students through Brainly. Offer bonus points for debunking any Incorrect answers they find at Brainly and submitting them to you! List this resource on your class website or wiki. You may need to explain to parents that this resource is permitted, provided that students understand that any answers they receive should be verified.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Branching Diagram - Genially
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5 to 12
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Bring lessons to life with interactive pathways using the Genially Branching Diagram Template. This online tool is an interactive tool designed to help educators visually represent...more
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Bring lessons to life with interactive pathways using the Genially Branching Diagram Template. This online tool is an interactive tool designed to help educators visually represent decision-making processes, classification systems, or problem-solving pathways. Featuring six customizable designs, this template allows teachers to create dynamic diagrams that incorporate multimedia elements such as audio, video, and animations. Its interactive nature enables students to explore various scenarios or concepts step by step, enhancing engagement and understanding. Suitable for a range of educational levels and subjects, share the template online, embedded in presentations, or downloaded in formats such as PDF and MP4.
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In the Classroom
Have students use the branching diagram to create an interactive narrative in which each decision leads to a different plot path. In science, use the template to explore taxonomy. Students classify animals or plants based on their features, moving through the branches to learn categories such as vertebrate/invertebrate or flowering/non-flowering. Design a math activity where students follow a path based on the choices they make to solve multi-step word problems. Each branch leads to a different solution method or a common mistake to correct.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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