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E is for Explore! - Erin Bittman
Grades
K to 6tag(s): addition (139), alphabet (46), angles (51), branches of government (70), charts and graphs (184), density (21), dinosaurs (48), division (109), electricity (63), erosion (15), fractions (173), geology (60), geometric shapes (152), inferencing (8), literacy (123), logic (176), minerals (14), money (114), multiplication (133), place value (42), reading comprehension (146), rocks (43), senses (23), subtraction (117), transformations (12), weather (174)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for great hands-on activities across the curriculum. Use the activities throughout the school year. Allow students to explore the site and find activities to complete on their own. For example, click the fractions tag and let students view the list of activities to choose their own exploration. When finished, enhance learning by challenging students to create a talking avatar using a photo or other image (legally permitted for reproduction). The avatars can be used to explain the activity and its outcome. Use a site such as Phrase to add speech and thought bubbles.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Early American Civilizations- Maya, Aztec, and Inca - Core Knowledge
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): critical thinking (191), literacy (123), maps (221), south america (80), vocabulary (252)
In the Classroom
Make a Mystery Box by placing pictures or replicas of Maya, Aztec, and Inca artifacts (ex., a quipu, a pyramid, a codex) in a box. Have students pull an item, describe it, and infer its use before reading about it in the text. Students create a visual comparison such as a Venn diagram, poster, or digital infographic using Venn Diagram Creator reviewed here or Canva Edu, reviewed here showing similarities and differences between the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. They can list areas like government, religion, architecture, and daily life. Students can write a first-person journal entry as a Maya scribe, an Aztec warrior, or an Incan messenger, describing a day in their life while incorporating factual details from the reader.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earth Voyager - Google Earth
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (181), maps (221)
In the Classroom
Although this site is useful for many purposes, sometimes it is best just to let students explore and discover on their own. Share Voyager with students and allow them time to look around and select places that intrigue them. Encourage them to learn more about an area or subject of interest found on the site. Instead of writing down information, ask students to use Google Docs or Microsoft Word to begin research. Using these online documents affords many benefits, including the ability to add comments, highlight information, and add links to online information. Once research is underway, suggest that students use a bookmarking tool like Raindrop.io, reviewed here, to organize information. Raindrop.io includes the ability to add notes to bookmarks, making it easy for students to label and add information for later use. As a final project and to extend student learning, ask students to create their own virtual tour of a location using Odyssey, reviewed here to create a story map that includes images, videos, and text.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earthnova - Deepa Gopal
Grades
3 to 10tag(s): communities (37), news (223), service projects (17), sustainability (55)
In the Classroom
Have students view an article and take the short quiz. Students can create an infographic using Whimsical Mind Maps, reviewed here to explain why learning about the climate is important. Students can compare and contrast climate change using the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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East Meets West: Contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): asia (138), book lists (166), cross cultural understanding (176), cultures (293), help article (47)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many ideas in the article to introduce Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders into your classroom. Extend learning by asking students to use Genially, reviewed here to create interactive images and presentations after conducting research projects, or create digital book trailers using Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here to generate interest for books on the list.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Easy Bib - Imagine easy Solutions, LLC
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): citations (32)
In the Classroom
Use your interactive whiteboard and projector to show students how to use this tool for citing their sources. Share this web site for all of your projects using research so students know the correct procedure for citations. Be sure to add it on your class web site as a useful reference.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Easy Going Surveys - Easygoingsurveys.com
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): polls and surveys (44), quiz (58), quizzes (82)
In the Classroom
Create a survey as an exit slip to identify student understanding or misunderstandings. Use a poll on a projector or interactive whiteboard to discuss and informally assess prior knowledge as you start your study by asking questions about the material. Discuss in groups why those in class would choose a particular answer to uncover misconceptions. Use for Daily quiz questions to gain knowledge of student understanding and a means of formative assessment. Create a question that matches the day's lesson to determine how well students are able to solve a similar problem. Use the survey to collect data from students for use in a Math class (such as calculating means and medians) or in a Social Sciences/Psychology class to determine trends and opinions. The surveys could even be used with young students on an interactive whiteboard (voting for field trip options, lunch count, "student choice" centers, and much more Include a question of the week on your class wiki or web site to keep parents and students coming back.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Easy notecards - Easy Notecards
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): flash cards (47)
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Use this site as a learning center or station before a final assessment in your class. Have students create and practice with flashcards based on their most difficult topics, allowing them to better focus their studying. Offer this as one of several study aid options for different learning styles. Have learning support students create their own aids in small groups to test each other. This would also be a great one to post on your teacher wiki or webpage, allowing students to practice both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Easy Prompter - Michael Drob
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): speeches (22)
In the Classroom
Use this site to feed information used in group or individual presentations to the class. Set this up on another computer when recording video and audio recordings. Why use this site? Information fed through the prompter can be read at a steady and consistent pace. Teachers promoting oral reading fluency can make practice more engaging by having students pretend they are newscasters. If you advise the school announcement crew, try this handy tool to make them sound and look more professional.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Easy Teacher Worksheets - easyteacherworksheets.com
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): calendars (37), grammar review (33), graphic organizers (58), holidays (293), organizational skills (91), substitutes (25), worksheets (70)
In the Classroom
Use instructions found on the site to print materials as a PDF document. Use worksheets as a starting point for assessing student knowledge at the beginning of a unit. Have students use information on the worksheets as a starting point for research. Have them locate sources and websites that explain further and share that information in a blog post using a tool like Edublog, reviewed here. Include information from this site with your other resources and create games for review using Baamboozle, reviewed here. Baamboozle is a quick and easy game creator that makes multiple types of games for two teams and keeps score as you play.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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easyCBM - University of Oregon
Grades
K to 8tag(s): assessment (140), Formative Assessment (43), literacy (123), Teacher Utilities (222)
In the Classroom
Include easyCBM as part of your ongoing progress monitoring and benchmark assessments throughout the school year. These assessments are designed to be administrated three times a year to assess literacy and math progress. Find intervention strategies at The Teacher's Response to Intervention Guide, reviewed here. This guide includes strategies for three different tiers of intervention - High-Quality Instruction and Proactive Assessment, Targeted Intervention, Intensive Intervention, and Evaluation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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EasyDefine - Prabbav Jain
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): dictionaries (49), synonyms (15), vocabulary (252), vocabulary development (103), word study (58)
In the Classroom
You must know where you are saving downloads on your computer to save the list as a document. Pay attention and name files with meaningful file names, such as "chapter17vocab." Enter your list with one term per line or separated by commas, etc. Click on advanced options to add other options to the search: number or alphabetize the definition results, maximum definitions, and hiding parts of speech.Create definitions easily for word lists in any subject area. Have students enter a series of similar words to see variations in connotations. For example, enter various words that mean "fat" and discover the variability in positive and negative connotations. Follow up with a ranking or sorting activity with the same words on interactive whiteboard to build word choice options. Have students generate individualized reading vocabulary lists for content are reading chapters or literature. Click on the synonyms tab to find related words. Save as a document for easy sharing in groups. Advise students to collect definitions and compare to those they write in their own words. As with any other reference, students should be cautioned to be sure these are accurate definitions needed for the context in which they are studying the words.
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EasyWrite - Deekshith Allamaneni
Grades
K to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (181), editing (96), multilingual (82), process writing (35), vocabulary (252), writers workshop (30), writing (309)
In the Classroom
Have students use EasyWrite to retell difficult text in an easy to understand way. Retell Shakespeare passages in simple English or breakdown complicated directions into simple terms. EasyWrite is perfect for use with ENL/ESL or special education students. Choose any complex or difficult text and break it into simpler terms for easier understanding. Do this by adding a free browser extension to classroom computers and devices. Use a tool such as Grammarly (at the time of this review worked for Chrome, Safari, Edge, and FireFox), reviewed here., or After the Deadline, reviewed here. Turn the theory of EasyWrite upside down - have students paste their writing projects into EasyWrite. If there are only a few highlighted words, have them develop more interesting and complex writing passages. Have students take a screenshot of their original work to include with a final draft.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eats, Shoots and Leaves Test Your Comma IQ - G.P Putnam and Sons
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): grammar (142), punctuation (23)
In the Classroom
If you're looking for examples of real-life punctuation gaffes, project the quiz in your classroom and challenge your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eclipse Crossword Creator - Eclipse Crossword
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1 to 12tag(s): crosswords (22), puzzles (176)
In the Classroom
Create puzzles for any subject or topic for review or introduction to new materials. Allow students to create puzzles for other students to solve. Add a puzzle to your classroom newsletter or blog to create interest. Share puzzles on your interactive whiteboard for students to solve together.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ed Pubs - US Department of Education
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K to 12tag(s): literacy (123)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your class website so parents can learn about this free resource. Include links to specific publications tha fit your class' needs. Or choose helpful information with your particular parents/students and share the pdf files as print-outs at conferences or via email to help parents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Edcafe AI - Edcafe
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (347), assessment (140), flash cards (47), Formative Assessment (43), images (273), presentations (48), Teacher Utilities (222)
In the Classroom
Include Edcafe with your other AI-generation resources to increase productivity and effectiveness for your educational needs. For example, save time by using the planning tools to generate lessons based on your teaching standards or to create a presentation using your teaching materials. Create formative assessments with the YouTube quiz creator to extend student learning as part of flipped or blended lessons, or during station rotation activities.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be shared by URL
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Edit Photo - PQINA
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K to 12tag(s): editing (96), images (273), noregistration (74), photography (136)
In the Classroom
Because this resource is so easy to use and works right within your browser, it makes it a perfect choice for many different classroom uses. For example, use the simple meme generator with a historical figure to introduce a new social studies unit with humor. Edit images to include on your classroom website to add text and stickers and crop out unwanted portions. Use this tool anytime photos need to be edited for class blogs, wikis, or presentation tools. In primary grades, this tool could be helpful for teachers to use to edit pictures from field trips, science experiments, and more. Share the editing process with younger students using an interactive whiteboard or projector. Edit together! Encourage older students to use this tool on images for projects or presentations. Use this tool in photography or art classes. Use the editor to edit pictures to fit styles of paintings when doing historical reports or to set a mood. Use text options for the photos themselves to tell the stories. Have students annotate or label Creative Commons online images of cells, structures of an animal, and much more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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edpuzzle - edpuzzle
Grades
K to 12tag(s): assessment (140), blended learning (28), communication (125), DAT device agnostic tool (133), questioning (37), remote learning (32)
In the Classroom
Create short review videos or use your own narration with chosen videos to create flipped or blended lessons for your students. Is your school embracing remote learning? This is the perfect tool! Consider the power of students using Edpuzzle to annotate videos to explain the material in their own words. You or your students can use the tool to create and narrate "how-to" videos. Annotate by highlighting the significant features of videos through the creation of voice comments. Students can also create questions to play with each video. Ensure that students create a script to read from before starting their chosen video.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Requires registration/log in (NO email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be embedded
Products can be shared by URL
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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EDSITEent - National Endowment for the Humanities
Grades
K to 12tag(s): art history (105), cultures (293), Juneteenth (34), literacy (123)
In the Classroom
Use EDSITEment for lesson ideas in language, history, literature, and cultures. Find multiple sources to give a deeper comprehension of the subject matter. In history classes, keep the ongoing calendar in your favorites to celebrate an important historical day every day. Lesson plans cover multiple grade levels in many different subject areas. Resources can enrich or even provide further explanation to current topics of study.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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