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Boxie - Boxie Technologies
Grades
3 to 12
tag(s): collaboration (135), critical thinking (187), digital escapes (29), feedback (16), reading comprehension (145)
In the Classroom
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.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Solve It!- For Kids - Chloe K. Williams
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): critical thinking (187), listening (119), podcasts (170), problem solving (281), STEM (377)
In the Classroom
Have students keep a "Science Detective Journal" where they write down the problem, clues, and how the characters solved the mystery. Pick a scientific concept discussed in an episode and have students conduct a simple experiment related to it. Have students research a real-world scientific mystery and create presentations or reports using Genially, reviewed here on their chosen topic. In small groups, have students write and act out their own science mystery.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Connections - ConnectionsGame.org
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): gamification (89), vocabulary (251), word study (58)
In the Classroom
Use Connections as an engaging tool for students to study and discuss connections between words. Create a custom game introducing new vocabulary for science and social studies units. For example, when teaching about US presidents, add categories with the presidents' last names, first names, wives' names, and birthplaces. In science, create categories for students to categorize animals by habitats or class of animal. Include your connections game as part of a choice board or playlist. Ask older students to create Custom Connections to include with multimedia presentations. Add the link to presentations made with Google Slides, reviewed here or as a link on an interactive image made with Genially, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Antarctic Webcams and Live Videos - United States Antarctic Program
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): antarctica (28), virtual field trips (146)
In the Classroom
After discussing the unique challenges of living in Antarctica, students can design their own "survival gear" or research stations to cope with the extreme conditions. Use the webcams and video clips to observe Antarctic wildlife, such as seals and penguins. Discuss how these animals have adapted to survive in such a harsh environment. Have students watch time-lapse video clips from the website to see how the Antarctic landscape changes across seasons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) - Google
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (337), note taking (36), Teacher Utilities (223), timelines (60)
In the Classroom
Use NotebookLM to support and engage students in many different ways. Upload lessons and documents to create and share study guides with students. Create and share an audio podcast at the start of a new unit to engage students in the upcoming lessons. Share the video with students to include when reviewing materials for upcoming assessments. Use NotebookLM to create a study guide, copy it, and paste it into a quiz tool that uses AI, such as Quizlet reviewed here to create flashcards and study materials for your students or Gibbly, reviewed here to create a quiz. Create a short tutorial using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here on the features and how to use NotebookLM to share with parents for use at home to create study guides for classroom lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Niagara Falls Live - Niagara Falls USA & Canada Tourism
Grades
2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): canada (23), virtual field trips (146)
In the Classroom
Students can design a postcard as if they visited Niagara Falls using a digital tool such as AddText reviewed here. Students can create a mini-poster explaining the role of Niagara Falls in the regional water cycle. Students can build a model of the Falls using sand or clay and show how erosion changes the land over time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachRock - Rock and Roll Forever Foundation
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artists (102), cross cultural understanding (176), dance (42), empathy (71), jazz (17), musical instruments (62), social and emotional learning (204), sociology (24), STEM (377)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lessons to find standards-based lessons and activities for many content areas. Encourage students to find additional examples of connections to history (or another subject) made with pop music and pop culture. Use Padlet, reviewed here to curate and share ideas and resources. Add your own resources to create interactive presentations using NearPod, reviewed here or Pear Deck, reviewed here. Include videos, animations, quizzes, and more as part of your presentation. Extend student learning by asking them to create podcasts using Buzzsprout, reviewed here to tell the story of how music and pop culture influenced different historical events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI Literacy with Minecraft - Minecraft Education
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (337), digital citizenship (110), STEM (377)
In the Classroom
Add the resources on this site to your current teaching resources about artificial intelligence. Share the videos with parents to help them understand AI basics. Consider using Padlet, reviewed here to share AI resources with parents and older students. For example, use the shelf option to create columns to organize information. Create a column with ideas on learning about AI, another column with generative AI tools that make images or generate ideas, and another column for AI learning tools such as historical figure chatbots.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Transforming Assessments: Google Forms for Immediate Feedback - TeachersFirst
Grades
1 to 12In this hands-on workshop, educators will learn how to leverage Google Forms to create dynamic, "no-fail" quizzes that provide immediate feedback and built-in remediation. Explore powerful features of Google Forms like branching logic and automated feedback that you can use to design assessments that support all learners. Leave this session equipped with the skills you need to transform your assessment practices, making them more engaging and effective. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Gain foundational skills for creating and customizing Google Forms for educational assessments. 2. Learn to construct quizzes that provide immediate feedback and remediation, helping students learn from mistakes in real time. 3. Explore how to use data from Google Forms to inform instructional decisions and enhance teaching strategies. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): feedback (16), Formative Assessment (42), Google (19), OK2Askarchive (51), professional development (296)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AIMS Center: An Equitable World through Math and Science Education - AIMS Center for Math and Science Education
Grades
K to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): collaboration (135), makerspace (43), professional development (296), STEM (377)
In the Classroom
The "Resources" page contains a number of STEM activities that can be used in a classroom. Some of these include Paper Helicopters, STEM Modeling with Clay, Paper Rockets, and Pull-Up Polyhedra.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dinosaurs: Activities and Lesson Plans - American Museum of Natural History
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): dinosaurs (48), fossils (44), geologic time (12), paleontology (28), timelines (60)
In the Classroom
Create a sandbox fossil dig using small dinosaur models, letting students act as paleontologists. Enhance learning by having students design trading cards with dinosaur facts using Trading Card Creator, reviewed here and trade with classmates. Build a collaborative timeline highlighting significant events. Have students craft dioramas to represent the environments where dinosaurs lived.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeacherServer AI Tools - TeacherServer
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (337), professional development (296), Teacher Utilities (223)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save TeacherServer as a helpful tool for increasing productivity and efficiency in any classroom. Generate and edit lesson plans, use other tools to differentiate learning for students with different ability levels or abilities, or provide choices for students to share their learning. Include ideas from the parent section to share ideas for supporting students at home, write professional emails, and provide customized strategies for many different student needs.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
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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EquIP HQ - United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Grades
K to 12tag(s): engineering (141), inventors and inventions (89), STEM (377)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many resources on this site to introduce the concept of intellectual property to students of all ages and engage them in learning inventions and inventors. To filter activities by grade level, visit the three-line menu at the top right-hand side of the site and select "Teachers and Family." Choose from different grade levels of K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 to find guides, activities, and resources. After interacting with the activities on the site, encourage students to learn more about inventors and the invention process. Visit the TeachersFirst Special Topics, Inventors and Inventions Resources, reviewed here to find additional resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Connected Papers - ConnectedPapers.com
Grades
K to 12tag(s): professional development (296), Research (90)
In the Classroom
Share this site with high school students to find academic papers related to their current research projects or use this tool as a professional aid to research current teaching practices. If citing research found when using Connecting Papers, use MyBib, reviewed here to create citations in many different formats.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lumio - Smart Technologies ULC
Grades
K to 12tag(s): assessment (140), blended learning (28), communication (126), Learning Management Systems (20), questioning (37), remote learning (32), Teacher Utilities (223)
In the Classroom
Use Lumio's many included features to deliver personalized learning opportunities for all students. Begin learning about Lumio's features by exploring the activities available in Lumio's library and editing the content to fit the needs of your students. Once familiar with the tools and delivery system, upload and create personalized lessons for students. Quickly adapt activities and content to fit the needs of multilingual learners, gifted students, or special needs students within any content area.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mootion - HK Mootion Ltd
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (337), communication (126), digital storytelling (173), multimedia (63)
In the Classroom
Mootion offers many choices for classroom use! Paste students' stories into Mootion to create videos and watch them come to life, autogenerate stories about historical events and characters to engage students in your upcoming lessons, or create a story using vocabulary words when introducing new science units. If you do not share the video during class, download the MP4 file to your device and upload it to YouTube to make it accessible to all students anytime.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Crash Course - Crash Course
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (337), black history (132), branches of government (70), business (51), civics (129), climate (98), computers (114), copyright (39), ecology (116), energy (143), engineering (141), human body (98), literature (215), media literacy (130), myths and legends (44), plants (145), politics (122), space (252), statistics (128), zoology (18)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. The site is excellent for introductory material on any topic you're starting and for giving students some background knowledge. Use Acclaim, reviewed here to organize and annotate the videos you plan to use. Crash Course is also great for your early finishers. Allow them to choose a topic they want to investigate or know more about.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Monterey Bay WebCams - Monetery Bay Aquarium
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animals (283), oceans (142), virtual field trips (146), webcams (20)
In the Classroom
Science teachers can have the class or small groups take the entire online tour for an afternoon of learning and fun! The cams include otters, penguins, and other special collections! Use your whiteboard or projector to have the class view the cams as a brain break.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gamma - Gamma Tech, Inc.
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (337), multimedia (63), presentations (44), slides (39), Teacher Utilities (223)
In the Classroom
Use Gamma to create engaging presentations to introduce and review content quickly. For example, ask Gamma to create a presentation introducing a new novel to students, including background information and vocabulary. Instead of creating a presentation, use Gamma to create an interactive website as a flipped learning activity and include links to online resources and assessments created with Microsoft Forms, reviewed here or embedded quizzes made with Blooket, reviewed here.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
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
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be embedded
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
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Teachable Machine - Google
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (337), game based learning (317), gamification (89)
In the Classroom
Share Teachable Machines with students who enjoy working with computers and ask them to develop models for different learning activities. For example, ask students to use the image model to create examples of categories of animals for young students and provide them with a picture bank of animals. Use the picture bank to see if animals are categorized correctly as a learning activity. For older students, use this site to build learning games. Find more ideas at Github's Awesome Teachable Machine List, found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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