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Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Peace Center
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6 to 12
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The Nobel Peace Center's lesson on Malala Yousafzai helps students learn about how she used her voice to raise awareness and change the world. Students will also learn how to ...more
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The Nobel Peace Center's lesson on Malala Yousafzai helps students learn about how she used her voice to raise awareness and change the world. Students will also learn how to use their voice on social media to spark local and global movements. Through game-playing, students will learn how different media can start grassroots movements and drive positive change. The lesson includes Learning Goals, Materials, and a Design Challenge. The lesson is estimated to take more than fifty minutes. All downloadable materials are PDFs.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (95)
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Students can compare and contrast the different types of social media and how they are used for positive change using a 3 Circle Venn diagram with Read, Write, Think, reviewed here. Assign students to create their own game about global change using Baamboozle, reviewed here. Students can create a wall of changemakers using a virtual bulletin board such as Padlet, reviewed here.
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5 Things I've Learned from Malala Yousafzai - Girls' Globe
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6 to 12
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Wondering who Malala Yousafzai is? Introduce students to Malala Yousafzai's advocacy through a short, approachable reflection on five lessons drawn from her life and work: speak up,...more
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Wondering who Malala Yousafzai is? Introduce students to Malala Yousafzai's advocacy through a short, approachable reflection on five lessons drawn from her life and work: speak up, be brave, be determined, be knowledgeable, and be humble. Author Eleanor Gall connects each lesson to Malala's advocacy for girls' education, her courage after being attacked by the Taliban at age 15, and her continued commitment to education and human rights. Each section pairs the author's reflection with words from Malala, providing useful starting points for discussing courage, activism, education, leadership, and the power of individual voices. The article also links to Malala's United Nations speech and additional resources about her work.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (95)
In the Classroom
Students can create a timeline of Malala Yousafzai's life using Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here. Have students compare Malala with another young activist or historical figure, then organize similarities and differences with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here. Students can use Kialo Edu, reviewed here to debate who is the most influential young changemaker to date.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Year of Greta - Superhero Cheesecake
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6 to 12
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Follow Greta Thunberg's rapid rise as a climate activist through an immersive illustrated timeline centered on events from 2019. The Year of Greta combines a 3D representation of Thunberg...more
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Follow Greta Thunberg's rapid rise as a climate activist through an immersive illustrated timeline centered on events from 2019. The Year of Greta combines a 3D representation of Thunberg with animation, photographs, brief text, and interactive navigation to trace her movement from an individual school-strike campaigner to an internationally recognized figure in the climate movement. The site presents both positive and negative reactions to Thunberg, providing opportunities to examine differing perspectives about her activism. The visually rich format makes the resource useful for exploring chronology, climate activism, media representation, and digital storytelling while giving students a model for considering how design choices shape the presentation of a public figure.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (95), climate change (116), media literacy (140), digital literacy (42)
In the Classroom
Students can create a digital diary of Greta Thunberg's story since 2019 using Canva Docs, reviewed here. Invite small groups to research another environmental activist or climate-related movement and create an interactive digital story using Knight Lab, reviewed here. Assign students to map locations connected with major events in Thunberg's activism and add short factual annotations explaining each location's significance using Google My Maps, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Young People Respond to Climate Change - Facing History and Ourselves
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6 to 12
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Young People Respond to Climate Change is a mini-lesson for grades 6-12 about sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg. The mini-lesson explores why young people are taking action on climate...more
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Young People Respond to Climate Change is a mini-lesson for grades 6-12 about sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg. The mini-lesson explores why young people are taking action on climate change and features strategies they can use to make a difference on an issue they care about. The activities include why young people are organizing against climate change, how young people can make a difference on climate change, and an extension activity on climate change and inequality.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (95), climate change (116)
In the Classroom
Students can create infographics using Mind Map Generator, reviewed here to teach about the impact of climate change. Have students create a public service announcement about something important to them using ScreenPal, reviewed here. Students can use Visme AI Presentation Creator, reviewed here to create a presentation on the issue that is important to them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Simone Biles and the Olympics: Championing Mental Health and Human Resilience - Share My Lesson
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K to 12
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Use Simone Biles' Olympic experience to start meaningful conversations about mental health, resilience, pressure, self-care, and sports' broader role in society. This Share My Lesson...more
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Use Simone Biles' Olympic experience to start meaningful conversations about mental health, resilience, pressure, self-care, and sports' broader role in society. This Share My Lesson blog post explains Biles' decision to step away from competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to protect her mental well-being and connects that choice to empathy, perseverance, and changing attitudes toward athletes and mental health. The page also gathers ready-to-use classroom resources about the modern Olympic and Paralympic Games, Olympic history, civics and social justice, disability representation, medal tracking, mental health, and breaking's Olympic debut. The resources range from activities for younger learners to middle- and high-school lessons, making the page a useful starting point for cross-curricular Olympic studies.
tag(s): diversity (62), womenchangemaker (95), olympics (65), mental health (65)
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Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here to create a word cloud describing mental health. Students can fill out a Google Form, reviewed here sharing their emotions. Assign students to learn more about Simone Biles using Kiddle, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Where the Harriet Tubman Story Begins - Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
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8 to 12
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Explore Harriet Tubman's route to freedom through the Tubman Byway. Learn about the history of more than 30 sites from Dorchester to Philadelphia. In addition to planning an in-person...more
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Explore Harriet Tubman's route to freedom through the Tubman Byway. Learn about the history of more than 30 sites from Dorchester to Philadelphia. In addition to planning an in-person visit, the site offers resources including a YouTube video, myths and facts about Harriet Tubman, and news and information. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the video.
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tag(s): underground railroad (16), womenchangemaker (95), point of view (11), maps (222), bias (38), primary sources (183), evaluating sources (61)
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Students can use Google My Map, reviewed here to virtually travel the route that Harriet Tubman took to her freedom. Students can create timelines using Timeline Infographic Templates by Canva, reviewed here to put in chronological order the dates of each of her treks on the Tubman Byways. Have students use Blooket, reviewed here to create a myths and facts game about Harriet Tubman.
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Government Anchor Charts - Teachers Pay Teachers
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K to 12
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Build a ready-to-use government resource collection with this filtered Teachers Pay Teachers search featuring free anchor charts, posters, reference sheets, graphic organizers, and...more
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Build a ready-to-use government resource collection with this filtered Teachers Pay Teachers search featuring free anchor charts, posters, reference sheets, graphic organizers, and related classroom materials. The current search includes more than 40 results and lets you sort by relevance, rating, price, or date. The results cover the three branches of government, levels of government, the president's role, principles of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, civics vocabulary, and related U.S. history concepts. Materials span elementary through high school, with some resources also identified for adult or higher education. Teachers should preview individual items carefully because grade levels, formats, instructional depth, standards alignment, and quality vary by creator. Although the page filters for free resources, TPT also shows suggestions for paid resources in the results. Downloads require users to log in to TPT.
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tag(s): civics (142), branches of government (69), bill of rights (48), constitution (111), presidents (155)
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Students can compare the legislative, executive, and judicial branches using one of the free anchor charts, then organize similarities and differences with 2 and 3 Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here. Ask pairs to annotate a printed anchor chart by highlighting key responsibilities, circling unfamiliar vocabulary, and adding examples from current or historical events, then have them explain one connection to the class. Assign students to compare federal, state, and local responsibilities, then plot examples of government services or civic institutions on Google My Maps, reviewed here, to create an annotated government-in-the-community map.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civic Engagement for Students - Greater Good in Education
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4 to 12
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Help students see civic engagement as more than voting or learning about government with this research-based overview from Greater Good in Education. The resource defines civic engagement...more
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Help students see civic engagement as more than voting or learning about government with this research-based overview from Greater Good in Education. The resource defines civic engagement as taking action to improve communities and shape the future through volunteering, advocacy, and community projects. It links civic participation to social responsibility, empathy, teamwork, fairness, civility, community awareness, and the belief that one's voice matters. Teachers can also explore a large collection of related practices for different grade levels and time commitments, including activities on collaborative problem solving, bridging differences, speaking up against prejudice, community listening, climate awareness, and civic empowerment. This page also summarizes research connecting civic engagement with resilience, well-being, school engagement, connectedness, and positive youth development.
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Most activities and ideas on the site work for middle and high school; however, you can adapt them for upper elementary students. Have students identify a school or community issue they care about, research who it affects and why, and create a realistic action plan that includes at least one way young people can contribute. Invite pairs to investigate a community problem and organize possible causes, stakeholders, and solutions on Padlet, reviewed here, before combining ideas into a class civic-action board. Have students research a person who improved a community or advocated for change and create a biography or concept card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, emphasizing the person's actions, goals, and impact.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civics and Our Government - Reading Rockets
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K to 8
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Build background knowledge about citizenship and government through this curated collection of children's books from Reading Rockets. The list introduces young readers to citizens'...more
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Build background knowledge about citizenship and government through this curated collection of children's books from Reading Rockets. The list introduces young readers to citizens' rights and responsibilities, voting and voting rights, elections and the presidency, the Constitution, civil rights, community involvement, and life in the White House. Titles span fiction, nonfiction, biography, historical fiction, picture books, and a graphic novel, making it easy to match civics topics with different reading interests and readiness levels. Featured books include Vote!, Grace for President, and Shhh! We're Writing the Constitution, Because They Marched, March: Book One, and When You Grow Up to Vote. Reading Rockets also directs users to additional civics books, activities, apps, and child-friendly websites through its Start with a Book materials.
tag(s): book lists (168), womens suffrage (65), constitution (111), elections (92), civics (142), civil rights (232), democracy (29)
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Have students choose two books about voting or elections from the list and compare what each teaches about citizens' roles, then organize the similarities and differences with the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here. After reading one of the election-focused titles, have students role-play a classroom election or community meeting, then write a reflection on how rules, representation, and participation affected the outcome. Ask students to select one book from the collection and write a recommendation explaining which civics topic it teaches best, what age group would benefit most, and what evidence from the book supports their judgment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Immigration and Citizenship - Bill of Rights Institute
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8 to 12
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Give students historical context for one of the most enduring civic debates in the United States with this three-lesson curriculum on immigration and citizenship. The sequence moves...more
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Give students historical context for one of the most enduring civic debates in the United States with this three-lesson curriculum on immigration and citizenship. The sequence moves from the history and experiences of immigration in the United States to the development of immigration law and policy, and finally to modern immigration debates. Students examine why immigrants came to the United States, challenges they encountered, how lawmakers' views and policies changed over time, and how historical knowledge can inform present-day policy discussions. The final lesson asks students to research, write, present, and discuss immigration proposals with civility, making the collection especially useful for inquiry, evidence-based argument, and civic discussion.
tag(s): immigration (87), primary sources (183)
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Ask students to analyze excerpts from immigration laws and related primary sources in small groups, then create a chronological overview with the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, showing major changes in U.S. immigration policy. Have students synthesize their research into a presentation explaining a proposed immigration policy and its historical context with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here, then respond to peer questions using evidence. Ask students to complete a final reflection comparing their views before and after the unit and identifying which historical evidence most influenced or complicated their thinking.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anchor Charts in Secondary Social Studies - Social Studies Success
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6 to 11
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Do you wonder if anchor charts belong in a secondary classroom? This practical Social Studies Success blog post shows teachers how to use anchor charts with older students to make ...more
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Do you wonder if anchor charts belong in a secondary classroom? This practical Social Studies Success blog post shows teachers how to use anchor charts with older students to make major concepts and recurring skills visible throughout a unit. Examples include a PERSIA acronym chart for geography and world cultures, charts for reviewing key content, a "Somebody Wanted..." summarization strategy, social studies skills charts with graphic organizers and sentence stems, and enlarged Bill of Rights activities repurposed as classroom reference charts. The author notes that her ELL students used the charts during review and discussion, making the resource especially useful for teachers seeking visual supports and repeated reference points. Images throughout the post provide examples that teachers can adapt to their own content.
tag(s): elections (92), bill of rights (48), teaching strategies (95), graphic organizers (64)
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Have students work in small groups to build a paper anchor chart for a major unit concept, adding essential vocabulary, key people, dates, visuals, and evidence as the class learns new material. Have pairs create a digital version of an anchor chart with Google Drawings, reviewed here, using shapes, labels, images, and short explanations to organize an important social studies concept. Ask students to apply the "Somebody Wanted..." summarization strategy featured in the article to a historical event or biography, then compare responses and revise the class anchor chart as new evidence or interpretations emerge.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Home Baseball Activities for Kids - MLB
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K to 8
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Want fun activities featuring your favorite team? This MLB roundup, originally published in May 2020, offers a wide assortment of kid-friendly, baseball-themed learning and enrichment...more
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Want fun activities featuring your favorite team? This MLB roundup, originally published in May 2020, offers a wide assortment of kid-friendly, baseball-themed learning and enrichment activities. The collection directs families and educators to activities from MLB teams across the league, including coloring and drawing pages, word searches, crosswords, mazes, reading challenges, baseball-themed math problems, crafts, physical activities, puzzles, and educational games. Additional resources introduce baseball history, Jackie Robinson, STEM, fitness, and lessons using baseball cards. Because this page was assembled for at-home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, some linked activities may have changed or are no longer available, but the roundup still offers teachers ideas and starting points for baseball-themed learning.
tag(s): game based learning (295), puzzles (177), crosswords (25), crafts (109), STEM (389), baseball (36)
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Students can create their own crossword puzzle with a baseball theme using Crossword Labs, reviewed here. Students can use Trading Card Creator reviewed here to create a trading card with their favorite team's current stats. Have students use Suno AI Song Creator reviewed here to create a song about their favorite baseball team.
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My Vote Counts Lesson Plan - PBS Learning Media
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K to 2
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PBS KIDS offers an Election Day lesson plan featuring the story character Arthur, where students learn about elections and participate in voting. In a mock election, students learn...more
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PBS KIDS offers an Election Day lesson plan featuring the story character Arthur, where students learn about elections and participate in voting. In a mock election, students learn how to register to vote, learn about the candidates, create campaign posters, and head to the polls. Additionally, students learn about the election results, the emotions that come with their candidate winning or losing, and how to set differences aside, accept the results, and stay united despite the outcome.
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Students can display their campaign posters in a virtual bulletin board using Padlet, reviewed here. Students can record their speeches using ScreenPal, reviewed here. Students can use Kidrex, reviewed here to learn more about the local elections in their area.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Election Day - PBS
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K to 5
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PBS offers a quick Election Day video for students in grades K-5 explaining the orgins of Election Day and voting. The video is available in both English and Spanish and ...more
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PBS offers a quick Election Day video for students in grades K-5 explaining the orgins of Election Day and voting. The video is available in both English and Spanish and aligned to National Standards for Civics and Government.
tag(s): elections (92)
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Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here, to learn more about Election Day by learning about the candidates running for office in their area. Students can use Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare and contrast the principles/core beliefs of the Democrats and Republicans. Students can create a public service announcement using Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here to share why it is important to vote.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chalkie - Chalkie AI Ltd
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K to 12
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Chalkie uses AI to generate free teaching resources, including interactive lessons and activities. Start by adding a prompt in the message bar that states the content and type of activity...more
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Chalkie uses AI to generate free teaching resources, including interactive lessons and activities. Start by adding a prompt in the message bar that states the content and type of activity you want to create. Use the prompts to adjust the content to the grade level, reading level, output language, and other options. Additional options include activity types, adding standards and learning objectives, and creating vocabulary lists. The final step before Chalkie generates your activity is to select a theme option, some of which create materials for students who require low stimulation and have ADHD. After Chalkie generates your materials, use the options to edit them as needed. Although registration isn't required to create with Chalkie, a free account lets users share and export materials to Google Slides, PowerPoint, and PDF, and use Teach Mode. Free plans let users create 5 resources weekly, plus up to 10 AI edits each week.
tag(s): Teacher Utilities (234), presentations (51), slides (40), remote learning (33), blended learning (30), assessment (144), artificial intelligence (368)
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Use Chalkie to create new lessons or to update your current lessons. Easily differentiate materials by adjusting the grade and reading levels you generate. Generate bell-ringers, to-dos, exit tickets, and other quick activities to assess student learning. Use Chalkie as a planning partner to generate a first draft, then review, revise, and adapt the content to fit your students and instructional goals.Edge Features:
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Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning: Interactive Explorations for Students and Teachers - Maloy, R. W., Trust, T., Butler, A., & Xu, C.
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K to 12
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Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning is an interactive, multimodal, multicultural, open-access eBook connecting key civics concepts with critical media literacy activities. The...more
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Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning is an interactive, multimodal, multicultural, open-access eBook connecting key civics concepts with critical media literacy activities. The book includes a topic area with downloadable critical media literacy guides, each covering different components of media, including social media, advertisements, and more. The following seven topics focus on civics topics, including the foundations of the U.S. political system and the development of the U.S. government, and conclude with freedom of the press and news/media literacy. Chapters include videos, examples, additional resources, and activity suggestions. Read or listen to the book online, or download as a document or audio file. This book is also available in Spanish.
tag(s): ebooks (47), professional development (317), media literacy (140), civics (142), artificial intelligence (368)
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Add this to your professional book list to help you understand and teach media literacy. Consider creating a collection on Wakelet, reviewed here to curate and save professional materials for easy access. Use the teacher and student media literacy guides as part of your lessons on media literacy. Each guide includes several questions for students to discuss; add each of the questions to a column on Padlet, reviewed here to create a living document containing students' responses and links to their research.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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GenType - Labs.Google
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3 to 12
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Creators have many font options; however, GenType lets you create a unique alphabet font by simply telling it what you want it to be made of. Start by typing a ...more
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Creators have many font options; however, GenType lets you create a unique alphabet font by simply telling it what you want it to be made of. Start by typing a prompt in the text box; Google suggests prompts with a foreground, background, and style for the best results. After generating your alphabet, type in a phrase to download as a PNG image or scroll down to copy or download individual letters. Visit the FAQ section to learn more about how to use and download GenType.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (368), descriptive writing (40)
In the Classroom
Use GenType to personalize and enhance multimedia projects, newsletters, or written documents. Share it with students to make book reports and research projects more engaging. Generating an alphabet with a prompt requires strong descriptive language; use this feature to give students practice writing descriptive terms. After students create an alphabet, have them share it with a friend and see if they can recreate a similar alphabet without the original prompt. Have students use their alphabets to add interest to websites created using Google Sites, reviewed here or Site123, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DataBasic.io - Rahul Bhargava & Catherine D'Ignazio
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7 to 12
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DataBasic offers four easy-to-use tools to introduce methods for working with data. The tools include a word counter that analyzes your text, WTF CSV, which helps you understand what...more
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DataBasic offers four easy-to-use tools to introduce methods for working with data. The tools include a word counter that analyzes your text, WTF CSV, which helps you understand what is happening in .csv files, SameDiff, which compares two or more text files for similarities and differences, and Connect the Dots, which shows data connections by analyzing them as a network. Select any of the tools to access an activity guide and a video explanation of how to use the tool.
tag(s): critical thinking (194), inquiry (42), data (215), DAT device agnostic tool (135)
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Use WordCounter to analyze patterns in speeches, articles, or student writing; SameDiff to compare two texts or perspectives; WTFcsv to help students examine and question a dataset; and ConnectTheDots to visualize relationships among characters, historical events, scientific concepts, or other connected ideas. These tools work well for inquiry activities that ask students to identify patterns, ask questions, and explain what the data does and does not reveal.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Baseball Teaching Resources - WordWall
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K to 12
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Batter up for a large collection of ready-to-use baseball-themed learning activities from the Wordwall community. The search results include hundreds of teacher-created resources in...more
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Batter up for a large collection of ready-to-use baseball-themed learning activities from the Wordwall community. The search results include hundreds of teacher-created resources in formats such as labeled diagrams, quizzes, game show quizzes, matching pairs, word searches, spin-the-wheel activities, and other interactive games. Resources cover baseball skills and positions as well as academic topics that use baseball as a theme, including language arts, math, Spanish, and social studies. Listings often identify suggested grade levels or subjects, making it easier to locate activities for a particular class. Teachers can use community activities as-is or adapt them using Wordwall's templates. Wordwall also supports printable versions of activities and student assignments with results tracking. The free Basic account currently limits users to creating three activities, while community activities remain available to play.
tag(s): game based learning (295), quizzes (83), vocabulary (260), sports (107), baseball (36)
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Challenge students to create their own baseball game on Wordwall, reviewed here. Students can also create a comic using Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here to explain the rules of baseball. Have students create a book of baseball legends in Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tips for Mock Elections That Offer Real Lessons on Democracy - Education Week
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Turn a classroom mock election into a practical lesson about how voting actually works with this concise, two-page Education Week resource. Rather than focusing only on campaign signs...more
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Turn a classroom mock election into a practical lesson about how voting actually works with this concise, two-page Education Week resource. Rather than focusing only on campaign signs or presidential candidates, the guide encourages teachers to recreate authentic voting procedures, introduce registration and absentee ballots, explore state and local races, invite election officials into the classroom, and connect students with local voting practices. It also suggests age-appropriate alternatives for younger learners and explains how districtwide or statewide mock elections can help students examine popular and Electoral College results. A resource list points teachers toward additional materials from iCivics, Scholastic, the Teaching for Democracy Alliance, and the News Literacy Project.
tag(s): electoral college (24), elections (92), civics (142)
In the Classroom
Ask students to work in pairs to compare the popular vote and Electoral College using the 2 and 3 Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here, then write a short explanation of how the two systems differ. Have students examine sample ballots and voter guides, sort unfamiliar election vocabulary into categories, and create a class review activity with Wordwall, reviewed here. Invite younger students to develop an age-appropriate ballot on a familiar issue such as a classroom choice, recess activity, or school policy, then conduct the election using registration lists, private voting, ballot collection, and vote counting so students practice the process described in the resource.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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