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Online Pomodoro Timer - Francesco Cirillo
Grades
K to 12tag(s): classroom management (107), organizational skills (80), Teacher Utilities (170)
In the Classroom
Students can use the Pomodoro Technique with the customizable timer for a month. While using it for a month, students can use Google Drawing, reviewed here to track their opinions of using the technique. Students can use Stickies.io, reviewed here to share ideas on how they are using the Pomodoro Technique and timer. Finally, students can use Kiddle, reviewed here to research more about the Pomodoro Technique.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The 10 Metacognitive Strategies That Will Empower All Primary And Secondary Students - Third Space Learning
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): thinking skills (57)
In the Classroom
Students can create goals using Google Drawing, reviewed here and track their progress. Students can use Word Clouds, reviewed here to ask questions while reading a story. Students can use the Timelines Tool by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here to break down problems step by step.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Help Students Learn to Take Exams with Exam Wrappers - Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning
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K to 12tag(s): thinking skills (57)
In the Classroom
Students can create their own exam wrapper using Canva for Education, reviewed here. Students can use Lino, reviewed here to reflect after using an exam wrapper. Students can use the Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to create a top five list as to why and how to use exam wrappers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Using Exam Wrappers to Promote Student Metacognition - Sam Mormando
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): thinking skills (57)
In the Classroom
Students can use the exam wrappers mentioned in the video. Students can use Timeline JS, reviewed here to create a tracker for their progress. Finally, students can share their self-reflections using ScreenPal, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How Metacognition Can Optimize Learning - Cult of Pedagogy
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): thinking skills (57)
In the Classroom
Students can use mindmaps, reviewed here to create study resources. Students can use Google Drawing, reviewed here to create outlines and/or graphic organizers. Finally, students can use StoryMap JS, reviewed here to create story maps.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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20 Metacognitive Questions That Will Get Students Thinking - New Teacher Coach
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K to 12tag(s): critical thinking (141), problem solving (240), thinking skills (57)
In the Classroom
Students can use Stormboard, reviewed here to post their goal. Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to help with deadlines for assignments and projects. Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here as a reflection tool.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Top 5 Most Useful Metacognitive Strategies
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K to 12tag(s): thinking skills (57)
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Students can use Google Slides, reviewed here to teach each other the material. Students can use Gimkit, reviewed here to create study questions. Students can use Figma, reviewed here to create outlines and/or graphic organizers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PBS KIDS Graphic Organizers - PBS LearningMedia
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K to 3tag(s): critical thinking (141), graphic organizers (50), organizational skills (80), preK (290), reading comprehension (141), spanish (103)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode of Wild Kratts or Arthur, have students complete a character web to describe a main character's traits, actions, and relationships. Spanish-speaking students can use the corresponding organizer in Spanish to support bilingual learning. Use the sequencing graphic organizer to help students retell an episode in order (beginning, middle, end). Have students draw pictures or write simple sentences, depending on their level. Students can also use a blank story map to plan their own short story using PBS characters or original ideas. Encourage them to share their story with peers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Back-to-School Bingo Cards - PBS LearningMedia
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K to 2tag(s): back to school (52), preK (290), social and emotional learning (126)
In the Classroom
Use a "Get to Know You" bingo card where students mingle to find classmates who match the descriptions (ex., "has a pet," "loves pizza," "walks to school"). Introduce or review daily classroom routines with a bingo card that includes items like "push in your chair," "raise your hand," or "line up quietly." Play throughout the week to reinforce expectations in a fun way. Select a bingo card that focuses on emotions and behaviors. Each time students practice a skill (ex., helping a friend, using kind words, taking a breath when upset), they mark it off. Celebrate when students get bingo! Have students design their own back-to-school bingo boards based on what they've learned about classroom rules, friendships, or health habits. They can exchange boards and play in pairs or small groups.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teach from Anywhere - Google
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K to 12tag(s): collaboration (81), digital literacy (23), feedback (11), remote learning (31), Teacher Utilities (170), teaching strategies (57)
In the Classroom
Incorporate the tools and ideas from the website into lessons to enhance digital literacy, such as creating collaborative projects in Google Docs or interactive presentations in Slides, reviewed here. Use the platform's teacher resources for personal growth, exploring strategies to improve classroom management, foster student engagement, or integrate technology more effectively in teaching. Incorporate the resources to create a seamless remote or hybrid learning experience, including tips on managing virtual classrooms, engaging students online, and organizing digital materials. Share the website's family tips with parents to help them support their children's learning at home, fostering a stronger connection between the classroom and home environment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Do Now Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): assessment (127), Formative Assessment (42)
In the Classroom
Help your students to show what they know using these engaging resources for quick formative assessment. Share these resources with your colleagues and school parents by emailing the page or sharing the link from your school web page and in your school newsletter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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School Library NJ - School Library NJ
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K to 12tag(s): audio books (41), ebooks (47), parents (53), test prep (62)
In the Classroom
Teachers can use School Library NJ in the classroom in a variety of ways. In elementary school, students can access e-books or read alouds. In middle school, students can access websites for current events. For high school students, there is free SAT and other testing prep.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeacherServer AI Tools - TeacherServer
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), professional development (273), Teacher Utilities (170)
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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Crash Course - Crash Course
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4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), black history (131), branches of government (63), business (46), climate (87), computers (109), copyright (36), ecology (111), energy (137), engineering (135), human body (87), literature (211), media literacy (105), myths and legends (43), plants (140), politics (119), space (230), statistics (113), 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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MirrorTalk - Swivl
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), assessment (127), DAT device agnostic tool (125), Formative Assessment (42), preK (290), social and emotional learning (126), Teacher Utilities (170), teaching strategies (57), thinking skills (57)
In the Classroom
MirrorTalk can be used in many ways to support student learning and reflection. Begin the school year with a prompt that encourages students to reflect on the previous school year and set goals for the new year. Create prompts as exit tickets for students to reflect on the day's lesson and as a formative assessment for you to modify upcoming lessons as needed. Use this tool as part of a retrieval practice strategy to encourage students to recall facts about new concepts learned in class. Learn more about retrieval practice by visiting this blog post, Using Retrieval Practice to Boost Student Learning, found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Varsity Tutors Free Courses - Varsity Tutors
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2 to 12tag(s): animals (277), college (44), deserts (19), egypt (59), essays (20), Online Learning (31), pyramids (23), rivers (15), STEM (328), test prep (62)
In the Classroom
Include links to these free classes with your other summer reading and learning opportunities shared with students and parents. Be sure to highlight offerings of specific interest to your students; for example, if students are taking the ACT and SAT exams, point out the courses that help students prepare for these tests. Add a link to your digital calendar for each of the courses along with a reminder, then email students and parents a week before the course begins as a reminder to sign up and attend the class at the assigned time or use an online resource such as Remind, reviewed here to set up and deliver text reminders of upcoming classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mothers Day Craft Ideas - Twinkl
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K to 8tag(s): crafts (89), holidays (229), mothers day (22)
In the Classroom
Choose from any of the crafts to create Mother's Day gifts. While the focus is Mother's Day, these crafts can be utilized in any subject area as a way for students to demonstrate their knowledge. Use Book Creator, reviewed here, to have students create interactive e-books that include stories, poems, and crafts for Mother's Day. You can then share the e-books with families. Many of the templates are PDFs. Have students upload them to a program like Canva Edu, reviewed here and they can type or draw on the PDFs. Then, share them electronically or print them out and to be displayed in the classroom. Incorporate math by having the students create pixel art using the cross-stitch activity.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Suno AI Song Creator - Suno
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), lyrics (15), preK (290), songs (48)
In the Classroom
Use this song generator to engage students in any subject. For example, ask Suno to create lyrics and music to coincide with upcoming holidays and classroom events. Try asking Suno to make an upbeat song about your field trip to the zoo or a jazz song that includes information about New Orleans, and play the song for students as a schema activator for your lesson. Create songs with specific vocabulary terms for students to use as a learning aid or produce songs that assist multilingual learners in learning English. App smash Suno with MagicSchool's Song Generator, reviewed here by asking MagicSchool to create a song using any topic and details, then copy the lyrics into Suno to turn the lyrics into any genre desired. Ask students to use Suno to make a song that accompanies a research project or multimedia presentation, then include the song with other presentation elements built into a simple website created with edublogs, reviewed here or another free website builder like Strikingly, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Curation Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): curation (23), organizational skills (80), Research (79)
In the Classroom
Share these resources with your students to use when curating materials for projects and lessons. Share a link to this collection on your school web page and in your school newsletter (or email). Find resources to incorporate into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Formative Assessment Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): assessment (127), Formative Assessment (42), game based learning (218), polls and surveys (41)
In the Classroom
Find new tools to try in your classroom to create formative assessment activities! This curated list includes professional learning resources, polls, gaming tools, and other strategies to use to gauge a "quick check" of student understanding. Each review includes classroom use ideas. Read the details of each tool and find the ones that will work best for your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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