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Seeking Adventure? Explore the Edge

TeachersFirst® Edge includes a unique set of creation tools that you and your students can use to make media, presentations, timelines, and more. This week, we’re featuring some engaging and exciting tools recently added to our collection.

Grades 4-12

MakeCode Arcade

Modify or create your own retro games using these coding tutorials, game design concepts, and courses in coding. Follow the tutorial prompts to create unique games using drag-and-drop code blocks. Share the tutorials in remote learning lessons.

Grades 6-12

Audience Connect

Create interactive and blended learning presentations using Google Slides. Students enter a code, then become active participants in your presentation by providing feedback, answering questions, and more.

Grades 6-12

Draft

Discover a collaborative workspace that helps students investigate ideas, solve problems, and draft plans to move forward with a designated workflow. Use the dashboard to add notes, create drag-and-drop lists, and upload documents and images.

Grades K-12

Snapstouch

Upload a photo and convert it into a digital painting. Choose between the two painting style options, add outlines, and change the brush sizes to create a beautiful custom image.

Grades K-12

elink

Curate and bundle online content into engaging websites or newsletters using the templates and tools at elink. Select a template or start from scratch and add links, customize the header text and image, select a layout, and adjust theme colors as desired.

Grades K-12

GorillaPDF

Use and share this resource with your families to convert images, text, Word documents, and other file formats to PDF without creating an account (files max size of 50MB). When finished, simply download and save on your device.

Grades 5-12

Knowt

Knowt creates quizzes from your documents and notes using artificial intelligence. Import notes from your device or Google Drive to create a quiz, then highlight text, change font, and add quotes to emphasize key points.

Grades K-12

Koji

Create your own template or remix one of the thousands of available models found on the tool to create quizzes and games for social media. Use this interactive content creator to customize your text, sound, images, and more.

Grades K-12

Data GIF Maker

Turn data into GIFs with this tool from Google News Lab. Follow the prompts to add a title and data values and choose from the three theme options—rectangles, circles, or racetrack—to begin. Save or share your creation when finished.

Grades K-12

SceneVR

Try out this virtual reality editor that turns panoramic images from your phone or camera into a slideshow. Log into Google to begin and open the SceneVR Creator to start the fun!

This Week at TeachersFirst®

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