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Song Maker - Google Creative Lab, Use All Five, and Yotam Mann
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K to 12
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Chrome's Song Maker offers endless possibilities for music-making. To create a song, click anywhere on the grid to add your notes/beats. When making your song, you can choose from the...more
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Chrome's Song Maker offers endless possibilities for music-making. To create a song, click anywhere on the grid to add your notes/beats. When making your song, you can choose from the following instruments: piano, strings, woodwinds, synth, and marimba. Types of music beats could be in congo, electronic, block, and kit. The tempo can be increased or decreased in each song you create. In the settings gear, you can adjust the song length, beats per bar, note scale, and range. The microphone allows you to record yourself or play an instrument directly into your song. Once you hit save, you can share your song via a URL, embed code, or download MIDI or WAV.
tag(s): creativity (93), digital storytelling (180), musical instruments (63), songs (52)
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When students are done creating their songs, use a virtual bulletin board such as Lino, reviewed here to share songs. Students can use Adobe Express for Education, reviewed here to record themselves singing their songs. Students can use Magic School, reviewed here to create lyrics to their song.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Character Relationship Map Template - Milanote
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5 to 12
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The Character Relationship Map Template from Milanote allows you to make character connections with ease. When building your character map, you can include drag-and-drop, lines, links,...more
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The Character Relationship Map Template from Milanote allows you to make character connections with ease. When building your character map, you can include drag-and-drop, lines, links, and videos. This direct link gives step-by-step instructions and ideas on how to create and use your Character Relationship Map. When you are done with your character map, share it with others for feedback or collaboration. You must create a free account to access the template.
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tag(s): characterization (17), digital storytelling (180), stories and storytelling (80)
In the Classroom
Use this Character Relationship Map with any story, movie, TV show, or play. Have students use ScreenPal, reviewed here to explain their character map. Add all the character maps into Book Creator, reviewed here for students to view in a book related to a specific story, movie, TV show, or play.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Soar - Teaching Ideas
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K to 5
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Soar from Teaching Ideas pairs an imaginative animated short film with classroom activities for students ages 5-11. The story follows a young inventor who helps a tiny pilot repair...more
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Soar from Teaching Ideas pairs an imaginative animated short film with classroom activities for students ages 5-11. The story follows a young inventor who helps a tiny pilot repair her flying machine, introducing themes of perseverance, creativity, problem-solving, and cooperation. Teachers can use the suggested questions and activities to strengthen prediction, inference, descriptive writing, storytelling, design, and STEM skills across several subject areas.
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tag(s): animation (71), creativity (93), descriptive writing (45), design (77), graphic design (54), images (273), inferencing (8), problem solving (283), STEM (380)
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Students can use Storyboard That, reviewed here to create their own storyboard of the animation. Use Kidrex, reviewed here to learn more about aviation. Students can use Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed hereto create a movie trailer about an invention or inventor.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Maker Ed - The Maker Education Initiative
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K to 12
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Maker Ed fosters student creativity and problem-solving skills through STEM lessons. The site offers professional development, networking opportunities, and resources. In the Resource...more
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Maker Ed fosters student creativity and problem-solving skills through STEM lessons. The site offers professional development, networking opportunities, and resources. In the Resource Library tab, you have access to the Resource Library, Publications, Activities, and Community. The Resource Library showcases and allows you to search through Learning Pathways or Categories. The Learning Pathways teach about Maker Education, while the Categories include learning activities, program design, assessment, and management.
tag(s): makerspace (44), poetry (196), rubrics (40), STEM (380), stories and storytelling (80)
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Students can use Stormboard, reviewed here to post affirmations after engaging in the Math Affirmations: I Am a Mathematician activity. When creating stories from Learning in the Making: Storytelling, students can record their stories using ScreenPal, reviewed here. Students can use Google Drawings, reviewed here to create magnetic poetry after learning about poetry in the lesson titled Learning in the Making: Visual Poetry.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boost Student Growth: How to Use Page Templates for Effective Reflection in the Classroom - Book Creator
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K to 12
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Book Creator's Boost Student Growth: How to Use Page Templates for Effective Reflection in the Classroom shares how the power of reflection helps students deepen their learning and...more
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Book Creator's Boost Student Growth: How to Use Page Templates for Effective Reflection in the Classroom shares how the power of reflection helps students deepen their learning and understanding by thinking critically. The article shares how incorporating reflection into teaching enhances critical thinking skills, improves problem-solving, fosters personal growth and self-awareness, and builds academic resilience. Some ideas include: daily journaling, 3-2-1 exit ticket, mistake growth, artifact reflection, peer reflection, and video reflection. As a teacher, you can add teacher feedback with the commenting tool. In order to access any of the Reflection Templates, you must have a Book Creator account and search for the Templates in the Media section of Book Creator.
tag(s): digital literacy (38), digital storytelling (180), thinking routines (61), thinking skills (137)
In the Classroom
When students are writing their daily journal prompt, students can learn how to use emojis and add pictures to enhance their writing. Students as young as kindergarten and 1st grade can learn how to give feedback to each other by using the microphone to record themselves. Finally, students can record themselves on their video check-in and learn how to insert their video into the Book Creator page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jigsaw - All About Adolescent Literacy
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4 to 12
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All About Adolescent Literacy shares a reading and writing strategy called the Jigsaw method. The Jigsaw method divides large amounts of text into manageable chunks that students collaboratively...more
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All About Adolescent Literacy shares a reading and writing strategy called the Jigsaw method. The Jigsaw method divides large amounts of text into manageable chunks that students collaboratively work together to understand and explain to their classmates. The article goes further by explaining how to create and use the strategy, including a video showing the Jigsaw method in action and tips for success. There is also a downloadable PDF template to use.
tag(s): collaboration (139), teaching strategies (83), thinking routines (61)
In the Classroom
Before using the Jigsaw method, discuss and teach students how to use this strategy and the importance of each piece of the jigsaw. Consider doing a simple jigsaw activity to model this method before starting on a larger project. For example, in science class, do a short jigsaw activity for different types of weather (hurricane, tornado, blizzard, drought) before embarking on a larger project about climate change. Design a presentation template using Canva for Education, reviewed here that includes sections for each different group to include their portion. Students can post questions and ideas on a virtual discussion board that includes the whole class, such as Stickies.io, reviewed here to make sure that all ideas integrate and ensure that all objectives are included.
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Working Together: Team Roles and Responsibilities Exercise Guide - Make Solutions Inc.
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9 to 12
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Working Together: Team Roles and Responsibilities Exercise Guide is a PDF guide for new teams or teams that have changed. The guide is broken down into 5 parts: Team Initiation ...more
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Working Together: Team Roles and Responsibilities Exercise Guide is a PDF guide for new teams or teams that have changed. The guide is broken down into 5 parts: Team Initiation Exercise, Team Role Discovery, Work Agreements, RACI Matrix, and Role Responsibility Ice Breaker. Each part is further broken down into why, when, how to use the exercise, and next steps.
tag(s): collaboration (139), thinking routines (61)
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As students are forming groups for classroom projects, they can create their own work agreement tailored to their grade level, subject matter, and project rubric. Ask students to use Magic ToDo, reviewed here to organize projects, share tasks, and create a timeline for completion.
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Journal Buddies - Journal Buddies
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1 to 12
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Tired of searching for journal prompts for your students? Journal Buddies has everything you need to get and keep writing going in your classroom from grades first through twelfth....more
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Tired of searching for journal prompts for your students? Journal Buddies has everything you need to get and keep writing going in your classroom from grades first through twelfth. Categories include: Daily Prompt Journals, Even More Prompts, Creative Writing Prompts, Story Starters, and Activities. This site features lots of advertisements; therefore, be careful where you click.
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tag(s): creative writing (126), descriptive writing (45), journals (27)
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Use Seesaw, reviewed here for students to write journals and save their work in a digital portfolio. Instead of using text journals, offer students the option to use Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here to create audio journal entries. Engage students in the journal writing process by asking them to vote on their favorite monthly prompts using Google Forms, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Museum of the United States Army - National Museum of the United States Army
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4 to 12
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The National Museum of the United States Army Digital Resources page offers a wide variety of free educational materials that help students explore American history through the experiences...more
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The National Museum of the United States Army Digital Resources page offers a wide variety of free educational materials that help students explore American history through the experiences of U.S. Soldiers. Teachers can access engaging videos, interactive timelines, maps, online exhibits, lesson plans, virtual field trips, and primary-source activities that connect to topics ranging from the Revolutionary War to modern conflicts. The site also includes resources related to National History Day and offers opportunities for students to investigate history through artifacts, historical documents, and storytelling. These materials work well for social studies, history, reading, and cross-curricular lessons, helping students build research, critical-thinking, and historical-analysis skills.
tag(s): 1900s (86), 1910s (29), 1940s (70), american revolution (96), biographies (97), civil war (145), lewis and clark (16), virtual field trips (148), world war 1 (87), world war 2 (168)
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Explore a virtual field trip from the museum and have students complete a digital scavenger hunt focused on artifacts, uniforms, vehicles, or important historical events connected to the tour. Use the museum's interactive timelines and maps to help students trace major battles or troop movements, then create their own illustrated timeline or digital map presentation using Google My Maps, reviewed here. Have students analyze historical artifacts shown in the digital collections and make inferences about the people who used them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Power of Believing That You Can Improve - TED
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9 to 12
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In her TED Talk, Carol Dweck shares the power of yet and a growth mindset in her 10-minute YouTube video titled The Power of Believing That You Can Improve. The ...more
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In her TED Talk, Carol Dweck shares the power of yet and a growth mindset in her 10-minute YouTube video titled The Power of Believing That You Can Improve. The video begins by explaining the power of yet, then continues with examples of fixed versus growth mindsets and shares how our brains function outside our comfort zones. The video continues by redefining how we praise children and how a growth mindset can help close the achievement gap. If your district blocks YouTube, the video may not be viewable.
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tag(s): critical thinking (189), learning styles (23), social and emotional learning (203), thinking routines (61), thinking skills (137)
In the Classroom
Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to take notes while watching the video. After watching the video, ask students to create infographics using Mind Map Generator, reviewed here on information comparing fixed and growth mindsets. As an extension, use Cartoon Comic Maker, reviewed here to create engaging stories illustrating fixed and growth mindsets.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Using Reflective Writing to Deepen Student Learning - University of Minnesota
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8 to 12
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Using Reflective Writing to Deepen Student Learning explains why reflective journals are used in the classroom. The article highlights how and when to use reflective journals; ways...more
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Using Reflective Writing to Deepen Student Learning explains why reflective journals are used in the classroom. The article highlights how and when to use reflective journals; ways to integrate authentic, purposeful reflective writing; how a teacher can respond to and assess reflective writing; ways to ensure teacher responses are timely and manageable; and ways to foster reflective writing.
tag(s): critical thinking (189), journals (27), thinking routines (61), thinking skills (137)
In the Classroom
Students can use various tools for their reflective writing, including a notebook, a digital tool such as Google Docs, or a video recording using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here. Create Google Forms, reviewed here to help students reflect on their writing. Include specific questions in your form that guide students through the reflection process. Create a rubric using Magic School, reviewed here that includes information such as connection to learning goals, depth of student reflection, growth mindset and goal-setting, and use of evidence.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cooperative Learning Job Placards - Dr. Spencer Kagan
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K to 12
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Cooperative Learning Job Placards is a PDF guide that includes visuals to help students understand their jobs in cooperative learning. The jobs outlined are: Group Leader, Materials...more
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Cooperative Learning Job Placards is a PDF guide that includes visuals to help students understand their jobs in cooperative learning. The jobs outlined are: Group Leader, Materials Manager, Encourager, Timekeeper, and Data Collector. There are small foldable visuals, paper-size visuals, and sentence stems for each job. In addition, there is a Number Line that can be placed at each group for the teacher to take away points for disruptive behavior. The last two pages of the PDF include 12 key roles with job responsibilities.
tag(s): collaboration (139), thinking routines (61)
In the Classroom
Ask students to create their own visuals for the four jobs using Visme AI Presentation Creator, reviewed here. Use Google Forms, reviewed here for students to reflect on their job productivity and preference for the future. After participating in cooperative learning projects, have students reflect upon how their groups' success (or not) and suggest additional roles or guidelines for future projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Team roles: Belbin's 9 roles to build a balanced team - Asana
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6 to 12
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Team Roles: Belbin's 9 Roles to Build a Balanced Team is an article that outlines Dr. Meredith Belbin's team role theory, which includes three categories and nine different roles to...more
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Team Roles: Belbin's 9 Roles to Build a Balanced Team is an article that outlines Dr. Meredith Belbin's team role theory, which includes three categories and nine different roles to help teams be balanced and productive. The three categories are: Action-Oriented, Thought-Oriented, and People-Oriented. The nine different roles fall into the three categories that Dr. Belbin has created. The article continues with giving a short description, examples, and the key contributions of each role.
tag(s): collaboration (139), teaching strategies (83), thinking routines (61), thinking skills (137)
In the Classroom
Students can view the roles and explain which role they see themselves as. Use Google Slides, reviewed here, to ask students to write a simple definition and visual to match each of the roles. As an extension activity, ask students to create a blog post outlining the different team roles using Paste It, reviewed here. JustPaste.It is a simple, ad-free online tool that lets you quickly share text and images with others, no account required.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Radom Coin Flip! - Online Stopwatch
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K to 8
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Flip a Coin is a simple, free, classroom-friendly tool that allows students and teachers to flip one or multiple coins to generate random outcomes virtually. The site is easy to ...more
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Flip a Coin is a simple, free, classroom-friendly tool that allows students and teachers to flip one or multiple coins to generate random outcomes virtually. The site is easy to use and works well for quick decision-making activities, probability lessons, classroom games, brain breaks, and participation strategies. Teachers can use the tool to introduce concepts such as chance, prediction, fairness, and data collection while keeping students actively engaged. Because it runs directly in a browser with no download required, it is especially useful for interactive whiteboards, whole-group instruction, centers, and online learning activities.
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tag(s): data (212), probability (133)
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Use the virtual coin flip during a probability lesson by having students predict outcomes before flipping the coin 20 to 50 times. Students can record results in a tally chart, create a bar graph using LiveGap Charts, reviewed here, and discuss the likelihood of heads versus tails. During ELA instruction, assign heads and tails to different writing prompts, character choices, or vocabulary challenges. Students can flip the coin to determine which task they will complete, adding an element of surprise and engagement. Incorporate the tool into classroom management or SEL activities by using coin flips to select brain breaks, discussion starters, teamwork challenges, or cooperative learning roles in a fair and interactive way.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Improv Encyclopedia
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9 to 12
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Improv Encyclopedia is a collection of games, exercises, and resources for improvisation theatre, along with icebreakers and warm-ups. The Improv Games encyclopedia consists of over...more
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Improv Encyclopedia is a collection of games, exercises, and resources for improvisation theatre, along with icebreakers and warm-ups. The Improv Games encyclopedia consists of over 500 improv drama and theater games and exercises organized into 30 categories. Categories include: Characters, Replay, SingSong, and Verbal Twist. Games can be searched for individually and are organized alphabetically. Some examples are: Alliteration, Human Knots, Mirror, Stunt Doubles, and many more. Each game contains a description and variation.
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tag(s): acting (17), back to school (56), classroom management (146), collaboration (139), firstday (27), game based learning (320), humor (24)
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Ask students to use Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here to create a comic illustrating their Improv Game. Practice improv using Clipchamp, reviewed here to record themselves trying one of the games from the site and then reflecting on their actions. Create a book of students' favorite improv games using Book Creator, reviewed here to share with other classrooms or your school's drama department.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Habits of Mind Animation Playlist - ASCD
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K to 5
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The Habits of Mind Animation Playlist features 34 videos under three minutes that explore the Habits of Mind and include book reviews. Habits of Mind Animation videos include: Persisting,...more
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The Habits of Mind Animation Playlist features 34 videos under three minutes that explore the Habits of Mind and include book reviews. Habits of Mind Animation videos include: Persisting, Managing Impulsivity, Listening with Understanding and Empathy, Thinking Flexibly, Thinking About Your Thinking, Striving for Accuracy, Questioning and Problem Posing, Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations, Thinking & Communicating with Clarity & Precision, Responding with Wonderment and Awe, Taking Responsible Risks, Finding Humor, and Thinking Independently. Maria's reviews include book reviews on Diary of a Worm, The Dot, The Mitten, Tops and Bottoms, and More. If your district blocks YouTube, the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): critical thinking (189), empathy (71), problem solving (283), social and emotional learning (203), thinking routines (61), thinking skills (137)
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Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create their own Habits of Mind book explaining each of the habits with a picture. Students can use Gimkit, reviewed here to create a Habits of Mind game. After watching Maria Reviews, have students create their own reviews using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DOGObooks - Meera Dolasia
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K to 12
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Want a new book to read? DOGObooks is a free website that features book reviews and ratings for kids. DOGObooks has created an interactive environment in which children can share ...more
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Want a new book to read? DOGObooks is a free website that features book reviews and ratings for kids. DOGObooks has created an interactive environment in which children can share their reactions, thoughts, and opinions on books. View trending, popular, adventure, graphic novels, science fiction, biographies, and more. Use the local library to save money on accessing these books.
tag(s): book lists (165), creative writing (126), summer (53)
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In addition to posting on DOGObooks, students can post book reviews on a virtual bulletin board such as Stormboard, reviewed here. Students can use Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here to create a new cover for their book. Students can create an infographic using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here as to why to read their book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pick a Mystery Box Powerpoint Template and Tutorial - How to Mark
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K to 12
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Pick a Mystery Box PowerPoint Template and Tutorial is a YouTube video that shares step-by-step how to use PowerPoint to create hyperlinks within a presentation, transitions, and animations...more
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Pick a Mystery Box PowerPoint Template and Tutorial is a YouTube video that shares step-by-step how to use PowerPoint to create hyperlinks within a presentation, transitions, and animations to a mystery box. If your district blocks YouTube, you will not be able to watch it. There is a template, but you must create an account to download it.
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tag(s): teaching strategies (83), tutorials (52)
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Have students create their own mystery boxes using Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here to share a mystery animal, mystery historical event, or mystery literary theme. Create a mystery box presentation to engage students when introducing a new unit, and reveal one increasingly specific clue per slide, with a guess-prompt slide before the big reveal. Add these students' Mystery Boxes into a virtual bulletin board such as Padlet, reviewed here. Have students use FlexClip, reviewed here to create their own Mystery Box tutorial.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PresenterMedia - Eclipse Digital Imaging
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3 to 12
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PresenterMedia is a multimedia resource that offers customizable PowerPoint templates, animated clipart, graphics, video backgrounds, music, and ready-made slide designs for creating...more
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PresenterMedia is a multimedia resource that offers customizable PowerPoint templates, animated clipart, graphics, video backgrounds, music, and ready-made slide designs for creating engaging presentations. Its online tools allow users to personalize many visuals by changing text, colors, images, and other design elements. PresenterMedia also includes an AI Presentation Maker that can generate a slide deck from a topic, including an outline, slide layouts, text, and suggested images. Teachers can use the site to add visual interest to lessons, create classroom materials, or model effective presentation design, while students can use downloaded resources in PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote, and other projects. A paid subscription provides full access to the media library, customization tools, downloads, and AI presentation features.
tag(s): animation (71), artificial intelligence (346), presentations (47)
In the Classroom
Have students choose a new vocabulary word and create one slide with a definition, synonym, or antonym, a visual, and a sentence that shows the word in context. They can use an animated graphic or video background sparingly to help communicate the word's meaning. Small groups can create a short slide deck that explains a scientific process, such as the water cycle, photosynthesis, erosion, or a food chain. Students use visuals and animations to show the sequence of steps, then add captions that explain each stage in clear, accurate language. After reading a novel or short story, have students create a book trailer or character profile using presentation templates, graphics, and background media. They can include key setting details, character traits, conflict, theme, and a recommendation without giving away the ending.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Manager, Facilitator, Motivator, Advocate: Setting Up Group Roles That Really Work - edutopia
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6 to 12
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Edutopia's Manager, Facilitator, Motivator, Advocate: Setting Up Group Roles That Really Work is an article for middle and high school teachers looking to use collaborative learning...more
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Edutopia's Manager, Facilitator, Motivator, Advocate: Setting Up Group Roles That Really Work is an article for middle and high school teachers looking to use collaborative learning in their classroom. The article begins by explaining how the roles of Project Manager, Facilitator, Motivator, and Advocate will prepare students for the work world. Each of these roles empowers students to take responsibility, practice skills, and contribute to a positive, collaborative culture. Collectively, the roles increase team autonomy and decrease student reliance on the teacher. The article continues by defining each of the roles and setting up these roles in the classroom.
tag(s): collaboration (139), professional development (297), teaching strategies (83), thinking routines (61)
In the Classroom
Use this article to implement collaborative learning activities in your classroom. Students can use Adobe Express for Education, reviewed here to create visuals explaining each of the four roles or use Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here to create a short comic outlining each of the roles. After working in collaborative groups, students can complete a self-reflection using Google Forms, reviewed here as to their feelings/preferences about each of the roles.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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