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OK2Ask: Tech Tool Smackdown: Digital Storytelling Edition - TeachersFirst
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2 to 12Get ready for a fast-paced exploration of powerful digital storytelling tools! This smackdown-style session will introduce you to a diverse collection of platforms for video creation, podcast production, comic strip design, interactive storytelling, and multimedia narratives. Through rapid-fire demonstrations and guided exploration, you'll discover both beginner-friendly and advanced tools designed to help students share their stories in creative ways. We'll show you how to make the most of TeachersFirst--where you'll find trusted reviews of tech tools and instructional resources, ready-to-use teaching ideas, and more. Leave with a curated toolkit of storytelling platforms, practical strategies for implementation, and the confidence to evaluate new tools as they emerge. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Explore and compare digital storytelling platforms. 2. Navigate TeachersFirst resources effectively. 3. Design authentic storytelling experiences. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): assessment (145), digital storytelling (166), OK2Askarchive (87), professional development (319)
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Open Peeps - Pablo Stanley
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4 to 12tag(s): images (267)
In the Classroom
Students can use Figjam, reviewed here to recreate new images. Students can use the images to create comics using Witty Comics, reviewed here. Finally, students can create a story with various images using Imagine Forest, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Public Domain Vectors
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5 to 12tag(s): images (267), photography (136)
In the Classroom
Students can use the images from the site to create a comic strip using Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here. Students can use the images to create digital stories while using Storyboard That, reviewed here. Finally, students can use the images to create presentations while using Aha Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Noun Project - Sofya Polyakov, Edward Boatman, and Scott Thomas
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5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): images (267), photography (136)
In the Classroom
Students can use the Noun Project for searching for images for various projects while using Google Slides, reviewed here. Students can use Canva Docs, reviewed here to create stories while importing images from the Noun Project. Have students use the images to add to the creation of infographics that they are creating while using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Complete the Sentence - Genially
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2 to 8tag(s): game based learning (304), vocabulary (251)
In the Classroom
Use the template as a fun daily bell-ringer. Present incomplete sentences where students choose the correct word or punctuation to complete each one--great for practicing parts of speech and sentence structure. Customize the game with unit vocabulary words. Have students select the best word to complete each sentence to reinforce meaning and context clues. Integrate cross-curricular content (e.g., science facts, historical events, math concepts). Have students complete sentences like "The water cycle includes ____" or "The American Revolution began because ____," helping reinforce learning across subjects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animal Race - Genially
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5 to 12tag(s): game based learning (304), gamification (93), Teacher Utilities (215)
In the Classroom
In ELA, assign students animals as characters and have them create short stories based on their progress in the game. Each move on the board can introduce a new plot twist, setting, or problem. Mix content from multiple subjects -- math, reading, science, and social studies -- into the game. Integrate science content by creating questions about animal habitats, adaptations, and classifications. As students race, they learn interesting facts about real animals tied to their game characters.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Branching Diagram - Genially
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5 to 12tag(s): concept mapping (18), graphic organizers (57), Teacher Utilities (215)
In the Classroom
Have students use the branching diagram to create an interactive narrative in which each decision leads to a different plot path. In science, use the template to explore taxonomy. Students classify animals or plants based on their features, moving through the branches to learn categories such as vertebrate/invertebrate or flowering/non-flowering. Design a math activity where students follow a path based on the choices they make to solve multi-step word problems. Each branch leads to a different solution method or a common mistake to correct.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ecology Basics Forests - Michigan Forests Forever
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5 to 8In the Classroom
After learning about the Michigan Forests, students can use Google My Maps reviewed here to visit them. Students can compare and contrast the Michigan forests to another forest using Figma reviewed here. Students can post one new fact that they learned using Netboard reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Backyard Ecology - Backyard Ecology
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5 to 12tag(s): birds (47), ecology (118), ecosystems (105), podcasts (163)
In the Classroom
After listening to an episode, students can use Google My Maps reviewed here to visit the locations. Students can create a public service announcement using Powtoon reviewed here after listening to the podcast titled "Getting the Community Involved in Creating Pollinator Habitat." After listening to the podcast titled "Encouraging Curiosity and Engaging Young People with Heather Montgomery," students can read or listen to her books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wild with Nature - Shane Sater
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4 to 12tag(s): animals (274), birds (47), ecology (118), habitats (104), plants (141)
In the Classroom
After listening to each story, students can use Google My Maps reviewed here to visit the settings. Students can use WordClouds reviewed here to create a word cloud of the descriptive words while listening to the audio of a story. Have students use Seesaw reviewed here to journal what they are learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Journal for Kids and Teens Ecology Page - Science Journal for Kids and Teens
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3 to 12tag(s): ecology (118), ecosystems (105)
In the Classroom
After learning about polar bears from the article titled "How Can Polar Bears Survive Longer in a Changing Climate?" students can use Google My Maps reviewed here to visit Greenland. After learning about beavers in "Would Beavers Make Good Firefighters?," students can write persuasive essays for or against beavers as good firefighters. Have students create a timeline of the loss of the shoreline in a specific area using Google Drawings reviewed here after learning from "Should We Let the Ocean in or Not?"Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Nitrogen Cycle Game - UCAR
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6 to 12tag(s): atoms (45), ecosystems (105), organisms (13)
In the Classroom
Have students research the chemical reactions involved in nitrogen cycle processes (like fixation and nitrification) and modify the game to include accurate equations and labels for each transformation. Students can use Kiddle reviewed here to learn more about nitrogen in one of the places that they visited during the game. Have students use Figma reviewed here to compare and contrast two places that nitrogen travels to.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eco-Inquiry - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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K to 12tag(s): ecology (118), ecosystems (105)
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Students can use Canva Edu reviewed here to create a visual image of the water cycle while learning about it in the Water & Watershed theme. Students can take a virtual field trip using Google My Maps reviewed here to the Hudson River. Have students use Seesaw reviewed here while learning about Schoolyard Ecology to take pictures and document their observations and findings.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Space Science Projects - Fizzics Education
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5 to 9This site includes advertising.
tag(s): gravity (52), moon (87), rockets (14), science fairs (20), space (248)
In the Classroom
Have students work in teams to design a space mission and choose one experiment from the Fizzics Education site to support their mission goal. They will present their mission plan, explain the science behind the experiment, and describe what they hope to discover. Students can use Acast reviewed here to video record themselves conducting the experiment. Have students use Seesaw reviewed here as a journal while doing their experiment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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At the Core of Climate Change - PBS LearningMedia
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6 to 12tag(s): climate (95), climate change (112)
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Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to notetake while watching the video. Students can use Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here to create an infographic about climate change. Have students use Google Drawings, reviewed here to compare and contrast how the United States and another country are combating climate change.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Environmental Education Collection - Retro Report
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6 to 12tag(s): climate (95), climate change (112), oil spill (14)
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Students can use Figma, reviewed here while learning about the two oil spills from the lesson "Unprepared: Lessons from the Two Massive Oil Spills." Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to visit Yellowstone virtually. Have students use Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here to create an infographic about the effect on the environment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Global Climate Change - TeachEngineering
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3 to 8tag(s): climate change (112)
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Students can use Free Screen Recorder Online reviewed here to create a public service announcement about global warming and climate change. Students can use Lino reviewed here to post ways that they can help with global warming. Have students use Kiddle reviewed here to continue learning about global warming and climate change.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources for Teaching About Climate Change With The New York Times - New York Times
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7 to 12tag(s): climate (95), climate change (112)
In the Classroom
Use one of the featured data visualizations to explore trends in temperature, emissions, or sea level rise. Have students interpret the graph, explain its message, and predict future implications based on the data. Have students browse recent New York Times climate articles and choose one that grabs their attention. In pairs or small groups, they summarize the article and share why it matters, sparking classwide discussion on current climate issues. Assign students to create a visual mind map using MindMup reviewed here connecting causes of climate change to specific environmental and societal impacts. They include article quotes, vocabulary terms, and real-world examples on their website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Weather and Climate Lesson Plans and Activities - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement
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K to 12tag(s): climate (95), climate change (112), weather (175)
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Students can use Free Screen Recorder Online reviewed here to record the steps that they took while creating and experimenting while learning about "Understanding Wind Direction" and "Making a Wind Vane". Students can use Google My Maps reviewed here to visit places around the world during the lesson titled "Why is it Hotter at the Equator?" Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to create a cloud Journal while learning about clouds in the lesson on Common Covering Clouds.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Climate Change Education - Stanford University
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6 to 12tag(s): climate (95), climate change (112)
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Students can use Figma reviewed here to create concept maps on climate change. Students can use Padlet reviewed here to post questions that they have after a lesson. Students can use Free Screen Recorder Online reviewed here to create a public service announcement as to what to do to help with climate change.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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