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Presidential Debates Information
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This site provides video and written coverage of many Presidential Debates starting in 1960 and moving forward. ...more
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This site provides video and written coverage of many Presidential Debates starting in 1960 and moving forward.
tag(s): debate (38), presidents (151)
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If teaching about the historic 1960 television debates, use the videos and transcripts to provide students with something more tangible than the summary in their textbook. Click on the debate history section of the site, selecting the year 1960. There are multiple transcripts and videos that can easily be printed or viewed on the interactive whiteboard. To show the impact of technology, have students listen to the debate before watching - and also select a winner. After, have students repeat the activity; this time through watching the video. Have a class discussion on how seeing the candidates affected their opinions, and whether a similar effect occurred in 1960. Great for a US government classroom!You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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U.S. Geologic Survey - Educational Resources - U.S. Department of the Interior
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Discover videos and animations, adventures in STEM, online lectures, citizen science, and more on this Education Resource page. Scroll through the slides at the top and choose a topic,...more
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Discover videos and animations, adventures in STEM, online lectures, citizen science, and more on this Education Resource page. Scroll through the slides at the top and choose a topic, or choose from the menu on the left. Levels are divided into grades K-6, 7-12, and Undergraduate. Once you land on the page for your topic, you'll see more links in the menu on the left. Each topic has a complete teaching module, structured classroom activities, and digital data or images.
tag(s): amphibians (16), animals (275), biomes (96), birds (47), caves (7), citizen science (41), climate (95), climate change (111), earthquakes (52), ecosystems (106), environment (252), erosion (15), floods (11), fossils (44), geology (61), mammals (21), minerals (14), plate tectonics (29), rock cycle (26), rocks (45), soil (17), tsunamis (15), volcanoes (62), water (105)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and the wealth of information on this site. As you go through the lessons on this site, replace pen and paper and have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) link. This blog creator requires no registration. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to create a blog using Edublog.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Library of Congress: for Teachers - U.S. Library of Congress
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This site is the homepage for teachers using the Library of Congress, the nation's largest library. Find primary source sets on various topics, professional development opportunities,...more
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This site is the homepage for teachers using the Library of Congress, the nation's largest library. Find primary source sets on various topics, professional development opportunities, thematic collections, and extensive materials and lesson plans for TPS (Teaching with Primary Sources) The teacher resources highlight nearly 10 million primary source resources available on line through this site.
tag(s): primary sources (133), Research (86)
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Use the learning page as a launch pad for planning your own lessons in conjunction with the vast array of resources available from the Library of Congress. Many of the documents and images are in the public domain and can therefore be used as visuals in other multimedia projects created by teachers and students. Be sure to read the permissions. Share an image on your projector or interactive whiteboard or a voice recording to start a lesson. Assign students to explore and explain collections you select. Be sure to check out the self-directed professional development modules, as well.
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ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center - ERIC
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The most recent version of the Educational Resources Information Center provides a single-point reference to the various ERIC resource databases and clearinghouses. This bibliographic...more
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The most recent version of the Educational Resources Information Center provides a single-point reference to the various ERIC resource databases and clearinghouses. This bibliographic information is intended for teachers, administrators, and researchers seeking education-related materials. This updated site contains links to the full-text of articles where available.
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Census Quick Facts - United States Census Bureau
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4 to 12
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The U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts website provides current population, demographic, housing, economic, and education data for states, counties, cities, towns, and other geographic...more
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The U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts website provides current population, demographic, housing, economic, and education data for states, counties, cities, towns, and other geographic areas across the United States. Users can quickly access information such as population totals, age distribution, racial and ethnic composition, income levels, housing statistics, educational attainment, and business data. The site allows easy comparison of multiple locations and presents data in a clear, easy-to-read format that is useful for research projects, geography lessons, civics activities, and data analysis. Unlike older versions of the site, the information is updated regularly using the most recent Census and American Community Survey data.
tag(s): census (12), population (53)
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Use this site as the starting point for individual or group projects. Have pairs of students create multimedia presentations about specific states or counties. Have students use a mapping tool such as as Zeemaps, reviewed here, to create a map of the locations they have researched (with audio stories and pictures included)!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mythweb Lessons
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This page offers a number of lesson ideas linked to the Mythweb site for Greek mythology studies. There are a number of suggestions on how to integrate the material into ...more
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This page offers a number of lesson ideas linked to the Mythweb site for Greek mythology studies. There are a number of suggestions on how to integrate the material into other classroom activities.
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Take advantage of the free teacher guides and lesson plans offered on this site! Definitely a helpful resource for a world history classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wyoming
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4 to 12
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The state's home page. ...more
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North Carolina
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West Virginia
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New Mexico
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BlackPast - BlackPast.org
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BlackPast.org is a free, nonprofit online encyclopedia dedicated to the history of Africans and people of African descent worldwide, with a special focus on African American history....more
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BlackPast.org is a free, nonprofit online encyclopedia dedicated to the history of Africans and people of African descent worldwide, with a special focus on African American history. It includes extensive biographies, primary documents, key speeches, and detailed timelines that help students and teachers explore major events in civil rights history. The site has grown into one of the largest and most respected online collections of Black history. It serves as an excellent starting point for learning about important movements, leaders, and moments that have shaped the United States.
tag(s): africa (162), african american (129)
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Create small groups of students. From the menu on the left, click African American History. Under Browse Our Online Encyclopedia assign one of the Entries About...(People, Places, etc.) to each small group. Ask students to choose on topic per student in the group from their Entries About. After reading their encyclopedia entry and taking notes with an online tool like Simplenote, reviewed here, have them share the info they learned with their small group. Tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Simple note allows you to access and update across all devices. If you have the time, you could then mix the groups up and have them share what they learned with the new group, thus giving students a little more knowledge about a huge topic: African American History.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mandela Day Ideas For Schools - Twinkl
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The Twinkl article "Mandela Day Ideas for Schools: 11 Activities for Your Class" offers educators a collection of ready-to-use activities to help students learn about Nelson Mandela's...more
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The Twinkl article "Mandela Day Ideas for Schools: 11 Activities for Your Class" offers educators a collection of ready-to-use activities to help students learn about Nelson Mandela's life, values, and legacy while promoting kindness, service, and global citizenship. The activities include discussion prompts, writing tasks, art projects, community service ideas, and reflection exercises that encourage students to explore themes such as leadership, equality, perseverance, and social justice. Many of the suggestions incorporate printable resources and classroom materials available through Twinkl, making the site a useful source of ideas for celebrating Mandela Day or teaching about human rights and civic responsibility throughout the school year.
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In honor of Nelson Mandela's 67 years of public service, challenge students to complete 67 minutes of acts of kindness. Students can help younger students, create thank-you cards for school staff, organize classroom materials, or participate in a community service project. Have students create an acrostic poem using the letters in "MANDELA" or design a poster highlighting Mandela's character traits and achievements. Encourage students to include quotes, illustrations, and examples from his life. Use the Mandela Day theme of service to plan a class project that benefits the school or community. Students can collect supplies for a local organization, create welcome kits, organize a recycling campaign, or develop a kindness initiative. Have students reflect on how their project connects to Mandela's belief that everyone has the power to create positive change.
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A Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island - Brittany Casolare
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This engaging YouTube video serves as a virtual field trip to Ellis Island, immediately drawing students into the sights and stories of this landmark in U.S. history. As students explore...more
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This engaging YouTube video serves as a virtual field trip to Ellis Island, immediately drawing students into the sights and stories of this landmark in U.S. history. As students explore the island, they learn how millions of immigrants arrived in New York Harbor and passed through Ellis Island in hopes of building a new life. The video highlights key locations and explains what immigrants experienced during inspections, while also emphasizing the courage, challenges, and dreams that shaped their journeys. It is an accessible and meaningful way to help students connect personally to America's immigration story and understand its lasting impact on families and communities today.
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tag(s): civics (128), ellis island (6), immigrants (51), virtual field trips (141)
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Have students draw or list 5 items they would pack if they were immigrating to a new country. For each item, they can explain why it is important and what it represents about their life, culture, or hopes for the future. Students can create a simple comic strip using Cartoon Comic Maker, reviewed here that shows the steps immigrants experience from arrival to inspection to entry or detention. In small groups, have students compare immigration in the early 1900s to immigration today using a Venn diagram with 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams by ClassTools, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI Curriculum Agent - Curriculum Genie
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Curriculum Genie is an AI tool that helps educators plan lessons and teaching units in just a few minutes. After creating an account, fill in the form to create a ...more
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Curriculum Genie is an AI tool that helps educators plan lessons and teaching units in just a few minutes. After creating an account, fill in the form to create a unit or lesson plan. Use the included examples as a guide for completing items such as the unit description, correlation to standards, and the unit length. After completing the form, choose Generate to view and edit the unit's foundation. Continue following each step to build a weekly theme and overview, along with lesson plans and details. When finished, export your unit or lesson as a PDF, Word Document, or Google Doc. Free plans let users create unlimited lessons and start with 4 unit plans, with the option to earn additional credits. Subscriptions are not required when using the free plan. If your district blocks YouTube, then the video may not be viewable.
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tag(s): artificial intelligence (315), Teacher Utilities (216)
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Utilize the AI features built into Curriculum Genie to plan or adapt your existing lessons or units. Most lessons will include learning strategies such as Eduprotocols, personalize the output to include other strategies such as Project Zero Thinking Routines, reviewed here. Use the Adapt a Lesson tool to enhance any of your lessons by copying and pasting the lesson plan into that section of the site and describing the requested adaptation.Edge Features:
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Comparing Cultural Holidays - The Kennedy Center
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Invite your students on a festive journey as they compare cultural holidays through a vibrant lesson from the Kennedy Center-perfectly tailored for grades 3-5. In this activity, learners...more
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Invite your students on a festive journey as they compare cultural holidays through a vibrant lesson from the Kennedy Center-perfectly tailored for grades 3-5. In this activity, learners explore the traditions, music, and art of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, examining the similarities and differences between these celebratory customs. Through guided discussions, creative projects, and musical exploration, students gain insight into how communities honor the themes of remembrance, creativity, and celebration. This lesson not only fosters cultural awareness and empathy but also encourages artistic expression and critical thinking as students reflect on how holidays connect to identity and culture.
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Show images or objects related to Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. Have students sort them by holiday and explain their choices, sparking a discussion about the meaning of each tradition. Have students create a Venn diagram comparing Halloween and Dia de los Muertos in terms of purpose, symbols, food, and music, then share findings in small groups. They can use Canva's Venn Diagram Creator, reviewed here to create the Venn diagram digitally. Students can write a short paragraph or journal entry imagining they are attending Dia de los Muertos or Halloween in another country, describing what they see, hear, and feel.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Incan Crafts for Kids - Tina's Dynamic Home School Plus
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Check out these free resources for teachers to use to teach about the Incas. Crafts featured on the site include how to make salt dough Incan jewelry, creating Inca markers, ...more
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Check out these free resources for teachers to use to teach about the Incas. Crafts featured on the site include how to make salt dough Incan jewelry, creating Inca markers, making Peruvian Masks, and more. It also features books to use to teach about the Incas.
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tag(s): crafts (110), south america (80)
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Students can use Buzzsprout reviewed here to make a podcast listing the steps that they took while creating items from the different crafts that are featured on the site. Students can use Google Drawings reviewed here to compare and contrast masks from the Incas and another civilization. Finally, students can post information that they learned on Padlet reviewed here after reading one of the books mentioned on the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grandpa's Drum - PBS LearningMedia
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K to 8
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The "Grandpa's Drum" resource from the "Molly of Denali" collection on PBS Learning Media is an engaging tool for teaching students about cultural traditions, history, and emotional...more
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The "Grandpa's Drum" resource from the "Molly of Denali" collection on PBS Learning Media is an engaging tool for teaching students about cultural traditions, history, and emotional expression through storytelling. This resource features a video clip where Molly helps her Grandpa reconnect with his lost drumming tradition, which he gave up due to past hardships. Accompanying materials include discussion prompts and activities to explore themes like cultural resilience, personal identity, and the importance of preserving traditions. Ideal for grades K-2, this resource fosters empathy, cultural awareness, and meaningful classroom discussions.
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tag(s): alaska (21), cultures (289), empathy (67), identity (39), musical instruments (59), native americans (128), stories and storytelling (76)
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Have students create a short podcast or video where they tell a story about a family tradition or meaningful object in their lives. Digital tools such as Buzzsprout, reviewed here or Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here can be used to create the podcasts. Students can build simple drums using household items like cans, balloons, or paper after discussing the importance of Grandpa's drum. Learn to play the virtual drums (or piano, flute, and many others) at Virtual Instruments reviewed here Use online resources or apps to explore different types of drums and drumming styles worldwide.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Learning Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month - Common Sense
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The Common Sense Education resource page on free learning resources for Hispanic Heritage Month offers a comprehensive collection of tools to help teachers celebrate Hispanic culture...more
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The Common Sense Education resource page on free learning resources for Hispanic Heritage Month offers a comprehensive collection of tools to help teachers celebrate Hispanic culture in their classrooms. It features a variety of free resources, including lesson plans, videos, and interactive activities suitable for all grade levels. Teachers can use curated media content, such as documentaries and digital books, to enhance learning. The article also provides recommendations for culturally relevant apps and websites that foster student engagement while teaching about Hispanic heritage, making it a versatile resource for in-person and virtual learning environments. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
tag(s): central america (26), cross cultural understanding (177), cultures (289), dance (42), hispanic (54), south america (80)
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Have students choose a Hispanic historical figure or cultural tradition and create a short video or digital story. They can use a free tool like Canva, reviewed here to combine images, text, and narration. Ask students to create a playlist of traditional and contemporary Hispanic music, ranging from salsa to reggaeton. Have students explore poems, artwork, or literature by Hispanic authors and artists. They can create artistic interpretations or write poems inspired by Hispanic culture, traditions, or history.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Introducing South Africa - Google Arts and Culture
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Explore beautiful landscapes and visit famous South African sites with this Arts and Culture presentation from Google. Scroll through the page to take a 360-degree look at Cape Peninsula...more
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Explore beautiful landscapes and visit famous South African sites with this Arts and Culture presentation from Google. Scroll through the page to take a 360-degree look at Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain. Learn about the Cape of Good Hope and Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias. Additional images share the flora that is unique to the country and more snippets of history. On a more serious note, visit Robben Island, home to the imprisoned African leader Nelson Mandela from 1964 - 1982.
tag(s): africa (162), civil rights (220), Nelson Mandela (29), south africa (32)
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Engage students with this interesting site by asking them to explore it independently to introduce your unit on African countries or when learning about Nelson Mandela and his home. Be sure to show students how to use the arrows to view images from the many different angles provided. As students begin your lessons, create a Figjam, reviewed here to share interesting information learned from students' explorations. Use their notes to guide students toward enhancing learning by choosing specific areas to explore further. For example, some students may want to learn more about the geography found in South Africa, while others may want to learn about animals or famous people. Have students share their research findings by writing blogs using edublogs, reviewed here, or use Google My Maps, reviewed here to create virtual tours around South Africa that include links to images, videos, or student writing projects to tell the story of the country.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Web Whiteboard - Henrik Kniberg
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Web Whiteboard is a free, collaborative, online whiteboard that doesn't require registration. All collaboration takes place in real-time; share the URL with collaborators. Just click...more
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Web Whiteboard is a free, collaborative, online whiteboard that doesn't require registration. All collaboration takes place in real-time; share the URL with collaborators. Just click the link to begin using the whiteboard tools; boards expire after 24 hours. Web Whiteboard also includes a direct link to create a whiteboard using Miro, reviewed here. Web Whiteboard tools include templates, sticky notes, text, and drawing options. When integrated with a Miro account, many other resources are available, including Google Drive, Adobe Express, and Unsplash images.
tag(s): charts and graphs (180), collaboration (115), graphic organizers (57), iwb (29), mind map (33), Whiteboard (12)
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Allow students to create collaborative drawings as responses to literature. They can map out the plot or themes, add labels, create character studies, and more. Share the finished products on an interactive whiteboard, projector, or your class website. Have a group of students create a drawing that another group can use as a writing prompt. Use Web Whiteboard as a brainstorming or sketching space for groups or the class to share ideas for a significant project or to solve a real-world problem. Use this site with students in a computer lab (or on laptops) to create a drawing of the story's setting as it is read aloud. As a creative assessment idea, have students draw out a simple cartoon with stick figures to explain a more complex process, such as how a democracy works. If you are lucky enough to teach in a BYOD setting, use Web Whiteboard to demonstrate and illustrate any concept while students use the chat and drawing tools to interact in real time. If you are studying weather, have students diagram the layers of the atmosphere and the processes that occur during a thunderstorm. Introduce this tool to students who are working on group projects. Alternatively, have students use this to work with partners or in small teams to complete complex math problems or equations. Give students a problem by typing it on their board. Then have them work through it together, noting all their reasoning and steps along the way.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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