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Pixel Thoughts - Pixel Thoughts
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K to 12
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Pixel Thoughts is a 60-second meditation tool to help alleviate stressful thoughts. Type what is bothering you into the message bar to add what is stressing you to the star, ...more
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Pixel Thoughts is a 60-second meditation tool to help alleviate stressful thoughts. Type what is bothering you into the message bar to add what is stressing you to the star, then relax, listen to calming music, and watch your stress disappear into the universe.
tag(s): emotions (71), social and emotional learning (195), thinking skills (116)
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Use Pixel Thoughts as a brain break activity or display on your whiteboard during transitions to create a calming effect in the classroom. Share this site with students to use as needed when stressed or overwhelmed. Include additional stress-reducing resources on classroom computers, such as The Best Teacher Playlist: 20 Songs to De-Stress, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Digital Citizenship Curriculum - Common Sense Education
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K to 12
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The Common Sense Education Privacy and Safety topic page offers age-appropriate lessons, activities, and classroom resources that help students understand how to protect their personal...more
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The Common Sense Education Privacy and Safety topic page offers age-appropriate lessons, activities, and classroom resources that help students understand how to protect their personal information and stay safe online. It includes educator-tested lesson plans, videos, and interactive materials focused on real-world issues such as online privacy, data protection, cyberbullying, and responsible digital behavior. Use these resources to strengthen students' critical thinking and decision-making skills while teaching them how to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly as informed digital citizens.
tag(s): critical thinking (179), cyberbullying (44), digital citizenship (108), digital literacy (36), media literacy (122)
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Use the site's discussion prompts or lesson scenarios about online behavior, privacy, or cyberbullying. Students can decide what the best choice is and explain why. Have students analyze online posts or articles using Common Sense's media literacy tools to determine what is trustworthy and what is not. Have students analyze online posts or articles using Common Sense's media literacy tools to decide what is reliable and what is not.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Generate Lesson Plans with Khan Academy - Khanmigo
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K to 12
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The Khanmigo lesson-plan tools page on Khan Academy highlights how educators can use AI-powered support from Khanmigo to streamline and enhance instructional planning. With this tool,...more
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The Khanmigo lesson-plan tools page on Khan Academy highlights how educators can use AI-powered support from Khanmigo to streamline and enhance instructional planning. With this tool, teachers can quickly generate standards-aligned lesson plans, complete with engaging lesson hooks, learning objectives, exit tickets, rubrics, discussion prompts, and assessments, saving prep time while meeting diverse student needs. Designed specifically for classroom use, these resources help make lessons more meaningful, connected to real-world contexts, and tailored to student progress. Log in with your free account to access the lesson-plans tool page.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), differentiation (92), learning styles (22), Teacher Utilities (215)
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Generate leveled practice questions with Khanmigo for three stations: review, on-level, and challenge. Students rotate based on readiness, building confidence and a deeper understanding. Use Khanmigo to draft a rubric, then have students help revise it using kid-friendly language. Use Khanmigo to create a short, high-interest lesson hook (story, scenario, or question). Have students respond with quick writes or turn-and-talk discussions to activate prior knowledge.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Learning AI - Joyschooler
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4 to 12
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JoySchooler's Learning with AI course is part of an AI-powered educational platform that uses Socratic questioning and guided conversations to deepen students' understanding of how...more
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JoySchooler's Learning with AI course is part of an AI-powered educational platform that uses Socratic questioning and guided conversations to deepen students' understanding of how learning works and how to use artificial intelligence thoughtfully rather than just for quick answers. The course helps learners reflect on effortful thinking, build metacognitive awareness, and develop personal strategies for working with AI in ways that support real comprehension and critical thinking. It's grounded in the science of learning and encourages students to engage actively with ideas rather than passively receive information.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), critical thinking (179), STEM (371)
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Before using AI, have students write down what they already know, what they are unsure about, and what a good question would be. After interacting with JoySchooler, they can reflect on how the AI prompts helped deepen their thinking rather than replace it. As a class, have students co-create a short set of norms for responsible AI use in school, then turn their ideas into a poster or shared document using Canva Docs, reviewed here and revisited throughout the year. In small groups, students can create a T-chart or concept map showing ways AI can support learning versus ways it should not replace thinking. Groups can share examples connected to their own schoolwork.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CyberSafe AI: Dig Deeper - Minecraft Education
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4 to 8
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CyberSafe AI: Dig Deeper is a free, immersive lesson that uses Minecraft gameplay to help students think critically about artificial intelligence and digital citizenship. Through narrative-driven...more
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CyberSafe AI: Dig Deeper is a free, immersive lesson that uses Minecraft gameplay to help students think critically about artificial intelligence and digital citizenship. Through narrative-driven challenges, students explore real-world issues such as AI responsibility, academic integrity, data privacy, and evaluating information sources, learning that AI tools require human judgment and oversight. The lesson includes classroom-ready resources, such as educator guides and family toolkits, making it easy to integrate AI literacy and safety conversations into your curriculum.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), digital literacy (36), evaluating sources (45), internet safety (121), STEM (371)
In the Classroom
Have students identify real-life examples of AI (recommendation systems, facial recognition, chatbots) and classify them as helpful, risky, or both. This can be done as a chart or by using Padlet, reviewed here. Using Canva for Education, reviewed here, Google Slides, reviewed here, or paper, students can create a poster or a short public service announcement to teach peers how to use AI responsibly. Display these around the classroom or share with younger grades. Have students participate in a structured debate on prompts such as "Should AI be used to help with schoolwork?" or "When should humans override AI decisions?" Debate activities strengthen speaking, listening, and argumentation skills.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TrueSize: Compare Real Country Sizes - TrueSize.net
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4 to 12
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Explore and compare countries' actual sizes using the drag-and-drop features on this site. Begin by searching for a country or continent, then drag one country over another to compare...more
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Explore and compare countries' actual sizes using the drag-and-drop features on this site. Begin by searching for a country or continent, then drag one country over another to compare the two selections. Users can choose from two options for viewing countries: modern or historical. Additional features allow users to switch between a color and flag representation for countries, toggle between 2D and 3D views, and change the basemap to OpenStreetMap, Satellite, or Hybrid. Share results using the share link with the URL. Find the TrueSize Challenge Game at the top of the site to take quizzes to test users on comparisons of the actual sizes of territories from around the world, or play the Guess Where You Are game to test your skills at determining a location from an image.
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tag(s): countries (73), map skills (69), maps (224), measurement (127)
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This site is an excellent addition to almost any classroom for a variety of purposes. Use to demonstrate size differences in countries. Have students use this site when presenting reports of nations around the world. Have a new student from another state or country? Use this site to begin a discussion of the comparable size of where they came from to where your classroom is located. This tool would be especially valuable for explaining the concept of map scale or for converting between square miles/meters. Use TrueSize to compare locations students read about in books they are reading, or when reading with ReadingTreks, reviewed here. Include it in discussions about the impact of a country's size on its culture in world language or cultures classes. Use an online tool such as Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare the size and facts of different countries.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Life & Well-Being - We Are Teachers
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K to 12
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Choose from an extensive collection of free articles, blog posts, and downloadable materials explicitly designed for the educator community. Think of it as a virtual breakroom for teachers...more
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Choose from an extensive collection of free articles, blog posts, and downloadable materials explicitly designed for the educator community. Think of it as a virtual breakroom for teachers of all grade levels, offering a mix of humor, advocacy, and practical life advice. Other content includes relatable essays on burnout, a curated list of teacher discounts, and creative teacher-hack videos. This platform prioritizes the human side of education, offering inspiration and tangible support for their daily professional lives.
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tag(s): mental health (62), preK (322), professional development (319)
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Share inspirational articles and ideas with peers as support throughout the year. Consider creating a Wakelet collection to share with your department or school staff that includes your favorite articles and ideas from this resource and others. If you conduct professional development activities, use the Trading Card Creator reviewed here to create trading cards as a way to encourage discussions of strategies to relieve stress. For example, make cards for time savers and stress relievers, each with different ideas, then pass out the cards and ask the holder to share the concept on their card, along with another personal suggestion.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PBL Works Podcast: The Project - Buck Institute for Education
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K to 12
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This free audio resource provides K-12 educators with an understanding of the "why" and "how" of authentic learning, and includes episodes ranging from introductory concepts for beginners...more
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This free audio resource provides K-12 educators with an understanding of the "why" and "how" of authentic learning, and includes episodes ranging from introductory concepts for beginners to deep dives into racial equity and real-world student impact. The hosts interview veteran teachers about their classroom bloopers and success stories, offering practical insights on shifting from a traditional teacher-delivery model to a facilitator role and on helping teachers navigate the transition to student-centered inquiry.
tag(s): bias (33), professional development (319), Project Based Learning (28)
In the Classroom
Listen to these podcasts in conjunction with visiting the PBL site, reviewed here, to understand how to implement project-based learning in any classroom. Find additional ideas and resources at Project Based Learning Project Ideas, reviewed here. As you learn about project-based learning, share ideas with peers using a collaboration tool such as Milanote, reviewed here to share links, images, videos, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Web Tools - KodX
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K to 12
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Finding the right web tool for a specific classroom task often feels like an overwhelming puzzle when navigating an endless sea of digital options. Kodx.uk addresses this challenge...more
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Finding the right web tool for a specific classroom task often feels like an overwhelming puzzle when navigating an endless sea of digital options. Kodx.uk addresses this challenge by offering a comprehensive directory of free web-based utilities that support a variety of educational needs, including image editing, text-to-speech conversion, and QR code creation, serving as a one-stop shop for daily digital needs. Find tools by selecting from the provided categories, which cover everything from data encoding to simple file modifications. By focusing on browser-resident applications, the site eliminates the need for complicated downloads, making it a reliable resource for any classroom setting.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), colors (63), editing (90), images (267), text to speech (23)
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Use the Online Web Tools to find resources that support student learning and help with everyday digital needs, for example, during the creation phase of an interdisciplinary project. As an example, use the site's QR code generator to link physical books in the classroom library to audio recordings of the stories, or use the text-to-speech tool to help beginning readers hear their own written sentences read aloud. After selecting the necessary tools for tasks such as image resizing or text formatting, have students include their content as part of a presentation created with Canva for Education, reviewed here. After students complete their presentations, post their final creations to a class Padlet, reviewed here to invite commentary and questions from their peers as part of a gallery walk.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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News In Simple - News in Simple
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3 to 12
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News In Simple delivers current events through a simplified lens, offering the same news stories at three distinct English proficiency levels. This free digital resource bridges the...more
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News In Simple delivers current events through a simplified lens, offering the same news stories at three distinct English proficiency levels. This free digital resource bridges the gap for all readers, including English Language Learners (ELL) and ESL students, by providing accessible entry points to global headlines. Level 1 features short, direct sentences with basic vocabulary, while Levels 2 and 3 gradually increase complexity to support linguistic growth. The site focuses student attention on the text and accompanying imagery without distractions. Regular updates ensure learners stay informed about relevant world events while building literacy skills in a supportive environment.
tag(s): differentiation (92), digital reading (18), independent reading (83), multilingual (82), news (223), vocabulary (251)
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Students engage with the day's top headlines by choosing an article and selecting the reading level that provides the right amount of challenge. To check for understanding, use a Wordwall, reviewed here, match up activity for students to pair key vocabulary words from the text with their definitions in a game-like format. To extend the lesson, ask students to record a short video using ScreenPal, reviewed here to summarize the story's main points and share their personal perspectives or use Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here to design a flyer or social media that relates to the content.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Ancient Astronomy of Stonehenge Decoded - Open Culture, LLC
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The Open Culture article The Ancient Astronomy of Stonehenge Decoded highlights a video and discussion about the astronomical significance of Stonehenge, showing how its massive...more
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The Open Culture article The Ancient Astronomy of Stonehenge Decoded highlights a video and discussion about the astronomical significance of Stonehenge, showing how its massive stones were likely arranged with careful alignment to the sun's movements at the solstices. It explains that although the builders did not understand modern astronomy, they clearly observed natural phenomena such as the sun's rising and setting points throughout the year for agricultural and ceremonial purposes. The piece also notes that both summer and winter solstice alignments draw modern-day interest, connecting ancient astronomical observation with today's celebrations and interpretations of this prehistoric site. If your district blocks YouTube, then the video may not be viewable.
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tag(s): agriculture (54), england (51), seasons (59), sun (87)
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Begin with a short discussion about seasons and daylight. After viewing the video, have students identify how Stonehenge aligns with the sun during the solstices and explain why this would have mattered to ancient people. Show images or short clips of Stonehenge during the summer and winter solstice. Have students list visual clues that support the idea of astronomical alignment, then share their observations in small groups. Using simple materials such as paper circles, sticks, or a flashlight, have students create a small model demonstrating how the sun aligns with Stonehenge during a solstice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SceneCraft - EngageAI
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6 to 8
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SceneCraft is an AI-powered interactive storytelling tool created by EngageAI Institute to help teachers build branching narrative lessons that align with classroom content. It lets...more
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SceneCraft is an AI-powered interactive storytelling tool created by EngageAI Institute to help teachers build branching narrative lessons that align with classroom content. It lets educators design custom story scenes, characters, and decision points so students can actively explore subject matter through choice-driven storytelling rather than passive reading or typical worksheets. Teachers can apply for early access and, once approved, use the platform to craft stories that engage learners in subjects such as ELA, history, or science with AI support, while retaining complete control over the content. The resource is currently offered free of charge only to educators in the United States.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), digital storytelling (166), interactive stories (22), stories and storytelling (75), Teacher Utilities (215)
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Project a SceneCraft story and pause at key decision points. Have students vote on choices, justify their reasoning, and predict how the decision might affect the story or outcome. Assign small groups different roles or perspectives within the same story. Have each group follow a different branch and later compare how choices influenced events, motivations, or consequences. Ask students to plan or write an additional scene or alternate ending that could fit into the existing story, using evidence from the text or topic to support their choices.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mixboard - Google Labs
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K to 12
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Mixboard is an experimental tool from Google Labs that lets you create presentations with AI-generated images and design elements. Begin by selecting the "Get Started" button to start...more
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Mixboard is an experimental tool from Google Labs that lets you create presentations with AI-generated images and design elements. Begin by selecting the "Get Started" button to start a new project. View some examples on the new board, or begin creating by entering what you want to make in the message box, or by adding images or documents. Edit your board by adding photos or documents, resizing images, adding text, or organizing content. When complete, use the share button to create a shareable URL. Mixboard can also transform the content into a presentation; hover your mouse over the transform button at the top-right of your board to see how many files you need to upload before you can generate a presentation. When the indicator says "Ready," you're good to go. Customize your presentation using the provided choices, including format, story, and appearance. Presentations may take up to twenty minutes to create.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), brainstorming (19), collaboration (113), curation (25), iwb (29), mind map (33), Whiteboard (12)
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Use Mixboard as a collaborative activity by adding students' ideas along with images and text to brainstorm any topic. Turn your brainstorming ideas into a presentation to add to your class site. Build webs that visually link keywords, photos, and AI-generated visuals to map out themes or concepts. Plan narratives or scripts by creating a sequence of visuals and text that depict scenes, characters, or plot points. In Social Studies lessons, make boards to explore cultural artifacts, historical maps, or comparative societies. Provide language support by creating visual vocabulary boards with AI-generated situational images plus labels.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A SIFT Lesson Plan: Dealing With Media Overwhelm - TCEA
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4 to 8
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This article introduces a ready-to-use lesson plan based on the SIFT Method. This four-step strategy helps students evaluate online media by stopping to consider what they are looking...more
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This article introduces a ready-to-use lesson plan based on the SIFT Method. This four-step strategy helps students evaluate online media by stopping to consider what they are looking at, investigating the source, finding better coverage, and tracing claims back to their original context. It explains why this framework is essential in an age of overwhelming information and frequent misinformation. The article includes a 60-minute sample lesson for middle school students, featuring group activities, individual practice with articles, and reflective writing aligned with ELA standards. This resource provides teachers with a practical and structured way to build students' media literacy skills and support thoughtful online navigation. If your district blocks YouTube, then the video may not be viewable.
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tag(s): evaluating sources (45), media literacy (122)
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Provide students with a mix of printed or projected images (some genuine, some altered or exaggerated). Ask them to stop and think before deciding whether each seems trustworthy. Students justify their choices with simple evidence (details in the picture, clues about the source, etc.). Set up stations with short samples of kid-friendly online content (article headlines, social media posts, or brief paragraphs). At each station, have students investigate the source: Who created it? Why? Is it a trustworthy type of site? They record their findings in a simple "Source Detective" notebook in Google Slides, reviewed here. Have students design a classroom poster illustrating the SIFT steps with kid-friendly language and examples. These posters can be displayed to reinforce ongoing digital-literacy habits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DeepL Translator - DeepL
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K to 12
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DeepL translates text into over 100 languages. The limited free plan includes one monthly file translation for PDFs, Word Documents, and PowerPoint files, and unlimited text translations....more
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DeepL translates text into over 100 languages. The limited free plan includes one monthly file translation for PDFs, Word Documents, and PowerPoint files, and unlimited text translations. Type or paste your text into the chat box, then select the target language from the drop-down list. Each message box includes a link to listen to the audio in the chosen language.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), chinese (38), french (72), german (49), multilingual (82), russian (25), spanish (112)
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Use this translator to greet "other language" speaking students and make them feel welcome in your classroom, and encourage conversations between them and your class. Take advantage of this tool to broaden your classroom's global perspective by engaging in conversations with others around the world. Use this site in world language classrooms to have students copy their text to convert into the language being studied (or the reverse). Enhance student learning by having students create presentations on other countries in the nation's native language using a presentation tool like Canva for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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HeyGen - HeyGen
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HeyGen is an AI-powered video creation tool that generates videos from text, images, or audio clips. You can start with just a script (text), and it will create a talking ...more
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HeyGen is an AI-powered video creation tool that generates videos from text, images, or audio clips. You can start with just a script (text), and it will create a talking video from that text without having to film yourself or record voice-overs manually. Choose avatars to become digital presenters who deliver your script. Pick from hundreds of stock video avatars or create a custom avatar that resembles you. HeyGen supports multiple languages and voices, which can be helpful if you teach multilingual classes or provide translations. After creating an account, use the dashboard to begin a project, and follow the prompts to add a script or instructions for the video. HeyGen provides a plan for the video; after approving it, wait for the video to become available. When ready, share the video using the public link, embed code, via social media links, or download to your device. Free accounts allow users to create up to 3 videos per month, each up to 3 minutes long, using standard video processing. In addition, free plans provide access to one custom video avatar and over five hundred stock video avatars.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), digital storytelling (166), presentations (33), tutorials (50)
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Use HeyGen to create explainer videos, lesson overviews, short tutorials, flipped-classroom clips, or informational videos, essentially anything that benefits from a "talking-through" format but where you might not want to appear on camera or record audio yourself. For example, create a tutorial on how to use a new software program or share some at-home learning strategies with parents on your class site. Use the embed code or link to add videos into flipped lessons using Sway reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mostly Mindful for Teens and Tweens - Mostly Mindful for Teens and Tweens
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6 to 12
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This weekly podcast introduces one mindfulness strategy or concept at a time to help teens build resilience, manage stress, and develop healthy habits for emotional well-being. Each...more
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This weekly podcast introduces one mindfulness strategy or concept at a time to help teens build resilience, manage stress, and develop healthy habits for emotional well-being. Each episode offers age-appropriate techniques grounded in self-compassion and designed to boost joy, focus, and life satisfaction during the challenging teen years. Created by Dominique Sullivan, a teacher-librarian and mindfulness educator, the podcast blends practical tools with calming guidance that can easily complement classroom SEL routines. These podcasts provide teachers with a positive, accessible resource for helping students strengthen lifelong coping skills.
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tag(s): classroom management (135), emotions (71), podcasts (163), social and emotional learning (195), stress (7), thinking skills (116)
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Begin class with a short breathing or grounding exercise inspired by the podcast. Have students close their eyes, listen to their breath, and focus on one calming word or phrase. Have students complete a quick "How am I arriving today?" slip. They can choose a word that describes their mood and jot down one strategy they might use to stay focused or calm during class. After listening to an episode, have students create a card explaining the featured strategy, when to use it, and how it helps the brain. Add these cards to a growing class toolkit for students to revisit throughout the year.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Using Book Creator to develop Thinking Routines - Paul Hamilton
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K to 12
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This helpful book shares ideas on how to connect Project Zero Thinking Routines, reviewed here with the visual and multimedia elements in Book Creator,...more
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This helpful book shares ideas on how to connect Project Zero Thinking Routines, reviewed here with the visual and multimedia elements in Book Creator, reviewed here. The book explores and provides examples of how to show thinking for several thinking routines, including core routines. In addition, the book includes specific instructions on using several Book Creator features, including creating layers and hotspots.
tag(s): critical thinking (179), DAT device agnostic tool (129), digital storytelling (166), ebooks (49), multimedia (62), thinking routines (35), thinking skills (116), visual thinking (13)
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Use this book as inspiration to extend your use of Thinking Routines and to help students develop visual thinking skills. This tool is invaluable for encouraging students who are hesitant to participate in class discussion, as it provides a range of options for sharing their ideas. Learn the basics of Book Creator by watching the archive of OK2Ask: Tech Made EZ with Book Creator, reviewed here. Find out more about Thinking Routines by reading the two-part blog starting with Empower Your Classroom with Thinking Routines, Part 1: A Quick Guide.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kindness in the Classroom: 6th - 8th Grade - Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
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6 to 8
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Kindness in the Classroom is a Tier 1 social-emotional learning curriculum designed to foster a culture of kindness among students in grades 6 through 8. Each unit teaches six ...more
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Kindness in the Classroom is a Tier 1 social-emotional learning curriculum designed to foster a culture of kindness among students in grades 6 through 8. Each unit teaches six core kindness concepts: Respect, Caring, Inclusiveness, Integrity, Responsibility, and Courage. In addition to individual lessons in PDF format, there is a Quick Start Guide, Unit Overviews, Teacher Connection for Administrators, and Posters.
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Students can use Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to create their own infographic for each of the six core concepts. Students can create trading cards that highlight the core concepts using Trading Card Creator reviewed here. Finally, students can create games that showcase the core concepts using Baamboozle, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Headspace for Educators - Headspace Inc.
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K to 12
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Headspace for Educators gives K-12 teachers and school staff free access to a full library of mindfulness, meditation, and wellness tools designed to support educator well-being and...more
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Headspace for Educators gives K-12 teachers and school staff free access to a full library of mindfulness, meditation, and wellness tools designed to support educator well-being and reduce stress. The resources include guided meditations, breathwork and calming techniques, sleep support, mindful-moment transitions, and tools for managing anxiety or burnout. In addition to teacher self-care, Headspace offers classroom-friendly materials, such as short meditations, mindfulness exercises, and calming videos, to help students relax, focus, or manage difficult emotions. As a teacher, using Headspace can support your mental health and energy and help foster a calmer, more emotionally healthy classroom environment where students can learn and engage more effectively. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): professional development (319), social and emotional learning (195), Teacher Utilities (215)
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Begin class with a one-minute guided breathing exercise from Headspace. Students should close their eyes or soften their gaze, focus on their breath, and prepare their minds for learning. Have students design personal calm-down strategies based on techniques learned in Headspace, such as counting breaths, visualizing a quiet place, or practicing gratitude. They store their ideas in a journal or a small set of cards. At the end of the week, have students write a short reflection about which mindfulness strategy helped them most during class and how it affected their focus or mood.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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