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AutoDraw - Google Creative Labs
Grades
K to 12tag(s): colors (71), drawing (65), images (264), painting (55)
In the Classroom
AutoDraw is an excellent tool for artists and non-artists. Use this site to quickly draw professional looking images for any number of classroom purposes. Create images to accompany presentations on an interactive whiteboard (or projector) or for use on your class website. Ask students to create drawings when retelling stories or creating math problems. Use with students who have any disability as an aid for conveying information through pictures. When teaching ESL/ELL and world languages, use AutoDraw to create images to replace words in texts. Have students create and personalize their images to include with multimedia presentations.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Immersive Reader - Microsoft
Grades
K to 12tag(s): adhd (27), differentiation (51), disabilities (24), dyslexia (8), Microsoft (54), reading comprehension (123), Special Needs (37), text to speech (17)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many features included with Immersive Reader for any classroom use. You may need to discuss downloading this product with your school's IT department; however, it is well worth the effort. This product is especially helpful for ESL/ELL students and students needing additional help with reading. Use the language options for students to hear and view text in their native language. Use Immersive Reader to help students with Dyslexia or ADHD to decode and focus on the text by using the options included. Upload classroom materials for students to use for help in understanding difficult text.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vocabulary Development Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): vocabulary (249)
In the Classroom
Browse this collection when you have students who seem to need extra vocabulary reinforcement or choose one or two tools to use repeatedly each time you introduce new terms. Share specific links or the entire collection for students to find "what works" to help them master vocabulary before the test. Mark this collection in your favorites to have differentiation strategies at your fingertips.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Standards Planner - MicroK12
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K to 12tag(s): collaboration (66), commoncore (86), organizational skills (97), Teacher Utilities (100)
In the Classroom
Use the lesson planner to plan Common Core-aligned lessons digitally, and as a resource for finding teaching material for your lessons. Take advantage of the collaborative features of this tool to lesson plan with peers and coordinate schedules. Choose the video tutorials found under your profile to learn more about the lesson planner and how to take advantage of its many features.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Androidify - Google Creative Lab and Larva Labs
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (132), images (264)
In the Classroom
Use Androidify to create GIFs for many occasions. Create an android and share on your interactive whiteboard to use as a creative writing prompt. Share your GIFs on your class website to add interest to information you share, change the mood of your android to reflect excitement or concern, or change the appearance of your android to demonstrate cultural norms in other areas of the world. Ask students to create an android reflecting the mood of characters in a story, to share their reaction to lessons, or to include with a blog post about any topic. Use Androidify with ESL/ELL learners to help learn colors, types of clothing, or mood.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Infographics - Grammer Check - GrammarCheck
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): grammar (157), grammar review (35), infographics (52), writing (294)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a resource for quickly sharing grammar tips with students. Include a tip of the week on your class website or blog, or display a tip on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector each week to share with students. Along with using the infographics in your teaching, ask students to use the Grammar Check editor, reviewed here, for their own writing, and then find the infographic that has the rules for their grammar mistakes. Have students compare and contrast different types of infographics and share their opinion on features that make effective presentations. Ask students to create their own infographics using a tool like Genial.ly, reviewed here. Genial.ly offers free templates and designs for customizing and creating infographics.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Encyclopedic Entries - National Geographic
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3 to 12tag(s): continents (42), ecology (120), environment (274), oceans (158), space (221), weather (188)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the information on this site for use throughout the school year. Consider choosing an entry each week to share with students and explore further. Use a bookmarking site like Symbaloo, reviewed here, to share other links on the same topic. Ask students to locate information on Google Maps and create a story to tell about their topic using a site like Heganoo, reviewed here. Heganoo allows you to create interactive maps including images, videos, and more to tell a story.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Academic Word Finder - Achieve the Core
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): parts of speech (48), vocabulary (249), vocabulary development (96)
In the Classroom
Use the Academic Word Finder to introduce difficult portions of text before reading. Display the results on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector to review with students. This site is perfect for use with special needs or ESL/ELL students to break down difficult content into smaller, understandable portions. Use this site to identify vocabulary words then create online games for student practice. Bamboozle, reviewed here, offers several options for creating games for two teams. Use the Word Finder to choose vocabulary to include when creating interactive lessons for students. Vizia, reviewed here, includes tools for creating interactive video lessons with embedded documents and quizzes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Blended Play - BlendedPlay
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): computational thinking (32), critical thinking (110), design (85), game based learning (160), gamification (77), problem solving (262)
In the Classroom
Before creating games, take advantage of shared files in the Game Library to quickly make games accessible for students. Once you are familiar with the site, create games for any topic to use for review or as a schema activator. Encourage students to use this tool as a substitute for paper and pen. Have groups of students create their own review games for personal use and to share with fellow students. As students gain confidence in creating their own games, share other game-creation sites like Scratch, reviewed here, as an excellent way to promote creativity and personalize any learning experience.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CutePDF - Acro Software Inc.
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K to 12tag(s): conversions (31), Microsoft (54), worksheets (63)
In the Classroom
Download CutePDF onto your computer to save Microsoft documents to PDF. Saving as a PDF offers flexibility when sharing documents with others. Save student work as a PDF to share with parents. Use Flipsnack, reviewed here, to turn their PDFs into an online book; there is even a page-turning effect! This is a helpful utility for students entering contests or completing applications offered only in PDF form.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dictionary.com - Dictionary.com, LLC
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (167), dictionaries (51), game based learning (160), thesaurus (21), word choice (16)
In the Classroom
Use this online dictionary instead of printed dictionaries and thesauruses in the classroom. Be sure to share a link to this site on your class website. Display the word of the day on your interactive whiteboard as a lesson starter during writing or language arts lessons. Ask students to include featured words during writing activities using Google Documents, then highlight each time the word is used. Take it a "tech" step further and have students create a word cloud of the important terms they learn from this site using a tool such as WordItOut, reviewed here. Dive even deeper and have students or groups of students create daily video presentations featuring their choice for word of the day (or week) using a tool like Powtoon, reviewed here. Share their videos on a site such as TeacherTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Typely - typely.com
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4 to 12tag(s): editing (75), grammar (157), proofreading (20), spelling (113), writing (294)
In the Classroom
Bookmark Typely for use with any writing projects to allow students to concentrate on content instead of grammar. Be sure to share a link on your class webpage and classroom computers for students to use with written work. Ask students to analyze their writing by sharing a before and after analysis as a one-time blog post using Telegra.ph, reviewed here, or as part of their digital portfolio using PortfolioVillage, reviewed here as a digital portfolio tool.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Understood - Understood.org USA LLC
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K to 12tag(s): emotions (41), learning disability (19), learning styles (18), preK (271), professional development (217), racism (57), social and emotional learning (38), Special Needs (37), Teacher Utilities (100)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as an excellent tool for finding learning resources for classroom students and sharing with parents. Understood includes several helpful resources for parents and educators on how to discuss and teach about racism, use the search feature to find activities to incorporate into your current units about race and prejudice. Be sure to share a link to the site with parents on your class website or newsletter. Use items found on this site as part of your professional development activities. Organize participant's thoughts and ideas using a mind mapping tool like MindMup, reviewed here. Share websites, articles, and resources related to your topic using a bookmarking tool such as SearchTeam, reviewed here. SearchTeam allows you to share resources and add comments making collaboration easy for participants. Expand your learning and collaboration efforts using a tool like FlipGrid, reviewed here. FlipGrid is a video response tool that allows you to record a question and gather video responses. As a final product and follow-up to send to your participants, share information learned from this site and others through a multimedia presentation with Sway, reviewed here. Sway is an easy to use tool for creating professional-looking online presentations including video, images, text, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reader - MindSky
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K to 12tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (167), media literacy (85), reading comprehension (123)
In the Classroom
Download Reader onto classroom computers and mobile devices for saving and sharing web articles. This app is especially useful for ESL/ELL or Special Education students to help remove distracting information. After reading articles, have students share their thoughts using a voice recording tool like Vocaroo, reviewed here, then share their recordings on your class website. Share several articles with students using Reader, then post an essential question on Recap for younger students, reviewed here, or on FlipGrid for older students, reviewed here. Both Recap and Flipgrid allow students to post video question responses, then add comments to the posted responses creating an excellent tool for collaborative discussions. Share student responses and discussions with a class podcast using Podcast Generator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dreamreader - Neil Millington
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): independent reading (106), reading comprehension (123), reading lists (69)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as an excellent resource for interesting reading material for students of all ability levels. For struggling readers, have them play the audio recording before reading on their own. When finished, ask students to create their own audio recording of the story. Use an audio tool like Vocaroo, reviewed here, to create recordings. Have students create their own quizzes based on reading material using a site like Online Quiz Creator, reviewed here, for their peers. Challenge students to choose an article that interests them as a starting point for a research project. Have them share their findings by creating an interactive poster using a tool like Adobe Spark for Education, reviewed here. Adobe Spark offers you the option to include video, images, and other media easily into any type of presentation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Room Escape Maker - doctorfou.com
Grades
8 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): game based learning (160), gamification (77), makerspace (33)
In the Classroom
Increase student engagement in any subject through this form of gameplay! Create games to introduce main concepts within the escape room. Ask students to create a game using the information they have learned to share with fellow students. Before creating a game, have students map out information and strategies they will include in a blog format using a tool like Edublog, reviewed here. Ask fellow students to share comments describing their problem-solving process as they try to escape the room.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Quizlet Diagram Maker - Quizlet
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5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): body systems (47), map skills (60), maps (247), quizzes (82), vocabulary (249), word study (57)
In the Classroom
Try out some of the diagrams on the site before attempting to create one. Share a link to any diagram on your class website for student review and practice. When ready to make your own diagram start out simple and follow the easy directions to create and share a learning diagram. Once you become confident, invite students to create their own diagrams to use as a review tool or in place of a final report. Have student experts create a video how-to guide for making diagrams using My Simpleshow, reviewed here. My SimpleShow includes tools for creating and sharing animated video explanations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fake Text Message - iFakeTextMessage.com
Grades
2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): creative writing (130), digital storytelling (132), writing prompts (67)
In the Classroom
Use Fake Text Message to bring lessons to students through their digital world. Ask students to create made-up text messages between book characters or world leaders during a crisis. In math, have students create a conversation discussing methods for solving a difficult problem. Take advantage of the editing tools such as battery life and signal strength indicator to demonstrate urgency in different situations. Have students include images of text messages created into a Google document as part of a written report. Use a text sequence as a prompt for creative writing. Take your text messages to a different level and have students create podcasts incorporating text messages using a tool like Podcast Generator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Teacher's Response to Intervention Guide - Marcus Guido
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K to 12tag(s): assessment (116), data (144), gamification (77), professional development (217), teaching strategies (32)
In the Classroom
Pack this information away in your professional toolbox for classroom reference at any time. Share this article and infographic with other teachers in your school as part of your professional development activities. Print the infographic and post in your school's teacher lounge or other areas for common viewing.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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QuickTopic - Steve Yost
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9 to 12tag(s): chat (40), collaboration (66), questioning (34), Teacher Utilities (100)
In the Classroom
Consider using QuickTopic as a resource in your classroom to increase student interaction with materials and each other. Create quick questions or even a short quiz using QuickTopic. Small groups can use QuickTopic during research to share resources. Library/media specialists could use this tool for online book clubs. Teach on a team? Collaborate with other teachers for assignments and more using this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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