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Whole Kids Foundation - Kids Club - Whole Kids Foundation
Grades
K to 6tag(s): book lists (129), nutrition (157)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free resources and downloads to include with any nutrition unit. Be sure to check out the Book Club activities that coordinate with popular children's literature. Before beginning your unit, use a quiz tool like Bamboozle, reviewed here to assess student knowledge or use Bamboozle as a review tool at the end of your unit. Have students create their own healthy living book using Book Creator, reviewed here. Ask students to include sample menus, videos sharing healthy living tips, and photographs they take sharing items made using templates from the Kids Club.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Twitter Chat: Infusing STEM Into Any Classroom - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): STEM (205), twitterchatarchive (58)
In the Classroom
Are you ready to infuse STEM into your classroom? Learn new STEM trends and tools for your classroom. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for sites and information about infusing STEM into the classroom. Explore the various tools that are shared.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Integration Made Easy with Flipgrid - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): assessment (118)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Formative Assessment with Infographics - TeachersFirst
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): infographics (51)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Free Microsoft Tools to Make Learning Accessible and Inclusive - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): Accessibility (3), differentiation (50), Microsoft (59), Special Needs (36)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Make the Most of Your TeachersFirst Membership - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Genes to Cognition - Cold Spring Harbor Labratory and DNA Learning Center
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): adhd (27), autism (17), brain (67), cells (101), genetics (89), psychology (64), Special Needs (36)
In the Classroom
When discussing cognitive disorders, use this resource first to obtain information. Be sure to explore the tools to understand how different subsets have an impact on other sets. Include this site when discussing anatomy and physiology, disorders that have an environmental and genetic component, and when discussing reactions within the body.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Integration Made Easy with Sutori - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (151), timelines (56)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Peekapak - Ami Shah and Angie Chan
Grades
K to 3tag(s): emotions (39), preK (284), social skills (23), Special Needs (36)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free materials provided by Peekapak to introduce or reinforce social-emotional lessons in your classroom. Share the included digital books on classroom computers. After your lessons, have students contribute to an online bulletin board of the important terms they learned from this site using a tool such as Dotstorming, reviewed here. Then ask students to vote on each word they agree with. Tally up the votes. At this point, you can create a word cloud of the words or allow students to create their own using a tool such as Word Clouds for Kids, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Google Earth Web: Oh the Places You Can Go - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): Google (35)
In the Classroom
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. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Ideas for Infusing STEM - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): professional development (161), STEM (205), twitterchatarchive (58)
In the Classroom
Do you teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)? Check out this archived chat for tools and tips to use in your classroom. Share this tool with your colleagues interested in learning more tips and tools to use in STEM lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Crossfit Kids Startup Curriculum - Jon Gary and Todd Widman
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Use information from this manual as a guide for developing physical fitness and skills with students. Share this information with your school's physical education teacher. Include a link to this site on your class website for parent viewing at home. Have students upload a photo they have taken when exercising and add voice bubbles to explain how this improves physical fitness using a tool such as Superlame, reviewed here. Have students create an online graph using Amblegraph, reviewed here, to document physical activity over the course of a month.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mind Over Media - Media Education Lab
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): advertising (33), critical thinking (116), propaganda (11)
In the Classroom
Discover the many ready-to-go free lesson ideas to include with classroom discussions of propaganda and persuasive advertising techniques. Share the Learn section with students as part of a flipped lesson, then have students provide examples of propaganda they find on TV or the Internet. Ask students to find advertising demonstrating two opposing points of view, then, with younger or less technically experienced students, use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, to compare and contrast information found. With older or more technically experienced students, use a tool such as XMind, reviewed here, to create a chart or mind map to make the comparison.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Educators Guides to Lyme Disease - Bay Area Lyme Foundation
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
Explore these free materials when teaching about insects or disease. Are you integrating technology in your class? Instead of the traditional brochure suggested use Lucidpress, reviewed here. As a follow-up, you could assign students to investigate and create reports on other insect-born diseases, then use Flipsnack, reviewed here, to turn their Word documents, PDFs, and images into an online book. Have students create an annotated image describing ticks and Lyme disease including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Dangers of Drinking and Driving - QuitAlcohol.com
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): drugs and alcohol (25)
In the Classroom
Use this article to introduce any unit on alcohol or the dangers of driving while impaired. This information would be perfect to share before major social events such as prom or homecoming dances when student exposure to alcohol is common. After sharing this article, create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Easel.ly, reviewed here. Invite a guest speaker into your classroom such as a police officer or community member that has seen the consequences of drunk driving to discuss the effects this has on individuals.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BAM! Body and Mind - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grades
1 to 5tag(s): bullying (50), child development (26), dental health (22), diseases (71), human body (133), mental health (27), nutrition (157), safety (90)
In the Classroom
BAM is packed with interesting content and engaging activities. Use BAM with the whole class to teach a particular health or science topic using an interactive whiteboard or projector. Small groups and individual students can browse through the sections and play the interactives. Assign specific areas for students to complete at school or home as part of blended or flipped classrooms. Many downloadable handouts are available for classrooms with limited tech.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Parent Toolkit en Espanol - NBC News Education Nation and Pearson
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): back to school (60), child development (26), learning styles (20), nutrition (157), parents (54), social skills (23)
In the Classroom
Share the Parent Toolkit with parents as an excellent resource for information on education and parenting. Create a link to the appropriate grade level information on your class webpage to help parents understand developmental guidelines for their student.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teach.Genetics - Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): body systems (59), evolution (103), genealogy (8), genetics (89), heart (40), human body (133)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free educational materials for use in your science classroom. Use materials from this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Share topics from Teach.Genetics with students for use with science fair projects. Have students create a multimedia presentation using Slidestory, reviewed here. This site allows you to narrate a picture. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be reproduced), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report. Use a tool such as bubbl.us, reviewed here, to create and share the concept maps of information included with activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gauging Your Distraction - Gabriel Dance, Tom Jackson and Aron Pilhofer/The New York Times
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): safety (90)
In the Classroom
If you teach drivers education or health, include this site on your wiki or class website. Share the site with students (and parents) as a valuable addition to the "learn to drive" toolkit. Have students complete the game to learn the consequences of trying to multitask while driving. Have students create commercials about the dangers of texting and driving and share them using a tool such as SchoolTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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In the Swim eGuides - Make a Splash in the Classroom - In the Swim
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): chemicals (46), safety (90), sports (97), water (132)
In the Classroom
Follow these links for some supplemental materials to enliven lessons that could include water as a recreational resource. Science teachers will find real world applications and information about chemicals. Use interactive boards to show videos and activities as whole group lessons. Have students read articles for informational reading practice. Use the resources for flipped or blended learning links on your class website for individual or small group work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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