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From Artificial to Authentic: Using Book Creator to Create Meaningful Projects - Book Creator/Michael Hernandez
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This article shares suggestions and information on using Book Creator, reviewed here to create meaningful and purposeful interactive and multimedia...more
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This article shares suggestions and information on using Book Creator, reviewed here to create meaningful and purposeful interactive and multimedia projects. Topics include how to engage students in learning through book creation, storytelling with purpose, using story projects for uncheatable assessments, and creating authentic learning experiences. In addition to the suggestions provided, this article includes examples of books created using Book Creator.
tag(s): assessment (142), professional development (365), Project Based Learning (22)
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Use the information shared in this article to gather inspiration and ideas for planning authentic student projects. Learn more about the features available on Book Creator and how to use them by completing the Book Creator Certified Author Course, reviewed here. Learn more about authentic assessments and learning activities by viewing the archive of TeachersFirst Twitter Chat: Engage & Inspire: Authentic Learning Activities reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Reading Universe - WETA Public Broadcasting
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Reading Universe offers research-backed tips and advice online to assist teachers and parents in teaching kids in kindergarten through 1st grade how to read. The site provides proven...more
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Reading Universe offers research-backed tips and advice online to assist teachers and parents in teaching kids in kindergarten through 1st grade how to read. The site provides proven teaching strategies, best practice videos, concrete answers to common reading challenges, student worksheets in PDF format, and professional learning. If you have questions about teaching reading, chances are they are answered in the Top Q&As and weekly questions answered by highly skilled teachers. Teachers can create an account to receive updates on new resources, articles, courses, and content, although an account is not required to access or download content.
tag(s): guided reading (33), independent reading (84), reading strategies (92), resources (84), science of reading (25), teaching strategies (40)
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Whether you are a brand new teacher or a seasoned veteran, there are many valuable resources that can be used in your classroom to help you teach reading. Step-by-step guides that break down an overview of skills, when and how to teach, and video examples can be accessed to further your understanding of many reading skills. After reading about the skill, you can access lesson plans, resources, common questions, and learn how to assess your students on what they have learned. As you read through resources, keywords are highlighted to access an interactive glossary. Resources are easy to understand, colorful, and accessible. Teachers at any stage of their career can find helpful content!
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Go Pangea- A World of Learning - Go Pangea by PenPal Schools
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Go Pangea is a website where students can connect and learn with others worldwide in a safe online community. Teachers and award-winning publishers have developed thousands of thought-provoking...more
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Go Pangea is a website where students can connect and learn with others worldwide in a safe online community. Teachers and award-winning publishers have developed thousands of thought-provoking questions spanning various topics and subjects. These questions are accompanied by relevant videos and reading materials that assist students in responding thoroughly and meaningfully. Educators can take advantage of the extensive question bank by selecting existing questions to give to students or by creating their own original questions. The vast collection of assignable materials helps facilitate in-depth learning and discussion. Videos are linked to YouTube and Vimeo; check for access before using them in class or assigning them to students.
tag(s): collaboration (84), communication (134), communities (35), critical thinking (108), writing (308)
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The extensive, curriculum-connected questions allow teachers to integrate Go Pangea in diverse ways that promote critical thinking and active use of knowledge. Assign specific questions as homework or warm-ups to have students engage with content individually and develop critical thinking. Project questions during class and have students work collaboratively in pairs or small groups to discuss and formulate responses. Use Go Pangea questions as discussion starters or debate prompts to get students to analyze texts and multiple perspectives.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PBS Kids Reading Games - PBS Kids
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PBS Kids has a variety of reading games that are entertaining and educational for kids of all ages. The games help kids improve their reading skills, including phonics, vocabulary,...more
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PBS Kids has a variety of reading games that are entertaining and educational for kids of all ages. The games help kids improve their reading skills, including phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students will be engaged in practicing essential reading skills with familiar characters from PBS Kids. The main reading games page may be updated or changed frequently, so bookmark your class favorites!
tag(s): digital reading (11), independent reading (84), phonics (47), reading comprehension (135)
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Teachers can project the games onto a screen and have the class play together. Playing a game to introduce a concept engages kids in reading and reinforces basic reading skills. Working in small groups or pairs encourages collaboration, communication, and peer learning. Students can help each other with challenging tasks. Giving students time to play the games independently is an excellent way to practice reading at their own pace and work on specific skills they need help with. Continue learning at home by posting the site on your classroom webpage or sending the site to parents and guardians to play with their children for extra practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire with Learning Bentos - TeachersFirst
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional learning session is from October 2023. You can register and immediately view the archive of the session.
A learning bento...more
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A learning bento is a creative project that showcases a student's understanding of a topic or a book using various objects and media. In this workshop, you will learn how to use learning bentos as summative assessments for your students by exploring examples and learning to design your own. You'll also learn how to use this assessment strategy to support the needs of diverse learners. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Collaborate on potential uses for learning bentos with other participants; 2. Design and create a learning bento project exemplar; and 3. Reflect on the benefits and challenges of using learning bentos as summative assessments. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
A learning bento is a creative project that showcases a student's understanding of a topic or a book using various objects and media. In this workshop, you will learn how to use learning bentos as summative assessments for your students by exploring examples and learning to design your own. You'll also learn how to use this assessment strategy to support the needs of diverse learners. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Collaborate on potential uses for learning bentos with other participants; 2. Design and create a learning bento project exemplar; and 3. Reflect on the benefits and challenges of using learning bentos as summative assessments. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): assessment (142), creativity (90), professional development (365)
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The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. 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: Assessment in the AI Era - TeachersFirst
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This archived Twitter chat is from October 2023 and will open in Wakelet. The title of this chat is: Assessment in the AI Era. During this chat, participants: 1. Discussed ...more
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This archived Twitter chat is from October 2023 and will open in Wakelet. The title of this chat is: Assessment in the AI Era. During this chat, participants: 1. Discussed the importance of formative and summative assessments in the learning process, 2. Explored different AI-based tools and technologies that can enhance formative and summative assessments, and 3. Reflected on the future implications of AI in formative and summative assessments.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), assessment (142), Formative Assessment (66), twitterchatarchive (167)
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Find resources and information about using AI for assessment. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources for using AI for classroom assessment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Stable Doodle - stability.ai
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Stable Doodle uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create images from your doodles and a short prompt. Add a simple drawing to the blank box and add a description of what ...more
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Stable Doodle uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create images from your doodles and a short prompt. Add a simple drawing to the blank box and add a description of what your image should be in the prompt area. Choose the type of image style from several options, including photographic, origami, 3D model, and more. After providing the drawing and information, choose generate to choose from several options. Select individual images to download as PNG files, or use the Share Results link to save the grid with all the generated images to your device. Although registration isn't required, the number of generations is limited each day. Use your email to create a free account and receive unlimited image generation.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), images (260)
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Anytime students use images, discuss the proper use of copyright. Currently, copyright laws do not apply to AI-generated images; include this in your discussion and consider why this might be true. Create images to use as starters for creative writing projects, to include in multimedia projects, or for students to use as avatars for blogs. Use images created with Stable Doodle in digital storytelling projects, such as those created with Canva Edu, reviewed here or with Canva Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here. In art class, use one doodle to create images in different art styles and ask students to compare the different features of each style. Ask students to choose one art style to use in creating drawings by choosing from different options of media and supplies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Perplexity - Perplexity
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Perplexity is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot assistant. Use Perplexity to ask questions in a conversational tone and assist with tasks. Perplexity offers several features that...more
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Perplexity is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot assistant. Use Perplexity to ask questions in a conversational tone and assist with tasks. Perplexity offers several features that allow you to refine content to provide responses that meet students needs. For example, use the focus tool to narrow searches to academic publications, generate text without a web search, or narrow searches to information found on YouTube. Perplexity allows free members to upload a limited number of files daily for use in the chat. Use the CoPilot feature as an interactive assistant that asks clarifying questions to guide viewers toward the best response for their needs. CoPilot offers a limited number of daily uses when using a free account. Organize information provided in Perplexity within collections, including options to share and create with collaborators. Always verify responses for accuracy when using AI tools such as Perplexity.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), chat (38), search strategies (23)
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Use Perplexity to increase your productivity, create assessments, and as a resource for finding classroom resources and lessons. For example, ask Perplexity to share lesson ideas for upcoming topics. Include your grade level, subject and topic, standards, and the type of lessons you would like to find. The more specific you are with your prompt, the better the results will be. Quickly create exit tickets, quizzes, portfolio ideas, and more simply by chatting with Perplexity. Upload a lesson plan, worksheet, or infographic as part of a prompt to create or differentiate assessments and activities. Use Perplexity to write letters of recommendation, generate information for classroom newsletters, and write grant applications. Learn more about using AI by watching the archive of OK2Ask: Using AI for Teacher Productivity reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Book Creator Certified Author Course - Book Creator
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Become a Book Creator, reviewed here, Certified Author or learn about this resource's different components by completing the course curriculum. This...more
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Become a Book Creator, reviewed here, Certified Author or learn about this resource's different components by completing the course curriculum. This course includes eighteen lessons that share features found on Book Creator, such as importing media, using the camera, and using templates. The final activity is a twenty-question quiz. Complete sixteen or more questions correctly to receive a digital badge and printable certificate of completion. The course takes approximately two hours to complete.
tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (138), digital storytelling (138), ebooks (35), literacy (103), preK (247), professional development (365), writing (308)
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Completing the Book Creator Certified Author course is an excellent way to learn about the numerous features included in Book Creator, available when making engaging and interactive books to share with students or for students to use when creating books. Use the many available templates as a starting point to create books to enhance student learning and for students to share their learning. Find out more about how to use Book Creator by visiting the TeachersFirst review found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twee (Beta) - Twee
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Twee offers a selection of artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed with English teachers in mind. Create a free account to access the many resources that work with video, interact...more
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Twee offers a selection of artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed with English teachers in mind. Create a free account to access the many resources that work with video, interact with text, develop vocabulary, provide grammar practice, and more. Twee's video tools work with YouTube reviewed here to create questions based on the video's content, create summaries of the video, and suggest warm-up questions for use before watching videos. Additional tools provide options to create various assessments, topics for discussion, and homework ideas. After selecting a tool, follow the prompts to make your activity. Some of Twee's tools offer the option to create text from an image, including turning a screenshot of a text page into text to use with the chosen resource. Copy the completed activities into any document to share with students or save as a PDF.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), assessment (142), differentiation (79), Formative Assessment (66), grammar (139), grammar review (31), listening (65), reading strategies (92), speaking (22), vocabulary (231), vocabulary development (91)
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Twee isn't just for English teachers! Use Twee to create content for any subject area to engage students and enhance comprehension. Use Twee to differentiate instruction by creating reading passages with different levels of difficulty based on the same content. Twee's vocabulary tools are an excellent option when introducing new vocabulary for science content, social studies, or math terminology. Extend learning using NearPod, reviewed here to create interactive lessons using the content created with Twee, such as drag-and-drop activities and using comprehension questions as formative assessments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Diffit - Adam Black and Vlad Gutkovich
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Diffit is a tool that helps teachers differentiate lessons using any text, article, or web page. To use Diffit, you need to create a free account. Then, select one of ...more
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Diffit is a tool that helps teachers differentiate lessons using any text, article, or web page. To use Diffit, you need to create a free account. Then, select one of three options: Literally Anything, An Article (or URL), or Any Text or Excerpt. Then, choose the approximate reading level you want for the differentiated materials. After entering all the necessary information, click Generate Output. Diffit will produce an adaptive reading passage, a summary, key vocabulary words, multiple-choice and short-answer questions, and open-ended prompts. All of the generated content can be edited or added to. Use the dropdown box to adjust the reading level or language. Share the materials with students by copying them into a document, printing, or exporting them to Google Docs/Forms.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), assessment (142), differentiation (79), multilingual (59)
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Use Diffit to quickly adapt and differentiate text or content by reading level and language needs. Use Diffit to translate text into the native language of multilingual learners and generate comprehension questions. Differentiate text for special needs students or gifted students based on their ability. Engage students in the learning process by copying the questions generated by Diffit into an interactive quiz format resource such as Blooket, reviewed here. Extend learning by asking students to respond to the open-ended questions by sharing a video response using Flip, reviewed here. Encourage students to show creativity in Flip by using the included features in the camera, such as images, filters, and stickers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Turbo Timeline Generator - Class Tools
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Quickly and easily generate and share timelines using the Turbo Timeline Generator. Begin by clicking the link to edit a timeline and change the informational text to add information...more
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Quickly and easily generate and share timelines using the Turbo Timeline Generator. Begin by clicking the link to edit a timeline and change the informational text to add information to your timeline. Copy and paste data from a website or document or type information into the timeline generator. Add images by putting square brackets around key information as described in the instructions; Class Tools finds images based on your content. Timelines must contain ten or more items to use the save feature. When saving a timeline, provide a password when prompted to access your unique URL. Timelines are not kept on Class Tools, so save the URL in an easy-to-find location for use later and edit information if desired. Additional options available for sharing timelines include QR codes and embed codes.
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Take advantage of this timeline creator to create and share timelines that engage students for many classroom uses and content. For example, create a timeline of events in a novel or historical event, use a timeline to show steps in a progression of events such as turning a bill into law, or create a timeline of class events throughout the school year to share during the end-of-year activities. Ask students to create a timeline using this generator and include a link in a multimedia presentation. Enhance learning by asking students to create a timeline of events as an alternative to a written presentation. Include the timeline link as part of an interactive presentation or image created with Genially, reviewed here. If necessary, ask a student to create a video tutorial of how to create and share a timeline using the Turbo Timeline Generator and share the tutorial on your class site for students to access as needed.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Made EZ with ClassTools - TeachersFirst
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional learning session is from September 2023. You can register and immediately view the archive of the session.
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Engaging and assessing diverse learners is a critical challenge in today's rapidly evolving educational landscape. Join us for an interactive virtual workshop that will help you harness the potential of ClassTools to design meaningful projects that cater to a range of student abilities and needs. You'll also explore using ClassTools projects as formative and summative assessments that provide meaningful feedback and support diverse learners. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Learn how to use ClassTools to create projects that accommodate the needs of diverse learners; 2. Explore the free tools available via ClassTools and their applications in diverse educational contexts; and 3. Create and share your own ClassTools project using different templates and games. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Engaging and assessing diverse learners is a critical challenge in today's rapidly evolving educational landscape. Join us for an interactive virtual workshop that will help you harness the potential of ClassTools to design meaningful projects that cater to a range of student abilities and needs. You'll also explore using ClassTools projects as formative and summative assessments that provide meaningful feedback and support diverse learners. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Learn how to use ClassTools to create projects that accommodate the needs of diverse learners; 2. Explore the free tools available via ClassTools and their applications in diverse educational contexts; and 3. Create and share your own ClassTools project using different templates and games. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): assessment (142), Formative Assessment (66), professional development (365)
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The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. 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: Generating Formative and Summative Assessments using AI - TeachersFirst
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Artificial intelligence (AI) offers exciting opportunities to transform assessment practices. In this workshop, you will learn how to use education-specific AI tools to create engaging, effective formative and summative assessments for your students. Join us to explore various AI tools that can help you design and generate assessment items, rubrics, feedback, and reports based on your curriculum's learning objectives and standards. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Identify and evaluate different types of AI tools for assessment creation and delivery; 2. Use AI tools to design and generate formative and summative assessment instruments, such as quizzes, projects, portfolios, and presentations; and 3. Reflect on the benefits and challenges of using AI tools for assessment in your teaching practice This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers exciting opportunities to transform assessment practices. In this workshop, you will learn how to use education-specific AI tools to create engaging, effective formative and summative assessments for your students. Join us to explore various AI tools that can help you design and generate assessment items, rubrics, feedback, and reports based on your curriculum's learning objectives and standards. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Identify and evaluate different types of AI tools for assessment creation and delivery; 2. Use AI tools to design and generate formative and summative assessment instruments, such as quizzes, projects, portfolios, and presentations; and 3. Reflect on the benefits and challenges of using AI tools for assessment in your teaching practice This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), assessment (142), Formative Assessment (66), professional development (365)
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The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. 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: Exploring the World from Your Classroom - TeachersFirst
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This archived Twitter chat is from September 2023 and will open in Wakelet. The title of this chat is Exploring the World from Your Classroom. During this chat, participants: 1. ...more
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This archived Twitter chat is from September 2023 and will open in Wakelet. The title of this chat is Exploring the World from Your Classroom. During this chat, participants: 1. Shared ways to integrate virtual field trips across your curriculum, 2. Explored tools and resources for virtual field trips, and 3. Discussed the benefits of cross-curricular virtual field trip experiences.
tag(s): twitterchatarchive (167), virtual field trips (78)
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Find resources and information about virtual field trips. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on virtual field trips in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Claude - Anthropic
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Claude is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that serves many purposes, such as summarizing and analyzing information, translating text and data, and creating ideas and responses...more
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Claude is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that serves many purposes, such as summarizing and analyzing information, translating text and data, and creating ideas and responses to text. One useful feature in Claude is adding up to five files in PDF, txt, CSV, and other formats. Begin by creating an account using your email address or Google account. Enter your message in the chat box, and Claude will respond based on your input. Use the option to regenerate the request if you want to see different answers, or use the chat box to type in clarifying information to improve the response. View your chat history below the message box and click any chat to review the reply. Use the drop box with the message's title to rename the chat or delete it from your history. Always verify any information provided by ChatGPT before using it. Claude is an evolving tool, and many features regularly change (or upgrade).
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), chat (38), search strategies (23)
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Use this resource to improve productivity by asking it to create quizzes, rubrics, lesson plans, and more. Because Claude includes the option to add files, increase productivity further by attaching a worksheet and asking it to modify the content to differentiate learning or to suggest ideas for presenting the content in a different format. Be sure to ask for information as precisely as possible by including grade-level information, the subject you teach, content standards and teaching objectives, and options for differentiating instruction. Math teachers can ask Claude to explain the content differently or ask for ideas on applying math topics to everyday life. In social studies or science, ask Claude to generate a vocabulary list or create a story based on your lessons incorporating essential vocabulary terms. ELA teachers might use Claude to get suggestions for interventions to support struggling readers or to find additional resources to support current lessons. Always verify any information provided by ChatGPT before using it. Claude is an evolving tool, and many features change (or upgrade) regularly.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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iSpring Free - i
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iSpring Free PowerPoint Add-on is a free tool for creating interactive eLearning courses from PowerPoint presentations. It includes many features, such as adding interactive elements...more
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iSpring Free PowerPoint Add-on is a free tool for creating interactive eLearning courses from PowerPoint presentations. It includes many features, such as adding interactive elements to your presentations, quizzes, and surveys, exporting your classes in various formats, including SCORM and HTML5, progress tracking, and collaboration. iSpring Free PowerPoint Add-on is an excellent tool for creating interactive eLearning courses without coding or design experience. It is easy to use and can be used to create various types of courses. You will need Microsoft PowerPoint and the ability to download software to your computer to use this tool.
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tag(s): interactive stories (19), quizzes (89), slides (43), video (252)
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Use the iSpring Free PowerPoint add-on to enhance instruction by creating engaging materials. The software includes a user-friendly screen recorder, which allows you to easily insert videos into a presentation or record annotation and voice-over slides. Teachers may want to use recorded videos to create interactive activities that empower students to explore and learn at their own pace. For example, teachers can develop branching scenarios and simulations. The free version allows for creating multiple choice, multiple answers, and essay questions in quizzes, which are graded automatically. When you finish building, easily share content with your students by importing or embedding the file into your learning management system using SCORM or HTML5 or sharing a link.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ReadM - ReadM
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K to 4
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ReadM is a reading app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to support and encourage practicing reading skills. Use the contact form to request a teacher's account or sign in to ...more
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ReadM is a reading app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to support and encourage practicing reading skills. Use the contact form to request a teacher's account or sign in to view as a student. Student accounts include a dashboard that shares the number of coins won by reading, reading speed, number of books completed, and time spent reading. Students select books from the library that offers three different reading levels. Click on each word to hear the pronunciation, or use the microphone to read a sentence at a time and receive feedback on accuracy. Teacher accounts provide instant feedback on students' performance and reading progress. Use your teacher account to assign groups by reading level and grade, use your voice to record content for students, and create and add books using AI tools.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), digital reading (11), fluency (22), literacy (103), multilingual (59), reading comprehension (135), reading strategies (92), Teacher Utilities (135)
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Use ReadM to engage and support new readers and to assist multilingual learners of any age. Include ReadM as a literacy center for students to practice reading skills and assign different reading levels to differentiate instruction as needed. Enhance student learning by using ReadAhead, reviewed here to create a guided reading activity. Share ReadM with parents to use as a reading practice tool at home or to demonstrate reading progress as demonstrated on the teacher dashboard. Extend learning using some of the many available literacy resources and interactives on Class Tools, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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QuestionWell - Maya Bialik LLC
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K to 12
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QuestionWell uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate multiple-choice questions, learning objectives, and essential questions based on your text. Begin by signing in using your...more
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QuestionWell uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate multiple-choice questions, learning objectives, and essential questions based on your text. Begin by signing in using your Google account, then add a topic, select a language (QuestionWell responds in over a dozen languages), and paste an optional reading passage. Leave the reading passage blank for QuestionWell to write a passage for you. When ready, click "Generate Set" to generate a set of multiple-choice questions and the reading passage if selected. Choose all questions, remove unwanted questions, or add your questions before sharing them with students. When ready, use the export link to print your quiz or share it with several sites, including Quizziz, reviewed here, Kahoot, reviewed here, Google Forms, reviewed here, and others. Free accounts allow members to copy and paste reading passages of up to 1,000 words and create multiple-choice questions.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (64), assessment (142), Formative Assessment (66), quiz (67), Teacher Utilities (135)
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Use QuestionWell to create review questions based on your selected reading materials, or let QuestionWell generate text based on your topic to use as an introduction to upcoming lessons. For example, as an introduction to an upcoming unit on the solar system, ask QuestionWell to generate questions about the solar system and include your grade level. Use the provided questions and personalize them as needed, then share the questions and reading passage to engage students in learning about your upcoming topic. Use the essential questions generated with your topic as a starting point for extending learning through project-based learning opportunities. Learn more about Project Based Learning and find helpful resources at TeachersFirst Project-Based Learning Special Topics Page, reviewed here.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Twinkl
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K to 5
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Twinkl is a website that provides educational resources for teachers and parents. They have partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment to create Spider-Man (C) activities that take...more
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Twinkl is a website that provides educational resources for teachers and parents. They have partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment to create Spider-Man (C) activities that take children on a fun journey through the Spider-Verse as they learn and play alongside well-loved characters Spider-Man, (C) and Spider-Gwen, (C) A free membership is required to download these resources.
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tag(s): comics and cartoons (50), creative writing (119), game based learning (173), interactive stories (19), writing (308), writing prompts (53)
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Engage students by introducing your Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen tasks with the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse official trailer at the bottom of the page. Discover activities for learners aged 5-16 years. Fuel your student's interest with these entertaining, curriculum-aligned, Spider-Man activities! Use one of the writing prompts for a creative warm-up activity. Play interactive games on computers as a part of daily station rotations. Free downloadable activities include occupational therapy, fine motor skills, writing prompts, reading comprehension passages, interactive games, and math activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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