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Hello Slide - 2012 HelloSlide

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K to 12
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Create audio generated speech for any slide (ex. PowerPoint) presentation. With any presentation, type the text for each slide. The audio is automatically created. Create presentations...more
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Create audio generated speech for any slide (ex. PowerPoint) presentation. With any presentation, type the text for each slide. The audio is automatically created. Create presentations in other languages. Saving the speeches/presentations online makes them available on the website. Search other presentations already on the site. There are many "ready to go" presentations that could be applicable in the classroom and/or at home.
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tag(s): digital storytelling (40), slides (24)

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Add extra spice to your own presentations or your students' presentations with audio! Reach auditory as well as visual learners with all your presentations. Use in world language classes or for ELL/ESL or non-reader students. Incorporate into presentations in all subject areas. Challenge students to use this tool to create their own audio presentations. Use as a morning message or incorporate in your blog.

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Edublog - Edulogs.org

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K to 12
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Blog your way into the latest social technology using Edublogs. Use the free service to set up a blog as a student, teacher, or campus. This education friendly tool avoids ...more
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Blog your way into the latest social technology using Edublogs. Use the free service to set up a blog as a student, teacher, or campus. This education friendly tool avoids some of the "public interaction" that can offer inappropriate content. Upgrade to more advanced features, to include more options. The additional information on blogging makes this site very valuable even if you already have a blogging platform. Find a plethora of advice, tutorials, pdfs, and lesson plans for blogging. This site is a great reference site for all who are beginning to use blogs, or even look for more varied and effective ways to log with students, or even other classes. Compare this tool to other free blogging tools mentioned in TeachersFirst's Blog Basics for the Classroom .
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tag(s): blogs (51)

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Save this site as a favorite for all of your blogging needs. Find very informative instructions on blogging, and follow the student blogging challenge lesson plans. Peruse through the various subjects and discover how other teachers use blogging in their classrooms. Using the given PDFs on blogging start up, parent guidelines, incorporating into subject areas, and adapt to make them suitable for you. Look at a variety of examples to help devise your own unique style to meet your students' needs.

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Children's Music Song of the Month - Nancy Stewart

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K to 4
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Download a free song each month including the audio file, sheet music, MP3 recording, and accompanying activities from Children's Music by Nancy. Also available on the site are monthly...more
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Download a free song each month including the audio file, sheet music, MP3 recording, and accompanying activities from Children's Music by Nancy. Also available on the site are monthly archives since 2006. Many songs include links to similar songs available on the site. Search by categories such as Science, Language, Holidays or alphabetically. Simple instructions for downloading resources are included on the site along with directions for making your own CD with the songs.

tag(s): holidays (103), preK (99), songs (40)

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Use content area songs on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) and speakers to introduce new units. For example, when beginning a unit on the Solar System, play "In Our Solar System (Bye Bye Pluto)" to introduce students to the planets' names. Share the site with your school's music teacher as a way to extend activities between subjects. Help students learn Spanish or French by learning songs from the site together. Be sure to share this link with parents. They may want to put some of the songs on the family MP3 player to enjoy on car trips.
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Educational Video Library - Edgar School District, Edgar WI

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K to 12
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Edgar School District has created this collection of embedded YouTube videos without having to go to YouTube to access them. Videos can be found in several ways: via a keyword ...more
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Edgar School District has created this collection of embedded YouTube videos without having to go to YouTube to access them. Videos can be found in several ways: via a keyword search bar near the top of the home page for doing a keyword search, via search by categories, or via browsing the latest videos. Clicking on a link will show the video embedded on the site. Some videos include teaching notes and links to other videos in the same category. If your school blocks YouTube you may have problems accessing the videos as they are hosted by YouTube.

tag(s): alphabet (56), artists (39), bullying (41), careers (78), civil rights (62), cyberbullying (23), drawing (58), energy (124), painting (54), phonics (43), spanish (81), speech (80), verbs (29), video (66)

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Search the site for videos to use on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) with students. Some videos are student-created. Use these as examples and have students create their own video and share the videos on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here.
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The Dream Flag Project - Jeff Harlan and Sandy Crow

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K to 12
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The Dream Flag Project is a poetry-humanity project that fits into any unit on writing, poetry, character development, history, art, social issues, or community service. Reading, writing,...more
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The Dream Flag Project is a poetry-humanity project that fits into any unit on writing, poetry, character development, history, art, social issues, or community service. Reading, writing, critical thinking, and artistic expression activities are available for a wide range of abilities and grades. Start with Langston Hughes, "The Dream Keeper" and his collection of poetry. Explore an introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and black history or focus on goal-setting to make the dream come true. This collaborative project is created by teachers for teachers with a step-by-step approach. The resources include ideas, lesson plans, printable handouts, opportunities to collaborate, and examples.

tag(s): black history (33), poetry (169), service projects (14)

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Transform your classroom into a community of poets and dreamers and even choose to participate in a global project by writing and sharing poems with students around the world. Share this site during Poetry Month. You'll love seeing the pride in students as they engage in reading, writing, creating, and sharing poetry that reflects their hopes and dreams for today and the future. Introduce the extensive photos, videos, and other resources on a projector or an interactive whiteboard. There are "quick links" to an abundance of resources. The outcomes can range from poetry reading and writing to integrating music, theater, videotaping, or social networking (be sure to check with your school's policies). Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here. This can be done in a sixty minute lesson or expanded to a year long theme. It's your choice!
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Mugeda - mugeda.com

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4 to 12
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Try this high interest animation tool without expensive programs, downloads, or installations. Mugeda is a free, cloud-based HTML5 animation platform, where you can create, share, and...more
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Try this high interest animation tool without expensive programs, downloads, or installations. Mugeda is a free, cloud-based HTML5 animation platform, where you can create, share, and publish HTML5 animation. Basic tutorials guide you to create content with easy to follow instructions. Animation applications include; games, ads, cartoons, tutorials, or persuasive commercials. Use tablets, Pcs, smartphones, or tablets. Note that HTML5 works on iPads and iTouches, where most Flash-based sites do not.

tag(s): animation (38), comics and cartoons (51)

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Bring along Mugeda in your bag of tricks to capture and intrigue all of your students. Use Mugeda to illustrate class content, support debate, persuade, and entertain. The possibilities are endless! Add the creations to your website to share with your community. Use on school news programs to add student content without cost, and make information available for all levels of student abilities. Create commercials for your content or to convey information. In history classes go back in time to envision popular opinion that made history happen. Use during campaigns to promote your side of the debate. Science fairs will never be the same. Highlight projects to create anticipation. Send messages to students using the embedded tool. This programming tool has applications in all subject areas. Gifted students, ELL/ESL students, and remedial students will be captivated by this high interest way of expressing themselves.

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Dib Dab Doo and Dilly too... A smarter safer way to search the Internet - Dibdabdoo.com

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K to 7
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Here you will find a "kid-appropriate" search tool featuring countless general topics: Facts & Reference, Computers/The Internet, The Arts, Strange & Mysterious, Hot Topics, The World,...more
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Here you will find a "kid-appropriate" search tool featuring countless general topics: Facts & Reference, Computers/The Internet, The Arts, Strange & Mysterious, Hot Topics, The World, Science & Math, Reading, Writing, Speaking, Nature, and several others. Within each of the main topics are subtopics. For example, in the Classroom section you will find English, Foreign Langauges, Math, History, Reference Tools, Shapes, Woodwork, Colors, Art, Religion, Philosophy, Social Studies, and Homework Help. There is a ton here to explore! The information includes articles and images/photos.

tag(s): alphabet (56), animals (166), animation (38), clip art (6), colors (36), comics and cartoons (51), cooking (24), crafts (25), creative writing (67), cross cultural understanding (38), cultures (62), dance (17), dinosaurs (32), disabilities (14), diseases (35), drawing (58), fitness (38), flags (19), folktales (59), geometric shapes (42), grammar (169), homework (34), insects (46), journalism (20), measurement (103), museums (30), mysteries (19), numbers (137), nutrition (102), oceans (106), operations (66), origami (10), painting (54), photography (96), poetry (169), psychology (28), rainforests (9), religions (27), search engines (41), seasons (21), sign language (5), social networking (50), spelling (124), sports (55), trivia (10), vocabulary (251), weather (150)

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Help students learn about narrowing and refining research by demonstrating this site on a projector or interactive whiteboard. As you start a project, take the time to SHOW how to use this tool to save time and find appropriate resources. Allow students to explore this site on their own finding relevant information from the various topics. If time permits, have students research a specific topic and create a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here.

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Samsung Super Hero - SAMSUNG TECHWIN AMERICA

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2 to 12
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Be a superhero by having your students create digital videos portraying their favorite historical character and possibly win new technology equipment for your classroom. (Or simply...more
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Be a superhero by having your students create digital videos portraying their favorite historical character and possibly win new technology equipment for your classroom. (Or simply have a great learning activity). Simply choose your favorite historical character and create digital video presentations to be done in front of the class. Upload to the site to enter your best student work in the annual contest (usually held in June) or simply watch the "local" learning through great projects. Find previous entries and examples from previous years.

tag(s): famous people (12), grants (14)

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Explore the many examples on Samsungs Superheroes to begin presentations, autobiographical sketches, or living history museums. Sharpen the language arts skills of research, creating an organized presentation, effectively communicating, and listening while bringing in content from other subject areas. Analyze and uncover the traits of a great presentation. Introduce outlining, storyboarding, or written autobiographies in an interesting and attention catching student made video. Brainstorm with your class to uncover the important components necessary for learning goals and assessment while creating a rubric. In social studies, discover superheroes/leaders from different times or geographic areas. Include in your math classes to feature famous mathematicians. In language arts, the world of authors and speakers come alive with literary contributions. Have groups collaborate to portray the ways the character influenced the world. As a competition, choose the best in your class, grade level, or school. Share the videotaped presentations on your website, on student DVDs, or as examples of great student work at parent conferences, open houses, or PTO meetings.

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What's Going On Now - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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8 to 12
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Are we living in the worst of times? Or is history simply repeating? This site looks at the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s through the lens of Marvin Gaye's 1971 album ...more
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Are we living in the worst of times? Or is history simply repeating? This site looks at the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s through the lens of Marvin Gaye's 1971 album "What's Going On." But more importantly, the site challenges us to examine the similarities between those days and the world the youth of today has inherited. The French have a saying, "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose," or the more things change, the more they remain the same. Compare the unrest related to the environment, to social change, to veterans issues. What about drugs, poverty, and faith? How are these issues expressed through popular music? This site presents compelling resources in music, video, and historical commentary, as well as strong teacher guidance to enable you to create powerful, involved lessons based on these questions. Fifty years ago, it was a call for "relevance" in the classroom; today, we search for "authentic" instruction. The more things change, the more they remain the same.

tag(s): 1960s (13), civil rights (62), cross cultural understanding (38), ecology (118), racism (13), vietnam (22)

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History teachers struggle for "coverage," or the ability to teach across all eras. U.S. History teachers often don't get to the Vietnam era, but these resources are a superb reason for pressing forward. Teacher resources include a number of guided investigations and classroom listening guides that can be incorporated in their entirety or adapted to complement lessons on the Vietnam era in a recent U.S. History class, on social change for a Sociology class, or on contemporary music as an agent of political protest for a music class. For independent or gifted learners, this site could provide the basis for sustained small group inquiry as part of curriculum differentiation. Start by asking students to explore the site and write a blog post about their initial impressions.
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Wolfram Tones - Wolfram Research Labs

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6 to 12
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Wolfram Tones is a different and dynamic approach to thinking about music. Instantly create music and download it to your computer. Choose tone style, select a variation, and adjust...more
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Wolfram Tones is a different and dynamic approach to thinking about music. Instantly create music and download it to your computer. Choose tone style, select a variation, and adjust the tone by using the generator, instrumentation, pitch mapping, or time controls. Save your "tone" to your collection or email it to friends. Your collection is associated to the computer where you make it using web browser cookies so no registration is necessary. Tones are packaged as midi files. Mathematical rules create these complex forms of music on Wolfram Tones. The program takes the mathematical pattern and turns it onto its side to produce a musical score. Here, the height of the pattern is the pitch of the note. More than just a musical resource, this website allows you to see and hear math. This site requires Real Player.

tag(s): music theory (14), musical instruments (15), patterns (56), sound (79), sounds (52)

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In math class, have students choose and analyze a musical pattern as part of a unit on algorithms. Have them change the parameters using the program controls to produce a sound that they like. Then have them relate the changes they hear to the changes in the math. In music class, have students create their own portfolio of music using Wolfram Tones. Encourage students to replicate their tones with their own musical instruments. Your talented math/music students and gifted students will love this site! Be sure to share the link on your class web page for easy access.

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Dub City Rockers - Infinite Wheel

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2 to 9
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Created by Infinite Wheel, Dub City Rockers is a collection of several different sound and music interactives. They are brightly colored and engaging. Sounds can be added or removed...more
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Created by Infinite Wheel, Dub City Rockers is a collection of several different sound and music interactives. They are brightly colored and engaging. Sounds can be added or removed by clicking on different animated figures. Mix up sounds to produce unique music. Bring out your inner DJ and remix with Dub City Rockers.

tag(s): music theory (14), rhythm (10), sound (79), sounds (52)

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Share Dub City Rockers on your interactive whiteboard (or projector), and turn up your speakers. USe these activities to practice rhythm, rests, and more in music class or to illustrate basics about sound in a science class. You could even tell a story using sound effects. Have the class choose what to do next as a student demonstrates the program on IWB. Then have students work with a partner to use the tool and produce their own group sound. Allow students to demonstrate their sound to class using the interactive whiteboard. Have students identify which animations are responsible for specific sounds and create a key. Using this, they can write out the sounds to show how their music is working.
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Zoodles - Mark Williamson & Rich Humphrey

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K to 3
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Zoodles offers a safe web platform for kids that includes fun and educational games, videos, and activities. The BASIC membership to this tool includes countless activities in a variety...more
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Zoodles offers a safe web platform for kids that includes fun and educational games, videos, and activities. The BASIC membership to this tool includes countless activities in a variety of subject areas. Many of the activities come from other sites (Starfall, PBS kids, etc.). But this is a nice compilation of subjects and activities. The safety in this program is that once it is downloaded and opened, children don't view the regular computer toolbars anymore. Thus they can't search the web on their own. To exit the program, click QUIT and OK.

There is a parent play-along mode that helps guide learning experiences in a more personal way. Zoodles has been created to work on virtually any type of computer, including tablets and smart phones. Games are searchable by age (toddler to 8 yrs old), and subject. Many games will also have parent ratings with the educational and fun value of the activity. Creating an account is easy and requires simple user information including email and the child's age. This is used to populate age-appropriate games. There is a premium membership with more features.
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tag(s): addition (147), body systems (31), constitution (61), counting (87), grammar (169), numbers (137), operations (66), phonics (43), preK (99), subtraction (114)

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Create 2 or 3 (or more, as needed) classroom accounts with different age levels to provide diversity for students. Each account then be bookmarked on classroom computers for student use. Share this site through your classroom blog or newsletter as a resource for learning games at home. Use activities from the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector as a classroom activity. Provide this link to parents to use on rainy days or during the summer.
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TES Teaching Resources - TSL Education

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K to 12
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This amazing site contains thousands of lesson plans and activities for students of all ages (ages 3-16+). Simple registration is required with an email address and password. Choose...more
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This amazing site contains thousands of lesson plans and activities for students of all ages (ages 3-16+). Simple registration is required with an email address and password. Choose a grade range to search for activities. Note that terminology for lessons is from the UK, so you may need to "translate" for U.S. curriculum topics and spelling. Choose subjects then further categorized into topics. Many links include complete lessons plans with items such as PowerPoint lessons, videos, quizzes, worksheets, and much more. Other options on the site allows you to save items as favorites, follow other users, save searches, and upload materials. Another offering is the "Whole School" category that includes resources for school needs such as behavior and assemblies.

tag(s): bullying (41), business (42), creativity (66), preK (99), psychology (28), religions (27), sociology (11), teaching strategies (14)

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Save this site as a favorite to use as a resource when searching for lesson plans and classroom activities. Why reinvent the wheel? Take advantage of these ready to go resources!
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YouTube Teachers - Learn. Teach. Share - YouTube EDU

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YouTube Teachers is an education-oriented area of YouTube that categorizes videos into subjects for easy retrieval. YouTube is a vast online video library. You upload, view, share,...more
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YouTube Teachers is an education-oriented area of YouTube that categorizes videos into subjects for easy retrieval. YouTube is a vast online video library. You upload, view, share, and comment on content found on the site. Videos found on YouTube range from commercial to educational content. Questionable content can be found easily. As a result, YouTube is blocked in many schools. Some schools block YouTube simply because streaming video "hogs" network resources. If inappropriate content is your administration's main concern, YouTube offers a way your tech department can configure a limited access channel. See an explanation video and related information to share with the tech department here.

YouTube is very valuable to educators looking for great educational content. There are videos for early elementary concepts like safety up through college level courses. YouTube has the ability to stream content into channels based upon your viewing preferences, and videos are easily marked as "favorites" to find in your history. It offers suggested channels based on your watching history including trending and popular videos. Parents can filter out objectionable content and comments using Safety Mode -- which is often disabled.

Create a YouTube channel to collect videos for easy access by students. Upload teacher-created videos for your class to your channel. Do you know a great video not featured on You Tube for Teachers? Suggest it for the Teachers Channel collection.

There are tools that allow you to download, clip, or display You Tube videos without all of the "see other" video recommendations, comments, etc. These tools include Zamzar, TubeChop, SnipSnip.it, VIewPure, and SafeShare.

tag(s): video (66)

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Use YouTube Teachers to create a channel of appropriate videos for your class. Consider creating your own videos of content that can be uploaded to your YouTube channel. Use videos to introduce topics, dig deeper into the content, and review for exams. You may even want to try "flipping" you class so students view the video information as homework and practice with concepts in class the next day. Students can be given the task of finding suitable videos that take the content deeper for better understanding. Create video guides that go with the videos or quizzes that can be given at the end. Assign videos for students to view and give them time to use the information to create a presentation for the rest of the class.

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Evil Mad Scientist - Evil Mad Science

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6 to 12
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Discover irreverent, creative new projects featured every week in Evil Mad Scientist blog. This blog features applied science and math concepts in unique or unusual ways. A few of them...more
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Discover irreverent, creative new projects featured every week in Evil Mad Scientist blog. This blog features applied science and math concepts in unique or unusual ways. A few of them push the envelope, but all will get you thinking. Every Wednesday, new projects tickle your imagination. Watch videos, read the latest stories, or comment on existing projects. Browse the shop,-- not to buy, but to see and analyze remarkable inventions. Join a mailing list to never miss new projects. Note: a few of the ideas involve hacking electronics and computers, so the site may be blocked by school filters. Preview to know for sure. See notes below on ways to share specific articles.
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tag(s): creativity (66), inventors and inventions (89), scientific method (27)

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Inspire creativity and original thinking with Evil Mad Scientist. Use as inspiration or examples for student projects in art, science, or music, research, or applied creativity. If you share a link with students, you may want to link to a specific post or use Readability (reviewed here) to provide a "clean view" of the post. Evaluate projects together on the IWB to help students identify characteristics of creativity and talk about how the ideas may have come to be. Use this site during a unit on scientific method so students connect the discipline of research with the creative results. What kind of experimenting took place? What principles of science? Compare the inventions available in the Shop with inventions from the Industrial Revolution. How is today a different environment for inventors (or is it?) Begin your own Evil Mad Scientist blog to feature your students' creativity or slightly irreverent ideas in a safe and school-appropriate environment, almost as an STEM graffiti wall.

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19Pencils - 19 Pencils, LLC

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K to 8
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Imagine a site that allows you to discover and share websites, find and create custom quizzes, create a class website, track student comprehension, and save, share, and reuse content....more
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Imagine a site that allows you to discover and share websites, find and create custom quizzes, create a class website, track student comprehension, and save, share, and reuse content. You will find all of these features and more at this site for teachers preK- grade 8 (still in beta). At the time of this review, the entire site was free - so no need to worry about what is included in a basic vs premium membership. After creating a free account, go to your dashboard to add new content on your 19Pencils site through searches and favorites. There is a special section called My Class Page that students will see when going to your site. This includes items you have chosen as favorites and class quizzes. To share this content on your current website or blog, there is a widget code to copy and paste. 19Pencils also has a blog, Facebook page, and Twitter feeds to follow. The site has some short videos to help you become comfortable with its many features.

tag(s): professional development (13)

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Create a classroom account to share websites related to current information being taught in class for students to access at home. Create quizzes for students to complete at home or on classroom computers. Subscribe to the blog to see new content as it is added 19 pencils. Use this site to save time searching or to share the great sites you have discovered through TeachersFirst. Share your site with parents to use as a resource for content being taught in class. Use this tool to organize your classroom - both in and out of the brick building.

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Annabelle's Quotation Guide - annabelle.net

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2 to 12
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Browse famous quotations and find over 120 different topic areas with famous quotations from authors, leaders, and famous people found throughout history. Topics such as adventure,...more
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Browse famous quotations and find over 120 different topic areas with famous quotations from authors, leaders, and famous people found throughout history. Topics such as adventure, ambition, advice, family, forgiveness, hope, honor, patience, perseverance, wisdom, and truth offer a variety of inspiring quotations. Click on the author of the quotation to view more famous quotation from the same author.

tag(s): creativity (66), quotations (12), writing prompts (50)

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Use as a daily writing prompt to encourage students to develop critical thinking skills and synthesize how this might apply to their lives. Use as connections to literature and make comparisons. Explore the historical impact of the quotes in current events. Challenge gifted and advanced classes to discover how the quotes can help provide answers for pressing life decisions. Use the quotes for students to create posters or bulletin boards. Make the projects even more "high-tech" by creating electronic posters using a site such as Wallwisher, (reviewed here). Challenge students to create virtual word clouds using Wordle, (reviewed here). Students can create their own quotes to make a class quote collection book. Use as a basis for studying themes and values that guide characters in literature and writing. Send inspirational quotes and personalized messages to each student. Never be without words of wisdom! Learn more about students during the first week of school by having each select his/her favorite quote to include on an "about me" page of your new class wiki or on a class bulletin board.

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TerraClues - Highway North Interactive Inc.

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4 to 12
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TerraClues is a scavenger hunt creation tool that utilizes Google Maps. Create an account, try out other people's scavenger hunts, and start making your own. This is a great way ...more
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TerraClues is a scavenger hunt creation tool that utilizes Google Maps. Create an account, try out other people's scavenger hunts, and start making your own. This is a great way to better understand geography, history, current events, culture, and more.
This site includes advertising.

tag(s): map skills (30), maps (165), webquests (26)

In the Classroom

Do your students struggle understanding where things are located? This site makes associating facts with locations easy. Try using this in history classes. Share the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector and complete one together as an example! This could be a great review activity by creating question for students and using the map to cement and visualize the locations of the question and answers. It would be great for current events to match happenings to their places. The possibilities are only limited by the imagination. With older students, you could even have them create map hunts for their classmates. Hunt for the settings of a novel, the battles of the Civil War, or locations of Marcellus Shale "fracking." High school language students can even create cultural scavenger hunts in their new language.

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Fungooms - Upside Down Games

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K to 1
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Fungooms is an activity collection designed specifically for toddlers through Kindergarteners. Calming music and bright animations provide the background for exploration and learning....more
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Fungooms is an activity collection designed specifically for toddlers through Kindergarteners. Calming music and bright animations provide the background for exploration and learning. Each Fungoom character takes you to a choice of activities (with a chunky cursor). Take a walk on a windy day and catch the hat, fill a honey pot, splash in puddles of color and then splodge them onto the page, blow up balloons, or just move the mouse and watch raindrops, flowers and butterflies whoosh around the psychedelic background!

tag(s): colors (36), computers (20), creative writing (67), preK (99), vocabulary development (41)

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This site is perfect for young students to learn basic computer skills such as moving a mouse. This may be a great solution to use with students that need help calming down. Create a link to the site on classroom computers, and allow some time for exploration. Display the site on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) and create classroom stories telling about the characters' adventures. This is a great tool in the ESL/ELL classroom, too. Speech/language teachers can use the story telling option to help young ones build spoken vocabulary.
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Dragontape - Dragontape Ltd. (Tamas and Peter Szakal)

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5 to 12
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Dragontape allows you to create editable sequences of video and sound from different online sources, including YouTube. You can create up to a three hour long playlist of videos and...more
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Dragontape allows you to create editable sequences of video and sound from different online sources, including YouTube. You can create up to a three hour long playlist of videos and music, and share them through both URL and embed codes. Embed multiple videos in ONE box or page. You can add new clips during the playback. If you have a Twitter account, you can gather clips from feeds of those you follow and enjoy. You can trim and use the fade feature on video clips for more seamless viewing. Basically, you can create your own online "bookcase" for web based videos. This is a great collaborative tool for merging videos, and it is so easy to use that the creators have what they call "couch editor mode." This means you do not have to do anything but DRAG ON to tape, a great online equivalent to the tape recorders of the past.

tag(s): sounds (52), video (66)

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In class, register and use this to provide a single link to multiple video clips you can use or assign for a single class period. Pull different sources together to create a more complete and informative video presentation for your students. Or have students create their own Dragontapes for online, multimedia collage projects. Great for any class, but especially great for music, drama, and art classes. Some other project ideas: juxtaposing politicians, critics, authors talking about writing, or anything you want to compare/contrast. Student organizations could create playlists of current music for a school dance, saving money on a DJ as long as the school has the proper sound equipment to amplify the playlist.

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