Resources for Free Online Images
Model responsible use and teach students to use online images responsibly. Remind your students to make sure that they have permission before selecting and using an image that they find… Read more »
Category: Resources
Link Highlight – Ask Dr Universe
Washington State University has a great site called Ask Dr. Universe. The website invites students to submit a question, or look though questions asked by other children. Questions are categorized… Read more »
Newsela Adds New Library Feature
Newsela is an old favorite. Many of my colleagues use it with their students, so that the students can access news stories at their reading level. Now Newsela has added… Read more »
Worth a Second Look
I subscribe to a lot (too many) blogs in Feedly. My approach is to flick through, reading titles until something grabs my attention. Titles and headlines are very important for… Read more »
Use Operators in Google Search
I cringe a bit when I watch this video that I made in 2010 due to the voice, and my emphasis, but even more importantly, some of the information is… Read more »
Now That’s Good Thinking
The Smithsonian Education Institute has partnered with FableVision Studios (by Peter Reynolds) to create a series of animated videos to help science teachers understand student thinking when learning science. The… Read more »
Foster Wonder and Curiosity with DKfindout
DKfindout! is a great website for children that works on smart phones, tablets and (other) computers. It can be used at home or at school for children (and adults) “to… Read more »
Literacy Activities using Skype in the Classroom
There are several projects whereby you can use Skype for enriching learning in your classroom. One initiative is to encourage teachers to use Skype for building literacy. Skype is currently… Read more »
Who Wrote That? Authority Online
On January 22, Google added a feature to search to help you verify the authority of publishers online. This information automatically shows up in your search results when “when a… Read more »
Threes Tuesday
1. http://storybird.com What is it? Collaborative story-telling website Use it: create a story Integration: Any subject but especially language arts Purpose: Students can work with each other to create a story. If the focus… Read more »