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Infographics in the Classroom: A Place to Start
This web resource from Teachers First provides some great resources for creating real lesson plans you can use in your classroom. This link will...
Lesson Example: I know How To...
Creating great lesson plans with technology can be tough, but it isn't impossible. Common Sense Education has a great site filled with all kinds of...
Live Binders: The New Way to Organize
Binders have always been useful. They help keep us organized and help to keep students from losing important documents. But have traditional binders...
Actively Learn: Reading Engagement
Actively Learn is one or our favorite tools to get students more engaged in reading. Once you give a reading assignment, you're at the mercy of the...
2 Ways to Give Feedback in Google Docs
Feedback is one of the most effective tools that a teacher can use to increase student learning. Giving feedback comes in many forms but it isn't...
iPad App: Book Creator
Book Creator is an app that lets you create interactive multimedia iPad books. Students can share these books electronically so others can read them....
Social Bookmarking: Getting Students to Read
One seemingly never-ending challenge for teachers is getting students motivated to read, especially when it comes to non-fiction pieces of...
8 Steps to Great Digital Storytelling
While it's important for students to become creators of content rather than just consumers, the steps to get them creating a quality product are not...
6 Ways to Use Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
Many students use digital storytelling to demonstrate their knowledge and ability to write narrative stories. However, the power of digital...
Storybird Tutorial
There are many useful applications available for students to use to make their thinking and learning visible. One very easy-to-use online...
Storyboard That Tutorial
There are many useful applications available for students to use to make their thinking and learning visible. One creative online application...
TedTalk: The Power of Digital Storytelling by Emily Bailin
In this Ted Talk, Emily Bailin shares how powerful digital storytelling can be for students. She discusses the way pictures, videos, and music can...
Research With Google Scholar
If you are tired of seeing Wikipedia be the go-to spot for student research, Google Scholar might help. Google has created this search site to return...
Macat Critical Thinking Video Library for Students
Critical thinking is about being able to ask questions, gather multiple pieces of information, and then synthesize it into your own worldview. This...
What is a blog?
You've probably heard the word, maybe you've read one, or maybe you've even created one, but could you easily explain what a BLOG is? Could your...
Question Formulation Technique in Action
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT), developed by The Right Question Institute, is a straightforward, rigorous strategy that helps all...
Crash Course: An Educational YouTube Channel
This channel has the videos you need! It has everything ranging from chemical reactions to learning about supply and demand. It even dives into...
CommonLit: Online Library of Free Texts
Teachers today spend hundreds of hours preparing materials to teach their classes. Much of that time is spent searching the internet for authentic...
CommonLit Tutorial
If you've looking for quality, rigorous, and standards-based texts for literacy instruction, look no further! There is now a online library of free...
Improving Writing With Authentic Audiences
Getting students exited about writing is hard enough, never mind having them go through the revision process with effort and diligence. However,...
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