Web Tools for Teaching the CCSS- This link will connect you to a variety of web tools that will add variety to your lesson presentations and provide tools for students to use that will promote common core skill development as well.
Video Creation- If you are looking to create videos or have your students create videos in the classroom this link will provide tools that can help facilitate this process- complete with video tutorials, step-by-step instructions, student planning sheets, and scoring rubrics.
Keyboarding- A collection of programs/ activities/ games for practicing keyboarding skills. This can be useful for teachers and/or parents that want to help their child learn keyboarding skills. All of these resources are free with the exception of EduTyping which has a 90 day free trial offer.
Ipad Apps to Consider- This is a growing list of free, creativity-based apps to consider adding to your ipads. Also included are reference apps, news apps, brainstorming/graphic organizer apps, classroom management apps, whiteboard apps, etc. Drill and practice type apps will not be found on this list.
Web Resources (No account needed)- 100+ web resources organized by topic such as maps, calculators/converters, photo/drawing, QR code creators, charts/graphs creators, surveys/polls, timeline creators, comic creation, timers/clocks, story creators, diagramming/mindmapping, dictionary/thesaurus. Students or teachers do not need to create an account to utilize these resources.
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy- Check out which web tools and apps tie directly to Bloom's higher level thinking skills.
Flipchart Templates for Marzano's Instructional Strategies- These templates are ready to be used on your interactive whiteboard during classroom instruction. There is a separate flipchart with multiple templates for each of the following strategies.... similarities/differences, summarizing/note taking (including summarizing of learning-exit tickets), reinforcing effort/achievement, and nonlinguistic representation.
Game Show Flipcharts- Using games is a great way to reinforce skills and increase engagement in the classroom. This link will take you to a variety of game show flipcharts that are ready for you to personalize with content relevant to the curriculum you need to reinforce. Many of these flipcharts may include the use of the ActivExpressions if so desired.