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I chose the challenge card, My NC: Personal History Projects. In NCpedia I used the county search feature. I am from Hoke County and I found information about the formation of Hoke County over 100 years ago that effected the farm my family was living on at that time. I also found biographical information about a relative by marriage that I did not know. I think students could use this feature to find connections between themselves and their communities in North Carolina.

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There are links to other state encyclopedias in NCPedia. Great for sharing where students may have lived, are interested in, or may be moving to.

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Highlights, Cricket, Ranger Rick, and Time for Kids magazines are all available in Explora. These resources can be used across the curriculum for a wide range of grade levels.

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Looking for a word puzzle or coloring sheet?
Check out NCpedia for fun activity sheets and more!

Curious about festivals in North Carolina?
Whether it's the Collard Festival, the Peanut Festival, or any other local celebration, you can learn all about them on NCpedia.

Ever wondered what transportation was like in North Carolina? Or what rural life looked like between 1800 and 1900? Explore these topics and more at NCPedia!

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Great resource to search newspapers from any county with advance features to select a date range and keywords. Nice to use for ancestry purposes.

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This tool has a library of books where students can borrow from. However, it appears that students will need a library card in order to borrow the books. There are audiobooks as well. Books for Battle of the Books is loaded here as well. Students can use their technology to read or listen to books.

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NC Digital Kids Library + PBS Learning Media + TeachBritannica Instructional Strategies

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NC Digital Kids Library + PBS Learning Media + TeachBritannica Instructional Strategies

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Thinking about digital citizenship instruction, I used NC Digital Kids Library to find a book to teach a digital literacy concept and found a fun book: Old McDonald Had a Phone. I found in PBS Learning Media a short video titled "Addicted to Electronics," which echoes some of the ideas from the story, and it's listed as appropriate for grades 3-5. We could expand on ideas from the story by watching the video and then using an Instructional Strategy from Teach Britannica to help guide students through an activity that would help them dig in and think more deeply about the topic.

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I'm excited to share all the lesson resources for science and SS to help easliy supplement our unit plans

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Section for K-8...what about 9-12?

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I really love that I can use EBSCO Discovery Services to find professional journals that I enjoy but don't have a subscription to. This could also be a great way to bring high-quality very content-specific articles to students for research.

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It helps get WAY more resources for elementary SS lessons than are on our county unit plans

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Has lessons and resources for ALL grades - even 9-12. I think we often consider PBS to be just for younger learners.

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The "Small Business Source" has a plethora of information related to small businesses from the "Startup Kit", "Business Basics", "Developing Business Plans" to "Core Business Functions", Industry Information", "Tax Guides for Startups", and everything in between! This is an EXCELLENT resource and will prove to be invaluable for our students, that already have lucrative "side hustles"

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I am excited about the possibility of enhancing the world of creative thinking for my students. Teach Britannica has so many options in the Bell Ringer/Exit Ticket section, the fact that the handouts are embedded in each activity is a great "value added" feature. Next up. . .playing with Connect the Dots" #SOEXCITED

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Using a challenge card (Art Speaks) to inspire students to create based on art, I would choose a variety of art and let students be inspired and create a poem, story or visual art.

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A great source of interactive lessons on historical events in history.

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Enjoyed exploring NCPedia!

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Has mini pages! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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I would direct my students to Novelist and allow them to select a text that sparks their interest. This will aid in making descriptive writing not only fun, but they will learn of the importance of using sensual imagery to paint pictures in writing that allows readers to see characters, places, etc. through their eyes.

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As if the virtual tours alone weren't enough, you can even measure the things. So to give the kids an idea of how long that dinosaur skull is, or the whale, turn on the measurement tool and mark your line and it will measure it for you.

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Great for my deaf students who are visual learners!

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This is amazing! It is now very accessible and easy to navigate since it is categorized according to grade levels.

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This lesson is from PBS LearningMedia.

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Broadcast and digital collections: Zero to Infinity

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The History of Zero | Zero to Infinity | Zero to Infinity | PBS LearningMedia

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Learn about when and where the number zero used worldwide today originated in these videos from NOVA: Zero to Infinity. Use this resource as an example of how different cultures have contributed to fundamental concepts in mathematics.

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I'm excited to use Teach Britannica so that I can give our students (and teachers) a better foundation with this resource

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I'm excited to use Teach Britannica so that I can give our students (and teachers) a better foundation with this resource

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I just saw the virtual tours; they could be useful.  

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I just saw the virtual tours; they could be useful.  

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It actually has foldable organizers like fortune tellers (cootie catcher).

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I can now find journals that are appropriate to my grade level.  

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I can now find journals that are appropriate to my grade level.  

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Read alike info in NoveList! This will help making library purchasing decisions so much easier.

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Read alike info in NoveList! This will help making library purchasing decisions so much easier.

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Here's what I'm excited to use this school year- helping students analyze relevant news articles on our grade level.

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NC Kids: digital well-being

use the book "Unplugged" to teach ES students digital citizenship.

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I love how the PBS Learning Media has direct links to Google Classroom, so specific articles can be assigned to specific students or classes. 

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I love how the PBS Learning Media has direct links to Google Classroom, so specific articles can be assigned to specific students or classes. 

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Benjamin Franklin & Engineering for Good: STEM and Media-Making Extensions | Benjamin Franklin | PBS LearningMedia

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In this three-part lesson, students will learn the science behind Benjamin Franklin’s famous kite experiment and how he proved lightning and electricity to be the same. Students will consider the concept of “engineering for good” by analyzing the social and public health impacts of the invention of the lightning rod. Finally, students will conduct a quick investigation into a chemical substance known as graphene and take part in an engineering design challenge of their own, with the goal of emulating Franklin’s drive to engineer for public good.

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Britannica is usually where I direct my students to start for their research projects. NCpedia is a great resource for NC history-focused research.

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Find a tool you didn’t know existed that you’re excited to try.

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Find a tool you didn’t know existed that you’re excited to try.

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📝 What makes it stand out, and who would benefit most?

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Identify one resource designed to be shared directly with families or caregivers.

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Identify one resource designed to be shared directly with families or caregivers.

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📝 What makes it accessible or supportive at home?

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Find a tool that supports English Learners or multilingual students.

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Find a tool that supports English Learners or multilingual students.

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📝 How does it provide access or differentiation?

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Locate a resource that promotes digital & media literacy skills 

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Locate a resource that promotes digital & media literacy skills 

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📝 What outcomes would you expect from using this?

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Identify a resource that supports safe and credible online research.

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Identify a resource that supports safe and credible online research.

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📝 How would you introduce this to students beginning a research project?

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Find a K–2-friendly tool that will read aloud

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Find a K–2-friendly tool that will read aloud

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📝 Why is this helpful for young learners or families?

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Locate a math resource for grades 3–8 that includes practice or interactive lessons.

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Locate a math resource for grades 3–8 that includes practice or interactive lessons.

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📝 What concept does it cover, and how might you use it?

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Find a resource that supports reading comprehension 

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Find a resource that supports reading comprehension 

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📝 Name the resource and how it can be used

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NCMA + Poetry Reference + NCKids Digital Library

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NCMA + Poetry Reference + NCKids Digital Library

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I would use this Ragging Home image to inspire a poetry lesson on sensory poems, and find examples in the Poetry Reference Center. I'd also play the audiobooks for Trombone Shorty & Jazz by Walter Dean Myers to infuse some music & NOLA history. --Mollee Holloman

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NCMA + Poetry Reference + NC Kids Digital Library

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NCMA Teacher Resources + Poetry Reference Source

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NCMA Teacher Resources + Poetry Reference Source

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Mollee Holloman -- I would use this art resource and take the suggestion to do a sensory poem, and find some examples in the Poetry & Short Story Reference Source