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GLOOMY | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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Are you confused about whether to add an s at the end of a word? It's not just for plural nouns, but also for verb endings, and there's also a pronunciation issue in some cases. Then, there's the added question of whether to add an apostrophe-even native English speakers get mixed up about that one! This lesson on when to add the s, and how exactly to add it, is designed to clarify all of this for you. Make sure to practice with the quiz after watching.

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Grammar is the collection of rules and conventions that make languages go. This section is about Standard American English, but there's something here for everyone.

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Let's get descriptive! Modifiers, like adjectives and adverbs, describe nouns and verbs. If you understand modifiers, you can learn to express yourself elegantly.

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Here's the thing: I love nouns. But wait! Nouns aren't just things! They can also be people and places. They're my favorite parts of speech. Without them, we'd never be able to talk about *anything*!

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That mysterious man at the top of the stairs... *who* is *he*? The secretive lady who lives down the block... *what's* *she* up to? Those people in the purple cloaks... *why* are *they* so stylish? No idea, to be honest. But PRONOUNS can at least help us figure out who they are!

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Prepositions (in, out, before, after, with, without, just to name a few) help establish relationships in time, space, and among people and things. Conjunctions unite words; they attach phrases and clauses to one another. They're super useful! Learn more about these two parts of speech here.

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Commas are the superheroes of punctuation! They can perform many different functions. Apostrophes are most often used to stand in for missing letters or to show possession. In the rarest of cases, they can be used to form plurals. Let's learn more!

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This is where we'll talk about the conventions of Standard American English that aren't exactly about grammar, but about STYLE. Harness the power of the sound of language; untangle frequently-confused words and expressions; and learn about why you probably shouldn't wear a tuxedo to a beach party.

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Scott Thornbury's 101 Grammar Questions | Scott Thornbury's 101 Grammar Questions

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Scott Thornbury's 101 Grammar Questions | A compact, user-friendly book addressing many of the questions about grammar that regularly confront teachers, both novice and experienced. | Scott Thornbury

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What can storytelling offer?

Storytelling and intercultural understanding

Other benefits of using storytelling in the classroom

Commonalities of cultures around the world
Other benefits of using storytelling in the classroom
Children have an innate love of stories. Stories create magic and a sense of wonder at the world. Stories teach us about life, about ourselves and about others. Storytelling is a unique way for students to develop an understanding, respect and appreciation for other cultures, and can promote a positive attitude to people from different lands, races and religions.

Storytelling and intercultural understanding

There are a number of ways in which storytelling can enhance intercultural understanding and communication. Stories can...
Commonalities of cultures around the world

allow children to explore their own cultural roots

allow children to experience diverse cultures

enable children to empathise with unfamiliar people/places/situations

offer insights into different traditions and values

help children understand how wisdom is common to all peoples/all cultures

offer insights into universal life experiences

help children consider new ideas

reveal differences and commonalties of cultures around the world

Stories...

Promote a feeling of well-being and relaxation

Increase children's willingness to communicate thoughts and feelings

Encourage active participation

Increase verbal proficiency

Encourage use of imagination and creativity

Encourage cooperation between students

Enhance listening skills

Stories reveal universal truths about the world. Through stories we see how very different people share the same life experiences and how human nature can transcend culture.

Performance techniques
Performance skills
Telling a story can captivate an audience; that is, with the right techniques and a little practice.

Remembering and retelling the plot:
A last word...

map the plot as a memory technique

use story skeletons to help you remember the key events

think of the plot as a film or a series of connected images

tell yourself the story in your own words

create your own version of the story (adapt and improvise)

retell it numerous times until it feels like a story

Adapted from a workshop by Paula Stoyle, British Council, Jordan
Remember to...

vary the volume, pitch and tempo of your voice (enunciate clearly and exaggerate expression)

use your face, body and gestures (let your body speak)

make your body and face respond to the tale

have a clear focus and maintain concentration

maintain engaging eye contact with the audience/ individual listeners

create a charismatic presence (make the audience believe in you)

use different, exaggerated character voices

use your space/ be dynamic

remember to pace yourself

always remember to regain your style as a narrator

use silence and pauses to add dramatic effect

Young Learners share a remarkable variety of personal experiences, values and ways of understanding. The language they learn in the classroom is the tool they use to shape their thoughts and feelings. It is more than a way of exchanging information and extending ideas, it is their means of reaching out and connecting with other people. Stories can link not only between the world of classroom and home but also between the classroom and beyond. Stories provide a common thread that can help unite cultures and provide a bridge across the cultural gap.

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In these TED Talks, masters of storytelling share their creative secrets and explore new approaches to their age-old craft.

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Interaction Online | This book is for teachers interested in incorporating interaction online into their teaching. | Lindsay Clandfield, Jill Hadfield

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This book is for anyone is interested in the relationship between grammar and vocabulary. The introduction looks at recent developments in corpus linguistics and second language acquisition research, and outlines the important role which chunks play in textual cohesion and in fluency, as well as in grammar acquisition. The practical part of the book provides practitioners with a large number of classroom suggestions and activities for making grammar teaching more lexical, and for making vocabulary practice more grammatical. Activities move from receptive to productive and can be used on their own or to supplement and enhance coursebook content.

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Lexical Grammar: Activities for Teaching Chunks and Exploring Patterns (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)

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Activities for Very Young Learners is an essential resource for practising and trainee language teachers of three- to seven-year-olds. This handbook contains over 90 easy-to-use activities for the very young learner classroom, and is ideal for teachers who are looking for ideas to engage their learners in meaningful and imaginative ways. Based on their vast experience, the authors present a clear and compelling educational vision in the introduction, along with information on the learning characteristics of this age group and on how to create an optimal learning atmosphere. There are helpful tips for teaching very young learners and suggestions for how to best handle the challenges of teaching this age group. The activities are organised into eight chapters, including: class routines and classroom management; movement and games; songs, chants and rhymes for topics; stories and storytelling; arts, crafts and displays; exploring the world; thinking-based activities; pronunciation and early literacy.

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Activities for Very Young Learners is an essential resource for practising and trainee language teachers of three- to seven-year-olds. This handbook contains over 90 easy-to-use activities for the very young learner classroom, and is ideal for teachers who are looking for ideas to engage their learners in meaningful and imaginative ways.

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Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods | Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods

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Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods | An easy-to-read book which takes a fresh look at a range of language teaching methods. | Scott Thornbury

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Last year, I added Nora Zeale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God to my advanced placement literature curriculum. Strapped for time, I began to look for free resources for teachers that would help my students interact with and fully comprehend the novel.

There are many free teacher resources available online, but which ones are the best and most effective? These 10 websites are exceptional resources for teachers in all subjects and at all grade levels.

1. ReadWriteThink

The National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE) ReadWriteThink website provides educators with access to high-quality lessons in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.

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For each lesson, you can see the Common Core and NCTE standards addressed, as well as how long the lesson takes to implement. Every assignment is broken into a "theory to practice" rationale with a resources and preparation section, an instructional plan, and a link to related resources.
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I love ReadWriteThink! Not only have I used lessons from this site in my classroom-it was my solution for Their Eyes Were Watching God -but I've actually contributed (and been paid for) my own!

2. PhET

For science, math, engineering, and technology, teachers can't go wrong with the University of Colorado, Boulder's PhET, which creates very accessible free interactive math and science simulations. These simulations are based on extensive research, and they engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment so they can have fun learning through exploration and discovery. Another very comprehensive site, PhET lessons are very engaging and easy to integrate into your classroom activities.

3. Scholastic

Scholastic offers a treasure trove of free resources for teachers-especially those who teach K-8. Scholastic has outstanding lessons that are all linked to relevant standards, and their lessons built around holidays and current events are especially compelling.

Additionally, the site features planning guides, graphic organizers, interactive computer lab and whiteboard activities, book lists, listen-and-read activities, writing activities, vocabulary lists, and discussion guides for most books students would read in grades K-8. Like I said: It's a treasure trove!

4. The Stanford History Education Group

The Stanford History Education Group focuses on improving education by providing classrooms with free materials. History teachers will love "Reading like a Historian," which engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents based on students' reading levels.

Students must employ reading strategies, including sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading, to evaluate and understand multiple perspectives on historical issues. Most importantly, students learn how to evaluate online content-a powerful and much-needed curriculum focus for today's world.

5. PBS LearningMedia

PBS LearningMedia provides interactive lessons in science, social studies, math, and English language arts. Lessons are updated frequently to reflect the real world, current events, and student interest. A recently shared math lesson, for example, helps students learn about the competitive sport of fencing, along with the resulting mathematical problems and equivalent expressions that help determine the number of matches played per tournament.

6. Epic!

This free resource allows teachers and librarians to instantly access 25,000 e-books, learning videos, quizzes, and more. It also includes books written in Spanish!

Teachers can use Epic!'s interactive whiteboard lessons to teach a specific skill or strategy. It's perfect for reading aloud, independent reading, or shared reading. Students can perform experiments using ideas from Epic!'s STEM books or create book commercials using multimedia tools such as iMovie, Telestory, or ChatterPix.

7. EDSITEment

EDSITEment bills itself as " the best of the humanities on the web," and, indeed, it supplies excellent free lessons on the arts, languages, culture, history and social studies, and literature. The result of a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Trust for the Humanities, this site provides excellent materials that have been reviewed for content, design, and educational impact.

In addition to lessons, the site provides direct access to student resources and interactives.

8. NCTM Illuminations

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics created the Illuminations website to increase access to quality standards-based resources for the teaching and learning of mathematics for all grades. The website includes more than 700 lesson plans, 100 activities for students, and 13 Calculation Nation games, as well as interactive tools for students and instructional support for teachers.

9. Teaching Tolerance

Now more than ever, I've found myself turning to the Teaching Tolerance website to help educate my students about fully participating in a diverse democracy. The mission of Teaching Tolerance is to reduce prejudice, improve intergroup relations, and support equitable school experiences for America's children.

There are free sources available for educators who work with K-12 students. The materials, which emphasize social justice, supplement curriculum and help create civil and inclusive school communities, where all children are respected, valued, and welcomed.

10. National Geographic

As it has been doing since I was a child, National Geographic provides free lessons designed in a modular system: activities, lessons, and units. Most activities can be completed in a class period, and a full lesson can take up to a week of class time. A unit can take a bit longer. The goal of these resources is to enable students to become geographically informed through the mastery of factual knowledge, mental maps, and critical thinking.
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The next time you're feeling overwhelmed, don't worry. These free resources for teachers are well-vetted and recommended because of their effectiveness and usability, and they can be great supplements to any classroom.

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According to the U.S. Department of Education, teachers spend an average of $479 of their own money on classroom supplies per year. That's why WeAreTeachers is all about free teaching resources. We're always on the lookout for sites and sources that offer lesson plans, printables, videos, and all the other things teachers need to make their lives a little easier. Our list has options for pre-K through high school, in every subject. In short, there's something for every teacher!

To start, we've got lots of terrific options right here on our site. Take a look at some of these top roundups. Then, be sure to browse the site for anything else you might need.

Now, on to the rest of the big list of free teaching resources!

Check out this site for both multimedia K-12 classroom resources and teacher professional development podcasts and learning activities.

Sponsored by the Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge provides arts-centered, standards-based resources for K-12.

Nature activities, videos, games, DIY projects, and lessons to inspire children to explore and feel connected to the natural world.

Learn to code with these one-hour tutorials designed for learners of all ages in over 45 languages.

Free collection of reading passages in all literary and nonfiction genres for grades 3-12. Passages come with text-dependent questions that help you track student progress.

Use this site for help teaching digital citizenship, and learn about the latest ed-tech.

The Core Knowledge Foundation provides open access to content-rich curriculum materials for preschool through grade 8, including the Core Knowledge Curriculum Series™.

This is one of the most well-known research labs for birds and birding. They've got a quality selection of activities and lessons, with K-12 options.

Student-appropriate news articles, with original and simplified options. You can also listen to the article, a terrific option for struggling readers.

Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, this site provides tons of materials on teaching classic literature like Moby Dick or Lord of the Flies. You'll also find lots of great resources for social studies, civics, and language arts.

Sample lessons: Examining Utopia & Dystopia in The Giver, Hopi Poetry, The Realism in Magical Realism

With lots of printable worksheets and activity ideas, this site is a must-bookmark for teachers. You'll get a limited amount of free resources each month. Or you can sign up for a very affordable membership for unlimited access.

Education World is a complete online resource for teachers, administrators, and school staff to find high-quality and in-depth original content. They offer more than 1,000 free lessons.

EVERFI offers free digital courses that are interactive and standards-based. The focus is on real-world learning, with courses offered in financial literacy, STEM, social-emotional learning, health, and wellness.

Games, books, videos, and printables for kids in grades pre-K to 8, all free! Resources are broken down by grade level, making it easy to find what you need.

Textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has compiled a big collection of activities for grades K-12. Activities, lessons, downloadables, videos, and more!

Jumpstart offers free teaching materials, including activities, worksheets, and lesson plans, for K-5 teachers.

Teachers everywhere rely on Khan for practice lessons and enrichment for their students. They have an especially robust high school section, with AP prep on a variety of topics.

Formerly named Teaching Tolerance, this amazing site provides free resources that emphasize social justice and anti-bias to K-12 educators.

Teach kids the proper way to use primary sources with lessons. Then, use the primary source sets here for research on lots of topics.

LDC is a national community of educators that provides literacy-rich assignments and courses (organized by collection) across content areas.

Search hundreds of resources by subject, grade level, type, and keyword. These lesson plans and teaching materials support K-12 STEM curriculum. Includes a wide variety of at-home lessons as well.

Teachers can borrow teaching packets and DVDs for a whole school year! Plus find lots of online help for teaching art.

Bring National Geographic to your classroom through lesson plans, maps, and reference resources. Don't miss Explorer Magazine, their free online publication for grades K-5.

In addition to lesson plans, the free teaching resources here include National History Day projects and the Suffrage Resource Center.

Nature Lab is the Nature Conservancy's youth curriculum platform, which provides lesson plans, videos and activities, and virtual field trips.

Teach and learn with the Times. Articles and questions, writing prompts, and lesson plans that coordinate with the New York Times Learning Network for teens. This site also provides access to professional growth resources and webinars for teachers, plus activities for students.

Newsela is a database of current events stories tailor-made for classroom use. Stories are both student-friendly and available in different formats by reading level.

National Science Teaching Association promotes excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. This site gives teachers access to NSTA magazines for students and teachers and lesson plans.

Whatever you're teaching, chances are you'll find helpful lesson plans, activities, printables, texts, and more on OER Commons. Hubs and Groups give teachers a chance to connect and collaborate too.

It's no secret that textbooks are incredibly pricey. OpenStax is out to change that by providing quality digital texts for free.

Free, standards-aligned pre-K-12 instructional resources including lesson plans, videos, and interactives.

Recycle Rally is a terrific free program that helps schools set up a recycling program and offers rewards for participation. Their Resource Library has lots of free articles, printables, and activities.

Get leveled reading passages with accompanying vocab and question sets for K-8. Teachers get free access to use with their students.

NCTE's site has thousands of standards-based resources for teachers and students of English.

Free teaching resources by grade, including articles, book lists, and collections of lesson plans and teaching ideas.

You already know YouTube has lots of great videos to use with your students. But not all schools allow access to the site. That's where SchoolTube comes in. Share videos safely, and get content you can trust.

Choose from hundreds of videos, STEM challenges, and lesson plans. Also, find a vast collection of hands-on science experiments and projects for K-12.

Seacoast Science Center's Your Learning Connection is packed with lessons, activities, and resources to support at-home learning and empower children to investigate nature. Each weekly issue explores four themes-Get Outside!, Our Ocean, STEM Activities, and Art & Nature-with lessons, videos, and activity sheets.

Share My Lesson houses over 420,000 free lesson plans and activities, organized by grade and topic.

Smithsonian's History Explorer offers hundreds of free, innovative online resources for teaching and learning K-12 American history.

This award-winning children's literacy website streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

The Lesson Plans section of this site has real plans created and designed by K-12 teachers. Search by subject or grade level.

Free standards-aligned lessons and interactive whiteboard activities products created by teachers for teachers.

There's such a wide selection here, way beyond lesson plans! Get hall passes, graphic organizers, rubrics, and lots of other useful free teaching resources.

TpT allows teachers to share their knowledge with their colleagues and make money doing it. There are many paid options, but you'll find lots of freebies available too.

If you're looking for resources to help build social justice in your school and community, start here. You'll find books, lesson plans, activities, and more.

TES (Times Educational Supplement) is a British website that offers thousands of free and paid resources for K-12 teachers. Made by teachers for teachers.

Sample lessons: Persuasive Writing Travel Brochures, Romeo and Juliet Review Lessons, Rainforest Introduction Lesson

Help kids learn about money: where it comes from, how it works, and how to manage it. There's a free mobile app to try out too.

Calling all math teachers! This site has over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2.

The World Wildlife Fund's mission is to protect the world's most beloved species and their habitats. Find games, videos, lessons, tool kits, and more.

Since 1978, the institute has been working with top-notch teachers and collecting their lesson materials for others to use. This site has thousands of complete units on pretty much any topic, all completely free to access and use.

Sample lessons: The Wonder Behind The Wizard of Oz, The Counting Train: Windows to Mexico, Anime and the Art of Storytelling

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Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. There are seven different layouts to choose from that allow ... more

Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. There are seven different layouts to choose from that allow you the ability to present information in various ways, create maps, and make timelines. Easily create an account and build a new board. Add images, links, videos, columns for sorting or refining organization, and more. Return to your Padlet to add additional information at any time and collaborate with others. Settings offer options to make Padlets open for public contributions, private, or moderated by you (you approve all contributions before they show). Free accounts allow you to make 3 Padlets that include search, themes, stats, premium wallpapers, and cross-device support for uploaded videos. You can always delete an old Padlet to make a new one. Find Video tutorials and Examples by scrolling to the bottom menu and finding "Support" on the left side of the page. This is a device-agnostic tool, available on the web but also available for free as both an Android and iOS app. Use it from any device or move between several devices and still access your work. App and web versions vary slightly.

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In the Classroom
Use a Padlet to collaborate in collecting ideas, brainstorming, and more. Use this tool easily in your Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) classroom since all students will be able to access it for free, no matter what device they have. Padlet does not show which work is attributable to which student, so you may want to require that students initial their contributions in order to get credit. If allowing all students to post to the wall or make comments, you may want to discuss internet safety and etiquette and establish specific class rules and consequences. Making the setting private again will prohibit content from later being replaced by classmate "vandalism."

Use a Padlet to collect webquest links and information to share with students. By leaving the wall open to comments, solicit input, discussions, or viewpoints from students. They can even contribute other sources they find. Color code resources to indicate different reading levels or "high challenge" sources for your more able students. Assign a student project where students choose their theme and design a wall around it. For example, have students create a wall about an environmental issue. They can include pictures, audio or video, links, and other information to display. Use as a new format for book reports. Do your students have favorites such as music or sports? Create a wall around these favorites or hobbies. Use a wall for grammar or vocabulary words. Create walls for debates or viewpoints. Post assignments, reminders, or study skills on a wall. Do you use student scribes or reporters? Use the Padlet site to create a wall with the goings-on in class. Embed your walls in a blog, wiki or website. See a similar tool (and more ideas to use either tool) in the TeachersFirst review of Lino here. Decide which one you prefer! Unfortunately, the Padlet embedded viewer is very small but can be scrolled in both directions.

Use Padlet as a class space during snow days and school breaks. Share the link to a teacher-created, public wall where students can share notes about what they did during the snow day or respond to a thought-provoking question.

Encourage creativity and organization by having your gifted students (or anyone doing independent projects) create Padlets to collect ideas, images, quotes, and more in an "idea bin." Require them to share a brainstorming Padlet to show you the ideas they considered before they launch into a project. Have them brainstorm (and later sort/color code) the possibilities for a creative problem solving or "Maker Faire" project. In writing or art classes, use Padlet as a virtual writer's journal or design notebook to collect ideas, images, and even video clips.

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Looking to enhance students' Web 2.0 competencies and build 21st-century skills? The Animoto tool allows anyone to create professional-looking projects using audio, photographs and video.

Fortunately, if you're a teacher looking to bring this fun and easy multimedia tool into the classroom, a free account will do just fine. Free accounts let students generate projects up to 30 seconds long in a limited number of styles and with a Web-streaming level of visual quality.

To get you started, Education World offers three great classroom activity ideas based on free-account features of Animoto. And don't worry about the learning curve--immediately after creating an account, users can watch an informative video that shows how the functions work.
Students might enjoy one of the following technology integration activities:

30-Second "Shark Tank"
Do students have what it takes to impress the business sharks? Have them use Animoto to make a 30-second video pitch for their own inventions or business ventures. (Note: PicMonkey.com is a powerful free photo editor that students could use to create images for their Animoto videos.)

Once students have completed their Animoto videos, require each one to take a minute or two to introduce his/her presentation verbally before playing it for the class. During that time, students will explain how much of an investment they need from the sharks and why. This is a great group activity, but it works just as well as a solo project. (Groups of no more than three are recommended due to the brief nature of the presentation.)

At the end each pitch, ask classmates to weigh in--a couple of comments per pitch should do. Then ask the class to vote on whether they would invest in the idea or pass on the offer. Remind students that they are to act as objective business investors before they decide whether to invest in another group's product. Another fun option is including a negotiating portion after the pitch, if class time permits.

Monster Attack!
A monster is on the loose and attacking your town or city! Let students get creative by using Animoto to make their very own monster-related news stories. Have students use a paint application, or encourage them to do a public domain and/or Creative Commons search. Then, ask them to invent their own monster stories framed in the context of a hard news multimedia package.

Ask students to narrate their projects as they play, reading from a script that they've prepared. Is there an alien invasion? Is Sasquatch rooting through dumpsters? Did somebody bring carnivorous dinosaurs back to life? This is a great activity for pairs of students to complete together.

My Favorite Thing
Have students use Animoto to talk about their absolute most favorite thing. This activity works as a Web 2.0 "show and tell" while giving students the chance to talk about something passionately. Give students several minutes to verbally set up their projects, making the case for why their 30 seconds was well spent on the subject matter, and why they chose the content that they did for the multimedia presentation.

Related resources
Using Wikis in the Classroom
Event-Coverage Tech: Classroom Ideas
Real-Time Chat Tool: Student Activity Ideas

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Looking to enhance students' Web 2.0 competencies and build 21st-century skills? The Animoto tool allows anyone to create professional-looking projects using audio, photographs and video. Fortunately, if you're a teacher looking to bring this fun and easy multimedia tool into the classroom, a free account will do just fine.

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Looking to enhance students' technology and 21st-century skills? Voki is a free Web 2.0 tool that allows kids to create talking characters. The site features educational resources, including teacher-submitted lesson plans.

Users can customize characters to resemble living people, animals and cartoons. Record voices via microphone or telephone, or upload them in an audio file. Completed characters can be shared via social media, email and embed code.

With free Voki accounts, users can create unlimited characters. Those who upgrade to a paid Voki Classroom subscription can select pre-made historical figures and scenes, and record a total of 90 seconds of audio (as opposed to the 60 seconds available to free-account users). Additional management options come with a paid account.

Students will enjoy the following technology integration activities:

This...Is...ME!

Try this as a fun icebreaker at back-to-school time. Let students create characters that look like themselves. Then have students write a script that identifies their best qualities and communicates what's most important to them. Ask them to use one of the three audio input methods to record their tracks. Have students share their animations with the class.

Vocabulary Rundown

This is a great activity for language arts, English or foreign-language classes. Ask students to design characters. Let them be very creative, as character design isn't important for this exercise. Have students make a list of some vocabulary words they need to practice that week. Ask them to use one of the three audio input methods to record the five words and their definitions. Then have kids quiz themselves by pausing the animation right before the character states the definition.

Fictional Characters Come to Life

Begin this public speaking exercise by having students design their interpretations of famous characters from literature. Then ask them to use one of the three audio input methods to record their favorite monologue by any one character from a book they've read. Give students time to use their animations to help them remember their monologues. Have them present their animations to the class, followed by them reciting their monologues without the help of the animation.

Want to spice up social studies or history class? Have students create (or select, depending on your account) historical figures to use for brief reports. Have students identify a significant moment from the life of the figure, and then ask them to type up a first-person narrative account for their characters to recite. Next, have them use one of the three audio input methods to record audio for their scripts. Encourage students to present their animated reports to the class.

Related resources

Animoto in the Classroom: Activity Ideas
Using Wikis in the Classroom
Event-Coverage Tech: Classroom Ideas
Real-Time Chat Tool: Student Activity Ideas

Article by Jason Cunningham, EducationWorld Social Media Editor
Education World®
Copyright © 2013 Education World

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Flipgrid - A Social Learning Platform

Guest Post by: Joe Merrill

Flipgrid is a social learning platform that allows educators to ask a question, then the students respond in a video. Students are then able to respond to one another, creating a "web" of discussion.

Now, you might ask..."Why can't they just talk to one another in person?"

The moment I knew that Flipgrid would change my classroom was when I was reviewing geometry with my first graders. I asked the students to show me what halves of various shapes look like. The students were using whiteboards to complete the work, then recording themselves on Flipgrid. One particularly bright student made a simple mistake, and I caught it monitoring the responses. However, before I could even walk over to her (30 seconds), 5 students had already responded with, "you might want to go back and check your work." Think about the potential of this for a moment...you have 18 students working on a math problem and they're sharing their thinking on Flipgrid. As they monitor each other's responses, they're exposed to 18 different ways of thinking - instead of just the one way that you might teach them. Flipgrid automatically elevates the academic level of the class, simply by asking students to use their voice.

Getting started with Flipgrid is easy. After you sign up, here are a few things that you should know:

A grid is your classroom or community of learners. If you're a middle / high school teacher, you may want to use "Period 1" or "Period 2" as grid titles. If you teach multiple courses, you can create grids for each class. If you're a general education teacher, you may just want to create one grid (example: "Mr. Merrill's Class") and use that to "host" all of your questions. After you name it, set the security settings. Only those with the grid URL can find your grid. PRO TIP: You can change your grid code to anything that you want! As long as the URL is available, you can use it!

Think of topics as questions your students discuss. When creating topics, you can upload a video, images, emojis, or even gifs. PRO TIP: Use these features for young learners who may have difficulty reading. This way, they'll be able to identify your question easily.

"What is the hype behind student voice?" The whole idea behind Flipgrid is to enhance student voice. The fact is simple...Flipgrid gives that kid in the back of the class a chance to have his / her voice heard. Not one person can dominate a class discussion on Flipgrid. That's because you have the ability to control video lengths. You can set permitted response times from as little as 15 seconds to 5 minutes.The result is a healthy dose of collaboration from your students.

"I heard Flipgrid merged with Microsoft. Do I need a Microsoft account?" Flipgrid recently merged with Microsoft. However, ALL educators can access Flipgrid for FREE. It doesn't matter if you're a Microsoft or Google district. Perhaps you don't have either? Everyone can sign up and use it!

If you're looking for a simple way to get started, I recommend checking out the "Discovery" library. There are thousands of activities that you can add to your own grid, with just a few clicks.

Nothing on Flipgrid is public until you make it public. Only those with your class code can obtain access. PRO TIP: If you'd like to share video responses with parents, I recommend selecting the video response, then tapping "share," and "generate a private response." By copying/pasting the generated URL, this provides a link to that video response ONLY. If you copy / paste the topic url, parents will be able to see other student's responses - which you may not want.

"I have shy students...help!" We all have shy students. If you have someone who is reluctant to go in front of the camera, here are a few options:

1. Have them record their work, and then voice over their thinking.

2. Try App Smashing (where students create something in one app, then upload it into another). If you're curious about how to get started with #appsmashing, check out my free e-book available or clicking on the image below.

The #FlipgridFever community is an incredible group of educators. They're ready and willing to share ideas - all for free. If you're on Twitter, just tweet out to #FlipgridFever and tag @Flipgrid in your post. Chances are, you'll have an answer back before you know it!

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Plickers is an assessment tool made by a teacher who was looking for a quick and simple way to check student understanding. This assessment tool allows teachers to collect on-the-spot formative assessment data without the need to have students use devices or paper and pencil. Teachers can use this tool with previous planning or on the go as needed. This tool provides teachers with the data needed to inform their instruction. It's a data collection tool that's helpful for teachers and fun for the students.

Tool Snapshot
Price: Plickers is free to use. Pro: $8.99/month . Plickers cards can be printed free of charge. A more durable version costs $20 on Amazon.com .
Type of Learning: Learning takes place through online games and lessons. Students stay engaged throughout the assessment because they find the Assessment activity to be fun.
Ease of Use: Very simple to use for students. They just need to rotate a card to show their answer. Very simple for teachers to use the app, to scan, and to project answers. Questions can be loaded previously or as a "need to" basis. Plickers cards are easy to handle, and come in different sizes typical to larger auditoriums, and in larger size fonts for younger students to be able to read. Privacy: The user (teacher) only has to provide First, Last name, email, username and password. Personal information is not shared. Student information is not required to use tool. Privacy policy states how location, use and cookies is used. There are also opt-out options available. Students' answers are also private, and are very hard to be seen by other students. Accessibility: Students of all ages can use this tool. Students with learning and physical disabilities can also use this tool. Modifications would have to be made for the visually impaired and students with motor skill impairment. Plickers cards come with larger fonts for younger students and in larger sizes for large classrooms or auditoriums. Access: Plickers accounts can be managed from the web but teachers need the Plickers mobile app in order to scan students' cards and see their responses. The Plickers app is free for both iOS and Android . The app can be used on phones and tablets.
Power & Bias: Tool marginalizes educators who do not have access to smart devices or the Internet in their classrooms. Students do not need access to technology to use this tool. Numbers/Symbols are used instead of written languages. Website is for English language speakers. Power and bias would be present mostly for the account holder.

Impact on Student Learning: Tool helps students stay engaged during formative assessments. Worry-free way for all students to participate in answering questions with anonymity. Teachers can get immediate feedback to inform their instruction. Plickers is not just a fun online assessment tool for students but it's also fun and simple to use for teachers. Plickers allows you to check in on student understanding. With the data collected you can inform your instruction for a follow up class or in real time. Students stay engaged as they watch to see if their card was scanned, and their answer displayed. The cards can either be bought online or downloaded and printed. Students of all ages find Plickers fun and easy to use. There are two views to see the data collected, Students mode and graph mode. Students mode, shows all the students cards and names, and whether they have answered or not. the graph view shows the way students answered. On both views you have the option to show the correct answer. One of my favorite features is that you can sign in to your account when planning your lesson or if at some point during instruction you need immediate feedback, opening the app and adding a question is hassle free!

Plickers Overview Video
Link to Plickers.com Trancript
Plickers & the SAMR Model

Dr. Ruben Puentedura's offers a lens for examining how technology is adopted in a classroom. As you strive to incorporate online tools into your classroom, we encourage you to use this model as an analytic tool.

Here is an example of how Plickers might fit within the SAMR model:

Substitution: Students use Plickers as a formative assessment instead of a paper and pencil formative assessment or asking students to raise their hands to answer a question.

Augmentation: The teacher can quickly collect responses from the entire class and view the data in real time.

Modification: The teacher can adapt their instruction in real time based on the data provided from Plickers.

Redefinition: Plickers is not sufficiently flexible on its own to reach the redefinition stage of SAMR.

Assessment Activities
Math: Students solve equations or word problems. Teacher provides answers to choose from. Math problems can vary in difficulty. Here's an example of an upper elementary classroom solving a division equation using dry erase boards, and then sharing their answers with the Plickers card. Science- Teachers can use Plicker as a pre-assessment before the start of a unit. Students can answer questions related to a new science unit about Sustainable Development, such as " What is Sustainable Development? ". Teachers can inform their planning after analyzing student data from the pre-assessment.
English Language Arts: Teachers can assess reading comprehension. Story plot questions can be posted with 4 possible answers to chose from.

Teachers can check on students' "Recent Events" knowledge by asking questions about real time recent events. Social Studies-

- First graders are always wanting to vote on possible reward choices. Use Plickers to vote on which movie your class will get to watch as a reward. Fun Voting Activities

Resources

How to Use Plickers

1. Adding a class

1. Sign In

2. Go to Classes

3. Here you will see a Demo Class, and any classes already added to your account, and a tab that says "Add new class"

4. Click on Add new class

1. You will be asked to Name the class, select grade level, select subject, and assign a color to identify the new class

2. Click Save

3. T he new class should now appear on your Classes page

2. Creating a Folder

1. Sign In

2. go to Library

3. Look for New Folder logo and click on it

4. You can use up to 30 characters to name the New Folder

5. Press Save

3. Adding new questions

1. Sign In

2. Go to Library

3. Click on desired Folder

4. You will see previous questions and a New Question icon , click on New Question

5. You will be asked to

1. Add question text

2. Choose between Multiple Choice or True/False

3. Write in A, B, C, D answers

4. Click on all possible correct answers

5. Click Save to leave Click Save and create new to add more questions

4. Printing the Plickers cards

1. Sign In

2. Go to Cards

3. Select desired Plickers card that suit your class needs

4. Print

5. Scanning the Plickers cards on your phone or tablet

1. Press the Plickers icon

2. Press Sign In

3. Write in Email, and Password

4. Press Done

5. Choose class

6. In Queue, you will see available questions that haven't been used for assessment

7. In History, you will see already used questions

8. Press on the question you wish to assess students with

9. Using Live View post the question on screen

10. Press blue Scan button

11. You will see an overlay of the students

12. Make sure the cards are visible, you may move phone to capture all cards

13. Green indicates correct answers, Red indicates incorrect answers, Dark Grey indicates invalid answers and Light Grey indicates students have not been scanned.

1. Press the checkmark when complete

2. Answers can be seen by teacher, using the web site you may also post students names with answers, or chart graph without the students names with the answers

How to Sign Up for Plickers

1. Open your browser

2. In the address box type Plickers

3. Click on the button to create a new account.

4. You will be asked for your First name, Last name, email, and to create a password.

5. After completing the form, press Sign Up at the bottom of the form.

6. You will then shortly get an email from Plickers asking you to validate your email.

7. Go to your email account, look in your inbox for the Plickers email, and follow directions to validate your email.

8. Once this step is completed you can log back to Plickers.com and click on the Sign In icon.

9. Sign in using your email and password. Press Sign In.

10. You will be taken to your Library.

11. From here you can Create New Folders for your classes, add new questions, or review your history.

12. You may also go to: Reports, Classes, Live View, Cards, Help or your account settings.

How to download Plickers app

1. In order to scan your students' answers you need the Plickers mobile app.

2. Go to and search for the Plickers app that's compatible with your phone.

3. Once you find the plickers app, press the download icon.

4. After download is complete, press the OPEN button.

5. Press SIGN IN.

6. Type your email and password, and press sign in.

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In this video, Lynne Zalesak, an 8th-grade Houston social studies teacher, reflects on her use of digital tools in the classroom, in support of student-created digital storytelling. Zalesak worked with Photo Story 3, a free Windows application with which students can create documentary-style videos with narration.

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At the bottom of the edit screen is a menu for sharing options. Clicking on "Sharing Settings" gives you the option of making your graphic public or unlisted. It is also possible to allow others to access and edit your graphic by adding tags. This function could be useful for collaborative work with students.

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Creativity,
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With over two thousand templates to choose from, you can unleash your creativity in no time. Ranging from education to business to personal use, Buncee Templates gives you a jump start on any creation, but with the freedom to add your personal touch. Choose from our in-house templates, or select a custom template uploaded by your admin on Buncee for Schools and Districts.

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Buncee | Create, Present and Share Engaging Multimedia Lessons

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Buncee is an easy-to-use tool for your school's creation needs. Empower student voice, create engaging class materials, enhance school communications, and more!

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ThingLink: Create unique experiences with interactive images, videos & 360° media

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Easily create interactive and immersive visual experiences for online communication and learning. Start a free trial!

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Tes provides a range of primary and secondary school teaching resources including lesson plans, worksheets and student activities for all curriculum subjects.

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The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning

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Quizlet has study tools to help you learn anything. Improve your grades and reach your goals with flashcards, practice tests and expert-written solutions today.

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Join a game of kahoot here. Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

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There are 200,000 imaginative, engaging educational apps out there, far too few are usable in class. Zzish is a system that turns learning apps into day-to-day tools for real-world education. Better engagement and smarter learning for students. Clear, insightful data for teachers.

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QuizWhizzer is the ultimate classroom tool for creating fun gamified quiz races! Upload a background image and add the spaces for where players move to create a unique game board for your quiz. Then watch as students’ avatars progress across the board in real-time as they answer the questions!

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Log in to Mentimeter – Create and access dynamic presentations - Mentimeter

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Welcome back! Log in to quickly access your presentations, review results, or create a new Menti. Engage your audience with interactive content.

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Teach-This.com provides over 2300 printable ESL activities, worksheets, games and lessons to help you teach all the core skills associated with language learning: speaking, listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

As well as PDFs, Teach-This.com also provides an online platform to help teachers share resources with students online and use them interactively. The platform has a variety of uses and can be used either in class or in online teaching situations with classes of varying sizes. In addition to the TeachThis materials, you can also use your own resources on the platform.

On each page of the website, you will find high-quality and professional ESL teaching activities both free and paid. You can use hundreds of our teaching resources for free, without the need to sign up. If you want complete access to all the PDF teaching materials in an unrestricted and editable format, we also offer exclusive online membership packages.

All the sections, subtopics and language points are clearly categorized and levelled with shortcut buttons to direct you quickly and easily to your desired teaching resource. Every teaching activity comes with a detailed description to help you decide which resource will best suit your needs. All of our membership teaching materials are editable and can be easily adapted to students from different countries and cultures. Each resource also comes in user-friendly A4 PDF format with full teacher's notes and answer keys.

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Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.

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1. DISPLAY A QUESTION

Expemo displays a question or task. Try to recall the correct response from memory. Then click 'Show Answer' to display the correct answer.

2. RATE YOUR RESPONSE

Compare your response to the correct answer by pressing one of the three grade buttons.

Bad | So-so | Good If you click 'Bad', don't worry. You will see the same flashcard again after a few more questions, so you will have another chance to answer correctly.

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Linguahouse - Innovation in Learning and Teaching English

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Resources for language learners and ESL/EFL teachers, including over 500 downloadable worksheets, 20 course plans, online phrasebooks, 1000s of memory flashcards and more.

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Brooke House College is a co-educational, international boarding college, specialising in preparing students from all over the globe, and from Britain, for entrance to the most prestigious universities to which they can aspire in both the U.K. and U.S.A.

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Roundcube Webmail :: Welcome to Roundcube Webmail

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glossomatheia.com - language learning & research centre

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They also appear to have successfully applied it to the cure of diseases.

At any rate, he imposed most successfully upon the mother of Allis.

The company had been successfully managed, and its credit was then deservedly high.

Over and over again Tony had intervened and successfully prevented a storm.

I tried it successfully at greater and greater distances, even at two metres.

Economics are stubborn things and cannot be successfully dealt with emotionally.

In other words, Nature is anxious that they may successfully mate.

I have not come so far and so successfully to be beaten now.

Cheered by hope, they successfully beat back their assailants.

"But you've fought it well, and successfully," Davis said the other, with confidence.

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Synonyms of successfully | Thesaurus.com

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They also appear to have successfully applied it to the cure of diseases. At any rate, he imposed most successfully upon the mother of Allis. The company had been successfully managed, and its credit was then deservedly high. Over and over again Tony had intervened and successfully prevented a storm.

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