Teacher Online Learning Resources SRA 2021 by Maya Jenkins https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7 Made with Love en-us 2021-06-22 12:31:10 UTC 2021-06-22 18:22:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Class Dojo https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131076 Class Dojo is an online community for students, teachers, and parents to track the progress of students as individuals and as a class.

Teacher can give points to students for items such as work ethic, perseverance, being kind, and more customizable characteristics.

The teacher can post updates to the "timeline" and share awesome class moments with parents directly.

Access ClassDojo here:]]> 2021-06-22 17:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131076 Quest To Learn https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131149 πŸ’• A resource for teachers to dive into online events and plan for game-based learning with their students. Q2L hosts several Experiential Video Events such as the "HBCU Experience: 101". 
πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ There are activities for Middle- and Upper-school students to engage in student-government and other after-school extracurricular activities.]]> 2021-06-22 17:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131149 Zoo Atlanta https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131186 Zoo Atlanta is a wonderful resource that can be used to help support scholars as they learn about different species within the animal kingdom. Students are able to view live virtual footage of species as they learn about their native biomes, ecosystems, diet, and patterns; helping to support Science (& ELA) educators as they continue to build on their schema & relate it back to lessons on conservation of energy, food webs, biomes, rain cycle, & etc.]]> 2021-06-22 17:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131186 Georgia Aquarium https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131614 2021-06-22 17:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131614 Raz-Kids https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131726 Raz-Kids provides comprehensive leveled reading resources for students. Students are able to access their leveled texts through an interactive learning portal that will encourage student engagement. The 800+ eBooks available on the site can be read in online and mobile formats. This allows students to listen to, read at their own pace, and record themselves reading.]]> 2021-06-22 17:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131726 Open Culture https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131859 A collection of free educational resources for k-12 students, parents, and teachers. You can find free video lessons/tutorials; free mobile apps; free audiobooks, ebooks and textbooks; quality YouTube channels; free foreign language lessons; test prep materials; and free web resources in academic subjects like literature, history, science and computing.]]> 2021-06-22 17:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131859 EdWordle https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131939 πŸ’• A tool for editing "world clouds"; the words can be generated from an input text or read from an existing one. You can have students re-size, re-shape, and re-color words, and even add or delete them, to create custom visualizations!
πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ The main benefit is that it creates a community-shared space to visualize words and their spelling!
 ]]> 2021-06-22 17:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620131939 Tween Tribune https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620132012 This is a website created by the Smithsonian that features news, science, and narrative articles for students in grades 5-6.
This is great for targeting the needs of students with exceptionalities because it features articles of various lexile levels and brief quizzes to assess student comprehension]]> 2021-06-22 17:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620132012 Edutopia https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620132307 A platform that highlights practices & strategies that work in education. It showcases innovation & continuous learning in the real world.

Benefit: Provides fact based quality sources of information ]]> 2021-06-22 17:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620132307 Streaming Broadway Shows https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620132585 2021-06-22 17:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620132585 NASA https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620133532 Virtual field trips at NASA are taught live by an informal education specialist and are approximately 60 minutes long. The virtual field trips consist of a presentation and a hands-on activity using common readily available supplies (likely on-hand at home and school). This virtual field allows teachers and students to dive deeper in their science contents through use of real-life demonstrations. 

Topics include:
Weather (1st-5th grade)
Moon to Mars (3rd-5th grade)
Rocketry (6th-8th grade)


]]> 2021-06-22 17:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620133532 Whiteboard.is https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620134550 Whiteboard is a creative agency which helps design and develop ideas and/or brands. Although teachers may not opt to pay a creative agency, it still allows student to view how certain ideas are illustrated and presented. ]]> 2021-06-22 17:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620134550 EPIC kaylahuggins88 https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620134993 What: digital reading platform used to support classrooms and makes books more accessible to students.

Benefits:
-Accessible to teachers and students
-Contains over 40,000 popular books

Ways to Use It:
-Read Aloud
-Annotating]]> 2021-06-22 17:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620134993 Clearslide https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620135281 Clearslide is a presentation tool that can be used for whole or small group settings. Clearslide allows you to keep track of your attendees and their engagement level (time of participation and graph of participation). ]]> 2021-06-22 17:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620135281 Spaceteam ESL https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620135684 http://spaceteamesl.ca/

Spaceteam ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) is a crazy and fun English learning game you play with your friends and classmates using phones or tablets. Teams of 2-4 players work together to fly a spaceship. To survive, you must follow the instructions and press the right buttons on your control panel on your phone.

Benefits
Spaceteam ESL has five levels of words, and each level has words that are used a lot in English. When the learner plays Spaceteam ESL, they will need to say the words in the game to their teammates, and teammates will need to listen to them. Speaking and listening like this will help them learn. The game also has a place where the learner can practice slowly saying and listening to all of the words that are in the game.]]> 2021-06-22 17:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620135684 Google Slides- Closed Captioning https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620136811 You can activate Closed Captioning on Google Slides for students who have difficulty hearing or need help paying attention.

Students can follow along with your voice by reading what you say while presenting your slides to the class.

How to here:]]> 2021-06-22 17:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620136811 LIVESCRIBE carthansydney4444 https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620139320 A smart pen with a built in microphone and camera. As students takes notes, the pen takes notes on everything that is written AND spoken. The camera allows users to take a picture of their notes at any moment and the audio clips are stores; therefore, at any moment students can review their stored audio clips for further review]]> 2021-06-22 17:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620139320 Khan Academy https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620139423 https://www.khanacademy.org
Khan Academy is an online platform for students to receive extra practice on a variety of  subjects that include math, science, sel, arts and humanities, economics, life skills, and test prep.
Benefits: Students are able to take practice test and they are given specific feedback for the questions that they answer incorrectly.]]> 2021-06-22 17:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620139423 NewsELA https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620141280 NewsELA is a literacy focused tool that offers standard-aligned content in English and Spanish. Includes articles with appropriate reading levels and news articles with questions and writing prompts.]]> 2021-06-22 18:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620141280 Noredink ymeriweather https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620141437 This is a platform that is appropriate for all grade levels (ELA). It can be used for assessing writing ability and knowledge of English grammar.

Through the diagnostic test (self or pre-made), teachers can see what areas their students need to work on. From there the teachers can assign practice work to help the students improve.

This platform also allows for students to practice the writing process.

Lastly, the free version provides a lot of options, so you don 't have to upgrade to premium.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CXtFXYEjA8]]> 2021-06-22 18:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620141437 Tumblebooks mjenkins69 https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620141461 -subscription based (seems like subscriptions are available to schools/libraries)
- available for students to use at home
- great for elementary AND middle
- digital library/collection
- great for ALL subjects. They have a math component.
- audiobook component available. 
- fiction and nonfiction available. ]]> 2021-06-22 18:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620141461 Fernbank Museum https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620142708 The Fernbank Museum is a natural history museum. It gives teachers and students the opportunity to indulge in an interactive learning experience that will inspire curiosity through adventures in science, nature and human culture. 
*Offers virtual field trips and on-sight field trips.]]> 2021-06-22 18:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620142708 Apple Clips https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620143580 Apple Clips is an application available on the iPhone or iPad that allows the user to create short video and audio. Teachers can use this to record themselves to explain something verbally. ]]> 2021-06-22 18:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620143580 Metropolitan Museum of Art hensleychad1982 https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620144509 (metmuseum.org)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum in New York City and the largest museum in the United States. In the context of the classroom, they offer virtual class tours. These virtual tours can be used in the classroom to increase students' understanding of other cultures. These pieces of art are primary sources that can also teach students about historical context.]]> 2021-06-22 18:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620144509 Canva https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620145268 -Canva has over 250,000 presentation templates
-You can invite members to your team
-Offers a collaborative work space
-FREE]]> 2021-06-22 18:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620145268 Brain Pop moldavianjohnson https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620145626 Essential Engagement tool that allows both students and teachers to be involved in the learning process. Engaging learning games, animated movies, and activities. Designed with relevance, depth, and humor to encourage kids on their unique learning paths.

Students can research STEM + Social Studies + English + Arts & Music.

]]> 2021-06-22 18:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620145626 Garageband hensleychad1982 https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620145731 Garageband is a program developed and published by Apple that can be used to create audio presentations, such as music, podcasts, etc. This can be used in the classroom in the context of creating podcasts, which encourage research, collaboration, and hands on creativity. Despite being an Apple product, there is a version for PC, which may be something to consider depending on a school's existing resources.]]> 2021-06-22 18:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620145731 https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620145836 YouTube is an endless resource of information and an enlarged network of people who are willing to share it. This resource is great way to find information for students as well an astounding catalyst for building community.]]> 2021-06-22 18:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620145836 Funbrain https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620146524 https://www.funbrain.com/



]]> 2021-06-22 18:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620146524 Slime in Space https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620148156 This free 15-minute virtual field trip will take kids 250 miles above earth to see how slime, and water, react in a microgravity environment.

Students will see just how far slime will travel when shot out of a giant syringe, and what happens when you pop a slime balloon in an environment where liquids are weightless. 

The benefits of this resource is that this is a super fun field trip that is accessible and mess free! If possible, it could be fun to provide students with their own slime (or this could be a fun follow up activity
]]> 2021-06-22 18:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620148156 https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620149294 Answerables
This is a collaboration tool that can be used to give student a diverse, virtual studying and assessment experience. In this resource, students are given assignments based on the unit and anything the user wishes to put on the platforms. This would also be good for students who are unable to be in person.
]]> 2021-06-22 18:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620149294 Wild Wordsmyth ymeriweather https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620151203 Great for younger learners and English Language Learners

This is an illustrated learning dictionary. For each definition, there is a picture, definition, part of speech, and the work in Spanish and Chinese.

There is also sections on contractions, prepositions, and verbs.

Registration is free!

Great for younger learners and ELL]]> 2021-06-22 18:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620151203 Moovly moldavianjohnson https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620154826 Whether you’re a student, faculty or other professional in higher education, Moovly is a powerful tool for you to create educational videos yourself. Convert your slides to animated lessons, mix your voice or webcam recordings with visuals and make attractive video content! No need to be an expert!

Students can create animation videos of character from their imagination or create a style that is designed by them to market their items. ]]> 2021-06-22 18:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mjenkins69/5rfjmm8z5oibfun7/wish/1620154826