https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h en-us 2018-05-12 13:53:05 UTC 2025-11-19 01:09:59 UTC hello@padlet.com ashley_b_smith https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140544 Chatterpix is a child-friendly app that allows students to make anything talk. It is a fun way for students to present content information. The example below is a "State Chatterpix" that tells about the state of Maryland in first person. This activity complements the story The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller where the states talk and express personalities.]]> 2018-05-12 13:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140544 ashley_b_smith https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140548 Storyjumper is a free easy to use website to create books. Stories can come alive with voice or music. The featured Storyjumper book is a biography. Creating a biography book an is engaging alternative to the regular "historical biography report." Teachers can also create engaging age-appropriate biographies about historical figures listed in the Social Studies TEKS. This can come in handy when there are limited resources available about certain historical figures. ]]> 2018-05-12 13:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140548 ashley_b_smith https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140564 Make Believe Comix Website is an easy to use, free comic strip maker. Students can select characters, backgrounds, and insert talk or thought balloons with comments. This particular comic was created to demonstrate the economic principle of supply and demand. Students can create "economic comics" after viewing real comic cartoons that show economic principles.]]> 2018-05-12 13:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140564 ashley_b_smith https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140572 Students are motivated by game activities. Kahoot is a free game-based learning platform. Students can challenge their peers in a classroom competition and teachers can receive immediate academic feedback pertaining to students' content knowledge.  Below is an example of Kahoot game to help students review the knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. ]]> 2018-05-12 13:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140572 ashley_b_smith https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140592 Nearpod is an interactive classroom tool for teachers to engage students with interactive lessons. The lesson below is tells about the History of Independence Hall. Students can click on the audio to hear the presentation.]]> 2018-05-12 13:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140592 ashley_b_smith https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140598 This a collaborative unit plan that encourages simulation as students pretend they are Pilgrims and experience the trials faced the Pilgrims faced coming to the new world. This particular unit was implemented in a classroom.]]> 2018-05-12 13:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260140598 ashley_b_smith https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260142117 This activity allows students to kinesthetically make their own map including rivers, landforms, and cities.]]> 2018-05-12 14:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ashley_b_smith/8paausyw7s7h/wish/260142117