https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds A fluid list offering digital resources available for your teaching en-us 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC 2024-07-26 13:38:43 UTC hello@padlet.com tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325266 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325266 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325269 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325269 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325270 We can add photos here that could be used for quick warm up writing exercises if you ever want them.... ]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325270 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325271 Ahh...The Blue Moose.
Meadowbrook's online digital news magazine, where students can write about virtually any topic that interests them. It could be a low stakes quarterly assigned piece of writing that breaks up the rotation of expository and narrative assignments. It is also an excellent opportunity to provide added enrichment to early finishers, polishes their understanding of leaving quality supportive comments for peers, and lets classmates and teachers alike peer into the outside interests of our school friends. It is already set up the students who are interested can even learn basics of web design.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325271 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325274 Maps, 360-degree videos and photos, virtual field trips, links to digital resources for exploring both the physical world, and its tapestry of human culture, and more...]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325274 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325276 This resource, Epic, is a digital library of over 30,000 books, free to educators where students can keep a bookshelf of fiction and nonfiction. Excellent extra option for research resources, as well as for igniting an interest in pleasure reading. There are plenty of books and instructional videos on here for our middle schoolers should they want to use it as an additional library of resources for research.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325276 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325277 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325277 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325279 While Good Reads would be a better home base for organizing book clubs between middle school students, it is worth knowing that this is one platform many lower school students are set up on and active in. Unlike Epic, Biblionasium does not have a catalog of the actual e-readers, however, it is a fantastic digital bookshelf that manages student reading logs for you. The best part is, the students can recommend books to each other, you could recommend them to the whole class, or add titles to a specific student's bookshelf.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325279 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325280 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325280 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325282 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325282 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325283 This site, has templates at the ready for creating graphic organizers that could be a good fit for a particular assignment or help a particular student gather their thoughts before writing.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325283 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325285 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325285 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325287 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325287 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325288 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325288 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325289 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325289 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325291 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325291 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325293 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325293 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325294 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325294 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325295 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325295 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325297 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325297 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325299 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325299 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325300 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325300 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325301 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325301 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325303 While only new middle school students get a Typing Agent account, it is worth knowing that this is the program we use in the lower school to see how their journey begins. If a student seems to struggle with a particular keyboarding skill, you can direct them or their families toward Typing Agent as a possible outlet to practice]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325303 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325304 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325304 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325305 CoSpaces could actually live anywhere on this menu as it is more a platform where students can create a 3-D world embedding any content they wish. One particularly powerful possibility is having students create a virtual museum, either collectively or individually. Students wishing to code may do so as it can use drag and drop for the non-coder, block based coding for the novice coder, and java for the advanced coder. As a cherry on top, students can explore their world, museum, etc... using a virtual reality headset.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325305 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325306 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325306 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325308 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325308 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325309 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325309 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325312 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325312 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325313 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325313 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325314 360Cities is a free catalogue of 360 Photos and Videos from around the world. THOUSANDS of pictures that students can immerse themselves in with or without VR headsets. Check out a few of the many ancient greek sites for a mythology unit. Visit a small town that was the muse for a particular author. Best of all, this resource can be paired with CoSpaces as the images are free for the students to use.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325314 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325315 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325315 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325316 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325316 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325318 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325318 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325320 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325320 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325321 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325321 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325322 This is a powerful way to help students gain perspective of time and space. There are multiple views that you can toggle between and many students can collaborate to create a master timeline]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325322 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325323 While Google Earth has been around for a while now, the recent updates are really eye popping. The possibilities with which you can use Google Tour Builder alone make it a very powerful tool in teaching social studies and geography.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325323 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325324 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325324 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325327 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325327 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325329 This is another platform that could have probably been placed anywhere on the tech menu. The best part of this tool is that the incoming middle schoolershave had experience building sites so they will be able to jump right back in. Here is an example of a site created by a student last year. Here is another example of "sites" in action with a 5th grade reading group project.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325329 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325330 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325330 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325331 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325331 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325335 Wonderopolis is a great site for students to explore independently, or as a class "warm-up" as it rotates a new thought provoking question a day. There is a ton of information, videos, etc... on a huge range of topics.]]> 2017-09-26 15:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191325335 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191376465 You are likely already familiar with this fantastic resource but may not have visited their website. There are tons of updated resources that pair well with teaching literature.]]> 2017-09-26 17:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191376465 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191380778 2017-09-26 17:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191380778 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191382162 You are likely already quite familiar and even active on Good Reads, but you may not have considered it for student use. ]]> 2017-09-26 17:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191382162 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191386308 2017-09-26 17:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191386308 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191387513 2017-09-26 17:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191387513 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191388380 2017-09-26 17:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191388380 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191388525 The Literacy Shed has a free component that is still a wealth of resources for teaching English, even when you don't use the paid version. It has videos, posters, printables, etc...]]> 2017-09-26 17:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191388525 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191496106 Great enrichment opportunities for our young Middle School writers who are looking for extra opportunities to share their creativity]]> 2017-09-27 00:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191496106 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191496367 The Will McDonough Writing Contest is a great local writing contest centered around sports and sportsmanship, sponsored by the Boston Globe and TD Garden. Place finishers are honored at a Celtics game with a really nice luncheon before a game. They have different categories and in the past, even students who don't consider themselves "sports enthusiasts" have won based on an original take defining sportsmanship. Though I have found it to be especially effective in capturing the interest of the otherwise reluctant writer who happens to love sports.]]> 2017-09-27 00:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191496367 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191497089 2017-09-27 00:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191497089 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191497443 Stone Soup has been around for a while but it is still one of the top online literary magazines where students can submit their writing. Because of the frequency of publication, there is a greater likelihood of one of our young writers being honored.]]> 2017-09-27 00:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191497443 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191497850 2017-09-27 01:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191497850 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191497893 2017-09-27 01:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191497893 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191498648 Based out of Portland, ME, The Telling Room, is another option for having student submitted work gain a larger audience]]> 2017-09-27 01:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191498648 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191498932 2017-09-27 01:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191498932 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191499296 Foyle Young Poets is a contest for 11 year olds and up, where submissions are entered in late spring. This is a highly regarded and prestigious site where our students may be interested in taking a shot at submitting their poetry.]]> 2017-09-27 01:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/191499296 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199047780 Quizizz is similar to Kahoot but with the added bonus of being able to display the quiz questions directly on all student devices. It also has a large library of premade quizzes from teachers and students all around the world.]]> 2017-10-20 13:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199047780 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199047839 2017-10-20 13:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199047839 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199047896 2017-10-20 13:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199047896 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048036 2017-10-20 13:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048036 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048104 EDpuzzle is a program that lets you easily create lessons/mini-lessons and quizzes that incorporate video clips that you and/or students can annotate. It is a solid tool for student created lessons.

]]> 2017-10-20 13:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048104 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048143 2017-10-20 13:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048143 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048187 2017-10-20 13:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048187 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048240 Kahoot is a quiz making platform that has an interactive student/teacher interface. There are many ways to personalize it beyond its surface features. ]]> 2017-10-20 13:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048240 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048284 2017-10-20 13:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048284 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048411 Socrative is in the same family of quiz creators and interactive digital learning platforms that help track student understanding in real time. Watch a video demo below!]]> 2017-10-20 13:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048411 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048493 2017-10-20 13:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048493 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048611 Flipgrid is a resource for making Jeopardy-style games. It doesn't link you to student responses in the same way some of the other platforms like Kahoot or Quizlet do, but it is a good option to have on hand, particularly for students that want to use this as a componant to a presented lesson.]]> 2017-10-20 13:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048611 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048646 2017-10-20 13:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048646 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048694 2017-10-20 13:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199048694 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199049402 This app is now on all library iPads so theoretically, a class could borrow them so they all had an iPad in front of them and their devices could be freed up (or put away) depending on need.]]> 2017-10-20 13:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199049402 tcorbinMB https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199058964 Track student understanding in real time, engaging students in a variety of fun ways]]> 2017-10-20 13:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tcorbinmb/sq2tzafysds/wish/199058964