Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 3/12/21

Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and visiting!

Note: Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to make it easier to use.

Levels: E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G: General, all levels; SN: Special Needs; T: Teachers

Subject Areas: LA: Language Arts, English, Reading, Writing; M: Math; S: Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA: Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE: Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All

The Tinkering Studio – “Experiments with science, art, technology, and delightful ideas.” (L:E;SA:LA)

Using Loom to create powerful learning activities – “And connecting with your students is always difficult, current conditions are making it even harder. Loom, a free, ready to use screencast recording tool, can help.” (L:T;SA:A)

Math Sites That Won’t Make You Fall Asleep – “Resources for teachers to use with students. Curated by Terri Eichholz.” (L:T;SA:M)

Colds, the Flu and You - When the weather starts to get cool, a lot of people start to get sick. So what’s making people sick and how can you avoid falling ill? Join Jessi and Squeaks to find out! (L:E;SA:S)

Educandy – “With Educandy, you can create interactive learning games in minutes. All you need is to enter the vocabulary or questions and answers and Educandy turns your content into cool interactive activities.” (L:T;SA:A)

Original photo by Pat Hensley