Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 7/16/21

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

Using Data and/or Infographics for Learning - Resources for teachers to use with students. Curated by Terri Eichholz. (L:T;SA:A)

Give yourself permission to be creative - a TED talk by Ethan Hawke (L:T;SA:A)

ChatterPIxKids - “Simply take any photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and record your voice. Then share your Pix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, creative cards, or even fancy book reports. And best of all, it’s FREE! AGES: 6-12.” (L:E,M;SA:A)

Narakeet - “Stop wasting time on recording voice, synchronising picture with sound and adding subtitles. Let Narakeet do all the dull tasks, so you can focus on the content. Edit videos as easily as editing text.” (L:T;SA:A)

PayGrade - “PayGrade is an immersive experience for students to learn everything related to personal finance like budgeting, paying bills, earning an income, saving, investing and more. Students learn to navigate the complex world of personal finance and experience real world money situations in a safe space - the classroom.” (L:T;SA:A)

Original photo by Pat Hensley