Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 12/17//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

TeacherMade - “Convert All Of Your HANDOUTS, WORKSHEETS, BELL RINGERS, QUIZZES, CHECK INS, ASSIGNMENTS, EXIT TICKETS, PRINTABLES, HOMEWORK, FORMATIVES, EXERCISES Into Digital Activities Delivered Online. TeacherMade Makes It Easy” (L:T;SA:A)

PhET Interactive Simulations - “Interactive Simulations for Science and Math” (L:G;SA:S)

Unfolding History - “Unfolding History offers readers a window into the vast manuscript holdings of the Library of Congress, whose more than 70 million items across over 12,000 collections make it one of the world’s most extensive archives related to U.S. history. Our historians, archivists, and reference librarians will share stories about exciting new discoveries and items that catch their eye, and reveal what goes on behind the scenes.” (L:G;SA:SS)

Written Realms - “build and play narrative adventure games.” (L:G;SA:LA)

6 Ways to support spatial reasoning skills online - “Though it’s preferable to do as many spatial reasoning activities as one can in the physical world, some online resources can supplement these. Here are six ways to practice spatial reasoning skills with the help of technology.” (L:G;SA:A)

Original photo by Pat Hensley