Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 2/25/22

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

Brush Ninja - “Brush Ninja is a simple animated gif creator. Built to be accessible to as many people as possible, Brush Ninja is free and private and suitable for people of all ages.”(L:G; SA:A)

SF Symphony - “These are suggested lessons and activities which may be adapted to your school’s distance learning plan and scaffolded to best suit the age group of your students. The lessons are music-focused, and have been designed to facilitate curriculum connections with other disciplines. “ (L:G; SA:A)

10 Amazing Virtual Museum Tours - “Virtual Museum Tours are steadily becoming more and more common. VR has the power to transport users to places they might never be able to visit in real life so welcoming digital visitors into the museums of the world is a natural fit. It’s also a huge win for students across the globe as they get to explore some amazing pieces of world history with unprecedented access and ease.” (L:G; SA:A)

How to Create VR Tours of Local Landmarks - Richard Byrne gives a great tutorial on how to do this. (L:T; SA:A)

Cash Puzzler - “Memory puzzles are some of the first games young children play. Put the scrambled pieces of the puzzle back together to complete the image of a dollar bill in Visa’s Cash Puzzler game. Choose between 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollar bill puzzles and learn fun facts about Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S. Grant and more.” (L:E; SA:M)

Original photo by Pat Hensley