Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 05/27/22

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

Caption This - “Ask students to match a series of captions to corresponding visuals to practice historical thinking skills” (L:G; SA:A)

Rubber Gloves - “It’s hard to imagine a modern hospital being able to function without rubber gloves — but they weren’t actually invented until 1890. In the fourth installment of our ‘Moments of Vision’ series, Jessica Oreck shares the surprisingly romantic origin of rubber gloves.” (L:G; SA:S)

ABCya Animate - “ABCya Animate is a great way for kids to create their own animations! The easy interface allows young artists to design custom projects by illustrating and editing animation frames. Play the animation as many times as you'd like, save and send to friends and family, or even create a flipbook!"(L:E; SA:A)

My Name is Michael - “This video was part of a class project in which students were asked to tell a story. Michael wanted to convey to his classmates what his life is like as a person with autism, and with the help of one of his teachers, John Lozano, he used images and video to tell his story, an effort that took almost seven months. Michael decided the kinds of pictures and footage and directed Mr. Lozano how it should come together.” (L:G; SA:A)

Science Friday - “Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.” (L:G; SA:S)

Original photo by Pat Hensley