Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 06/03/22

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

Snappy Words - free visual online dictionary (L:G; SA:A)

Splash Learn - free for parents and teachers; “Watch your kids fall in love with math & reading through our scientifically designed curriculum.”(L:E; SA:LA,M)

Brush Ninja - “animated GIF creator” (L:G; SA:A)

How the Popsicle was Invented - “Each year, approximately 2 billion popsicles are sold worldwide. But where did the idea for this tasty treat come from? In the eleventh installment of our ‘Moments of Vision’ series, Jessica Oreck shares the distracted origins of the popsicle.” (L:G; SA:S)

Howie_Hua - “Math instructor dedicated to helping you understand math.” (L:M,H; SA:M)

Original photo by Pat Hensley