Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 3/24/23

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

Wheel of Fortune Puzzle Generator - “Welcome to Wheel of Fortune puzzle image generator where you can create Wheel of Fortune puzzles to share with your friends.”(L:G; SA:A)

Hero’s Journey - “The hero's journey is an ancient story pattern that can be found in texts from thousands of years ago or in newly released Hollywood blockbusters. This interactive tool will provide students with background on the hero's journey and give them a chance to explore several of the journey's key elements. Students can use the tool to record examples from a hero's journey they have read or viewed or to plan out a hero's journey of their own.” (L:M,H; SA:LA)

Flippity - Make your own Connecto game (L:G; SA:A)

Plickers - “Formative assessment has never been faster. Plickers is the free card activity your students will love.”(L:T; SA:A)

Edible Water Bottle - A 12-year-old designed “an edible water bottle called the Eco-Hero. (L:T; SA:S)

Original photo by Pat Hensley