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20 Seesaw ideas with Chromebooks for K-12 classes

Seesaw is a digital platform where teachers of all grade levels and content areas can create learning tasks and assignments for students. The...

15 Ways to Spark Student Reflection

This blog post on Collaborative Learning provides 15 easy-to-use and understand examples of reflective activities that teachers can implement in the...

Keepin' Organized with Google Keep

Do you have Post-It notes, notebooks, and index cards festooned across your desk or workplace full of reminders and to-do lists? Want to declutter...

Goodreads Book Review Template

If you're a book lover, there's a good chance you're a fan of GoodReads, a popular site for readers and book recommendations that helps people find...

Frayer a Friend

The Frayer Model is a classic graphic organizer used for building student vocabulary. Before introducing the Frayer Model to your students, consider...

10 Strategies for Improving Staff Meetings

According to Dr. Katie Martin, "The more a teacher knows about teaching and has opportunities to develop the fundamental skills to be an effective...

Googley Activities for Primary Students

Eric Curts with Control Alt Achieve presents this resource, including nineteen activities and templates in Google Slides, Sheets, Drawings, Docs,...

Student Reflection Cheat Sheet

In this research-based resource from Matt Miller, check out some of the most need-to-know information about student reflection. In it, you'll find...

Metacognitive Flowchart

Searching for ways to help students think and learn more independently? This chart from J Powers is a great place to start. Model thinking aloud...

IDOE Educator Standards for Blended and Online Teaching

Providing students with high-quality digital learning opportunities requires educators to have a specific set of knowledge and skills. This resource...

Google Slides: Memory Books

Have you ever thought, "My students just aren't old enough to use Google Slides?" or "I'm not sure I can foster student reflection and metacognition...

Strategies for Responding to Read-Aloud Texts

Helping new readers embrace the complexities of a text requires a robust teacher toolbox. In this resource from Learning for Justice, you'll find...

Smithsonian Open Access

Have you ever wanted to use Smithsonian images to coincide with your lesson? Now you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s...

Taking on Cyberbullying on YouTube: A Teen Perspective

Helping our students understand how to become responsible digital citizens is essential, especially on YouTube.  One way to ensure proper...

Squid: Digital Notetaking

Sometimes a keyboard isn't enough, and you want your students to use a pen and paper. Squid allows for this functionality on a variety of...

Quizizz: Play Live vs Homework Mode

Quizizz is a fun and engaging way for students of all ages to participate in a game-based formative assessment. Students work at their own pace to...

Quizizz: Introduction & Overview

Quizizz is a fun and engaging way for students of all ages to participate in a game-based formative assessment. Students work at their own pace to...

Nearpod for Formative Assessments

Formative assessment can truly help guide and facilitate the learning process. When we check for understanding, we can identify misconceptions and...

Digital End of Semester Final Products

Stumped over how to assess your students at the end of the semester, especially virtually? Check out these amazing ideas from Matt Miller of Ditch...

Getting Started with Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is a digital polling tool that allows participants to respond to custom, teacher-generated polls or questions through text...