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        • 'I Finished Early, Now What?'
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        • Augmented Reality 'Statue of Liberty' iPhone/iPad app
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        • '60 Tools to Inspire Students with Chromebooks'
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        • 'Integrating Technology in High School'
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      • Creating a Video
        • Create a simple explainer video online
        • Creating a Video or Movie via iMovie
        • Flipgrid - students can record and share short videos
        • How to Shoot & Edit Videos
        • Making a Time-Lapse Video
        • Using Screencastify in the classroom
        • Video Project Ideas to engage students
      • Creating Surveys
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        • Getting Started with Gamification
        • Roll the Dice
        • “Serious Games” Want to Teach You Real Skills"
        • Make Your Own Wordle
      • Global Collaboration
        • Global Collaboration begins w/ small steps
      • Google Chrome
        • "Chrome Extensions to Make Life Easier"
        • 'Zoom' in or out in the Chrome Browser
        • 70+ Educational Chrome Extensions to Try...
        • Extensions vs. Web Apps vs. Add-ons
        • One-Tab Chrome browser extension
        • TurboNote - take notes while watching a video
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        • Google Classroom use @ Laney
        • Saving Time and Effort with Google Classroom
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        • 'Google Keep' APP & Website are great for...
        • 'Google Translate' will translate words of IMAGES
        • Check out NEW Google Earth - better for Classroom Use!
        • Force Users to Make a Copy of a Google Doc, Sheet, Slide, etc.
        • How To Use Google Forms
        • Ideas for Student Projects
        • Ideas for Using Google Forms
        • Share via Template rather than via 'Make a Copy'
        • Transfer School Google Files to your Personal Account
        • Use FLIPPITY to turn a Google Spreadsheeting into Cool Stuff!
        • Using Google Drawings to create Infographics & MORE!
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        • Getting an old Website off the results of Google
        • Teacher Websites using Google Sites
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        • "Choice stories in Google Slides"
        • 'Digital' Magnetic Poetry w/ Slides, Drawings, etc.
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        • Create Drag & Drop Activities w/ Google Slides
        • Free Google Slides or PowerPoint Template
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        • Linking Google Slides slides together
        • Pear Deck for Google Slides
        • Sharing Google Slides w/ Class via PearDeck.com
        • Turn Google Slides into GIFs & Videos
      • Improving Typing Skills
        • Nitro Type Racing
      • Internet Safety
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        • Apps recommended by NHCS Media & Tech Coordinators
        • Create Green Screen Videos & Images on iPad
        • Educreations Whiteboard
        • iPad Use at Laney
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        • 'Great Websites for H.S.' - CommonSense.org
        • 50 Best Free Teacher Resources of the Decade...
        • Best Apps for Teaching & Learning from AASLA
        • Best Websites for Teaching & Learning (AASL)
        • Cool 'Decision Wheel' or Name Randomizer!
        • Dotstorming - A real-time group brainstorming and decision making app
        • Graphite.org - Reviewed 'Web 2.0' Sites, Apps & Games
        • Padlet - Free 'Virtual Wall'
        • Skype in the Classroom
        • Tech Toys & Educational Toys
        • Using Quizlet & Quizlet Live
      • Microsoft Office
        • Excel
          • Excellent Free Templates, Calendars, Calculators & Spreadsheets (mostly using EXCEL)
        • PowerPoint
      • Mobile Devices in the Classroom
        • '10 engaging ways to use mobile devices...'
      • Multi-media Projects
        • Alternatives to PowerPoint
        • Digital Storytelling Tools
        • NHCS Library offers Multimedia Lab
        • Sutori = student-centered learning
        • Use VISME.co to create professional looking documents
      • Online Courses/Curriculum
        • Everfi - FREE Courses Teaching Critical Skills That Life & Work Demand
        • FREE Online Learning from Harvard University
        • NC DPI Advanced Learning Resources for Gifted Students
      • Online Map Resources
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        • Backing up your digital photos
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        • Anchor.fm
      • Rearranging Answers in Multiple Choice Tests
      • Recording Audio
        • Vocaroo - for Teacher Comments & Typing Response Alternative!
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        • How to Download Instagram Videos
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        • Are YOU on Pinterest?
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        • Creating or Having a 'Moment' via Twitter
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        • Twitter = 'A Must Have' for Teachers
        • Twitter Professional Development Opportunities
        • Using Twitter Alerts to get Notifications
        • Who to Follow on Twitter
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        • BreakoutEDU Learning Games
        • GooseChase Scavenger Hunts
        • Ideas for Getting Started Blogging
        • Ideas for Video Projects
        • Trading Card Creator - Online & Apps
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        • "Fonts and Browser Extensions That Help Those w/ Dyslexia Read the Web"
        • 'Convert PDF Documents into Editable Files in Three Steps'
        • Reporting Technology Issues
        • Hyper-Annotation or Annotating PDF
      • Useful Tools
        • 'The Alphabetizer'
        • ClassroomScreen - virtual whiteboard
        • Color Contrast Ratio for Websites, Posters, etc.
        • Color Exploration
        • Create an Image out of a Quote or Words
        • Creating a Mind Map
        • File Convert & Conversion
        • Online Stopwatch, Timer, Countdowns, etc.
        • Printable Calendars
        • Printable Forms, Signs, Cards, Templates & more
        • Pro Bono Civil Law Advice for Low-Income Citizens - ABA
        • Send an Email to Create a Simple Webpage
        • Taxes for Teachers & Educators
        • Using QR Codes
        • Websites & Apps for Travel & Travel Planning
      • Videos Online
        • 'Films on Demand'
        • 360°
        • Check123.com - Video Encyclopedia in 1,2 & 3 minutes
        • ClassHook - Videoclips (K-12, All Subjects
        • EdPuzzle - easily engage students with Videos
        • Khan Academy adds questions to Apps
        • Lib. of Congress - Nat'l Screening Room of Free Motion Pictures
        • Searching for Videos
        • TurboNote - take notes while watching a video
      • VR - Virtual Reality
        • 'Virtual' Tour of Yosemite | Sierra News Online
        • Getting Started with VR & how NHCS can help
        • Versailles: The Palace is Yours A private virtual tour of the former home of French royalty
        • VR, Google, Queen & the 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
      • Word Clouds
        • Online Word Cloud Generator works in any browser
      • YouTube videos
        • Ten Tips for Using YouTube Videos in Classes
        • Using SafeShare to show YouTube safely w/o ads, etc.
      • z_NC-Ties Notes
  • Subjects
    • CTE
      • Coding
        • Code.gov released by U.S. Government
        • Coding Apps
      • Entrepreneurship
        • Preparing students for a 'Start-Up' World (Matt Miller)
        • Venture Capital
      • Graphic Design
        • 'SketchUp' now available ONLINE
      • Marketing
        • 'Facebook Watch' tracks growth of Marketplace
      • Online Security
        • How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication For Online Accounts
      • Professional Development, Speakers, etc.
        • Digital Differentation
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      • Flipping the Classroom
        • Life in a 21st-Century English Class
        • Students Create Short Videos to Help Others
      • Graduation Project or Senior Project
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        • Find the Lexile of a Book
        • Reading Level Correlation Chart
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        • 'Cell Phone Characterization'
        • 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley
        • 'Literature Map' helps you find books you may like
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        • To Kill a Mockingbird
      • Plagiarism & Copyright
        • How to Recognize Plagiarism
      • Poetry
        • ONLINE Magnetic Poetry
        • Poems w/ Text-Dependent Questions (ReadWorks.org)
        • Poetry Games
        • Poetry to Read
        • Poets & PoetryFoundation.org
      • Reading
        • Booktalking
        • eBooks & eResources via N.H. Public Library
        • Find Great Teen Books
        • NC Kids Digital Library (Overdrive)
        • Reading eBooks on your Kindle, Phone or Computer/Tablet
        • Young Adult Book Reviews & Features
        • Children's Books
      • Research Papers
        • Before Turning in your Paper...
        • How to Cite Sources & Create a Bibliography
      • Speaking / Preparing a Speech
        • 'Printable Speech Notes' Or 'Pocket Speech Planner'
      • Vocabulary
        • Rewordify.com - simplify words, learn vocab and more!
      • Writing
        • Micro-Writing
        • Questions and/or Prompts to Write OR Talk About
        • Story Starters
        • Storybird - Visual Storytelling platform
    • ESL / ELT
      • Check out 'Micro Writing'!
    • Exceptional Children
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      • Drama
        • Monologues
      • Museums & Exhibitions
        • Museum of Modern Art | MoMA
      • Photography
        • Photo Backup
        • Useful Photography Links
        • Voyages: Visual Journeys by Six Photographers
      • The Media & Journalism
        • "State of the News Media 2016"
    • Health & P.E.
      • County Health Rankings
    • Math
      • Algebra
        • Parabola
      • Comparing & Estimating
        • "Would You Rather?"
        • Estimation180.com
        • IXL - Comparing
      • Measurements
        • Printable Rulers
      • Web-Based Math Resources
        • Math Puzzles
        • Math Resources from PBS Learning Media
        • Mathigon Polypad
        • TenMarks.com
    • Science
      • Animals & Zoology
        • Paper ANIMAL SNOWFLAKE Templates
      • Chemistry
        • Chemical Bonds
        • Chemical Discoveries
      • Energy & the Environment
        • Apple, Google now selling renewable electricity
        • Map of where Coal Ash is stored in the Southeast
      • Forensic Science
        • Cellphones & DNA
        • Crime Scene Miniatures (doll house)
      • Oceanography
        • Sharks
        • Shellfish Harvesting
        • Water Quality & Swimming
      • Physics
        • The Human Body System
      • Space & Space Travel
        • NASA Shares Photos via Pinterest and GIPHY
        • NASA Video & Image Library
      • Weather & Climate
        • "Google has updated Google Earth Timelapse"
        • "New Data Set Is Poised To Revolutionize Climate Adaptation"
    • Social Studies
      • American Revolution
        • American Revolution Timeline
      • Civics
        • Bills and Amendments
        • Civic Engagement
        • Search the U.S. Constitution & Supreme Court Interpretations
        • Three Branches of Government
      • Digital Collections
        • Flags of the World
        • Library of Congress - 15 million pages of Newspapers
        • Printable Founding Documents
        • U.S. Treaties
      • Geography
        • Making Geography Fun with Technology
      • Middle Ages
        • "Middle Ages for Educators website brings Princeton scholarship to an international audience"
      • North Carolina
      • Politics & Elections
        • Congressional Accountability
        • Internet Connected Voting Systems
        • Teaching About Elections
      • Projects & Activities
        • Timeline Projects
      • Remembering 9/11
      • Washington, D.C.
        • See the History of the White House on a Dollar Bill
      • World War I
        • Remembering WWI App
    • World Languages
      • Latin
        • 'Journal of Classics' journal
      • Tech Tools
        • Automatically Translate Vocabulary Lists into Any Language
        • Google Translate - a report says...
        • Listening to World Languages
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Maintained by Jeff Jones, Media Coordinator

E.A. Laney High School Media Center - Wilmington, N.C.

Recent Additions

    • Internet Safety

    • Remembering 9/11

    • Exit Tickets

    • 'Cell Phone Characterization'

    • You and your BitMoji

    • Color Exploration

    • ONLINE Magnetic Poetry

    • 'Digital' Magnetic Poetry w/ Slides, Drawings, etc.

    • Share via Template rather than via 'Make a Copy'

    • "Choice stories in Google Slides"

    • 'I Finished Early, Now What?'

    • Interactive Google Slides Activities

    • 'Virtual' Tour of Yosemite | Sierra News Online

    • Cool 'Decision Wheel'!

    • Versailles: The Palace is Yours A private virtual tour of the former home of French royalty

    • Coding Apps

    • Create Drag & Drop Activities w/ Google Slides

  • Automatically Translate Vocabulary Lists into Any Language

    • Flipgrid - students can record and share short videos

    • Reading eBooks on your Kindle, Phone or Computer/Tablet

    • Transfer School Google Files to your Personal Account

    • Math Puzzles

    • Library of Congress - 15 million pages of Newspapers

    • “Serious Games” Want to Teach You Real Skills"

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