Websites for
Teachers and Parents
Elwood Padlet Backpack link- Teachers should go to padlet from this link and log in with their google account
Book Creator link- Teachers and students can create interactive books!
Stony Brook Lighthouse News Literacy Program Resources:
Get Kids Reading:
Newsela- Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events, free leveled news, primary sources, and more, with standards-aligned formative assessments.
CommonLit- Free Fiction and Nonfiction Literacy Resources, offers a unique resource in support of literacy and critical thinking. The wonderful collection of free and accessible texts enables students to explore
Common Sense Media's 50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12
Project Gutenberg - FREE E-books you can download to your own device
Teaching Kids News - Timely, relevant news articles for kids, educators in the classroom and parents at home
Digital Literacy
National Online Safety Infographics- Infographics for "What Parents Need to Know about..." various social media and gaming platforms.
Fact and Bias Checking website- Use these websites to fact check sources!
Alan November's Education Resources for Web Literacy- In a world of information overload, it is vital to be able to find information on the Web, as well as to determine its validity and appropriateness.
Viewpure- Watch YouTube videos without comments or other distractions.
Allsides- Balanced news, a look at news from the left, center, right
Family Media Agreement- encourage families to manage their screen time
Google Applied Digital Skills- Teach and learn practical digital skills using our free project-based video curriculum
Tech Tools:
SAMR Model- The Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition Model offers a method of seeing how computer technology might impact teaching and learning. It also shows a progression that adopters of educational technology often follow as they progress through teaching and learning with technology. More examples of the SAMR Model
EdPuzzle- An easy way to engage your students with videos.
Purdue Online Writing Lab - Resources for writing, research, and grammar
Finding Dulcinia- Librarian of the Internet
Read Write Think - Classroom and professional resources
Lexile related resources: Read-Able and text complexity rubric
Kami- PDF & document annotation app for schools. Improve engagement and interaction in the classroom with Kami as your digital pen and paper.
Kami tutorials- click to watch tutorials on how to use Kami
Classtools- Create free games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds! No signup, no passwords, no charge!
The Good Docs- Free Google Docs templates, Slides and Sheets to elevate your work
Digital Tools to help create
Newspaper templates to use in Google Docs- Templates for students to create their own newspaper
Piktochart- Easy to use infographic creator
Newspaper clipping generator- Create a newspaper clipping
Make Belief Comix- Create your own comix strips. Also printables and other writing/creating prompts.
Screencastify- Screencasting for all. Easily record, edit, and share videos
Clipchamp- Free video editor, compressor, converter and webcam recorder to create beautiful videos today. Note can only export at 480p
Picfont- Add text to a picture, use your own images or use images from the site
Loom - Create and share videos
Specific Content Area Resources
Social Studies:
New York State Archives Partnership Trust- is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to support education, preservation, and outreach programs not funded by New York State in order to make accessible the archives from 350 years of New York’s colonial and state governments.
Street Law - Street Law develops classroom and grassroots programs that educate students and communities about law, democracy, and human rights
Ken Burns videos show history: Click on this link to learn about the App and click here to see his website on PBS
Library of Congress Teachers page for resources/lessons- Material specifically for educators.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government- Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government, a service of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), is designed to inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government, which issues the publications and information products disseminated by the GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program.
Witness to the Early American Experience- A digital collection documenting eyewitnesses to the American Revolution in the New York City area. There are a number of functions, and also a tour that will give an overview of NYC during the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods.
New York City's Fifth Avenue: Then & Now- Presents users with a street view photo from 1911 along with the Google Street view of the same location. Users can virtually walk up and down Fifth Avenue comparing cityscapes past and present.
NYS Historic Newspapers- The NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York's unique history. To search the entire collection, use the Search Tab. Or, click on a county to search or browse geographically.
Zoom In!- site offers 18 full inquiry units covering time periods in US history from the Revolution to contemporary times.
True Size- The size of countries (or even states) in relation to others
Consider the Source NY - Teaching with Historical Records. is a FREE online community that connects educators is a FREE online community that connects educators across New York State to the valuable primary sources materials found in the churches, museums, historical organizations, libraries, and state and local governments with a series of highly-engaging learning activities designed to guide and encourage students at all grade levels to make discoveries using critical thinking skills.
Science
The Exploratorium - Science Museum- more than six hundred science-based activities . Activities include short informational articles and hands-on and virtual experiments. Topics cover all areas of science.
US Government website (NOAA)- focusing on high quality scientific data and information related to the climate.
The Why? Files- The Science Behind the News website explores the science connected with interesting and important news stories.
Math
Get the Math- provides a range of video clips on how algebra is used in the real world
Practical Money Skills- Website to teach about credit, debt, saving, budgeting... educator developed and supports financial literacy education
Khan Academy- mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere
Cross Content Areas:
Google Treks- Tours of different parts of the world that are voiced over with narrations. Take a street view journey of sites of cultural historical and geographic significance. Immersive virtual tours.
Google Cultural Institute- 1000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with Google. Information about artist, painting, some 360 views and videos from all different time periods.
Primary vs. Secondary Sources- Click here to learn the difference between primary and secondary sources
Digital Public Library of America- a free digital library that provides access to primary and secondary sources from museums, libraries and archives across the country. Includes a comprehensive collection of Primary Source Sets which use primary sources to tell a wide variety of stories of historical and national importance.
PBS LearningMedia New York- Free and innovative digital education service to support curriculum-based teaching and learning from preK to grade 12.
Education World - an online resource that educators can visit to find high-quality lesson plans and research materials
Long Island Index- real time data about Long Island
Newspaper Map- Map with direct links to all the newspapers in the world
Cardboard Challenge- The Cardboard Challenge is a fun, easy to organize learning experience that fosters creativity and other 21st century skills. Skills like: ingenuity and resourcefulness, perseverance, collaboration and teamwork, critical thinking.
The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks- Take an in depth look at our National Parks. See nearly 4000 digital photos, watch videos and take virtual tours of over 100 hundred National Parks.
TED-Ed Series- Videos exploring educational topics across the K-12 curriculum.