Tools

• WeVideo - Record videos from your laptop

  • https://www.wevideo.com/

• Rewordify - A powerful, free, online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching. This site can:

  • Intelligently simplify difficult English, for faster comprehension

  • Effectively teach words, for building a better vocabulary

  • Help teachers save time and produce engaging lessons

  • Help improve learning outcomes

  • http://rewordify.com/

• Quizlet - Search millions of study sets or create your own. Improve your grades by studying with flashcards, games and more.

  • https://quizlet.com/

• Creative Commons - Find visuals that you can use without violating copyrights.

  • http://search.creativecommons.org/

• Create-A-Graph

  • https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

• BlendSpace

  • https://www.tes.com/lessons

• Easel.ly

  • http://www.easel.ly/

• Forvo (Pronounciation Guide, just don't log in)

  • https://forvo.com/

• Google Classroom

  • https://classroom.google.com/h

• History Maps - Timelines

  • https://timelines-ruby.vercel.app/?s=03

• Canva

  • https://www.canva.com/

• Padlet - A presentation tool.

  • https://padlet.com/

• RealTime Board - An online collaboration tool.

  • https://realtimeboard.com/

• Google Chrome Extensions 

  • These are useful for all kids regardless of what it says on the link and we already have access to them

  • https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/10/special-needs-extensions.html?m=1

• Telepromter.com

  • Paste your script into the application and it will create a scrolling teleprompter that you can read your script from.

  • https://cueprompter.com/

• MyFlexLearning - WIN signups

  • https://myflexlearning.com/

• Companion AI

  • https://classcompanion.com/login

Content

• AllSides - Unbiased news does not exist; we provide balanced news and civil discourse

  • https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news

• Crash Course - Entertaining, yet educational.

  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6b17PVsYBQ0ip5gyeme-Q

• Khan Academy - A lot of math, but there are relevant social studies lessons available.

  • https://www.khanacademy.org/

• ListenWise - Radio broadcasts used for educational purposes.

  • https://listenwise.com/

• NEWSELA - Articles that can be geared to multiple reading levels.

  • https://newsela.com/

• Newspaper Map - A source for international newspaper sources.

  • http://newspapermap.com/

• Junior Scholastic

  • https://junior.scholastic.com/magazines/login.html?ref=/content/dam/classroom-magazines/junior-scholastic/pages/plays/Ida.pdf&appCode=junior

• Upfront Magazine

  • https://upfront.scholastic.com/

• iCivics

  • https://www.icivics.org/

• TED Talks - Enlightening at times.

  • https://www.ted.com/talks

• The New York Times- 

  • http://www.nytimes.com/

• NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition

  • https://www.nbcnews.com/nightlykids

• US Census Bureau

  • https://data.census.gov/cedsci/

• My Life Elsewhere  - Quality of Life Comparison

  • https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/compare/united-states/spain?s=03

• Your Life in Another Country

  • https://blog.hireahelper.com/your-life-in-another-country/

• Gapminder Bubble Maps 

  • https://www.gapminder.org/tools/#$chart-type=bubbles&url=v1

• MIT Vizualizing Cultures

  • https://visualizingcultures.mit.edu/home/index.html