Resources

Classroom This is a listing of resources for the Dharma School Teacher. If you have additional suggestions, please contact this site's coordinators.

Buddhist Websites

• Hompa Hongwanji (English site) - http://www.hongwanji.or.jp/english

• Buddhist Churches of America - http://www.buddhistchurchesofamerica.org

• Dr Alfred Bloom's Website on Jodo Shinshu - http://www.shindharmanet.com -

• DharmaNet International - http://www.dharmanet.org

• BDK Ameria - https://www.bdkamerica.org

• Tricycle - https://tricycle.org - Also a physical magazine

• Lion's Roar - https://www.lionsroar.com/ - Also a physical magazine

• Buddha Weekly - https://buddhaweekly.com/

• Stone Soup - FDSTL Newsletter

• Children Book Video Project - A collection of videos by Kiyoko Masuda

  • "The World Needs Your Voice" 

  • "Wolves, Ravens, and Interdependence"

• Essential Teachings Expanded - by Kiyoko Masuda

Classroom

• PowerPoint Game Templates -

  • Free game powerpoint templates: https://www.free-power-point-templates.com/game-show-powerpoint-template/

  • Jeorpardy template: https://slidelizard.com/en/blog/jeopardy-powerpoint-template

• Word Find Puzzle Generator - http://tools.atozteacherstuff.com/word-search-maker/wordsearch.php

• Creating Lesson Plans - http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Lesson-Plan

  • Dharma Exchange Lesson Plan Template

  • Lesson Plan Template - This is the same as above with additional fields

• Creating Common Craft Videos

• Fundamentals of Jodo Shinshu - Workbook covering basic Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu by Victoria Shinkawa, Mt View Buddhist Temple

• BCA Resources - Dharma School Teaching Guides & Workbooks  (Please scroll to the bottom of the page)

• Classroom Books

Classroom Material Archive

• Archive of the older classroom materials used in BCA Dharma/Sunday School.

Clip Art

• Clip Art Collection - Collection of Copyright free Buddhist clip art and pictures.

Photos

• A-to-Z Photo Dictionary of Japanese Religious Sculpture & Art - https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/buddhism.shtml 

Videos

• Internet Video Collection - Collection of Internet videos that teach Buddhist topics.

Internet/Technology Tools

• Facebook.com - Social media site

• Twitter.com - Short message communication

• About.me - Creating personal profiles

• Video Streaming

  • ustream.tv 

  • Facebook Live

  • YouTube Live

• Multi-streaming  - Streaming to two or more video streaming sites simultaneously

  • restream.io

• YouTube.com - Video sharing

• Downloading from YouTube

  • Authorstream.com - Also embed into Powerpoint

  • Any Video Converter - Also convert to any video format

• Web Conferencing

  • Zoom

  • Cisco Webex

  • Microsoft Teams

  • Google Meet

• Polling

  • PollEverywhere

  • Kahoot It!

    • Buddhist Kahoots

  • Quizizz

  • Jognog

• Presentation

  • Padlet - Online presentation/bulletin board

  • Edpuzzle - Video annotation

  • GoNoodle - Incorporate physical movement to presentations

Technology in Education

• participatelearning.com

• Teaching Technologies

• Google for Education

Classroom Management

• Education Matters - How to engage students

• Classroom Management Techniques

Communication with Other Teachers and FDSTL

• FDSTL Facebook Page

• This site's Idea Bank pages

• FDSTL Directory Updates

How to Work with this Google Site

• How to create a new Lesson Plan

• Tutorial