Helpful Links
Can't find what standard your learning target is tied too? No problem! This site lists all the Common Core State Standards for each grade level for math and ELA, and it is easy to navigate. This might be the only way I can use the word easy and CCSS in the same sentence!
This is your one-stop-shop for everything Google Edu. I'm not kidding...this gal is a Google guru, and she has lots of amazing Google insights and tips for educators.
Can you say digital portfolios?? Students capture learning with photos and videos of their work, or by adding digital creations. Everything is accessible to teachers from any device. Work can be shared with classmates, parents, or published to a class blog. Seesaw gives students a real audience for their work and offers parents a personalized window into their child's learning. And it is free!
Quizlet is a free website providing learning tools for students, including flashcards, study and game modes. Teachers can create their own class page for free, with upgrades available for a fee. It would be a great tool for grade levels to collaborate on, using the same account! Teachers could utilize Quizlet Live, a whole class game, in the computer/mobile labs.
Brainscape is a web and mobile study platform that helps students learn things faster. Teachers can set up a class page, make or find flash cards, and track their students' progress. Membership is free, and upgrades are available. This is another great platform that grade levels could work collaboratively on!
This web site is the bomb folks...truly. There are tons of videos available to watch that show different instructional strategies in action with real teachers and students in real classrooms. You can search by subject area, grade level, or by a specific strategy...like gradual release! There is also a blog page with more content written by teachers. LOVE it!
This web site is filled with short articles, videos, and easy experiments to use with students. It is a great free resource!
Ed tech at your fingertips! This site, managed by Richard Byrne, is a goldmine for free tech for educators to use in their classrooms.
This app/website is a must if you like to search the Internet and read professional development articles or watch videos/screencasts, etc. Pocket allows you to store it all in one place! Often times as I'm looking through my Twitter feed, I will find an article that I want to read, but don't have time at that moment to really read it...no problem...I just put it in my Pocket for later!
Help yourself or your students block out annoying noises, get into the zone, increase productivity, and reduce stress! This web site lets you tailor your own backgound noise whether it's a rainstorm, ocean waves, coffee shop, or even a combination.
If I cooked hot lunch for my teacher,
I would start out with rattlesnake stew.
Then I’d serve her a centipede salad
And a tall glass of milk mixed with glue.
(excerpt from What I'd Cook for My Teacher by Bruce Lansky)
This site is filled to the gills with hilarious poetry by authors you know and love like Bruce Lansky and Ken Nesbitt. I like to use this site for shared reading, fun close reads, and fluency practice.