If you're a teacher or librarian, or even a student with a cool teacher :), you may have seen a cool bitmoji classroom. There's a bunch of tutorials out there, but I'm posting this one. Check it out! and make your own fun online classroom or interactive lessons. Here's a bunch more ideas in case …
Category: Online Teaching
Research Help!
Are you working on a research paper or project? Is your teacher asking you to find information on a topic? Do you need help coming up with a topic? Evaluating information to see if it's quality? Citing your work? Proquest (a large database company) is making their Research Companion resources freely available for students until …
April is National Poetry Month
Did you know that a whole month is dedicated just to poetry? April is the lucky month for a celebration of poetry. I think it's fitting, as poetry can be so uplifting, even when it addresses a serious topic. Spring and poetry seem to go together. I've put together a few poetry resources for students …
PBS Educational Videos
So I've posted a lot of video sites today. A couple ways to use videos is to review already covered material, use as an overview to what students are about to learn, and use as a note-taking exercise which can reinforce the review experience. A unique way to take notes from a video is to …
Crash Course Videos
Many teachers may already have heard about, or used, a Crash Course video for your classes. There are a large number of topics and subjects for older students that align with courses and content you are teaching. The videos are pretty fast-paced and really designed I think, to help with review or overview of a …
Read-Alouds for Younger Kids
Many of you might have already learned about Storyline Online, where classic children's books are read aloud by actors. It's a great resource for younger students, but even early middle school kids might enjoy some of these as well. Some of my favorites are When Pigasso Met Mootisse, The Hoola-Hoopin' Queen, and As Fast As …
Scholastic Study Jams
Another great online resource, which I've used numerous times in the past for small group science activities, is Scholastic Study Jams. There are very kid-friendly science and math animated videos that explain and discuss a number of important topics and concepts. After each video, students can take a little quiz to check their learning. Also …
Exercise!
So there's a P.E. teacher in the UK who has started streaming physical ed "classes" on YouTube daily, for your kids. His name is Joe and you can find his channel here. You can also search for his videos using the words "PE With Joe" He also has a large number of exercise videos for …
Journals & Diaries, Videos & Podcasts
Good morning to the Olmsted Owls family. I was thinking about what I'd post next for everyone, and thinking of articles I've read recently about keeping a diary or journal during this unprecedented event we are all living through together. I've started a video diary. It helps me pass the time, share with others, and …
Teaching Online
I am reading the posts on Schoology every day and in my email and there is so much to digest and so many possibilities and options for online teaching. I hope that some of what I'm sharing will be helpful some of the time, to some of you. I do have experience teaching online courses …
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