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"Use virtual experiences and hands-on, standards-aligned STEM lessons to guide students as they explore key concepts in aerospace and engineering. Aligned standards include the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS: Math), and Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS: ELA)."
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This site was built in a matter of days on a shared vision. We plan to keep building until things get back to normal. A group of more than 25 organizations came together and raised their hands to help, and many more are joining on a daily basis. Watch for new features and content partners frequently. Wide Open School is a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. There is so much good happening, and we are here to gather great stuff and organize it so teachers and families can easily find it and plan each day." NH Learning Initiative
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"Expand traditional classrooms with video communications to meet the needs of today’s students." "Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital content for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content, professional development, and the largest professional learning community of its kind. Serving 4.5 million educators and over 50 million students, Discovery Education's services are in half of U.S. classrooms, 50 percent of all primary schools in the U.K., and more than 50 countries."
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"Classroom helps students and teachers organize assignments, boost collaboration, and foster better communication." Teacher Center and Training Khan Academy offers online resources courses, instructional videos and classroom learning management system tools. The 25 Best Websites for Teachers
"Check out our favorite sites for simplifying lesson planning, keeping the classroom running smoothly, engaging students, and involving families in learning. Be sure to bookmark them!"
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Turn Ideas into Understanding "Teach, present, sketchnote, create videos, and work together, all in Explain Everything – the complete online and mobile whiteboard app." "Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!"
"Grids are the meeting place for your classroom, your school, your department or any learning community to discuss your Topics.Start with an icebreaker, add weekly reflections, share book talks, explore STEM principles, give mini-presentations ... any Topic to ignite discussion! Check out the Flipgrid Educator’s Guide by our awesome friends Karly, Sean and Jennifer!
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"Coursera provides free online courses that can be taken by anyone. Coursera classes offer lectures which are taught by world-class professors through which you can learn at your own pace, test your knowledge and strengthen concepts through interactive exercises. It allows students to be a part of a global online learning community. Courses are offered in a wide range of topics such as, Humanities, Medicine, Biology, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science and more."
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"Ted Ed are ted talks, that are shorter, and are more
educational. You can find talks about why the Mona Lisa is considered a masterpiece, to why shooting stars occur. Whatever you're interested in, Ted Ed has it." "PikWizard is a free site that offers thousands of high quality images that you can download and re-use for free. PikWizard provides clear guidance on how you can use each picture that you find on the site. You will find that guidance posted to the right of any picture that you select from search results. PikWizard also provides clear directions on how to give credit to the photographers whose pictures you use. Applications for Education PikWizard could be a good site to bookmark for the next time that your students need to find copyright-free images to use in slideshows, videos, or other multimedia projects. On a related note, if you're a Google Slides user, the Unsplash Add-on provides the easiest way to add copyright-free images to your presentations. Click here to learn how to use the Unsplash Add-on" (Richard Byrne). http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/12/pikwizard-another-place-to-find-free.html#.WjfG9VVKtnI) "NewseumED.org offers free resources to cultivate the First Amendment and media literacy skills essential to civic life. Learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources and put current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes and programs" (NewseumED.org).
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"Open Author helps you build Open Educational Resources, lesson plans, and courses... and then publish them, to the benefit of educators and learners everywhere."
"With over 100K standards-aligned resources, PBS Learning Media is the destination for educators to access high-quality, trusted digital content and solutions that will inspire students and transform learning.
Students in today's world embrace technology to communicate, socialize and perform- and they want to learn through technology, too! With PBS Learning Media for Students, learners of any age can create their own learning experiences by engaging directly with powerful, innovative content". |