Resources

Foundational Literacy for Families: Early Writing

Writing through the early years is complex. Children must have plenty of opportunities to explore both the concept that they can control and create...

Foundational Literacy for Families: Early Communication

Early language development involves children’s ability to both understand the input of language, words, and gestures, and express themselves in a...

March Madness Classroom Activities

Whether you're a basketball fan or not, March Madness offers educators an exciting entry point for their learners. This Wakelet collection, curated...

Video Overview | Through-Year ILEARN (Checkpoints) Assessment

This video provides an overview of the Through-Year ILEARN (Checkpoints) Assessment.

Interactive History with Historypin

This video will give you an introduction to and show you features of the interactive mapping software Historypin. Historypin is a free,...

Canvas: Rubrics Overview

The following resource is from the Canvas Video Guides for Instructors.  It is a detailed explanation of utilizing the rubric feature to grade...

Canvas: SpeedGrader Overview

The following resource is from the Canvas Video Guides for Instructors.  It is a detailed explanation of utilizing the SpeedGrader feature to...

Soundtrap Video Tutorials

If you've been looking for a student-friendly audio creation and recording tool that works on all devices, Soundtrap is your answer!  This...

Mathematics Learning Recovery: Part 2-Addressing the Gaps in Student Learning

While students are stabilizing and recovering from the academic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many educators are looking for the best ways to...

Selecting and Integrating Digital Tools to Support Standards-Based Instruction

In an environment where digital tools to support learning abound, how can educators utilize a research-informed approach to align technology with...

Knowledge Acquisition and Transformation

This workshop features Dr. Kay Wijekumar from Literacy.IO. A large population of students have not mastered reading comprehension. Practitioners...

Kami: An Introduction

Kami is a web and extension based PDF and Document annotation/markup tool that works with Google Drive,  Google Classroom, Schoology, and...

Color Code and Organize Your Google Drive

Using icons and colors isn't just a way to make your Google Drive look pretty. This blog post from Lady Bug's Teacher Files shows you how...

Newsela: Connect Current Events to Today's Student

With a targeted and bold goal to improve reading comprehension in students grades 2 through 12, Newsela offers an extensive digital library spanning...

Shadow Puppet Edu Tutorial

There are many useful applications available for students to use to make their thinking and learning visible.  One very...

Get on Your GoSoapBox

No matter the lesson, having a clear picture of how all of your students are faring with the topic at hand is essential. GoSoapBox provides...

CodePen: A Coding Playground for Your Advanced Learner

Are you teaching digital coding and need a resource to put your class on the next level?  Do you have a student that is ready to advance their...

Using HyperDocs in Class

If you're a Google Docs user, you've probably wondered, "How could I hype up this digital document to engage my students in more student-directed...

Clarisketch for the Chromebook

Clarisketch is an app that allows users to combine photos, annotations, and speech to explain ideas and concepts in video form.  Once only...

Explain Everything

Explain Everything is an interactive, screencasting whiteboard tool that, well, lets you visually explain everything. This video creation tool...