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Wordtune

Wordtune is a free, AI-powered writing companion that suggests ways to make your writing clear, concise, and compelling. Add the extension to...

Math is Fun: Visual Dictionary

Bring clarity to math concepts with this visual math dictionary. Search key terms to find easy-to-understand definitions complete with illustrations...

Beep: Voice Notes for Google and Beyond

Are you looking for a free tool that will allow you to create voice notes? You need Beep! Beep, formerly known as Voice Notes for Docs, is a website...

Teach Indy Educators Conference: Teacher of the Year Awards

The Teach Indy Educators Conference, a virtual two-day event created for teachers, by teachers, is designed to develop teachers’ knowledge in...

EL Strategies: Visual & Multimedia Tools: On-Demand Workshop

This workshop is a part of our English Learner workshop series. Please contact sales@fivestartech.com if you are interested in the full...

Everything You Wanted to Know about Sketchnoting

Sketchnoting is a creative and graphic process used to record thoughts with the use of illustrations, symbols, structures, and texts. Whether you're...

Sketchnoting: Ideas to Use in Your Classroom

Sketchnoting, or visual note-taking allows learners to create customized notes by combining images, graphics, and structure. This article gives...

Flaticon

Icons are great tools to help make your content visual and easier to read and understand. Flaticon is an excellent source for free icons and...

And then i was like... A GIF-Creation Tool

GIFs, or graphics interchange format, are essentially moving image files. Leveraging GIFs in the classroom can be a great way to promote creativity,...

What are Visual Cues?

AFIRM, or Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules, an extension of the National Professional Development Center, has produced a family...

The Power of Visuals to Engage Your Audience

No matter where your classroom is, whether you are virtual, hybrid, or in a traditional classroom setting, visual cues are important for all...

6 Essential Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners

Are you looking to support English Learners? This post from Emily Kaplan and Edutopia outlines six strategies to help when teaching English...

6 Key Considerations for Supporting English Learners with Distance Learning

As we've moved from remote learning back to traditional or hybrid learning — or perhaps you've stayed virtual!— we can take what we've learned...

Adding Emojis Using Different Devices

Are you looking to add a little pizazz to your content? Perhaps you're looking to break up chunks of information or make your materials more visually...

12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom

Are you looking for resources to support English Learners (ELs) in your classroom? The Cult of Pedagogy has interviewed three EL teachers and...

UDL & Blended Learning: An On-Demand Workshop

Brenny Kummer, Coordinator of Instructional Technology at Batholomew Consolidated School Corporation, leads the discussion on utilizing Universal...

After the Good Cause Exemption: English Learners

A Good Cause Exemption (GCE) serves to exempt an eligible student from additional IREAD-3 testing. English learners, students with disabilities, and...

A Guide for Engaging ELL Families: Twenty Strategies for School Leaders

When we as teachers are reaching out to families, it is important to make sure we are connecting with all families. This resource provided by...

UDL & Representation

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to teaching and learning that gives all students equal opportunity to succeed. The goal of UDL is...

Bilingual Tales for Language Learners

The Fable Cottage provides well-known children's stories translated into French, Italian, Spanish or German, with each story spoken by a native...