ResearchProject20/20

20ResourcesforStudents,20ResourcesforTeachers
By:DelanieArmstrong

Students
1. Artpad
isafunresourcethatcreatessimpledigitaldrawingsandpaintingsthatbecomes
animatedattheend.
2. BGpatterns
isanartisticresourceforstudentsthatallowsthemtoshowcasecreativity
whilelearningbasicdesign,color,andspacialawareness.
3. Studentscanmaketheirownvirtualstorybookswithturningpagersandvoiceoverson
LittleBirdTales
.
4. Thisisa
3DglobepoweredbyNationalGeographic
thatcanhelpstudentsidentify
whereoceans,countries,continents,anddifferentcommunitiesare.Therearealsosome
greatvideostoclickontheglobethattalkaboutdifferentanimals,thefoodweb,sharks,
etcetera...
5. Alice.org
teacheskids3Dcomputerprogramming.
6. PowerMyLearning
isastudentresource.Itisfree,butyoumustcreatealogin.Itoffers
games,videos,andotherinteractivetoolsinmath,art,technology,science,andlanguage
arts.
7. PrintActivities
isgoodforkidstogoontheinternetathomeandprintresourcefulpages.
Theycancreatetheirownworkbookwithfreetemplatesformazes,games,wordsearch,
puzzles,handwritingworksheets,andthemedcoloringbookpages.
8. StorylineOnline
isafuninteractivewaytodostorytime.Thechildcanchoosea
storybook,andittakesyoutoavideoofsomeonereadingitaloud,turningpages,and
closeupsofpages.Thisanawesomewaytoimplementreadingformanyreasonsand
undermanycircumstancesathomeallwhiletechnologicallyincorporated.
9. ReadingBear
isafunwaytoincorporatecomputerswithlearningtoread.Thiswebsite
coversallphonicsrulesandprovidesvideosandrecordingstohelpthechildsoundout
letters,anditevenoffersaoptionalquizaftereachlesson.
10. ipicthat
isafundictionaryforelementarystudentsthatofferspicturesoftheword,and
allowsthechildtoclickscenariostolearnwhatobjectsareinthatscenario.Italsooffers
helptosoundoutthewords.
11. OxfordOwl
isaresourcefulwebsitethatoffersover250freeebooksforkids.
12. Thisisauseful
onlinemathaid
forgradesk12,thatoffershelpineachfacetofmath.
Thisdoesrequirejavascript.
13. KidsNationalGeographic
isagoodwayforkidstofindhelponlineforhomework,class
projects,reports,andsimplytolearnaboutsubjectsoftheirinterest.Itcontainsa

multitudeofeasytoreadarticles,readilyavailablevideos.learninggames,andoffers
appropriatecurrentnewsforkids.
14. Keybr
isafreesoftwaretoaidstudentsintheirtypingskillsandabilities.
15. NinjaGrammar
isafungametohelpgrammaridentifyingverbs,adjectives,articles,
nouns,etceteraOnecanchoosedifferentdifficultylevelsaswell.
16. This
spellingwizard
createdbyScholasticisawesomeforkidstopracticetheirspelling
wordsathomewhileincorporatingtechnology.Thechildhastotypeintheirweekly
spellingwords,andthesitegenerateswordgames,puzzles,scrambles,andword
searches.
17. This
poetryengine
createdbyScholasticisafunpoemgeneratorthatgivesinformation
abouttheformalelementstodifferenttypesofpoems,butallowsthechildtochoosetheir
ownadjectivesandnounswithpromptedoptions.
18. VisibleEarth
offersdifferentperspectivesoftheEarthviasatelliteimagesthatkidscan
toywithincludingdifferentcategoriessuchaswater,heat,land,ocean,humanpresence,
etc
19. Therearesomanyfunandusefulfacetsto
usmint
.Itgiveskidsk8greathistoricalfacts,
trivia,andreferencesthroughstorybook,games,cartoons,etceteraItoffers
informationfrommanyeras,movements,battles,famousU.S.towns,andsoonandso
forth.
20. DiscoveryEducation
isahelpfultooltohelpkidswiththeirhomeworkwhentheir
teachersarenottheretoassistandparentsarehavingahardtimeexplaining.Thisoffers
differenttypesofhomeworkhelpfromscience,language,math,socialstudies,etcIt
offersinteractiveparticipationfromthestudentandpromptshelpfulquestionsin
obtainingtheunderstandingofthesubject.

Teachers
1. BeFunky
isacoolresourcethatcanbeusedthefirstweekofclasstointroduceone
anothertobecomeacquainted.Astudentandteachercanuploadapictureofthemselves,
animateit,addstickers,makeitfunandbeautifultorepresentwhotheyare,andthen
presentittotheclass.
2. Blabberize
isafunnyandhilariousteachingresourcetolightenupanydullorintense
subject.Itcanbegreatforteachingcharacterdevelopmentordifferentpointofviews
fromanimals,humans,plants,etc..
3. BlockPosters
isgreattooltouploadanimageorphotograph,thatyoucandownloadinto
apdfanditwillprint8.5x11sheetstomakeagiantmural.
4. Educreations
isanexcellentresourceforteacherstocreatelessonplansonarecordable
whiteboardforyourwhiteboardoripad.

5. Soundation
isvirtualmusicmakerthatincludesfreeinstrumentals,beats,loops,andhasa
recordingdevicewhichcanbeafunandhelpfultooltocreatesongs,makeyourownspin
onaclassicsongasaclass,etc
6. DoInk
isamultimediaapplicationthatcanbedownloadedonanipadoriphonetocreate
drawings,animations,andcreatevideosandimagesonagreen.
7. EdTed
isgreatitistedtalksforkidsandyoucanchoosethelearninglevelofyour
studentsbygradeanditwillshowvideosthatareappropriateandapplicabletowhatyou
areteachingintheclassroom.
8. Gooru
isahelpfulinclasswebbasedlearningresourcethatallowsyoutopersonalize
toolstofosterexplorationandlearningforyourstudents.Thiswebsiteoffersamultitude
oflessonsforallk12gradesinallsubjects.
9. Kleinspiration
isaforwardthinkingresourceforteachersthatimplementstraditional
aspectsofteachingalongwithimprovedelementsoftechnologyandhowtousethatin
theclassroom.Thissiteoffersablog,alivestream,books,techtips,andmanyother
thingsforteachers.
10. TheTeachingChannel
offersvideosasanaidforteacherstorefinetheirskillsinthe
classroomwhilemovingforwardwiththetidesoftime.Itisdesignedtobeaprofessional
learningplatformsforeducators.Videosincludeinclassexamples,talkswith
administrators,casestudies,andawaytoshare.collaborateonteachingmethodsthatare
effectivelyworkingtowardsprogress.
11. Historypin
providesacollectionofhistoricaleventsandmovementsthatissetupina
fashionlikepinterest.Thiscanhelpaiddiscussionandlessonplanningregarding
whateverthecontextofthesubjectmaybe.
12. Polleverywhere
isagreattooltouseintheclassroom,especiallyforoldergrades.Older
gradesliketohavetheirphoneout,andthisisagreatwaytoallowthemtousetheir
phones,havethemout,andinteractwiththelesson.
13. Vimeo
isagreatwaytowatchlessonvideosandmomentscreatedbyothersthatcanbe
usedasamediumtoteachanygivensubject.
14. Letterpop
hassomefreeoptions,andsomeyouhavetopurchase,howeverthisiscool
becauseyoucancustomizenewslettersthatcanbeusedtogiveouttostudentsand
parentsaboutupcomingeventsorevenincorporatethemintoyourlessonplantomakea
subjectmoreinteresting/fun.
15. Exploratorium
isaefficientscientificresourceforanysciencelesson.Thiswebsiteoffers
amultitudeofmediumsarticles,videos,experiments,pictures,activities,etc
16. Thesearefantasticvideosthatarecreatedtobeincludedin
socialjusticelessons
.Ithink
dependingonthegradethesearegreatwaystogetapointacross,whichisnicetocome
fromanotherpersonsotheteacherwouldnotbeheldaccountableforsayingthingsthat
maymakeachilduncomfortable.Itisnicethatitiscomingfromaneducational,yet
secondaryperspective.

17. Lessoncast
isanexcellentresourceforteachersofallk12grades.Itisaprofessional
learningaccreditationreportingeportfolioartifactsforteacherstouseorshare.Thye
consistsofvideosthatarenolongerthan2minutesand30seconds.Ithelpsteachersto
connectinamenotringrealtionship.
18. FlashcardMachine
isaflashcardgeneratorthatisefficientbecauseitssavespapersand
increasesshareabilitywithotherstudents/teachers.Therearesomealreadyintheir
databasethatarereadytouse,ifneeded,ThisisapplicationisalsoavailablefortheiPad,
iPhone,oriPodtouch.
19. Edmodo
isaninternetbasedapplicationthatmakescommunicationbetweenstudentsand
instructorsaccessibleandefficient.Itcreatesasecuresocialnetworkingenvironmentto
enhancestudentteacherrelationships.Itallowsyoutopostassignments,send
notificationsabouttests,createpolls,givegrades,checkduedates,andeveninvite
parentstojoinintooverseetheconnections.
20.
Kidblog
isagreatwaytoimprovestudentwriting,reading,andcreativethinkingskills.
Itprovidesasafeandsimplebloggingplatformwithhighlyadvancedprivacyfeaturesto
createanappropriatehavenforelementaryandmiddleschoolstudent.Thisiscool
becauseteachershavecompleteadministrativecontroloverwhatispublishedInterested
instartingclassroomblogstoimprovestudentwritingskillsbutnotsurehowtokeep
yourclassinasafeenvironment?Kidblogisasimplebloggingplatformwithadvanced
privacyfeaturesappropriateforelementaryandmiddleschoolstudentsteachershave
administrativecontroloverwhatgetspublished.itisfree,fun,safe,andhasgreat
educationalvalue.