Teacher Resources
Online Lesson Plans and Classroom MediaeMediaVA
Media is SOL filterable. Browse or search for educational media content to show your classes featuring content from PBS. Share My Lessons This site allows you to find or leave lesson plans for free. You will find more than just the core subjects represented. Free Teachers Pay Teachers This is another lesson sharing site, but it includes more than just lessons - study guides, worksheets, quizzes, tests, etc. Some materials are free and others are for sale. PBS Learning Media According to the site, "PBS and your PBS member station have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you." Free |
Classroom Apps & GamingALA's Best Apps for Teaching and Learning
According to the AmericanLibrary Association, "The 2018 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning are of exceptional value to inquiry-based teaching and learning. Apps recognized foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration and are user friendly to encourage a community of learners to explore and discover." Pixton Comic book and storyboard creator site. Free for basic/limited applications. Animoto An easy to use video maker site. Free for basic/limited applications. Glogster Virtual platform where students use text, images, video, and audio to create posters (glogs). FaKebook Students can create fake social media pages for characters in novels or historical figures, etc. Free |
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2019 This Cult of Pedogogy podcast episode thoroughly covers six tech tools. Timetoast Online timeline maker. Use to make event timelines in history or create story plot outlines. Free Bubbl.us Brainstorm and mindmap ideas online. Free |