Teachers
January 28, 2019
Help students understand, retain, and enjoy what they read.Actively Learn helps students read for depth by providing content, features, and data designed for deeper learning. Teachers can access a library of thousands of texts and videos for middle and high school ELA, social studies, and science. This includes novels, short stories, high-interest articles, textbook sections, DBQs, primary sources, and more! Our texts and […]
January 28, 2019
Duolingo joins the 国产精品 App LibraryWith over 300 million users, Duolingo is the world鈥檚 most popular app for learning foreign languages. And with it鈥檚 short, fun, cleverly challenging grammar and vocabulary lessons, it鈥檚 easy to see why! Duolingo gamifies foreign language instruction; it turns what was once a long, tedious challenge into a series of short, fun game-like activities. Cute […]
January 28, 2019
Finding effective lesson hooksThe first few minutes of class can make or break your lesson, and a hook is key to ensuring that your lesson starts off right. A great hook piques student interest in the topic of your lesson and cultivates their curiosity. However, finding an engaging and relevant lesson hook can be difficult and time-consuming. First, […]
January 21, 2019
Typing.com partners with 国产精品tYping. Wait, Typing. It鈥檚 one of the most important, fundamental skills to succeed in the 21st century. But it鈥檚 not a skill people pick up naturally; learning to type takes time and practice! That鈥檚 why 国产精品 is excited to announce a new app partnership with Typing.com. Typing.com makes learning to type easy and fun. Its […]
January 14, 2019
Get Essential Resources for Teaching in the Digital AgeCommon Sense Education supports K鈥12 schools with free, high-quality, and research-based resources for teaching in the digital age. Students need digital citizenship skills to participate fully in their communities and make smart choices online and in life. The Common Sense Digital Citizenship Curriculum, now with all new lessons for grades 3鈥8 and more to come, […]
January 14, 2019
Free online writing and grammar activities for students with QuillQuill.org is a non-profit organization that produces free online writing and grammar activities for students. Quill is not designed to replace teachers, but rather to allow teachers to meet students where they are in terms of skill level. Not to mention, it saves teachers from countless hours otherwise spent on creating and grading grammar worksheets. […]
January 14, 2019
Brainingcamp: Easiest manipulatives for your digital classroomIf you鈥檝e ever used digital manipulatives, you know how convenient they can be. And now the world鈥檚 best digital manipulatives (Brainingcamp) are even easier to use, with instant access from 国产精品. Manipulatives make abstract math visual and concrete. Digital versions let teachers demonstrate on a projector or interactive whiteboard for everyone to see. They give […]
January 8, 2019
XtraMath is now available in 国产精品 Library国产精品 is excited to announce a partnership with XtraMath, the online application that helps students improve their fluency with basic addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. Traditionally this has been taught with worksheets that require substantial time for preparation and grading, and still leave many students behind. Many of the computer-based programs disappoint teachers due to […]
January 7, 2019
Fun, engaging, collaborative challenges with ClasstimeClasstime鈥 new in聽国产精品 Library鈥 is a digital teacher鈥檚 assistant with lessons and materials designed to motivate and engage students. As a web-based platform Classtime works on any device, and its real-time feedback lets teachers monitor participation and progress of each individual student. Classtime has a large collection of fun collaborative challenges. Each challenge begins when […]
December 18, 2018
8 Netflix-app pairings for your winter breakThis winter break, we encourage you to relax and spend some time binge-watching Netflix before heading back to second semester (and also make sure to make human contact with your friends and family). Here are our suggestions for what to watch, and the corresponding apps you can get for free in the 国产精品 Library while […]