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AI PNG Enlarger - Background Generator
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
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PNG images often lose quality when enlarged; using this program offers the opportunity to retain image quality for multiple applications. For example, increase the size of PNG images when creating presentations made with Google Slides, reviewed here, or to include images on web pages created on sites such as Carrd, reviewed here. Share this site with students for book reports, research presentations, or any other digital writing projects to enhance the quality of finished work and provide additional options for including images.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Twitter Chat: Tech Tools to Enhance School to Home Communication - TeachersFirst
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K to 12In the Classroom
Find resources and information about how to use tech tools to enhance school to home communication. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for resources related to school to home communication.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Handwriting Skills: Necessary or Not? - TeachersFirst
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K to 12In the Classroom
Find resources and explore ways to integrate handwriting skills into the digital age. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for sites and information related to handwriting integration.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Using Technology to Develop a Growth Mindset - TeachersFirst
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K to 12In the Classroom
Find resources and information about how to develop a growth mindset and ideas/tools to integrate it into your lessons. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for resources related to developing a growth mindset.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Engage & Inspire with More EduProtocols - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12EduProtocols are a...more
EduProtocols are a set of structured lesson designs that enable teachers to deliver content and engage students in interactive learning experiences. This second session in our series will review EduProtocols and how they can be used in different subjects and grade levels. We'll also take a deeper dive by creating and planning to implement EduProtocols in the classroom. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Understand the purpose and benefits of using EduProtocols in the classroom; 2. Learn how to adapt EduProtocols for different subjects and grade levels; and 3. Practice designing EduProtocols for classroom implementation. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Hour of Code: Are you ready? - TeachersFirst
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K to 12In the Classroom
Find resources and information about coding and the Hour of Code. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on coding in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: PBIS and Relationship Building: What Works? - TeachersFirst
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K to 12In the Classroom
Share this chat with your fellow colleagues as you learn more about PBIS framework together. Learn about resources and discuss the benefits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: The Science of Learning - TeachersFirst
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K to 12In the Classroom
Find resources and information about the science of learning. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources on the science of learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: FigJam Fundamentals: Designing Dynamic Learning Experiences - TeachersFirst
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K to 12In the Classroom
Find resources and information about integrating FigJam in the classroom. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for strategies and resources for FigJam.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachersFirst Featured Sites: Embeddable widgets - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
If you know how to use embed codes, use this widget to offer trusted, weekly new content on your web page. If you do not know how to embed, ask one of your tech-savvy students or colleagues. It isn't hard at all! Be sure to tell you edtech coach or instructional technology specialist and library/media specialist about this great, free service.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pickit - Microsoft
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Use Pickit in your Microsoft classroom as a resource for free images for presentations, reports, and writing projects. Once downloaded, share with students how to access and find images. Use images to add interest to your class website, newsletters, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Geekersoft Free Online Image Compressor - Geekersoft
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Use this site to make it easier to work with large image files or large quantities of images. Compress images for use on web pages to enable the pages to load more smoothly. Use when emailing photos for easier viewing. Saving smaller image files allows you to use storage space on devices and online sites more efficiently. Share this site with students working on collaborative multimedia projects as an excellent resource for efficiently sharing images to use on presentations; for example, when building websites using Site123, reviewed here, or other webpage creators.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Skype as a Learning Call - Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
Grades
2 to 12In the Classroom
Print or save this PDF to use as a resource with any Skype call. Use ideas from this site for assigning student jobs during Skyping. Use the student handouts as a resource for students to complete for post-assessment. Share this site with your Skype partner before your session so that you know each other's goals and objectives for the session.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Compress Now - compressnow.com
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K to 12In the Classroom
Bookmark Compress Now (or save it in your favorites). Use this site throughout the year when working with images. Compress images for use on web pages to make pages loading more quickly. Use when emailing images to make sure they will get through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Say Their Names - Chicago Public Schools
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this document as a guide to discussing racism in the classroom and as a link to many additional materials. Organize your resources using a curation tool such as Padlet, reviewed here. Use the shelf option in Padlet to create columns to organize information. For example, create columns to sort materials by grade levels or by type of content. As you teach lessons, use a mind mapping tool like Coggle, reviewed here, to organize and share complex information. Extend learning using Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here, to create student-produced explainer videos sharing their ideas on addressing racism, media literacy strategies, or steps to help others through difficult times.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Talking to White Kids About Race & Racism - Safe Space Radio
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Use this radio broadcast as a resource for addressing racism both in the classroom and at home. The program includes short segments with different guests, use the segments to divide information into smaller topics and big ideas. Share a segment with parents along with guiding questions found in the discussion guide and encourage them to use this information to address race in their home as you also address these ideas at school. Use Padlet, reviewed here, to curate and share additional resources for families. As students reflect upon the questions and discussions, have them use Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, to create infographics with their ideas for addressing issues of race and racism. Use Google Drawings, reviewed here, as an alternative for younger students to create and share their thoughts through original drawings.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Canva Storyboard Templates - Canva
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Storyboards don't have to just be for storytelling. Have students pick a historical event or era they have studied or are interested in exploring further and use the templates to create a graphic novel-style storyboard that narrates the event. Have students select a social issue they are passionate about, such as bullying, mental health awareness, or digital citizenship, and have them choose a template to create a comic book. These can be printed and hung around the school. For younger students, customize a template and print it for offline use. It can be used for any sequencing concept, like life cycles or moon phases. Discuss the idea of daily routines with the class, talking about different activities they do from morning to night.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ZeroGPT - ZeroGPT
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
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Use ZeroGPT for several purposes, including checking student work for AI-written content with the AI detector tool. However, caution should be exercised, as not all information provided by AI tools is accurate. The AI checker gives you a percentage likelihood that the content is either written by AI or a human. This site should be used as part of a qualified educator's overall evaluation of work and not as a sole means of evaluation. If students use AI to create writing projects, images, or media, teach them to use the citation generator to provide credit for using AI in their work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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My Cyberspace Academy Lesson 12: Copyright and Plagiarism - Carnegie Mellon University
Grades
3 to 12In the Classroom
In addition to the existing lesson plan, in small groups, have students use FreeComicMaker.com, reviewed here to create comics featuring heroes who respect copyright laws and villains who disregard them. This project encourages creativity and application of knowledge in a new context extending learning. Then, organize a virtual gallery walk for students to view each group's comics. Utilize a quiz program like Kahoot, reviewed here and use the information from the lesson to create a quiz that focuses on different aspects of copyright. Have students create their own Legal or Illegal trading card utilizing Trading Card Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free 3D Icon - UI Factory
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K to 12In the Classroom
Use images from this collection with any digital projects, and be sure to share with students to use with their digital creations. These images are perfect to use with any number of projects including book reports, newsletters, multimedia presentations, and more. Use images in a variety of ways such as to include in explainer videos created with Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here, in digital books made with Imagine Forest, reviewed here, and in multimedia presentations made with Sway, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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