Looking for tools that help your kids or student not only learn the topic but do it in a fun interactive activity that foster imagination and creativity? Why not try some of the following links.
Comic Creator - ReadWriteThink
Comic Creator - ReadWriteThink
The Comic Creator invites children and teens to design their own comic strips. Their creations can be just for fun or as part of more structural learning activities: planning writing activities, before- and after-reading activities, and responding to books.
Make Beliefs Comix
-Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of all Ages
Exploratree
Exploratree is a web-based appllication that allows the user to create mindmaps of concepts, or simply to organize one's thoughts in a visual manner. The site is completely free and has a variety of pre-designed formats to choose from, or you can build your own from scratch. There is a method for uploading images from your own computer as well as the basic shapes that are provided. It also has the ability to create stages in the mindmap.
the interactive “museum” that takes you on geography journeys. Here you’ll climb a mountain, hover over the Earth, speed across Europe, visit an archeological dig, and even order sushi—plus games, animations, and more!
Acrostic Poems
In this online tool, students can learn about and write acrostic poems. All lines of the poem relate to or describe the main topic word. As part of the online tool, students brainstorm words to help write their poems and can save their work-in-progress to revise and edit, reinforcing elements of the writing process. Students can also print their finished acrostic poems or proudly show off their work by e-mailing it to a friend
Wordle
- a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.
- Top 10 Ways to Use Wordle's Word Clouds for Classroom Lessons
-The above example can be used to introduce the vocabulary words in a Veterans day lesson
Google Maps are searchable and zoomable maps of the UK, US etc. You can find businesses, get directions, and even embed maps in your website.
Make Beliefs Comix
-Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of all Ages
Exploratree
Exploratree is a web-based appllication that allows the user to create mindmaps of concepts, or simply to organize one's thoughts in a visual manner. The site is completely free and has a variety of pre-designed formats to choose from, or you can build your own from scratch. There is a method for uploading images from your own computer as well as the basic shapes that are provided. It also has the ability to create stages in the mindmap.
Story Map
The Story Map interactive includes a set of graphic organizers designed to assist teachers and students in prewriting and postreading activities. The organizers are intended to focus on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution development. Students can develop multiple characters, for example, in preparation for writing their own fiction, or they may reflect on and further develop characters from stories they have read. After completing individual sections or the entire organizer, students have the ability to print out their final versions for feedback and assessment. The versatility of this tool allows it to be used in multiple contexts.
Xpedition Hall
The Story Map interactive includes a set of graphic organizers designed to assist teachers and students in prewriting and postreading activities. The organizers are intended to focus on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution development. Students can develop multiple characters, for example, in preparation for writing their own fiction, or they may reflect on and further develop characters from stories they have read. After completing individual sections or the entire organizer, students have the ability to print out their final versions for feedback and assessment. The versatility of this tool allows it to be used in multiple contexts.
Xpedition Hall
Acrostic Poems
In this online tool, students can learn about and write acrostic poems. All lines of the poem relate to or describe the main topic word. As part of the online tool, students brainstorm words to help write their poems and can save their work-in-progress to revise and edit, reinforcing elements of the writing process. Students can also print their finished acrostic poems or proudly show off their work by e-mailing it to a friend
Wordle
- a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.
- Top 10 Ways to Use Wordle's Word Clouds for Classroom Lessons
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| Veterans Day Wordle |
Google Maps are searchable and zoomable maps of the UK, US etc. You can find businesses, get directions, and even embed maps in your website.
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