Two ways to help students create a variety of engaging content are addressed in this episode. We learn about Adobe Spark and Powtoon which both encourage students to use their creativity to create videos or multimedia presentations that are engaging for their audience. 

In this episode we dive into resources that will enhance non-fiction and current event content. Both CNN10 and Tween Tribune are a great way for teachers to encourage students to engage with the world around them while also practicing non-fiction reading skills.

In this episode, we learn about Quizzizz, an app that is great for engaging students in formative type assessments and that helps teachers check for understanding. We also learn about a website that encourages students to ask questions, make inferences, and make predictions about what they see.

This week Gina shares about an interactive presentation tool called Nearpod and Stacey talks about 3 different Chrome extensions that help you manage and store tabs. 

This week, Sandy shares a research process tool called Scrible, and Andrew talks about how to show videos and check for understanding with Edpuzzle.

Sandy and Kelly talk about two web tools they started using years ago, and are now full of awesome updates! Newsela is a great resource to bring news articles to your classroom, and Kahoot has multiple options to create engaging review games for your students. Listen to this episode to hear Sandy and Kelly discuss ideas and share the best features of each.

In this episode, Stacey shares what she loves about the web-based version of Google Earth and Kelly shares how to use Symbaloo to organize links for students.

Sandy chats about how Formative to transform your worksheets, and Kelly shares her insights into the Crash Course collection of videos.

Have you ever wondered how you can encourage students to wonder? Check out this episode to hear about resources that will help you do that in your classroom. Then, find out about Google Keep, an easy tool to help you "keep" organized.

How do you use robots in school? Hear from Gina about her experiences with Wonder Workshop in an elementary school. Then, learn about how Plickers can change the way you collect quick feedback from students.