As educators, we're always seeking new ways to pique our students' curiosity and inspire their sense of wonder. So this week I am super excited to share about an engaging online resource called Wonderopolis!

• Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease | Wonderopolis

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Liven up your lessons and get your students coding with Codemoji! This fun app lets students learn real programming languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a playful way by creating their own emojis.

• Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit
• Codemoji

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This week there is no need for permission slips! With Google Arts & Culture Expeditions, teachers can take students on exciting virtual field trips right from the classroom. These immersive 360-degree experiences allow learners to explore new places and topics in visually stunning ways.

• Arts & Culture Expeditions — Google Arts & Culture

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This week we have a couple of fresh, engaging ways to present material and have students create their own media. Check out AhaSlides and RenderForest! These two awesome edtech tools can add excitement and collaboration to any lesson.

• Renderforest
• AhaSlides - The Joy of Engagement

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As we start 2024, consider bringing more poetry into your classroom. Poetrygames.org is a fantastic free resource that makes poetry accessible and fun for students.

Poetry Games is a tool that helps students explore many different poetic forms through interactive graphic organizers. Each form has an example poem that models the structure and techniques. Students can then type their own poems into the organizers to practice the forms hands-on. There are options for acrostics, haikus, diamante poems, rhyming couplets, and much more.

• Poetry Games from Creative Communication

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As we wrap up 2023 and prepare for a restful winter break, I wanted to leave you with some fun, creative sites you can utilize in your last classes before the holidays. So, let's end things on an upbeat note as we look ahead to new ideas and inspiration in 2024! In this week's episode, we'll be exploring Emoji Kitchen and FunkoPop Yourself - two amusing platforms sure to spark festive innovation and smiles across your classroom.

• Emoji Kitchen
• Funko - Pop Yourself!

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Hey educators! Are you ready to spice up your lessons and engage students with a few more cool AI tools? Read on for a quick rundown of two of my current faves!

• Adobe Firefly - Free Generative AI for creatives
• QuillBot - Paraphrasing Tool

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Supporting English Learner (EL) students requires finding educational websites that engage students while improving language skills. This week we share three excellent online resources for EL support - SightWords.com, ESL Cyber Listening Lab, and Daily ESL. These tools will be helpful in all types of classrooms.

• DailyESL.com
• Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - English Listening
• Sight Words: Teach Your Child to Read

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The internet can be a wild place, but with the right tools, our students can safely explore their interests and find reliable information. Let's highlight some kid-friendly search engines that encourage curiosity without unwanted content.

This week we explore three search engines that are better suited for kids. They still require adult supervision, but you'll find a lot more comfort than with Google or Bing.

• SweetSearch - A Search Engine for Students
• Kidtopia--a Google custom safe search engine for elementary age students
• Kiddle - visual search engine for kids

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Looking for a super fun and engaging brain break activity for your students? Look no further than Let's Draw.it! This awesome website and app feature a collection of quick, easy-to-play drawing games that will get your students' creative juices flowing.

• LetsDrawIt / Online drawing games

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