Module 6: Digital Resources (Virtual Tools) : Contributor Name Resource Name + Link Grade (S) Appropriate For Description
Module 6: Digital Resources (Virtual Tools) : Contributor Name Resource Name + Link Grade (S) Appropriate For Description
Module 6: Digital Resources (Virtual Tools) : Contributor Name Resource Name + Link Grade (S) Appropriate For Description
Devon Allen Code Academy Gr. 7-12 Code academy is a pretty sweet
www.codeacademy.com Though this really program if you are interested in
depends on the tech coding. It does come with added
savvy nature of the costs but also has free features.
student.
It offers a wide variety of “courses”
where you can learn basic html,
javascript, python, website design
and more. Lessons range from step
by step read alongs to video
instruction and livestreams. They
offer features where the students
can interact with other students not
just in the classroom but anyone
who is taking the course from
around the world. There’s a lot of
free content to get someone started
if they are interested in learning to
code.
Kathleen Grainger Nitro Type Grades 4-8 perhaps This is a typing practice site. I like that
the passage to type is relatively short.
(any younger the When you complete the passage it
students hands aren’t does tell you WPM and gives you
big enough to span the accuracy percentage. One needs to
keyboard properly; keep eyes focused on the passage you
and any older, this are typing (instead of the cars racing
game might seem too above). It will also highlight incorrect
childish) key strokes in red as you go along.
Kathleen Grainger PBS Learning Media K-12 I went to this site looking for some
Science lesson ideas for my class and
found the site easy to navigate as long
as I wasn’t trying to find BC curriculum
(this is American).
Laura Syms CBC jeunesse K-7 French Immersion This is a great resource for French
https://ici.radio- OR immersion students. It was helpful last
Core French
canada.ca/jeunesse/scolair spring when kids were at home as most
e of them had access to this site. It has
different videos and games and
reinforces French literacy.
I also have used it for core French
classes in high school for
comprehension exercises and listening.
Laura Syms Lalilo K-2 but use for grade This is an online phonics program for
Lalilo | Online Phonics 4 French immersion as students that is also available in
program for Distance Learning well French. It is in an engaging game
format that takes the fight away from
home based reading. It states that it is
for K-2, but my grade 4s enjoyed it as
well. Teachers have access to all the
class data and have the ability to
assign specific lessons.
Maranda Turner Khan Academy K-post secondary Khan Academy offers free lessons in
https://www.khanacademy.org/ math, science, and humanities from
kindergarten through the early years of
college. Students can use their
exercises, quizzes, and instructional
videos to learn and master skills. They
will get immediate feedback and
encouragement.
● Khan Academy has a library of
standards-aligned lessons
covering kindergarten through
early college math, grammar,
science, history, AP courses,
SAT preparation, and more.
● Students can practice skills with
exercises, quizzes, and mastery
challenges and get immediate
feedback and support.
● Khan Academy is available in
40+ languages and aligned to
the national curriculum from
over 10 countries.
● Students without laptops can
access the Khan Academy
website or use the Khan
Academy app on smart phones.
Angela Stevens MET Kids Ages 7-12 “Made for, with, and by kids and The
Metropolitan Museum of Art Met...inspired, tested, and approved by
https://www.metmuseum.org/ real kids ages 7–12. We think that
art/online-features/metkids/ everyone can learn something from a
kid-friendly explanation.” - The Met
Angela Stevens Smithsonian Fun Stuff for Kids K-12 The Smithsonian offers a number of art,
and Teens history, culture, science, and nature
The Smithsonian Museum activities and games underneath the
https://www.si.edu/kids ‘Learn’ tab. There are fun activities
such as colouring pages of artwork in
the collection, digital jigsaw puzzles of
artwork in the collection, play
simulations such as testing light
sources in a cave or a simulation of the
aftermath of a supernova. Some really
cool activities and games that students
and families would have a great time
exploring!
Angela Stevens Google Arts & Culture K-12 Google partnered with over 2,000
https://artsandculture.google.c cultural institutions and artists globally
om to bring this resource together. The
images and videos are high resolution
and make for an excellent, high-quality
visual resource. Especially relevant in
current times (pandemic) with less
ability to travel to museums to see
artwork and artifacts up close.
Nina Ruck Duolingo K-12 This is a great free online tool that can
https://www.duolingo.com/ help with a variety of languages.
Students can navigate and pick various
themes to learn. Can be extra
supplementary resources or just for
more oral practice or just for enjoyment.
Nina Ruck Skillshare 10-12 This site has some great free classes
https://www.skillshare.com/bro for students to learn various things that
wse/free-classes may interest them. Students looking at
creating an online shop, digital
illustration, entrepreneurs, interior
design, visual design, visual thinking,
building an engaged community
through instagram. These free classes
may connect well with a variety of
students that share in some of these
passions that they may not always
have time to explore in class.
Guillaume Robidoux CBBC Newsround K-7 The BBC also has CBBC (which stands
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsrou for Children’s British Broadcasting
nd/news/watch_newsround Corporation) and every day they host a
short, 10-minute news segment for
kids. They talk about everything
current, and include fun/strange news
segments for kids (everything from
COVID news to cute pandas rolling in
the snow). It is a great way to present
news to kids in a way that is accessible
and appropriate for them. They also
have a multitude of different games,
quizzes, and chat forums for students
to take part in. Though it is UK based,
my students love watching the news
every day and many of them partake in
the quizzes and watch further videos at
home.
Guillaume Robidoux Logiciel Educatif K-12 As a French-immersion teacher, this
https://www.logicieleducatif.fr/ website was a god-send, as there
aren’t many French resources
available. The website is host to a
multitude of games for French
grammar, math, reading, and writing
activities (you can try to make
conjugations fun!). Alongside each
game, there are worksheets and
examples to help guide non-French
speaking parents, or to use as exit slips
for teachers. The website is French,
and therefore the layout is using their
educational systems system, but an
easy conversion is found online and
material levels range from Kindergarten
to High School.
Kathryn Boyd Farm Food 360 K-9 This is a very well designed website
https://www.farmfood360.ca/ that allows you to investigate the life of
farmers and farming styles. You can
look at a variety of farms such as
chicken farms, mink farms, milk/dairy
farms, apple orchards, and oat
processing farms.
Each link will take you to a variety of
videos that teach you more about the
farm and its farming techniques.
Kathryn Boyd Feed the Monster Primary/Junior This is an app that is free to download.
https://play.google.com/store/a Students can play a variety of games
pps/developer? that focus on developing their reading
id=Curious+Learning skills. It provides tracing activities,
phonics matching, vocab memory
games, parent tracking, and multi-
player use.
Raman Badesha Access Mars K-12 This resource provides students with a
https://accessmars.withgoogle. 3D replica of mars that can be explored
com all 360 degrees. The Curiosity rover
travelled across Mars and took all of
these digital pictures. So, this replica is
not just an artist construction, but it is
the actual surface of Mars. Access
Mars could be combined with a tool
such as Google VR to give students a
virtual field trip experience when
learning about other planets.
Brynn Hendrix The Kid Should See This K-8 The Kid Should See This is a free
https://thekidshouldseethis.co website that does not require an
m/ account. The website is a collection of
thousands of short videos that are
appropriate for kids and use for parents
and teachers. Videos are included in
areas such as science, art, social
studies, nature, music and much more!
Videos are able to be saved to quickly
access when needed.
Brynn Hendrix Wide Open School K-12 Wide Open School is a website with
https://wideopenschool.org/ online learning experiences produced
by Common Sense Media. You can
navigate by grade levels and content
areas. There are daily activities and
plans you can select and go through
different learning experiences by grade
levels. You are able to select different
languages on the website. Some topics
covered are life skills, english language
learners, math, offline-friendly, virtual
field trips, family fun, and much more!
There is also a specific section for
teacher support that could be helpful
when teaching online or in the
classroom.
Leigh Richardson Math Antics 4-8 Math Antics is an excellent resource for
https://mathantics.com supporting students with mathematical
concepts. It features videos on a variety
of math concepts in a clear, concise
and engaging way that helps students
to understand. All of the Math Antics
videos are free to watch and can all be
found on youtube as well. Math Antics
is great for students who may be
struggling to understand a concept, for
a parent who needs to brush up on
their elementary math skills or for a
teacher who is looking for a different
way to explain a concept! There is a
paid version of Math Antics ($10/year),
where you get access to worksheets
and answer keys, but the videos alone
are an excellent resource.
Leigh Richardson Teen Book Cloud 6-12 Teen Book Cloud is an online reading
https://www.teenbookcloud.co platform. It is similar to Tumblebooks,
m/home.aspx but for teenagers. Teen Book cloud has
numerous online books for teens.
There are many different categories
including: Graphic Novels, Non Fiction,
Fiction, Drama and Poetry, and more.
Teen Book Cloud also has educational
videos available to watch.
Shelby Steeves Story Time From Space k-5 On this website you can listen to
astronauts reading stories in space
https://storytimefromspace.co There is also a section called ”Science
m/a-moon-of-my-own-2/ Time Videos” where they conduct
experiments in space. Story Time from
Space also works with other experts to
ensure that it is covering the
curriculum.
Shelby Steeves Google slides k-12 I love using google slides for inquiry
projects. Generally I will create
https://docs.google.com/prese individual google slides for each group.
ntation/d/1SYbzZUZ8DWP_R For example if we are learning about
KWw8cWCvRW_vywvJS0gKo space I will create a slide for the star
gtr9CuSiM/edit?usp=sharing group, saturn group, sun group and
moon group. On these slides I will
https://www.youtube.com/watc include a video, a read along book, a
h?v=DhlpfkQvSss website to explore and either sounds or
pictures to view. Check out my google
slide I made for the saturn group!
Shelby Steeves Draw and Tell k-4 Draw and tell allows students to create
and record stories. They can colour
https://www.youtube.com/watc their stories, use stickers and design
h?v=Q9euFVr7Rr0 animations. This is a very fun tool for
students who aren't quite ready to write
or who have trouble with fine motor
skills.
Rupert Gadd Epic Books k-7+ Epic books offers a chance for kids to
https://www.getepic.com/app/ read on their computers, tablets, and
phones. I signed up for a free teacher
account, and students use my class
code to gain access. I get reports of
how many books are read, and the
class gets digital certificates and prizes.
There are books of every genre, both
classics and originals. There is a
surprisingly large library of books. The
site includes audio books. I recently did
White Jade Tiger with my class, and
the audiobook of that title was very
useful for kids with lower reading levels.
My low readers love the read aloud,
read a word, and look up a word
features.
Rupert Gadd Worksheet Works. K-7+ This is one for the teachers.
https://www.worksheetworks.c WorksheetWorks is a worksheet
om/ creator. I use it mostly for Math, but it
does cover other subjects. You enter
the parameters and the A.I. creates
excellent worksheets. Each worksheet
is unique, so I find it useful for skills
requiring repeated practice, or for
extending students who like a
challenge. It creates answer keys and
skills explanations too. I pass this
website on to parents who want to be
able to give their kids extra practice.
Lisa Jensen The Theta Music Trainer Grades 4 - 12 A subscription-based online musical
ear and theory trainer. The introduction
course to ear-training is free, any
courses beyond the intro require
payment. The lessons and courses are
progressive and feature fun games for
students to practice the content. The
teacher can assign work through this
platform, check student progress and
see their grade percentages for each
assignment.
Lisa Jensen Overcoming Obstacles Elementary: K-2 and A free social-emotional learning
3-5 education resource that focuses
Middle school helping students develop their
High school communication, decision making, and
goal setting skills. The skills are learned
through lessons, activities and role-
playing. The modules can be taught in
order or can be cherry-picked, as the
modules are stand alone. This site is
great for ELL students as the
worksheets have been translated into
20 languages!
Lisa Jensen National Geographic Kids Elementary K-6 A wonderful free reading and activity
resource for children from a world-
renowned source. Articles, videos,
activities, games, competitions, clubs
and lesson plans that students can do
independently are all accessible for
free. Free registration is required for
some components, so students need a
parent/guardian email to register for
those parts. Don’t assume this resource
is only for science, I liked how there are
primary resources for all aspects of the
curriculum, such as arts and PHE!
Keep in mind that this website is
designed with British curriculum in
mind, though I found that most of the
activities could be applied to the BC
curriculum.