YouTube offers a bunch of features that are sometimes overlooked or under-utilized despite being quite helpful when sharing videos in your classroom. In this new video I demonstrate five of those features. PlaylistsBy default your Google/ YouTube account has a playlist titled "watch later." That's a...
WriteReader, one of my favorite tools for telling stories with pictures, recently launched four new features for teachers and students. One of the new features improves the usability of WriteReader while the other three enhance the overall experience for teachers using WriteReader in their classrooms. Phone-friendly...
Long-time followers of my blog have probably noticed that I really like the videos produced by SciShow Kids. Their videos cover a wide range of science topics and almost all of them answer questions that elementary school students are apt to ask. For example, one...
Disclosure: Breakout EDU is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.comA week ago I shared a handful of fun Breakout EDU games for in-person and online classrooms. A couple of those games were actually designed, built, and shared by teachers and not by Breakout EDU staff. In...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Amanda Werner. Many teachers realize that teaching students about mindfulness and meditation is important. But, they aren’t sure how to go about it. This article includes an easy-to-follow mini-lesson and materials to begin this important journey with your...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Amanda Werner. Many teachers realize that teaching students about mindfulness and meditation is important. But, they aren’t sure how to go about it. This article includes an easy-to-follow mini-lesson and materials to begin this important journey with your...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Amanda Werner. Many teachers realize that teaching students about mindfulness and meditation is important. But, they aren’t sure how to go about it. This article includes an easy-to-follow mini-lesson and materials to begin this important journey with your...
There are plenty of places on the Internet to find free outline maps of states, provinces, countries, and regions of the world. Finding blank outline maps of cities, small towns, or neighborhoods is a little harder to do. If you're looking for a blank map...
ClassHook is a service that I've been using and recommending for the last few years. It provides a good way to find clips from movies and television shows to use in your lessons. You can search it according Common Core standard, recommended grade level, and...
