FLB Educator Resources

Common Sense Media reviews websites to determine age appropriateness, learning potential & what parents/teachers should know about the sites. Options to view same info as it relates to movies, games, apps, tv shows, books & music. Browse by learning rating, subject, skill, genre, topic, popularity, etc.

Generate scoring rubric for digital stories in less than a minute. "First choose one of the following communication types and then customize your scoring guide by checking ONLY the traits and elements you want to use at this time. Click on each keyword for descriptors. For more detailed information on these scoring guides and further resources, see Overview of Digital Media Scoring Guides."

Flipped videos using PowerPoint

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MakerBot's Thingiverse is a thriving design community for discovering, making, and sharing 3D printable things. Search for printable objects by subject area. Free to download print files.

The Largest Student Art Gallery in the World! Showcase student work from any subject for parents, family and friends to see! Once you join (for FREE), here's what happens next ... Submit your Class Roster Upload a spreadsheet of student information and we'll get your roster setup for you. We can even help you with getting and tracking parent permission. Upload Student Artworks Use our free smartphone app to easily photograph and upload artwork. Better yet, empower your students to upload artwork on their own using Classroom Mode. Showcase your School Gallery Your school gallery can be used as a classroom teaching aid, or shared with the public (with parent permission) for everyone to enjoy! Get FREE Art Supplies! Parents can purchase high-quality custom keepsakes with their child's art. This hassle-free fundraising option credits you 20% of each purchase towards art room supplies.

Common Sense Graphite's top picks for authentic, real-world opportunities for writing.

Middle School Math Practice. Anytime, Anywhere.

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"SCIM-C is a model for analyzing historical sources and placing them within a historical narrative. The steps ask students to: Summarize, Contextualize, Infer, Monitor, and Corroborate"

Interactive list of tools for each level of SAMR

"Dotstorming takes the process of dot voting online to allow groups of people to collaborate on a topic." A real-time group brainstorming and decision making app. Free teacher account; student accounts are not necessary.

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Content curator/aggregator

over 320,000 public domain pictures; no attribution necessary

Visual bookmarking and sharing tool

Educational version of Syimbaloo for visual bookmarking & sharing

Google's coding tutorials

literature paired with primary sources from the Library of Congress

Free behavior management software that also Increases parent/teacher communication. "Create a positive culture - Teachers can encourage students for any skill or value - whether it's working hard, being kind, helping others or something else Give students a voice - Students can showcase and share their learning by adding photos and videos to their own portfolios Share moments with parents - Get parents engaged by sharing photos and videos of wonderful classroom moments"