FLB Educator Resources

Create multimedia slideshow narratives. Create stories by uploading sequenced images, typing in text, and recording original audio tracks. Free registration but requires an email address.

A beautiful site where you can search and share pieces of fine art from all over the world and in lots of styles and mediums. There is also an app to view art on the go.

Write, illustrate & publish a book (meets 3 levels of readiness). Site provides writing hints at the bottom of the page to help them with the elements of a story. Story Sparks feature provides templates for characters, plot, etc. Kids also design the book layout (font, pictures, layout, etc.) Purchase hard cover, paperback or digital copies. Free registration for teachers.

Create a brochure. Free for educational uses. Account required.

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) was created by the University of South Florida and consists of videos demonstrating samples of how teachers have utilized varying levels of technology integration (entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) within five key learning environments.

A collaborate real-time whiteboard. Just share the link to invite others to the board. Upload images, draw and discuss your work using the chat bar. No plug-ins or sign-in required!

Excellent example of how one teacher had students create their own online portfolios.

Numerous downloadable resources!

Ice breaker ideas

A useful science resource about many ocean habitats and the adaptions fish have to survive there. Design your fish to thrive in the habitat & have the computer check its survival rate.

This is a wonderful Video conferencing site which works across many types of devices. There is no sign up or login required. Just start a room and share the link to invite others. You can have five video participates at once. You can watch videos together from YouTube and other sites. There is a collaborative notepad, text chat, file sharing and you can even share your screen with other 'room mates.' You can sign in for free to customize rooms and schedule sessions. A great resource for staff meetings, training and distance teaching.

Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 from Chronicling America (The Library of Congress). Great for research & examining primary sources for any subject area.

Create an ebook from a group of webpages. Send to Kindle, iPad/iPod, or download as an epub (for Nooks and other readers).

Get a new math problem emailed to you every day. There are three levels of questions - wee ones, little kids and big kids. Use it with your students or with your own children at home!

Teach your students to how find the best results on Google. (Beginning, intermediate and advanced levels)

A great site with some flash based, age specific games and resource for topics across the science curriculum.

Thorough study guides for numerous texts include basic analysis as well as deeper literary analysis of devices

Given a definition, race to guess the word

Create word clouds in specific shapes