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I would suggest the use of this OER to 3rd grade teachers. Currently in collaboration with the library, 3rd grade students conduct a research assignment on the animal of their choice. Part of my collaboration effort is to teach the students about the various sources that are out there and how to use their effectively. I think this Encyclopedia would come in handy when students are prepared to collection information on their animal of choice.

This lesson would be so interesting to incorporate with the second grade. Right now they just do reports.

This would be a great resource for Gr 3-5 when they do research on animals.  

Turn your ideas into impactful social graphics, web stories and animated videos-in minutes. It's free, start now on the web or in the app store. A one-stop content shop for creating and sharing visual stories that will wow your audience on any device.

This story maker would be great to use with elementary students who are learning about how words come together to create sentences and stories. The tool would be an excellent resource for students who struggle with writing and need a visual to help them see the relationship between text and pictures. It works kind of like a game, allowing students to select characters, backgrounds, plots, and items so that they can create their own stories. Students are allowed to see the images they create and, as they create these images, the story maker builds the text to tell the story so that students can see how writing comes together. Students are also given the ability to change the text and incorporate animations. Finally, students are given a code that lets them share the story they created with others.

I've used this many times in my classroom. The students love it!

Stories for Students from past issues of "Beyond Penguins & Polar Bears" to print and use with students in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 in text only, illustrated book, and electronic book formats

Stories for Students from past issues of "Beyond Penguins & Polar Bears" to print and use with students in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 in text only, illustrated book, and electronic book formats

Stories for Students from past issues of "Beyond Penguins & Polar Bears" to print and use with students in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 in text only, illustrated book, and electronic book formats. Share with 2nd grade teachers for use with their Antarctica/polar animals unit!!!

Contained in this source are a variety of tools to use when wanting to implement digital storytelling into your library/classroom. I like the variety. Aside from this source, I have used Mystorymaker with students. I also like the animation factor associated with this source.

I would share this with the fourth grade bilingual teachers. We co-teach an animal unit and videos are extremely helpful, especially for bilingual students. It is a lesson plan with video links that show animals in their natural habitats.

Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

This would be a great resource for 8th Grade science for both teachers and students. There are currently 47 episodes on various aspects of astronomy. The narrator fills these short video lessons with a lot of information in terms that students would understand. He speaks animated and quickly. These videos could be used with a flipped classroom approach as an introduction to various astronomy topics, made interactive with Educanon or included in an online science course.

The 6th graders study social issues and many tend to choose environmental issues. The National Science Foundation OER would provide a source of information for students to narrow their topics during the research process. It provides current, up-to-date articles surrounding issues and discoveries scientists and researchers have recently discovered about various environmental issues of concern. Students are also required to write their opinion about their topic at the end of the research unit. I feel this OER resource would help students gain critical thinking and problem-solving skills they need to write an opinion on an environmental topic.

I really like this site. I collaborate with the 5th grade teacher in my district to teach a similar lesson. This OER resource you found is something I will probably refer to in the future. Thanks!

This is an online course that would be excellent to use with our 8th graders who are learning robotics and Scratch right now. Engaging them in several different types of basic coding activities can help show how the elements of computer programming are constant whether they are working in javascript or RobotC or Scratch, though the terminology might vary a little. This can help prepare them for more advanced programming classes in HS.

I am going to be sharing this with the Agriculture teacher at my school. I have worked with her in the past and I know that she will appreciate this newly found resource to use in her Animal Science class