York Ed Tech Council

Virtual field trips (VFTs) are alternatives to more costly real-world field trips. In addition to being inexpensive, they are engaging to students becasue they enable students to make connections between themselves and the wide-ranging environments they can explore virtually. They also offer authentic, inquiry-based learning experiences to students.

In our virtual mall, you can play games, design ads, chat with customers and store owners, and much more. You'll learn key consumer concepts, such as how advertising affects you, how you benefit when businesses compete, how (and why) to protect your information, and how to spot scams. What better place to do it than at the mall!

A website full of animated movies, interactive tutorials and instructional videos, all free for you to view and to embed in your website. Simply select an animated explanation and follow the instructions to integrate it in your site.

This site allows you to generate a help URL so friends and family can send you instant screen recordings to help troubleshoot computer issues. Share the e-mail with those who share computer issues with you. No software or download required....Simply click, record, and submit. An e-mail is sent to you with a link to a page where you can go and view the flash recording of the screencast. URL expires in 7 days from time or recording, but screencasts can be downloaded in mp4 format. 5 minute time limit. Easy enough to use with students....save screencasts for posting on your website. Very quick and easy to learn and use!

Create timelines with multiple layers. Keep timelines private or share them with others!

PaperRater.com is a free resource, developed and maintained by linguistics professionals and graduate students. PaperRater.com is used by schools and universities in over 46 countries to help students improve their writing.

"The series addresses strategic literacy instruction in grades K-8 using a "research to practice" approach grounded in pragmatic real-world application. Each video is 4 to 10 minutes long, has a particular strategic focus, and was shot unrehearsed in real time."

"This video is an introduction to augmented reality - a new and growing way to use smartphones to learn about the world around you."

from Silvia Tolisano's Langwitches Blog - She shares the "Skype Jobs" of her students for when they get ready to conduct a Skype call.

Career site for primary age students.

DI Sites organized.

"In addition to providing easy access to billions of web pages, Google has many special features to help you to find exactly what you're looking for. Some of our most popular features are listed below. "

"delve into the topic of copyright and Creative Commons to help my students develop good blogging habits."

"tools you can use to get your students presenting! Included is a brief description and helpful links to facilitate using these tools more effectively in the classroom."

Enter text and create mp3 file.

"Tge NROC is a growing library of high-quality course content for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement. NROC course content is an Open Educational Resource (OER) and is available at no cost for individual use here at our website. "

You can choose a shape or draw your own and then choose words to fill it. Click the question marks on each screen for help if you get stuck.

Sustainability & Global Issues Curriculum - free and downloadable

"Two Hawaiian teachers have taken a new approach to teaching their students by reworking lyrics to popular songs by artists like Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and more into some seriously cool visual history lessons ever."