Teacher Resources
Great Prarie AEA
http://www.gpaea.k12.ia.us/
AEA offers a variety of helpful tools such as snap. Snap allows students
to look at everything they have in the media center and check it out through
their teacher.
Destiny Library System
http://destiny.wbschools.us/
Look up books from home, create a list of books you want to read, put books
on hold, and search what's new in our library.
Gale Researcher
http://galesites.com/state/iowa/
Gale can be used to look up online databases such as newspaper articles,
magazine articles, pictures, biographies, and much more. This will benefit you
when researching.
AR Bookfinder
http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx
Not sure whether a book you just purchased or checked out from the library
is AR? Well now you can type in the title or author and see for yourself.
Iowa AEA Online
http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/
Iowa AEA offers several great resources for research and learning. By
going to this website and using the school's username and password you can
access AccuWeather, AP Images, Atomic Learning, DE Streaming, EBSCO, iCLIPART,
Learn360, SIRS Issue Researcher, and World Book Web. Not sure what these are?
Go to the site and read the short descriptions of each.
Scholastic TrueFlix
http://auth.grolier.com/login/tfx/login.php?bffs=N
Read or listen to non-fiction stories online just like an ebook. Also,
watch short video clips that relate to the book.
Scholastic BookFlix
http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php?bffs=N
Listen
to a non-fiction story and then watch a fiction story being told on a similar
topic. Several books to chose from that students can read or listen to, most of
which are AR books.
Prezi
www.prezi.com
Create presentations for classroom content or have students create
presentations online.
Wallwisher
www.wallwisher.com
Have a question to ask the class? Create an online "bulletin board" to
have students post responses.
Animoto
www.animoto.com
Create videos for free online. Add photos, videos, and music to create a
video.
Glogster
www.glogster.edu
A creative way to make interactive posters.
Wordle
www.wordle.net
Create a poster of words by typing in a list related to a subject area or
topic.
Voki
www.voki.com
Create an avatar character and give it a voice! Speak into a microphone or type in a message to make your character talk.
Storyjumper
www.storyjumper.com
Storyjumper.com is a great website that allows you to create ebooks online. Once completed you can also purchase them.
Buncee
Students can illustrate a story they have written or illustrate a fact for others to learn about.
Padlet
Students can post responses to a question a teacher might have or for their learning.
Kahoot
Students compete against each other to answer questions about a topic learned in class. Each question has a time limit and the first to answer receives the most points.
Quizlet
Students compete in groups to answer a set of questions. Only one person has the correct set of answers on their screen. The students must collaborate to decide who has the correct answers. The first team to answer all the questions correctly wins!
Recap
Teachers post a question and students record themselves answering the question. The students can respond to their classmates responses as well.
FlipGrid
A teacher can create one grid where students can record themselves answering a question or relaying information. This can be shared with parents and parents can post a video response back!
http://www.gpaea.k12.ia.us/
AEA offers a variety of helpful tools such as snap. Snap allows students
to look at everything they have in the media center and check it out through
their teacher.
Destiny Library System
http://destiny.wbschools.us/
Look up books from home, create a list of books you want to read, put books
on hold, and search what's new in our library.
Gale Researcher
http://galesites.com/state/iowa/
Gale can be used to look up online databases such as newspaper articles,
magazine articles, pictures, biographies, and much more. This will benefit you
when researching.
AR Bookfinder
http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx
Not sure whether a book you just purchased or checked out from the library
is AR? Well now you can type in the title or author and see for yourself.
Iowa AEA Online
http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/
Iowa AEA offers several great resources for research and learning. By
going to this website and using the school's username and password you can
access AccuWeather, AP Images, Atomic Learning, DE Streaming, EBSCO, iCLIPART,
Learn360, SIRS Issue Researcher, and World Book Web. Not sure what these are?
Go to the site and read the short descriptions of each.
Scholastic TrueFlix
http://auth.grolier.com/login/tfx/login.php?bffs=N
Read or listen to non-fiction stories online just like an ebook. Also,
watch short video clips that relate to the book.
Scholastic BookFlix
http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php?bffs=N
Listen
to a non-fiction story and then watch a fiction story being told on a similar
topic. Several books to chose from that students can read or listen to, most of
which are AR books.
Prezi
www.prezi.com
Create presentations for classroom content or have students create
presentations online.
Wallwisher
www.wallwisher.com
Have a question to ask the class? Create an online "bulletin board" to
have students post responses.
Animoto
www.animoto.com
Create videos for free online. Add photos, videos, and music to create a
video.
Glogster
www.glogster.edu
A creative way to make interactive posters.
Wordle
www.wordle.net
Create a poster of words by typing in a list related to a subject area or
topic.
Voki
www.voki.com
Create an avatar character and give it a voice! Speak into a microphone or type in a message to make your character talk.
Storyjumper
www.storyjumper.com
Storyjumper.com is a great website that allows you to create ebooks online. Once completed you can also purchase them.
Buncee
Students can illustrate a story they have written or illustrate a fact for others to learn about.
Padlet
Students can post responses to a question a teacher might have or for their learning.
Kahoot
Students compete against each other to answer questions about a topic learned in class. Each question has a time limit and the first to answer receives the most points.
Quizlet
Students compete in groups to answer a set of questions. Only one person has the correct set of answers on their screen. The students must collaborate to decide who has the correct answers. The first team to answer all the questions correctly wins!
Recap
Teachers post a question and students record themselves answering the question. The students can respond to their classmates responses as well.
FlipGrid
A teacher can create one grid where students can record themselves answering a question or relaying information. This can be shared with parents and parents can post a video response back!