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Fanschool: Blogs for Teachers and Students
Fanschool provides a safe and simple blogging platform for students in both elementary and middle schools. Teachers have administrative control over all student blogs and accounts, and blogs are only viewable by classmates and the...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: All About Transition Words
Types of transition words and how they can be used to make writing more fluid.
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Mainland Aggregates, Ltd: Many Uses of Sand
This infographic includes a calculation for how many grains of sand are on the Earth. It discusses what sand is, its history of use by humans, and its many uses in modern times.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Dashes
This page focuses on the rules for the use of dashes. Explains what a dash is, what it does, and the three formats of dashes (em, en, and the double hyphen). Examples are provided with the "dash" used in different contexts.
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Grammarly Blog: What Are Modifiers? How to Use Them Correctly
This page focuses on modifiers including what modifiers are -- adjectives, adverbs, and descriptive phrases and clauses; misplaced modifiers and how to correct them; and limiting modifiers and how to use them. Examples are provided.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: M&m's and Blogs: Interpreting Data!
In this hands-on, technology-rich lesson plan, students will interpret data. The students will define words involving graphs, create a bar graph using M&M's, and post information from their findings on the internet. The students will...
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Literautas: Reasons for Using Dialogue in a Story
Learn about six reasons that a writer should use dialogue in a story.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Ellipsis
This page focuses on the ellipsis including what it is, what it means, how to use it, and examples of its use.
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Grammarly Blog: Passive Voice and Vagaries
Tips on improving writing by eliminating vague statements and using active voice instead of passive voice.
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Grammarly Blog: Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense
This page explains what future perfect continuous (progressive) tense means and how it is formed; examples are provided.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Quotation Marks
Learn more about using quotation marks properly through this informative resource. Students and teachers will benefit from this helpful site.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Clauses: The Basics
This page, from a site for University of Oregon journalism students, provides definitions of a clause, an independent clause, and a dependent clause as well as some brief instructions on their uses. The page seems to contain some...
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Graphic Mama: 20 Digital Tools for Classroom for Innovative Teachers & Students
This article provides brief descriptions of twenty digital tools that can be used by both teachers and students for making infographics, presentations, videos, animations, as well as for assessments, quizzes, and more. Each tool is...
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Time Scavengers: Principles of Geology
This site was created by two geoscientists. They explain the Principles of Geology. These are general rules, or laws, that are used to determine how rocks were created and how they changed through time. They are also used to determine...
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Seo Click: How to Apply Advanced Search Techniques in Google 2020
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Google's Advanced Search tool to look for web pages, images, and videos. You will also learn about advanced search operator and shortcuts you can use.
George Mason University
Chnm: Differences Among Colonial Regions
Students will explore the differences among the three colonial regions of New England, Mid-Atlantic/Middle, and the Southern colonies. In small groups for each region, students will observe and note details of pictures, maps, and...
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Elk Grove Unified School District: Digital Citizenship: Digital Footprint
A digital footprint is all of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally. Filling out a form, leaving a blog comment, updating your status, checking into a location,...
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Find Equation of a Quadratic Function From Its Graph
A detailed explanation of how to find a quadratic equation from its graph using different methods, including using software.
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Wild About Ants: Ant of the Week: Weaver Ants
Watch these weaver ants as they weave nests using leaves and silk from their larvae. These ants are also well known for their use by farmers to control insects that attack crops.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Popsicle Stick Chain Reaction
Activity uses tongue depressors to set off a chain reaction of sticks flying in the air.
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World Resources Institute: Global Forest Watch
Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. It uses advanced satellite data and crowd-sourced information to track deforestation and how forests are changing throughout the world...
The Tongue Untied
University of Oregon the Tongue Untied: Punctuation: Comma
This site features a list of eleven simple rules for comma usage. Come and sharpen your grammar skills when you visit this educational resource.
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Azoomee: E Safety Lesson 5: Spending Time Online
In this video lesson plan [1:56], students learn how to identify the benefits of a healthy balance with technology.
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Atlas Mission: The 8 Best Problem Solving Strategies for the Preschool Mind
A Kindergarten teacher offers 8 strategies for fostering problem-solving in the classroom. A free app is available to download.