Fountain pens were a stylish statement but messy and impractical. Their replacement was a stroke of design genius perfectly in time for the era of mass production. Source: The cheap pen that changed writing forever – BBC Future A fascinating look at one of the best educational technology tools ever invented, the ballpoint pen. Whenever…
Free Kid’s eBooks and NOOK Books | Barnes & Noble® and Amazon.com : free kids ebooks (Amazon Best Sellers: Best Children’s free eBooks) – These sites require an Amazon or Barnes & Noble account, so they may not be useable for young students. But, for older students (or students who have their parents sign up),…
Source: Writing Program R. L. Stine, the writing machine himself, has put together a 16 page book to help writers in grades 3-8. The book steps through the process of getting ideas, setting up scenes & characters, and the most important part of writing, getting over writers block. Pacing is up to you, started at…
Atkinson Hyperlegible font is named after Braille Institute founder, J. Robert Atkinson. What makes it different from traditional typography design is that it focuses on letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability. We are making it free for anyone to use, download here! Source: Download the Atkinson Hyperlegible Font | Braille Institute I’ve…
Source: TeachingBooks | Author & Book Resources to Support Reading Education Via: How In The World Am I Just Learning About “Teaching Books”?! The site has an impressive collection of resources! After sign up you get 2 weeks of full access to everything, to continue after that there are various licensing tiers available. Resources are…
Source: Free Stock Photos – Simply Beautiful, Creative, Professional | Icons8 It seems that free stock photos are available from everywhere, so why am I mentioning yet another one? Well, when I start to recognize Unsplash photos on websites and in videos, I realize that sometimes you need to mix it up. Moose is yet…
Source: Sourceful Sourceful is a repository of all things Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The resources include database like lists of music and licensing for streaming and Escape room types of activities in Google Docs. The number of resources is quite astounding, and you can submit your own. This is a really cool resource.
Amazing claymation! Check out more of the videos on his channel: Maxwell Helmberger – YouTube
Source: Coding for Kids | Tynker Tynker is a coding platform for kids. The site has a ton of paid content, but there is also some resources available for free. If you are looking at a coding platform to get your students programming, Tynker is one to check out.