Thinglink- Make your pictures worth 1,000 words

Make pictures interactive with Thinglink! Students can use thinklink for any area as a way to present and share information. Find a meaningful image and begin to add tags, which are links to more information, videos, etc.) that open right on your image. This can be a great alternative to an old slide presentation! Student can use map images of historic places to bring an explorors journey to life! Or dive deep into the depths of the ocean and explore the layers of the ocean! The options are endless!

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Get Moving with GoNoodle!

GoNoodle is a free site that gives you and your students the opportunity to take a much needed brain break! Give your students physical activities like stretching, yoga, and dance to help them focus. Activities are short, easy, and effective. Join the 68,000 schools and 10 million students who are taking time to get refocused with GoNoodle brain breaks.

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Noisli

I came across Noisli and I thought it could be a really helpful tool for students and teachers. Noisli is a web application that allows you to play various white-noise or background sounds to help your productivity, focus, and stress level. Our school, as many others, has a silent reading time that all students participate in. I have been around the school visiting classrooms during this time and it is DEAD silent! Some students may have a harder time focusing without any sound at all because the silence allows their mind to wonder. Noisli could be a great way to break the silence. Teachers can also use Noisli for the whole class while working on an activity or have students use headphones to select their own sounds. Noisli is a free tool that requires no log in. However, if you do log in using your Google account, Facebook, or email you will have a few more options such as saving your favorite sound mix to a favorites tab and more. To learn more about Noisli check out the video below and visit their site. There is also a Google Extension available in the Chrome Web Store and an iOS app!