Google Slides are interactive with the add-on Pear Deck. View how to add questions to your Google Slides presentations to check how students are processing information. Learn how to link the Google Slides into Google Classroom with a student paced mode to view as a homework or synchronous presentation. For schools closed, premium features of Pear Deck are now free and enables students to have a “take away file'' in their Google Drive to use as a study tool.

This site has a skeleton with points to click on. Each click brings up information on that bone in a separate window. If the windows are resized next to each other, it's point, click, and read.

In today’s climate of remote learning and social distancing, children are spending increasingly more time connected through the internet. These tips will help monitor children and make sure they are making safe “on-line" choices.
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A video lesson which introduces the idea of circular motion and compares it to linear motion. [2:38]

Now that computer science learning standards have been approved for development in Ohio, come find out more about where you can get computer science background and professional learning from the Ohio Ed Techs.

The Makey Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators is a fun hands-on learning experience where you'll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey Makey invention kit. We'll explore how basic circuits work, use paper and pencil to create drawings that speak, build pressure sensitive switches from cardboard, and make clever inventions that solve real world problems.

The Makey Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators is a fun hands-on learning experience where you'll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey Makey invention kit. We'll explore how to teach circuits and conductivity using Makey Makeys and then put our skills to use designing your own inventions! Participants learn best practices and gain access to a multimedia training website that can be used later when working with your students or training others.

Learn about the four factors that shape market trends: government, international transactions, speculation and expectation and supply and demand.

A look at how the government affects the markets and influences business in ways that often have unexpected consequences.

This brief ibiblio.org article provides an overview of the key painters of the Renaissance in Italy. The artists and their major works are the key focus here and while further links on them are available, but you will not find anything on literature or other cultural endeavors outside of the visual arts.

Looking for an intuitive, simple, collaborative digital space that integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom? Jamboard is the answer. In this session, we will explore the features of Jamboard’s online interface, identify ways that it can be integrated into the curriculum, and take a look at available resources to get you started with Jamboard today!

An upper-level explanation of clastic sedimentary rock classification. Charts, diagrams, and review questions are included. Be sure to click on the PDF Clastic Identification key.

Click for different identification keys for igneous rocks to help you classify them correctly. Includes various color/texture keys as well as classification charts. (NOTE: At the time of writing this, the PDF links were configured incorrectly, but the files could be found through a Google search.)

An explanation of the Mohs Hardness scale is followed by illustrations of crystal structures and cleavage.

Mineral photos depicting metallic and non-metallic luster. Includes shiny, glassy, and earthy examples.

Students will examine one of the most notable invasive species threatening the Great Lakes—the Asian Carp—and explore some of the solutions that are being tried to deal with the invasive species around the lakes. They will learn about the invasive species through several short videos and then integrate their knowledge by creating an infographic about the threat posed to the Great Lakes by the Asian Carp.

In this lesson, students will analyze historic lake level patterns of the Great Lakes to learn about one measure of lake health—the level—and how data is monitored over time for a lake.

This is a great site to read about how navigation began in Europe and what tools were used. Make sure to read the segments on coastal navigation, maps, and ocean currents.

Whether it’s for literacy, creativity, and/or play, students need iPad apps and activities that are both educational and FUN! If you are looking for advice on integrating iPads in classrooms, this course explores best practices, ideas for engaging activities and apps that are great for any content area!

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This is a very good introduction to the role evolution plays in the development of biodiversity. These topics and extinction are explained with the use of colorful interactive pictures.