KCS Instructional StrategyToolbox Site |  | This site holds a variety of instructional strategies and routines for engaging students in any grade and any content area. | Website, Instructional Strategy | | Professional, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Top 10 Strategies for Differentiation with Discovery Ed |  | Differentiation of content, delivery, and / or demonstration of learning | Instructional Strategy | Discovery Education | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Padlet |  | Padlet is an app and website used to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. | iPad App | | Professional, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Rewordify |  | Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching. | Website | Other | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Flippity |  | Easily turn a Google Spreadsheet into a Set of Online Flashcards and Other Cool Stuff | Instructional Strategy | Google Productivity | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Answer Garden |  | Answer Garden is a real-time feedback tool that allows for student response, brainstorming, and participation. | Instructional Strategy | Google Classroom | 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Clips App |  | Students can use the Clips App in order to record short snippets of video in order to put together a longer film as a "how to" or a story. | iPad App | | 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Plickers |  | An assessment tool for teachers, that will easily check for understanding. | App on phone | | Professional, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
QR Code Generator and Qrafter App |  | Teachers can create various links using QR codes and students can then access the links using the Qrafter App. | Website | | 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Poll Everywhere |  | This website allows you to present a question for an audience or your students to respond to in real time. | Website | | Professional, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Screencastify |  | Screencastify is a free screen recording extension for Chrome | Google App/Extension | Google Productivity | Professional, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Remind |  | A private message platform to enable communication between teachers, students, and parents. | Communication Tool | | Professional, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Khan Academy |  | Online tool to help educate students in just about any subject. | Website | | 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Shadow Puppet |  | Shadow Puppet allows students and teachers to create videos to show their learning or assist in developing a blended learning environment. Using Shadow Puppet Edu, students can create video slideshows, adding their own narration and text. Videos can be up to 30 minutes long and can include up to 100 images, free for classroom use. | iPad App | | 3-5, 6-8 |
Quizlet |  | A learning tool to let your student study anything. | Instructional Strategy | | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Google Forms for Student Assessment |  | Google Forms is a question-based tool used to gather data. | Google App/Extension | Google Productivity | Professional, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Quizizz |  | A quiz in game format for every subject. | Game/Simulation | | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Kahoot |  | Kahoot is a website that allows teachers and students to create fun learning games with multiple choice questions. | Game/Simulation | | 3-5, 6-8 |
Adobe Scan |  | Turn pictures into PDF's | iPad App | Canvas, Google Classroom, SeeSaw, Showbie | Professional, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Gimkit |  | This site provides an alternative to Kahoot and Quizlet style learning games. | Website | | 6-8, 9-12 |
Big Huge Labs |  | This website has resources for students to use in creating final products that are both engaging and interactive. | Website | | 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
EdPuzzle |  | This website allows you to turn any video into a lesson. | Website | | 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
FlipGrid |  | Flipgrid is a video making platform that allows students the opportunity to teach and explain their learning, thinking, and opinions. | Website | | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
HyperDocs |  | HyperDocs allow a teacher to guide students through a self-paced lesson with embedded instruction, assessment with opportunities for enrichment, remediation, and meeting with the teacher. | Instructional Strategy | Google Productivity | 6-8, 9-12 |
Desmos |  | Free collection of engaging digital math activities for grades 6-12 that focus on investigation and conceptual understanding. | Website | | 6-8, 9-12 |
Video Assessments |  | Using videos to assess to reach those student who are not the greatest with regular assessments. | Instructional Strategy | Other | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Peer Consultancy | | This is a structured protocol that can be used when students or peers give each other feedback or discuss a dilemma. | Instructional Strategy | | Professional, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |