Use this fun list of 27 great ideas to help you plan some fun end-of-year activities -- included is a special section at the end for celebrating the class of 2022. Many of the ideas here play out in the digital world, but there are some offline options as well.
Just a few examples of activities include:
- Post a Flipgrid asking students to share one accomplishment from the year that they're proud of
- Create a virtual yearbook
- Create a word cloud for each student
- Host a talent show
- Create an Instagram Class of 2022 Yearbook page
- Seniors can collaborate and contribute to a scrapbook about their time together, which the school can keep for their 10-year reunion

Use YouTube-Like videos to inspire and engage your students! There are some amazing ideas in here.

Check out this collection of challenge materials for fun, easy, and engaging ways to get your students learning!

There are new challenges every month so keep checking back! Be sure to explore past Creative Challenges as well!

This AI Image generator is FREE and:
*Creates great, clean images
*Very easy to use
*Allows you to create in different shapes
*Side panel lets you select options (instead of remembering to type them in your prompt)
*Image watermark makes it clear that images are AI-created (but is very bold)
*Has lots of other AI image tools beyond "text to image" like generative fill, text effects, recoloring and more

(SaskDLC has access to the paid version with no watermark).

Ditch That Textbook Suggests These Activities with AI Images:
💬 Generate images for a comic strip with an AI image generator, then students add speech/thought bubbles in Google Slides or PPT
🗣 Create a "Caption This" activity where students speak for a character in an AI-generated image
📝 Students add AI-generated images about a topic of study to visual notes they're creating
📚 AI generates an image of an alternate ending for a story and students narrate it
📍 Have AI create a map and have students give directions or describe it
✍️ "Reverse caption this": Students write the dialogue and ask AI to create an image for it
❓ What if activity: Students write an alternate story (like the Marvel show, "What if...?") and AI generates an image

This is available in website and app versions. This is a very user friendly way to make podcasts.  There are a variety of sound effects, clips etc to be used to make a polished more professional sounding podcast.  Students - make sure you have your school's and parent's permission before using this! 

Antimatter is a collaborative meme studio for your classroom.

It includes:
- Super powerful creation tools: Empower your students to express complex ideas through culture and creativity
- A place for collaborative learning: Students chat with their peers and promote great work to help the best ideas rise to the top
- Built for students & teachers: Create studios by classroom, or by topic. Manage your students and the content they create with our moderation tools

Sign up for free!

Welcome to the World of Blooket: a new take on trivia and review games! Sign up to get started! Introduction video @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFe9Rch0Q8w

The way it works is that a teacher/host picks a question set and a unique game mode. Then, we generate a code that players can use to join the game on their own devices. After the game starts, players will answer questions to help them win. That’s where the fun starts, because we offer a variety of games to keep students engaged and excited!

Students are encouraged to participate in games with rewards for answering questions and exploring new methods of learning. Overcoming our challenges drives students to perform well while reviewing.

Question sets can be painlessly imported or created easily with our powerful Set Builder. You can also explore our incredible collection of sets built by other amazing users on the Discover page.

Ditch the old, redundant classroom review game and try out our variety of unique, engaging game modes. Also, edit game settings with a variety of options to truly make Blooket the perfect tool for you.

Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.

This site has an amazing variety of tools that students can use to share their learning.
Let your students have voice and choice!
Some of the best choices on this site include

FAKEBOOK - kids can make a mock facebook page ONLINE for a historical figure, or a character in a novel. Etc.

PAC MAN & ARCADE GAMES -transform your quiz into a trivia Pac Man game. The kids have to answer questions to play and if they die they must answer more questions to continue. The kids can make their own trivia games as well. This could be a great final product and you could play it on the smartboard as a class to evaluate it.

FAKE NEWS Headlines - this would be great for an important event in a novel, or current events, or historical info!

QR CODE TREASURE HUNT – no Internet needed. Kids can create these; or you could!

BURGER ESSAY PLANNER -students can plan and organized essays with the provided structure!

Other Options include: timers, turn your text into a Star Wars theme, 3D gallery, fake Twitter, random name picker, etc!

By signing up with your email address and clicking the yellow subscribe button, you will receive this great design thinking project that your students will love! It is part of a design thinking toolkit and includes a free design thinking project, an eBook, and a suite of assessments. You will also receive a weekly email with free, members-only access to the latest blog posts, videos, podcasts and resources to help you boost creativity and spark innovation in your classroom.

If your student/child is not sure what they can write, use this handy chart from Scholastic to get them started. There are so many choices!

Help your students to get organized by keeping all their materials and resources for your subject in this digital portfolio. The downloadable template provides tips, tricks and lots of examples to get you and your students started documenting their learning journey. You provide the template to the students so they can implement what they have learned during the class, semester or year.

Create a free account (use your Google sign in) to have access to this great resource!

"Choose a video, give it your magic touch and track your students' comprehension.

Check if students are watching your videos, how many times they're watching each section, and if they're understanding the content.

Introduce students to self-paced learning with interactive video lessons. It's easy to add your own voice narration and questions!

Use videos from YouTube, Khan Academy, Crash Course and more. If you'd rather record and upload your own video, go for it!"

Free for students and teachers!

This site houses a large collection of videos, arranged by subject, that have been individually reviewed by K-12 teachers.

There are also quizzes, games and puzzles as well as a presentation creator that helps users of all ages create presentations right on the site.

Ditch That Textbook has done it again! They have created even MORE amazing social media templates for students to use for assignments, projects or just a new way to demonstrate learning. The great part is - you are NOT attached to any of the platforms, so you can use these assignments safely.

Templates include:
Airbnb
Apple Review
Yelp Review
Tweet
Spotify List
Tik Tok
Instagram
Social Media Replay
YouTube
SnapChat - My face when; Would you rather; This or that
Amazon home page
Amazon product
Amazon product search

Flipgrid is social learning for PreK to PhD learners ... and beyond!

Teachers can create grids and add topics.

Grids are the meeting place for your classroom, your school, your department or any learning community to discuss your Topics.

Start with an icebreaker, add weekly reflections, share book talks, explore STEM principles, give mini-presentations ... any Topic to ignite discussion!

Check out the Flipgrid Educator’s Guide (copy and paste this web address into a browser: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZGEfOtEWqPcGUzcFd2RzRjYTQ/view) by our awesome friends Karly, Sean and Jennifer!

Ditch That Textbook has tons of great ideas to support teachers in their busy classrooms. One of the many resources offered are FREE templates that will save time and engage students in their learning.To access these free templates (Google Slides and PowerPoint) head on over to  https://ditchthattextbook.com/resources/templates or check out the individual sections included in this lesson. 

"This tool allows you to create presentations, infographics, video presentations, resumes, and more.

It includes many templates with access to photos, animations, and illustrations giving the user the ability to make any image or text interactive.

Content can be shared through a link or downloaded.

Teachers can make materials to share with students or other teachers, and students can use to build resumes or design a product for summative assessment." (AASL)

The gamification options look really good within this tool. You (or your students) can make a variety of different games to test content.

There are some great product choices in here to demonstrate learning.