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The 4 Panes of PowerPoint 2013 - Most Excellent PowerPoint Tips

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PowerPoint Tutorial on the 4 panes that make up the PowerPoint 2013 user interface. This video is part of our Most Excellent PowerPoint tips. Watch previous PowerPoint Tutorials: -Add YouTube Videos To Your Presentation: http://youtu.be/kX5d_7AXrQo -Customize PowerPoint Background: http://youtu.be/y4ZPOhjFmP8 -Creating a Hypertext PowerPoint Presentation: http://youtu.be/c7xkZ6X42sA

Material Type: Lesson

Author: Scott Ford

Brush Ninja - Animated Gif Creator

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A FREE Hand-drawn Animated Gif creator. Copy and paste this url into your browser to see a short and basic tutorial about how to use this tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfE1cu8Cw1o No account needed! "To make an animated GIF it is as simple as drawing on a blank scene editor. After drawing multiple scenes to create the gif, the user presses play to preview the animation with the ability to easily make edits." (AASL) Use this to have students demonstrate their learning or use it to creatively present new ideas or teach lessons. There are plenty of ideas and examples under the "Teachers" tab at the top of the site.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Brush Ninja

Google Maps Treks

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Street View Treks gives a first-person view to some of the most spectacular locations in the world, from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon to the Taj Mahal in India. Check out the maps, 360 panoramic images and videos.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment

Author: Google Maps

Art for Kids Hub

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Welcome to our family YouTube channel, Art For Kids Hub! We love doing art together and hope you follow along with us. Many of our lessons are perfect for any age, all you need is a few supplies!

Material Type: Activity/Lab

BeFit - workout videos

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"Enjoy doing yoga workouts from home with your favourite trainers such as Jillian Michaels, Jane Fonda, Billy Blanks Jr., Tara Stiles and many others. This channel might offer the best variety of any out there – It even includes meditations with Deepak Chopra (maybe a good way to relax AFTER your workout!)"

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Ten ways to improve students’ long-term learning – Ditch That Textbook

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What can students do to make learning really stick? Cognitive science tells us it's NOT to re-read our notes or textbook. Instead, practice "retrieval" -- recalling what we've learned out of our brains, not our books. This post outlines 10 simple tips and strategies you can use in class to make learning long-term, including: 1. Brain dumps 2. Two things 3. Retrieve taking (instead of note taking) 4. Student-produced quizzes 5. Guided conversation 6. Now, then, and way back 7. Self testing 8. Recall information visually 9. Retrieval mapping 10. White board exit ticket

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Ditch That Textbook

An Acre in Your Pocket

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This lesson gives students a better perspective as to how acreage is determined. Using the computer in their pocket students learn to calculate area in feet and acres. Using their results the can calculate biomass, board feet per acre, or even the amount of electrical fencing needed to protect a meadow.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: Kevin Woodard

Activity Connections to the Gulf Oil Spill

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More than four million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the 87-day period following the explosion at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig on April 20, 2010. The environmental and social effects of the Gulf Oil Spill will continue to draw the attention of educators for years to come as scientists continue to learn more about The Deepwater Horizon blowout and its impacts over time. Help teach your students about this event using PLT activities.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Ag in Saskatchewan Game Show

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A competitive and interactive quiz game that tests your student's knowledge about agriculture. It is a fun and engaging way to challenge students to see who knows the most about how our food is made, agriculture, and much more, in a classroom or at home. With beginner, intermediate, and expert levels it can be used for a variety of different age levels. When you click "view resource" it will download a PowerPoint for you. Check the bottom of your screen.

Material Type: GAP 4, GAP 5, GAP 6

Author: Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan

Agriculture Safety Week

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Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) is an annual campaign held the third week of March of each year. Safe & Strong Farms is a three-year campaign celebrating farm safety across Canada. The aim of the campaign is to empower farmers, farm families and farming communities to build, grow, and lead the agricultural industry in safety and sustainability.

Material Type: Primary Source

ThoughtCo.com is the World's Largest Education Resource

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This is a phenomenal website full of super useful information for students and teachers! There are articles and resources for: Science, Technology & Math Humanities Art, Music, Recreation Anything and everything is available here from how to understand percentile scores - to writing a solid argumentative essay - to grade 2 writing prompts. Click the menu in the top left corner to sort resources for students & parents, educators or adult learners!

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Primary Source, Reading

Sora Reading Application - full books for all ages

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Login with your Microsoft. Borrow eBooks and audiobooks from your school's library with Sora. Setup is simple - just find your school and sign in. Then download or stream your assignments and favorite books to your device. Sask DLC families: 1. click "find your school" 2. select "No, I will search for my school" 3. start typing "sask..." and Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre will appear below. 4. select "Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre" ***If you are signed in with your Microsoft credentials (student#@saskdlc.ca) this will open the library up directly. Sun West families can obtain their user and password information from their classroom teacher. Books are available in English and French. Connectez-vous avec votre compte Microsoft. Empruntez des livres électroniques et des livres audio de la bibliothèque de votre école avec Sora. La configuration est simple - il vous suffit de trouver votre école et de vous connecter. Ensuite, téléchargez ou diffusez vos devoirs et livres préférés sur votre appareil. Familles de la DLC de la Saskatchewan : Cliquez sur "Trouver votre école". Sélectionnez "Non, je vais chercher mon école". Commencez à taper "sask..." et le Centre d'apprentissage à distance de la Saskatchewan apparaîtra ci-dessous. Sélectionnez "Centre d'apprentissage à distance de la Saskatchewan". ***Si vous êtes connecté avec vos identifiants Microsoft (élève#@saskdlc.ca), cela ouvrira directement la bibliothèque. Les familles de Sun West peuvent obtenir leurs informations d'utilisateur et de mot de passe auprès de leur enseignant de classe. Les livres sont disponibles en anglais et en français.

Material Type: Reading

Author: Sora

Code Dance Party

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This site offers the opportunity for students to Code a Dance Party to share with their friends. Use coding and music to be creative. Included are dance party activities, teacher resources, and an unplugged dance party activity where no computers are needed and student can learn coding concepts to choreograph a dance party. together. Look for lots of videos and resources for inspiration.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment

Author: Code.org

30 Unique and Creative Painting Ideas for Kids

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Give kids a paintbrush and a box of watercolors, and they can stay busy for hours all on their own. But, did you know there are plenty of other ways to get creative with paint? You can paint with bubbles, use salt for texture, or even build a paint pendulum. They’re all here in this roundup of incredible painting ideas for kids!

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment

Authors: Jill Staake, We Are Teachers

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