Monday, February 29, 2016

Kiddle is NOT by Google and it's NOT SAFE: Here are Some Safe Resources

Yup. I too make mistakes. When I read about Kiddle on a Facebook page for librarians, I looked it up, read a review by Tech Times, and concluded this was a safe search engine for kids. Well, I have deleted that post because not only is the site NOT by Google, it is NOT SAFE. Take this search, for example, about "cougars":




































I do not recommend using Kiddle as a safe search engine. Instead, feel free to use the following safe search engines with young children. (I checked a few other sites such as Kidtopia, but ads for "cougars" appeared on the search results page.

KidRex

Kid Click

KidsClick!- designed for kids by librarians

SafeKids Quiz

Safe Search for Kids

The Ultimate Guide to Safe Online Browsing

Sunday, February 28, 2016

The Megalist of Templates: Everything You'll Need as an Educator



I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I love templates! They set the framework for your project and they take away a lot of the prep work. Save time. Use templates. Edit some or all of the template. Check out the section at the bottom on Social Media Fake Templates!

UPDATED 4/3/20


Award and Certificate Templates

123 Certificates- 3 easy steps

Brain Betty-includes a "make your own" template


Certificates 4 Teachers- from Teacher Planet


CertificateMaker-choose from a template and design online!


Certificates-from ABC Teach


Certificates and Memories- from the "Never Tardy" to "Good Behavior" certificates


Citizenship Award Certificates

Education World

Educational Award Certificates

Freeology.com
- "Good Attitude", "Great Idea", "Student of the Month"


Fun Awards- unique names including "The Carpe Diem Award" for making the most of every day

Internet 4 Teachers

Jan Brett's Certificates & Awards
- for elementary teachers


Microsoft Templates

Most Improved Student Certificate

School Express Online Award Creator

Sports Certificate 
Template

Student of the Month Certificates


Success Certificates- student awards, sports awards and more


Teachervision Awards and Certificates



Back to School Templates

Back to School Brochure Template- to give to parents

Back to School Theme Unit- various worksheets, postcards, desk tags and forms


Education World Back to School Templates


Free Back to School PowerPoint Templates- nice designs

Free Digital Back to School Templates- put students' pictures in these beautiful frames


How to Write a Back to School Letter to Parents- from Teach-nology


Microsoft- academic calendar, multiplication table, flash cards, periodic table, classroom expectations


School Calendar Templates


Teach-nology- class rules, seating arrangements, bulletin board characters, back to school helpers, name tags, classroom signs, teaching theme signs etc.

Welcome to Back to School Night Template- for younger kids



Blog Templates (WordPress and Blogger have their own themes)
50+ Best Free Responsive WordPress Themes 2016- from Colorlib


65 Best Free Blogger Templates 2016

Free Blogger Templates for Your Blog

Get Your Designer-Made Template


Gooyaabi Templates- free blogger templates


Teacher Blog Templates- $$$


WordPress Themes- from WordPress.org


Book Report Templates
ABC Teach

Book Report Forms- from the Busy Teacher's Cafe


Book Report Rubric


Book Report Sandwich Station- from Scholastic; ingredients represent parts of the book report


Book Review Sheet


Collection of Book Report Ideas- 109 on the list so far


A Dozen Book Report Templates


EdHelper- different types: biography book report, general book report, nonfiction book report


Free High School Book Report Template


Special Subject Book Report Forms- includes Holocaust, animal fiction, folklore



Bookmark Templates
123 Certificates- create your custom bookmark online from scratch; just input information


Activity Village- seasonal, animal, coloring, dinosaur, doodling bookmarks


Bookmark Design Templates- download in the following
formats (2.7", 2.8")

Bookmark Templates- Pinterest board has many creative ideas!


Eco-Friendly Bookmarks- the 2 files are for Adobe Illustrator®


Library Bookmark Template- for elementary students



Brochure Templates
Canva- create stunning brochures with this wonderful site

Free Tri-Fold Brochure Design- Adobe Photoshop
® download


Lady Printing Brochure Templates- download in the following formats:

Office.com Brochure Templates- 8 tri-fold brochures


PSD Tri-Fold Mockup Template- you need to sign up (take the FREE account)



Calendar Templates
Calendar Labs


Canva- beautiful free designs!!


Make Your Own Photo Calendar


Printable Calendar Hub- 2017 monthly calendars

Printable Calendar Templates


Vertex42- loads of choices


WinCalendar- loads of Word and Excel calendar templates



Classroom Management Templates and Forms

Behavior Management Forms- from Teachervision

Bookmark Calendar-
 2011


Calendars


Classroom Helpers- from ABC Teach


Classroom Forms- very extensive listing includes passes, lesson plan, parent-teacher conference forms, behavior management forms


Classroom Forms for 1st Grade- Mrs. Perkins' list includes ABC cut-out flash cards, calendars, 100s chart


Classroom Management Forms
- covers K-12


Classroom Organization
 -templates for kindergarten, including book basket labels, center rules, large center signs


Classroom Organizer Templates- miscellaneous items include monthly planning guide, syllabus


Classroom Seating Chart
- from Microsoft.com


Class Set-up Tool
- interactive program allows you to design your classroom; from Scholastic


Education World
- parent-teacher communication


Keyboard Template
- great for tech teachers 


Microsoft Templates


Templates/Resources- covers elementary, middle and high school; nice size list



Google Slides, Docs, Sheets

50 Time-Saving Google Docs Templates-mainly  spreadsheets, also documents, business cards



Google Docs Template Gallery: Students and Teachers

Professional  Resume Templates for 
Google Docs- VisualCV Resume Builder

Slides Carnival- Google Slides templates; available in 8 different categories



Lesson Plan Templates
Elementary and Secondary Lesson Plan Template- from UCLA's Teacher Educator Program

K12 Reader Lesson Plan Templates- K-12 samples


Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan Template- from TeAchnology

Microsoft Lesson Plan Templates- a few to choose from


Teacher Planet Lesson Plan Templates- browse by subject or grade level


Monthly Newsletter Templates

15 Free Microsoft Word Newsletter Templates for Teachers and School- a few can be used for middle/high school; most for elementary

Document Templates- one out these three can be used for middle/high school (MS Word format)


Google Docs Template Gallery


Kindergarten Newsletters

Monthly News Templates- from Teacher Files


Newsletter Template Free- Pinterest board


Parent Newsletter Templates- from Education World; for elementary teachers


Newspaper Templates
Free Newspaper Pack for Word

Google Docs Template Gallery- sorted by highest rating


Newspaper Template- although it is only one page, it is one of the best templates you will find



Permission Slip Templates
35 Permission Slip Templates- covers field trips, consent forms


Extra-Curricular Activity Parent Permission Slip


Field Trip Permission Slip- for MS Word


Forms for the Classroom- many different choices


Record-Keeping Template- from Scholastic



PowerPoint Templates
Free Backgrounds for PowerPoint- themes


Graphicsland PowerPoint Templates


Teacher Templates for PowerPoint- Vicki Blackwell



Resume Templates

Teacher Resume- from Microsoft online; you need MS Word to use this template

Teacher Resume- from Monster Worldwide, Inc.

Teacher Resume Template

Teacher Resume Templates- Pinterest post; terrific ideas, some $$


Social Media Templates

Fake Facebook Page Templates
Facebook in the Cloud Project- sample from English teacher's project on the book "The Outsiders"

J.F.K. Facebook Template
- download the PowerPoint file and edit the information

Facebook Template Page- from TES Connect

Fakebook- from Class Tools


Fakebook Template for Google Slides- click "use this template" to edit the file


Fake Twitter Page Templates
Choose a Fake Twitter Template- everything is editable! Students will learn about a literary or historical figure while having fun!

Twister- easy for students to use; from Class Tools

Twitter Template- MS Word template looks the least like the real thing




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