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Native Land

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Digital & Media Literacy, Elementary & Middle Years, Inclusive Practices, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Open Educational Resources, Resource, Secondary, Social Studies | Tagged with apps, indigenous, interactive maps, OER; open educational resource, resources

Native Land is an online, interactive map that maps out the ancestral lands of Indigenous peoples all over the world, specifically in the Americas, Northern Europe and Austronesia. Its “About” page states that it was created in 2015 by a non-Indigenous man named from the Okanagan named Victor Temprano. Right now, Native Land is run […]

Dotstorming

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Active Learning, Free, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Resource, Teacher Use | Tagged with apps, brainstorm, brainstorming, collaboration, collaboration tool, digital resources, Dotstorming, Free, group work, resources

Dotstorming is a free tool for collaborative brainstorming and for voting on ideas that people share on a board. You can place cards on the topics board with ideas or options that people can vote on. Also, there are various types of boards (a collage, a voting board, and a wall). The different kinds of […]

EtherDraw

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, multimedia creation, Resource | Tagged with apps, etherdraw, etherpad, interactive whiteboards, OER; open educational resource, resources

EtherDraw is an open-source drawing application created by Etherpad in 2015. It is a part of the Sandstorm Open ETC apps project, which is a collection of open-source applications hosted within Canada (thereby following FIPPA guidelines), geared towards educators and students. Ether Draw can be used by students and teachers to draw, paint or write […]

Sync

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Active Learning, app, Assistive Technology, Free, Presentation, Resource, science, Teacher Use, Video & Video Tutorials | Tagged with apps, citizen science, digital resources, online learning, place-based, resources, sync

Watch, Share, Talk about Videos in Sync A UBC Launchpad project was recently built by UBC students as a part of a university software engineering design club. Sync is a synchronous Youtube streaming app which enables you to share, watch, and discuss videos with your friends, colleagues, and students. It is […]

iNaturalist

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Free, K-3, Resource, science, Teacher Use | Tagged with apps, citizen science, identification, inaturalist, outdoor learning, place-based, resources

A joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society, iNaturalist creates an online and global network of naturalists, biologists, and plant-enthusiasts. With the goals to connect people with nature and to create a repertoire of biodiversity data, iNaturalist is a potential entry point for students (and teachers!) into the world of […]