BANK OF COMMON RESOURCES
Hello teachers :)
In this post I’m going to talk about
a collaborative board that my class hosted on Pinterest.
My classmates and I were asked to
post six resources related to Education that might interest others, but we have
to take into account that these resources must be Creative Commons Open
Educational Resources (OERs), which means that these materials are allowed to be shared on
the Internet.
This is the most important point of
the task because not all materials on the net can be shared with others, and
here lies the question: how can I find out if a specific resource can be used freely?
First of all, as I explained you in the
previous post, you can read the license or Terms of Use of the web page, but
this requires time enough to check every single point and sometimes, they are
not very clear.
That’s why I use a list of ORES
resources that our teacher Mº Jesús provided us in which you can find lot of useful
materials. Here I leave you the link in case you want to take a look: http://list.ly/i/554140
Of course, the idea was to find new
resources, that’s the reason why I recommend you to use the advance search in Google,
where you can limit your search with many filters making them more precise.
Following these steps, I found some
resources that I wanted to share with my class, such as:
- http://www.edhelper.com
A web focused on developing English
abilities, like writing, spelling, vocabulary… although you can also find materials related to Maths or Science. Plenty of worksheets are available for
you to download and what I like the most is that you can find worksheets of
important days like Halloween, Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day…
Who said that history must be bored?
This is an incredible visual video which explains the history of Ancient Egypt.
It mixes cartoons with real images what makes it really catchy and motivating. Besides, I think that this sort of concepts, that are quite
abstract, are easier to understand with a visual support.
- - http://www.eslgamesplus.com
This web provides you lot of
materials and resources for English lessons. Sometimes students, above all
younger kids, feel unsettled in class due to the English content, through
games, they will be motivated enough to keep learning, finding English as an
amusing subject.
- - https://es.pinterest.com/pin/376472850081583047/
I saw this resource in my Practice School. They use this sort of messages to encourage students to use punctuation
marks. Sometimes, even adults forget how to
use them! So we need to inspire students to use them by facilitating resources
like that.
- - https://kidshealth.com
I discovered this page in my school,
where they use this web page to complete the teacher’s explanation about Natural
Science in a visual way. They usually use them to show us difficult concepts
like how the body works or the different body systems.
- - http://www.themeasuredmom.com/teaching-spelling/
My favourite web. On the Pinterest’s
board I shared this specific link which is about spelling, but the web is just
a must for teachers. We can find plenty of original resources, materials…regarding all
subjects. I would highlight the projects they develop and also that they provide
you worksheets and materials to complete your projects.
I really hope you find this post
useful and see you on the next one!
Ana.
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