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=Session Resource Page: (bookmark this page for future reference!)= = Gifted Resources Galore: Tips and Tools for Meeting the Needs of Your Gifted Students =

Thursday July 11, 2013 6:00 - 7:30 EDT

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**Links/files mentioned or used during this session:**
 * [|TeachersFirst] **


 * [|Characteristics of Gifted Children] **


 * //Triple "T" - Ready to Go Topics & Tags on TeachersFirst// **

[|Tools to Differentiate]

[|Organization Tools]

[|Critical Thinking Tools] - Many tools cross many subject areas. Browse the tools to find connections for your curriculum.

[|Multimedia Tools from the EDGE]

[|Portfolios] - Students can create a "Me-Portfolio" including things that they have created and/or an online site or blog.

[|Media Literacy Tools]

Service Projects (find many on our Earth Day Pages) [|HERE] and [|HERE]

Geo/Mapping Tools from the [|EDGE] - mapping tools can be used beyond basic geography, in any discipline: politics, music, artists, authors, and more!


 * //BIG 4: Differentiate, Organization, Focus, and Creativity// **

[|Symbaloo] Differentiate by organizing website "tiles" by different color based on difficulty level

[|Juicy Studio] Differentiating tool to find Readability Levels

[|The Readability Test Tool] Another tool to find Readability Levels

[|The Music in Poetry] Material is grouped by difficulty level and ready to use to differentiate!

[|Newsela] Differentiate nonfiction reading, paired with Common Core questions and quizzes.

[|Inklewriter] Create interactive, choose your own adventure ("branching") style stories

[|Pursue] Pursued is an engaging street view game using Google Maps. Creativity meets Problem Solving!

[|Playfic] Create interactive, text-based games with this simple tool.

[|Think] - "Think" outside the box with these creative ideas.

[|Todoist] Organize projects by subject, teacher, class, or more. Simple tool with endless organization possibilities.

[|Simple Strike] EASY tool that makes lists (get organized).

[|Readability] Use this tool to remove distracting ads from websites. GREAT for helping students with focus issues.

**//FT 4 GT (Favorite Tools for Gifted/Talented)//**

[|WireWax] Add interactive elements to online or uploaded videos

[|The Wilderness Downtown] Interactive music/geography video (don't miss this one)

[|The Legacy Project] A big picture learning project for adults, youth, and children.

[|Urgent Evoke] An online video game designed to create solutions to the globe's most pressing social problems

**//Curriculum Connections//**

[|Gettysburg by the Numbers] MUST SEE - timely and interactive infographic

[|Map Tales] Create and share map-based stories that will easily embed into your website, blog, or wiki using Map Tales.

[|750 Words] A private place to write your thoughts, clear your head, scrawl a rant, or brainstorm ideas.

[|I Write Like] Check which famous writer you write like.

[|Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek] True story of a deadly avalanche and its aftermath (2013 Pulitzer Prize winning multimedia feature article)

[|Thought Questions] How do you know when you're happy? Find open-ended questions here.

[|Makerspace] Join the movement of educators and students who are focusing on making instead of consuming.

[|Sodaplay] An environment for building moving creatures and then watching them walk, move, or fly.

[|Scratch] - A downloaded program that creates interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art.

[|ScratchED] A generous community where teachers are sharing great ideas, handouts, videos, and more about using Scratch.

[|Figure This] Math challenges

[|What Was There] Search for any place in the world and view images of "what was there" in the past using a Google Maps street view.

[|The Secret Door] Clicking on the door transports you to indoor spaces from all over the world using a Google StreetMap mashup.

[|OutWit.Me] C reative ideas for using Twitter to study and in class

[|Infographic Visual Resumes] (A Pinterest Pinboard) - a collection of infographics that serve as resumes for artists, writers, tech designers, digital workers, and many other 21st century creative professionals