AN ON LINE DICTIONARY - WORDNICK
http://www.wordnik.com/
Type in a word you don't know and you'll not only get a definition, but examples of how the word is used in various formats. Teach your students to use this tool and you'll help them in all forms of learning.

DICTIONARY.COM/TRANSLATOR
https://www.dictionary.com/
From the website: “Dictionary.com is the world's leading online source for definitions, word origins, and a whole lot more. From Word of the Day to the stories behind today's slang, Dictionary.com unlocks the secrets of the English language for millions of people.“

EDUPEDIA - DIGITAL ENCYCLOPEDIA/GLOSSARY/DICTIONARY HYBRID
https://www.theedadvocate.org/edupedia/all-categories/
Found this description on Twitter: "Edupedia is a digital encyclopedia/glossary/dictionary hybrid that serves as an authoritative resource for knowledge and information about teaching and learning." The site provides brief definitions of a wide range of education and learning related topics. 

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
https://www.britannica.com/
Encyclopedia Britannica on line. There may be a subscription fee for use of some features on the site.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICAGO
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/700025.html
The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago is edited by Chicago Historical Society. It is a dynamic and unprecedented metropolitan history. Thousands of historical resources-including articles, photos, maps, broadsides and newspapers-related to Chicago's colorful and complex history are at your fingertips.

ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM - FREE ACCESS
https://www.encyclopedia.com/
From the web site:  "At Encyclopedia.com, you get free access to nearly 200,000 reference entries from sources you can cite. Plus, more than 50,000 topic summaries feature related pictures, videos, topic summaries, and newspaper and magazine articles from around the world. Encyclopedia.com also provides innovative tools that allow you to rate and sort the reference content you find to be the most useful."

THE FREE DICTIONARY. INCLUDES THESAURUS
https://www.freethesaurus.com/
From the web site: "Free Thesaurus is a comprehensive online thesaurus of synonyms, antonyms, and related words. The thesaurus contains more than 145,800 unique entries from three top sources: Collins Thesaurus of the English Language - Complete and Unabridged, The American Heritage Roget's Thesaurus, and WordNet."

LEXIPEDIA - MAKING MEANING OF WORDS
https://www.lexipedia.com/
Type in a word and a splatter map shows numerous variations of that word. Great for expanding vocabulary.

MERRIAM-WEBSTER COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Includes dictionary and thesaurus and word games.

VISUWORDS-™ - A MODERN DICTIONARY FOR A MODERN WORLD
https://visuwords.com/
The best way to understand what Visuwords™ offers is to go to the site and use it. On the home page it says it's "Not  your grand dad's dictionary. It represents Language visually."

WORDSMYTH - DICTIONARY WITH A COMPLETE, INTEGRATED THESAURUS
https://www.wordsmyth.net/
On the home page enter a word that you are looking up in the search box and it will appear on a list of choices. Click the word and a screen will appear with information about that word.

1619 PROJECT - HISTORY OF USA - NY TIMES
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html?
From the web site: "The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are." 

1865 TO  PRESENT DAY (2022): RAISE AWARENESS OF JUNETEENTH WITH THESE ESRI EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES
click here
ESRI is one of the leading GIS mapping companies in the world.  This page shares resources that look at racial equity using GIS maps as a tool.


3 TOOLS TO HELP TEACH ABOUT BLACK HISTORICAL FIGURES IN A MODERN LIGHT
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/64931/three-tools-to-help-teach-about-black-historical-figures-in-a-modern-light
This article on the KQED website offers tips for engaging children in learning about Black history throughout the year and beyond the surface level. Take a look. 

7 OFTEN-IGNORED MLK QUOTES TO GROUND OUR WORK OF FIGHTING FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE - 2023 ARTICLE BY VU LE
https://nonprofitaf.com/2023/01/7-often-ignored-mlk-quotes-to-ground-our-work-of-fighting-for-equity-and-justice/
This article points to quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr that are not as well known as others, and are more challenging.  Take time to read and reflect.


AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SECTION OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BLOGS
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/category/african-american-history/
Visit this section to find Black History stories on the Library of Congress website.


AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH OFFICIAL WEB SITE
http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/
From the web site: "This Web portal is a collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration."

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS OF 19TH CENTURY
https://libguides.nypl.org/african-american-women-writers-of-the-19th-Century
This is a site that features the successes of African American women writers.

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN STEM - WIKI SITE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/African_Americans_in_STEM
This site is a growing list of past and living African American heroes  in technical fields. (STEM = science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Created as part of a collaborative hack-a-thon organized by the White House in Feb. 2015.

AFRICAN KINGS AND BLACK SLAVES - SLAVERY'S TRUE ORIGINS
https://www.amazon.com/African-Kings-Black-Slaves-Dispossession/dp/081225063X
This from web site: "A new book by Graduate Center Professor Herman L. Bennett (History) called African Kings and Black Slaves seeks to disrupt conventional ideas about the history of slavery by focusing on early encounters between Europeans and Africans starting in the 15th century.

AFRICANS IN AMERICA - JOURNEY THROUGH SLAVERY
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
From the web site: "America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses."

AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE FIGHT FOR A BLACK MIDDLE CLASS - VIDEO
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/odds-fight-black-middle-class/
From the web site: "Against All Odds: The Fight for a Black Middle Class probes the harsh and often brutal discrimination that has made it extremely difficult for African-Americans to establish a middle-class standard of living. Through dramatic historical footage and deeply moving personal interviews with prominent African Americans, including Isabel Wilkerson, Elijah Cummings, Alvin Poussaint, and Angela Glover Blackwell, Against All Odds explores the often frustrated efforts of black families to pursue the American dream."

AMERICA'S LONG (UNADDRESSED) HISTORY OF CLASS
https://www.wnyc.org/story/americas-long-unaddressed-history-class/
This article shows how class differences, not just racial discrimination, has been a long feature of American life.

ANTIRACIST APUSH - CURRICULUM FOR AN ANTIRACIST HISTORY CLASS
https://www.antiracistapush.com/about
From the website: "The purpose of Antiracist APUSH is to help students identify and expose the racist policies that have led to the deplorable racial disparities in American society.  This is achieved by exposing students to the research of leading professional historians."  

A TWITTER THREAD WITH POSTS SHOWING RISE OF BLACK MUSIC FROM WW1 TO 1950. 
https://twitter.com/michaelharriot/status/1682650899510853632?s=20
Scroll  through this posts and find links to many articles about Black History and the rise of many famous musicians and movie stars.

AS WE CELEBRATE JUNTEENTH, A LOOK AT THE TRUE HISTORY OF EMANCIPATION
https://www.hcn.org/articles/as-we-celebrate-juneteenth-a-look-at-the-true-history-of-emancipation
In this June 2022 article a historian "describes how Black people were kept unfree even after slavery ended."

BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOURCES 
https://www.teachersfirst.com/tfupdates/january-29-features-2023-01-29
This site has a collection of teacher-reviewed resources for use during Black History Month (and beyond). 

BLACK HISTORY PAST - CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OVER 800 WRITERS
https://www.blackpast.org/
From the website: "Blackpast is made possible by the content contributions of over 800 volunteers from six continents who give of their time and energy to bring this information to a global audience. Click on the images to read their stories or find them in the yellow tabs below in the three main categories: Academic, Independent, and Student. We need more volunteer content contributors."  This 3,000 page site is dedicated to providing reference materials to the general public on African American history in the United States and on the history of people of African ancestry around the world.

BLACK HISTORY: THE HARLEM CULTURAL FESTIVAL OF 1969
https://www.wristband.com/content/black-history-harlem-cultural-festival-of-1969/
Students of a children's history club in New York City used this section of the Tutor/Mentor Library as a resource for the article they wrote about the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969.  One of the students asked if I'd share their article in the library. 

BLACK THEN - STORIES OF BLACK HISTORY
https://blackthen.com/
This web site is a collection of stories about Black Americans contributed by a variety of writers.

BORN IN SLAVERY: SLAVE NARRATIVES FROM THE FEDERAL WRITER'S PROJECT, 1936-1938
https://thegrio.com/2022/06/13/stories-about-formerly-enslaved-people/
From the website: "This article points to a collection of more than 2,000 first-person accounts of slavery in America that have been digitized and compiled for a collection that is now available online on the Library of Congress website."

BUSINESS IN THE BLACK - MOVIE SHOWING THE ENTREPRENURAL RESILIENCE OF BLACK AMERICANS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyUPirHTgIg
This documentary introduced many Black Americans who started their own businesses as early as the 1820s. Many became wealthy and passed on their businesses to their children.  

E.B. HENDERSON - THE FATHER OF "BLACK" BASKETBALL 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/04/11/edwin-bancroft-henderson-black-basketball/
This Washington Post article introduces us to Edwin B. Henderson, who introduced basketball to the African American community, starting in 1907 in Washington, DC.

EDUCATORS GUIDE TO TEACHING HISTORY US SLAVERY USING GIS MAPS
https://www.intimeandplace.org/Immigration/Africa/Section5.html
While this link points to a section titled  The Slave Trail  the section is part of a larger teaching guide titled  In Time & Place.
From the site: "In Time & Place is a growing library of teaching materials for classroom, distance, or home use focusing on selected topics in American history. You will find many traditional reading, map, and photo related resources, but you will also find GIS (Geographic Information System) data and activities as well. All of the materials can be used individually or as a whole to build a unit on each topic in a way that best suits your and your students' needs. There are suggestions in some cases that the materials are well suited to group work or jigsaw type sharing activities. But these are not pre-packaged lessons; rather collections of resources that you can adapt to your style and specific classroom needs."

ENSLAVED: LEARN ABOUT PEOPLES OF THE SLAVE TRADE
https://enslaved.org/
From the website:  "Matrix: The Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences at Michigan State University (MSU), in partnership with the MSU Department of History, University of Maryland, and scholars at multiple institutions, has developed Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade. Enslaved.org’s primary focus is people—individuals who were enslaved, owned slaves, or participated in slave trading. As of December 2020, we have built a robust, open-source architecture to discover and explore nearly a half million people records and 5 million data points. From archival fragments and spreadsheet entries, we see the lives of the enslaved in richer detail. Yet there’s much more work to do, and with the help of scholars, educators, and family historians."

FERGUSON SYLLABUS - FROM WIKIPEDIA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_Syllabus
From the site: "Ferguson syllabus is a crowdsourced syllabus about race, African American history, civil rights, and policing. [9] Ferguson syllabus was created as a way to integrate conversations of what happened in Ferguson into classrooms." Use the resources in learning about race and inequality in America and to find strategies for engaging students and others in this effort.

HAITI - WHERE THE FIRST SLAVE REBELLION SUCCEEDED IN 1804
https://revolution.chnm.org/exhibits/show/liberty--equality--fraternity/slavery-and-the-haitian-revolu
This site has an extensive history of slavery and the Haitian revolution.  See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Haiti

HARVARD UNIVERSITY TIES TO SLAVERY - ARTICLE IN "THE GUARDIAN"
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved
The title of this article in The Guardian is "Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: "We found too many slaves."  The article offers an in-depth review of US universities and the legacy of slavery, while it also focuses on Harvard's response to the research."  

IDA B. WELLS WEBSITE
http://idabwellsmuseum.org/
Ida B. Wells Museum web site - this site is a rich resource for anyone interested in African-American history. Contains many links to communications and journalism networks.

OREGON LASH LAW - HISTORY OF SLAVERY
https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/black-history/Pages/context/slavery.aspx
Oregon has a very small Black population, largely due to a Lash Law passed in 1843 to keep Blacks from settling in Oregon. Read about it on this website. 

LIBERATE HISTORY - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSONS
https://www.liberatehistory.net/
Liberate History is creating "the world's first digital repository curating African American History lessons created by educators for educators."

MAKING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WHITE AGAIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/sunday/making-affirmative-action-white-again.html
This  New York Times article shows systematic government programs since 1930s that befitted Whites and not Blacks and Latinos.


MELANIN MEETUPS - SHAPING THE AMERICAN BLACK COMMUNITY AND EXPERIENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
https://www.melaninmeetups.org/about
From the website: "The  mission of Melanin MeetUps is to Rewrite the Narrative. This means to create a better understanding of the African-American experience and overall story to create a more unifying identity due to the deliberate erasure of persons, culture, values, and beliefs from systems designed to do so."  Visit the site to learn more.

NAACP WEB SITE
https://naacp.org/
From the web site: "The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination."  Find a wide range of links to Black History activities on the site, such as http://www.asalh.org/index.html (Association for the Study of African American Life and History).


NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE - AT THE SMITHSONIAN
https://nmaahc.si.edu/
This museum is the only national museum devoted exclusively "to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. It was established by an Act of Congress in 2003. 


NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER
https://freedomcenter.org/
From the web site: " The mission of The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is to reveal stories of freedom’s heroes, from the era of the Underground Railroad to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps of freedom today.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND SLAVERY - HISTORICAL TIES TO THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY
https://slavery.princeton.edu/
From the web site: "Princeton University, founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746, exemplifies the central paradox of American history. From the start, liberty and slavery were intertwined. The Princeton and Slavery Project investigates the University’s involvement with the institution of slavery."

RED SUMMER OF 1919: HOW BLACK WW1 VETS FOUGHT BACK AGAINST RACIST MOBS (HISTORY.COM WEBSITE)
https://www.history.com/news/red-summer-1919-riots-chicago-dc-great-migration
This article describes "race riots that erupted across the U.S. in the wake of WW1 and the Great Migration, as black veterans stepped up to defend their communities against white violence."

STORY MAP SHOWS BLACK HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2e2f8343e7254e948f5a0d3699ba91fd
This interactive story-map shows Black  history in New York City from as early as 1626 when the first African slaves were brought into the land that became New York City.  Add to your on-going study of Black history in America. 

TEACHING NINETEENTH-CENTURY SLAVE NARRATIVES: ENGAGING STUDENT SCHOLARS IN THE PRODUCTION OF DIGITAL STORY MAPS
https://wisconsinenglishjournal.org/2017/10/30/lewis/
Educators and students should read this article to deepen their understanding of the US slave trade and to see how using digital tools like ESRI story maps, build a deeper connection and  understanding of the material.

TEXAS SLAVERY PROJECT - HISTORY FROM 1820-1850
http://www.texasslaveryproject.org/
From the website: "Centered on a database of slave and slaveholder populations in Texas during the Republic era (1837-45), the Texas Slavery Project offers a window into the role slavery played in the development of Texas in the years before the region became part of the United States."

THE BLACK INVENTOR ONLINE MUSEUM
https://blackinventor.com/
From the web site: "The Black Inventor OnLine Museum is the #1 resource on the web focusing on the ingenuity and accomplishments of the top Black inventors over the last 300 years. Their contributions are chronicled and the inventors are profiled, providing information for students and others interested in these pioneers of Black History."

THE COUNTER REVOLUTION OF 1776 AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHITENESS - VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Snzl41lX54?list=PLt-Yr3xe8yZSs2wN2OW8M0UlXEfILMWsv
This is one of six interviews with Gerald Horne, author of the book titled  The Counter Revolution of 1776 and the Construction of Whiteness.

THE LONG AMERICAN COUNTER-REVOLUTION - REVIEW OF BOOK BY GERALD HORNE
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-long-american-counter-revolution/
This article in the Boston Review, written by David Waldstreicher, provides an in-depth review of previous research by Gerald Horne, then focuses on his newest book, The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism. 

THE GILDER LEHRMAN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SLAVERY, RESISTANCE, AND ABOLITION
https://glc.yale.edu/
From the web site: "The Gilder Lehrman Center (GLC) for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition is supported by the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale. The GLC strives to make a vital contribution to the understanding of slavery and its role in the development of the modern world. While the Center’s primary focus has been on scholarly research, it also seeks to bridge the divide between scholarship and public knowledge by opening channels of communication between the scholarly community and the wider public."

THE INVISIBLE THREADS OF GENDER, RACE, AND SLAVERY
https://www.aaihs.org/the-invisible-threads-of-gender-race-and-slavery/
This article starts by saying "any attempt to remember the enslavement of African peoples is incomplete without considering women’s experiences in slavery and the transatlantic slave trade."  Read the full article.

THE MIS-EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO - BY DR. CARTER. G. WOODSON
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mis-Education_of_the_Negro
This book was published in 1993 but remains a fundamental resource for understanding Black history. 

THE NEW JIM CROW - A LOOK AT RACISM
https://newjimcrow.com/about
This book offers statistics to show that the incarceration of large numbers of Black and Latino youth is a new form of racism in America.

UNDERSTANDING RACIAL WEALTH GAP - A BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACTIVITY?
https://illinoisassetbuilding.org/resource/measuring-and-understanding-the-racial-wealth-gap/
The Illinois Asset Building Group, a program of Heartland Alliance, has created this racial wealth gap timeline as an educational tool that documents a history of policies and institutional practices that denied access to the tools we all need to build financially secure lives. policies and practices, “The Racial Wealth Gap Timeline”  is intended to promote awareness of the need for smart, practical solutions to racial wealth inequality such as an automatic retirement savings accounts for all workers.  Build this into your Black History Month (February) activities as well as year round learning.

WHAT IS MODERN SLAVERY?
https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/modern-slavery/
From the web site: "Slavery did not end with abolition in the 19th century. Instead, it changed its forms and continues to harm people in every country in the world."  Those studying Black history and slavery in the US can expand their thinking to understand how slavery still exists in the world, in many forms. 

WHO SEGREGATED AMERICA? - 2017 ARTICLE
http://www.publicbooks.org/who-segregated-america/
In this article by Destin Jenkins, the roles of government and capitalism in creating a segregated America, are reviewed.

WHY IS US STILL FIGHTING THE CIVIL WAR? - ARTICLE
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/16/why-is-the-us-still-fighting-the-civil-war
This article points to efforts since the Civil War by "southern elites who sought to “take blacks out of the electorate and segregate public space” in order to “redivide the black and white core” of the south’s working class and small farmers." Add to your reading list to understand how deeply entrenched these problems are.

WIKIPEDIA ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_history
Wikipedia page with extensive links and articles about African American History.

WIKIPEDIA ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICANS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American
This is Wikipedia article about the U.S. population of Americans of African ancestry.

WILMINGTON, NC MASSACRE OF 1898 -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_insurrection_of_1898
This is a Wikipedia article about a mass riot and insurrection carried out by white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, on Thursday, November 10, 1898.   From the article: "The Wilmington coup is considered a turning point in post-Reconstruction North Carolina politics. It was part of an era of more severe racial segregation and effective disenfranchisement of African Americans throughout the South, which had been underway since the passage of a new constitution in Mississippi in 1890 which raised barriers to the registration of black voters."

ZINN EDUCATION PROJECT- SLAVERY AND RESISTANCE 
https://www.zinnedproject.org/search?_theme=slavery
This section of the ZINN Education Project website shares articles and learning resources that focus on slavery and resistance in America. 

Additional resources in different sections of this library

Poverty mapping links - click here

Race, Poverty, Inequality links - click here

Suggested books - click here

BRAINLY - AN ON-LINE HOMEWORK HELP PLATFORM
https://brainly.com/
From the web site: "With Brainly you a) Get homework help from millions of students and moderators; b) Learn how to solve problems with step-by-step explanations; C) Share your knowledge and earn points by helping other students; and d) Learn anywhere, anytime with the Brainly app!"

BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVITY - STUDENT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
click here
This blog has a great list of activities that could take place in a classroom, an entire school, or in neighborhood non-school tutoring and/or mentoring programs.

COMIC BOOK PROJECT
https://www.comicbookproject.org/
From the web site: "The Comic Book Project is a world-renowned literacy initiative that engages young people in the process of planning, writing, designing, and publishing original comic books. Since 2001, CBP has engaged more than 250,000 learners in a creative process leading to academic achievement, social awareness, and community development. By engaging youths in brainstorming, sketching, plotting, designing, and publishing original comic books, CBP encourages students to become active learners and content creators, rather than mere information receivers." 

CREATE COMIC STRIPS AS LEARNING, FUN - SEE EXAMPLE
https://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2016/02/18/so-long-internet-kid-its-been-great-writing-you-and-you-too-horse/
Kevin Hodgson is a 6th grade teacher in Western Massachusetts. He uses comic strips as part of his teaching. This blog article shares one film strip he created. This could be a project of youth and volunteers in a tutor/mentor program as well as an in school or home learning project.

DESIGN THINKING FOR EDUCATORS TOOLKIT
https://www.ideo.com/post/design-thinking-for-educators
From the web site: This is a "A free, how-to toolkit and coursework that introduces educators to the process and methods of design."  Could be used by staff and volunteers in tutor/mentor programs, too. 

DIGITAL STORY TELLING - THE ART OF STORYTELLING
http://storyconcepts.blogspot.com/
This is a 2013 website so some information may be out of date. However, the site offers many ideas for digital story telling "in terms of low budget projects that can yield high academic and creative returns in a short amount of time".

DIGITAL STORY TELLING - TIPS FOR USING VARIOUS TOOLS
http://chalkface-digital-age.blogspot.com/2013/03/developing-digital-literacies-through.html
This site is from 2013 so some of the information may be out of date. However, the post shows how to use several different tools and applications to create your own digital stories. 

E-PORTFOLIO PROGRAM AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
https://www.luc.edu/celts/programs/learningportfolio/index.shtml
From the website: "The ePortfolio Program at Loyola University Chicago is designed to support students, faculty, and staff in the process of creating dynamic, engaging ePortfolios as a tool for teaching, learning, reflection, transformation, and assessment."  The site includes many useful ideas for using e-portfolios. 

EXPLORABLE EXPLANATIONS - LIBRARY OF IDEAS FOR LEARNING AND PLAY
https://explorabl.es/
From the website:  Explorable Explanations is a hub for learning through play.  It's a disorganized "movement" of artists, coders & educators who want to reunite play and learning."  The site hosts collections of activities.  Take a look. 

GAMES FOR CHANGE - USE GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING
https://www.gamesforchange.org/resource/educational-potential-of-computer-games/
From the web site "Founded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts. We aim to leverage entertainment and engagement for social good. To further grow the field, Games for Change convenes multiple stakeholders, highlights best practices, incubates games, and helps create and direct investment into new projects." 

HOW STUFF WORKS - HOW THE WORLD ACTUALLY WORKS
https://www.howstuffworks.com/
From the web site: "HowStuffWorks got its start in 1998 at a college professor's kitchen table. From there, we quickly grew into an award-winning source of unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations of how the world actually works."

HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWS - SLIDE PRESENTATION
click here
There are many resources to help you spot fake news. This presentation is one.

HOW TO CREATE STOP MOTION ANIMATION ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH GOOGLE SLIDES - SULSO179
https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/how-to-create-stop-motion-animation-activities-for-students-with-google-slides-suls0179/
This presentation offers a full tutorial on creating stop-motion activities for students in Google Slides. 

IDEAS FOR PROJECT BASED LEARNING
https://my.pblworks.org/projects
From the web site: "Our exclusive focus is Project Based Learning. Why? Because PBL advances educational equity and empowers youth furthest from opportunity. We believe PBL is transformative for all kids. Through PBL, students engage in learning that is deep, long-lasting, and relevant to the challenges of their lives and the world they will inherit. Research confirms this. Our services, tools, and research are designed to build the capacity of K-12 teachers to design and facilitate quality Project Based Learning, and the capacity of school leaders to create a culture for teachers to implement great projects with all students"

KIDNECTED WORLD - CREATES ON-LINE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR KIDS
https://kidnectedworld.org/
Kidnected World "seeks to connect the world’s kids to re-imagine the world together". This is the description on the web site: "This entire world will change in a generation. We believe that if you connect the young global citizens who inhabit it, they will turn it into one of unprecedented imagination, understanding, respect and discovery. We exist to build the tools and spaces where this kind of connection is possible and tied to tangible impact for good—supporting the kids who will create this future with the means and confidence to make it a reality."

KQED TEACH - EXPAND YOUR MEDIA SKILLS
https://teach.kqed.org/
From the web site: "KQED’s online professional learning platform dedicated to engaging participants in a hands-on approach to learning digital media literacy skills. This is the space to practice and collaborate with your fellow educators to learn and bring media making your learning environment."

LEARNING GEOGRAPHY, THE FUN WAY
http://www.fffbi.com/missions/
From the web site:  Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFFBI)  uses humor and storytelling to help kids ages 8-13 learn about places and cultures around the world. This is an important first step toward building their global literacy."  The site provides investigative games where in pursuit of elusive targets, students have fun learning geography. This is a site worth exploring for use in classrooms or in tutor/ mentor programs.

LEARNING STRATEGIES - HELPFUL TO STUDENTS
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/19989/do-students-know-enough-smart-learning-strategies
This article offers suggestions for teaching learning strategies to students.

LOGIC COMIX: LEARNING RESOURCE? 
https://impedagogy.com/wp/blog/2023/10/04/logiccomix-anybody-using-these-in-the-learning-venues/
This blog article introduces a genre of comics, saying  "that they are all about logic and critical thinking. They use humor and clever illustrations to explain complex concepts."  See links in the article. 


MAKE BELIEFS COMIX - MAKE YOUR OWN COMIC STRIPS; HAVE FUN
https://makebeliefscomix.com/daily-comic-diary/
From the web site: "MakeBeliefsComix is for people of all ages who like to play and explore. They include, for example, those wanting a few minutes of fun; youngsters and their parents; students and teachers; business executives trying to unwind from the stress of work, and activities directors and social workers who try to help people express their deepest thoughts and feelings."

MAP OF NEW YORK CITY, SHOWING BUILDINGS FROM LATE 1800s
https://www.oldnyc.org/
Students doing research projects might find this map useful, and interesting. More than 8000 photos from the late 1800s are plotted onto a Google map showing where the buildings were located. Introduce this to your students and let them browse the site.

PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITIES - ARTICLE
http://life-long-learners.com/without-an-o-we-cant-s_lve-pr_blems/
This blog points to some problem solving activities that could be used by volunteers, parents, tutors, educators in helping youth learn critical thinking skills. 

RAPTORS IN THE CITY
http://raptorsinthecity.homestead.com/
From the web site: "Kids and their mentor pals can catch a glimpse of the fastest creature on earth, the peregrine falcon, as they watch falcons live online via cameras mounted on skyscrapers. This rare cliff-dwelling raptor has moved to the city and has proven to be a subject city kids can call their own. Nearly extinct because of DDT, the peregrine has recovered and now nests on skyscrapers in cities across North America. Months of "falcon fun" webquesting activities can be done via telementoring or one-on-one at the computer. It's great around Earth Day as falcons are busy laying and incubating their eggs. Chicks hatch, grow, and learn to fly - all live online! Website is free and sign up for a free e-newsletter, the "Falcon Flash". Mentoring activities package available at minimal cost."

RESEARCH-BACKED TOOLKIT HELPS YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS INTEGRATE DIGITAL LEARNING
https://clalliance.org/blog/research-backed-toolkit-helps-youth-organizations-integrate-digital-learning/
This article points to a "recently published Reclaiming Digital Futures toolkit" that can inspire work in non-school tutor, mentor and learning programs, homes and traditional schools.  Read the article and follow the links.

SKETCH 50 - CREATIVE EXPRESSION ACTIVITY
https://sketch50.org/
Browse this site and see how people from throughout the world, mostly educators, are prompted to create doodles and visualizations for 50 consecutive days. While this is a 2017 activity, it could be adopted by any classroom, or non-school youth program, as a future activity.

SKETCHCASTING: A COMBINATION OF BLOGGING, TALKING AND DRAWING!
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/06/09/sketchcasting-a-combination-of-blogging-talking-and-drawing/
During the 2013 ETMOOC this blog demonstrated uses of creative technology to support learning and engagement. This article about "sketchcasting" shows an activity that could be a student/volunteer project in any tutor/mentor program. 

STRING GAMES - & FUN LEARNING - YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://www.youtube.com/user/momsminivan
On the MomsMiniVan channel you can find dozens of videos showing how to make string games that can be used in classroom teaching mentoring and tutoring and just for fun. 

STRING GAMES, A SIMPLE, POWERFUL, TEACHING TOOL - VIDEO
click here
In this Google Hangout Fred Mindlin shares his passion for string games. By the end of the one-hour video, tutors, mentors and teachers, especially those working with elementary school kids, will see that this is a powerful tool that they can use to engage with kids.

TEACH ROCK IMPROVES STUDENTS' LIVESBY BRINGING THE SOUTS, STORIES, AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC TO ALL CLASSROOMS
https://teachrock.org/
TeachRock provides free, standards-aligned resources to help teachers, students and families, through the power of music.  

TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING - CREATE STRIKING VIDEOS WITH ANIMOTO
http://thede-tech-tive4teachers.blogspot.com/2012/08/create-striking-videos-with-animoto.html
This is "A technology blog created by an educator whose goal is to de-tech and share 'teacher-tested' technologies for classroom use." 

THE LEARNING NETWORK - THE NEW YORK TIMES
https://www.nytimes.com/section/learning
From the web site: "Every school day since 1998, we have offered fresh classroom resources — from lesson plans and writing prompts to news quizzes, student contests and more — all based on the articles, essays, images, videos and graphics published on NYTimes.com." This site was nominated for a Webby Award as one of the best educational web sites of 2003.

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY - VIEW THE COLLECTIONS
click here
From the website: "The Strong National Museum of Play owns and cares for the world's most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, video games, other electronic games, books, documents, and other historical materials related to play. This unprecedented assemblage offers a unique interpretive and educational window into the critical role of play in human physical, social, and intellectual development and the ways in which play reflects cultural history."

THE WONDERMENT - LEARN AND CREATE WITH KIDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
https://thewonderment.com/about/
This site offers a world of creative exploration and learning for kids from any place. Here's intro from the web site: "In the Wonderment, kids participate in collaborative creative experiences with other kids across the globe and turn their shared imagination and interaction into a currency backed by brands and donors to support social good projects benefiting kids around the world. It’s a place where kids can find their creative voice, connect it to others and use it to make a difference." This is a project of Kidnected World.

TO BOOST HIGHER-ORDER THINKING, TRY CURATION
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/curation/
This article shows how to engage students in higher level learning experiences using curation activities. 

USING MAPILLARY IN EDUCATION - AN ESRI GIS MAPPING TOOL
click here
This article shows ways students, educators and volunteers can use the ESRI Mapillary tool in a variety of ways.  Take a look. 

WNET EDUCATION RESOURCES
https://www.wnet.org/education/
From the web site: "WNET’s award-winning Education Department (collectively representing the station efforts of THIRTEEN, WLIW21, and NJTV) is a local and national leader that engages the education community (formal and informal) through the development and delivery of high-quality and innovative media and services that are designed to enhance learning, enrich lives, and extend the impact of public media content."

AFRICAN FOLKTALE BOOKS - FROM "LAURA'S BOOKSHELF"
https://lkgbooks.blogspot.com/p/newest-books.html
This page points to a long list of book titles related to African Folktales and Diaspora Folktales.   

DIGITAL STORYTELLING106 (DS106) - PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITY
https://ds106.us/
From the web site: "Digital Storytelling (also affectionately known as ds106) is an open, online course that happens at various times throughout the year"  Browse the site and see ways you can engage students and other volunteers in this creative activity.

DIGITAL TOOLS TO HELP BUILD VOCABULARY
https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/21-digital-tools-build-vocabulary/
This article on the 'teachthought" blog is a list of 21 resources that educators, parents, volunteers and youth can use to help build vocabulary.  Open each link so you know what's included, then come back and use them over and over. 

ESSAY WRITING MADE SIMPLE - FREE TOOL
http://www.theeasyessay.com/?pg=demo#.YYGQE57MLIU
This is a web site that volunteers, parents and teachers can use to help youth to learn to organize their thoughts and build their writing skills. Follow the demo and learn how to use the site. Let us know if this works for you and how you are using it.

GRAMMAR EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE
https://www.supersummary.com/grammar-guide/
This is an extensive library of links that focus on grammar. The web site introduction says "There’s no way around it: Good grammar matters. And that doesn’t just apply to English class. Like it or not, people will judge you negatively for your grammar faux pas. So, if you’re looking to improve your grammar skills – whether for school or for life – this guide is for you. In addition to resources for students (or anyone who speaks the English language), this guide includes resources for teachers. Keep reading for some 40 individual resources in six sections, including general resources, reference resources and study resources, among others."

GRAMMAR RULES AND EXAMPLES FROM 'WORD TIPS'
https://word.tips/grammar/
This looks like a useful resource for tutors, students, educators and writers of all ages.  Explore the entire site to see what's available. 

LETTERS TO THE NEXT PRESIDENT, 2.0 - 2016
https://letters2president.org/
During 2016 a series of events encouraged youth throughout the US to write letters to the "next president". These letters are shared on this site.

POETS.ORG - RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
https://poets.org/materials-teachers
This site nourishes, encourages and features the work of poets.  This link points to a section with resources for educators (and youth tutor/mentor programs) to teach poetry writing.  Here's a description from the website:  "Since Robert Frost encouraged our founder Marie Bullock to “get poetry into the high schools” in the 1960s, we’ve been assisting teachers in bringing poetry into the classroom. Here you’ll find poetry lesson plans, poems for kids and for teens, essays about teaching, a calendar of teaching resources for the school year, a glossary of poetry terms, and more. And our lesson plans, most of which are aligned with the Common Core, have been reviewed by our Educator in Residence with an eye toward developing skills of perception and imagination."

RESOURCES FOR POETRY MONTH WRITING
https://askwhatelse.blog/2017/03/31/sol17-doodleaday-sketch50-haibun/
This blog article includes several links to poetry month activities. Take a look.

"SCIENCE OF READING" RESOURCES FROM INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION
https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-resources/making-sense-of-the-science-of-reading
This is one of many articles on the International Literacy Association web site. In this case it "highlights a range of perspectives on the science of reading (SOR) instruction from some of the most exciting and influential literacy researchers in the field."

STUDENT BLOGGING CHALLENGE - EDUBLOGS
https://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/
From the web site: "The aim of the student blogging challenge is to connect student bloggers with a global audience while supporting teachers with their classroom blogging.
It runs twice yearly, starting in March and October, and guides the participants through blogging and commenting over 10 weeks."