Lemon Tech Tidbits

Untold is a website for Social Studies and Government teachers. Videos are added every week from the New York Historical Society, Smithsonian National Museum, iCivics, and the White House Historical Society. “Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a new conversation and shine a light on the stories that don’t always make it into the classroom and question what we think we know about those that do.” To check out this resource, go to https://untoldhistory.org/

12 Tools To Find Quality Reading Passages For Your Classroom In the article by Lisa Tanner from the blog, TeachThought ,  is a list of 12 different tools teachers can use to find quality reading passages online. Many of you are most likely familiar with some of the tools such as Newslea but there were a few that will be new.  Each tool contains a brief description and includes whether the service is free or paid. I do want to point out though that the article has one glaring omission. Nowhere in the article does the author mention using databases to find articles. The State of Kansas provides access to many free databases such as Explora . Explora lets you search for an article from a popular magazine, newspaper, or academic journal. You can browse through topics of choice or do an advanced search to find exactly what you want. You can even filter the results by lexile level. And the best part? The articles can easily be added and shared through Google Classroom. ...

MR. BETTS HISTORY CLASS Youtube Videos Mr. Betts, a history teacher, has created a youtube channel called MrBettsClass . Here is the description from the man himself: “ MrBettsClass provides education and humor on all topics social studies related. As an official YouTube EDU channel, I'm dedicated to high quality, high energy, and highly educational content. History is a collection of stories and MrBettsClass aims to tell that story in the most engaging way whether it be jamming out, making art, acting up, or diving deep into what made the world the way it is today. And we're not afraid to geek out here!” Every Thursday, Mr. Betts releases a new song parody over a famous historical event. All videos are short in length and can be used as ...

History Game: Play Your Dates Right On FreeTech4Teachers ,  Richard Byrne shared a new game from ClassTools called Play Your Dates Right. The game was developed by Russel Tarr.  The object of the game is for students to be able to pick the right order of three historical events. To use the template to create your own game, click on the Edit button on the bottom right-hand side.