Educational Resources
Online Classroom Tools for Tutors
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Whiteboard apps: Miro, Twiddla, and Tutorials Point Whiteboard
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Create Quizzes and Flashcards: Kahoot, Quizlet, Anki, and Socrative
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Mind-mapping and Brainstorming tools: Mindmeister, Coggle, and Popplet
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Verify Answers: ChatGPT and Wolfram Alpha
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Document Collaboration: Google Docs and Microsoft Office Online
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Online Code Editors: Repl.it, CodePen, and W3Schools Code Editor
General Resources
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Ontario Curriculum Resources (Up-to-date information and resources for K-12 subjects in the Ontario Curriculum)
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Khan Academy (A large collection of K-12 ten-minute tutorial Youtube videos and practice problems.)
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Kidzone (Printable preschool and grade school worksheets for all subjects.)
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Shodor (Interesting and challenging online activities)
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TES (Resources made by teachers for teaching)
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GoNoodle (GoNoodle® engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts)
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IXL (K-12 Math and English exercises and skills development)
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PhET (A collection of interactive simulations for science and math education)
Math Resources
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Math-Exercises.com (Interactive math exercises for middle school and high school students)
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Mathway (Free math problem solver with step-by-step explanations)
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CEMC Waterloo (Center for Education in Mathematics and Computing)
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University of Toronto's Math Resources (A list of videos, tools, lectures, and other resources for math, including algebra and calculus)
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Brainpop (A wonderful collection of short math movies. Each is 2 or 3 minutes in length)
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Visual Fractions (Great activities and instructions for students to develop a better understanding of fractions.)
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A Math Dictionary For Kids (More than 600 interactive mathematical definitions for elementary school students.)
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Biz Kids (Biz Kids provides resources that teach the basics of financial literacy)
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Wired Math (Free math website with games, lessons, challenges and enrichment. It is created for middle or junior high school grade 7, grade 8, grade 9, and grade 10 students, teachers, parents and tutors. Many of the exercises increase enjoyment, confidence and ability in mathematics and are good for homework and test preparation. The exercises can also be used for enrichment with students in grades 4, 5 and 6.)
English Resources
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries (Online dictionary and thesaurus)
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Quill (A free online platform that offers interactive grammar and writing exercises)
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Hemingway (A free online tool that analyzes text for readability and suggests ways to improve it)
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Grammarly (An online writing tool that checks grammar, punctuation, and spelling)
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Jumpstart (Here are some fun reading worksheets, activities, and other reading resources that teachers can use to teach students to read).
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Starfall (Short stories that concentrate on vowel or blend sounds. Primarily designed for Pre-K to Grade 2.)
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DogoNews (Empowering youth literacy, reading fluency and global awareness through current events, books and movies)
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Purdue University Research and Citation (Guidelines for MLA and APA citation styles and tips for academic researching)
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EnglishCentral YouTube Channel (Videos for improving your English in a fun and effective way)
Science Resources
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Government of Canada's Science Resources (This is where you can find science-related activities, lesson plans, videos, and other educational tools to assist kids and teenagers in learning about science and technology)
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Ontario Science Centre Curriculum Resources (K-12 Curriculum Resources designed for Ontario teachers who teach Science)
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Ontario Science Centre YouTube Channel (Fun educational Science-related videos for kids and teachers)
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Amazing Space (Space telescope education program)
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Ask a Biologist (Ask A Biologist began in 1997 in the School of Life Sciences as a biology learning resource tool for students, teachers, parents, and life-long learners)
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Carnegie Stem Girls (Site with games, activities and resources to get older girls excited about STEM)
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Climate Kids NASA (Climate Kids offers kids clear answers to questions on global climate change through sections on weather, air, the ocean etc)
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Chem4Kids (Provides a brief overview of chemistry, the study of matter and how it changes and interacts with other matter. Describes different types of chemistry ranging from biochemistry to physical chemistry. Compiled by Suzan Grace, Educator of over 20 years and Owner of Beyond the Classroom Guelph. www.beyondtheclassroom.ca/guelph March 2020)