1. OpenED, Google Scholar, Smithsonian EdX, and more…
Chanute USD 413 ED Camp
January 15, 2018

2. OpenED by ACT -created 2012 by Adam Blum -bought 2016 by ACT -half a million assessments, videos, lesson plans

3. OpenED by ACT 1. Create your profile. 2. Add classes.

4. OpenED by ACT 3. Create your rosters.
Create rosters from scratch, add students by , or upload or transfer rosters from Google Classroom, Canvas or other online grading system.

5. OpenED by ACT 4. Choose assignment(s) from the Resource Library.
Choose assignment by grade level, resource, standard, subject or publisher.
Note the subject Literacy in the pull-down menu is arranged by ELA standard subheadings.

6. OpenED by ACT 5. Add Assignment(s).
You can add a note prefacing your assignment, and on the Lesson Plan side, the site lists the number of resources available by unit subheading.
OpenED by ACT 5. Add Assignment(s).

7. OpenED by ACT 6. Track mastery and schedule additional assignments or tutorials as needed.
Students can also download OpenED as a phone app, soooo….no excuses for not completing an assignment. 

8. OpenED by ACT
Getting Started How-To YouTube video (16 minutes) located at

9. OpenED by ACT
YouTube overview video (1:19 minutes) of OpenED Lesson Planner with Google Classroom at

10. EdX and MOOC s (Massive Open Online Courses)
EdX is a nonprofit, open-source learning destination offering online courses from more than 100 member institutions, composed of both leading global universities and colleges, and a diverse group of prominent organizations from around the world. Founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and based in Cambridge, MA, USA, edX is focused on transforming online and classroom learning.

11. EdX Official site: https://www. edx.org/

12. Smithsonian EdX

13. Smithsonian EdX Courses are free. Certification for a small fee.
CURRENT COURSES:
Teaching Historical Inquiry With Objects
Smithsonian’s Objects that Define American
The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact Upon Pop Culture
Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes (STARTS TODAY – January 15, 2018!)
Smithsonian EdX Courses are free. Certification for a small fee.

14. Free database of research, journal articles, and textbooks
Free database of research, journal articles, and textbooks. Most are peer-reviewed.
Released in 2004.
GREAT for teaching kids the difference between SCHOLARLY ACADEMIC research and general Internet searches.
GREAT for college prep .
GREAT for reliable, vetted sources for student research.
Google Scholar

15. Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/
My Profile and My Library
In My Profile>Settings, you can identify up to 5 specific libraries for frequent use (may require library ID) or leave as general settings for general searches.
Search Articles or Case Law

16. Results for “Penny Kittle,” author of Book Love
Students can click on citation information for correct attribution. ?
An occasional outlier

17. https://quizlet.com/features/live
Quizlet LIVE!

18. Quizlet LIVE! ...and Hard Skills Reinforce Vocabulary
Students work in small teams to learn a Quizlet study set and race against the rest of their class.
Accuracy Over Speed
Quizlet Live encourages accuracy over speed. If a team matches incorrectly, they have to start over from the beginning.

19. https://www.gonoodle.com/ GoNoodle
GoNoodle is free for you, your children, or your class. GoNoodle PLUS contains lesson plans with physical activity arranged by subject or topic, and the $500,000 Chanute Recreation Commission Blue Cross/Blue Shield Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant provides THREE years of GoNoodle Plus for FREE to Chanute Elementary School.

20. THANK YOU!