Articles by: Diana Restifo | Tech & Learning

Best Free Earth Day Lessons & Activities

By Diana Restifo published 11 April 23

These free Earth Day lessons and activities will help teachers explore this crucial subject with K-12 students in an engaging, age-appropriate way

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Best Poetry Lessons and Activities

By Diana Restifo published 30 March 23

Tech and Learning curates the best free online poetry lessons and activities

Best Virtual Field Trips

By Ray Bendici, Diana Restifo published 17 March 23

Students can experience the best virtual field trips without getting on a bus, or even leaving their homes.

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Best Deaf Awareness Lessons & Activities

By Diana Restifo published 7 March 23

The following free deaf history and awareness lessons and activities highlight the accomplishments of deaf people in the arts, education, sports, law, science, and music.

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Best Women's History Month Lessons and Activities

By Diana Restifo published 28 February 23

These lessons and resources are an excellent way to investigate and understand women as changemakers, activists, and heroines

Best Free Engineering Lessons and Activities

By Diana Restifo published 24 February 23

Explore these top engineering lessons and activities for K-12 classrooms.

Best Lessons and Activities for Teaching Black History Month

By Diana Restifo published 23 January 23

Black history is American history

Best Technology Lessons and Activities

By Diana Restifo published 9 January 23

How to teach about technology, with technology

Teenage boy in High School science lab studies model of the human heart, while male teacher manipulates the model to answer his questions.

Best Science Lessons & Activities

By Diana Restifo published 20 December 22

Bring the wonderful world of science into your classroom with these top lesson and activities

Best FIFA World Cup Activities & Lessons

By Ray Bendici published 18 November 22

These FIFA World Cup activities and lessons are sure to score with students

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Best Digital Portfolios for Students

By Diana Restifo published 10 November 22

These top digital portfolios allow students to showcase their schoolwork with pride.

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Top Sites for Differentiated Instruction

By Diana Restifo published 25 October 22

These online platforms offer a wide variety of tools to help teachers differentiate instruction in their classrooms

Free Fact-Checking Sites for Students and Teachers

By Diana Restifo published 14 October 22

Fact-checking sites for students to research reports, papers, and more

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Best Election Sites and Apps for Education

By Diana Restifo published 4 October 22

Teach U.S. elections, civics, law and history with these top election sites, apps and games.

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Best Free Hispanic Heritage Month Lessons and Activities

By Diana Restifo last updated 27 September 22

Celebrate Hispanic and Latino heritage

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Best Free Constitution Day Lessons and Activities

By Diana Restifo published 13 September 22

These free Constitution Day lessons and activities will inspire students to understand, question, and debate the most important issues of our day.

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Best Free Social-Emotional Learning Sites and Apps

By Diana Restifo published 31 August 22

Social-emotional learning resources for teachers, families, and students

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Best Online Education Sites

By Diana Restifo published 23 August 22

These websites, many of them free, are some of the best around for learning any topic.

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Best Sites for Genius Hour/Passion Projects

By Diana Restifo published 17 August 22

These top Genius Hour/Passion Project websites provide expert guidance to educators interested in implementing Genius Hour in their classrooms

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Best Digital Icebreakers

By Diana Restifo, David Kapuler published 2 August 22

Ease into the new school year with fun and engaging digital icebreakers

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Best Multi-Tiered System of Support Resources

By Diana Restifo published 26 July 22

Find out how to use MTSS to support student learning and development

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Best Sites and Apps for Digital Storytelling

By Diana Restifo published 11 July 22

Digital storytelling can help boost communication and presentation skills

Top Sites and Resources to Support LGTBQ+ Students

By Diana Restifo last updated 7 July 22

It’s estimated that nearly two million American youth aged 13-17 identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender

Top Sites for Educator Professional Development

By Diana Restifo last updated 15 June 22

These professional development sites for education will help teachers refresh and update their practice

Top Free Sites for Creating Digital Art

By Diana Restifo last updated 3 April 23

These top free sites for creating digital art range from simple web apps for preschoolers to sophisticated software for advanced students