April Features from Internet 4 Classrooms

April Blog | App of The Month | What's Happening |
New- Online Practice | New- Printables | New- Answer Keys |
Teacher Resources | Parent Resources | Technology Tips |
Other Areas of Interest | Common Core |
SAT and ACT Test Preparation

April brings World Health Day, Passover, Easter, Earth Day, and much more.

April Blog: Student-led Environmental Initiatives for School

Student-led Environmental Initiatives for School

This month's blog is Student-led Environmental Initiatives for School .

Ecological education is a new pedagogical approach different from the traditionally established acquaintance with nature. First, it is a building of a conscious attitude to the environment, awareness of the need to preserve Earthly treasures, and the desire to use natural resources rationally.

Second, it implies observance of moral and legal principles of nature management and promotion of ideas on its optimization, as well as active work on studying and protecting the environment in your area. This article provides ideas for student-led environmental initiatives.

Guest Blogger Odessa Powell has been copywriting and writing texts for business pages on social networks since her student years. In her free time, she enjoys yoga and learning foreign languages.

App of the Month

Every month we are going to feature a different, and hopefully FREE, iPad/iPod/iPhone/Android educational application. Visit our ever-changing app page.

The App of the Month for April is Microsoft Lens: PDF Scanner by Microsoft Corporation ( iOS and Android ).

Microsoft Lens (formerly Office Lens) trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable.

You can use Microsoft Lens to convert images to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files, digitize printed or handwritten text, and save to OneNote, OneDrive, or your local device. You can even import images that are already on your device using Gallery.

PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK

• Scan and upload all your notes, receipts, and documents
  
  
• Capture whiteboard at end of the meeting to keep those action items on track
  
  
• Scan printed text or handwritten meeting notes to edit and share later
  
  
• Keep your business networking contacts handy by scanning business cards and saving them to your contact list
  
  
• Choose to save as PDF, Image, Word or PowerPoint formats into OneNote, OneDrive, or local device as location
  

PRODUCTIVITY AT SCHOOL

• Scan classroom handouts and annotate them in Word and OneNote
  
  
• Scan handwritten notes to digitize and edit later (works with English only)
  
  
• Take a picture of the whiteboard or blackboard to reference later, even if you're offline
  
  
• Keep class notes and your own research organized with the seamless integration with OneNote
  

Microsoft Lens: PDF Scanner is available for Apple and Android devices.

Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later on Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and Android version 7 and up on your Android device.

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH?

Here are some of the April events that you can celebrate or make note of this month:

1. Autism Awareness Month
   
   I4C has an Autism Spectrum Disorder page where you can find information and websites. Visit our Autism classroom tools as well as our Autism parent resources. We also have an entire area dedicated to exceptional children, including ADHD, assistive technology, learning disorders, and more.


2. National School Library Month
   
   Explore our extensive section of Library Resources. Find librarian resources, physical libraries, virtual libraries, presidential libraries, and museums.



3. Passover Begins (4/5)
   
   Celebrate Passover while learning about this holiday's traditions. Explore these Passover activities and games.




4. World Health Day (4/7)
   
   Obesity numbers are rising and controversial food additives continue to cause harm. Reinforce good habits using our Health resources page, discussing everything from breakfast basics and food pyramids to daily hygiene, drug and alcohol abuse, and heart health. We also have links to physical education and nutrition and wellness too.



5. Easter (4/9)
   
   Happy Easter! Celebrate this holiday with I4C's Easter resource page, filled with tons of fun crafts and projects.




6. Paul Revere Rides and Revolutionary War Begins (4/18-19/1775)
   
   The famous Longfellow Poem reminds us all of Paul Revere's Ride. Learn about that midnight ride, what it meant, and even see the route he took. Explore the conflicts that led up to the Revolutionary War. Find timelines, lesson plans, and interactives all explaining the cause and effects of the American Revolution.



7. Earth Day (4/22)
   
   Honor the earth today! Check out our Earth Day page for fun activities, crafts, projects, and lesson plans. We also have Earth Science resources for you to use in your classroom.



8. Hubble Telescope launched (4/25/1990)
   
   Learn about what the Hubble Telescope has discovered, view beautiful pictures of the cosmos, and find out how the telescope works. Find Hubble Telescope educational resources here. Explore our Space page for elementary school to find fun activities and check out our Astronomy pages to learn about our solar system, stars, and our universe.

New- ONLINE PRACTICE AT I4C

Internet4Classrooms now offers Online Practice and Interactives, covering Kindergarten to Eighth Grade Common Core Mathematics. Look for a rapidly growing variety of thousands of practice quizzes tied to the Common Core State Standards, School Subjects, Activities, and Holidays.

Check out our Online Practice Quizzes. More grades and subjects coming soon.

New Online Practice Quizzes Made Available in August

We have released many new online quizzes during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.

Try them out, and then use them with your students as:

• Bell Ringers,
• In Class Assignments,
• Homework or
• Extra Credit.

Here is a list of the newest quizzes by grade.

New- COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS PRINTABLES AT I4C

Internet4Classrooms offers Printables, covering Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Mathematics. Look for a rapidly growing variety of thousands of practice worksheets tied to the Common Core State Standards, School Subjects, Activities, and Holidays.

Check out our Common Core Printables. More grades and subjects coming soon.

New Printables Worksheets Made Available in August

We have released thousands of new printables worksheets during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.

Try them out, and then use them with your students as:

• Bell Ringers,
• In Class Assignments,
• Homework or
• Extra Credit.

Here is a list of the newest worksheet sets by grade.

New- Answer Keys




New Worksheet Answer Keys Made Available in August

We have released thousands of new answer keys for our printables worksheets during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.

Remember that you can sign up for answer key access here: https://i4c.xyz/n89msyv.

Here is a list of the newest answer key sets by grade.





TEACHER RESOURCES



1. April is Autism Awareness Month, and we know it's becoming more recognized in our children and classrooms. Browse our Autism Classroom resources as well as parent guides. Our Exceptional Children area also combines teacher tools for ADHD, Dyslexia, Gifted, and other learning and behavior disorders.


2. Why was there a Midnight Ride? Watch this great video of how kids describe Paul Revere and the Longfellow Poem "Paul Revere's Ride." (NOTE: There may be an advertisement before the video that I4C does not control.)


3. This Earth Day, find fun activities, projects, and lesson plans you can use on our Earth Day resource page. We also have great Earth Science resources for you to use in your classroom.


4. Be sure to check out I4C's collection of free educational iPhone and iPad apps.


5. Remember to visit our Teacher Tools section. This home page contains all the topics you need to use during the school year.


6. Go to our grade level help for lesson plans, activities, instructionals, and tools organized by grade and subject.



PARENT RESOURCES




1. April is Autism Awareness Month. Learn about visual symbols and timetables that can aid in communication and find other parent resources on Autism.


2. Easter and Passover fall around the same time this year. Find fun Easter projects and Easter brunch ideas. Learn the history behind Passover, including the holiday's traditional foods and customs.


3. Earth Day is April 22nd. Show your children why we celebrate Earth Day. Get them involved in recycling. Check out earth day projects you can do at home.


4. Be sure to check out I4C's collection of free educational iPhone and iPad apps for you and your child.


5. You can always visit our Parent Resources page to get grade level practice sites, find online sources, and information pertaining to homework, special needs, reading help, and more.


6. Don't forget our Technology Tutorial section in case you need refresher courses in your computer skills.





TECHNOLOGY TIPS



1. How to use Microsoft Lens: Beginners guide:
   Microsoft Lens is a great tool available for both iOS and Android users to capture information from documents, scans, whiteboards, business cards, receipts, menus, signs, or anything else that contains text that you don’t want to type manually. This guide shows you how to use Microsoft Lens.
   
   Learn more in the article found: HERE


2. Why Every Student Needs Microsoft Office Lens:
   Microsoft Lens was a game-changer for how Veronica Lewis obtained accessible materials in college both inside and outside the classroom and Lens remains one of the most used apps across all of her devices. In this article, she shares why every student needs Microsoft Lens, and how she uses the Microsoft Lens app as someone with low vision.
   
   Learn more by visiting: HERE.


3. Office Lens app: An essential tool for your teacher toolkit:
   The Office Lens App, available on all mobile platforms, is an amazing tool. At a basic level, you can capture your paper or whiteboard notes and so on, but its integration with both Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive allow you to take this tool to another level. In this Office Lens example, you will see how you can take a printed worksheet and turn it into an editable worksheet in under a minute.
   
   You can find out more: HERE.






We also have other basic instruction in Microsoft Office, including Word 2007, Excel 2007, Powerpoint 2007.





OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST



1. Resources for Educators - In this section you can find classroom resources for Exceptional Children, Smartboards, Character Education, Web 2.0 Resources and other topics.
2. Resources for Parents - Parents can find resources
   on assisting their children with homework, time management, Internet Safety, subject area resources, grade level resources and more.




Common Core State Standards at I4C




Our Common Core State Standards are full of resources for every individual standard. Students can take control of their own learning by clicking on the page with the standard number, and choosing their own resource to practice that skill.




Check out our Common Core Math High School Algebra Standards, Common Core Math Standards, and Common Core ELA Standards.




SAT and ACT Test Preparation

Free Online Practice Resources for ACT Tests and SAT Tests. I4C now offers free SAT and ACT vocabulary and math quizzes. Join our SAT and ACT Test Preparation program and log in as much as you'd like. Students can take practice tests on 5000 vocabulary words or over 1000 math problems. Parents and Mentors can log in to monitor your scores - including seeing which vocabulary words that were missed. Interactive quizzes allow the test taker to retake and study as much as they want.




Sign Up Here for ACT Test & SAT Test Preparation.