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7 Places to Find Free Digital Content for Your Classroom

Good content doesn't have to break the bank. Check out these sites for K-12 videos, lessons, activities and more.

October 1, 2014 Chrissy Winske 1 Comment

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Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a site that offers free, licensed content including videos, images and music that you can use to enhance your lessons. You can choose where to find this content by selecting options like YouTube or Flickr (pictured here) and then entering what you need in the search bar.

Federal Registry for Education Excellence

FREE is a registry of educational content that is curated and maintained by the U.S. federal government and other private and public organizations. You can narrow your search by subject area or by educational standard.

iTunes U

K-12 teachers can now sign up for iTunes U, where they can access videos, audio and digital course materials on a variety of academic subjects.

Kahn Academy

Most educators are familiar with Kahn Academy. It’s free library of educational video lessons fall into several categories including, science, math, humanities, computers, economics, finance and test prep. There is also a section that contains partner resources from organizations like The British Museum, The Museum of Modern Art and NASA. Pictured here is the Kahn Academy video on the electoral college.

Learning.com

Learning.com has a marketplace for teachers that has free and paid educational content. Just click on the free educational content icon to view your options. Subjects include Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology and Professional Development.

OER Commons

Open Educational Resources Commons (OER) curates digital teaching and learning materials in the areas of the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Applied Sciences and Technology, and Math and Statistics.

PBS Learning Media

PBS Learning Media has thousands of classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted digital resources that are aligned with the CCSS. All you need is a free basic account to begin accessing and using its resources. There is an option to upgrade to a custom package, which offers analytics tools for school interested in more advanced functionality. Digital content includes, video, audio, documents and interactive modules.

Good, digital content is hard to find. The Internet offers a wealth of information on any and every topic imaginable, but how do you know those sources are credible? And how do you get the best content without forking over a lot money for subscription fees or paid accounts? That requires you to do a little digging and we all know teachers don’t have time for that. Neither do technology managers so we’ve put together a list for you.

The seven sites we’ve rounded up offer videos, images, interactive modules and audio clips that cover a range of topics and grade appropriate subjects. Majority of these sites provide Common Core compliant content making it the perfect addition to K-12 classrooms. Studies have shown students are more engaged by and more likely to recall information relayed to them in a multimedia format. Click here to read an interesting report on this topic by BrainPop, an educational website for children.

The world has gone digital and the classroom is no exception. Try out these sites and let us know what you think!

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