WELCOME!

Today’s topic:

One of the FLIX: Nonfiction Social Studies

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Today’s hosts:

Jane Frizzell

Cheryl Roberson

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bit.ly/FreedomFLIXSlides

Accessing TrueFLIX

AEA Digital Resources

FreedomFLIX

(access is username/password free during pandemic)

Individual AEA Digital Resources pages

A Wide Variety of Content

INTRODUCTORY VIDEO Click “Watch It” to view a streaming video that engages the student and provides a brief introduction to the topic.

NONFICTION E-BOOK Click “Read It” to access an e-book version of the Cornerstones of Freedom or Ancient World book.

RELATED CONTENT Click “Explore More” to access related content that provides opportunities for further reading across a variety of text types, including primary resources.

INTERNET LINKS Click “Related Web Sites” to access editorially selected, age-appropriate Web links related to the topic

MORE ACTIVITIES Click on “Project Idea” to find a research idea for a project related to the FreedomFlix topic.

THINK DEEPER Click on “What Do You Think?” to access one to three questions to guide reading or spark a class discussion. Each unit also displays an Essential Question to inspire an inquiry path.

QUIZ Click on “Show What You Know” to access a eight-question multiple-choice quiz on the FreedomFlix topic.

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FreedomFLIX Implementation Guide

Adjustments for Student Needs

• Read Aloud features (highlights words as they are read)
• Varying reading grade levels
• Table of Contents
• Video clips
• Adjustable speed of narration
• Adjustable text size
• Extension activities

Resources & Tools

IDEAS FOR INTEGRATION?

Image from ClipArt.com, 2020

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FreedomFLIX can be a valuable part of instructional strategies that target specific literacy skills.

• Reading comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Understanding the structure and features of books
• Research skills
• Writing practice

• Students can draw information from a variety of media and sources
• Links to vetted sources of information on the Web.
• The breadth of resources ensures that students will encounter social studies texts at a range of complexities.
• Quizzes, project ideas, and writing prompts provide ample opportunities for young learners to demonstrate understanding of texts and to complete writing and research products in response to a topic.

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What is most important for your students?

What is a feature that you feel students would find useful?

bit.ly/FreedomFLIXJAM

What did you see that was new to you?

QUESTIONS?

Monday April 27th: Royalty-free music, digital citizenship & creative school projects

1:00pm-2:00 pm Register Here soundzabound

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Tuesday April 28th: Let’s Travel! Where in the world is Gabon?

8:30am-9:30am Register Here CultureGrams

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Thursday April 30: Little Bits of Info for Littles

1:00pm - 2:00pm Register Here Gale-InfoBits

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To be scheduled: Accenting Digital Learning with ADL

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Future Learning Opportunities

THANKS!

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Jane Frizzell, Great Prairie AEA

jane.frizzell@gpaea.org

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Cheryl Roberson, Central Rivers AEA

croberson@centralriversaea.org

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CREDITS

Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:

• Presentation template by SlidesCarnival

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