Content Resources
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner
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2.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information.
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2.4.4 Develop directions for future investigations.
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3.1.2 Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners.
Go Noodle 
Go Noodle is a site with imaginative games, videos, brain breaks, and activities to increase both the amount of movement and brain engagement in the classroom. Activities are readily searchable by such types as stretching, calming, dancing, and sports. While there are premium accounts available, the free account provides a multitude of activities. It is most popular at the elementary level, but older students could benefit! Ideas for using Go Noodle include selecting brain-based activities aligned with ELA or math standards, and creating a list of favorites for easy access on YouTube.
https://www.gonoodle.com/
Actively Learn
Actively Learn is an online platform that allows students and teachers to interact with text. Over 3500 works are already included, delineated as ELA, social studies, science, math or current events. In addition, teachers may upload content of their choosing. Teachers are able select the content, distribute it to students through a class code, and later assign a grade. Questions, notes, ways to collaborate with others, text-to-speech, articles at different lexile levels, translation, and grading options add to the features currently available. Create classroom and district collections that can be shared among teachers, or upload current event articles and create questions of any type. Recommended for grades 5-12.
http://www.activelylearn.com/
Zoom In
Zoom In has more than just history content; after students work with primary documents and questioning, it provides writing support at two different levels. There are extensive teacher resources, including a youtube channel demonstrating different uses and steps to prepare. Teachers can create a class, and use a code to distribute one of eighteen different units to students. There is scaffolding for them to determine author's point of view, analyze and collect evidence, organize research, and write explanatory or argumentative essays. Assessment begins at the draft level, so that teachers may regroup or reteach needed processes as needed. The organization of the materials lends itself to independent study, small group, or class discussion. Appropriate for all grade levels.
http://zoomin.edc.org/
Epic!
Epic! for Educators, a subscription ebook service targeting elementary readers, is just that-- epic. Thousands of books from major publishers are available through free educator accounts available to all American and Canadian elementary librarians and teachers. Epic! is full of features like read-aloud, customized reader advisory, ad-free environment, and reading logs. Free educator accounts (available to American and Canadian elementary teachers and librarians) include up to 36 associated free student profiles. Even better, multiple simultaneous student users are allowed! Incorporate Epic! Ebooks as resources for inquiry projects. Or, project Epic! Ebooks during read-alouds so that everyone can clearly view the text and/or illustrations. Finally, use Epic! Ebooks for multiple students to access the same text simultaneously for a shared reading experience. Appropriate for all grade levels.
https://www.getepic.com/
Tween Tribune
Tween Tribune hosts high interest, reputable current events articles for K-12 audiences compiled by the Smithsonian. The articles are categorized by grade, lexile, language (English/Spanish), and subject area. Each article is available across multiple lexiles for differentiation and has an associated comprehension assessment. Free educator accounts offer a plethora of features: Monday morning newsletters, class and student profiles, lesson plans, article assignment capability, and assessment score grade books. Student privacy is protected, and all comments are educator-moderated. Use Tween Tribune to compare bias/viewpoints from varying sources, support or inspire inquiry, or as a station highlighting literary styles.
http://tweentribune.com/