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NO-FUSS WEBSITES I USE EACH DAY

 10 No-Fuss Websites I use each day 


  1. Classroom Screen - https://classroomscreen.com/ Daily agenda, stopwatch/countdown timer, QR code, class list for a random name generator and the list goes on. It’s my number-one go-to website.

  2. Pobble 365 - https://www.pobble365.com/ - Literacy activities.

  3. BTN - https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/ - General activities.

  4. Kahoot! - https://create.kahoot.it/ - Educational quizzes

  5. Blooket - Similiar to Kahoot but very fun. https://www.blooket.com/

  6. Education.com - https://www.education.com/ - Worksheets, activities

  7. Google Music Lab - Lots of fun activities for creative and easy ways to make music.

  8. ClickView - https://www.clickview.com.au/ - Educational tutorials, videos and movies. Sign in with DOE email. 

  9. World Book - https://www.worldbook.com.au/ - STEM, Trivia Quizzes, History, Science, sport, space etc

  10. Wordwall - https://wordwall.net/



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