#1 Storybird for Language Arts
Looking for ways to inspire a love of reading and writing in your students? Digital storytelling is a great way to get disinterested or struggling readers and writers involved in storytelling. Storybird is a collection of unique artwork that provides a stimulus and a background to begin a story. Young writers can browse through the diverse archives of illustrations to find images that match their story or inspire them. Once a story is complete, students can share their creations with a global community of writers. Check out this article from SimpleK12 for other language arts tools.
#2 Wolfram Alpha for Math
Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine that gives you answers to any question. This free tool can be used in any subject area, but many of the uses focus on the math and sciences. Enter any calculation, simple or complex, and Wolfram Alpha will solve it. It can even show step-by-step solutions and offer other ways of solving a given equation. Teachers can use this tool in the classroom or show it to their students for homework help. Check out this article for examples on how Wolfram Alpha works.
#3 Project Noah for Science
So much of education takes place indoors. Help reconnect your students with nature by taking them out-of-doors with Project Noah. Students can take pictures of anything from fungi to mammals and submit them to contribute to the global project for documentation. Project Noah also offers special registration for teachers for more ideas on getting your students to become citizen scientists. Check out this article and video for more information about Project Noah.
#4 HistoryPin for Social Studies
HistoryPin is a user-generated archive of historical photos, videos, audio, and more. Teachers can take their students back in time by exploring the extensive archives in class and even get their students involved in the project. Anyone can contribute by submitting pictures and stories of their local community. Teachers can use this resource to teach their students the importance of getting involved on a local level and taking pride in their community. For more ideas on how to use HistoryPin in the classroom, check out this article.
#5 Duolingo for World Languages
Learn just about any major language with Duolingo. This app and site combines game-play with language-learning to make language acquisition fun and effective. Each account is specific to that individual user, which means that students can build their skills at their own pace and receive personalized feedback. Duolingo even has various lesson plans and activities to help students along their language-learning journey. For more ideas on how to use Duolingo in your classroom, check out this article.
#6 Joytunes for Music
Available on iPhones and iPads, Joytunes is a series of apps that combines game play with music education to help students learn how to play the piano. There are three different levels of learning with these apps. The first is an introduction to the piano, the next is a more in-depth tool where students can learn complete pieces of music, and the final level lets students learn all the basics of music in a step-by-step fashion. Since the piano uses both bass clef and treble clef, it is a great instrument to start music education. Check out this article on the power of music in the classroom.
What tech tools do you use in your classroom? Let us know in the comments below!
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GOOGLE DOCS AND CLASSROOM
VARIOUS WEB 2.0 SITES LIKE STORYBUILDER
SYMBALOO
OFFICE
APPLE APPS LIKE PAGES
I am a 5th grade reading/SS teacher this year. Previously, I taugh 3rd grade for 3 years I really used the smartboard in the classroom. I used it to teach from smart exchange, reading passages. Interactive websites. As you can see my technology tools are limited. I also used plickers which is an interactive tool paired with technology.
Do you have any information specifically geared to high school? possibly Business subjects?
IPads, Lymboo Math, Wonders, Abcya,
memrise
quizlet
kahoot
several websites to do with online language learning
Kahoot is the best! A totally engaging and interactive tool that rewards our learners. Brilliant
Google Classroom
Ditty.com
Edmodo
Remind
Brainfeed
HelloClass
Kahoot
MobyMax
Web cams
I don’t have a Smartboard. I use an Ipad in my classroom with prek children
Since someone added Remind, has anyone used Bloomz?
I teach 1st grade in a district that used Google (classroom, docs, drawing…)
Interactive TV – amazing!
1ipad
1to1 ACer laptops
Abcya.com
Symbaloo
Padlet
Bloomz
How can I get the free resource guide you promised without making EasyPDFcombine my homepage? I downloaded it, but nothing happened. Also, I am never happy with websites that make changes to my homepage. Is this what I can expect from the free webinar?
Thank you for your help. Sending me the PDF files was VERY helpful!
google classroom
edmondo
Looking for High School Business, Marketing & Info Tech tools!!
IPADS
Chrome Books
Google docs
Chromebooks (Google Classroom and docs, slides, sheets, forms)
Smartboard
Elmo
Reflex Math
Prodigy (kids love it!)
Study Jams
Symbaloo (I love it!)
Kahoot
Nearpod
Brainpop
Screencastify
Vocabulary Spelling City
Quizlet
Padlet
I teach Physical Education.
I teach Kindergarten, First and Second grade special need students. The technology I used in my room are the smart board and I Pads.
ipads, tablets
Applications: Showme, Edmodo, adaptive learning apps, remind, Kahoot , office Mix, setmore, and others.
I’ve taught High School English, speech, and filmmaking for 12 years. Here are some of my favorites: Symbaloo (tiles of organization for teachers and students), Animoto (short picture videos with music), GoAnimate (clever cartoon-like short videos), Library of Congress (loc.gov- original source materials & lesson plans), Newsela (current short nonfiction articles & ques. sets), Smore (online brochures & more!), Storybird (picture writing prompts), TED-ed (educational student videos), TeenInk (student authored stories, poems, & book reviews), Wonderopolis (odd & fun facts)
Google drive
Student created videos posted on you tube
I pads
Flip quiz.me
I teach American Sign Language
smartboard, ipads
Computer, projector, remind, school website, email
I’d like to make grading more streamlined. I know there are programs where students use their iPads and connect them with me – grades are put in and graphed. Presently, I use google apps, Promethian, Engage NY, Brainpop, Schoology, etc.
I have used iPads, crome books and Kahoot. I am willing to learn but not tech savvy at all, so I will need patience Obi Wan…. a lot of patience!! 🙂
I teach SPANISH, it’s SOOOOOO OOOO hard to find anything I DO NOT have to create! Any ideas?
Schoology
Explore Learning
Google Docs, Forms
Kahoot
Socrative
I usually use Thinglink; Animoto;Storybird; Paddlet, Qr Code Generator; Symballo, Edshelf; Movie Maker; Glogster; Visme; Smilebox and my favourite of all: Powtoon
Protopage, Kahoot, Google Classroom, Brainpop, Ixl, Reading Eggs, ABCya, Chrome Browser, Microsoft Office Suite, Desktop PC’s.
Vernier Probes & Software
Google classroom
Weebly
Openstax
Google docs
I have taught graphic design at the at a private Art College but without all the technology sources as it was 8 years ago. I’m starting in a few weeks to teach HS
computer sciences/intro to graphic design using CSS cloud,
and SketchUp/CAD class. I’m cramming on all things classroom at the moment/ grading/organizational, uploading assignments, google docs and educational tools.
Chromebooks, Kahoot, Schoology and would like to try more!
kahoot, Remind, Socrative, Google Docs
I teach Marine Science. I have used quizlet,kahoot and google docs but I am always looking for new and better ways to improve my classroom.
We don’t have many resources at my school. What I am familiar with and have used is Office Publisher, Word, powerpoint presentations, and Google docs. But I have not become savvy on applying these tools in the classroom with the students.