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Additional Research Resources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General EdTech Resources (for teachers)
 
EdTech Teacher  Tech tools by subject and skills, rubrics, app recommendations, projects and lessons.
 
Educational Tech and Mobile Learning Teacher tools, posters, infographics, & edtech, google, iPad resources.
 
Curriki  An educational site where teachers create and share lesson plans, communicate with each other, and offers interactive support materials.  The site offers keyword searching, making the location of materials you want easy.
Flipped Learning Network - This site offers videos instructing you on every possible aspect of flipping a classroom, as well as support groups, and free seminars 
 
Shake Up Learning Technology resources, tips and tricks, and classroom integration ideas
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collaboration
 
Blogger  App/Online  Here is how to set up a blog using Blogger  and here is my Blog. It was very easy to make.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Presentation 
 
TouchCast  App/Online   Create interactive videos in which viewers interact with internet, photos, text, maps. Insert movies within video and links to google docs or any other online resources. Includes green screen and virtual studio. Here's a TouchCast explanatory video.
 
Tackk    App/Online  Create what looks like a website and, after presenting, viewers may comment and discuss in comments section. App Smash with 300+ apps. Quick Tackk Tutorial
 
ScreenChomp   App  Recordable whiteboard, basic and easy to use.
 
emaze  Like Prezi but with virtual world templates. Can upload links. Here's a museum template emaze I used for a unit on the brain
 
Presentio.us  Record ppt or other presentations as you present, allowing non-attendees to view presentation later.
 
Piktochart  App/Online Forget the poster. Make an infographic
 
 
 
 
Study Aids
 
DuoLingo   Another language education app. Make goals and pass placement tests to move up. Cute graphics help keep a learner engaged.  
 
Jiskha Online  Need help with a homework question? Try Jiskha out! 
 
HighSchoolAce Online  Homework help and academic quiz games 
 
 
 
Assessment
 
 
Kahoot  Online    Create a quiz or use one of thousands already created. Students log in to quiz and click shape corresponding to answer. Student results can be exported to Google. Drive.
 
Socrative   App/Online  Similar to Kahoot, different in that it allows for quiz takers to submit short answers. Demo
 
GoFormative   Online   Like Socrative and Kahoot but...has the added feature of allowing students to draw their answers. This might be good for math classes.
 
Plickers App   Real-time formative assessment. Students hold cards to answer. Teacher uses mobile device to scan cards.  Quick classroom example
 
Pollev  App/Online  Poll Everywhere. Live, real time polling. Easy to use.
 
 
 
 
Online Classes--FREE!
 
EdX  Online   577 classes. 30 subjects, from universities all over the world (Harvard, Berkeley, Caltech, TUDelft, Australia, British Columbia)
 
MIT Open Courseware Online    Biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, physics, humanities, social sciences online classes. Exam prep for biology, calculus, chemistry, physics.
 
 
 
TED-Ed  Online   Not classes but lots of lessons tied into interesting videos. Useful for expanding knowledge and enhancing understanding.
 
  
 
 
 
Organizers
 
Symbaloo  Free online tile based management system for websites, projects, data that allows connecting to just about anything. 
 
 
 
  
Google
 
Google Draw-- Create a template  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Helpful Tech Tools- Save Time and Frustration!  
 
 
Zamzar   File conversion site. Need to edit a PDF? Easily convert it to Word using this resource.

Rewordify  Site takes difficult text and rewords it in more simple language.  Great for lower level readers or ELL students. 
 
 
 
 
 
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