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Technologyandeducationareprettyintertwinedthesedaysandnearlyeveryteacherhasafew
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Here,wevecompiledalistofsomeofthetechtools,includingsomethatarebecoming
increasinglypopularandwidelyused,thatshouldbepartofanyteacherstechtoolarsenalthis
year,whetherfortheirownpersonaluseoraseducationalaidsintheclassroom.
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Thesetoolsusethepowerofsocialmediatohelpstudentslearnandteachersconnect.
1. Edmodo:Teachersandstudentscantakeadvantageofthisgreattechtool,asitoffersa
Facebooklikeenvironmentwhereclassescanconnectonline.
2. Grockit:Getyourstudentsconnectedwitheachotherinstudysessionsthattakeplace
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onthisgreatsocialsite.
3. EduBlogs:EduBlogsoffersasafeandsecureplacetosetupblogsforyourselforyour
classroom.
4. Skype:Skypecanbeagreattoolforkeepingintouchwithothereducatorsoreven
attendingmeetingsonline.Evencooler,itcanhelpteacherstoconnectwithother
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5. Wikispaces:Sharelessons,media,andothermaterialsonlinewithyourstudents,orlet
themcollaboratetobuildtheirowneducationalwikionWikispaces.
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6. Pinterest:Youcanpinjustaboutanyimageyoufindinterestingonthissite,butmany
teachersareusingitasaplacetocollectgreatlessonplans,projects,andinspirational
materials.
7. Schoology:Throughthissocialsite,teacherscanmanagelessons,engagestudents,
sharecontent,andconnectwithothereducators.
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8. Quora:WhileQuoraisusedforawiderangeofpurposes,itcanbeagreattoolfor
educators.Itcanbeusedtoconnectwithotherprofessionalsortoengagestudentsin
discussionafterclass.
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9. Ning:Ningallowsanyonetocreateapersonalizedsocialnetwork,whichcanbegreatfor
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10. OpenStudy:Encourageyourstudentstoworktogethertolearnclassmaterialbyusinga
socialstudysitelikeOpenStudy.
11. ePals:OneofthecoolestbenefitsoftheWebisbeingabletoconnectwithanyone,
anywhere.ePalsdoesjustthat,butfocusesonstudents,helpingthemtolearnlanguages
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12. KhanAcademy:Manyteachersusethisexcellentcollectionofmath,science,and
financelecturesandquizzestosupplementtheirclassroommaterials.
13. MangaHigh:MangaHighoffersteachersawealthofresourcesforgamebasedlearning
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inmathematics.
14. FunBrain:Ifyourelookingforagreatcollectionofeducationalgames,looknofurther
thanFunBrain.Onit,teacherscantakeadvantageoffuntoolsformathandreading.
15. Educreations:EducreationsisanamazingonlinetoolfortheiPadthatletsteachers(or
students)createvideosthatteachagiventopic.Perfectforstudyingorgettingstudentsto
showofftheirknowledge.
16. Animoto:Animotomakesitsimpletocreatevideobasedlessonsorpresentationsforthe
classroomandtosharethemwithstudentsoranyoneelse.
17. Socrative:Availableforcomputers,mobiledevices,andtablets,thisstudentresponse
systemengagesstudentsthroughgamesandexercisesonanydevicetheyhaveon
hand.Evenbetter,teacherscaneasilyassessstudentprogressandtrackgrades.
18. Knewton:Adaptivelearninghasbeenahottopicinrecentmonths,andwithKnewtonits
somethingthatanyteachercanaccessanduse.Thesitepersonalizesonlinelearning
contentforeachstudentaccordingtohisorherneeds.
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19. Kerpoof:OnKerpoof,studentscangetcreativewiththeirlearningwithgames,interactive
activities,drawingtools,andmorethatarebothfunandeducational.
20. StudySync:Withadigitallibrary,weeklywritingpractice,onlinewritingandpeerreviews,
CommonCoreassignments,andmultimedialessonsavailable,thissiteisafullyfeatured
toolforteachingandlearningthatcanbeabighelpintheclassroom.
21. CarrotSticks:Onthissite,teacherscantakeadvantageofawiderangeofmathlearning
games,givingstudentspracticewhiletheyhavefun.
22. TeachersPayTeachers:Havegreatlessonstoshare?Lookingforsomethingtoaddto
yourclasses?Onthissiteyoucandoboth,sellingyourownclassmaterialsandbuying
highqualityresourcesfromotherteachers.
23. Planboard:Makesureyourlessonsareorganizedandthatyourdayrunssmoothlywith
thehelpofthisamazingonlinetooldesignedjustforteachers.
24. Timetoast:Timetoastisaprettycoolforstudentprojects,allowingthemtobuildsleek,
interactivetimelinesinminutes.
25. Capzles:TherearesomanydifferentwaysthatCapzlescanbeusedintheclassroom,
theresboundtobeanapplicationthatfitsyourneeds.Whatdoesitdo?Capzlesmakesit
simpletogathermedialikephotos,videos,documents,andevenblogpostsintoone
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place,makingitperfectforteaching,learning,oronlineprojects.
26. Prezi:Wanttobuildpresentationsthatwillwowyourstudents?Makeuseofthisonline
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toolthatmakesitsimpletodoallkindsofcoolthingswithyourlessons,evenallowing
collaborationbetweenteachers.
27. Wordle:CreatestunningwordcloudsusingWordle,agreatcomplementtolanguage
lessonsofanykind.
28. QRCodes:QRcodes(orquickresponsecodes)areshowingupwithgreaterfrequency
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thecodeslikeDelivrandonetoreadcodes,likeanyofthoselistedonthissite.
29. Quizlet:Quizletmakesiteasyforteacherstocreatestudytoolsforstudents,especially
flashcardsthatcanmakememorizingimportantinformationasnap.
30. MasteryConnect:Howareyourstudentsperformingwithregardtostateandcommon
Facebooksocialplugin
corestandards?MasterConnectmakesitsimpletotrackandanalyzeboth,aswellas
otherelementsofstudentperformance.
31. GoogleDocs:ThroughGoogleDocs,teacherscancreateandsharedocuments,
presentations,orspreadsheetswithstudentsandcolleaguesaswellasgivefeedbackon
studentcreatedprojects.
32. YouTube:NotallschoolsallowYouTube,buttheyaremissingoutasthesitecontainsa
wealthofgreatlearningmaterialsfortheclassroom.Theresevenaspecialeducation
focusedchanneljustforteachersandstudents.
33. TEDEd:TEDisntjustagreatplacetofindinspirationanymore,thesitealsocontains
By Kristen Hicks
numerousvideosthatareorganizedbysubjectandcanhelpyoutoteacheverythingfrom
howpainrelieversworktoShakespeareaninsults.
34. Glogster:Glogsterisasocialsitethatletsusersmashupmusic,photos,videos,and
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prettymuchanythingelseyoudlike.Itsagreatwaytocreatelearningmaterialsanda
handytoolforcreativestudentprojects.
35. Creaza:Wanttobringyourstudentprojectsintothe21stcentury?Creazacanmakethat
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Citizenship
possible,offeringtoolstobrainstorm,createcartoons,andeditaudioandvideo.
36. MentorMob:OnMentorMob,youoryourstudentscancreatealearningplaylist,which
isessentiallyacollectionofhighqualitymaterialsthatcanbeusedtostudyaspecific
concept.
Useful Tools
Thesetoolscanhelpyoutostayconnected,organized,andincreasetheeaseofbuilding
multimedialessonsandlearningtools.
37. Evernote:Capturegreatideas,photos,recordings,orjustaboutanythingelseonyour
Evernoteaccount,accessitanywhere,andkeepitorganized.Amusthavetoolforlesson
planning.
38. Twitter:TherearesomanywaysTwittercanbeusedineducation.Teacherscan
connectwithothereducators,takepartinchats,sharetheirideas,orevenuseitinthe
classroomtoreachouttostudents.
39. GoogleEducation:Googleoffersanumberofgreatedtechresourcesforteachers,
includingemailandcollaborativeapps,videos,lessonplansearch,professional
development,andeveneducationalgrants.
40. Dropbox:Easilystore,share,andaccessanykindofdatafromanywherewiththeeasy
touseandfreeDropboxservice.
41. Diigo:Diigoletsyoutreattheweblikepaperbasedreadingmaterial,makingitsimpleto
highlight,bookmark,takenotes,orevenaddstickynotes.
42. AppleiPad:Oneofthemostwidelyused,thoughexpensive,techtoolsbeingusedin
todaysclassroomistheAppleiPad.Withahostofeducationalappsbeingdevelopedfor
thedevice,itsbecomeafavoriteofteachersandstudentsalikeacrossthenation.
43. Aviary:Aviaryisasuiteoftoolsthatmakeiteasytoeditimages,effects,swatches,
music,andaudioortocreateandmodifyscreencaptures.
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44. Jing:Ifyoureteachingkidsabouttechorjustaboutanythingelse,agreatscreenshot
programisessential.Jingisonegreatoptionthatallowsteacherstotakescreenshotsas
images,recorduptofiveminutesorvideostheneditandsharetheresults.
45. Popplet:YouandyourstudentscanusePopplettobrainstormideas,createmindmaps,
share,andcollaborate.
46. GoogleEarth:Fromgeographyprojectstolearningaboutgeologicalprocesses,Google
Earthcanbeanamazingandfastwaytoshowstudentsanywhereintheworld.
47. DonorsChoose:Needfundingforaclassroomproject?Youcangetitthroughthissite
thathooksupneedyteacherswithwillingdonors.
48. SlideShare:WithSlideShare,youcanuploadyourpresentations,documents,andvideos
andsharethemwithstudentsandcolleagues.Evenbetter,youcantakeadvantageof
materialsthatotherhaveuploadedaswell.
49. LiveBinders:Likeareallifethreeringbinder,thistechtoolallowsyoutocollectand
organizeresources.Muchbetterthanabinder,however,thesitealsocomeswithtoolsto
connectandcollaborateandavirtualwhiteboard.
50. AudioBoo:Throughthistool,youcanrecordandshareaudioforyourstudentsor
anyoneelse.
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21 COMMENTS
Shannon
August21,2012at9:12am
YoucanfindmanyoftheabovetoolswithinWiggio(http://wiggio.com)includingfilesharing,masstexting,posting
updatesonanewsfeed,updatingasharedcalendar,video/audioconferencing,polling,todolists,andmoreall
inonefree,private,andeasytouseapplication.
CrissyCochran
August21,2012at11:20am
ManyeducatorswouldagreethatMyBigCampusshouldbeatthetopofthisforsociallearning.MyBigCampusis
asafesociallearningplatformsforeducationthatisdifferentthanothersbydesign.Itsseveralsecurityfeatures
makeitasaferplatformandcanbeintegratedwithacontentfilter.Also,itseducationalresourcelibraryispre
embeddedwithhundredsofthousandsresourcessuchasvideos,links,documents,wikis,etc.Goodlistoftools
butMyBigCampusshouldbeonheretoo!
Brad
August21,2012at9:48am
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