Overview Read & Write is a family of tools to improve accessibility of digital resources to all students. As part of this suite, there is a free Chrome extension for teachers. Otherwise, the… Read more »
Google is the most common search engine in the world. It’s likely that you used Google the last time that you wanted to look up something. How good are your search… Read more »
Overview Welcome Back, Teachers. from Newsela on Vimeo. Newsela is primarily an online news site that provides access to high-quality news articles, each of which is written at five different… Read more »
Epic is an online library for children 12 years old and younger. It is free for use by teachers, and cost $4.99 per month for home use. Tools available Search… Read more »
Tinycards is a flashcard app that lets you learn anything. It is an extension of Duolingo’s service. It lets you follow Duolingo (to learn German, French, Spanish or Portugese), as well as… Read more »
I watched this video from Common Sense Media about improving the use of video in the classroom. Notice that it’s part of a playlist, and you may want to watch… Read more »
My Simple Show seems like a great new website for creating a video. The platform guides users through four steps: Draft– upload a PowerPoint file from your computer (max. 20… Read more »
I used these cases with teaching assistants at my school in August, 2016. I hope that you find it useful. If you have any examples or questions, please post a comment…. Read more »
It’s a challenge to make effective, transformative use of technology in the classroom. This year, I’ve been working with a small group of teacher representatives from various grades to curate/create a list… Read more »
Voicethread is a great tool for collaboration and sharing. You can combine images, documents and video in a slideshow format. Then other users can add voice, text, audio file or… Read more »