Photos for Class is an excellent new site that is ideal for finding safe images for students. This search engine uses Flickr safe search as well as some built in filtering to find Creative Common licensed images. Best of all when a user clicks download the image gets cited automatically w/ the proper licensing terms.
Zap Zap Math is an excellent new free mobile (iOS/Android) app for Math grades K-6th. ZZM focuses on a lot different such as: addition/subtraction, multiplication, geometry, and more. All of this is done in a fun self paced game environment where students can add rewards and level up by answering questions correct.
Chronicle is an amazing iPad app that helps educators harness and organize their best teaching methodologies. This is done by "chronicling" a students' data and using it in a beneficial and meaningful way. Chronicle is an all-in-one tool that teachers are using for classroom management, grading, assessing, and so much more.
EDpuzzle the excellent and free learning tool for flipping a classroom and adding questions to a video has just released a new update. This update has a new landing page making it easier for students/teachers to sign in, as well as a drag-n-drop interface to add questions to a video. Also, EDpuzzle allows educators to track and monitor student assignments as well generate detailed reports.
Seesaw the innovative free iPad app for creating digital portfolios has just released their latest update, to 2.5. What this update allows is for users to seamlessly create screencasts or voice recordings of their drawings. This is a great tool to introduce a topic, present, digital story tell, and can even be used for professional development or flipping a classroom.
30hands Pro the excellent iOS app for project based learning, flipping a classroom, and digital storytelling has just released an update to version 2.0.
Oncore is a free iPad app that acts as a learning management system for teachers. This simple to use app allows educators to track student behavior as well as assess students in real-time. The way this works is by uses color-coded data, to help educators visualize student's performance and help assess data.
dotstorming is a new site for brainstorming that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's excellent blog. The way this works is a by placing "dots" on a digital canvas acting like a sticky note (i.e. padlet). Once the dot is place, a user can then add text or an image next to it. Finally, other users can then vote on the "dots" or notes that have been placed.
Storyboard That the innovative classroom tool for creating storyboards, timelines, graphic organizers, and more has just released their latest free classroom activities for Halloween.
PBS Students is a free educational iPad app designed for students K-12. Students can access 1000's of resources to help learn any subject through the use of educational games, activities, or videos.
Otus Worksheets is the latest update from the innovative easy-to-use Learning Management System, Otus. This feature allows educators to create a assessment/worksheet for students to take inside of Otus. The questions can be T/F, multiple choice, EdPen, or short answer. Best of all, Otus grades the assessment automatically except for short answer
SpellingCity w/out a doubt is my favorite site for Spelling and Vocabulary. This is a great site w/ educational portal that allows educators to create word lists that can be incorporated into educational games. These games are not only fun but highly engaging and help students learn their "words". Also, an educator can track students, find an abundance of resources/videos, and even use it for mobile learning w/ a free mobile app (iOS/Android).
EDpuzzle the excellent and free learning tool for flipping a classroom and adding questions to a video has just released a new update. This update has a new landing page making it easier for students/teachers to sign in, as well as a drag-n-drop interface to add questions to a video. Also, EDpuzzle allows educators to track and monitor student assignments as well generate detailed reports.
Zing is a fantastic site for finding free ebooks that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's award winning blog. This is a great site for education as a user can search search through thousands of books by subject, topic, or reading level. Best of all, is the ability for an educator to track their student process through built-in reporting and assessments.
Modern Chalkboard is a wonderful new free site for finding SMART board resources. This is a great place to find interactive lessons on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Grammar, Science, Social Studies, and more Also, this is a nice place to find other resources such as links and help files.
Otus the excellent and easy to use Learning Management System for schools has just released a new polished design for their free classroom mobile app and web portal. This new design, allows for easier to functionality, a brighter customizable color interface, and real-time analytics and third party integration (i.e. Khan Academy).
BoomWriter the fantastic free collaborative writing platform has just released their free Halloween Vocabulary Activity Packet. This includes activities and word lists using all three of BoomWriter's tools: WordWriter, StoryWriter, and ProjectWriter. These activities are for all grade levels and are ideal for History and ELA teachers. Finally, the fun BoomWriter characters are back in their Halloween Boomer Decorations.