Teach'n Go

Teach'n Go is a new site for managing online courses for educators.  This is a nice way to create a course, charge what they want, schedule, and communicate w/ parents and students in a safe collaborative environment.  Also, Teach'n Go is web based and works on any browser based device making it ideal for mobile learning.

Below is a brief demo video...



I highly recommend checking out Teach'n Go by clicking here!!!

*Teach'n Go is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Teach'n Go

Teach'n Go is a new site for managing online courses for educators.  This is a nice way to create a course, charge what they want, schedule, and communicate w/ parents and students in a safe collaborative environment.  Also, Teach'n Go is web based and works on any browser based device making it ideal for mobile learning.

Below is a brief demo video...



I highly recommend checking out Teach'n Go by clicking here!!!

*Teach'n Go is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Teach'n Go

Teach'n Go is a new site for managing online courses for educators.  This is a nice way to create a course, charge what they want, schedule, and communicate w/ parents and students in a safe collaborative environment.  Also, Teach'n Go is web based and works on any browser based device making it ideal for mobile learning.

Below is a brief demo video...



I highly recommend checking out Teach'n Go by clicking here!!!

*Teach'n Go is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

RedCritter

RedCritter is a new teacher management app that educators can do to assign awards, assess student behavior/performance, take attendance, generate reports, and much much more.  Also, this is a nice and safe communication/notification tool to use w/ parents and students.

I highly recommend checking out RedCritter by clicking here!!!

Below is a demo video...

Ginkgotree

Ginkgotree is an ambitious new educational tool that is revolutionizing the way textbooks/ebooks are being used in the classroom.  It's kind of like a cross between a textbook/book w/ iBooks author mixed in, where an educator can take any content from a textbook, web page, or online media and then digitize it to be read on any device (i.e. laptop/mobile platform).  This is perfect for educators who like the adaptability to teach what "THEY" want to teach and not having to stick by the textbook.  They can spend more time teaching and less time lecturing.

I highly recommend checking out Ginkgotree by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...

Kickboard

Kickboard is a site I just found out about the wonderful blog, Hack Education.  This is a web application that is ideal for teachers for tracking academic and behavioral data of students.  Also, it can integrate seamlessly w/ school curriculum and can be customized anyway to meet teacher needs.

I highly recommend checking out Kickboard by clicking here!!!

Chalkable

Chalkable is a new site that I found out about on Twitter from Audrey Watters.  This is an ambitious new site that reminds me of a cross between Powerschool (for grading, attendance taking, parent/student portals, etc) and an App store.  For me, the coolest feature is this App store which is a one stop shopping place for schools when needing to purchase educational apps.

For more info and pics click here!!

For my top 10 sites for finding educational apps click here.

Kubbu

Kubbu is a site I reviewed around 3 yrs ago (click here) that I decided to revisit, and am very glad that I did.  This is a site for online teaching that a teacher can sign up for free and create student accounts w/out needing an email address.  This is ideal for CIPA/COPPA compliance where teachers can monitor everything students are doing and where students don't need an email address to sign up.

A teacher can create up to 30 student accounts and store 15 online activities at a time.  These activities could be quizzes, crosswords, games, etc and a teacher can view and analyze their results at any time.  Also, Kubbu has wonderful resources and shared activities that teachers can search through as well as lots of screen shots to view.

I highly recommend checking out Kubbu by clicking here!!!

19 Pencils

19 Pencils is a site I blog about quite often.  It is really one of the best places online to share educational content.  This is ideal for teachers who through the use of an educational portal can create an online class w/ student tracking and assign quizzes, assignments, share links, etc.  It really is an all in one solution for education.

I highly recommend checking out 19 Pencils by clicking here!!!

19 Pencils is a paid advertiser for Technology Tidbits.

19 Pencils

19 Pencils is a site that I briefly reviewed a few months back and listed as one of my Top 100 Sites of 2011.  Through some collaboration I've decided to revisit this site and check out all the "bells and whistles" 19 Pencils has to offer.  After giving it a thorough run through my first impression is, WOW.  This site has it all, and Kelly Tenkley of iLearn Technology said it best when she said, "This is a fantastically easy site to use!"

The first thing a teacher will notice when logging in are the abundance of tools that can be found in the online dashboard.  This is the "control center" for the educator where they can create: quizzes, a class website, track student progress and more.  All this is done in a very user friendly visually appealing way.

• Quizzes - are offered as a multiple choice type question w/ one or more answers.  This is very easy to do and is built around a "flash card" style system.  Also, a teacher can track student progress on a quiz in the "my class" tab.
• Class Website - Another great feature is the ability to create a class website which displays assignments, pre-approved websites (in an innovative thumbnail view w/ a summary), or quizzes.  Also, a teacher can embed a badge/link into their own website for easy navigation to their educational 19 Pencil's portal.
• Playground - This is a unique and sleek place where students can collaborate w/ their teacher in a chat window while still being logged into their "class view".

What makes 19 Pencils so great is that everything is being "housed" inside of 19 Pencils.  What this means is that any website that a teacher decided to put up on their class pages is inside a frame w/ 19 pencils border and tools surrounding it.  Also, this site is being filtered which is ideal for CIPPA and COPPA compliance.  Finally, a user can search through 19 Pencils for other educational content to share and collaborate on.

I highly highly recommend checking out 19 Pencils by clicking here!!!

19 Pencils is a paid advertiser for Technology Tidbits.

Social Media Classroom

The Social Media Classroom is a Drupal based content management system designed for education. This is a totally free resource that "houses" 21st century learning such as blogging, forums, wikis, etc etc.

I recommend checking out SMC by clicking here!!!

MyKoob

MyKoob is a school management system that is similar to Powerschool or some other equivalent. This site helps teachers communicate w/ parents and students and also houses: online grading, schedules, homework, etc etc.

I recommend checking out MyKoob by clicking here!!

For other alternatives check out

• Learnboost
• Fronter
• School Circuit

Top Hat Monocle

Top Hat Monocle is a wonderful classroom tool that replaces clickers for taking online polls/quizzes. A student can use any mobile device such as phone, laptop, or iPod to use this incredible service. Also, THM acts as classroom management system where attendance, grading, and scheduling can be done online.

I highly recommend checking out Top Hat Monocle by clicking here!!!

FYI, THM is a free service for teachers but paid for students/classes.

Schoology - Help for Online Classes

Schoology is a content management system similar to Moople or Social Maestro. This is an online environment where educators can create classes, assignments, track student progress etc etc.  It's in a way similar to the way some online classes are setup.  While this is a free site users can get more features through a paid account.

I highly recommend checking out Schoology by clicking here!!

Social Maestro

Social Maestro is a social network/content management system designed for educators similar to Moople. Teachers can create their own online environment for their students, where they can share resources, add assignments, and even grade in a safe environment.

I highly recommend checking out Social Maestro by clicking here!!

Learnopia

Learnopia is a site similar to Muuua in that it is a learning management system. This is great for students and teachers who are eager to spread their expertise or learn by any number of online courses.

I recommend checking out Learnopia by clicking here!!

Hot Chalk

Hot Chalk is a very impressive site that is a learning environment for K-12 teachers, students, and parents. This is a great site for sharing resources, collaborating, and accessing tons of free content for teachers. Also, there is a content management system that reminds me a bit of Moodle which is great for online classroom instruction.

I highly recommend checking out Hot Chalk by clicking here!!!

Class Dojo

Class Dojo is a site I just fount out about from a member of my PLN on Twitter. This is a site that acts as a content management system for classroom management. This is a wonderful site for tracking, acknowledging behavior, and engaging students. This brings old school verbal feedback to students into the age of "web 2.0"

I highly recommend checking out Class Dojo by clicking here!!!

Collaborize Classroom

Collaborize Classroom is a site I just found out about from one of my readers (thanks Lisa) that garnered quite a bit of press at ISTE this year. After looking at CC it looks to be an excellent tool for educators for creating a safe environment for students to hold discussions, blend learning, and even share resources. In a way it resembles Moodle as a content management system for education.

I highly recommend checking out Collaborize Classroom by clicking here!!

For my top 20 social networks for education click here.

Kidoz

Kidoz is a free desktop application that acts like a safe content management system and turns one's computer safe for their kids. There are a bunch of features to like here such as filtering the internet for kids, allowing safe links and videos to pass through. Also, there are parental controls that can be adjusted as well as safe email for kids.

I highly recommend checking out Kidoz by clicking here!!

For another similar free application I recommend checking out Bumper Car.