ExamTime is a site I covered a long time ago but thankfully reminded about from one of their emails. This is an excellent learning tool for educators or students looking to create and share resources such as: flashcards, quizzes, mind maps, and more. Also, a user can generate detailed reports to gauge their learning progress. Finally, ExamTime is browser based making it ideal to use on any mobile device.
Prodigy is a fantastic free online Math game that is ideal for Game Based Learning. This super fun highly engaging game designed for grades 1st-6th and is aligned to Common Core Standards. Best of all is the teacher portal which allows for educators to assess students and get instant real-time reporting. Prodigy, even has a unique learning engine which allows the game to differentiate instruction and help students w/ areas they are struggling in. Teachers can modify the game to suit their needs and select which skills their students need to focus on too. Also, Prodigy is browser based and works on any device (i.e iPad or Chromebook).
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.
Buncee for Education is the web portal for educators looking to use Buncee w/ their classroom. Buncee is a wonderful learning tool that allows educators to "flip" a lesson, use for project based and blended learning, digital storytelling, and much much more. This is a simple to use presentation/creation tool that students are using on the web or iOS mobile device to create stunning projects through a drag-n-drop interface. Best of all, the educational portal allows educators to create and manage all student accounts, as well as to create/view assignments. There is even an abundance of educational resources/lessons for educators to browse to help integrate Buncee into their classroom.
My Weather Book is a fun educational iOS app that kids can use for word/letter recognition by tracing words and coloring pictures. This is done in a easy to use interface where parents can select which style (i.e. bold, dotted) of letters can be traced, while the child can select their pictures to be included in their coloring book. After that by tapping on a picture in the coloring book a user can then access the coloring, brush, drawing/writing tools to interact w/ the picture. Best of all there is a microphone button that will speak the highlighted word. This helps w/ word recognition as well as build up a child's vocabulary around the weather.
"Otus is an easy-to-use, yet powerful classroom tool that brings the best iPad and Chromebook education features together into one secure environment, and uses a single Google login." 
Answerables is a wonderful new innovative site/game that is perfect for Game Based Learning (or more accurate Game Based Learning meets Learning Management System). It reminds me of Second Life but geared more toward kids w/ their fantasy/SciFi environment. The game takes place in the 3D virtual world of Answerables on a planet called Proxima, where the native Ansibles (students) encounter an alien race.
SpellingCity is one of the most popular and my favorite site around for all things Vocabulary and Spelling. This is an excellent place for educators to browse or create word lists and even incorporate them into educational games. Also, there is a free mobile app (iOS/Android) that integrates w/ the site for practicing Spelling/Vocab.
30hands Pro is the new paid iOS app from 30hands Learning. This is a great purchase as it unlocks all the features in the free 30hands app such as: importing video clips, Dropbox/Google Drive integration, and Hi-Res video exporting.
Quick Math Jr. is an excellent iOS app (free right now) for young learners ages 3-7 yrs old learning Math. This app has 6 different educational games that helps kids learn different aspects of Math such as: counting, addition/subtraction, number placement, and more. Also, Quick Math Jr. differentiates instruction and adjusts its level of difficulty depending on how well they're doing.
BoomWriter is one of my favorite sites that I've posted about many times before for integrating technology into a classroom. This innovative site is ideal for grades 3rd-8th for Reading & Writing. BoomWriter allows students through a collaborative process create a digital book/story chapter by chapter.
I was lucky enough to try out a private version of Seesaw awhile back and am excited to say that now it is available for the public!!! This is a fantastic free iOS app that students can use to create digital portfolios or journals. These journals can contain anything from audio to video, photos, and even drawn upon. Best of all, are the teacher tools that allows educators to create class lists and manage and track all students. Finally, there are a ton of great resources for educators, such as lesson plans, printouts, QR codes for singing up (or class code), parent notifications, and more.
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, and Social Studies. Also, this is a nice place to find other resources such as links and help files.
PDF to PowerPoint is the free classroom productivity iOS app from Cometdocs. This is a nice simple app to use to upload a PDF and turn it into a Powerpoint. This is very handy for mobile learning and those teachers and students needing to convert their PDF's into presentations. Here are some more features from their promotional email...
GoClass the wonderful educational tool for mobile learning and flipping a classroom has just had a major redesign. This new sleeker look makes it easy to conduct lessons via any device and track student progress. These new icons and drop downs is very user friendly, as well as the ability to generate detailed reports to help differentiate instruction.
Khan Academy the popular site for learning anything through educational videos, has just released a big update to their free iOS app. Version 2.0, now includes over 150,000 Math exercises that are aligned to Common Core Standards. Also, there is a sketch pad that allows users to work out their problems and take notes. Best of all, a the app syncs w/ the web version so a person can continue where they left off from any device.
Kiko's Thinking Time is a fun free iOS app for kids 3-7 yrs old developing their cognitive skills. This app focuses on lots of different areas such as: memory, spatial, reasoning, and more through educational activities. Kids will have fun and learn as they unlock boards and rewards as they play through a wide variety of games. Best of all, is the detailed reporting features that a parent/teacher can even have emailed to them, that breaks down a student's progress.
CodeCampKidz is a wonderful new site for 5th-8th graders learning how to code. This is a fun and simple to use site that uses a window by window display to show students how to code. As students type in the code, correct parts will be highlighted, wrong coding will display what is wrong and how it needs to be fixed. This is a fantastic site for anyone wanting to learn how to code in HTML5, Javascript, and more.
ClassDojo one of the most popular free Ed Tech tools has just released a major update that has now brought all of their features into one, simple app. The app now lets teachers manage and record student behavior, as well as message other educators and parents all from the same app. Also, this new redesign has a very nice and sleek look and focuses on what's important, relationship.
I was lucky enough to receive a Osmo a few weeks ago for review purposes and am throughly impressed w/ what I've seen. My children (9,7,5, and 3 yr old) are having a blast playing w/ all the different games/apps available for the Osmo. The Osmo itself consists of a plastic reflector that snaps over the iPad camera and a base for holding the iPad in place vertically. The camera then sees what is in front of the iPad by being reflected from the mirror and works rather seamlessly. There are 3 apps available: Tangram, Newton, and Words. All of them are highly educational and very easy to use.
myBlee Math is an excellent free iOS app for kids ages 5-12 yrs old learning Math. This app not only tracks student progress, but offers rewards and puzzles in a wide range of subjects such as: counting, geometry, fractions, decimals, and much much more.
Yogome well known for their educational games and characters/Yogotars, has just released their latest iOS app, Heroes of Knowledge. This is a super fun app designed for kids 6-11 that has 100s of games in wide range of areas, such as: programming, Math, Science, and much much more. Best of all, the app allows for educators/parents to monitor and track their student progress.
Registration is now open for DimensionU's latest virtual competition. This is a 5 week, multiplayer video game competition that uses DimentionU's innovative 3D games. The competition starts Jan 12th, and consists of four weekly qualifying rounds, where the top 5 gamers from each week move on to the finals. The registration fee is $9.95 and there are lots of prizes for weekly winners and four grand prize winners.
