Superprof

Superprof is an excellent site for finding an online tutor in any subject matter.  However, not only can a person find a tutor for any subject in any area, it is also a great place for educators looking to become an online tutor as well.  Also, Superprof makes it easy to view and rate/comment on tutors to help curate a list of the most effective tutors for them.

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

Fluentkey

Fluentkey is an innovative site for teaching a foreign language by combining Game Based Learning w/ Flipped Learning.  This is done through interactive animated videos where students then play games, quizzes, or practice speaking to learn a language.  Best of all, the educational portal allows educators to track and monitor their students making it easy to assess and differentiate instruction.

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

Buncee for Halloween

Buncee is a fantastic and simple tool to use for education.  Educators are using it for project based learning, digital storytelling, announcements, digital cards, and much much more.  A great way to use it is for holiday projects such as Halloween.  Buncee, has lots of free resources for educators (lesson plans, i.e. ideas lab), as well as state of the art clip-art, animations, backgrounds, etc.

I highly recommend checking out Buncee for Halloween by clicking here!!!

*Buncee is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Storyboard That for Halloween

 

Storyboard That the wonderful resource that educators everywhere are using for a variety of educational purposes (i.e. timelines, digital storytelling, project based learning, etc), has just release their latest bundle for Halloween.  These activities cover a wide range of topics from story starters, holiday cards, monsters, safety tips, and more.

Storyboard That is an excellent learning tool w/ educational portal, where teachers can manage, track, differentiate instruction, and assess student accounts in a safe environment.  This easy-to-use site has an abundance of teacher guides and lesson plans, that makes it easy to integrate into any classroom or curriculum.

I highly recommend checking out Storyboard That for Halloween by clicking here!!!

*Storyboard That is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Rabbids Coding

Rabbids Coding is a super-fun iOS app that uses the popular Rabbids characters to teach kids the basics of how to program/code (ideal for 7yrs old on up).  This is done by uses lines of code where students use sequential and computational thinking to help save "their" spaceship that the Rabbits had invaded.

I highly recommend checking out Rabbids Coding by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review click here.

Super Teacher Worksheets for Fall and Halloween

 

Be sure to check out STW for all their Halloween ideas such as: educational games, poems, activities, and more!!!

Super Teacher Worksheets is one of the best sites around for finding educational resources on a wide range of subjects.  Educators can find, worksheets, printables, puzzle generators and more.  Also, they are constantly updating their site w/ more resources all the time and recently released new crossword puzzle worksheet generator.

I highly recommend checking out Super Teacher Worksheets for Fall and Halloween by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational Resources click here.

*Super Teacher Worksheets is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Essaypop

 Essaypop is a fantastic interactive online tool that helps students become better essay writers.  This is done through an innovative writing platform that uses: Guided Learning, Writing Frames, and Sentence Starters to help students become more efficient writers.  Best of all, the educational portal allows educators create/assign lessons and track student progress in real-time.

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

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

Bibcitation

Bibcitation is a excellent site for easily citing any type of source on the internet (i.e. webpage, books, journal, etc.).  All a user has to do is copy/paste a URL or enter a title and Bibcitation takes care of the rest.  Finally, once a user has collected all of their results they can export them into an html or txt file.

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

Thanks to Richard Byrne's blog for the tip.

Charttt

 Charttt is a wonderful site for easily creating online charts, graphs, and more, and embedded them onto a site, blog, etc.  This makes it easy for students or teachers to share their charts as well as abide by CIPA/COPPA compliance.  Best of all, there are 9 different styles of charts to choose from such as: pie, bar, line, bubble, and more.  

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

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

TeachVid for Remote Learning

 

TeachVid is an amazing online tool for learning foreign languages.  TeachVid reminds me a tad like EDpuzzle where educators use interactive videos to assess student's learning.  Also, educators can create a "virtual" classroom and create assignments that contain: videos, worksheets, etc.  Finally, TeachVid makes it easy to flip a classroom or lesson and let student's learn at their own pace.

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

*TeachVid is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Arcademics

 

Arcademics is a wonderful site for educators looking to integrate game based learning into their K-8 classrooms.  Arcademics games cover subjects such as Math, Reading, Geography, and more.  Best of all, the teacher portal allows for educators to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, access video lessons, and assess student's learning making it easy to differentiate instruction.

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

Socrates for Remote Learning

 Many schools are now realizing they do not have the tools in place so kids can continue to learn while schools are closed.  Socrates personalized learning for the students so they are progressing automatically, and provides teachers with tools to monitor progress and assign topics.  Teachers can control the learning remotely or just allow Socrates to adjust automatically - making it a perfect tool for teachers with closed classrooms.  

Socrates is an innovate new site where educators can seamlessly differentiate instruction for each student through a unique game based learning system.  This is done through fun and engaging learning games w/ educational portal where teachers can track and monitor student progress, assign educational videos, use a digital badge system, testing, benchmarking, and much much more.

Below is a brief demo...

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

*Socrates is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Venngage

 

Venngage is an excellent site for creating stunning infographics, mind maps, and more.  Also, Venngage has an easy to use drag-n-drop interface, lots of templates, can be used for brainstorming, and is a great graphic organizer.

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

Click here for 20+ mind map templates.

TypeTastic for Remote Learning

 

*A great way for students to practice their keyboarding/typing skills while school is doing Remote Learning.

TypeTastic is an excellent K-12 site for students learning how to Type/Keyboard.  TypeTastic's School Edition has an educational portal that allows educators to track, monitor, and assess student progress.  This is a fun and great way to integrate technology into a classroom's curriculum.  TypeTastic uses over 400 innovative games, activities and drills to help teach and reinforce keyboarding/typing skills.

The expanded curriculum introduces students to more than 250 entertaining new keyboarding activities that move from locating letters to fluent typing in four fun steps:

1. Explore the Keyboard: Unique keyboard visualization splits the letters into nine color-coded groups so students see the keyboard like a map and can quickly find the correct letters. 

2. All Fingers Aboard: These games are designed to challenge kids to learn the fundamentals of typing. All sections are centered on finger movement, often first separated into either right- or left-hand activities, followed by more challenging games that use both hands.

3. Ready, Set, Type!: Keyboarding activities take kids on an adventure through underwater coral reefs, thick jungle vegetation, and serene beach vistas to collect words and letters, with the goal of typing simple words and sentences. 

4. Master Those Keys: In the final step, students dig into the secrets of fluent typing, challenging themselves with more complex words, building up their typing speed, and discovering numbers and symbols.

Below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out TypeTastic!!!

For more information from their blog click here.

Chart It

 

Chart It is a wonderful site for creating charts and graphs.  Chart It allows users to create up to 12 different types of charts such as: bar, graph, line, and more.  Also, a user can set privacy settings and share their charts via a URL.  Best of all, all charts can be embedded into a site or blog making it 
ideal for education.

I highly recommend checking out Chart It by clicking here!!!

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

Make Beliefs Comix for Remote Learning

 

*Be sure to checkout how Make Beliefs Comix can work for you for Remote Learning during school closures!!!

Make Beliefs Comix is a excellent site that educators around the world are using for digital storytelling, project based learning, reinforcing vocabulary, and more.  Also, Make Beliefs Comix has an abundance of lesson plans, the ability to translate comics into other languages, and recently launched story starters/writing prompts to help get the student's creative juices flowing.

I highly recommend checking out Make Beliefs Comix by clicking here!!!

30hands Learning

  

30hands Pro is the excellent iOS app for project based learning, flipping a classroom, and digital storytelling.  Educators are using 30hands to integrate technology in a easy and seamless way.

• New Features in Pro:
— Enhanced Drawing with Editing, Adding Images to canvas, Layering Images, more! (Basic Drawing is still there, too)
— Share-a-Slide to create a single slide video
— Stop Motion is easier with settings and Enhanced Drawing
— Storyboarding is faster and easier
• New icons from Font Awesome and ION
• added support for iOS 9
• fixed some bugs

• Pro has 2 Drawing Modes: Enhanced and Basic
— Enhanced Drawing is vector based which is huge!
— Add images + photos to a drawing
— Edit a drawing after saving
— Drawing lines are crisper
— Text can be on multiple lines
— Resized and stretched text can still be edited!
• Pro has Share-a-Slide to create a single slide video
— Share a single narrated drawing or image to parents, teachers or friends
— Share-a-Slide allows for better collaboration
— Add video slides from multiple students into a central presentation
• Pro has easy Stop Motion settings
— Stop Motion slides can be within a normal presentation
• Easier Storyboarding in Starter and Pro
— New + icon to add a drawing from slide preview/record screen removes extra steps

For more information on 30hands Pro, or 30hands Web click here!!!

*30hands is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

WordsTool

 

WordsTool is one of the best flashcard sites to come around in awhile.  What sets WordsTool apart from other flashcard creators is the mass amounts of robust features, such as the ability to add: the word, definition, image, pronunciation (audio), translation, and more.  Also, there are 5 different types of exercises (i.e. matching, dictation, etc.) to help a student learn a word.  Best of all, the educational portal allows teachers to track and monitor student progress making it easy to differentiate instruction.

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

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.