Class Pager

Class Pager is a wonderful new site for texting in the classroom.  This site allows teachers to text parents or students on any mobile device.  Also, this can be good tool for a Q & A session or to give a quiz to get feedback on student assessment.  It's simple and easy to use and a great way to incorporate 21st Century Technology.

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

For other nice sites on texting in the classroom check out Celly and TXTNLRN.

Wonderopolis

Wonderopolis is a site I just found out about from my amazing PLN/friends at Edcamp El Paso.  This is a site that is dedicated to sparking the mind and imagination of children.  It answers that age old question, "what do you wonder about?" through the use of video.  Also, it has a great section called, "wonder of the day" which is a great learning moment for students.







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

Swift eLearning

Swift eLearning Services is a company I just found out about that looks great solution for educational/technology driven needs.  If a district needs a customized solution such as: electronic courses, flash driven site design, Moodle integration and more, Swift is the place to go.

For more information on Swift eLearning Services click here!!

Funky Photo

Funky Photo is a neat little photo editing site that allows a user to upload a photo and then edit the effects.  Once the effect is chosen it can then be tweeted or recommend on FB all in the same window.

I recommend checking out Funky Photo by clicking here!!
















For my top 10 sites for editing photos click here.

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!!!

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Best Kids Apps

Best Kids Apps is a wonderful place to find educational apps for kids.  These apps are arranged by age level and category.  A nice feature is how every app is rated on a A-F grading scale.  Also, there are beneficial reviews to read w/ screen shots as well.

I highly recommend checking out Best Kids Apps by clicking here!!!

Bloust

Bloust is a social networking site designed for educators to create web pages and engage w/ students in a safe online community.  This is really a great place for students and teachers to interact w/ other colleagues and students and reminds me a little bit of Moodle.

I recommend checking out Bloust by clicking here!!

For my top 20 sites for social networking clicking here.