Education: Educational Technology
Social Media
- EduBlogsEasily create & run blogs and web sites to create newsletters, facilitate class discussion, and post media. Have complete control of privacy, users and content. Includes your own domain, designs and branding.
- ePalsMaintains a community of collaborative classrooms engaged in cross-cultural exchanges, project sharing and language learning.
- PinterestA content sharing service that allows members to "pin" images, videos and other objects to their pinboard. Use it to collect lesson plans, classroom projects and materials.
- SkypeFree video calling service allows you to keep in touch with other educators and even classrooms in other countries.
Engage Your Students
- CreazaCreaza is a digital learning tool that enables students to work with subjects and topics by creating mind maps, presentations, comic strips, movies, and audio.
- EducreationsRecord your voice and iPad® screen to create dynamic video lessons that students and colleagues can access any time, as needed.
- FunBrainFunBrain provides online educational games (math, grammar, science, spelling, history) for kids of all ages.
- GlogsterCreate GLOGS - online multimedia posters - with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more.
- Khan AcademyVideo lectures on wide variety of subject areas as well as quizzes and tutorials that can be used to supplement classroom materials.
- Poll EverywhereAllows presenter to ask the audience and question and they can respond using computer, mobile phones, or Twitter account. Results are displayed in real time via the website or within a PowerPoint presentation.
- PreziTired of PowerPoints? Try Prezi, a free, web-based program that allows you to create visually appealing (zooming) presentations.
- QuizletQuizlet's flashcards, tests, and study games make learning fun and engaging for students of all ages.
- SocrativeStudent response system that allows teachers to engage students through use of games and other applications. Can be used on tablets, smartphones, and computers and displays results in real-time while aggregating data.
- StudySyncStudySync engages students deeply and intuitively through multi-media, peer reviews focused on the Common Core Standards, accessible models of student engagement, and diverse and immersive text selections.
- TimetoastTimetoast is a place to create timelines that you can add to your blog or website.