A - Z Technology Library
AAnimoto: make and share videos (<13 w/ parental permission)
APPs to try (click to go to Apps page)
BBlended Learning: resources and information from Fulton County
Blendspace: teachers create learning boards using video, images, websites etc. Includes assessment and tracking capabilities.
Blogging: kidblog; edublogs
Teaching with Blogs (from ReadWriteThink)--(see Language Arts Resources for a great rubric) Brainscape: flashcard-creating site
CCe.ly: safe group texting
Classroom 2.0: social networking site for teachers interested in technology
Collaborize Classroom: an online education platform that supports the combination of traditional face-to-face instruction with an online component. Includes student participation reports.
Content Curation and Discovery: List.ly; Scoopit; themeefy; Diigo; urlist; What is content curation and how can I use it in my classroom?
Cool Math: lessons and games
DDiigo: collect, organize and share websites (What is content curation and how can I use it in my classroom?)
Domo: Classroom friendly version of GoAnimate--create your own animations
Dropbox: cloud storage. Teachers can use Dropittome to set up a unique upload address to limit what parts of Dropbox students can access. MS students should not have a personal dropbox account.
Duolingo: Learn languages for free! Available for Apple devices, Kindle Fire, Nook and Windows phones.
EEasel.ly: create infographics using a variety of free templates
eduClipper: like pinterest for education
Educreations: Ipad video creation (<13 w/ parental permission)
Edudemic: articles, resources and "how-tos" connecting education and technology
Epson Bright Link projector tutorials are available on the FCS Employees site. Click Edivate icon; Click Resources/Learning Targets/Catalogs/Instructional Technology.
Evernote: organize notes, images, webpages into folders and subfolders
FFun Brain: math games; flashcards
Fur.ly: multiple url shortener
GGeoGuessr: guess your location in the world just by examining Google Street Views
Glogster: digital collage/bulletin board; Lesson Plan- Using Glogster to teach poetry; Lesson Plan-book report alternative using Glogster
HHaiku Deck: (must be 13 or older to use) create innovative presentations that use high quality copyright free images
HippoCampus: free educational resources (videos, tutorials, activities) from many places--create "playlists" on topics or see what others have compiled; HippoCampus User's Guide
IiCivics: Safe smart civics lessons
Imgembed: source for copyright free images
Inklewriter: choose your own adventure stories
InstaGrok: interactive concept maps
Ipad Resources
JJing: take screenshots
KKahoot: Create a fun learning game in minutes (we call these ‘kahoots’), made from a series of multiple choice questions. Add videos, images and diagrams to your questions to amplify engagement (see example in Science Resources).
Khan Academy FAQs: <13 w/ parental permission
KidBlog: safe blogs for kids
LLanguage Arts Resources: My Tell Tale Heart (interactive website); Lesson Plan-Using Glogster to teach poetry; Lesson Plan-Using Prezi with historical fiction; Lesson Plan-book report alternative using Glogster; Lesson Plan-book report alternative using comic makers; Lesson plan from Newsela-"Connecting the Giver to nonfiction"; Lesson plan from Newsela: Compare and Contrast; Book Reports using iMovie trailers
Lesson Planning Resources: TedEd; LearnZillion; Discovery; Blendspace; Collaborize Classroom; SlideShare; Promethean Planet; ReadWriteThink; LiveBinders; Power My Learning Connect
Linoit - electronic sticky notes (only for 13 yrs+)
Listencurrent: Standards based lessons that align with pre-selected NPR stories for students to listen to.
List.ly: Lists and more lists! (What is content curation and
how can I use it in my classroom?) LiveBinders: Organize digital information into a virtual
binder; here's a LiveBinder of Free Tech Tools for Teachers
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MMapTales: create map-based stories
Math Resources: FunBrain; Cool Math; xtra math; Lesson Plan-teaching fractions using interactive websites
miniurl: url shortener
Mosey: mobile content curation and creation
Mural.ly: online whiteboard
NNewsela; Every article has 5 reading levels (great for personalized learning), common core aligned, high-interest topics, current topics, and you are able to assign quizzes.
No Red Ink: online help with grammar (with tracking capability)
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PPadlet - electronic wall stickys (may require permission)
PhotoPeach: create slideshows and videos with built-in polls and quizzes
Photo Pin: copyright free photos
Photo Story tutorial: Windows application that makes film clips of your photo slide shows
Pixton: comic strip maker
PollEverywhere: response system using cell phones
Power My Learning Connect: Explore FREE Common Core-aligned content, build classes, customize and assign playlists of activities and assessments.
Prezi (13+ years old to use); Lesson Plan-Using Prezi with historical fiction
QQR Codes in Education (in LiveBinders): tutorials; code generators; lesson plan ideas
Quizlet (<13 w/ parental permission): create flashcards, quizzes, auto-grading tests
RReadWriteThink: classroom resources and PD
Response systems: PollEverywhere; Socrative
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Science Resources: Jefferson Lab Online Games and Activities; Interactive game about Oil and Lesson Plan on Digestive System using SciTunes; Lesson Plan on earthquakes and volcanoes using Timetoast; Lesson Plan on Layers of the Atmosphere using Glogster, Pixton or Domo. Video on Using Lots of different Apps in middle School science class; 6th Grade Fresh Water Quiz Review and Hydrology Test Review in Kahoot!
Scratch: kids program their own animations, games, and interactive stories
ScoopIt: web content curation (What is content curation and
how can I use it in my classroom?) Shadowpuppet: App that lets students create presentations by uploading photos and recording their voices. App contains common core aligned lesson ideas.
SlideShare: users upload and share slideshows (like youtube for slideshows)
Social Studies Resources: Teach Personal Finance using this online game; Teach globalization with online game-Global Closet Calculator; Lesson plan on the Civil Rights movement using the National Visionary Leadership Project website; Geography: GeoGuessr; Map Tales; iCivics lessons
Socrative: student response system
Special Education Resources: List of Ipad Apps for Special Ed
Splashtop: mirror your PC or laptop on another computer or tablet
STEM Resources (click here for STEM page)
TTagxedo: word clouds
TedEd: click the link to learn how to create lessons around Ted talks
Tellegami: Mobile app that lets you create and share a quick animated video called a Gami. To create a Gami, customize your character and background, then record or type a message for your character to say
Themeefy: web content curation (What is content curation and
how can I use it in my classroom?) Thinglink: Site and app that lets you link media and text to an original picture (e.g. map of a country with video and text links to show student understanding)
Toondoo: make your own comics (<13 years may not create individual account)
UVMaking Videos: animoto; photopeach; moviemaker (Windows); imovie (Apple); screencastomatic; educreations; tellegami; shadowpuppet; Stop Motion (app for creating stop motion videos)
Voki: make comics/cartoons (lesson plans are available on the site)
WWebsite creation: Weebly; WordPress; Edublogs
Wikispaces Classrooms: social writing projects with classroom management tools and formative assessments
Wordle: word clouds
Worditout: word clouds
Writing: Inklewriter; Storybird
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