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THE TEACHER’S GUIDE TO

TECH
2023

JENNIFER GONZALEZ

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INTRODUCTION 10 THE TOOLS 53 Audience Response Classroom Management 78

& Backchannels 66 BehaviorFlip
How This Guide Works 11 Animated GIFs 54 AnswerGarden Bouncy Balls
Poll Everywhere Class Charts
How We Choose the Tools 14 Art & Graphic Design 55 Slido Classcraft
Adobe Tools Wooclap ClassDojo
New in 2023 15 Assembly YoTeach! ClassroomQ
Canva Classroomscreen
Meet Our Team 17 Fresh Paint Blogging & GoNoodle
Google Art Tools Website Building 69 NameCoach
Krita
THE TIPS 19 MediBang Paint
Blogger
Edublogs Cloud Storage 82
Paper
EXPLORE 20 Tumblr
Procreate Collaboration &
Weebly
Next Level Ed Tech: Where are we Sketchbook Project Management 83
Wix
now? Where are we headed? Sketchpad
WordPress Basecamp
Virtual & Asynchronous Learning: Kanbanchi
Artificial Intelligence 59 Miro
Moving Forward Book Publishing 72
AI4All Padlet
Blurb
What Tool Should I Use? ChatGPT Slack
Book Creator
MIT App Inventor Trello
Flipsnack
Wonderings ReadyAI
Lulu
Teachable Machine
Ourboox Comic Strip Creators 86
FINE-TUNE 32 Storybird Pixton
Assessment 62 Storyboard That
Tech Standards: The “Big Four” WriteReader
Classtime
Quality-Check Your Tech Doctopus & Goobric
Career Exploration 76
Know Your Legal Stuff Edulastic
CareerVillage
Formative
Pathful
Google Forms
TROUBLESHOOT 43 Thrively
Gradient
How to Do Tech Without Losing Kiddom
Your Mind Plickers
Ziplet
When Your School is Short on Tech
Other Troubleshooting Tips

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Content Libraries 88 Digital Literacy 101 Feedback 112 Fundraising &

Actively Learn Applied Digital Skills EdLight Payment Processing 125
AP Archive Be Internet Awesome Floop Cheddar Up
British Pathé Common Sense Media Kaizena DonorsChoose
CommonLit DigCitCommit Mote GoFundMe
CuriPow WeVu Indiegogo
Epic Digital Portfolios 102 Livingtree
Fathom Reads Artsonia Financial Literacy 115 Raise Craze
Global Oneness Project bulb Banzai
Great Big Story Portfoliobox ClassEquity Games 128
The Juice Seesaw EVERFI 99Math
Listenwise Showcase Next Gen Personal Finance Arcademics
myShakespeare SpacesEDU Stash101 Baamboozle
Newsela Blooket
NewseumED Drama & Theater Arts 105 Flashcard Creators 118 EdShed
Novel Effect Drama Notebook Brainscape Freerice
PBS LearningMedia Drama Online Quizlet Gimkit
PebbleGo Run Lines With Me Goosechase
Swank K-12 Streaming Screenplay Formatter Flipped & Kahoot!
Vooks Speakflow Blended Learning 120 Legends of Learning
Wonderopolis Theatrefolk Blendspace playmeo
Edpuzzle Quizalize
Curation 96 Early Learners 108 Eduflow Quizizz
Diigo Boddle Learning InsertLearning Quizlet Live
elink Duck Duck Moose Mindstamp Seppo
Feedly Eggroll Games Perusall Socrative
Flipboard Hairy Phonics PlayPosit Wordwall
LiveBinders MathBRIX Sutori Osmo
Pinterest Square Panda TED-Ed
Symbaloo Storyline Online Microlearning Global Learning 133
Wakelet Storynory Empatico
Weje Tiggly ePals
TumbleBooks Flip Events
BYJU’s Global Read Aloud
PenPal Schools

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History & Social Studies 136 Primary Sources Infographics 147 Language Study 156
Bill of Rights Institute Infogram Drops
Curriculum Digital Public Library of America Piktochart Duolingo
The 1619 Project DocsTeach Venngage FluentU
Big History Project [Link] Visme italki
The Choices Program Google Arts & Culture LingQ
Facing History & Ourselves HathiTrust Digital Library Interactive Lessons 148 Lupa
The Gilder Lehrman Institute Interactive Constitution BookWidgets Microsoft Translator
New American History National Museum of African Boom Learning Ellevation
Stanford History Education Group American History & Culture Classkick Off2Class
What Does It Mean To Be An National WWI Museum and [Link]
American? Memorial Genially Learning Management
Zinn Education Project Smithsonian Learning Lab LessonUp Systems 160
Lumio Blackboard Learn
Games & Interactives Other Great Sites oodlü
C3 Teachers Canvas
Be Washington Wizer
Case Maker D2L Brightspace
The Fiscal Ship
Holocaust Encyclopedia Google Classroom
Gapminder Interactive Posters 153
If It Were My Home Hapara
iCivics Buncee
Voices of the Civil Rights Microsoft Teams
Juxtapose ThingLink
Movement Schoology
Geography Zoom In Schoolytics
GeoGuessr Keyboarding 154
Google My Maps Dance Mat Typing Literacy 164
Images & Icons 144 Epistory — Typing Chronicles
Lizard Point BioRender Amira Learning
National Geographic MapMaker Nitro Type Beanstack
Black Illustrations
Seterra Typesy Fluency Tutor
EDUimages
TypingClub Google Read Along
Emojipedia
[Link] Raz-Kids
Flaticon
Noun Project Readlee
Photos for Class
Pics4Learning
unDraw
Unsplash

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Makerspaces 167 Screen-Free Coding Mind Mapping 186 Parent Engagement 198
Code & Go Robot Mouse [Link] Bloomz
3D Printing KIBO Coggle ClassTag
3Doodler Matatalab Lucidchart Remind
SketchUp for Schools Turing Tumble Mural [Link]
Thingiverse Sketchboard Smore
Tinkercad Math 176 TalkingPoints
Coding ASSISTments Music 189
Codecademy Boddle Learning Anytune Photo Editing 201
[Link] Citizen Math Functional Ear Trainer Adobe Lightroom Mobile
CodeHS Desmos GarageBand Adobe Photoshop Express
EarSketch GeoGebra Groove Pizza BeFunky
Elementari Illustrative Mathematics Hooktheory PhotoScan by Google
Grasshopper Magma Math Incredibox Pixlr
imagi Math Learning Center Musicca Prisma Labs
Kodable Mathshare Noteflight VSCO
Let’s Start Coding MyScript Calculator Quaver
MIT App Inventor NCTM Illuminations [Link] Physical Education 205
Phidgets Photomath Soundtrap OnForm
Scratch Skew the Script TonalEnergy Sanford fit
Trinket Toy Theater Sworkit
Tynker Wolfram|Alpha Notetaking 194 Team Shake
Unruly Splats Woot Math Edji
Would You Rather Math Evernote Podcasting 207
Electronics Zearn
Arduino Google Keep
Creation Tools
Kano Hypothesis
Media & News Literacy 183 Anchor
littleBits Kami
AllSides Audacity
Makey Makey Notability
Checkology Podbean
Raspberry Pi OneNote
Common Sense Education Zencastr
Upverter Education Rocketbook
The Learning Network
Robotics Listening Platforms
The Living Room Candidate
Edison Kids Listen
[Link]
Hummingbird Robotics Kit Pinna
LEGO Education The Walking Classroom
Sphero
Wonder Workshop Dash Robot

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Presentation 211 Science 224 Social Justice & Social Media 243
AhaSlides Algodoo Anti-Racism 236 Clubhouse
Canva ArcGIS Online #1000BlackGirlBooks Discord
Emaze Arduino Science Journal Abolitionist Teaching Network Facebook
Google Slides BrainPOP Science ALL4Ed Instagram
Haiku Deck Compound Interest Americans Who Tell the Truth LinkedIn
Nearpod ExploreLearning Gizmos Anti-Racism Daily Reddit
Pear Deck Gender-Inclusive Biology Anti-Racist Art Teachers Snapchat
PowerPoint Google Earth Black Lives Matter at School TikTok
Prezi HHMI BioInteractive Center for Antiracist Education Twitter
Sway [Link] Clear the Air
Mystery Science Disability Visibility Project Speaking & Discussion 247
Productivity & Planning 216 NASA’s Eyes Diverse BookFinder The Better Arguments Project
Boomerang OpenSciEd Education Amplifier Equity Maps
Calendly PhET Simulations EmbraceRace Extempore
Clever The Physics Classroom Family Diversity Projects Flip
Forest Ptable GLSEN Glide
Google Calendar PyMOL Leading Equity Center Kialo
IFTTT Star Walk 2 Learning for Justice Parlay
Microsoft To Do Visible Body Native Knowledge 360 StartSOLE
Noisli Viziscience A Pathway to Equitable Math VideoAnt
Planboard Zooniverse Instruction Voxer
Text Blaze Project READY
Today Social & Emotional The Race Card Project Special Ed/UDL 251
Toggl Track Learning 232 Rethinking Schools Bookshare
Along Small Bites Brain Power
QR Codes 221 Better World Ed Social Justice Books Creatability
Brighten Learning So*Just First Then Visual Schedule
Research 222 Harmony SEL Talking About Race Helperbird
Google Scholar Second Step Teaching Beyond September 11th Immersive Reader
MyBib Sown to Grow Teaching While White Learning Ally
Zotero ThinkGive Uncomfortable Conversations LessonPix
with a Black Man Livescribe Pen
We Need Diverse Books Microsoft Lens
Woke Kindergarten NaturalReader
Your Black Friends Are Busy Postlight Reader
Read&Write for Chrome

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Reading Difficulty Power Tools Powtoon Virtual & Publication

Rewordify Prezi Video Augmented Reality 281 TeenInk
Tar Heel Reader simpleshow 3DBear Young Writers
Understood Stop Motion Studio ClassVR Social Writing
Web Captioner TextingStory CoSpaces EDU BoomWriter
Toontastic 3D Google Lens Wattpad
Spreadsheets 259 VEED JigSpace Write About
Glide Wick Editor Merge
Google Sheets Metaverse Style Editors
Microsoft Excel Video Conferencing 273 Hemingway Editor
Mozilla Hubs
Google Meet ProWritingAid
Popar
Survey Tools 261 Microsoft Teams Wordtune
Quiver
Google Forms Zoom
Thyng Word Processing
Jotform Video Conferencing Meets VR Tilt Brush Google Docs
SurveyMonkey Frame Microsoft Word
Typeform Gather Vocabulary Builders 287
Kumospace Flocabulary
Teacher Professional SoWork Freerice THE TERMS 297
Development 263 Wonder Magoosh Vocabulary Builder
Edthena Membean REFERENCES 311
Fishbowl Video: Live Streaming Vocabador
Insight ADVANCE & Short Form 276 [Link] INDEX 346
Participate WordUp Vocabulary
Swivl Video: Screencasting 278 About the Author 361
TeachFX Camtasia Writing 289
Teaching Channel Explain Everything JumpStart: A Technology Course for
Composition Helpers Thoughtful Educators 362
iorad essaypop
Video: Animation Loom Speare
& Production 267 Screencastify WriQ LISTS OF 10
Adobe Express Screencast-O-Matic
Grammar Instruction 10 Google Add-ons to Check Out
Apple Clips
Blabberize EDU GrammarFlip 10 Micro-credentials for Educators
ChatterPix NoRedInk 10 Tech Devices That Will Level Up
Clipchamp Quill Your Classroom
Clipchamp Proofreading 10 TED Talks Teachers Should Watch
Do Ink Ginger
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INTRODUCTION
How This Guide Works 11 New in 2023 15
When it comes to technology, the one complaint we When we update this guide each year, our team
hear most often is that people have trouble keeping checks every page to make sure the links still work,
up with it. Not that it’s too hard, not that it’s too the videos and screenshots still represent each tool
“technical,” but that keeping track of it all is simply accurately, and the information on features is still
impossible. correct.

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To try to capture all existing tech tools would mean It takes a lot of brain power, teaching experience, and
this book would never be done. When choosing what time with tools to pull this off. Meet the people who
to include, we keep these questions in mind. put together this year’s guide.
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which ones you can ignore for now. We have If you’re a tech junkie, this book will enrich your
gathered up hundreds of tech tools, sorted work in two ways: First, it will introduce you to
them into categories, provided a simple a few tools you may not have heard of, feeding
description of what the tools in each category your insatiable hunger for more tech as it further
do, and collected ideas for how each one can be solidifies your status as a technology expert.
used in your teaching. And second, it can serve as a teaching tool,
something you can use to guide others if they
If you’re a tech novice, this guide will answer
come to you for help.
the questions you may have been too shy
to ask. When someone uses a term or talks
about a program they’re using, you can come
KEY FEATURES
This guide is published exclusively as a PDF,
How This
here and look it up. On every page you’ll find
explanations in plain, simple language—it will be rather than in an e-reader or a print format, so it
like having a patient, tech-savvy friend sitting could be interactive, like a complete website you
Guide Works beside your computer, your phone, or your
tablet.
can put in your pocket. If you understand how
to use its key features, you’ll get more out of it.
When it comes to technology, the one Here’s how the book is organized:
If you’re tech-intermediate, this book will
complaint we hear most often is that people
help you up your game. You’re probably pretty INTRODUCTION
have trouble keeping up with it. Not that it’s
comfortable with a good handful of tools, but A quick overview of the guide and how to use it.
too hard, not that it’s too “technical,” but that
there may be whole categories of terms and
keeping track of it all is simply impossible. THE TIPS
tools you’ve never had the chance to explore.
If that sounds like you, then this book will This book is your shortcut, saving you the time This is the “reading” part of the book, with
be a game-changer, a filter that lets you sort it would take to research new technologies articles and Q&A about the thoughtful use of
through the wild mess of tech tools and quickly and allowing you to decide quickly if a tool is technology.
determine which ones are worth your time, worth learning, or if it’s just something you can THE TOOLS
which ones might be nice to learn later, and introduce to an inspired student. This section gathers hundreds of popular tech

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tools and groups them into categories. Each NAVIGATION BAR
category starts with an explanation of what The bar across the top of this page is a clickable
that “type” of tool does and how you and your navigation bar. If you click on “Menu,” you’ll be BOXES OF
students can use it. Then we take a closer look taken straight there. If you want to check the
at a few popular tools in that category, with index, just click “Index” and presto—right to the
a brief description of what each tool or site is index. A sub-menu of the topics or tools within Throughout this guide, you’ll find boxes
about, a link to the tool’s main website, a link each section has also been included underneath offering lists of cool things to check out:
to a video demonstrating the tool’s features (if the top navigation bar, so you can easily click TED Talks, Google Add-ons, classroom
one is available), a screenshot of the website or back and forth between items in an individual technology equipment, and other things
the tool in action, plus links to related outside section. we think you should know about. To find
resources (see diagram on following page). them, look at the end of the Menu.
DIGITAL VS. PAPER
THE TERMS This book was designed on an 8.5 x 11” template
This glossary of tech-related terms sometimes to allow you to print it. A paper version might
includes pictures or icons related to the terms. come in handy at times when you don’t have
access to a computer or other device. However,
INDEX if you want to take advantage of all the time-
The index includes every term and tool saving links, you’ll get the most out of it by
described in this book, and every item is using it electronically.
hyperlinked, allowing you to click the page
numbers and go straight to the pages where Keep copies of this guide on your work
the terms appear. For tools, we will choose the computer, your home computer, and your
main page where that tool is featured, rather mobile devices, so the information will be
than list every single page where it appears; this available no matter where you are. You can also
is because some tools are mentioned in many keep copies on your classroom computers for
places, and we want to give you the quickest student access.
path toward learning what the tool does.

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Link to the category page

describing this collection of tools

Links to the other tools in this

category

Links to the Menu, other

major book sections, and
the Index
Link to a video that demonstrates
the tool in use

Link to the tool’s main website

WHERE IS THE BACK BUTTON?

Although this guide allows you to easily jump from place to place, one thing that’s
missing is a Back button for getting to the last page you viewed. But if you view the guide
in Acrobat Reader, which you can download free here, you can add one: Just go to View
Show/Hide Toolbar Items Show Page Navigation Tools Show All Page
Navigation Tools. The Back and Next buttons will appear in your toolbar (they will look like
left and right arrows).

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Is it affordable? Whenever possible, we look for is exercises and videos of curriculum-based

tools that have a good free option. When we content, with the exception of the tools in the
feature a paid tool, we do so because it’s the Content Libraries section, which were selected
only thing out there that does what it does, or because they are not designed to replace
it’s so popular we think it’s worth mentioning. whole curricula and because each one offers
something unique.
Is it educationally relevant? Anything could be
considered educational in some way. But to One more thing: Inclusion in this guide does
keep this book manageable, we cut out tools NOT constitute a recommendation. Our goal is
that didn’t have a pretty clear connection to to keep you informed about the tools that are
education. Some tools, like Snapchat, are here out there and what they do. Always evaluate
because they are so popular with students, we tools carefully before using them with students,
think teachers should be familiar with them. and check with your IT department to make
sure the tool falls within your school’s policies
Is it something a regular teacher would use? for privacy and age restrictions.
How We Choose There are so many expensive, whole-school
solutions that perform all sorts of functions, To suggest a tool for a future guide, email
the Tools but these are not the kinds of tools individual
teachers have much say about. For that reason,
support@[Link].

To try to capture all existing tech tools would these systems are not included here, keeping
mean this book would never be done. When the guide dense with tools teachers can
choosing what to include, we keep these reasonably access and implement on their own.
questions in mind: Generally, if a website says “request a demo,”
that tool is probably too big for this guide.
Is it widely used? If a tool is popular, well-
established, or widely used compared to others Along those same lines, we have also chosen
in its field, we’re more likely to list it. not to feature sites whose primary offering

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NEW AND EXPANDED CATEGORIES REMOVED TOOLS

This year’s four new categories are Artificial These tools have been removed because they
Intelligence, Drama & Theater Arts, Early have changed:
Learners, and Literacy. • [Link] in Curation has been removed. It
Inside Flipped & Blended Learning we’ve added seems more geared toward business users.
a new feature on microlearning, in Language
New in 2023 Study there’s a page of resources for teachers
of English learners, and in Writing there’s a new
• Google Duo in Video Conferencing is no
longer separate from Meet, so it is not listed
separately.
When we update this guide each year, our team section on publication.
checks every page to make sure the links still • Hippo Video in Video Screencasting is
work, the videos and screenshots still represent Finally, we’ve sprinkled a few Lists of Ten directed more at business than education.
each tool accurately, and the information on throughout the guide. These are curated lists of
features is still correct. Outdated links are fixed teaching-related resources that didn’t quite fit • Peergrade in Feedback is no longer a stand-
and information has been brought up to date in any category. The end of the table of contents alone tool. It is now part of Eduflow, which is
as much as possible. Along with those updates, has a list of these. in Flipped & Blended Learning.
here are the bigger changes we made in this • Script was listed as a payment processing
year’s guide. REORGANIZED TIPS tool in Fundraising, but it does not seem to
The Tips section has grown every year, and it support payment collection at this time.
NEW WEBSITES, TOOLS, AND TERMS was getting a bit jumbled, so we reorganized
its contents into three subsections. First there’s • Verso in Teacher PD seems to be shifting
Over 120 new listings have been added to this
Explore, with articles intended to stretch your toward student reflection. The site is hard to
year’s guide, bringing the grand total to 683
thinking about how we use tech. Next is Fine- understand, so we’re removing it for now.
tools plus over 265 other alternatives listed
as “similar.” Most of the new listings are not Tune, where we look at guidelines for the ethical • Writing Sparks, in Writing, now directs to a
actually brand-new tools, but this is the first and effective use of tech. And Troubleshoot site called Night Zookeeper, which seems to
time they are appearing in the guide. helps you solve tech-related problems. have a different focus.

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These tools have been removed because they MOVED AND RENAMED TOOLS • GradeCam, in Assessment, has changed the
appear to have been shut down or their sites no name of its primary offering to Gradient.
• Adobe Captivate was in the Video The company is still called GradeCam, but
longer seem active or well-supported:
Screencasting section, but because it is the tool is now Gradient.
• Backchannel Chat, Audience Response more of a course management platform
that happens to have a screencasting • Microsoft Office Lens, in Special Ed/UDL, is
• Coach’s Eye, Physical Education tool, we’ve moved it to Flipped & Blended now just Microsoft Lens.
Learning.
• Doceri, Presentation and Video • Peergrade is now a built-in part of Eduflow.
Screencasting • Adobe Creative Cloud Express, in Art
• Reading Difficulty Power Tools has been
and Video Animation & Production, has
• Edmodo, LMS moved from Writing to Literacy.
shortened its name to Adobe Express.
• Explee, Video Animation & Production • Sown to Grow has been moved from
• Amira Reading and Readlee have moved
Assessment to Social & Emotional Learning.
• Freshgrade, Digital Portfolios and Parent from Assessment to Literacy.
Engagement • Super Code Strike, one of the coding sites
• Big History Project had its own listing in the
listed in Makerspaces, has changed its name
• Glogster, Interactive Posters History & Social Studies section, but this
to SCS.
year it is part of OER Project, which includes
• Help a Teacher, Fundraising
Big History Project along with other history • Virtual Job Shadow, in Career Exploration,
• Makerspace for Education and Worlds of resources. has now been absorbed into the larger
Learning, Makerspaces platform Pathful.
• Clash, in Video Live Streaming & Short
• Seek and Tokotoko, Virtual & Augmented Form, is now called Huddles.
Reality
• Flipgrid has shortened its name to Flip.
• Sqworl, Curation
• Flipsnack was in Presentation but has been
• Synth, Speaking & Discussion moved to Book Publishing because it’s a
better fit.

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tech well, but also deeply understood teaching,

learning, and how tech could enhance both.
Marnie
Over 100 exceptionally qualified people applied,
Diem
Coordinator of
and after much deliberation, I narrowed the
Technological
field down to the four women you’ll meet on Adventures
the following pages. Farmington Hills, MI
@getteachingtech
Each person brings her own unique blend of
tech expertise, pedagogical knowledge, and
personality to this process. I have been out of As a former classroom teacher, Marnie’s
the classroom for quite a while now, and much 3rd and 4th grade classes were technology

Meet of the information I’ve brought to past editions

of this guide has come from watching YouTube
infused before technology was infusable.
Her passion for teaching and technology led

Our Team videos, reading tech companies’ websites, and

asking teachers about their experiences. Now I
her to her current role at Hillel Day School, a
pre-K-8th grade Jewish day school in Metro
Detroit where she finds the magic places
have the support of a team of people who work
Since 2015, I have been writing and updating where technology and learning collide. A
actively in schools, who have used many of
this guide by myself. I got help here and there, regular presenter at ed tech conferences, a
these tools, have seen real teachers use them MACUL Board Member, and certified and
mostly with individual sections that covered
with their students, and will continue to hear ambassadorized in a dozen ed tech tools,
topics that were way out of my wheelhouse, but
about other tools every day as a normal part of Marnie’s ultimate goal is using tech to make
the task of checking every website, updating
their work. curriculum come to life.
links, adding new tools, and pulling the whole
thing together every year was on me. It got to As we move forward with future editions of the When she isn’t tech-ing at school, she loves
be pretty overwhelming, taking nearly three guide, I am excited to hand more responsibility snuggling with her rescue pup, reading, and
months at the end of every year. for its development over to this team. I can say giggling with her nieces. She is currently on
with confidence that you’re in good hands. the quest for *good* gluten-free bread and a
Finally, in the spring of 2021, I put out the call functioning time-turner.
for help, seeking educators who not only knew Jennifer Gonzalez
Current Favorite Tech Tool: Seesaw

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Brandie Kim Lucia

Wright Darche Hassell
STEM Educator Adjunct Professor Director of Technology
Norfolk, VA & 3rd Grade Teacher Integration
@liveandmove New Lenox, IL Bethesda, MD
@kimdarche @edtechdmv

Who would leave their thriving district career Kim discovered her passion for supporting As an ambassador of meaningful technology
to become a classroom teacher? Someone adult learners when she volunteered to teach integration, Lucia is passionate about using
with a passion for learning and a natural risk- computer classes for senior citizens in her Google apps to improve workflows, encourage
taking mindset. Brandie Wright is that person. parish circa Windows 95. Since then, she collaboration, and bridge the education equity
As an inquisitive, persistent, and innovative has not stopped. Kim’s deep appreciation of gap. At Holton-Arms School, she teaches
educator, Brandie brings experience plus questioning, researched-based instruction, Design Tech Studio, a STEAM class where
her knowledge, wisdom, and authenticity and digital learning is what she brings to students learn to embrace the maker spirit.
to every classroom, meeting, training, and educators both in the hallways and the virtual
presentation. spaces. She has been featured on podcasts Outside of the classroom, Lucia serves as
and at conferences, written guest blog posts an Affinity Group Facilitator with Holton’s
When Brandie is not at school she loves and chapters in books, but nothing is more BIPOC students and is working with a group
teaching Christian dance fitness classes, fulfilling than a teacher reaching out years of teachers to develop curriculum for the
music, cooking, watching movies, and trying later to say “Remember when…” because it 1619 Project Education Network. She is also
new things. Thanks to her students she has means she made a difference. the founder of the Howard University Quad
expanded her playlist to include lo-fi, anime,
and instrumental hip hop. She is known for If Kim had a tagline like a Real Housewife, it Step Team, which has allowed her to mentor
asking lots of questions and provoking deep might be: “My advice: Keep telling them you numerous college students since 2003 and
conversations. Brandie is also a proud mother are funny, and one day they might believe leave a lasting imprint on her alma mater.
of two college students. you!”
Current Favorite Tech Tool:
Current Favorite Tech Tool: Canva Current Favorite Tech Tool: TikTok 1619 Project Pulitzer Center Resources

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EXPLORE 20 TROUBLESHOOT 43
BIG THOUGHTS AND LITTLE QUESTIONS WHAT TO DO WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
Next-Level Ed Tech How to Do Tech Without Losing Your Mind
Virtual & Asynchronous Learning When Your School is Short on Tech
What Tool Should I Use? Other Troubleshooting Tips
Wonderings

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ARE WE DOING THIS RIGHT?
Tech Standards: The “Big Four”
Quality-Check Your Tech
Know Your Legal Stuff
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Where are we now? Where should we be headed?

Virtual & Asynchronous Learning:

Moving Forward 23
We’re out of emergency mode. How to we make the most
of what we learned?

What Tool Should I Use? 26

Is there an app that does this? Find out here.

Wonderings 29
Answers to tech-related questions you might have had,
but didn’t know who to ask.

EXPLORE
BIG THOUGHTS AND LITTLE QUESTIONS
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• And we consistently lean into the idea of our collaboration and critical thinking and
of deepening our use of tech — to have creativity, the outputs of our innovation, and
our students collaborate, innovate, and make an impact on the world around us?
think critically with it, rather than simply
replicating old modes of learning. The answer to that question can take a lot of

Next-Level All of these are vitally important, and each one

different shapes; impact can be made with
technology in so many ways. We’ll look at just a

Ed Tech takes consistent practice, revisiting, and fine-

tuning to get right and keep getting it right.
few here.

WHERE ARE WE NOW? Now it’s time to move beyond that. But to 1. STORYTELLING
WHERE ARE WE HEADED? where? What new thing could be said about We can use stories to raise awareness of
Technology has been with us for decades now. the intersection of tech and learning that important issues, to build bridges between
We’ve passed the point of trying to convince hasn’t already been said? What kind of call communities that are divided, and to make
each other that using tech in schools can to action makes sense right now, at a time people who often feel forgotten feel seen.
be beneficial. And we’ve made some good when technology is more amazing than ever, Stories can be told through video, podcasts,
progress so far: but the world feels so different than it did just blogs, digital books, even through interactive
a few years ago, a time when many schools platforms like Sutori.
• We’ve figured out how to use tech to do
report that student engagement and teacher
things with more ease and efficiency.
satisfaction are at an all-time low, and some Example: One group of students recorded
• We continue to refine norms and best days it feels like everything we’ve come to know interviews with older members of their families
practices to ensure that our use of tech is and trust is collapsing all around us? in a similar style to NPR’s StoryCorps series.
responsible, ethical, and safe. They then gave these recordings as gifts to their
A NEW METRIC: IMPACT families. One former student contacted his
• We continue to seek ways to make tech
Perhaps the next thing we need to be thinking teacher years later to say his family played the
more accessible and equitable, and use
tech to make the world more accessible about is impact. What is all this work FOR? How recorded interview of his grandmother at her
and equitable. can we take the things we create, the products Celebration of Life after she passed. Storytelling

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projects can have incredible impact, and letting can report incidents through a Google Form and
our students experience this will last well those reports will then be followed up on by the
beyond the time they spend in our classrooms. school administration.

2. TEACHING 5. MARKETING
Tech can be used to teach others all kinds of Another way to make an impact with technology
things, and this can be accomplished through is by raising public awareness of special
screencast or other videos, how-to guides, and projects, initiatives, or problems through graphic
attaching QR codes to physical objects that lead design, video production, and social media.
to digital instructions or other information.
would allow her husband to safely take the baby Example: When elementary students learned
Example: In a school that had a significant on walks (photo above). The design was then that their local animal shelter was having
international population, students used made available online for anyone who wanted trouble placing animals in good homes, they
Screencastify to create tutorial videos in to print it for their own use. used their graphic design skills to create animal
Spanish, Romanian, Urdu, and Mandarin to help trading cards, which the shelter then used on
parents navigate the district’s website to find 4. INFORMATION GATHERING its social media and on the animals’ crates to
student report cards. A tool as simple as a Google Form offers so help “advertise” the pets that were ready for
many uses for information gathering, from adoption.
3. MAKING collecting data in order to learn more about
public opinion, better understand a particular Most teachers and students don’t have the time
With the help of 3D printing, coding, and
issue, or offer channels for people seeking help. or resources to actually execute ideas like this
augmented reality, we can create actual physical
on a regular basis. But what we can do, what
products that solve problems. Example: When students in an innovation
course were tasked with finding ways to improve requires almost no time or resources at all, is
Example: When middle school students in a their community, some decided to tackle the to make it a habit to think about impact as a
maker challenge learned that their teacher and problem of bullying and harassment that next step, to consider how the things we learn in
her wheelchair-bound husband were expecting targeted LGBTQIA students. They are currently school don’t have to end there, and to figure out
a baby, they designed an attachment that working on a reporting system where anyone how tech can help us go further.

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emergency mode. That gives us time and space SIX GUIDELINES FOR VIRTUAL AND
to reflect on what we’ve learned and move ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING
forward armed with new tools and new wisdom.
These guidelines are not official; they have been
Those new tools give us two modes of teaching gathered informally from Twitter, one-on-one
that have not always been around: they let conversations, and various articles online. They
us do more teaching virtually, meaning we’re are simply our curation of some of the more

Virtual & not physically together in the same room, but

interacting through videoconferencing and other
frequent and enduring principles that have
come from practicing teachers, experienced

Asynchronous kinds of software. This means we’re no longer

limited to one physical space. They also enable
experts, and students themselves.

Learning: asynchronous learning, so we no longer have to

be present at the same time in order to share
1. Relationships need extra attention.
Building relationships with and between our

Moving Forward a learning experience, but can participate at a

time that works best for us.
students has always been a cornerstone of
good teaching. In traditional school settings,
everyone is in the same building together, so
At the time of this publication, it’s been nearly Both of these modes offer advantages that
personal connections and relationships are
three years since COVID-19 sent us all inside can broaden our opportunities for teaching
made organically. This is not the case when our
our homes, and since then schools have had and learning; they also pose some potential
interactions happen through video conferencing
to bounce between different combinations of problems if we aren’t thoughtful about how we
or on asynchronous platforms; many of us can
remote, in-person, or hybrid learning modes. apply them. To that end, we offer six guidelines
end up feeling isolated and disconnected. When
Many more schools are currently back to full- for virtual and asynchronous learning, followed
we are teaching virtually or asynchronously, it’s
time, in-person instruction, and although by a list of the tools in this guide that are
vital that we take deliberate steps to build and
that shift hasn’t been universal or consistent, especially helpful when teaching virtually or
maintain relationships.
it’s probably safe to say we are no longer in asynchronously.

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3. Less is more. students into cohorts; in other words, assign

them to groups that can work and consult with
WE ARE NO LONGER IN Remote and hybrid present their own time-
consuming challenges, so we have to go for one another regularly. Doing this allows them to
EMERGENCY MODE. THAT feel more connected and gives them support at
quality over quantity. The amount of work
GIVES US TIME AND SPACE we assign, the number of communication times when you may not be available.
TO REFLECT ON WHAT platforms for parents, even the length of time
spent on-camera should all be streamlined for 6. Pay attention to SEL.
WE’VE LEARNED AND MOVE
best results. In 9 Ways Online Teaching Should If we learned anything from pandemic teaching,
FORWARD ARMED WITH NEW be Different from Face-to-Face, blended it’s that mental health matters, both for our
TOOLS AND NEW WISDOM. learning coach Melanie Kitchen explains why. students and ourselves. So when you’re
planning lessons, be sure to build in regular time
4. Make face-to-face worth it. to check in with students and develop social-
For building your own relationships with Whether it’s in a synchronous video conference emotional skills. This article from Wendy Turner
students, read Creating Moments of or in a physical classroom, the time you spend is a good place to start.
Genuine Connection Online. And to foster face-to-face with students should be used for
better relationships between students, read the kinds of activities that require that type
Connecting Students in a Disconnected World. of interaction, like discussion, games, active USING SWIVL FOR CONCURRENT
processing of the material, even socializing — SESSIONS
2. Set high standards for video. not just more direct instruction and worksheets
If you are teaching students at home and
Because so much instruction has to be that could easily be done asynchronously.
in-person simultaneously, you can set up
delivered through video, it’s essential that we a Swivl camera to follow you while you
follow best practices for video creation. Find 5. Put students in cohorts.
present, broadcasting the content that’s
specific advice on these best practices in In researching for the post How to Teach When on your computer in a separate screen.
Kareem Farah’s post, Everything You Need to Everyone Is Scattered, the most frequent Learn more here about how this works.
Know About Building a Great Screencast Video. recommendation from teachers was to put

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TEACHING TOOLS FOR VIRTUAL AND easily be plugged into asynchronous lessons. SCREENCASTING
ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING For some really interesting reading, check out If you’re going to make videos out of any of
the articles on Wonderopolis. those presentations, you need screencasting
Since the height of the pandemic, most tools
software to do it. Loom and iorad are two
and platforms have made themselves more FEEDBACK
options you may not have tried.
adaptable to virtual learning; if you have a tool The tools in this collection give us ways to offer
you once loved face-to-face, chances are it now written, voice, and video feedback to students. SPEAKING & DISCUSSION
has an option for remote teaching as well. And WeVu has an especially unique approach. Even if face-to-face speaking is restricted, these
while just about every tool in this guide can also
tools give you and your students ways to have
be used for virtual learning, certain categories FLIPPED & BLENDED LEARNING
interesting conversations anyway. Parlay has a
have proven to be especially helpful: This section is custom-made for virtual and rich suite of tools for setting up and tracking the
asynchronous teaching. Mindstamp offers participation in a discussion.
ASSESSMENT
creative ways to make videos more interactive.
When we can’t assess students on paper or in VIDEO CONFERENCING
person, these tools let us do it from afar. Setting GAMES
Without these tools, teaching virtually would be
up a self-scoring quiz on Google Forms is an These offer a way to make class meetings (in so different! A new collection of tools like Frame
incredibly fast way to gauge where students are. person or through video conferencing) more and SoWork have combined video conferencing
fun and interactive. Gimkit has been a popular with virtual reality to make participants feel
AUDIENCE RESPONSE & BACKCHANNELS
option in recent years. more like they are interacting in a real physical
These can add a lot more interactivity to video space.
conferences. Set up a quick poll in Slido and PRESENTATION
add instant interest to any class meeting. Direct instruction is an essential part of virtual
and asynchronous learning, and the tools
CONTENT LIBRARIES in this section help you do it with style. For
These sites offer fantastic collections of curated synchronous lessons, Nearpod and Pear Deck
texts, images, podcasts, and videos that can add interactive features to typical slideshows.

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I teach students for whom English is not their which could include participation. And all the
first language. Is there any way to convert a audience response systems in this guide allow
webpage to their native language? every student to participate at once.
Yes! Microsoft’s Immersive Reader makes this
possible, either through the Edge browser or by My students and I need images for all kinds of
using this Chrome extension. Just right-click projects. Where can we get them?
on the text and click “Read to Me.” Then in the If you want to make your own, try an art tool
settings, you can change the language that is or an infographic maker. To take photos on

What Tool being read to one of dozens of languages.

Our school is starting to focus a lot more on

your own, try one of the photo editing tools to
enhance it. And to find photos or other images

Should I Use? students’ emotional well-being. Are there any

tech tools that could help us keep a closer eye
created by others, check out our Images & Icons
section.

My students really need to learn how to on students emotionally? When using images created by others, it’s
get organized and manage their time more Our Social & Emotional Learning section is full important to understand copyright and
effectively. Are there any tools that can help? of tools that can help in this way; for checking in licensing issues: Even though most of the work
If you use Google Classroom, which many with students, take a look at Along and Sown to you and your students do will remain in school,
schools do, take a look at Today, which works Grow. understanding the law is smart in the long run.
with Google Classroom to help students plan This article explains how to teach students to
when they are going to do their assignments, Do you know of any tools to help me increase legally use images online.
estimate how long they will take, and track student participation?
their progress. Classroom also integrates with Yep. Equity Maps is designed to help you get a A few years ago, my students and I were really
better sense of which students are participating into Kahoot!, but the thrill has kind of worn off.
Google Calendar: Students can click on the
Can you suggest an alternative?
“to do” button in the top left corner of their in a discussion. ClassDojo, Class Charts, and
main Google Classroom page and it will list all Classcraft (all in the Classroom Management Absolutely! Explore the Games section to see all
upcoming assignments and tasks. section) help you recognize positive behavior, the fun games you could try.

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I’m constantly typing on my computer or How do I get pictures or images to NOT have Remember chat rooms? I would love to be
thumbing away on my phone. Are there any those white squares around them? able to create private, online rooms where
tools that let me use voice or video instead? Use a website like [Link] and upload your my students could have “chats” about class
Yes! Voxer, an incredibly easy voice messaging picture to make the background transparent. content. Does anything like that still exist?
system, is a great substitute for emails. It allows Take a look at YoTeach!, a free backchannel tool
you to chat with up to 15 people at a time and I can’t keep track of anything! My to-do lists that sets up a web-based discussion in real
would work for conferencing with students, are all over the place, and I have files and time. You can also set something like this up in
parents, or colleagues. Kaizena and Mote both bookmarks on different computers. What can Google Classroom.
let you give voice feedback on written work, help me pull it all together?
instead of having to write it all out. If you use Evernote is one of several tools designed to Organizing class parties and parent conferences
Google Docs or Slides, try using voice typing solve this problem. It gives you a cloud-based is so time-consuming! Is there anything out
within those platforms. place to create and store notes, files, images, there that can make these processes easier?
even websites. You can also create “checkable” Read about ClassTag and [Link] and this
I want to meet other educators who share my to-do lists and scan receipts and other problem will be handled.
interests. What tools will help me do that? documents right into your notebooks. Two
Twitter is a great way to find other people who simpler options designed purely for to-do lists My students are so easily swayed by what they
share your interests, especially if you participate are Google Keep and Microsoft To Do. read online. Is there anything out there that can
in Twitter chats that focus on topics you care tell them if they are on an unreliable website?
about. Learn more in the article, So You Have I want to be respectful of people’s evenings and
Not exactly, but there are some great sites in our
a Twitter Account. Now What? You might weekends, but I’m most productive at night. Is
Media & News Literacy section that can help.
also check out two of the sites in our Teacher there any way I can delay my emails so they can
Take a look at AllSides and [Link], both of
Professional Development section, Fishbowl be sent during work hours? which offer reading material that represents a
and Participate, both of which offer online Try Boomerang. It not only lets you delay your range of political biases for each topic.
communities of teachers where you can discuss
outgoing emails, but you can set specific hours
specific issues, areas of interests, and even big
for receiving them as well!
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Some of my students are showing a lot of For my students who are hard of hearing Some of my students’ parents don’t speak
aptitude for technology in general. How do I or deaf, YouTube videos usually have good English. Are there any tools that can help me
challenge them? subtitles, but is there anything I can do to add communicate with them?
close captioning to my teaching?
• For students who are detail-oriented and TalkingPoints is a parent communication app
curious about how things work, suggest that ​​You can turn on live, auto-generated closed that can translate your messages into over 100
they try some programming lessons on one captions that work while you present in Google languages. For face-to-face communication,
of the coding instruction sites. Slides and PowerPoint. You can also generate check out the instant translation offered by
captions to any live speaking presentation using Microsoft Translator.
• Students who are confident speakers might Web Captioner. Also, check out our writeup on
enjoy learning how to podcast. Teach2Connect in the Special Ed section; they I really miss assignment notebooks! What tool
are all about working with deaf and hard of
• Students with skills in visual art, writing, or can my students use to create these digitally?
hearing students.
graphic design might like the challenge of Try using Google Keep. Students can make each
building a website in WordPress or using I teach pretty young kids. Are any of these tools note a different color for different subjects. With
iMovie to produce a movie. appropriate for them? tools like voice recording, reminders and the
capacity to add pictures to notes, it can help
• Finally, students who know certain tools Yes! We now have an entire section devoted to
students get started on their work at home. For
very well can create video tutorials for the grades pre-K-3. Head over to Early Learners to
struggling students, they can add teachers as
class using screencasting tools. explore these tools.
collaborators for check-ins.
When I come across a great site, I sometimes
Sometimes I’ll have a file, like a PDF, but I need Sometimes I want to give someone a link to a
wonder if there are other sites just like it. Is
it to be a different kind of file, like a Word doc. website, but it’s too long to remember; is there
there any way to quickly find these? any way to make this process easier?
Do any tools do that?
If you’re using the Chrome browser, you can try You need a link shortener. We discuss these in
Yes! Check out Zamzar, a free site that can adding the Google Similar Pages extension. One
convert just about anything into just about the QR Codes section and the Presentation
click on this in your browser will give you a list of section.
anything, or [Link], which is specifically for other sites similar to the one you’re on.
audio and video files.

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is one popular tool like this. If someone you’re Why does every website ask me about cookies?
following is talking about something interesting In May 2018, a law was put into effect in Europe
and they say the link is in their bio, just go to
called the General Data Protection Regulation
their profile on that platform, click the one
(GDPR). This law is meant to give internet users
hyperlink that’s there, and it will take you to a
more control over how their data is used. When
page of links. From there you should be able to
find the thing you’re looking for. the law went into effect, it impacted most of
the internet, because even if a website isn’t

Wonderings What exactly do people mean when they say

they are social media “influencers”?
created in Europe, they all reach European
citizens. GDPR required most websites to get
An influencer normally has a large group of users’ consent for things like storing cookies,
I keep hearing about this new app that will
followers on a social media platform so that small text files that tell a website about you so
write my students’ papers for them. What’s the
deal? when they recommend a product or idea they can tailor your viewing experience. Having
they have the power to affect the purchasing to click that “accept” button everywhere you
ChatGPT has definitely gotten a lot of attention
decisions of others. go is a pain, but ultimately it just means the
lately, and for good reason. We’re still learning a
website you’re visiting is trying to obey the law.
lot about it ourselves. Head over to our Artificial
Learn more about GDPR here.
Intelligence section to learn more. What the heck is an NFT?
It is a non-fungible token. “Non-fungible” more Some links look really different from what I’m
More often lately, I hear and see people online
or less means that it’s unique. Have you ever used to; they start with [Link] or [Link] instead of
say a link is “in their bio.” Why is this?
had a digital concert ticket? Then you have www. Why?
Unlike Facebook and Twitter, where users can owned an NFT, because that image was unique.
Those are created with link shorteners like
share links in every post, other platforms like Artists are selling NFTs because they are unique
Bitly, which are websites whose only job is to
Instagram and TikTok don’t allow it. Users are digital art creations. But NFT doesn’t end
take your long URLs and shorten them into
only allowed to share one link one time: the link there. A bitcoin is an NFT. A special item won
something that’s easier to remember. These are
that’s in their profile bio. Enter the link-in-bio in Fortnite is an NFT. The first tweet ever made
especially useful in situations like conferences,
tool, a website where you have one URL that is an NFT, in fact, it sold for $2.9 million! Learn
when a speaker wants to give out a URL on a
goes to a page of lots of other links. Linktree more in this video.

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slide, or on an advertisement, where the URL • Create a separate email just for your tech Where do people get those cartoon images of
can’t be clicked on. Using something short and accounts. Except for tools that require a themselves?
simple makes it easier for people to find it. school-based email for educator discounts, Those are called Bitmoji, and people create
a separate account keeps your work inbox them with an app by the same name. Once you
I keep hearing different things about TikTok. I from getting cluttered with mailings from
thought it was just for kids to make dancing have yours created, you can use it in emails, in
tech companies. Then unsubscribe from texts, and on various social media platforms.
videos, but some adults I know say they are
any emails you don’t want to receive. Go to [Link], download the app, then
addicted to it. What is that about?
follow the steps in this video.
It’s definitely more than dancing videos now. What does it mean to subscribe to someone’s
With over a billion monthly active users, TikTok Substack?
What is blue light and why should I be
has become one of the most popular social Substack is a publishing platform where people concerned about it?
media platforms out there. The biggest age create content, like blog posts, podcasts, and
group is 18- to 24-year-olds, but 11 percent of videos, but they are only available to paid Blue light is a type of light emitted by
users are people over 50! Learn more about monthly email subscribers. This video explains computers and mobile devices. Too much
why TikTok is so popular in this article. how it works. exposure to it can cause problems with eye
health and sleep. Fortunately, many tech
When I click a link, sometimes I’m sent to a companies have added mechanisms to turn off
To use a new tool, I have to set up an account. new tab, but other times the new page replaces
Won’t this generate a lot of unwanted emails or blue light on devices. Learn more here.
the one I’m on. How can I get control of this?
threaten my privacy?
Good news: You can force a link to open in a What are Open Educational Resources?
Having multiple accounts is one inconvenient new tab or window. If you’re on a PC, just right- These are teaching and learning resources,
aspect of exploring technology, but you can click on your mouse when you hover over the available online, that can be used or modified
take some steps to minimize the impact: link (use command-click on a Mac) and you’ll for free. In 2015, the U.S. Department of
• Many platforms let you sign in using a get a pop-up menu of options. This will allow Education launched the #GoOpen movement
Google or Facebook account; this cuts down you to open the link in a new tab or window. On to encourage schools to adopt these resources.
on the passwords and usernames you have a smartphone, you may also be able to do this Learn more about OERs in this article.
to remember. by holding down the link and waiting for this
option to come up.

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I’ve heard Facebook has changed its name to and look for a section called Help, Support, social media platforms now have built-in search
Meta, but my account still says Facebook. Is it Learn, or Knowledge Base. These sections engines for memes and GIFs. Otherwise, people
going to change? often have tutorials. If they don’t have much, go either make their own or share them from
The parent company changed its name to Meta, straight to YouTube and start searching for “___ meme-generating websites, like the ones listed
but as of right now, they say the app will keep for beginners” or “Intro to ___ .” If you find a in this article.
its name. Learn more about the reason behind good video, go to the video creator’s channel
I see people use abbreviations like AF, SMH and
the name change here. and see if they have more.
IRL and I can figure out some of them, but not
For a more structured approach, consider all. Is there some kind of dictionary for these
Where do people get those cool fonts? abbreviations?
JumpStart, our hands-on technology course for
You can download free fonts from sites teachers. Yes! One of the best resources for “real talk”
like [Link] and 1001 Free Fonts. After definitions of terms people use is Urban
downloading, you just install the font on your How DO people make those video tutorials? Dictionary, but be prepared for some very adult
computer, and then it will appear in most of They use screencasting tools. These tools record language and topics on this site. Another place
your programs. Follow these instructions for whatever is on your screen. Go here to read to look for answers is this text abbreviation list
installing on a Mac or a PC. Be aware that free more about them. that is regularly updated by Webopedia.
fonts are often only free for personal use. To
use a font for a product you’re going to sell, you Where do people get music for videos and What is BeReal?
usually need to purchase a license. One option podcasts? BeReal became a very popular social media app
for free fonts, even for commercial products, is
That’s a good question; using copyrighted in 2022. The basic idea is that once a day, at
Google Fonts.
music for these things is a big problem. If a random times, the app prompts all of its users
person is following the rules, they will use to take a photo of whatever they happen to be
How do I learn to use all these tools? Do I have royalty-free music. Head over to the Podcasting doing at that exact moment. You have to use
to enroll in some sort of class? section for a full explanation. the camera — no uploading photos, no filters,
Nope. That’s the most wonderful thing about no editing. It’s supposed to be “real.” Users can
Where do people get memes?
technology: You can teach yourself almost only see their friends’ BeReals if they post their
anything tech-related just by finding free video First of all, if you don’t know what a meme is, own first.
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How do we measure whether we’re using tech in the
best way?

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Some tech choices may not be serving our students as
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Using tech with students has its own set of rules.

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Redefinition
SAMR

TRANSFORMATION
Tech allows for the creation of new tasks,
previously inconceivable.
The SAMR model is a framework for technology
integration developed by educator Dr. Ruben
Puentedura. The model lays out four different
Modification
Tech allows for significant
levels of using technology for instructional
task redesign. purposes: Substitution, Augmentation,
Modification, and Redefinition.

Augmentation At the Substitution level, the tech takes the

place of some tool we are already using.

ENHANCEMENT
Tech acts as a direct tool substitute,
with functional improvement.
Within the Augmentation level, the tech still
Substitution acts as a substitution for a tool, but now it adds
Tech acts as a direct tool substitute, functional improvement.
with no functional change.

Tech Standards: SAMR MODEL

Modification is the level where you are starting
to actually change the learning task for students.
The “Big Four” In an effort to support educators in their quest
At the Redefinition level, students are
performing a new task with the tech, something
Not all tech use is created equal. In some for meaningful and impactful technology
that would not be conceivable without the tool.
classrooms, the technology is a distraction from integration, experts have developed educational
the learning; in other rooms, it merely makes technology standards for teachers to use as a While SAMR has four levels, it is important to
things faster or more efficient. And in others, guide for their digital learning implementation. not think of it as a ladder to climb but rather as
it gives students experiences they would likely Let’s explore four of the most well-established an ebb and flow, moving through each of the
never have if it weren’t for the technology. standards — what we’re calling the Big Four. levels based on your instructional needs.

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THE 4CS OF DIGITAL LEARNING participate in group discussions, it also seeks to

support students with presenting information,
The 4Cs, part of the P21 Framework for composing emails, and even writing instant
21st Century Learning, began as a study to messages.
understand what skills would be most valuable
to students while in school and beyond. What Collaboration moves beyond understanding
were companies and organizations seeking group work for students. It focuses on the idea
in their new hires? What was uncovered were that working together produces an outcome
4Cs: Critical Thinking, Communication, that is greater than something one person
Collaboration, and Creativity. can create individually. Building collaboration
among students focuses on fostering
questioning skills and understanding how to
honor everyone’s thoughts instead of just one
TPACK
idea being “the best.”

The beauty of creativity is that it allows for the TPACK

discovery of possibilities, and the opportunity to
think beyond what is acceptable or traditional. TPACK is a technology integration framework
However, it is not always a natural occurrence that identifies three types of knowledge:
for students, or they may think “I can’t draw so technological, pedagogical, and content. This
FRAMEWORK FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING
I am not creative.” So similar to the other 4Cs framework promotes the understanding that if
skills, creativity has to be taught. a teacher intersects all three knowledge types,
Critical thinking is the capacity to look at students will have optimal learning.
We cannot just expect students to be innately
a problem or situation, analyze it, better TPACK strives to help teachers not use
good at these skills. We must teach them.
understand it and possibly offer solutions. technology for the sake of it being something
One way to support this growth is to build a
The skill of communication is more than just classroom culture that embraces failure and cool in their classrooms. Rather this structure
teaching students how to be active listeners or reflection. aims to illustrate the relationship between

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blending technology with a firm understanding APPLYING THE STANDARDS IN

of a concept and best teaching practices. YOUR OWN WORK
For example, a well-practiced teaching strategy The scope of these standards can be quite
is a Socratic Seminar, when a small inner circle overwhelming — attempting to align all of your
speaks while an outer circle listens in on the tech-related planning with all of them would be
conversation. Educators could enhance this difficult at best, and this may be something you
practice by using a backchannel discussion simply don’t have time for. That doesn’t mean
board like YoTeach! so the outside circle you’re failing! Instead, try treating the standards
could have a silent conversation about the as refinement tools, ideals that you can reach
discussion and the teacher can monitor both for when you’re looking for ways to take your
chats checking for engagement and prompt instruction to the next level.
ISTE STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS
questions to both groups in order to check for
So if you have a unit of instruction that hasn’t
understanding.
worked as well as you would have liked, consider
Competencies. Each of these frameworks whether something in one of these frameworks
ISTE STANDARDS provides a roadmap for effectively leveraging offers a way to make changes that will increase
In 1998, the original ISTE Standards were written technology in education. student engagement or improve learning
by the International Society for Technology in outcomes. Or if you’re at the very early stages of
Each strand of standards is broken down into planning a new unit, choose one of the big four
Education as a way to guide the education of
components focusing on a variety of skills to use as a guide as you think about how you
students through technology.
for their intended audience such as global might use technology in the lessons.
Since the beginning, the standards have gone leadership, collaboration, empowered learners,
through many iterations and have developed and analytics skills. According to ISTE, these Finally, know that all of this is still evolving —
into multiple strands including standards for standards are meant to ensure that learning what we prioritize in 10 years might be very
students, teachers, education leaders, coaches, experiences are “high-impact, sustainable, different from what we do now. And that’s a
and most recently, Computational Thinking scalable and equitable” for all learners. good thing.

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on the tool? Is it going to replace other learning Now she wants to hold herself and her peers to
experiences? Will it be time-consuming to a higher standard when it comes to designing
adopt? Are we expecting it to close gaps and tools that meet the needs of more students.
provide remediation? If the answer to any of
these is yes, then it would definitely be a big Although Gupta is a believer in technology’s
deal if our chosen tool didn’t actually do what potential to boost learning, she has learned that
we thought it did. It would be an even bigger it can also accelerate our mistakes. “Technology
deal if that tool ended up widening the very amplifies whatever is happening,” she says.
gaps we were trying to close. “If we’re widening a gap, it can be amplified

Quality-Check This is not to say that schools are just going

by technology, and it happens faster, and it
happens sometimes under the radar, because

Your Tech: about their tech decisions willy-nilly. Surely

everyone is acting in good faith. But when all
the tools seem ideal, when they all promise to
teachers and students might not be having
every interaction in person anymore.”

6 Strategies solve our most persistent problems, it’s hard to

figure out which one to pick. What we need is a
WHEN TECH FALLS SHORT
In schools, we use more tech tools every framework for making these decisions, a set of The earliest seeds of this idea were planted
year. We also have very little time to vet them practices that can help us determine which tool when Gupta was working for a middle school
for quality. Do the math and you have a formula is really going to deliver on its promises. that was undergoing a lot of significant change.
for some tech choices that may not be serving As part of their transformation, the school
our students as well, or as equitably, as they Rupa Chandra Gupta, founder and CEO adopted a comprehensive, personalized
should be served. of Sown to Grow, is hoping to contribute learning platform.
something to that framework. As a former
It’s easy to dismiss this as no big deal. So what school administrator and the head of an ed tech At first, things seemed to be going fine, with
if we occasionally adopt something that isn’t company, Gupta has been both a consumer students improving on benchmark assessments
the very best choice? The answer depends on and a producer; this has raised her awareness from fall to winter. “When we first pulled the
a few factors: Are we spending a lot of money of the interplay between equity and technology. numbers, if you looked at the average scores,

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we saw pretty significant growth of students SIX STRATEGIES FOR DEEPLY cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds —
overall. Great, right? Everyone’s excited.” ASSESSING TECH then pay attention to differences in how they
are using, enjoying, and experiencing a product.
But a closer look at the numbers uncovered a Whether you’re considering a new tool or Do they understand how to navigate inside
different story. “I disaggregated the data,” Gupta wondering whether a current one is really the platform? Is the language used by the tool
explains, “and what we found was our students effective, these six strategies can help you make accessible to them? These kinds of questions
entering sixth grade on or above grade level more informed decisions. should be considered before launching any kind
were soaring. They were doing incredibly well of school-wide implementation.
1. USE IT LIKE A STUDENT
in that self-directed learning environment. But
our students who were coming in behind grade Sign in as a student and go through all the core
level were actually falling further behind. Not elements of a tool. Put yourself in the shoes Technology amplifies whatever
just moving forward at a slower pace or even of one of your higher performing students and is happening. If we’re widening
one of your lower performing students. How
staying flat; they were falling further behind.” a gap, technology will make it
does the tool respond when students make
mistakes? Where are the challenges? How can wider.
Despite their investment of time and money
into the platform, Gupta and her colleagues you solve them?
decided to stop using it. “There might have
2. LAUNCH A PILOT GROUP 3. LOOK CLOSELY AT DATA
been some room to tweak and kind of modify,”
Gupta says, “but the disparity was so wide that Although using a tool “as” a student can Although a tool might be giving you good
uncover problems, nothing works better than results on the surface, your numbers could look
it was clear that we had to just stop.”
putting it in the hands of real students. Instead different from another angle, so be sure to look
Obviously, this decision was inconvenient, and of launching a platform school-wide, take the closely.
it left Gupta feeling that there had to be a better time to pilot it first with students.
“If you do get data from any tools that you’re
way, a more deliberate, systematic approach to Gather a diverse group for this — both high using yourself or from other benchmark
evaluating tech before diving in. The following achievers and students who are likely to assessments,” Gupta says, “break down the
six strategies are what she suggests. struggle, native English speakers and English results by different student populations. Look
learners, and students who come from varied for unintentional widening of equity gaps.”

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This scrutiny should also be applied to tools questions, you can think about how that’ll play 6. FOLLOW YOUR GUT
that might not be purely academic, like apps out for different groups of students. Is this tool “Experienced educators have such an amazing
meant to increase parent involvement. truly changing learning experiences, or is it just a sense for what’s going to work well for their
worksheet in an online format?” students in their context,” Gupta says. “So trust
“I’ve seen digital portfolio apps that are
your gut.” Listening to your gut can prompt you
beautiful and easy for kids to take pictures of
to take a closer look and follow through with the
their work and send home to parents and all Is this tool truly changing
other steps listed above.
of that,” Gupta says. “But I wonder: Is this a learning experiences, or is it just
way for parents who are already engaged to a worksheet in an online format? Does this mean you have to stop using a
get more engaged? Or is it really speaking to favorite tool? Not necessarily. “None of this is
parents who we’ve been trying to bring into the intended to suggest that teachers stop using
fold? If parents don’t have smartphones and things they like,” Gupta says. “It’s more like okay,
5. ASK ABOUT IMPACT
computers at home, can they access this stuff? this is making me nervous about X, Y, and Z.
If there is a subset of folks who aren’t able to If you spend a few minutes on an ed tech What scaffolds am I going to put into place?
company’s website, you’re likely to find
engage or access, it’s probably folks who we It’s meant to make sure that this thinking is a
statistics about the tool’s effectiveness. Gupta
want to make sure we’re not leaving behind, part of the protocol when you are testing new
has noticed that these numbers are rarely
right?” tools and ideas. Because if we can elevate it in
disaggregated by different levels of learners.
conversation, then I think it’s more likely that
4. THINK ABOUT WHY “There’s not nearly enough transparent the whole system will adjust to make sure it’s
information about this,” she says. “So I would elevated in importance, right?”
Ask yourself critical questions about how and
why something works to improve student put the burden on people like me who are
learning. building tools. Ask them about evidence of
impact in working with different types of ----------------------------------------------
“How is this tool fundamentally changing learners. Like, ‘tell me what the difference is This article originally appeared on Cult of Pedagogy
something about teaching and learning?” Gupta between these different types of students I along with a podcast interview with Rupa Chandra
says. “What is it about this that’s innovative or serve.’ And if you don’t know, how are you going Gupta. To access both, click here.
different? I think when you ask yourself those to find out?”

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CIPA
Children’s Internet Protection Act PTAC: AN ONLNE HUB FOR
The Children’s Internet Protection Act, a federal STUDENT PRIVACY INFORMATION
law enacted in 2005, affects schools and The Privacy Technical Assistance
libraries that receive e-rate discounts for internet Center (PTAC) was created by the U.S.
access or internal connections. Schools and Department of Education as a “one-stop”
Know Your libraries must adopt internet policies to protect
minors from obscene or harmful content while
resource for education stakeholders to
learn about data privacy, confidentiality,
Legal Stuff accessing the internet. and other practices related to student
privacy online. PTAC offers free training
Knowing the tools is one thing. Knowing the Schools and libraries must adopt policies of
materials and other resources, like this
laws that surround those tools is something protection by providing a blocking or filtering
video on cybersecurity best practices for
else entirely. There is a heightened awareness of internet access to pictures that are obscene,
schools and districts.
around student data privacy and if we will be contain child pornography, or may be harmful
using these tools in our teaching and learning, to minors. Schools need at least one public
we need to know what the law requires of us. meeting about their policy, must certify that
CIPA compliance is not only required for
those policies monitor minors’ online activities,
telecommunications service. Filtering or
In this section, we will review the major tech- and must include lessons to minors in
blocking protections can be disabled for adult
related laws and what they mean for you and appropriate online behavior. This would include
access for research or other lawful purposes. The
your students. Keep in mind that this is just an lessons that teach such things as interacting
internet use by minors or adults need NOT be
overview. The internet is constantly changing, with others on social networking websites,
tracked.
and so are the laws associated with its use. For email, and chat rooms; hacking or unauthorized
more complete information on each of the laws, access by minors; protection of personal For teachers, this means that when using
please check the links provided or talk with the information; and cyberbullying awareness and internet tools in the classroom, use tools and
student privacy expert at your school. response. websites whose content is appropriate for

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minors, include internet safety and anti-bullying address, email or other online identifier, or • Maintaining confidentiality, security, and
lessons and expectations, and follow your photos, videos, or audio with a child’s image or integrity of the information collected
school’s Internet Protection Policy. voice, among other things.
• Retaining information only for as long as is
Learn More About CIPA: COPPA-compliant websites must clearly link to needed, deleting to prevent unauthorized
their online privacy policy and include: access or use when no longer needed
• FCC Consumer Guide to CIPA
• Name, address, telephone, email of all
In 2019, after Google and YouTube were sued
• Common Sense E-rate Toolkit for collecting operators of the website — or a
by the FTC for COPPA violations, YouTube
Administrators and Teachers contact person for parents after listing all
made two changes to its platform: (1) YouTube
operators
• FCC Administration of E-rate is through creators are now required to mark their videos
Universal Service Administrative Company • Description of collected information, if it is as “directed to children” if kids are the video’s
public, how that information is used, and intended audience. (2) YouTube Kids was
how it is disclosed launched. This new platform only offers content
COPPA that’s intended for kids and it gives parents the
• Procedures for parents to review or delete
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act the personal information and refuse further ability to restrict content for their children.
COPPA regulates what websites, online collection or use
One interesting thing to note about the YouTube
services, mobile apps, and extensions or plug-
COPPA compliance also requires: case is that the government is now including
ins can collect from children under the age of
the comment section of any website when
13. This includes sites for children and those for • Providing direct notice to parents and
deciding whether that site is complying with the
general audiences. Its purpose is to put parents obtaining verifiable parental consent
law. Users can inadvertently include personal
in control of what information is gathered about
their children. Sites or apps that allow users • Providing parental choice in use of child’s information in their comments, which can then
under age 13 must not collect any personal information, but prohibiting disclosure to be collected by the website. For this reason, the
information without verifiable parental consent. third parties (unless required service, which new YouTube Kids does not have a commenting
“Personal information” includes full name, must be made clear) feature for its videos.

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Schools, school districts, and teachers may contacts and privacy policies for the teacher Parent rights, briefly, include:
act as a parent’s agent and can consent to to read to verify compliance. Look for Terms of
• Inspection of student education records
such collection of information for educational Service (TOS) and Privacy Policies for each site
purposes to benefit the student and the school. or app. See this sample privacy statement from • Requesting corrections to records (or receive
The consent cannot be given for use of the Flip. a hearing)
information for commercial purposes. Such
Learn More About COPPA: • Giving permission for release of student
websites and apps must provide and comply
with the COPPA requirements. • COPPA Information from the FTC records

Best practice for schools is to develop • The FTC Updates to the COPPA FAQs Schools must protect the privacy of students,
Acceptable Use Policies for Internet Use to releasing records only with permission or
• COPPA 101 for Schools
educate parents, list the online services, and according to the exceptions. Schools may share,
obtain permission from parents. The online without consent, certain “directory” information
service assumes the school collects permission FERPA (name, address, phone number, date and
as the service’s verification when the school Family Educational Rights place of birth, etc.), but must allow adequate
accepts its COPPA-compliant terms. Schools and Privacy Act notification to parents of such information
should develop procedures for teachers to apply and the opportunity by families to request the
This federal law protects the privacy of student
for use of online services. Finally, acceptable information not be disclosed. This must be
education records. It applies to all schools
use policies and links to online services and done annually in a form of the school’s choice.
receiving funds from applicable programs of the
their policies should be listed on the school’s For a model notification form, click here.
U.S. Department of Education. Parents have
website. The school should provide the links certain rights, which transfer to students when
and obtain new permission signatures annually. Schools are also required to put their FERPA
the student reaches the age of 18.
information on their school website. Teachers
Teachers who sign students up as parental An educational record is one directly pertaining must be aware of student privacy guidelines
agents must verify that the sites and apps to a student in any form, including grades, class and of the school’s policies. When using
are COPPA- and FERPA-compliant; the site’s lists, report cards, transcripts, schedules, health websites and tools, students’ personally
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Learn More About FERPA: • Religious practices or beliefs

• Read the full regulation here • Income (except as required for eligibility) PRIVACY AND AGE LIMITS:
DIFFERENT FOR EVERY TOOL
• FERPA 101: A free online course Schools must develop and work with parents Every platform deals with student use
on policies that protect parental rights of in different ways. Always check Terms
notification, inspection, opting-out, disclosures, of Service and Privacy Policy pages for
PPRA or marketing instruments. The law also covers age restrictions, requirements for parent
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment certain physical exams. permission, and information about what
A federal law since 1978 for K-12 institutions, data is collected, how the company stores
Teachers must check any tool or website that
PPRA protects students from the collection of the data and what they plan on doing with
may be asking for personally identifiable
data about them or their families in surveys or the data. Here’s an example from Zoom.
information or any of the eight protected
evaluations that ask for information on any of You can find these statements at the very
areas. Even paper or audio-visual materials
the following areas, unless provided by the U.S. bottom of most websites; if not, do a quick
must not gather such information. Book clubs,
Department of Education: search for “privacy statement” on the
magazines, student recognition programs, and
site. And always check with your district’s
student fundraisers for school are some of the
• Political affiliations technology department for the process your
exceptions for gathering information for that
district uses to protect children online.
• Mental or psychological problems particular situation. Refer to guidelines for exact
exceptions.
• Sex behavior or attitudes
KNOW YOUR STATE LAWS
Learn More About PPRA:
• Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or This section only covers U.S. federal laws.
demeaning behavior • Summary of PPRA Requirements Many states have their own legislation to
• Appraisals of other individuals closely protect student data and privacy online,
related like SOPPA in Illinois, SOPIPA in California,
and New York’s Education Law 2-D. To learn
• Legally recognized privileged relationships about your state, visit this website.
(lawyers, ministers, doctors)

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Technology is amazing. Except when it isn’t.

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One of these ideas may help improve access at your school.

Other Troubleshooting Tips 51

A few other issues that may come up.

TROUBLESHOOT
WHAT TO DO WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
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STEP 1: GET CLEAR ON THE REASON. It’s essential to start with your learning
objectives. Before you even consider
Before you adopt a new tool, figure out why you technology, think about what you want students
want to use it. Some reasons are sound and will to know or be able to do by the time the lesson
lead to success: is over. Then consider how technology could
• The tool could solve a problem for you.

• It may boost learning for some kids.

Before you even consider
• It could save you time or stress.
technology, think about
• It may give you access to new skills, people,
or information. what you want students to
• know or be able to do by
How to Do Tech
It looks like fun. If the tool could engage
students and keep them learning, it’s worth
a try. the time the lesson is over.
Without Losing Then there are the not-so-good reasons:
Your Mind • You feel pressure to use the tool because help you reach those goals more effectively:
people keep talking about it. Can this tool help your students develop
Technology can be tricky even for the most
measurable, content-based skills in a way that’s
tech-savvy person, and if you don’t have a good • You feel like you should use some
plan, you might give up before you ever really more authentic, lasting, expedient, or engaging
technology; it might as well be this.
get started. These seven steps will give you a than the way you’d ordinarily do it? Or will it
framework for adding more technology to your • It looks fun. A time-consuming tech tool enable you to grow professionally in a way that
teaching practice without a lot of unnecessary with no connection to learning will take too would be much harder without it? Then it’s
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Any time you feel things are taking too long • Phone a friend. It’s not possible to know tools—an experienced user uses the tools right
or getting too frustrating, ask yourself whether everything, so get comfortable with asking on your screen and talks you through each step.
you’re still heading toward meeting those for help from colleagues, friends, and To find good ones, go to YouTube and search
learning goals. If you’re not, it’s time to change students. Don’t let the fear of looking with any of these phrases, (fill in the blank with
course. ignorant stop you. And if the person you ask the name of your tool):
seems bothered, then look for others who
are happy to share what they know. • How to use _____
STEP 2: GET IN THE RIGHT MINDSET.
Succeeding with tech requires a ton of flexibility • Let’s just try it. The only way a person gets • ______ for beginners
and patience. Most people who get good at it better at working with technology is by
trying stuff. They don’t wait for the full day • ______ tutorial
have a few mindsets in common, and if you can
adopt them yourself, you’ll be able to navigate of training. They sign up, log in, and get their
• Introduction to ______
the terrain of new technology more deftly. hands dirty.

• Things WILL go wrong. Expecting and If you get a lot of results, look for ones that have
STEP 3: START SMALL (AND LOW-
dealing with problems and setbacks, rather a lot of views and were made within the last
RISK). year. You may have to watch the first minute of
than getting thrown into a tizzy by them,
Small wins equal greater confidence, so start a video to figure out if it’s going to be helpful. If
makes it easier to persevere.
with a tool that’s easy. Some good options are it’s not, it might be best to move on; there are
• Reboot and undo. When something goes QR codes and YoTeach!. But before you start, probably better ones out there.
wrong, know that many problems can be read the next step.
solved by simply restarting a program or Many tools also have their own collection
a device. And before you let a big mistake STEP 4: FIND THE VIDEO TUTORIAL. of tutorials right on their website; just look
discourage you, look for the “undo” button: for a section called Support, Help, Learn, or
Ninety-five percent of what you can learn about
In many programs, there’s a way to reverse Knowledge Base.
technology is available in free video tutorials.
that terrible thing you just did. These videos teach you exactly how to use tech

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STEP 5: DO TEST RUNS. the first time. You’ll end up frustrated, way Tech implementation is an ongoing process,
behind schedule, and more convinced than ever and you shouldn’t feel you have to stick with
Even if you’re armed with the best instructions, that technology just isn’t worth the trouble. something forever just because you invested
things will still go wrong in class. To avoid time in learning it. If this tool isn’t really paying
watching a class period waste away while you off, consider these questions to figure out why:
STEP 6: PREPARE FOR SETBACKS.
and your students frown at screens, trying to
figure out why something isn’t working, do a The first few times you use a new tool, have • Are you using enough features to get the
few test runs before launching a new tool. some safety nets in place in case things don’t best from it? Do you or your students need
go according to plan. more training?
• Start with your own test. For student-facing
• Have your needs changed? Is the tool not
tools, set up a fake student account and go • If possible, prepare a paper version of the
what you thought it was?
back and forth between being the teacher activity, in case the tool doesn’t work or the
and being the student. This will help you internet goes out. • Compared with how you used to perform
understand how the tool functions from a this task, have you seen improvements with
student’s perspective. • If the whole lesson depends entirely on a this tool? If not, you might need more time
tool, have an alternate activity ready. with it OR it might be time to drop it.
• Try the tool on the devices students will
use. If your home computer is a PC, but • Have someone in your building (or a tech- Whatever you do, don’t give up. Even if you only
your school is Mac, get on a Mac and see savvy student) on call to assist you if add one or two tools, you’ll get a real sense of
how the tool works. If students will be using needed. satisfaction from it, a feeling of strength that
iPads, try it on an iPad. just might make you start seeing yourself as a
STEP 7: REFLECT AND RECALIBRATE. bit of a techie.
• Do another test run with a small group of
students; or, if you teach multiple classes, Once you’ve used the tool long enough to get
start off using the tool with just one class. semi-competent with it, where you’re past the
most frustrating part and you and your students
Whatever you do, don’t use regular class time, can get basic use from it, take a moment to
with the whole class, to try something out for reflect on whether it’s living up to its promise.

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While some schools have a device for every you haven’t done more than shake your head
student, others don’t even have reliable internet at your school’s lack of tech. You’re “just a
access, let alone enough devices for students to teacher.” You have no control over the school’s
use. budget. You can’t change the tax laws in your
community. But you may have more power
This issue has a name: It’s called digital equity.
than you realize.
Just like with books, science equipment,
extracurricular options, and healthy, fresh food Your administrators are doing the best they
in the cafeteria, technology is now another can with the knowledge and money they have,
resource that’s abundant in well-funded but technology is just one small piece of all the
schools and lacking in underfunded schools, stuff they’re responsible for. If you and a small
creating one more way some students will fall group of your colleagues committed yourselves
behind their peers. to improving your school’s tech infrastructure,
to identifying which changes would make the
When Your If you’re in a school where technology is in short
supply, and you believe your students are falling
biggest impact and figuring out how to fund
them, your administrator would be crazy to turn
School is Short behind because of it, one of the 11 ideas offered
here may help to improve access to tech in your
you down. It’s definitely worth a shot. A serious,
carefully planned shot.
on Tech school.
Which brings us to the second question: Will
TWO QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER having more technology automatically improve
This article was published in 2017, long before student learning at your school?
we had to scramble to get everyone connected Start by asking yourself these two questions:
for remote learning. With that said, some First, does a regular classroom teacher have The answer to this is definitely NO. Just
schools and homes still lack the technology the power to give students more access to boosting bandwidth or adding more devices will
that would help them operate well in today’s technology in a whole school? This may be not magically improve the education you offer.
world; therefore, these suggestions still apply. the thing that is holding you back, the reason You need a better plan than that.

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Start by getting very clear on the learning goals • Technology gives students tools to create school has, these work-arounds will help you
you’re hoping to achieve with more technology. original products and share them with make the most of what you do have.
What is the end goal? What will teachers and the world. Rather than simply doing
students be able to do with more tech that they tasks “for school,” they can pursue their 1. Create centers or stations where students
can’t do now? talents and passions and share their work take turns using single devices. These might be
in communities of real artists, writers, permanent centers that students can access at
Here are some important things technology can filmmakers, photographers, journalists, any time, or centers that are part of a specific
do to improve learning. Consider whether your scientists, historians, designers, and station-rotation model. You might have devices
plan embraces some or all of these: set to specific sites or programs or create a
engineers.
physical menu of options students can use
• Technology increases opportunities during their time at that center.
• If your plan for increased technology
for students to take ownership of their
doesn’t allow for much of this, you may
learning through self-paced models,
want to rethink things first. These standards • Even if your classroom only has a single
inquiry-driven projects, and authentic tasks computer, you can get a lot out of it by
for educators and students, put out by
that allow them to engage with content in setting up guidelines and routines to make
the International Society for Technology in
ways that reflect its use in the real world. sure students know how and when to use it.
Education (ISTE), would be a good place to
start when crafting a vision for your school. Also check out these resources:
• Technology allows teachers to assess
student learning more efficiently and
So let’s explore some of the creative ways • Blended Learning with Catlin Tucker:
effectively so that they can differentiate This seven-video series by McGraw-Hill
schools are addressing the digital divide. The
instruction and challenge every student Education provides an excellent overview
solutions are in three groups: work-arounds,
appropriately. of how to set up and run a blended learning
fundraising ideas, and off-campus solutions.
environment in your classroom. Tucker
• Technology provides students with more walks the viewer through specific stations
flexible options, so they can learn at school WORK-AROUNDS
so you can get an up-close look at what
and at home, developing habits that will These are the fastest to implement: Rather than students actually do at each one, along with
equip them to become lifelong learners. attempt to change the amount of tech your how tech is integrated into some of them,

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which will help you imagine how you might

do the same in your classroom.

• Spruce Up Your Centers with Technology:

This blog post and video by Tony Vincent
offers specific instructions for setting up
technology-driven centers, including which
programs and tools you can use to create
videos, provide instructions for stations, and
give students opportunities to be creative.

2. Implement a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

program that allows students to bring devices
from home for use in school. This can quickly The Learning Center at Big Walnut Middle School in Sunbury, OH
increase the number of devices in your school
without the need for any increased funding.
• BYOD Guidebook published by ClassLink Discovery Education offers free virtual field trips
If you choose this route, do it carefully: Without that only require one device.
a clear plan in place, a BYOD program can cause
3. Use minimum-tech tools that only require
lots of problems. Two resources that can help 4. Create a tech hub at your school where
the teacher to have a device:
are listed below. They include advice on getting most devices are kept in one central location.
buy-in from parents, creating an acceptable use Plickers allows teachers to scan responses that Students then go to the hub to use the devices,
policy, and making sure your school network students hold up on paper sheets; only one which ensures they are put to maximum use
can handle increased use by more devices. device required. and rarely ever sit idle.

• 9 Best Practices for Getting Started with Gradient lets teachers create paper answer Check out this story about the Learning Center
BYOD published by Edmentum sheets that can be scanned with a single device. at Big Walnut Middle School. What was once an

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underutilized library turned into an essential, OFF-CAMPUS SOLUTIONS from these buses can reach a surrounding
active part of the school once tech resources neighborhood, which has enabled more families
were centralized and a system was created for When technology is limited at school, it is often to get internet access over the past few years.
teachers to send students there to work on limited at home as well, which can put students
specific tasks. at a further disadvantage. When addressing 10. Summer device check-out programs allow
digital inequities in your school, think beyond students without devices to check out school-
the boundaries of your campus. owned devices and continue their access over
FUNDRAISING IDEAS the summer months. Read about how this
5. Raise funds through crowdfunding Kansas school district did it.
sites like DonorsChoose. With this approach,
teachers often target specific hardware that 11. Build community connectivity. Districts
they’d like for their classroom, such as a can work toward setting up Wi-Fi kiosks in
collection of Chromebooks. See more examples local neighborhoods. Organizations
of successfully funded projects here. like EveryoneOn work to get low-cost internet,
8. Portable Wi-Fi hotspots can be checked refurbished devices, and computer literacy
6. Partner with local businesses and training to unconnected families. If you pool
out by students, giving them internet access
organizations to raise funds and provide better resources from everywhere in your community,
in homes that otherwise wouldn’t have
access. This Cincinnati high school partnered like this North Carolina town did, you’ll not only
any. Kajeet offers the SmartSpot, which can
with the local phone company to get devices build greater capacity for student learning; you’ll
be filtered so that students can only access
and tutoring for students. create more opportunity for everyone.
educational content. This Wisconsin high
school used Kajeet to provide at-home internet
7. Apply for grants. This is one of the more
to students, and a growing number of public
difficult ways to go about raising funds, but if
libraries are checking them out to community
you learn how to do it, it can be a great source.
members.
• This guide from Education World offers
good advice for successful grant writing. 9. Wi-Fi enabled school buses, which Kajeet
also offers, allow students to get work done on
• Check out this list of government grants. the ride to and from school. The Wi-Fi signal

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My students plagiarize and borrow images from and puts them into a list without closing them.
the internet. How can I teach them to respect Another option is to group tabs: Right click on
the intellectual property of others? any open tab in Chrome and choose Add Tab
Some students who do this honestly don’t to New Group. Name your tab group and drag
know better. If we explicitly teach them ethical coordinating tabs into groups. It is so cool.
practices, more of them are more likely to do
the right thing. These two articles can help: YouTube is no longer working like it did!
Students can no longer view many of the videos
Other •
•
Teaching Students to Avoid Plagiarism we use, and the students’ YouTube channels are
all locked up. What’s going on?
Troubleshooting Teaching Students to Legally Use Images
Online In September 2021, Google tightened its

Tips Sometimes when I open a link someone shares

to a Google Doc, I can’t find it in my school
security to better protect users under 18 from
objectionable content. This made some big
changes to their access to YouTube through
Technology is rarely trouble-free. In this section, Drive, but it’s in my personal one instead. What
Google Workspace for Education accounts.
we’ll look at some common problems with happened?
Fortunately, schools can manually change these
managing tech in the classroom.
You were logged into your personal account settings for their users. This article outlines
when you clicked the link. To avoid this, try the changes and explains how your school can
Sometimes I go to a website and it appears to setting up different Chrome profiles and adjust its settings. (By the way, this change also
be down. I can’t tell if it’s gone forever or just switching between them. Learn how here. took away access to Blogger, so if your students
temporarily broken. were using that for blogging, you’ll have to find
There are websites that are designed specifically I have so many tabs open! How can I get them a different tool. Edublogs is a good option.)
for this issue. Just type the URL into Is it down under control? Keep in mind that YouTube Kids is still available
or Down for Everyone or Just Me to see if the If you’re using Google Chrome, try the OneTab to everyone, offering only videos made for kids
problem is everywhere or just on your computer. extension, which gathers all your open tabs and giving parents more control over content.

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I get that cell phones and other devices can How can I choose the right tech tools if I don’t I can’t get to the next line in Google Sheets; it
have instructional value in class, but they cause have time to research them? just keeps going down into the next cell!
so many problems in mine! How can I keep my Consider turning this into an independent
students focused? First, make sure you are clicked in the cell.
project for tech-savvy students. Give them your
Mac users: Hold down the Control key and press
This is a problem so many teachers deal with, parameters (what the tool should be able to do,
Enter. Windows and Chromebook users: Hold
and there are lots of great ideas for solving it. price, compatibility with your school’s hardware),
the ALT key and press Enter.
These articles offer thoughtful suggestions: then have students present you with the three
best options. This task engages higher-order
Sometimes I think I might be wasting my time
• A Cell Phone Policy that Actually Works! thinking skills, including analysis (choosing
trying out lots of new tools. How do I make
the tools), presentation (informing you of their
• 3 Tips for Managing Phone Use in Class sure I’m using tech thoughtfully, focusing on
choices), and argument (convincing you that
learning and not using tech just for tech’s sake?
• Creating a Cellphone Policy that Works for their choice is the best).
Our online course, JumpStart shows teachers
Everyone
Our issue is money. All these tools sound great, how to focus on the learning process first, then
but our district just can’t afford them. apply tools to enhance that learning.
The Wi-Fi in our school is unreliable. How can I
plan internet-dependent lessons? See our section on what to do when your school
If you have a smartphone, you can use it as a is short on tech for ideas that can help with this.
Wi-Fi hotspot. Although some phone plans
restrict this and tethering can drain your battery It is so annoying to get all those email
and data plan, it is an option for short-term use. responses when people hit “reply all” instead of
To learn more, read this article. “reply.” How do I avoid doing that to people?
All email platforms have the option to default to
You also might want to check out Kajeet, which “reply” or “reply all.” Look in your email settings
provides portable Wi-Fi hotspots to schools. under default reply settings.

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THE TOOLS
A D I P T
Animated GIFs Digital Literacy Images & Icons Parent Engagement Teacher Professional
Infographics Photo Editing Development
Art & Graphic Design Digital Portfolios
Interactive Lessons Physical Education
Artificial Intelligence Drama & Theater Arts V
Interactive Posters Podcasting
Assessment
E Presentation
Video: Animation
& Production
Audience Response
& Backchannels Early Learners
K Productivity & Planning Video Conferencing
Keyboarding
B F Q Video: Live Streaming

Blogging & Feedback L QR Codes

& Short Form

Language Study Video: Screencasting

Website Building Financial Literacy
Book Publishing Flashcard Creators
Learning Management R Virtual & Augmented
Systems Reality
Research
Flipped & Blended Learning
C Literacy Vocabulary Builders
Fundraising & S
Career Exploration Payment Processing M Science
W
Classroom Management
Makerspaces Writing
Cloud Storage
G Social & Emotional Learning
Math
Games Social Justice
Collaboration & Media & News Literacy & Anti-Racism
Project Management Global Learning
Mind Mapping Social Media
Comic Strip Creators
H Music
Speaking & Discussion
Content Libraries
History & Social Studies
Curation N Special Ed/UDL
Spreadsheets
Notetaking
Survey Tools
Menu Introduction The Tips The Tools The Terms References Index Animated
The Tools
GIFs

GIF-MAKING TOOLS

Brush Ninja GIPHY Tall Tweets

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Ezgif Imgflip Visme

[Link] [Link]/gif-maker [Link]/gif-maker

[Link] No Video Kapwing

[Link] [Link]/gif-maker

Animated
GIFs
You’ve seen them on social media: those super- do that. But why would you want to make • Add humor and novelty to a lesson
fast videos that are little more than a person one? What is the educational value of these
• Challenge students to tell a very short story
making a facial expression or an animation that animations? Here are a few ideas:
using an animated GIF
takes just a few seconds. These are animated • Show the steps of a math problem
GIFs. GIF stands for graphics interchange • Demonstrate art procedures
format; an animated GIF is a set of images • Demonstrate steps for technology use with
a series of animated GIFs embedded on a • Use GIFs as writing or discussion prompts
coded to display in a specific order, giving the
appearance of movement. website
• Use GIFs as an aid in vocabulary instruction,
• Illustrate physics concepts to enhance the definition of a word
While you may have shared animated GIFs
yourself, you may not have ever made one. • Demonstrate movement patterns for
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Menu Introduction The Tips The Tools The Terms References Index Art & GraphicThe
Design
Tools

Adobe Tools | Assembly | Canva | Fresh Paint | Google Art Tools | Krita | MediBang Paint | Paper | Procreate | Sketchbook | Sketchpad

This section is not a comprehensive guide to all (Instagram is a treasure trove of ideas)
the digital art tools available: There are SO many like #arteducation, #artteacher, #arted,
apps that make art, so consider this a sampling #artteachersofinstagram.
of what’s out there. Also, we have not included
• Lean on inspiration from art teachers like
more than a quick mention of sites that offer art
Tricia Fuglestad, The Arty Teacher, Art with
Art & Graphic instruction — there are way too many fantastic
YouTube channels and websites to even begin
Mrs. Nguyen, or Davis’ Curator’s Corner to
name a few of MANY.
Design trying to sort through them. So for now we’re
just sticking to tools that help us create art. • Explore websites like Doodles Academy,
which offers a comprehensive art curriculum
The tools in this section may be used by art Be sure to check out the other sections in and contests!
teachers or by teachers whose students need to this guide that would be outstanding for art
create art as part of other projects. As students instruction: blogging and digital portfolios
use more digital tools to demonstrate learning, offer platforms to showcase student art, and
they’ll need art to make those products come to photo editing tools help photographers and
life: Presentations, videos, books, and podcasts students showcase art through photography,
JUST FOR FUN: ART MEETS AI
all need cover art, and social media posts rely like sculptors. For art history, check out the
on visuals to complement written text. resources at Google Arts & Culture, featured in Quick, Draw! is Google’s experiment with art
our History & Social Studies section. and artificial intelligence (AI). By doodling
Paint, paper, clay, pencils, and canvases are pictures on demand, you’re teaching the
still very much in use, and technology hasn’t DISCOVER ART IDEAS site how to recognize hand-drawn images.
changed that, but it has tweaked it some. Digital
Walk into an art teacher’s classroom and you With AutoDraw, you start drawing, and the
tools offer an incredible range of “materials”
might wonder “Where did they get that idea?” platform guesses what you’re trying to draw,
that don’t require space, are safe from wear
Here are a few places to discover the magic: offering you a library of clip art to choose
and tear, and give us and our students greater
capacity to express ourselves and share our • Join Facebook groups, search for podcasts, from.
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Adobe Tools | Assembly | Canva | Fresh Paint | Google Art Tools | Krita | MediBang Paint | Paper | Procreate | Sketchbook | Sketchpad

Adobe Express
[Link]/express
ADOBE TOOLS This graphic design app is similar to Canva,
Adobe has a huge collection of excellent offering a library of templates, fonts, and stock
tools for drawing, video editing, web design, images to help you create stunning visuals. LIKE PINTEREST FOR ART
and more. These include Illustrator, their
Built to help creators organize and share
industry-leading illustration and graphic
ideas, Designspiration lets you create
design software, and the photo editor
and curate digital mood/vision boards.
Photoshop, which many artists use right
You can search for design inspiration and
along with Illustrator. These premium
follow collections from around the world.
products are only available by paying
Upgrade to the pro version to use the visual
monthly for individual tools or a Creative
Cloud subscription, which gives you access bookmarking tool which allows you to save
to Adobe’s full suite. Fortunately, you can creative ideas, inspiration, colors, links, notes
get a taste of what Adobe has to offer Adobe Fresco and screenshots from the web.
[Link]/products/[Link]
through a few free apps; the two tools at
right are the free (or free to start) apps for This drawing and painting app was built for
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Adobe Tools | Assembly | Canva | Fresh Paint | Google Art Tools | Krita | MediBang Paint | Paper | Procreate | Sketchbook | Sketchpad

Assembly Canva Fresh Paint

[Link]/assembly [Link] [Link]/p/fresh-paint/9wzdncrfjb13
This free graphic design app, loaded with This graphic design site offers hundreds of This drawing tool for Windows-based devices is
fun design tools, is currently available for iOS templates and start-from-scratch design. great for artists of any age; it’s a good choice for
devices only. younger users. Newest update: 3D models!
Similar: Desygner

GOOGLE ART TOOLS

Google offers all kinds of ways you can create • Arts & Culture Experiments offers
with their tools: fascinating interactive activities like
• Google Drawings is a drawing tool, part Puzzle Party and Art Coloring Book.
of Google Workspace. You can even draw • Learn how to make pixel art in Google
from inside a Google Doc or Slides file. Sheets in this article by Alice Keeler.
• Google Chrome Canvas is a free drawing • Shapegrams is Tony Vincent’s collection
tool built right into the Chrome browser; of mini-projects to teach you how to use
it auto-saves drawings into Drive. Google Drawings.

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Krita MediBang Paint Paper

[Link] [Link]/en [Link]/paper
This site was made by artists for artists, offering This free drawing and painting app has special This iOS app, formerly known as Paper 53, is a
everything you need to create online for free. tools for drawing Manga art. popular sketching tool.

Similar: Inkscape Similar: Clip Studio Paint Similar: ArtRage (Android)

Procreate Sketchbook Sketchpad

[Link]/ipad [Link] [Link]/sketchpad
Although this iPad app is not free, it does This free drawing tool (still referred to as Sketchpad is a free, simple, versatile, web-
offer incredible features and its newest update Autodesk Sketchbook by some) is available for based illustration tool. It’s great for beginners
supports remarkable 3D drawing. iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac. and artists on a budget.

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The Tools

AI4All | ChatGPT | MIT App Inventor | ReadyAI | Teachable Machine

up in this space in recent years; as more tools

emerge, this section is likely to expand.
TRY THIS!
Before we look at the tools, let’s define AI and
If you want to dip your toe into the pool
explore how it can impact our work in education.
of AI, explore one of these fun AI-inspired
experiences — no experience necessary.
WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
• Try your hand at conducting an
Artificial According to Brittanica, artificial intelligence is
“the ability of a digital computer or computer-
orchestra using Google’s Semi-
Conductor.
Intelligence controlled robot to perform tasks commonly
associated with intelligent beings.” AI pioneer • Create an original piece of art using
Deep Dream Generator by combining
John McCarthy defines it as “the science and
Alexa, how many ounces in a cup? engineering of creating computer programs that your thoughts with inspiration from
can imitate human intelligence.” Put even more famous artists, or upload your art
Hey Siri, set a timer for 30 minutes.
simply, AI is a computer learning to think or act and let AI do the rest.
Google, how do you say “How can I help you” in like a human being. • Prepare for a quiz by creating a
Spanish? blueprint for Alexa to quiz you using
In an effort to bring structure to how educators
Most people interact with some form of artificial flashcards or asking questions.
approach AI, the organization AI4K12 has
intelligence every day, from the time they first developed a set of guidelines built around what • Create your own chatbot by coding
wake up and use FaceID to unlock their phone they call the Five Big Ideas in AI: a character to respond to prompts
to all the times they use the backup camera in using Scratch platform.
their car. Without truly knowing what happens 1. Perception: The idea the computers perceive
the world using sensors. • See how quickly a computer can
behind the scenes, we make a request and trust
guess what you’re drawing on the
the answer provided by artificial intelligence 2. Representation & Reasoning: In AI, computers platform Quick, Draw!
because AI is all around us. The tools featured in build representations or models of objects in
this section are just a sample of what has shown the world and use those models for reasoning.

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AI4All | ChatGPT | MIT App Inventor | ReadyAI | Teachable Machine

3. Learning: Computers can learn from data Productivity: The Respondable tool in
and therefore improve over time. Boomerang can help you compose emails
more efficiently.
4. Natural Interaction: Ideally, AI will interact
with humans the way humans do. Special Ed: The Empowered Brain goggles from
Brain Power help students with autism to better
5. Societal Impact: AI can impact society in
learn social cues, and Creatability helps people
positive and negative ways.
with special needs create art and music.

HOW AI CAN SUPPORT LEARNING IN Writing: Grammarly, Hemingway Editor, and

SCHOOL Wordtune all use AI to improve your writing.
There is no content that can’t benefit from a
Find more ideas in these guides for hands-on
little AI. It can give a basic lesson an instant
AI projects from ISTE and General Motors.
upgrade of engagement. Here are a few The 5 Big Ideas of AI from AI4K12
examples:

Art: Choose from one of the many artistic AI History/Social Studies: Research and discuss
WHERE TO LEARN MORE
activities using [Link] to create or remix a historical figure or event as a part of this
your favorite beats and sounds. deepfake AI lesson from MIT App Inventor. AI4K12
DAILy Curriculum from MIT
Assessment: Use Quillionz to generate Language: Use Microsoft Translator to
multiple-choice questions. automatically translate your spoken IBM Webinars on AI
presentation into one of many languages.
Computer Science: Integrate AI with Computer ISTE AI Explorations Course
Science standards using this Exploring CS Literacy: Amira Learning and Readlee use AI to Learn AI with Google
Artificial Intelligence Unit from ECS. assess students’ reading skills.

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AI4All ChatGPT MIT App Inventor

[Link]/resources [Link] [Link]/explore/ai-with-mit-
app-inventor
Click and teach an AI lesson directly from this This jaw-dropping tool uses machine learning
website. The entire lesson is added to your to compose just about any piece of writing you This site (also in our coding section) is not only
Google Drive and they align with the major tell it to. Watch the video to see it in action! for AI but has many lessons to create apps that
curriculum standards. use AI. They offer tutorials and cross-curricular
lessons to integrate AI in various ways.

THE ETHICS OF CHATGPT

Should AI be allowed to respond to
an AP exam prompt or scholarship
essay? ChatGPT (above) has provoked
extreme reactions from educators and
businesses like Google due to the ethical
ReadyAI Teachable Machine implications of using it.
[Link] [Link] This article suggests ways teachers can
ReadyAI provides courses, books, and summer Upload images, sounds, or movement to train work with ChatGPT to help students
camps for teaching AI to grades K-12. your computer to tell the difference between become better writers and discusses
what it sees and hears. potential ethical problems with the tool.
Similar: IBM SkillsBuild

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The Tools

Classtime | Doctopus & Goobric | Edulastic | Formative | Google Forms | Gradient | Kiddom | Plickers | Ziplet

similar function. To help you sort through them,

we’ve put them into broad categories below,
NEED A RUBRIC?
based on their strongest capabilities:
Quick Rubric, a really nice rubric creator,
Multiple Choice & Forced-Answer Tests makes rubric building fast and visually
Google Forms appealing.
Gradient (formerly GradeCam)
Plickers
Assessment Real-Time Formative Assessment
WRITE BETTER QUESTIONS
Quillionz uses artificial intelligence (AI)
Measuring student understanding is essential Classtime to help you write better test questions.
for good instruction. If you can figure out exactly Edulastic Upload or paste your content into the
which students “get it” and which ones don’t, or Formative platform, choose key words, then wait as
which parts of your content are clear and which Ziplet Quillionz generates multiple choice, short
parts aren’t, you can fine-tune your teaching answer, and basic recall questions you
Rubric Management can choose from.
and differentiate instruction.
Doctopus & Goobric
Most teachers have a range of methods for
assessing student learning, many of which are Tracking Progress Over Time ASSESS THE WHOLE CLASS
not digital. But in recent years, some pretty Kiddom Some of the audience response tools in
incredible tools have come along to make the the following section allow you to check
In last year’s guide, we featured a few tools that the understanding of a whole class at
process more thorough and efficient.
are made specifically for reading assessment. once.
What you’ll find here are nine assessment tools, Those have now been moved to our brand-new
along with links to other tools that perform a Literacy section.

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Classtime | Doctopus & Goobric | Edulastic | Formative | Google Forms | Gradient | Kiddom | Plickers | Ziplet

Classtime Doctopus & Goobric Edulastic

[Link] See below for links. [Link]

With a database of more than 50,000 Doctopus, an add-on for Google Sheets, This site offers a massive bank of standards-
questions, Classtime provides an at-your- helps teachers manage documents more aligned questions teachers can pull from to
fingertips tool for real-time assessment. easily. Goobric, a Chrome extension, works create formative assessments. As students
Questions are curriculum-aligned and make with Doctopus to integrate rubrics into the take the assessment, teachers get the results in
for an engaging assessment. Teachers can use assessment process, allowing teachers to more real time, allowing them to make instructional
pre-created sets or create their own, and deploy quickly use rubrics to assess student work and decisions right away. Edulastic even has an
them to students on any internet-connected add their own written and voice comments. option, similar to Gradient, where teachers can
device. Classtime auto-scores student work Many who use this combination say it works give a paper-based test and scan the answer
and provides data instantly. best inside Google Classroom. Both tools are sheet with a smartphone.
free for Google Workspace users.

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Classtime | Doctopus & Goobric | Edulastic | Formative | Google Forms | Gradient | Kiddom | Plickers | Ziplet

Formative Google Forms Gradient

[Link] [Link]/forms/about [Link]

With this tool, teachers can see multiple Although Google Forms was originally designed The new name for GradeCam’s primary
responses to an assessment in real time (the for surveys, you can also use it to create offering, this tool does what Scantron does, but
image above shows five students’ responses). quizzes. Quiz items come in multiple choice, without the need for any special equipment:
This includes open-ended and hand-drawn checkboxes, linear scales, grids, short answer, Students take quizzes on printable response
responses. You can create your own quizzes or long answer form. When students take the sheets, then the teacher scans the sheets with
inside the platform, upload your own file, or quiz, Forms will automatically grade every a webcam, smartphone, or document camera,
use something from Formative’s library of response that has a correct answer identified. and the scores automatically appear on the
assessments created by other educators. If you assign essay questions or open-ended teacher dashboard. From there, scores can then
questions, you can grade those manually after be imported into most electronic gradebooks.
Similar: Classkick, Pear Deck the auto-grading is done.
Similar: Quick Key, ZipGrade
Similar: Microsoft Forms

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Classtime | Doctopus & Goobric | Edulastic | Formative | Google Forms | Gradient | Kiddom | Plickers | Ziplet

Kiddom Plickers Ziplet

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Kiddom allows you to track student A smart solution for schools that are short on This platform makes it so simple for teachers
assignments along with the standards they technology, Plickers is an app you put on a to create quick exit tickets or formative
assess for, then access a range of data reports handheld device. Using an assessment that assessments on the fly. Students don’t
that tell you who’s mastered the standards you pre-load, students respond by holding up even need their own account—they join
and who needs more help. Their library of their own unique paper card one of four ways the assessment with a pin code, enter their
standards-aligned lessons, including full- to indicate a response of A, B, C, or D. Next, name, and go! In addition to content-specific
course digital curricula, makes it easy to meet you scan the room with your device, reading all assessment, Ziplet is great for getting a feel of
curricular goals and differentiate instruction. student responses in a few seconds. Plickers the class climate, checking in on SEL needs,
Teachers can collaborate and co-plan right on will then give you a results report that can and more.
the platform. inform your next instructional steps.

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Menu Introduction The Tips The Tools The Terms References Index Audience Response & Backchannels
The Tools

AnswerGarden | Poll Everywhere | Slido | Wooclap | YoTeach!

The tools in this section change that dynamic questions while watching a video or during
by giving audience members the ability to a period of quiet independent work in your
participate more actively and engage with the classroom.
lecturer without interrupting the presentation.
Many of us had our first backchannel experience
Most of these tools are controlled primarily by on a site called TodaysMeet, but they shut down
the presenter: The speaker creates a poll or asks in 2018. Since then, YoTeach! has proven to offer
a question, the audience responds through their the most similar experience.
own devices, and the results are displayed on
the presenter’s screen for everyone in the room
to see. These tools provide an excellent vehicle
AUDIENCE RESPONSE IN
Audience for real-time feedback, brainstorming, and
formative assessment. GOOGLE SLIDES

Response & One of the tools in this section, YoTeach!,

serves more as a backchannel — like a “chat
If you’re a Google Slides user, you can
easily add audience participation by
using the Q&A feature that’s built into
Backchannels room” participants can enter to have an
ongoing conversation during another event
Slides. Simply show your audience
members the unique link assigned to
For many educators, at least part of the job or presentation. These can be useful when your session, then view and respond
includes lecturing to an audience, whether the presenter wants the audience to be able to written questions as they come in.
in a classroom, an auditorium, or via to interact with one another, but doesn’t Questions can also be upvoted by other
videoconferencing. And one big drawback of necessarily plan to take questions or poll the audience members, allowing you to
lectures is the fact that the communication is audience. Backchannels can also be used respond to the most popular questions.
one-way by default. to allow students to silently ask each other

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AnswerGarden | Poll Everywhere | Slido | Wooclap | YoTeach!

AnswerGarden Poll Everywhere Slido

[Link] [Link] [Link]

With this free tool, you ask your audience a The first company to offer an alternative to With Slido, the audience can submit questions
question that can be answered with a single clickers, Poll Everywhere started as a service through a regular web browser using a unique
word or short phrase, they respond through that allowed students to respond to a poll event code. The questions that appear on
a web link, QR code, or AnswerGarden’s iOS via text message. Now students can also the presenter’s screen can be upvoted by
app, and their answers begin to populate on a respond through a web browser or through other participants, moving the most popular
display screen in a word cloud. The words that Poll Everywhere’s mobile app. Polls include questions to the top. Once a question has been
are submitted most often will appear as the multiple choice, ranking polls, clickable image answered, the presenter can remove it from the
largest in the cloud. This is a handy tool to use polls, and questions that include LaTeX syntax queue. Slido also offers audience polling with
if you want to brainstorm with a group. and alphabets from world languages. multiple choice and word cloud options.

Similar: Mentimeter, Top Hat

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AnswerGarden | Poll Everywhere | Slido | Wooclap | YoTeach!

MORE BACKCHANNEL OPTIONS

IN THIS GUIDE
Many teachers leverage Google Classroom
as an alternative backchannel. Being a
part of the Google ecosystem makes it
simple for teachers to use. Additionally,
Padlet can be used as a backchannel as
well.
Wooclap YoTeach!
[Link] [Link]
REMOTE POLLING
Designed for higher education and business With this tool — which saved the day after Both Zoom and Google Meet have built-
use, but perfectly suited for middle school TodaysMeet closed — you can quickly set up in polling features that can be used before
and up, this platform equips presenters an online chat “room,” making it password- and during webinars or remote meetings.
with a huge range of options for audience protected or public. Have students enter with
engagement: multiple-choice, rating, ranking, their own devices by going to the room’s URL,
and poll questions, items that ask them to or create a QR code that will send them straight
pick a spot on an image, word clouds, even there. Once inside, students can comment,
open-ended questions. Participants respond upload photos, or use the pen feature to draw
through smartphones, tablets, or computers, or write by hand.
and results appear instantly on the presenter’s
screen.

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Menu Introduction The Tips The Tools The Terms References Index Blogging & Website The
Building
Tools

Blogger | Edublogs | Tumblr | Weebly | Wix | WordPress

template that sets the colors, fonts, and visual

arrangement of the site), and create content for LEARN MORE ABOUT
the site’s pages. With many of these tools, these BLOGGING
basic functions can be done for free. This makes IN JUMPSTART
them perfect for educational use. If a user wants
Blogging to take her blog or website up to another level,
where she could actually make money from it
Blogging is one of the 10 modules we study
in JumpStart, our online technology course
& Website and do more customization, most of these tools
have paid options to meet those goals.
for teachers. Learn about the course here.

Building TEACHER USES STUDENT USES

The term blog stands for weblog — literally, •
• Keep a classroom blog to inform students Document learning and progress in an
a log or diary that is maintained online. It is independent project (see genius hour).
and parents about activities, homework,
dynamic — changing on a regular basis — with
and upcoming projects or trips.
new posts being added all the time. • Form a collaborative blog with other
• Narrow your focus and create a blog or students as part of a group project; the blog
By contrast, websites don’t usually change as could be the project’s final assessment.
website that explores your content in–depth.
much. They may be more static, like a site for
a dentist’s office, which might only contain a • Start a personal blog for a wider audience. • Create a blog for a wider audience, such as
few pages of information that basically stay the Write about your teaching experiences or a blog on a particular hobby or interest, like
same. Many sites are a kind of hybrid, consisting explore a separate interest. If the topic is Baseball with Matt.
of a set of static pages and others that change school-appropriate, share it with students.
(like a news feed or company blog). • Use the blog as a springboard for an
• Create a student-run class blog, where entrepreneurial project, such as selling
The tools in this section allow users to create a students take turns writing posts. Topics T-shirts or video courses.
blog or website for any purpose without a lot of could be practical, such as “What we did in
technical knowledge. Users can choose a name class today,” or in-depth, such as reflections • Read A Few Creative Ways to Use Student
and a URL for their site, select a theme (the on content topics or current events, or links. Blogs for more ideas.

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Blogger | Edublogs | Tumblr | Weebly | Wix | WordPress

Blogger Edublogs Tumblr

[Link] [Link] [Link]

The designs on Google’s free blogging tool Edublogs provides everything you need to Tumblr is considered a microblogging site,
are somewhat limited, but it offers some set up and maintain a class set of blogs. The where people “blog” with very small posts, but
advantages. One is that users can earn money teacher has complete control over all the there is no limit to how long a post can be. A
through Google’s AdSense ad program; this is content in student blogs. You can set things Tumblr post can consist of regular text, a photo,
useful if a creator is blogging as a way to earn up so that you approve all student posts and a nicely styled quote, a video, or an audio clip.
income. Another advantage is the reliability comments before they are ever seen publicly; When others see your posts, they can “like”
of being backed by Google. Note: As of this makes Edublogs a great place to learn and them or reblog them on their own Tumblr
September 2021, Blogger is no longer available practice blogging. pages. Not recommended for school use as it
for users under age 18. Learn more here. is too easy to stumble on adult content.
Similar: Fanschool (formerly Kidblog)
Similar: Google Sites

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Blogger | Edublogs | Tumblr | Weebly | Wix | WordPress

Weebly Wix WordPress

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Weebly is one good option for creating a Wix is another good choice for quickly creating Best for people who want a lot of control over
great-looking website with very little technical a fresh, modern website without a lot of hassle. how their site looks and operates and do not
knowledge. They have a big library of beautiful Like Weebly, Wix offers drag-and-drop design, mind a steeper learning curve, WordPress is
templates to choose from, their drag-and- plus a library of free high-quality images and widely regarded as being one of the premier
drop design tool is easier to learn than on video backgrounds users can add to their sites. website-building platforms. It is more
many other site builders, and their free plan It will provide instant gratification to beginners challenging to learn than the other platforms,
allows you to create a blog or website without who want to quickly experience the power but if you or your students have plans to take
spending a dime. Weebly ended support for its of starting their own site without getting too blogging seriously, you may eventually find
education program in 2022, so if you want to technical or making major changes. yourself moving to a WordPress site, so you
manage student blogs, Edublogs is a good bet. may want to start now.

Similar: Squarespace is popular, but it may be

more difficult and expensive than most For bloggers who want to charge a monthly
subscription for their posts, learn about
Substack in our Wonderings section.

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Menu Introduction The Tips The Tools The Terms References Index Book Publishing
The Tools

Blurb | Book Creator | Flipsnack | Lulu | Ourboox | Storybird | WriteReader

writers to sell their own physical books through • Students or teachers can publish and sell
online retailers like Amazon. books through a service like Lulu. Learning
how to do this takes time, but those who
Print and digital books for personal use (like aspire to become professional writers are
Blurb). These tools help users create and then likely to find the process exhilarating.
purchase their own books in paperback or
hardcover. Users can work from templates • Using tools like Book Creator or Flipsnack,
Book or build their own. Artwork for these types of
platforms is usually uploaded by the user.
produce a digital book as the final product
for a research project or other independent
Publishing Digital storytelling platforms (like Book Creator,
project. These can range from the
exploration of a science or social studies
Technology has made it easier than ever to Flipsnack, Ourboox, Storybird, and WriteReader) topic, to journalism on a current event, to
publish your own book without the need for where users create digital books, viewable only an art or photography portfolio.
a traditional publisher. As more educators online. On some, artwork is supplied by the
embrace authentic learning, self-publishing platform, and on others, users upload their
offers unprecedented opportunities for own. Some platforms even allow the addition of
students to get their ideas in front of real- audio, video, and hyperlinks to the book.
world audiences. MAKE EASY PDF BOOKS WITH
CLASSROOM USES POWERPOINT OR GOOGLE
This section looks at tools that take three
SLIDES
different approaches to self-publishing: • Create an online library of student stories
with tools like Storybird, where students can If you and your students want to create
Print and e-books meant for publication and comment on each other’s work. simple PDF books, you can do it easily
distribution (like Lulu). These cater to writers with PowerPoint or Google Slides. Learn
who want to sell their books to the general • Use a tool like Blurb to publish a class
more in Student-Made E-Books: A
public. These services include support for writing or art anthology, a gallery of science
Beautiful Way to Demonstrate Learning.
formatting books for e-readers and setting up fair projects, or a yearbook of club or team
a print-on-demand arrangement, which allows memories to use as keepsakes.

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Blurb | Book Creator | Flipsnack | Lulu | Ourboox | Storybird | WriteReader

Blurb Book Creator Flipsnack

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This site helps you create photo books with This flexible tool allows students of any age Take any existing PDF and turn it into a
text, using templates for a variety of book to create e-books. These books can contain gorgeous digital flipbook, interactive newsletter,
types: cookbooks, children’s books, portfolios, photos, text, audio and video files, hand-drawn or page-turning magazine to share with
memoirs, magazines, and more. Books can images, even embedded content like Google students, families, and the community. With
be kept in digital form or purchased as a Maps. Finished books can be shared through Flipsnack’s classroom plan, you can assign
paperback, a hardcover book, a magazine, or an a link, downloaded as an EPUB, or even sold templates to students to customize and
e-book. Printed books are not cheap; save this through iBooks and Google Play. Teachers can submit to you. Add interactive elements, GIFs,
for something special. create classroom libraries, and the site has tons videos, or HTML5 code and share it using social
of resources and ideas for classroom use. media, email, or a website. No experience
Similar: Chatbooks, Mixbook, Shutterfly, needed to publish a professional looking
Snapfish flipbook.

Similar: Issuu

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Blurb | Book Creator | Flipsnack | Lulu | Ourboox | Storybird | WriteReader

Lulu Ourboox Storybird

[Link] [Link] [Link]

For writers who want real publication, print- Ourboox is similar to Book Creator, but Although this site is no longer free, it may
on-demand sites like Lulu are growing in much simpler. It has one thing that sets itself be worth the price. Users begin by browsing
popularity. Authors upload manuscripts, then apart from all other online book platforms: through a gallery of professional artwork until
sell print and e-books through markets like languages. Books on Ourboox can be they find an inspiring image, and then they
Amazon. Authors are not charged a fee to published in right to left format, which supports write a story or poem to accompany the image.
publish: When a book sells, Lulu earns back languages like Arabic and Hebrew. You can They can choose a collection of images and
the cost of production plus a percentage of the also upload a PDF to have it published in book build a picture book around it. The site also
profit, and the author keeps the rest. format on their site. offers excellent resources for teachers, like
writing lessons and private class settings.
Similar: Amazon KDP, Smashwords Similar: Scribblitt
Similar: JamBios

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Blurb | Book Creator | Flipsnack | Lulu | Ourboox | Storybird | WriteReader

10 TECH DEVICES
THAT WILL LEVEL UP YOUR CLASSROOM

This guide mostly covers software, the stuff that works inside devices. But what about gadgets?
While we don’t want to get into recommending the bigger, school-wide purchases, these
smaller, single items can help you get even more out of the tech in your room.

WriteReader wireless doorbell: Put outside your room talking buttons: Record voice messages for
[Link] to avoid interruptions (keep the receiver by students or parents, and send them home!
your desk) or use as an attention getter. Check out more ideas here.
This is a great tool for emerging writers. As
A Chromebox with a wireless keyboard and digital microscopes: No more closing one
students type in text, WriteReader will say
TV monitor creates a wall-mounted display eye to try and get the clearest image.
either the name of the letter or the sound
in your classroom.
it makes, allowing students to get auditory RockStar adapter: Limited on devices but
confirmation that they are choosing the right document camera: An amazing way to give want groups of students to listen to an
letters. To enhance their books, students can more visual lessons for students. audio or video? This handy adapter lets you
add images or voice recordings, and teachers connect five headsets to one device.
can add adult-written text below the child’s clicker: Click through slides from anywhere
writing. Finished books can be printed or in the classroom. Most also come with a Merge Cube: This tool brings 3D to life so
downloaded as PDFs. built-in laser pointer. you can hold the Earth in your hands. Learn
more about Merge in our VR/AR section.
Apple iPad and Pencil: Assess progress and
input student information without having to portable scanner: Cut down on paper clutter
be behind your desk. and save trips to the copy machine.

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The Tools

CareerVillage | Pathful | Thrively

determine where their interests and strengths

lie, then point them toward careers that would
be a good fit. CareerVillage and Pathful offer
NO PERMISSION SLIP NEEDED
real-world career advice from professionals who Students can take advantage of all kinds
have been there. of online experiences that can help them
make decisions about their future without
Career All three tools would be relevant for high school
students, either as part of what’s offered by a
school’s guidance department, included in an
leaving home. For example:

• Nearpod, which is featured in the

Exploration actual course, or used as the focus of a special
research or writing project where students
Presentation section, now offers virtual
reality tours of many major college
It’s an age-old question: “What do you want research all aspects of a particular career path. campuses. Learn more here.
to be when you grow up?” Most kids get asked Middle school students would also find all three
• Discovery Education has expanded
this question on a regular basis. When they’re sites interesting, although they might not be
their resources to include virtual field
young, it’s just a way to get to know them, a quite as invested in the results. Elementary
trips to places like Lockheed Martin
conversation-starter. But as students head students will do best with Thrively or Pathful’s Advanced Technology Center and a
toward graduation, the question takes a more elementary version, Pathful Junior. John Deere facility.
serious turn.

Although it’s not realistic to expect anyone to ONLINE RESUMES WITH A TWIST
have their entire life planned out before leaving MORE CAREER RESOURCES ON
high school, it can be incredibly helpful to have As students build a list of academic,
EVERFI extracurricular, and service achievements,
a good understanding of your strengths and
EVERFI, in the Financial Literacy section, they can use a tool like KudosWall to
interests and how those match up with careers
has an excellent collection of career display them visually online. Links to their
that can support a satisfying life.
resources, including a middle school unit online portfolio can then be sent with
The tools in this section can help with that focusing entirely on STEM careers. college or job applications.
process. Thrively offers quizzes students take to

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CareerVillage | Pathful | Thrively

CareerVillage Pathful Thrively

[Link] [Link] [Link]

On this simple question and answer platform, As a part of the Pathful experience, students Thrively is focused less on sending students
students ask career- and education-related from elementary to high school can explore out into the world, and more on passion-
questions, then get answers from professionals careers, colleges, and browse high quality driven personalized learning while still in a K-12
with real-life experience. Users can also browse videos. Pathful Connect (formerly Nepris) setting. After taking a strengths assessment,
conversations by topic to find questions that allows educators to create virtual, live sessions students are given career suggestions to
have already been answered. to connect with over 50,000 industry explore, along with a list of local activities that
professionals across the 17 career clusters. would help develop the skills associated with
Pathful Explore (formerly Virtual Job Shadow) the student’s strength profile.
and Pathful Junior provide engaging, interactive
lessons to explore diverse career pathways and
increase digital literacy skills.

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The Tools

BehaviorFlip | Bouncy Balls | Class Charts | Classcraft | ClassDojo | ClassroomQ | Classroomscreen | GoNoodle | NameCoach

the argument for and against public behavior

monitors, read Tear Down Your Behavior Chart!
LEARN ABOUT RESTORATIVE
from ASCD.
JUSTICE
One tool, BehaviorFlip, also helps teachers Many schools are shifting their approach
monitor student behavior, but the platform is to behavior management toward
Classroom not intended to be made public. It is built with
restorative justice in mind (see box at right).
restorative justice, which has deep roots
in Indigenous communities. Schools who
Management The others in this section have more targeted
study this philosophy carefully and apply
it correctly have found great success with
purposes: it. To learn more about restorative justice,
Effective classroom management starts with
a foundation of consistency and relationships. read this overview.
• GoNoodle provides video “brain breaks” to
Assuming you have built that foundation, give kids a chance to move their bodies and
the tools featured in this section will help you relax between academic activities.
improve the way you run your classroom.
Although none of these tools can substitute for • Bouncy Balls helps teachers monitor the
relationship-building and consistency, they can noise level in the classroom.
help systematize and automate some of the
tools you have already used for generations. • ClassroomQ cuts down on the chaos
caused by students waiting for your
Three of these — Class Charts, Classcraft, and attention.
ClassDojo — focus on monitoring and making
adjustments for student behavior. It’s important • ClassroomScreen lets you manage a
to know that there is a right way and a wrong multitude of classroom tasks on one screen.
way to use tools like these. Publicly displaying
students’ behavior marks can have an incredibly • NameCoach helps you pronounce your
negative impact on students. To understand students’ names correctly.

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BehaviorFlip | Bouncy Balls | Class Charts | Classcraft | ClassDojo | ClassroomQ | Classroomscreen | GoNoodle | NameCoach

BehaviorFlip Bouncy Balls Class Charts

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This platform was built with restorative justice This web-based tool helps to keep noise at a This platform helps you sort students into
practices in mind. Teachers track students’ reasonable level. Just open the website and different kinds of seating charts based on
“coachable” behaviors in two categories — set it up where students can see it. When the behavior, reading levels, gender, or whatever
respect and responsibility — in order to detect classroom is quiet, the balls stay settled at parameters you’d like to set for a given activity.
patterns and provide a starting point for talking the bottom of the screen, but when the noise You can also record positive and negative
with students. The tool also lets you reward starts to rise, the balls get more active, giving behaviors, awarding points for good choices,
students for behaviors that demonstrate everyone in the room a visual cue about how and generate reports on individual students
resilience. It even has a mechanism for noisy they’re getting. and whole classes, so you can see what types
indicating whether harm has been repaired of behaviors are a problem for you as a teacher.
after an incident. Similar: Too Noisy

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BehaviorFlip | Bouncy Balls | Class Charts | Classcraft | ClassDojo | ClassroomQ | Classroomscreen | GoNoodle | NameCoach

Classcraft ClassDojo ClassroomQ

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This unique platform gamifies classroom The earliest version of ClassDojo focused on When many students need attention during
management. Students inhabit a virtual world giving and taking away points for behavior on group or independent work, things can get
as self-designed avatars, and their activities a screen of student avatars, as seen above. hectic. ClassroomQ’s online queue system
reflect what happens in class. They earn Parents could access student accounts, which solves this problem: If a student has a
points for things like helping other students or kept them in the loop on their child’s behavior. question, he requests help through his own
getting questions right, then use these points This tool is still in place, but Dojo now offers device. On your page, student names appear
to “level up” in the game, unlock powers, more features: student portfolios, a more in the order they were entered. Once you meet
and earn privileges. They also lose points for advanced parent messaging system, and a with a student, you click their name and it
negative behaviors. Students work in teams, “Story” feed that keeps parents updated on disappears, moving everyone else up in line.
helping each other and sharing rewards and classroom activities.
consequences.

Similar: GradeCraft

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Classroomscreen GoNoodle NameCoach

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This tool gives you one screen to project GoNoodle helps keep kids moving with a According to Dale Carnegie, “A person’s name is
various classroom management tools. The library of interactive, video-based brain breaks, to him or her the sweetest and most important
app comes with a collection of widgets for this each one five minutes or less, designed for sound in any language.” NameCoach provides
purpose, including a timer, a traffic light (which elementary students. There’s dancing, Wii-style the opportunity for all to record accurate
can mean whatever you and your students sports play, yoga, and even Zumba. Many of audio names so that everyone can correctly
decide it means), a drawing tool, a random the breaks have students play games that build pronounce student or staff names. This helps
name selector, a noise monitor, a QR code skills and develop fluency in core subjects. foster the inclusivity, positive relationships, and
widget, and a menu of “work symbols” to respect critical to building community.
indicate what level of talking is okay for the kind
of work you’re currently doing.

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Storage
Tools

Backup: If something goes wrong with your Microsoft OneDrive

home or work computer, your cloud-stored files [Link]
are left untouched. Along with an Office 365 subscription, OneDrive
offers storage linked to Microsoft Office’s
Space: All home computers, flash drives, and
powerful creation tools, all based in the cloud.
external hard drives have limits on the amount
of stuff they can hold. Cloud storage gives you a There are plenty of others to choose from, like
lot more room to house your stuff.
Cloud
iCloud, Box, and IDrive, but they may be more
Collaboration: Most cloud storage systems geared toward businesses. Read this overview
to compare platforms.
Storage allow users to give other people access to
certain files. That means groups of people can
view or even work on the same document
When one of your documents is stored in the
simultaneously.
“cloud,” it’s being kept on a bigger, stronger NEED TO TURN YOUR FILE INTO
computer somewhere far away. Actually, it’s A DIFFERENT KIND OF FILE?
more like a collection of computers called a POPULAR CLOUD PLATFORMS
data center. Using more than one storage facility Sometimes you have a file, but it’s the
Dropbox
protects your files from being corrupted, lost, or wrong type for your current need. These
[Link]
unavailable due to a problem in one place. file converters let you change a file of one
This was one of the earliest cloud storage type, like a PDF, into another type, like a
services, and it’s still going strong. Word Doc.
WHY USE CLOUD STORAGE?
Access: You can get to your files from anywhere, Google Drive [Link]: [Link]
as long as you have an internet connection. [Link]/drive
This means never having to worry about that Google Drive offers the storage power PDF Candy: [Link]
flash drive you left at home or getting ready to of Dropbox, but also provides tools right
Zamzar: [Link]
work on lesson plans at home and realizing you inside Drive that you can use to create new
stored them on your computer at school. documents.

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The Tools

Basecamp | Kanbanchi | Miro | Padlet | Slack | Trello

PLATFORMS FOR PROJECT-BASED DIGITAL WHITEBOARDS

LEARNING In these online spaces, users can write out
Be Anything ideas like they would with a marker and add
[Link] images, text, and shapes. Many teachers
use these spaces in conjunction with a
Projects are managed on this platform with lecture or a video conference.
task cards, like on Trello; rubric and feedback

Collaboration options are built-in for teachers. Explain Everything

[Link]

& Project Spinndle

[Link] Google Jamboard
[Link]
Management On project roadmaps, students work
together to brainstorm, set goals, give each Lucidspark
other feedback, and iterate on projects. [Link]
Effective collaboration — working with others
to make decisions, explore concepts, solve
problems, and create new products — has been
recognized as one of the 4Cs: learning and individual to have, and it is the kind of work discuss ideas. Slack provides a space for team
innovation skills that are the desired outcome students will do in college and in their careers. communication. And Basecamp, Kanbanchi,
of a 21st century education. and Trello offer tools for managing large,
The tools in this section facilitate project
And as more schools embrace project-based multifaceted projects.
management and collaboration on small
learning as an instructional model, project and large scales, and they do it all digitally, Other tools in this guide offer collaboration
management skills are in higher demand. Being so students can work in person or from features, like word processing platforms, mind
able to coordinate and execute large, ongoing, home. Padlet and Miro are simpler spaces mapping tools, learning management systems,
complex projects is a valuable skill for any where teams can work together to collect and and speaking and discussion tools.

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Basecamp | Kanbanchi | Miro | Padlet | Slack | Trello

Basecamp Kanbanchi Miro

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This clean, simple platform gives users one This project management tool is a great Formerly known as RealtimeBoard and
central place to organize all components choice for Google Workspace users, because AWWApp, Miro takes the idea of brainstorming
of a project: messages, to-dos, schedules, it works right inside that platform. Like Trello, on a whiteboard and moves it online. Using
documents and files, a group chat, and a place this tool organizes projects on kanban boards, a template, groups of users go into the same
for checking in on the status of individual tasks. which use cards and columns to track various space and work simultaneously on the same
Accounts are offered free for verified education tasks. The site also offers templates for lesson board, writing notes, attaching files, pasting
users. planning, classroom newsletters, and other in images, and embedding videos. While they
classroom work. Discounts for educators are do this, they can do a written chat or conduct
available. video chats right inside the collaboration board.

Similar: Stormboard

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Basecamp | Kanbanchi | Miro | Padlet | Slack | Trello

Padlet Slack Trello

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Through one lens, Padlet is a curation tool: This team messaging platform is much Like Kanbanchi, on Trello users create a board
an online corkboard where you can pin notes, more efficient and user-friendly than email. for each project. Every board contains lists (for
pictures, files, and links to other places. Messaging takes place through channels components of a project), and within each list
Through another, it’s a collaboration tool, where — like separate chat rooms for different are cards representing individual tasks. Cards
you can engage in an online discussion with conversations. Users can also attach files and can contain text, attached files, checklists,
others while also sharing resources in one place. hold side discussions about these files within links to outside resources and threaded
While not as robust as a full-fledged project the larger conversation. conversations about that card.
management tool, Padlet has a lot of flexibility
for smaller-scale collaboration. Similar: Discord, Microsoft Teams, Twist, Similar: Asana, MeisterTask, [Link],
Yammer Taiga
Similar: Post-it App, Weje

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Creators
Tools

Pixton | Storyboard That

• Use cells to illustrate vocabulary words or • Resist the urge to give significant points
create character sketches. for creativity or artistic skill; consider the
standards you want to measure and assess
• If you study the elements of graphic novels,
have students produce a short graphic for those.
story of their own; these can offer surprising • Set time limits and deadlines for stages of a
Comic Strip benefits. project, so students don’t get way behind.

Creators • Practice a foreign language by creating

stories in that language.
GRAPHIC NOVELS:
Any time we make learning visual, we give it • Create your own comic strips to teach
POWERFUL
a boost. Research tells us that dual coding — concepts in your content area.
RESOURCES
pairing verbal concepts with visuals — helps FOR LEARNING
students learn and remember concepts better. A FEW TIPS AND CREATING
Mind mapping is one way to build dual coding Because these tools are so customizable,
In her book, Hacking
into learning. Another way is with comic strips. students could spend hours creating and
Graphic Novels, Shveta
adjusting comic strips. With each project,
The tools in this section provide everything a Miller explores all the
be mindful of your learning goals: Make sure
student needs to create digital comic strips: ways comics and graphic novels can provide
students spend more time working with the
layout templates, backgrounds, customizable students with rich higher-level learning
content than they do fiddling with the angle of a
images, and plenty of ways to add text. when they are used as texts to study and
character’s arm.
offered as writing and art forms to create.
CLASSROOM USES • Have students draft their storyboards on After reading it, you’ll come away excited
• Make timelines showing the cause and paper and write out the captions before and full of ideas for teaching with this
effect of a significant historical event, or to ever opening up the tool; this will help them incredible medium. Learn more about the
illustrate a sequence in science, literature, or focus on the content and may reduce the book on our book page.
even math. time they spend exploring visual options.

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Pixton | Storyboard That

COMIC MAKER APPS

In addition to the sites listed at left, these
comic-making apps are also worth a look:

Comic Life
[Link]

Pixton Storyboard That Halftone 2

[Link] [Link] [Link]/halftone2

Choosing from a library of thousands of Build comic strip-style storyboards from a Strip Designer
characters, backgrounds, and templates for all searchable library of hundreds of backgrounds, [Link]/Strip_Designer
subject areas and grade levels, students can customizable and posable characters, and
create storyboards with a choice of several props, including items from specific historical
Superhero Comic Book Maker
layouts. Captions can be added to each cell, periods. Along with basic comic strip layouts,
[Link]/us/app/id545311423
along with speech bubbles, and dozens of students can also use graphic organizers, like
content packs are available for different subject a spider map, a T-chart, a grid, or even a Frayer
areas, making it easy to populate your comic Model. The site also offers a massive library of
strips with topic-specific objects, backgrounds, lesson plans for multiple subjects and all grade
and characters. levels.

Similar: MakeBeliefsComix

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Libraries
Tools

Actively Learn | AP Archive | British Pathé | CommonLit | CuriPow | Epic | Fathom Reads | Global Oneness Project | Great Big Story | The Juice | Listenwise
myShakespeare | Newsela | NewseumED | Novel Effect | PBS LearningMedia | PebbleGo | Swank K-12 Streaming | Vooks | Wonderopolis

Some of the sites in this section offer only texts,

others house libraries of videos and films, one
focuses exclusively on audio content, and others
include primary sources in their collections.

CLASSROOM USES
• Use any of the sites to offer free-choice

Content activities for early finishers or enrichment

activities for advanced students. Biblionasium: Like Goodreads for Kids

Libraries • Improve listening comprehension skills by

assigning podcasts or treat video as text by
Biblionasium doesn’t qualify as a content
library, but it would work well in any class
In recent years, a much greater emphasis has studying films. where students read for pleasure. It’s a safe
been placed on nonfiction texts. Because social reading community where kids can
• Encourage students to use these sites when
students are required to read and understand share book recommendations and keep
doing research on a topic. Each one is being
challenging texts in college and in their personalized shelves of books they’ve read
updated regularly and will continue to grow.
professional lives, teachers in all content areas and want to read.
are expected to give students plenty of practice
with these kinds of texts.
Thousands of Free E-Books
Until recently, finding high-quality nonfiction Lesson Plans for Movies
Project Gutenberg is a massive library of
was challenging. But more sites are now offering e-books that are free to download because The website Teach with Movies offers
excellent, searchable libraries of content (both their copyright has expired. This is a great summaries, age recommendations,
fiction and nonfiction) for classroom use, along place to find classic literature. Learn more curricular connections, lesson plans, and
with outstanding tools to support and enhance in this video. discussion guides for hundreds of films.
them. We’re calling these sites Content Libraries.

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Actively Learn | AP Archive | British Pathé | CommonLit | CuriPow | Epic | Fathom Reads | Global Oneness Project | Great Big Story | The Juice | Listenwise
myShakespeare | Newsela | NewseumED | Novel Effect | PBS LearningMedia | PebbleGo | Swank K-12 Streaming | Vooks | Wonderopolis

Actively Learn AP Archive British Pathé

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This platform offers a large library of texts and AP Archive is the film and video archive of British Pathé is a collection of over 220,000
videos for ELA, social studies, and science The Associated Press. Along with the website, historical newsreel clips featuring significant
for grades 3-12, many of which come pre- the archive is also available on its YouTube moments, both cultural and historical. As of
loaded with assignments and questions for Channel, which may be easier to navigate. On 2018, British Pathé also houses the Reuters
students to answer. You can also add your own the channel, you will discover clips and videos historical collection. It is an easily searchable
questions or notes to the existing assignments capturing moments in history. It has curated curated collection that contains full films, clips,
or upload your own documents and create playlists, “This Week in History,” a weekly collections, and workspaces that are filled
assignments from these. Features like text-to- “Archivist Presents” selection, and one of the with paired videos. Additionally, their YouTube
speech and English-to-Spanish translation add coolest collections of time-lapse videos! Return Channel is designed for easy access.
extra scaffolding. Actively Learn is continuously regularly as the footage is added daily from
updating; discover their newest features here. global news networks with topics ranging from
fashion to world events.

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Actively Learn | AP Archive | British Pathé | CommonLit | CuriPow | Epic | Fathom Reads | Global Oneness Project | Great Big Story | The Juice | Listenwise
myShakespeare | Newsela | NewseumED | Novel Effect | PBS LearningMedia | PebbleGo | Swank K-12 Streaming | Vooks | Wonderopolis

CommonLit CuriPow Epic

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This free library of literary and informational The mission of CuriPow is to “empower you Free for teachers, this site houses thousands
texts for grades 3-12 allows teachers to find with a short untold story each day on the of digital books and videos for kids from pre-K
and assign texts by grade level, genre, theme, diversity of history through cultural identity through age 12. These are the award-winning,
and literary device, then track student progress. and heritage.” Every daily entry is indeed short best-selling books you’ve known forever, but
Once assigned, texts can be annotated and — either a few written paragraphs or a podcast now they can be accessed through a desktop,
paired with other media. The library includes lasting less than two minutes — and tells an tablet, or smartphone. Students can keep
public domain texts, professional writing interesting story of someone in history from a track of their progress, take quizzes over their
contributed from other publications, and different ethnic and cultural background. reading, and earn badges for hitting reading
short works donated by published writers. milestones. Paid plans are available for families
CommonLit 360 is a full-year ELA curriculum that want access at home.
for grades 6-10, with units for grades 11-12 being
added in 2023.

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Actively Learn | AP Archive | British Pathé | CommonLit | CuriPow | Epic | Fathom Reads | Global Oneness Project | Great Big Story | The Juice | Listenwise
myShakespeare | Newsela | NewseumED | Novel Effect | PBS LearningMedia | PebbleGo | Swank K-12 Streaming | Vooks | Wonderopolis

Fathom Reads Global Oneness Project Great Big Story

[Link] [Link] [Link]/c/GreatBigStory

Over 1,200 leveled books line the digital This site offers a stunning collection of Great Big Story produces videos that show
shelves of Fathom Reads, with 800 of them multicultural films, photo essays, and articles “a sense of optimism for the world… because
being dual-language with English and Spanish. that “explore cultural, social, and environmental goodness can grow through the smallest cracks
Some titles even have additional languages, all issues with a humanistic lens.” Many stories in the sidewalk.” Although the main site is
read by native speakers. These books come in are paired with a standards-aligned lesson no longer around, their YouTube channel still
a variety of topics like science, math, and social plan for high school or college classrooms. has the videos, which are absolutely worth
studies. Standouts for this app are the ability to This collection will provide students from any exploring.
practice fluency through student read-alouds, culture with a deep understanding of lives
interactive “think about” questions throughout completely unlike their own. Similar: Goodness Exchange
the text, and a highlighting feature to help with
pronunciation!

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Actively Learn | AP Archive | British Pathé | CommonLit | CuriPow | Epic | Fathom Reads | Global Oneness Project | Great Big Story | The Juice | Listenwise
myShakespeare | Newsela | NewseumED | Novel Effect | PBS LearningMedia | PebbleGo | Swank K-12 Streaming | Vooks | Wonderopolis

The Juice Listenwise myShakespeare

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This current events platform delivers five Every day, dozens of exceptional stories are This fantastic site starts with the full text of
articles daily to your inbox. Designed for published on public radio. Listenwise curates six of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. But
grades 5-12 at four differentiated reading these podcasts for classroom use, organizes there’s so much more: Each play also comes
levels, these articles are up-to-date and align and tags them into categories, and builds a set with modern English translations, “between
with curriculum standards. Each article has of outstanding instructional resources around the lines” commentary, audio recordings that
vocabulary, a comprehension quick check, and each one. With Listenwise, teachers can easily sync with the written text, videos of actors
the option to read or listen to the articles. Every use podcasts as classroom texts, amplifying performing key scenes, and video “interviews,”
issue also includes infographics and articles on content and giving students practice in required where actors talk in contemporary language
SEL and STEAM topics. listening skills. about their characters’ situations. Definitely
worth a look for high school English teachers!
Similar: The Walking Classroom, Kids Listen

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Actively Learn | AP Archive | British Pathé | CommonLit | CuriPow | Epic | Fathom Reads | Global Oneness Project | Great Big Story | The Juice | Listenwise
myShakespeare | Newsela | NewseumED | Novel Effect | PBS LearningMedia | PebbleGo | Swank K-12 Streaming | Vooks | Wonderopolis

Newsela NewseumED Novel Effect

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Newsela houses a big collection of articles NewseumED is the educational branch This free app listens while you read a story
from reputable news sources. Each article has of Newseum, a news museum located in aloud and plays music and sound effects at
been adapted for five different reading levels, Washington, D.C., that is no longer open. The key points in the story. Using voice recognition,
allowing readers to select the level they want site offers free accounts that link teachers to Novel Effect keeps pace with you: If you skip
and read the same content at the level that’s fantastic primary sources, news artifacts, and pages, re-read sections, go fast or slow, it will
the best fit for them. All articles can be read lessons and units that help teachers teach play the sounds at the right time, adding a little
aloud to the student and many articles are media literacy, civics, and all aspects of the extra excitement to the read-aloud experience.
available in Spanish. Newsela has recently First Amendment. You need to have the physical books in
added hundreds of interactive videos and order to use it, but their library is loaded with
curated text sets with activities to give teachers Similar: Digital Public Library of America soundtracks for over 800 popular kids’ books
more ways to engage students. (see the catalog here).

Similar: DOGOnews, ReadWorks

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Actively Learn | AP Archive | British Pathé | CommonLit | CuriPow | Epic | Fathom Reads | Global Oneness Project | Great Big Story | The Juice | Listenwise
myShakespeare | Newsela | NewseumED | Novel Effect | PBS LearningMedia | PebbleGo | Swank K-12 Streaming | Vooks | Wonderopolis

PBS LearningMedia PebbleGo Swank K-12 Streaming

[Link] [Link] [Link]/k-12-streaming

PBS has curated a huge collection of free PebbleGo is designed for K-3 students who This service gives teachers access to full-length
videos, images, audio, and interactive lessons have research to do. The platform offers a movies that are permissible to show in the
aligned with a variety of standards. It houses library of over 1,500 student-friendly articles in classroom from a variety of streaming services
comprehensive on-demand digital content five subject areas: animals, biographies, health, such as Netflix, Disney+, Paramount, and more.
for grades pre-K-12 including health & science, and social studies. All articles have the It is approximately $500 per year and includes
physical education, science, math, and even option to hear the text read aloud and include 200 pre-selected, curated movies plus the
professional development. Many lessons also interactive activities to reinforce the learning. option to request additional titles from Swank’s
include accessibility features such as captions PebbleGo Next offers material for grades 3-5, full catalog of more than 30,000 films.
and transcripts. and PebbleGo Create has students use the
creative tools in Buncee to demonstrate their
learning.

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Actively Learn | AP Archive | British Pathé | CommonLit | CuriPow | Epic | Fathom Reads | Global Oneness Project | Great Big Story | The Juice | Listenwise
myShakespeare | Newsela | NewseumED | Novel Effect | PBS LearningMedia | PebbleGo | Swank K-12 Streaming | Vooks | Wonderopolis

Vooks Wonderopolis
[Link] [Link]

Vooks offers a library of streaming videos that On this site, users submit “wonders,” questions
read well-loved children’s books aloud to them. about things they are wondering about. Once a
The text only appears with the voice-over, wonder has been submitted, other users vote
allowing readers to follow along as they listen, on the ones they find most interesting. Those
and the art is also animated, which makes the with the highest votes are then selected by the
book come to life. A collection of free activities site as Wonders of the Day, questions that have
is available to supplement the reading. This site been formally answered by the Wonderopolis
is not free, but a free trial is available. staff, along with added photos, videos, a
vocabulary list, and a short quiz. Wonderopolis
has a read-aloud feature to support students at
any and all reading levels.

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Menu Introduction The Tips The Tools The Terms References Index Curation
The Tools

Diigo | elink | Feedly | Flipboard | LiveBinders | Pinterest | Symbaloo | Wakelet | Weje

TYPES OF CURATION TOOLS

Curation tools come in so many shapes
and sizes. Before choosing one, it helps to
understand the different types.

• Bookmarking tools like Symbaloo and Diigo

let you organize links to online resources
and share them with others.

• Feed readers like Feedly offer a central

location to follow the blogs and websites

Curation that matter to you. Just tell them which

ones to follow and they’ll update you on
CURATE YOUR TWEETS
Twitter is one of those spaces in the digital
Curation is what museum directors do: They new content as soon as it’s available.
world that can seem unruly at times. With
collect artifacts based on a specific topic, • Content aggregators like Flipboard let you TweetDeck, users can organize their Twitter
organize them into groups, and share those collect online resources and turn them into experience by creating columns for specific
collections with the world. your own web-based publication, which you Twitter handles and hashtags. This tool
can then share with others. curates your favorites into unique, scrolling
A content curation tool helps us collect
online resources in the same way by seeking • Visual curation tools like Pinterest, elink, columns that are constantly updated. Using
out images, articles, videos, and other bits Wakelet, and Weje help you collect links to this tool is a stellar way to keep on top of
of content, “vetting” them for quality, and resources and display them in a way that’s happenings at a conference, Twitter chat, or
grouping them together under a common visually appealing. special event.
label. Sometimes we curate items for our own • Online binders like LiveBinders behave
research, and other times we do it to share like actual binders, a space to collect and
things with others. This video does a great job organize links to websites, uploaded files,
of explaining the concept. embedded videos, even your own notes.

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TEACHER USES STUDENT USES

• Organize your own online articles and other • Informally gather and organize resources for BROWSER EXTENSIONS
school-related resources into collections a research paper or other school project.
Many curation tools also have browser
(lesson ideas, classroom management,
• Curate a list as a project in and of itself, extensions you can add to your web
technology, and so on).
to demonstrate research skills, notetaking browser (like Chrome or Microsoft Edge)
• Create collections of materials to share with skills, or summarization. that let the browser do the work. For
students or parents. If you share with a example, if you find an article you want to
• Engage with other students in comments
curation tool instead of simply copying and add to a Pinterest board, you can just click
about curated items — rating each one’s
pasting big batches of links, people will be the Pinterest extension on your toolbar and
effectiveness, for example.
much more likely to read what you send. For a box will pop up, asking if you want to save
more on this, read Are You a Curator or a • For more ideas, see the list of student that article to a Pinterest board; you never
Dumper? projects in the article To Boost Higher-Order have to actually open Pinterest to do it.
Thinking, Try Curation.
• Organize research for graduate school or
other professional development.

• Collaborate with other teachers (even those

who live far away) to collect and discuss
LEARN MORE ABOUT
resources.
CURATION
• Use a curation platform to put together IN JUMPSTART
resources for a lesson students can work
through on their own in a flipped, blended, Curation is one of the 10 modules we study
remote, or hybrid learning context. in JumpStart, our online technology course
for teachers. Learn about the course here.

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Diigo elink Feedly

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Diigo allows you to neatly collect and annotate This visual bookmarking tool helps you gather If you follow a lot of blogs or websites, you
web pages, sort them by tag, and organize links to online resources in an aesthetically know it takes time to hop from one site to
them into a personal library. You can also pleasing way. After you grab a link to an online the next. A feed reader like Feedly solves that
write detailed outline-style notes, making resource, elink pulls a title and image from the problem by keeping track of what’s happening
this a robust tool for research projects. This website, but everything is customizable: You on your favorite sites in one central location.
is an excellent tool for projects that require can change the title, description, and image. Every time a new post is published by that site,
a combination of well-organized notes and Once your collection is done, you can further you’ll get a preview of it on your Feedly page. To
annotated resources. customize the look of the whole collection, then keep things organized, you can sort your feeds
share the page with a unique URL. into different categories.

Similar: Bloglovin

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Flipboard LiveBinders Pinterest

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Create personalized magazines with Flipboard LiveBinders behave just like physical On Pinterest, users set up “boards” where they
by simply dropping a URL into a collection notebooks, with tabs and sub-tabs that “pin” online items. The end result looks like a
of your choosing. The platform will design store separate pieces of content. These can bulletin board of images with captions. Each
your magazine by continuously aggregating include typed text, images, uploaded files, or image (or pin) is a placeholder for the original
or collecting updates from chosen sites. embedded content; even entire websites. This article or web page. When you click a pin, you’re
Share your magazines or keep them private. tool would be perfect for organizing whole units sent to that original page. Although Pinterest is
Additionally, this tool allows you to follow of study, either for your own reference or to known for things like fashion and food, it’s also
people, hashtags, topics, or other curated share with students, parents, or colleagues. a goldmine of teaching resources.
magazines. Great for taming your social media
experiences! Similar: Designspiration, Pearltrees,
[Link]
Similar: Pocket

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Curation

Diigo | elink | Feedly | Flipboard | LiveBinders | Pinterest | Symbaloo | Wakelet | Weje

Symbaloo Wakelet Weje

[Link] [Link] [Link]

With this visual bookmarking tool, users create This beautifully designed curation tool allows Formerly known as Webjets, this board-style
webmixes, collections of tiles that take you to users to pull together all kinds of digital tool might look like Padlet at first glance.
your favorite places online. A tile can take you resources into a single, clean collection that But these cards work a little harder: They can
to a whole website, a specific page, or anything can be shared online. You can include images, contain images, embedded videos, Google
that has a dedicated URL. Or create Learning videos, links to articles, PDFs, your own text Docs, attached files, even tables. Cards can be
Paths, gaming-style virtual lesson plans that notes, even embedded Google Maps, audio collected into folders, multiple folders can live
send students through a pre-determined path tracks, and slideshow presentations. on one board, and all cards can be collapsed
of tiles. or expanded, making it easy to gather large
amounts of resources all in one place.
Similar: [Link]
Similar: Milanote

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Applied Digital Skills Be Internet Awesome

[Link] [Link]

This free hands-on curriculum from Google Google created this free curriculum to “teach
teaches practical skills like resume creation, kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship

Digital budgeting, and productivity with Google tools,

along with other digital citizenship lessons.
and safety” with topics like thoughtful sharing,
recognizing fakes, and staying safe online.

Literacy
As technology becomes a built-in part of our
daily lives, protocols and best practices are
evolving to guide us in how to navigate these
tools ethically and safely.

Quite a few organizations and companies

have put together comprehensive, free digital Common Sense Media DigCitCommit
literacy programs. These can supplement [Link]/education/digital-citizenship/ [Link]
curriculum
technology courses, offered as an elective, This coalition of organizations is committed
or used in an advisory program. This page This comprehensive K-12 curriculum includes to educating all students on digital citizenship.
features three of these resources, along with topics like media balance, privacy, and digital Their site curates some of the resources listed
another site that curates many others. identity. See our post about this site here. here, along with many others.

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The Tools

Artsonia | bulb | Portfoliobox | Seesaw | Showcase | SpacesEDU

The Facebook group Teachers Throwing Out

Grades has over 12,000 members. One of the
tools these teachers use instead of grading is MORE PORTFOLIO TOOLS
portfolio assessment. This section includes tools that are
In the digital age, “portfolio” can mean much designed to serve as digital portfolios,
more than images or written documents. but other tools in this guide can get you
Technology lets us include just about any kind of similar results.
media to represent what we can do: A student Websites created with any of the blogging
who excels at coding could create a gallery and website building tools could make
of Scratch projects. An athlete could build a fantastic portfolios, and some of the
portfolio of videos of athletic performance or curation tools like elink, Wakelet, and
game clips. A student filmmaker could share a Weje could do the same. Padlet, which
collection of short films made with animation is now in our collaboration and project
Digital tools. management section, would be a great
platform for putting together a fast online
Portfolios Soon, building digital portfolios may be more
than just a trend: More colleges and universities
are including portfolios as part of their
portfolio.

Assessing student work should ideally go way Anyone who is focused mainly on
application process. photography should also consider Flickr,
beyond numbers. Test scores only give us a
snapshot of student performance from a single The five platforms in this section provide a popular site where photographers can
day, and grades can be incredibly subjective. For tools for building portfolios, whether it be for store, organize, and share photos.
that reason, more teachers are exploring ways assessment or to share them with parents,
to move away from traditional grading practices. colleges, or the rest of the world.

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Artsonia | bulb | Portfoliobox | Seesaw | Showcase | SpacesEDU

Artsonia bulb Portfoliobox

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This free site is an “online museum” where On this beautifully designed platform, users This is the kind of platform people head to
students can upload images of their artwork can create separate portfolio pages for different when they’re ready to take their online portfolio
into portfolios. Parents can view and comment purposes and organize them into collections. to the next level. Built for “creatives” — visual
on the artwork and buy items with their child’s The individual pages can include text, images, artists, photographers, animators, musicians,
artwork on it: T-shirts, coffee mugs, magnets, videos, embedded content from other apps, fashion designers — Portfoliobox gives users
even cutting boards, and 20 percent of each and attached files. Privacy can be set for tools to build an elegant, customized website
purchase goes back to the art teacher’s individual pages, making it easy to decide that showcases images and videos of their
classroom. who sees what, and pages can be revised and work. Discount pricing is available for students
updated at any time. at partner schools.

Similar: Fanschool Similar: Canva

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Artsonia | bulb | Portfoliobox | Seesaw | Showcase | SpacesEDU

Seesaw Showcase SpacesEDU

[Link] [Link] [Link]

On Seesaw, students and teachers post audio On this simple platform, students can gather This is a newer tool designed to “tell the stories
clips, videos, photos, drawings, notes, or links, photos, documents, and links to online behind the grades.” With a Facebook-style
then annotate items with text or audio. Parents resources into a single, clean portfolio. This flow for educational communication among
can view and comment on their child’s portfolio can include art projects, videos, writing pieces, teachers, students, and families, SpacesEDU
at any time. The platform also allows teachers coding projects, Desmos graphs, even whole showcases learning both through the app itself
to create and assign activities to students websites. Each item gets a customizable title and through a variety of other apps. It is similar
and send announcements and messages to and description, and portfolios can be made to Seesaw, but directed more toward older
students and parents. public or set to private with a school code, so learners.
that only teachers and other students can
view it. Note: The site’s social media shows no
activity since 2020, so we’re not sure it’s still an
active platform.

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Drama Notebook | Drama Online | Run Lines With Me | Screenplay Formatter | Speakflow | Theatrefolk

But using acting techniques should not be

limited to electives. Leaning into acting in your
RESOURCES FOR IMPROV
daily curriculum can also have a substantial
impact on student learning. The theory of Improvisation games bolster creativity
embodied cognition tells us that in any field and bring some laughs to the day, all while
of learning, abstract concepts are better supporting speaking and listening standards.
understood better when we “map” them onto Spolin Games Online and [Link]
are well-organized sites to help you start to
Drama & our brains through physical activity. This can be
as simple as a gesture or physical simulation of bring improv into your classroom.

Theater Arts an idea or as complex as a skit or a play.

Besides the resources listed here, you might

MORE TOOLS IN THIS GUIDE
These tools were not created explicitly for
For many, the idea of standing up in front of a also explore these sites:
theater arts, but they would be helpful in a
crowd is terrifying, but for those who have been
called to the stage, it is absolutely exhilarating. • Take a tour of astonishing theater spaces drama context:
Theater teachers, drama directors, and crew around the globe with Google Arts and
Extempore allows students to submit audio
managers bring a special magic to students Culture’s Dramatic Virtual Tours of Stages
or video recordings in response to teacher
who crave a space in the spotlight. Theater arts Around the World.
prompts. Feedback can be given in the app.
classes are so much more than “acting out • Part of the stage crew? Try Matt Kizer’s
scenes” — they build confidence and empathy, myShakespeare offers resources to help
simulations for scenic and lighting design or
help students learn to think on their feet students better understand some of
generate random theater design challenges
and accept feedback, help students discover Shakeseare’s most popular works.
with his Drama Machine.
and develop their identities, foster a sense WeVu allows students to upload videos,
of belonging, and offer plenty of opportunity • PBS LearningMedia offers a collection of
then the teacher can attach comments to
for project management and authentic videos and other resources about theater specific timestamps on the videos.
collaboration. arts.

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Drama Notebook | Drama Online | Run Lines With Me | Screenplay Formatter | Speakflow | Theatrefolk

Drama Notebook Drama Online Run Lines With Me

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This subscription-based site offers a A well-organized collection of plays, video Being “off book” for rehearsal can be a struggle.
comprehensive collection of resources for and audio performances, information about Apps like Run Lines with Me make it a snap
drama teachers: a library of lesson plans on playwrights, and books about the history and to memorize. Start by recording a scene, then
dozens of topics, a big collection of original, craft of theater. While a subscription is required when it is your line, tap a button on the app.
royalty-free plays organized by cast size, to access most materials, the site offers You will always have an acting partner with
and a private Facebook group for drama summaries and production information about whom to practice. This is for iOS only.
teachers. Full teaching units and professional each play which can be used as inspiration and
consulting sessions can be purchased without guidance for choosing your next play without a Similar: Rehearsal Pro, Script Rehearser
a subscription. subscription. (Android)

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Drama Notebook | Drama Online | Run Lines With Me | Screenplay Formatter | Speakflow | Theatrefolk

Screenplay Formatter Speakflow Theatrefolk

[Link]/marketplace/app/ [Link] [Link]
screenplay_formatter/329481250452
Speakflow is a teleprompter that scrolls Visitors to this site can purchase teaching
Writing a script or screenplay is a whole lot automatically with your speaking and allows resources and student-friendly plays, explore
easier with this free Google Docs Add-on. the user to change font size and even input downloadable free resources, read articles
Buttons automate the time-consuming stage notes. It can be used on a mobile or about teaching drama on the blog, listen to the
formatting of script writing, letting you stay desktop device and is as simple and clear as podcast, or explore videos about theater on the
focused on the creative process. they come! YouTube channel.

Similar: Promptr

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Learners
Tools

Boddle Learning | Duck Duck Moose | Eggroll Games | Hairy Phonics | MathBRIX | Square Panda | Storyline Online | Storynory | Tiggly | TumbleBooks | BYJU’s

through 2nd grade students and their teachers, data, they individually assess students who
plus links to tools that appear in other sections have not reached their target goal. This is just
of this guide that can also be used with older one example of how technology can support
students. ELA; there are tools and platforms for other
content areas, too.
COMBINING TECH WITH HUMAN
TEACHING
Of course, tech can never replace all the things
a real teacher can do for their students, both
emotionally and academically. But tools like
the ones featured here can support classroom

Early Learners learning. With the integration of Artificial

Intelligence, many tools adapt to student
responses, providing data that teachers can use
When we hand a child a device, they don’t wait to adjust instruction. Often, these technologies
for directions — at least none of the kiddos we
CONCERNS ABOUT SCREEN TIME
enable teachers to assess an entire class in the
know do! They jump right in and start pressing time it would take to assess a single student, Debate surrounding screen time research and
buttons, listening for clicks, exploring like it’s giving teachers a snapshot that helps them the methodologies of early childhood is not
a dinosaur dig. This natural desire to explore determine where to begin. likely to reach a consensus anytime soon. There
creates an environment for early learners to be is, however, consensus on one thing — when
learning in a playground like no other! One example of this type of technology used at any age, there must be a balance
integration is the use of literacy tools like between screen time and “tangible” time,
There are so many technologies that exist Readlee, Amira Learning, or Microsoft’s reading especially in the classroom.
for younger students. Many offer a blend of tools. Many times, teachers assess each student
hands-on work and screen time, providing individually at the beginning of the school year. COVID has drastically changed the amount of
manipulatives for students to use in time kids spend on screens, both academically
conjunction with the screen. In this section, They can then use any of the above tools for and socially. This impacts all ages, not just our
we’ll feature tools that are geared for pre-K progress monitoring six weeks later. From that older learners. While the American Academy of

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Learners
Tools

Boddle Learning | Duck Duck Moose | Eggroll Games | Hairy Phonics | MathBRIX | Square Panda | Storyline Online | Storynory | Tiggly | TumbleBooks | BYJU’s

Pediatrics (AAP) suggests limits of screen time • Establish a charging routine: Make sure
based on age, they also recognize the need to students know what to do if their device is MORE EARLY LEARNING TOOLS
differentiate quality screen time. “Many studies low, how to plug in devices or where to put IN THIS GUIDE
lump all screen time together into one category, devices that need charging.
though it seems unlikely that video chatting These tools also work well with pre-K-3
• Talk about device responsibility: Discuss learners, but their full listings are in other
with Grandma, for example, would have much
how the responsibility for a device differs sections. Click the name of the tool to go
in common with playing ‘Grand Theft Auto V.’”
from responsibility for something like a to its listing and the video icon to watch
book, including replacement costs. the tool in use with younger students.
DEVICE TIPS IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD
CLASSROOM • A picture says a thousand words: Illustrate Amira Learning
best practices by taking pictures of your Literacy
Management of devices in classrooms can
students holding devices properly, plugging
depend on the age of students, the nature of Book Creator
in devices, storing them.
the classroom and the type of device, but there Book Publishing
are some tried and true measures that work well • Use visual cues: Avoid answering the
in almost any situation. question “Are we using our devices today?” Code & Go Robot Mouse
Makerspaces: Coding
by utilizing stoplight management: Red
• Model, model, model! Practice with
light: Devices will not be used. Green light: Epic
students until you think they have it, then
Devices will be used. Yellow light: Devices Content Libraries
practice some more. Practice how to retrieve
might be used.
devices, the log-in process, opening tools, KIBO
closing tools, voice volume when on devices, • QR codes are your friend! They are the Makerspaces: Coding
seeking help, returning devices, and so on. quickest way to get younger learners to the
PebbleGo
right spot. Content Libraries
• I do, We do, You do: Introduce new tools to
the whole group, then work through the tool • Tools like Flip and Seesaw are great for both Quiver
together before sending kids off on their audio directions from teachers and students Virtual & Augmented Reality
own to practice. recording their thinking or reading their work
aloud. Seesaw
Digital Portfolios

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Boddle Learning | Duck Duck Moose | Eggroll Games | Hairy Phonics | MathBRIX | Square Panda | Storyline Online | Storynory | Tiggly | TumbleBooks | BYJU’s

Boddle Learning Duck Duck Moose Eggroll Games

[Link] [Link] [Link]
Students complete interactive quests in this These education-based apps, for both Android Specifically designed for pre-K-2nd grade,
uber-engaging, 3D environment by answering and iOS, engage young learners in math, Eggroll Games supplement math learning
adaptive math questions. A robust teacher phonics, and more, and they include the in easy-to-follow, interactive, and engaging
dashboard is included. popular ChatterPix Kids game. games.

Hairy Phonics MathBRIX Square Panda

[Link]/en-gb/shop/apps [Link] [Link]
Hairy Phonics has a complete reading and Math and LEGO-style bricks are always better This playset brings phonics and reading into
phonics program based on the science of together, and MathBRIX utilizes children’s love the tactile space with tangible tiles, books, and
reading. The supporting apps work well as of these toys to create engaging activities for more. The multisensory approach encourages
stand-alone supplements for early learners. learning math. engagement in even the youngest learners.

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Boddle Learning | Duck Duck Moose | Eggroll Games | Hairy Phonics | MathBRIX | Square Panda | Storyline Online | Storynory | Tiggly | TumbleBooks | BYJU’s

Storyline Online Storynory

[Link] [Link]
Founded by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, With original stories and fairytales, Storynory is BYJU’s
Storyline Online pairs celebrity readers with a great resource for audiobooks to use with a [Link]
picture books and has an ever-growing library whole class or in individual listening stations.
of books for kids to watch. BYJU’s philosophy is “education for all” and
they are working hard to provide exactly that
— an engaging, hands-on education for all
learners. BYJU’s has acquired many of our
favorite platforms, including OSMO and Epic!
Additionally, they have tools that provide
coding instruction, music instruction, and
1-on-1 tutoring for all ages.

Later this year, BYJU’s has plans to release

Tiggly TumbleBooks science supplements that are on a whole
[Link]/us/developer/tiggly/id724916087 [Link] different level — all while continuing to
engage learners across the globe, at all ages.
These incredible apps work with or without the Often available free through the public library,
tangibles, connecting kids to math, reading, TumbleBooks provides thousands of titles,
and phonics in ways that leave them asking for animated and ready to play, for all ages.
more!

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The Tools

EdLight | Floop | Kaizena | Mote | WeVu

voice comments on student work in an online MORE FEEDBACK TOOLS

space, and because they are digital, we can
save, review, and replicate them for future use. Many tools in this guide contain built-in
feedback capabilities.

CLASSROOM USES • Some tools in the assessment section, like

Formative and Kiddom, include feedback
• Provide ongoing feedback to students on options.
all kinds of written work, from formal writing
pieces to lab reports. • Most learning management systems have
robust feedback systems.
• Have students collaborate on assignments,
using comments to document their • The collaboration and project management
collaboration and provide evidence of how tools are natural platforms for giving
much effort was put into the project by each feedback.
student. •
Feedback • Have students submit online journals and
Platforms like Google Workspace and
Microsoft’s suite of tools offer commenting
features within many of their applications.
Before digital tools arrived, giving feedback engage in an ongoing, back-and-forth
was an incredibly time-consuming process: discussion by using feedback tools. See this
Whatever feedback we gave had to be done post about how dialogue journals work.
verbally or in writing, and there was no way to FASTER FEEDBACK
speed it up or replicate it for repeated use. That • Have students provide peer feedback and
placed big limits on how much feedback we assess their work not only on the quality of The faster you can give feedback, the more
could give. the product itself, but on the quality of the you can do. In this 2020 interview with
feedback they give others. Matthew Johnson on Flash Feedback, he
The tools in this section make feedback easier, shares three strategies for giving feedback
more effective, and more efficient. With these • Invite parents to contribute comments, more quickly.
tools, teachers (or students) provide written or questions, and feedback to documents.

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EdLight | Floop | Kaizena | Mote | WeVu

EdLight Floop Kaizena

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Whether remote or in person, collecting student Floop was built by teachers to allow for With this web app and Google Docs add-on,
work and providing specific feedback is easy feedback with much faster turnaround time: teachers can leave many types of feedback:
with EdLight. When teachers post assignments Students send pictures of their work in progress written comments, voice recordings, links to
they list required criteria for the task. Students to the teacher, along with questions they need lessons on a concept related to the issue found
take a photo of their work using any device. help with. The teacher views the work, types in the student’s writing, and rubric-based
Teachers then comment directly on the work, in comments that are anchored to specific feedback using rubrics created inside the app.
checking off included criteria before sending locations on the photos, then sends it back to To save time, teachers can build a library of
it back. Teachers can view an entire class’s students, starting a feedback loop that allows frequently used text or audio comments to pull
assignment and note gaps or needs at a glance. for iteration and improvement. Also included is from. When students receive feedback, they
an anoymous peer-review option. can reply to it with voice or text.

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EdLight | Floop | Kaizena | Mote | WeVu

WHAT HAPPENED TO
PEERGRADE?
Peergrade, a platform that facilitates
peer feedback, has been featured in this
section for quite a long time. Now its
features have been absorbed into a larger
platform, Eduflow, which is in our Flipped
& Blended Learning section.
Mote WeVu
This video was created to show former
[Link] [Link]
Peergrade users how to perform the same
functions in Eduflow.
This Google Chrome extension allows users to This platform allows students to upload videos
add voice comments in the comment field of and the teacher can attach comments to
any Google Docs, Slides, or Sheets file, or inside specific timestamps on the videos. This type
Google Classroom. With the paid plan you of tool is invaluable for performance- or skill-
get a longer time limit for comments, auto- based courses like music, theater, languages,
generated transcriptions of comments, and the physical education, public speaking, or nursing.
ability to save voice comments for re-use in an
online library.

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Literacy
Tools

Banzai | ClassEquity | EVERFI | Next Gen Personal Finance | Stash101

Many of the platforms featured here do more

than simply deliver information about money;
they offer some type of “immersive” experience, APPS AND GAMES TO SUPPORT
where students are put into various real-life FINANCIAL LITERACY
scenarios where they have to make decisions, These apps and games can
then see how their decisions play out. These supplement students’ financial literacy
would be outstanding tools for family and in more of a game-like environment.
consumer science classes or for any kind of

Financial independent study project. Build Your Stax

[Link]

Literacy Claim Your Future

[Link]
When it comes to curriculum, financial literacy
is often an afterthought, even though learning Payback
how to responsibly manage money is one of the [Link]
most important skills students will need as they
Savings Spree
enter adulthood.
[Link]/us/app/savings-
The sites in this section offer courses and spree/id430150476
PERSONAL FINANCE YOUTUBE
other activities students can do as part of
CHANNELS FOR KIDS & TEENS Spent
a class at school or on their own. They offer
[Link]
lessons in banking, creating and sticking to a Easy Peasy Finance
budget, using credit, saving for the future, and The Uber Game
MoneyMoments
managing real-life expenses like rent, utilities, [Link]/uber-game
and entertainment, along with bigger financial Money Moves for Teens
projects like starting and running a business.

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Banzai | ClassEquity | EVERFI | Next Gen Personal Finance | Stash101

Banzai ClassEquity EVERFI

[Link] [Link] [Link]/k-12/financial-education

This site offers free interactive financial literacy The fun simulated mini-economy on Like Banzai, this site is also free of charge. The
courses for students ages 8-18. The courses put ClassEquity allows teachers to reinforce positive curriculum is segmented into multi-lesson
students in real-life scenarios where they make classroom culture while teaching financial units for elementary, middle, and high school,
financial decisions and learn the consequences. literacy. Students earn money for classroom focusing on specific themes like saving for
Lessons come with printed supplementary jobs and bonuses for positive behavior, and college, banking and identity protection, and
materials, a robust library of articles, and they pay rent on classroom necessities and starting your own business. Courses are also
interactive “coaching sessions” to teach spend extra money in the class store. Free and available on college and career readiness,
financial literacy concepts. paid plans are available. health and wellness, and SEL.

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Banzai | ClassEquity | EVERFI | Next Gen Personal Finance | Stash101

MONEY MANAGEMENT TOOLS

FOR KIDS AND TEENS
A handful of apps allow parents to
deposit real or virtual money into
kids’ accounts, then provide tools for
kids to budget and save for things
they want to buy. Some of these use
“virtual” money, while others can be
tied to actual debit cards. Although
Next Gen Personal Finance Stash101
these wouldn’t be used in a classroom
[Link] [Link]/stash101
setting, you might recommend them
If you want to teach an in-depth course on Formerly known as PayGrade, this free site to parents who want to give their kids
financial literacy in middle or high school, the offers a simulated classroom economy where practice in managing their own money.
resources at Next Gen Personal Finance are students earn a virtual “salary” by doing
Greenlight
outstanding. They offer full curricula for nine- classroom jobs, then manage that money
[Link]
week, semester-long, or year-long courses on in checking and savings accounts, use credit
a wide variety of topics like credit, investing, cards, pay bills, budget their money, and even
GoHenry
behavioral economics, taxes, and insurance, “invest” in the stock market. Teacher lesson
[Link]
plus extensive professional development and plans are also available to teach financial
community support for teachers. literacy concepts. RoosterMoney (U.K. only)
[Link]
Similar: Intuit Financial Education,
MoneySense (U.K.)

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Creators
Tools

Brainscape | Quizlet

and even voice recordings to the cards — this

really expands the possibilities for the kinds of
material that can be studied.
WHAT IS RETRIEVAL PRACTICE, AND
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT IT?
Once the cards are made, they can be “flipped”
on the screen, and you shuffle through them Studying flashcards is one of the most
just like paper flashcards. But the tools featured common forms of retrieval practice — trying
here will also keep track of which ones you got to recall information without having it in front
wrong, sort them by difficulty, and best of all — of you. Cognitive scientists have done a lot

Flashcard they’re accessible through any mobile device, so

they can be shared and re-used, and you never
of research on this in the past decade or so,
and the evidence keeps pointing to retrieval

Creators have to worry about losing them. practice as one of the most effective ways
to store information in long-term memory.
Learn more in these articles:
Flashcard creation sites allow users to make, CLASSROOM USES
store, and study their own flashcards. It’s a • Retrieval Practice: The Most Powerful
• Students can make and study with
simple concept, but these tools offer features Learrning Strategy You’re Not Using
flashcards and share them with each other.
that are a step up from the index cards you
once carried in your back pocket. • Teachers can create flashcard sets to share • Four Research-Based Strategies Every
with students. Teacher Should Be Using
At the most basic level, users make simple
on-screen cards: term on one side, definition • Teachers can deliver lessons on how to • Six Powerful Learning Strategies You
on the other. But these tools make suggestions create flashcards effectively and teach MUST Share with Students
for what you might want to write, pulling from students the most effective ways to study
their inventory of existing flashcards, so you with them — not everyone knows how to You can also find comprehensive research
can benefit from other people’s phrasing on make the most of these tools. See the box summaries at [Link].
the same topics. Users can also add images at right for more information.

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Brainscape | Quizlet

FOUR MORE FLASHCARD TOOLS

THAT ARE WORTH A LOOK
Bitsboard is an app that allows teachers
to create a variety of activities, including
flashcards, for children as young as
kindergarten.

Flippity lets you turn a Google

Brainscape Quizlet spreadsheet into a set of online
[Link] [Link] flashcards. You can also create word
searches, crossword puzzles, bingo cards,
More than just a flashcard creator, Brainscape Quizlet takes digital flashcards to a whole new and Jeopardy!-style quiz games.
applies the principle of spaced repetition level. Once a user has created a set of cards,
to regulate your study, giving you repeated they can be reviewed the traditional way by GoConqr is a platform where users can
exposure to the concepts you feel less sure “flipping” them on the screen or with a fill-in- create and share flashcards, mind maps,
about, and less to the ones you know more the-blank worksheet, a multiple-choice quiz, a quizzes, and other materials for free.
confidently. The free plan allows individual matching game, or even a team competition.
users to create and share cards and gives you Card sets can be shared, and users can search StudyStack is geared toward middle
access to some pre-made decks. Paid plans Quizlet’s large library for other user-created school and older. It contains pre-made
have more features and access to premium sets. flashcards and allows you to create your
decks, which have been professionally certified. own, then play games with them.
Similar: Cram, Knowt

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The Tools

Blendspace | Edpuzzle | Eduflow | InsertLearning | Mindstamp | Perusall | PlayPosit | Sutori | TED-Ed | Microlearning

blended learning, where the “flip” happens

during class time: Students access content
through devices and engage in whole-class
or small-group activities. This video series,
featuring blended learning expert Catlin Tucker,
goes in depth on how to make this work. For
Flipped more from Tucker, read her 2022 guest post
on Cult of Pedagogy, Blended Learning: Four
& Blended Models that Work.

Learning The tools in this section help teachers with

flipped or blended learning, letting them grab
THE MODERN CLASSROOMS PROJECT
NEXT-LEVEL BLENDED LEARNING
online videos and add assessments, track
Before 2020, the idea of a flipped lesson — Launched in 2018 by two Washington, D.C.,
student viewing time, and access libraries of
where direct instruction takes place at home math teachers, The Modern Classrooms
videos on just about every topic imaginable.
and practice and application happen at school Project trains educators to use blended
— was still kind of cutting edge. When the Other tools in this guide can also help create learning to create self-paced classrooms
global pandemic forced schools into remote flipped lessons: interactive posters, comic where students only progress when they
and hybrid learning, suddenly every teacher reach mastery. Teachers can learn through
strip creators, and podcasts all can be used to
had to quickly learn how to package their direct MCP’s free course or by enrolling in their
present content in a blended lesson. Another
instruction into some container that could be virtual mentorship program.
format is the HyperDoc (read more here).
delivered online.
MCP’s co-founder, Kareem Farah, has
Moving forward, many teachers may continue to Note: Most tools featured here build lessons appeared on the Cult of Pedagogy podcast
deliver much of their direct instruction digitally, around materials that already exist; they don’t three times. You can find all three episodes
saving face-to-face time for more interactive help you create videos. To do that, you’ll need to and his guest posts here.
stuff. This will probably take the shape of use screencasting or video production tools.
Cult of Pedagogy is an affiliate for the Modern Classrooms Project.

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Blendspace | Edpuzzle | Eduflow | InsertLearning | Mindstamp | Perusall | PlayPosit | Sutori | TED-Ed | Microlearning

Blendspace Edpuzzle Eduflow

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Many flipped learning tools focus primarily Edpuzzle lets you build online lessons around Create intuitive learning “flows” by combining
on video. Blendspace lets teachers put videos. Start by importing your own video, class material with hands-on and collaborative
lessons together with a combination of online choosing an Edpuzzle Original video, exploring learning activities. This can range from a single
resources: videos, PDFs, images, websites, teacher-created lessons inside the Edpuzzle assignment to a full online course. Flows can
even notes you create yourself, right in the library, or recording your own video right inside contain text, videos, discussion threads, space
platform. Quizzes can also be added to assess the platform. You can trim the video to show for student submissions, and peer learning
student understanding. If you’re short on only selected parts, add voice comments, and activities. Teachers can also facilitate peer
resources, they can be purchased from the Tes write questions to come up at any point in review between students, as this platform
Marketplace and imported into your lessons. the video. After students complete the lesson, houses the tools that were once available on
you’ll get analytics about how long each the peer review platform Peergrade.
student watched, which parts they re-watched,
and individual and whole-class responses. Similar: Adobe Captivate, Articulate

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Blendspace | Edpuzzle | Eduflow | InsertLearning | Mindstamp | Perusall | PlayPosit | Sutori | TED-Ed | Microlearning

InsertLearning Mindstamp Perusall

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This Chrome extension allows you to go This tool lets you start with any video (through This platform provides an opportunity for
beyond video and build lessons with a variety upload or link to YouTube, etc.), then layer all flipped reading. Dubbed as “social annotating”
of online content, pulling it all together inside kinds of interactive features: buttons, hotspots, that creates interactive, engaging reading
an existing website, effectively altering that questions, voice clips, and so much more. You experiences, Perusall allows teachers to
page to meet your instructional needs. Start can draw on the video, generate a transcript, upload or search for texts and post them
with any web page, then highlight text, add and get a full report of user interactions after to the platform, where students then read
notes, embed questions that students answer the video has been watched. This is a paid and annotate. Insights are also provided to
right on the page, and embed all kinds of other product (after free trial), but their FAQs say they the teacher on time, interaction, and overall
content like videos, Quizlet flashcards, and offer discounts for educational institutions. engagement. This is completely free for
Coggle mind maps. To get started with this free educators and educational institutions.
tool, watch their Getting Started playlist.

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PlayPosit Sutori TED-Ed

[Link] [Link] [Link]

In PlayPosit, users create “bulbs,” lessons that On this platform, users build a sequence On this site, users can build lessons around
consist of a pre-recorded video overlaid with of items on a vertical timeline: a text box, a any TED Talk or YouTube video. You can write
teacher-created questions. Start by choosing discussion forum, an image, a video, an audio multiple-choice and open-ended questions,
a video from YouTube or Vimeo. Next, add clip, and so on. If you have a resource with an add explanatory text with links to other
interactive elements like multiple-choice or embed code, like a Flip or PhET Simulation, resources on the topic, and add a section where
free-response questions, polls, discussion you can insert that, too. And to check for students can discuss the video. You can also
questions, and “reflective pauses,” which stop student understanding, quizzes can be added. borrow one of the TED-Ed Originals, lessons
the video but don’t require a student response. In addition to flipped learning, Sutori would created collaboratively by educators and
When students complete a lesson, you get the also be a great tool for curation and presenting. professional animators. To learn how to create a
results in your dashboard. To experience Sutori for yourself, explore their lesson, watch this tutorial.
gallery of sample projects.

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WHAT IS MICROLEARNING? Microlessons are most commonly offered

asynchronously — shared on a platform that
Have you ever created a recipe you saw on students can access at any time. Educators
TikTok? Read a Twitter thread that clarified can build up a large library of microlessons to
a topic perfectly? Listened to a three- use for review, to support parents, for flipped
minute podcast that transformed your lessons, or for substitutes or virtual days.
understanding of a topic? Then you have
experienced microlearning: short, impactful
DIGITAL TOOLS FOR MICROLEARNING
bursts of learning that are powerful,
engaging, and most importantly, brief. • TikTok is a great model for learning how
The research behind this learning stems to design microlearning videos. Follow
from the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus. In the #LearnOnTikTok hashtag to find
examples. Many creators also share the
the mid-1880s, this German psychologist
same videos as Instagram Reels.
developed the “Forgetting Curve,” a model
that demonstrates how the brain loses new • YouTube Shorts can offer some security
information exponentially over time. If our Bill Nye teaching science on TikTok
measures for younger students, especially
learning experiences don’t reinforce new when YouTube Kids is utilized.
information, we’re likely to forget half of
• EdApp is a platform that provides a
what we learn after just 20 minutes, and up
exposed to a concept, the more likely we are space for you to build digital courses that
to 90 percent within a year. No wonder our
to have it solidified in our memories. When users can take on mobile apps.
students struggle to remember things they
should have learned last year and the year we study something repeatedly and revisit it • The Scribe extension allows you to
before! just when we are about to forget it, we retain quickly create step-by-step guides for
it much better. Since microlearning lessons processes using screenshots.
This is where microlearning comes to the are small, self-contained, and easy to return
rescue. Microlearning supports Ebbinghaus’ to as a learner, they serve as the ideal vehicle • Images and icons or infographics can all
retention theory — the more often we are for making learning stick. be used to add visuals to your videos.

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The Tools

Cheddar Up | DonorsChoose | GoFundMe | Indiegogo | Livingtree Give | Raise Craze

associations, and districts raise the cash they

need. Some are designed specifically for schools, DIGITAL PAYMENT PROCESSING
while others can be used by anyone.
Rather than collecting money and forms
We’re also featuring a few sites that help with for field trips and other events, your school
payment processing for things like event fees, could be using technology to speed up the
field trips, and other school-related paperwork. process. Here are two sites to check out:
See the box at right.
Permission Click
[Link]
You can find more tools related to school

Fundraising fundraising in this article from PTO Today,

29 Apps to Make Fundraising Easier.
SchoolCash Online
[Link]
& Payment NO TIME FOR FUNDRAISING?
Processing Using any of these tools takes some time, but
you can start small; just try one project and see CLEAR THE LIST
Without a doubt, schools and teachers need how it goes.
Launched in 2019 by Courtney Jones, the
money for all sorts of things. We need supplies
Another way to avoid the “just one more thing #ClearTheList campaign allows anyone
for our classroom, curricular materials, and
to do” feeling of fundraising is to integrate it to pay for items on a teacher’s wishlist.
funds for the technology that enriches our
into your instructional plans: Having students Teachers simply post their Amazon
students’ learning.
research the tools, develop the projects, and wishlists or other fundraisers on social
This section features six tools that can help monitor your progress is an excellent real-world, media using the hashtag #clearthelist.
students, teachers, schools, parent-teacher project-based learning activity.

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Cheddar Up | DonorsChoose | GoFundMe | Indiegogo | Livingtree Give | Raise Craze

Cheddar Up DonorsChoose GoFundMe

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Is everyone pitching in for a group gift? Cheddar On this crowdfunding site, teachers set up a Among crowdfunding sites, GoFundMe is
Up allows organizers to collect payments from project that requires a specific set of materials, the most personal, typically used by people
a group online. The person in charge sets up like books, technology, furniture, or musical who need to fund things like college tuition,
a “Collection” that describes the event or item instruments. They can also request funding memorial funds for loved ones, or to help a
requiring funds. Next, they send emails or a link for field trips, professional development, or friend in need. Because it has fewer limitations
to those involved. Payers can pay online with guest speakers. The project is publicized by the on what’s eligible for funding, it’s a good option
a credit card or electronic bank transfer, or they teacher and DonorsChoose, and then parents for teachers who want to raise money for
can pay in person, and the collector can record and other interested people donate money to projects that may not qualify on other sites.
the payment manually. fund it.
Similar: FundRazr
Similar: PledgeCents

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Indiegogo Livingtree Give Raise Craze

[Link] [Link]/products/give [Link]

This crowdfunding site tends to attract Livingtree Give offers a variety of fundraising This site takes a fresh approach to fundraising:
entrepreneurs and artists who want to fund options for teachers, teams, school clubs, Instead of having students sell things or
more expensive projects. Although you may parent-teacher organizations, and districts. participate in a walk-a-thon, funds are raised
not use the site directly in your work as a Individual projects can be set up in a process through acts of kindness. Students create a
teacher, you have artists, entrepreneurs, and similar to DonorsChoose. In addition to plan for completing a list of good deeds, and
visionaries right in your classroom. Their talents crowdfunding campaigns, schools can also set friends, family members, and other community
and passions could become their life’s work up online stores, sell tickets for events, hold members donate to support them.
someday, and a site like Indiegogo could give raffles, and manage recurring donations. The
them their first big push. site also offers parent communication and PD
tools.
Similar: Kickstarter

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Games
Tools

99math | Arcademics | Baamboozle | Blooket | EdShed | Freerice | Gimkit | Goosechase | Kahoot! | Legends of Learning | playmeo | Quizalize
Quizizz | Quizlet Live | Seppo | Socrative | Wordwall | Osmo

something different. Goosechase is a platform

for organizing scavenger hunts, playmeo is a
database of low-tech interactive group games,
and Seppo allows users to build their own
games from a set of options.

At the end of this section is a whole page

devoted entirely to Osmo, a suite of resources
that was so hard to categorize and offers so
much, we had to give it a page all to itself.
THE GROWING POPULARITY OF
ESPORTS

Games JUST FOR FUN:

Gaming has been quite popular for a while
now but it has made a big debut in the
The games in this section can make learning
MULTIPLAYER GAMES educational arena with esports. Students
and reviewing material a lot more fun. For The popularity of multiplayer games like go from just players to team members
many of them, teachers supply the questions Among Us, Roblox, and Fortnite surged in an organized activity recognized by
and answer choices. Some platforms also offer in 2020. Some schools set aside time for school systems, colleges, and companies.
pre-made quizzes on different topics that users students to play these games socially. Participation in esports builds self-
can borrow for their own use. Many of these While Fortnite is designed to be addictive esteem, increases social and emotional
tools allow teachers to track student responses, and has caused problems for some young development, and promotes STEM.
making them powerful instructional tools as users, the other two have not been as Popular games include Rocket League,
well as great engagement boosters. widely criticized. Another multiplayer Minecraft, and League of Legends. Many
game with a great reputation is Minecraft, K-12 schools are using platforms such as
Although most games listed in this category which has an education edition. PlayVS to host their esports programs.
are designed to review content, three offer

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99math | Arcademics | Baamboozle | Blooket | EdShed | Freerice | Gimkit | Goosechase | Kahoot! | Legends of Learning | playmeo | Quizalize
Quizizz | Quizlet Live | Seppo | Socrative | Wordwall | Osmo

99math Arcademics Baamboozle

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Standards-aligned math games organized by Variety of ready-to-go games on multiple Create your own game or choose one from a
skill or grade. Engage kids in individual or real- subjects. Students can challenge each other to bank of over 1 million games. Great for distance
time practice and challenge classes across the in-class competition without log-ins. learning or low-tech classrooms — students do
globe. not need their own devices to play.

Blooket EdShed Freerice

[Link] [Link]/en-us [Link]
Teachers can take a single activity and convert Six different games rolled into one platform: Great for multi-level, multiple choice games on
it into multiple modes of gameplay, as a class Phonics Shed, Literacy Shed, Math Shed, a variety of topics. Each game earns grains of
or independently. Students can also create Quiz Shed, Spelling Shed. Create custom rice that go to feeding underserved countries.
Blooks and play on their own. assignments with paid subscription.

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99math | Arcademics | Baamboozle | Blooket | EdShed | Freerice | Gimkit | Goosechase | Kahoot! | Legends of Learning | playmeo | Quizalize
Quizizz | Quizlet Live | Seppo | Socrative | Wordwall | Osmo

Gimkit Goosechase Kahoot!

[Link] [Link]/edu [Link]

Pronounced gim like gimme, Gimkit lets A platform used to easily create interactive Free game-based platform with quiz-show
you create games students play on their scavenger hunts where players record their games students play on their own devices.
own devices, earning in-app cash for correct finds in photos and videos. More than 1 million pre-created games and
answers. growing.

Legends of Learning playmeo Quizalize

[Link] [Link] [Link]
Pre-made, curriculum-aligned math and A database of more than 400 low-tech Standards-based quiz platform that gives you
science games for elementary and middle interactive group games for a variety of real-time data as teams of students work their
school. Great for reinforcing concepts both at purposes from ice-breakers to team-building. way through games.
home and school.

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99math | Arcademics | Baamboozle | Blooket | EdShed | Freerice | Gimkit | Goosechase | Kahoot! | Legends of Learning | playmeo | Quizalize
Quizizz | Quizlet Live | Seppo | Socrative | Wordwall | Osmo

Quizizz Quizlet Live Seppo

[Link] [Link]/features/live [Link]

Power-ups and redemption questions set this This team-based game is played live between Adventure-type games requiring players
quiz game apart from others. Make your own or teams of students using decks from Quizlet for to capture evidence of learning. Similar to
use the pre-made options for instant play. review. Goosechase. Subscription required.

Socrative Wordwall
[Link] [Link]
Options to build three different types of Input a set of questions and answers, then
interactive responses via game, quiz, or exit build a variety of different interactive online
ticket. Quick setup and easy to start. games. Printable activities also available.

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99math | Arcademics | Baamboozle | Blooket | EdShed | Freerice | Gimkit | Goosechase | Kahoot! | Legends of Learning | playmeo | Quizalize
Quizizz | Quizlet Live | Seppo | Socrative | Wordwall | Osmo

Osmo
[Link]

Unlike traditional tablet apps and games, the The Osmo platform includes many games newest series of games, Math Wizard, includes
Osmo Learning System is a unique combination specifically designed for education. In Words, five different math topics, each with a unique
of computer vision and manipulatives that bridge students physically manipulate letter tiles while twist, while BYJU’s Learning App features more
the digital and physical worlds. Once the tablet practicing vocabulary and spelling. Numbers asks than 500 literacy activities through books that
is placed in the Osmo base and the reflector is children to manipulate number or dice tiles while connect with the Osmo system.
placed on the camera, the entire work surface solving problems in multiple ways. Pizza Co has
This incredible platform engages learners in so
becomes interactive. With multiple starter kits kids physically assembling pizzas and working
many subject and skill areas, providing endless
for kids from ages 3-12, students physically with money. With Squiggle Magic, students
ways to blend technology and hands-on play.
manipulate a variety of tools while engaging with physically move squiggles on the playmat
practice in reading, math, coding, and more. to create letters, numbers, and shapes. The Similar: ARpedia

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Learning
Tools

Empatico | ePals | Flip Events | Global Read Aloud | PenPal Schools

The tools and websites in this section connect

us to the world in ways we could only imagine
a few decades ago. They do that by helping us
MORE GLOBAL LEARNING IN THIS
learn about cultures different from our own,
GUIDE
connect directly with people in other countries, Although they are not included in this
and even participate in shared projects and section, other tools in this guide will also

Global activities with them.

• Empatico matches classrooms from around

support students’ learning about other
cultures:

Learning the world for shared activities and video

chats.
• Better World Ed, in the Social &
Emotional Learning section
Travel benefits us in so many ways. By exploring
• The Global Read Aloud is a once-a-year • Google Arts & Culture, in the Primary
new places and interacting with people from
project where students in different countries Sources section of History & Social
countries different from our own, we become
read the same book over the same six-week Studies
more open-minded, more compassionate,
period. • All of the Geography tools in the
and more knowledgeable about how the world
works. • ePals and PenPal Schools connect students History & Social Studies section
with other students in different countries • The Global Oneness Project, which
But if travel is too expensive, if it’s too time-
through shared projects. can be found in the Content Libraries
consuming, or in the case of the recent
pandemic, if it’s simply not allowed, technology section
• Flip Events offer programs to take your
can offer many of the benefits of travel without class on a virtual journey, hear from content • All of the language study tools
ever leaving home. area experts, or learn a new skill.

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Empatico | ePals | Flip Events | Global Read Aloud | PenPal Schools

Empatico ePals Flip Events

[Link] [Link] [Link]/[Link]

Designed for students in grades K-8 who can This platform connects K-12 classrooms in These events connect people and places
speak English, this site connects students in more than 99 countries to share content and all over the world through virtual field trips,
classrooms around the world for paired video ideas, collaborate on projects, practice their new professional development workshops,
chat activities like creating and sharing maps language skills, and learn about each other’s and conversations with authors, activists,
of your school and community, discussing how culture. The platform includes a discussion humanitarians, and subject-area experts.
the weather affects daily life in your area, and board feature for easy collaboration and Some events can be attended live, and past
talking about the foods you eat in your country. offers content from partners like Smithsonian livestreams can be watched on-demand.
The site provides guided preparation and Institute and McGraw-Hill. Learn more about (Formerly known as Flipgrid Live Events)
reflection activities to go with the video chats. how it works in this webinar.

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Empatico | ePals | Flip Events | Global Read Aloud | PenPal Schools

TEACHING WITH THE

UNITED NATIONS’ SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Adopted by all UN Member States in 2015,
the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) signify an urgent call to action by
all countries and stand on the pillars of
Global Read Aloud PenPal Schools peace, prosperity, the planet, people, and
[Link] [Link] partnership. Teachers can use the goals to
tackle topics like reducing inequality, ending
The idea behind the Global Read Aloud is PenPal Schools digitizes the time-honored poverty, and preserving our oceans.
simple: Choose one book that everyone practice of writing to pen pals, matching your
reads at the same time around the world. students with others around the globe and These resources will help you incorporate
Every year, four books are chosen: one each getting them writing back and forth about the SDGs into your teaching:
for primary, upper elementary, middle, and a topic they’ll really learn from. Projects
• SDGs in Action is an app that profiles
high school, plus a picture book author study. cover anything from weather to food to art
each goal complete with explanatory
Teacher Pernille Ripp began the project with around the world. Once a project is chosen,
150 students in 2010, and since then the students meet their assigned pen pals, then videos, facts and figures, actions, and
project has expanded to millions of students communicate with them within the context of ideas of how people can help.
worldwide. that project. • Have students explore Sustainable
Friends initiatives or share their own
projects on the Sustainable World Map.

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Studies
Tools

Curriculum | Games & Interactives | Geography | Primary Sources | Other

• Curriculum: These websites offer lesson

plans and other curricular material that
THE BACKLASH AGAINST
can serve as a supplement to your regular
CRITICAL RACE THEORY
curriculum. So much of it is so good, it might
even replace what you normally teach. Many Beginning in late 2020 and gaining
of these sites also offer some form of virtual momentum by the middle of 2021, a well-
or in-person professional development for orchestrated conservative backlash has
teachers as well. been conducted against the teaching of
Critical Race Theory in schools. Although
• Games & Interactives: Here you’ll find most schools are not actually teaching
hands-on tools students can interact with, CRT, the term has become a stand-in
manipulate, or participate in to more clearly for any curriculum that addresses race,
understand various history and social studies discrimination, or other equity-related
topics. issues. This has resulted in legislative
action seeking to control what’s taught in
• Geography: This collection focuses solely on

History & geography-related topics and skills.

schools and harrassment of teachers and
school board members.

Social Studies • Primary Sources: These websites offer large

libraries of documents, images, videos, and
other primary sources that can be used in
This is not a positive development for
any teacher who wants to teach accurate
The number of high-quality resources online for history, and many of the resources in this
your lessons, and many offer lessons and
history and social studies is truly overwhelming. section would easily come under fire from
other classroom materials to go along with
What you’ll find here is a big collection of this movement. To learn more about this
the primary sources.
websites and tools that can serve as incredible issue, read Teachers are being silenced.
resources for anyone who teaches social studies, • Other: These sites defy categorization, with What can be done about it?
history, civics, or world cultures and geography. some truly unique offerings.

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CURRICULUM Curriculum | Games & Interactives | Geography | Primary Sources | Other

The 1619 Project The Choices Program Facing History & Ourselves
[Link] [Link] [Link]
1619’s resources, including a podcast, books, From Brown University, these high school Free teaching strategies, lesson plans, videos,
and curriculum materials, reframe U.S. history units in U.S. and world history, geography, and and full units focused on helping students learn
through the lens of the consequences of slavery current events emphasize critical thinking, to confront racism, prejudice, antisemitism, and
and the contributions of Black Americans. argument, and linking history to the present. other injustices.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute OER Project New American History

[Link] [Link] [Link]
Built on the institute’s vast collection of primary This collection of free online social studies The classroom resources from this site
sources, the site offers free lesson plans, videos, curricula includes the Big History Project, four “uncover the untold stories and missing pieces
and other teaching resources, plus outstanding world history courses, and short courses on of what we know or thought we knew about the
programs and teacher PD. climate and data analysis. American past.”

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Stanford History Education Group What Does It Mean To Be An American? Zinn Education Project
[Link] [Link] [Link]

SHEG’s history lessons and assessments have Six free lessons for high school students on Lessons and other teaching materials based on
been downloaded by millions of educators. civic engagement, civil liberties, immigration, the approach to history taken in Howard Zinn’s
The Civic Online Reasoning news and media and more. Each two-day lesson includes best-selling book A People’s History of the
literacy curriculum is their newest offering. videos, discussion questions, and readings. United States.

TEACHING WITH PODCASTS

USING TIMELINES TO STUDY HISTORY
Podcasts are another excellent resource for
history teachers. Two highly recommended A timeline can be an effective visual in studying
podcasts are 60-Second Civics, offering the past. Students and teachers can easily create
quick, daily lessons about U.S. government beautiful, interactive timelines using TimelineJS by
and the Constitution, and Teaching Hard Knightlab. Use the provided Google Sheet template
History, geared toward helping teachers to easily add videos, images, and more to create a
thoughtfully navigate challenging topics stunning timeline. Learn more in this tutorial.
like slavery and the Civil Rights Movement.

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GAMES & INTERACTIVES Curriculum | Games & Interactives | Geography | Primary Sources | Other

Be Washington The Fiscal Ship Gapminder

[Link] [Link] [Link]/tools

This interactive experience puts users in the This game challenges players to select policies Visualize data like population growth, life
shoes of George Washington as he navigates and watch how they impact the federal budget. expectancy, and income across world regions
four key historical situations. with this interactive tool.

NOT ALL TOPICS ARE RIGHT FOR

DIGITAL SIMULATIONS

Mission US, offering simulations of key

moments in U.S. history, is a site you may
want to reconsider. The subject matter in
some of the missions may be too serious
iCivics Juxtapose to be turned into a game. Learn more
[Link] [Link] about the criticism of this site in this
article. And for a discussion of alternatives
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Simple tool that creates interactive photo to simulations, read Think Twice Before
created this site loaded with interactive games, sliders to show two identical places at different Doing Another Historical Simulation.
videos, and classroom resources that teach times in history.
civics.

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GEOGRAPHY Curriculum | Games & Interactives | Geography | Primary Sources | Other

GeoGuessr Google My Maps Lizard Point

[Link] [Link] [Link]
This addictive game puts you somewhere in Create and save your own customizable, Digital map quizzes can be taken in practice
the world using Google Street view and you interactive maps using Google’s robust or test mode and can be customized for your
guess where you are. So fun! mapping technologies. needs.
Similar: Felt

National Geographic MapMaker Seterra

[Link] [Link]
Interact with maps and manipulate a wide This is a great practice tool for map recognition.
variety of data. Add photos and drawings to Available in dozens of languages and has a
customize your map. mobile app.

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PRIMARY SOURCES Curriculum | Games & Interactives | Geography | Primary Sources | Other

Bill of Rights Institute Digital Public Library of America DocsTeach

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This site offers free educational resources, A free library of more than 33 million images, Backed by the National Archives, this site
teacher PD, and student programs on American texts, videos, and sounds from across the provides tools to build and borrow lessons
history and civics. United States. around primary sources.

[Link] Google Arts & Culture HathiTrust Digital Library

[Link] [Link]/project/education [Link]

Information on hundreds of thousands of Access a huge collection of videos, art, A library of over 17 million digital versions of
individuals involved in the historical slave trade, documents, and photos, and organize them out-of-print books, government documents,
including enslaved people, slave owners, and into your own galleries. The site also offers magazines, sheet music, and other items you
slave traders. virtual field trips. might not be able to find anywhere else.

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PRIMARY SOURCES (continued) Curriculum | Games & Interactives | Geography | Primary Sources | Other

Interactive Constitution National Museum of

[Link]/the-constitution African American History & Culture
[Link]/learn/educators The YIVO Bruce and Francesca Cernia
Read the original text, click highlighted sections
Slovin Online Museum
to learn about changes, and read scholarly A rich collection of primary sources and
[Link]
commentary. More classroom resources are professional development for teaching the
available at the National Constitution Center. history of Black Americans. This is a resource that doesn’t fit into any
category. It’s an online-only museum from
the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
that teaches visitors about the lives of
the Jewish people of Eastern Europe and
Russia through personal storytelling. Their
first exhibit is on the life of Beba Epstein,
a young girl from Poland. Visitors scroll
through the digital chapters built with
National WWI Museum and Memorial Smithsonian Learning Lab written text, animations, videos, interactive
[Link] [Link] 3D environments, games, archival objects,
and more.
Database of World War I-related articles, lesson Users can curate their own collections of
plans, and primary sources from the museum resources from the Smithsonian’s vast historical
and its partner organizations. archives.

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OTHER GREAT SITES Curriculum | Games & Interactives | Geography | Primary Sources | Other

C3 Teachers Case Maker Holocaust Encyclopedia

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Resources to help teachers implement the Inquiry-based challenges using Library of A huge collection of photos, films, maps,
C3 Framework in their teaching, including Congress primary sources for students in documents, and other resources from the U.S.
ready-to-use inquiries. grades 6-8. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

If It Were My Home Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Zoom In

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Compare life in your country with life in any Powerful collection of videos, including viewer- Structured inquiry lessons support students in
other country in terms of income, life submitted stories, documenting moments in careful research and writing about history.
expectancy, and many other data points. the Civil Rights Movement.

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& Icons
Tools

BioRender | Black Illustrations | EDUimages | Emojipedia | Flaticon | Flickr: The Commons | Noun Project | Photos for Class | Pics4Learning | unDraw | Unsplash

While most of these sites offer their visuals for

free, and even if your students will mostly be
using the images for educational purposes, it’s
still important to teach students how to use
images legally so they don’t violate copyright
laws. This article spells out the guidelines.

A note of warning: On most stock photo sites

like Unsplash and Rawpixel (at right) it is
possible to find nude photos or other images
that are not “school friendly,” so if you want to

Images be on the safe side when sending students to

look for images, stick to sites specifically set up
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN COLLECTION
& Icons for that purpose. Two of the sites listed here
— Photos for Class and Pics4Learning — are
considered safe for school.
AT RAWPIXEL
Once a piece of art has reached a certain
We need visuals for so many digital things:
age, it enters the public domain and can
e-books, slideshow presentations, websites,
be used freely by anyone. Rawpixel has a
social media posts, and cover art for podcasts
and music. You can get these visuals by creating IMAGES AVAILABLE WITHIN lovely library of vintage public domain art
them yourself with the tools in our Art & OTHER TOOLS that can be downloaded for free and used
Graphic Design section or by taking photos and for any purpose. This is a great way to find
Beautiful free images can be found inside
editing them with photo editing tools. unique images that you won’t see on all the
many of the tools in our Presentation
other stock photo sites. As with many other
If you don’t want to create your own, you can section, like Canva and Haiku Deck. You
sites, however, nudes and other potentially
simply use images or icons that are already can also search for and embed free stock
graphic images can be found, so proceed
available online. The sites on the following page photos when creating a Google Slides or
with caution when using with students.
offer collections of images or icons for that PowerPoint presentation.
purpose.

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No Video
BioRender Black Illustrations EDUimages
[Link] [Link] [Link]
Create publication-quality figures by browsing Hundreds of illustrations of people of color in This site offers a rich collection of over 700 free,
thousands of pre-made icons and templates categories like activism, business, education, unique photos featuring diverse students and
from more than 30 fields of life sciences. and lifestyle. Also includes a database of Black teachers in educational settings.
illustrators for hire.

Emojipedia Flaticon Flickr: The Commons

[Link] [Link] [Link]/commons
Easily search for emojis and copy them into Download and customize free icons and While many of the photos uploaded to
your projects from any device. You can browse stickers; made by and for designers in PNG, Flickr’s main site are copyrighted, those in the
every emoji by name, category, or platform. SVG, EPS, PSD, and CSS formats. Commons have no copyright restrictions.

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BioRender | Black Illustrations | EDUimages | Emojipedia | Flaticon | Flickr: The Commons | Noun Project | Photos for Class | Pics4Learning | unDraw | Unsplash

Noun Project Photos for Class Pics4Learning

[Link] [Link] [Link]
A massive library of clean, simple icons you can Library of school-appropriate, searchable Not all of these school-safe photos are
download for use in any project; all you have to photos that are licensed for public use and licensed for public use: The creators have given
do is give attribution to the artist. come with proper attribution information. permission for educational use. Make sure
Similar: Good Free Photos students know the difference.

unDraw Unsplash
[Link] [Link]
This collection of open-source illustrations High-quality images for use without royalties or
is free to download. Before you do, you can attribution. Inappropriate images can come up,
change the accent color to suit your needs. so avoid sending students to this one.

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The Tools

multiple options for downloading, publishing,

and sharing it to an audience. Along with these
sites, you can also find infographics tools built
into platforms featured in our Art section, like
Adobe Express, Canva, and Desygner.

Infographics Infogram
[Link]
Infographics — visual representations of
Piktochart
information that combine text, charts, graphs,
[Link]
images, and icons — give us a rich, visual way
to experience data. As our students enter the Venngage
current job market, where businesses rely heavily [Link]
on social media promotion, the ability to create
high-quality infographics is a marketable skill. Visme
[Link]
This skill is getting more attention in education
as well. The Common Core ELA Standards
require students to be able to “integrate quanti-
Sample infographic from Venngage
tative or technical information expressed in USE TOOLS YOU ALREADY HAVE
words in a text with a version of that information
Infographics can also be created using
expressed visually” (RST.6-8.7, p. 62).
Google Slides or PowerPoint. Free
The sites listed here offer tools to help students templates for these are available on sites
or teachers create fantastic looking infographics. like Slidesgo and SlidesMania.
Once an infographic is complete, a user has

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Tools

BookWidgets | Boom Learning | Classkick | Class Responder | [Link] | Genially | LessonUp | Lumio | oodlü | Wizer

In most classrooms, some rote teaching and

practice is necessary. Being able to review basic
knowledge and information can certainly be
part of a well-rounded instructional program.
The tools in this section can make those kinds
of activities more efficient and enjoyable.

But proceed with caution: If you use a lot of

tools like these, and they mostly replace the
same exercises you’ve used in the past, you’re

Interactive only operating at the “substitution” level of

the SAMR model. In other words, you’re doing
Time to Climb from Nearpod
Lessons the same exact thing with technology that
you did without it. This could very well mean
that student learning in your classroom hasn’t
[Link]/time-to-climb

We gave this one its own box because

Several apps have come along that help us been improved by technology at all. Before it’s a little different from the others. This
create interactive experiences for users: online you dive into this section, read more about platform, built into Nearpod, allows
games, digital worksheets, or presentations that the thoughtful use of worksheets in our post, teachers to use quizzes to create fun
behave like self-help kiosks, giving information Frickin’ Packets. games that can be played by a whole class
as the user clicks through various screens. or individual students. Teachers can use
pre-created games or create their own,
These tools can be digital replacements for TWO MORE OPTIONS answers can be picture prompts or text,
some of the things we’ve used in school for making it accessible to younger learners,
Head to the Presentation section and take a
centuries: books, handouts, worksheets, and and teachers get the data from the
look at Nearpod and Pear Deck, which allow
lectures. But it’s important to note that these activity to use for formative assessment. A
you to send a slide deck to student devices
offer the same kind of rote learning we’ve been and add interactivity to them. Nearpod account is required.
doing since the dawn of formal education.

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BookWidgets | Boom Learning | Classkick | Class Responder | [Link] | Genially | LessonUp | Lumio | oodlü | Wizer

BookWidgets Boom Learning Classkick

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This tool allows you to create “widgets,” On Boom Learning, teachers create decks of Classkick blends the best of interactive
interactive exercises like flashcards, crossword “Boom Cards,” digital, self-grading exercises on teaching platforms and screen monitoring
puzzles, a hangman game, matching games, your course content. Cards can contain multiple software. Create lessons and easily share
and many more. These can be shared with choice, fill-in-the-blank, or multi-picture with students — no accounts needed. Lesson
students through a URL or embedded responses. If you would rather not make your options include drawing, multiple choice,
into another site. Most widgets are self- own card, you can also purchase some from manipulatives, and more. Teachers can provide
graded, allowing you to check for student the Boom Learning Store. You can also create instant feedback as students are working, and
understanding right away. and sell your own decks in the store. students can privately raise their hand to ask
for help. Fully-featured free version along with
enhanced pro version available.

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Class Responder [Link] Genially

[Link] [Link] [Link]

From the pre-made activities to the create- On this platform, teachers create interactive With this tool, you create simple games,
your-own options, this platform is ideal for lessons called Decks. These are pathways infographics, interactive modules (like stand-
reading assignments for grades K-6. The (almost like visual HyperDocs) students follow alone kiosks where you click on images and
standards-based activities include multiple to complete different activities that teach information pops up) and click-through
choice, true/false, and short answer. Student them about a topic or test their understanding. instructional units. Use it for blended learning
work is recorded in real time for teachers to Pathways can be created with locks, so that or for student-created interactive presentations.
utilize, and activities can be played in class or students must complete one activity in order While content is presented in an interactive
assigned as homework. to unlock the next, or they can be more open, way, statistics are only available in the paid
allowing students to choose activities. plan.

Similar: GoConqr, Educaplay

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LessonUp Lumio oodlü

[Link] [Link]/lumio [Link]

This platform gives teachers the tools to create With Lumio, you can pull together your own On this site, students answer content-based
dynamic lessons that get students engaged PDFs, videos, PowerPoints, or Google Slides questions in a basic quiz format. These can
with features like polls, embedded videos, into one lesson, add interactive quizzes, polls, be questions you enter yourself or pulled
quizzes, drag-and-drop activities, mind maps, graphic organizers, manipulatives, and games, from a bank of thousands of teacher-created
images with clickable hotspots, open response or choose from their library of ready-made questions. If they get the answers correct, their
questions, and spinners for random item activities. As students work, you can monitor reward is to spin for a chance to play one of
selection. Teachers create their own lessons and give feedback from your own dashboard. oodlü’s games. In other words, the questions
from scratch, use one of LessonUp’s templates, Lumio is made by the SMART company but aren’t part of the game; the game play comes
or borrow from their library of teacher-created it works on any device — no need to own a after answering the questions.
lessons from 50 different countries. SMART board!

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10 GOOGLE ADD-ONS
TO CHECK OUT

Add-ons are mini-apps that add extra capabilities to the Google tools you already use, like
Docs, Slides, Forms, and Sheets. To find them, open a file (like a Google Doc), click Extensions,
click Add-Ons > Get Add-Ons, then explore from there. Or browse the Google Workspace
Marketplace, where you’ll find hundreds to choose from. Here are 10 we think are worth a look.
Wizer
[Link] Certify’em MathType
Generate and send certificates online Math editor and equation writer
On Wizer, teachers create digital versions of
worksheets. These can contain multiple choice, Form Notifications Music Snippet
fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended questions, Email messaging automated from Forms Music notation and tablature snippets
matching and sorting tasks, and image-based responses
MyBib
questions. The worksheets can include external Form Publisher Generate APA, MLA, Harvard, and other
links, videos, and other types of embedded Generate documents from Forms bibliographies automatically
content. Teachers can see and give feedback submission data
on student responses, and you can share and OrangeSlice: Teacher Rubric
use worksheets created by other teachers in the Icons for Sides & Docs Automate and simplify rubric creation and
Wizer community. Free icons to use in your docs and slides scoring in Docs

Import Playlist for Slides Pear Deck or Nearpod for Google Slides
Import YouTube playlists and videos into Allows use of either of these tools from
Slides presentations inside Slides

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Posters
Tools

• Create interactive photos of classroom

spaces, embedding text in key areas to
explain how to use them, or video to
demonstrate procedures.

• Share photos of classroom activities online

Interactive with parents, embedding text or audio to

describe what’s happening in the picture.
Buncee
Posters • Use an interactive poster as a kind of
HyperDoc to organize components of a unit.
[Link]
Interactive slideshow presentations can be built
An interactive poster is an online image that with text, images, animations, and embedded
contains clickable elements, allowing the viewer STUDENT USES items like video and 360 images.
to activate sections of the poster to reveal text,
links to outside sources, or other embedded • Demonstrate learning with a poster that
items such as audio clips or videos. The tools in serves as a portfolio of art, spoken word, or
this section help users create these posters to music projects; a timeline of historical events
dramatically enhance the learning experience. or a documentation of the stages of an
independent project; an instructional poster
TEACHER USES to teach someone how to perform a task;
even an interactive, content-based game,
• Make interactive posters for teaching
where answers are embedded in audio or
content. For example, a series of photos
video clips. ThingLink
from the Great Depression, tagged with
[Link]/edu
text information, embedded videos, audio • Create personal posters as a “getting to know
recordings from music of that period, maps you” activity at the beginning of the year; all Start with an image (maybe from Canva) and
of key areas, and links to related articles. add interactive text, video, audio, maps, and so
posters could be housed in a student gallery.
much more.

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The Tools

Dance Mat Typing | Epistory | Nitro Type | Typesy | TypingClub | [Link]

The tools in this section offer curricula, games,

and other creative ways to learn and practice KEYBOARDING, DYSLEXIA AND
keyboarding skills. What’s nice about these is
DYSGRAPHIA
that many of them can be fit into short bursts
of time, like when students finish other class Touch typing has been found to be
work early or when there is a disruption to the helpful for students with dyslexia. Read
normal school day. more here:

Keyboarding Two sites featured here, Nitro Type and Dance

Mat Typing, offer fun games for typing practice,
• How Can Typing Help People with
Dyslexia?
Students today are deeply immersed in digital but use them with care: Both sites are not
content and technology tools. Using these tools • How to Spot Dyslexia and What to
without ads or security risks, so be cautious
has made keyboarding an essential skill for Do Next
about sharing personal information.
our 21st century learners. Just as handwriting
was a requirement in elementary school, some The tool Touch-type Read and Spell has
OTHER SITES THAT OFFER TYPING PRACTICE
educators feel keyboarding should be required been specifically designed to teach touch
as well. • ABCya typing to students with dysgraphia.
• EduTyping
Learning to touch type has many advantages,
• [Link]
including greater speed in accomplishing
schoolwork, more accuracy in that work, • QwertyTown
reduced fatigue and better overall health for
your back, neck, and eyes. Students have the SITES TO TEST YOUR TYPING SPEED
added benefit of reduced stress when it’s time • Monkeytype
to take online assessments or complete work for
remote learning. • [Link]

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Dance Mat Typing | Epistory | Nitro Type | Typesy | TypingClub | [Link]

Dance Mat Typing Epistory — Typing Chronicles Nitro Type

[Link]/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr [Link] [Link]

Fun typing games for young beginners where In this adventure game for desktop computers, Players in this addictive online game use their
animated characters encourage players to hit players use only the keyboard to play. This typing skills to “race” in cars to see who is the
the right keys. game doesn’t teach typing, but it offers a fun fastest.
way to practice.

Typesy TypingClub [Link]

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This paid site offers a structured typing This free site offers lessons, videos, and Another free option that offers lessons on
curriculum, fun games, adaptive lessons, and games to teach typing in a fun way with added typing complete with reports for teachers, plus
reports and analytics. accessibility options like voice narration, font lessons on digital literacy, coding, and word
choices, and contrast settings. processing skills.

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The
Study
Tools

Drops | Duolingo | FluentU | italki | LingQ | Lupa | Microsoft Translator | Ellevation | Off2Class

Finally, we have translation tools that can at

least approximate the work that once could
only be done by a human interpreter. Microsoft
Translator offers that service to us now.

The great thing about all these options is that

Language Study you don’t have to choose just one approach:
People who want to learn a language can take
Technology has given us many gifts that make it advantage of different types of tools, giving
easier to learn new languages in the 21st century. themselves a rich, multilayered language study
experience. And language teachers can share Drops
The first is better access to people who speak
many of these tools with students to reinforce [Link]
different languages. Tools like italki facilitate
and extend the learning they are doing in class.
those interactions, connecting users with native- In just five minutes a day, anyone can learn
speaking tutors online. The final page of this section covers tools that a language with Drops. Learn more than 45
would be especially helpful for EL teachers, different languages via a variety of games
Second, we have apps that offer language
offering resources to help students learn English. and activities. The free platform includes five
lessons we can access at any time on any device, minutes a day and includes the chance to
plus games that make it more fun to learn. earn bonus minutes. There is a built-in picture
Duolingo is one of the most popular tools for dictionary with more than 2,500 illustrations
AN APP FOR SPEAKING
this kind of practice. and audio recordings to assist learning.
ASSIGNMENTS
Third is access to authentic content. Millions of Extempore, in our Speaking & Discussion
videos, podcasts, songs, articles, and books are section, is a tool that allows teachers to
created in different languages every day. Sites create and collect speaking assignments
like LingQ, FluentU, and Lupa curate these so from students — great for language class!
we can immerse ourselves in real language use.

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Duolingo FluentU italki

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Duolingo has perfected the gamification of On this site, you can watch authentic videos While the other tools in this section help you
language learning. Offering free self-paced of people speaking in different languages in learn language independently, italki focuses on
courses in over 30 languages, this tool a natural context, not actors doing scenes connecting users with real people. Learners on
breaks courses into small lessons that can for instructional purposes. The videos come italki can grow their language skills through paid
be completed in less than 10 minutes on any from movies, music videos, news shows, even one-on-one lessons with native speakers or by
device. Every time you complete a lesson, your commercials. Each video has subtitles for the having conversations with other learners in the
progress is tracked visually, which provides an language spoken along with the viewer’s native italki community.
incentive to keep going. Duolingo for Schools language, and you can hover over any word to
has more education-specific features. get a definition. Similar: HelloTalk, HiNative

Similar: Babbel, Busuu, Fluent Forever, Similar: FluentKey, Yabla

Lingvist, Mango, Memrise

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LingQ Lupa Microsoft Translator

[Link] [Link] [Link]/translator/education

Pronounced “link,” this site was created by Also based on the comprehensible input Using artificial intelligence, this tool transcribes
linguist Steve Kaufmann and is based on the approach, this app for Spanish learners offers and translates teachers’ speech into other
comprehensible input method for language a library of episodes from the NPR podcast languages in real time; the transcript is
learning. Users choose what they want to Radio Ambulante. As users listen, they can slow built while the teacher is talking. Using an app
read or listen to from a huge library of articles, down the speed, toggle between a Spanish on their phones, students read the transcript
books, videos, songs, and more — ”natural transcript and an English translation, and get in whatever language they choose, and they
content” that floods the brain with authentic definitions and hints provided by the app. As can type or speak into the app to contribute
language — then save the words they’re you continue to use Lupa, the app will keep their own comments or questions; these
learning. An online community and on- track of the words and phrases you’re learning. will automatically be translated back to the
demand tutors add more support. language of the presenter.

Similar: Google Translate offers a more

“rough” translation in a pinch.

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ESPECIALLY FOR EL TEACHERS

OTHER TOOLS FOR ENGLISH

LEARNERS AND EL TEACHERS IN
THIS GUIDE
Quite a few tools in this guide have built-
in features for English learners or would
be useful for EL teachers:
Actively Learn (Content Libraries)
Ellevation Off2Class Aloud (Video Animation & Production)
[Link] [Link]
Baamboozle (Games)
Ideal for ELL leaders and specialists Created for EFL teachers and tutors, this CommonLit (Content Libraries)
managing ELL compliance obligations, this site offers a big library of lesson materials,
comprehensive platform organizes student homework assignments, and a placement Fathom Reads (Content Libraries)
data, monitors processes, and supports test to help you choose the right assignments
Listenwise (Content Libraries)
instructional planning for multilingual students. for your students. Lessons are provided for
Analyze student data on a district or school grammar, reading, writing, speaking, listening, NameCoach (Classroom Management)
level to make informed decisions about goals and vocabulary: choose individual lessons
Newsela (Content Libraries)
and progress. You can also assign goals, track or follow a full curriculum. Signing up also
progress, align standards, create parent letters, gives you access to an online community of Reading Difficulty Power Tools (Special Ed)
run reports, and more. EFL teachers and tutors who share ideas and
TalkingPoints (Parent Engagement)
support each other.

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The Tools

Blackboard Learn | Canvas | D2L Brightspace | Google Classroom | Hapara | Microsoft Teams | Schoology | Schoolytics

• A grading feature, where the teacher can

record student grades and students can TOOLS TO PAIR WITH YOUR LMS
check them.
Google Assignments
• Assessment tools, where instructors can This tool for collecting, grading, and giving
create and give tests and quizzes right feedback to student work is already “baked
inside the LMS. in” to Google Classroom, but it can also be

Learning • File storage, where documents can be

integrated into other LMS platforms. Learn
more in this video.

Management stored for downloading by students and

teachers. Top Hat

Systems • Some kind of social interaction through

discussion boards, work groups, or social
Top Hat has some of the features of an
LMS, but isn’t quite all the way there.
Built for higher education, Top Hat has a
A learning management system (LMS) takes media-style commenting. response feature similar to Poll Everywhere,
tasks that were once done by hand and puts spaces for student-to-student discussion,
them in a central, online location. A typical LMS This section features a few of the most popular a content management system where
will often include: LMS options for K-12, and they are here mostly educators can access open educational
as a general overview; choosing an LMS is resources, and a testing feature that will
• An assignment feature, where the teacher
complicated and is often handled at the lock students out if they attempt to leave
can create assignments and collect student
administration level after much research and the testing platform. Recently, Top Hat
work.
discussion. Articles like this one can be helpful acquired Aktiv Learning, which offers
• A messaging system, where teachers can in that process. robust digital resources to support STEM
post announcements or message students. learning. Learn more about Top Hat here.

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Blackboard Learn | Canvas | D2L Brightspace | Google Classroom | Hapara | Microsoft Teams | Schoology | Schoolytics

Blackboard Learn Canvas D2L Brightspace

[Link] [Link]/canvas [Link]/brightspace

If you’re ready to move beyond the capabilities This dynamic, open-source platform gives The D2L Brightspace LMS is a tool that has
of a free LMS and invest in a more robust time back to the educator by reducing time built-in differentiation to ensure all learners
system, Blackboard is worth a look. Its LMS spent on assignments and tasks. Canvas easily will be able to navigate their classes, whether
tool, called Blackboard Learn, is one of the integrates with hundreds of tools such as in-person or remote. Many organizations and
most widely used in the world, especially Google, Quizlet, Nearpod, Newsela, and Zoom. institutions use this LMS to offer customized
at the university level. It offers a full suite: The Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) feature professional development courses in a
assignment creation, assessment tools, allows educators to access their favorite third- flexible, collaborative learning environment.
content management, text-based and video party apps to create a customized learning Key features include student portfolios, LMS
discussions, and communication tools. experience. Families can also track student integrations, outcome-based assessments, and
progress online or by using the mobile app. the ability to personalize course content.
Similar: Moodle

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Blackboard Learn | Canvas | D2L Brightspace | Google Classroom | Hapara | Microsoft Teams | Schoology | Schoolytics

Google Classroom Hapara Microsoft Teams

[Link] [Link] [Link]/education/products/teams

With the might of Google behind it and a One of the most unique features of this New On this platform teachers can create and
host of connected apps that users are already Zealand-based site is how it gives you a bird’s- grade assignments, send messages or
familiar with, Classroom is a popular LMS eye view of student work in Google Workspace. post announcements, conduct text-based
option. To use it, you have to be a user of One glance at the teacher dashboard tells discussions and video meetings, and share
Google Workspace for Education. Classroom you where students are in their assignments, OneNote Class Notebooks. When you need
adds LMS functionality to these tools, allowing speeding up formative assessment. The added features, you can use some of the
teachers to set up classes, create and grade platform also offers tools for lesson planning, most popular apps in education right inside
assignments, give feedback to students, monitoring student screen activity, and student the Teams environment, including Nearpod,
post announcements, and distribute course executive functioning. Quizlet, and Flip.
documents. Google Classroom 101 for Teachers
is a remarkable playlist for learning more.

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Blackboard Learn | Canvas | D2L Brightspace | Google Classroom | Hapara | Microsoft Teams | Schoology | Schoolytics

Schoology
[Link] A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT
WORKS WITH YOUR LMS
Acquired by PowerSchool in 2019, Schoology
offers all the basic features of an LMS, Schoolytics is a student data platform that
distinguishing itself by going the extra mile integrates with other learning platforms
to enhance collaboration between students, to provide a complete picture of student
teachers, and parents. Its solid course-building learning. From instant insights to day-to-day
and assessment tools, personalized learning monitoring, Schoolytics uses an automated
capabilities, and integration with other apps system to notify teachers, students, and
have made it a popular choice for years; now parents of student progress. Completely free
that it’s part of PowerSchool we should see for teachers, Schoolytics paid subscriptions
even more capabilities from Schoology in the are available for entire schools and districts.
future. Explore the interactive demo or set up a free
teacher account to explore.

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The Tools

Amira Learning | Beanstack | Fluency Tutor | Google Read Along | Raz-Kids | Readlee

years, with platforms designed to enhance

and support students’ reading and writing
OTHER LITERACY TOOLS IN THIS
skills. These include things like ebooks and GUIDE
ereaders, but also include tools that assess
students’ reading as well as provide remediation Duck Duck Moose Tools (Early Learners)
and support. It can also involve using online Epic (Content Libraries)
learning resources, such as videos, games, and Hairy Phonics (Early Learners)
interactive activities that can help students

Literacy learn and practice reading and writing skills.

This section includes assessment tools, libraries,

Immersive Reader (Special Ed)
Reading Difficulty Power Tools (Special Ed)
The ability to read and write effectively is a Seesaw - Lessons (Digital Portfolios)
tools, and more, including a list of tools that are
fundamental skill that is essential for success Square Panda (Early Learners)
mentioned elsewhere in the guide that are also
in school and beyond. In pre-K-12th grade Storynory (Early Learners)
literacy support tools.
education, literacy is often taught through
Storyline Online (Early Learners)
a combination of explicit instruction and
incidental learning, giving students access to TumbleBooks (Early Learners)
a wide range of age-appropriate books and MICROSOFT’S COMMITMENT TO
other reading materials, and helping them LITERACY ANOTHER GREAT ONE FROM OSMO
develop the skills and strategies they need to
Microsoft has a plethora of reading Osmo is already known for its tangible play,
comprehend and analyze complex texts.
support tools for students of all ages, blending hands-on tools with screen time.
Literacy instruction also involves supporting including Immersive Reader, Reading Their newest tool, Reading Adventure, is
students who may struggle, including those with Coach, Reading Progress, and Education supported by interactive books that level up
dyslexia or other reading challenges. as students become more proficient readers.
Insights. Microsoft is constantly fine-
The kit’s crystal wand adds a magical twist
Technology integration into K-12 literacy tuning their current tools and adding new
to the experience.
education has grown dramatically over the tools to the list.

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Amira Learning | Beanstack | Fluency Tutor | Google Read Along | Raz-Kids | Readlee

Amira Learning Beanstack Fluency Tutor

[Link] [Link] [Link]/products/fluency-tutor

Amira’s AI tutor listens while K-3 students read If you’re looking for a platform to build Available on any device with the Google
passages aloud and helps them when they enthusiasm for reading and help your school Chrome browser, this extension lets students
get stuck. After the reading, Amira generates develop a culture of readers, Beanstack can practice oral reading skills without the pressure
actionable diagnostics for teachers. Because help! From summer learning to monthly of an audience, offering support tools like text-
each session is recorded, teachers can hear the reading challenges, even school-wide year- to-speech, a dictionary, and translation tools.
nuances from the read-aloud and if desired, long reading challenges, Beanstack can help Students can record themselves reading any
they can change the way a passage is scored. build that zest for reading. As an added bonus, passage, assigned or found online, then send
Beanstack can be used to create a reading that reading to their teacher.
fundraiser!

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Google Read Along Raz-Kids Readlee

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Formerly only available on Android phones and Raz-Kids is a platform that has hundreds of Readlee listens while students read from
tablets, Google’s Read Along is now available leveled ebooks for kids of all ages. Books have thousands of leveled passages included on
via Chrome browser. Students read books with accompanying quizzes for comprehension the platform, from teachers’ own uploaded
Diya, the in-app reading buddy. She listens to checks, and kids are engaged in the interactions passages, or even from a regular book, then
students as they read, providing corrections with the motivating characters that keep them measures speed, accuracy, completion, and
as they arise. Book levels range from phonics/ hooked on the platform. Raz-Kids is part pacing. Each activity provides insights into who
alphabet and beyond. of Learning A-Z, a company that has many completed the task and how well they did, then
different resources for literacy. utilizes a smart scaffolding system to support
all readers. Useful for home and school and all
levels of learners, including English language
learners.

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3D Printing & Design | Coding C-G | Coding I-S | Coding T-U | Electronics | Robotics | Screen-Free Coding

WHAT TOOLS GO INTO A CODING

MAKERSPACE? These tools teach students computer
programming. Why are schools teaching coding?
Makerspaces can be so broadly defined; they
can include things like masking tape and Post-it • On a practical level, coding is a skill that is
Notes, sewing and knitting tools, LEGO blocks more in-demand in the workplace now than
and Play-Doh, just to name a few. ever before, and equipping students with
this skill gives them more opportunity for
Since this is a tech guide, we’ll stick just with satisfying, substantive employment.
the tech-related tools. Nick started by listing
•
Makerspaces the tools he sees and hears about most often Learning the thinking behind programming
in makerspaces. Those are described on the is just good for the brain — grasping the
structures that lie underneath the digital
following pages. He also recommended that
What is a makerspace? According to world students engage with every day puts
we sort them into four groups. Since then, we
[Link], it is “a collaborative work their thinking on a whole different level.
added a fifth one. Here they are...
space inside a school, library or separate
• It’s empowering: Developing the ability to
public/private facility for making, learning,
3D PRINTING & DESIGN actually make things happen — things you
exploring and sharing that uses high tech to
once thought were strictly in the realm of
no tech tools.” This broad definition is open 3D printers are not required for makerspaces,
adults — is a pretty big confidence builder.
to interpretation, and it is not uncommon for but they show up often in that context. The
educators to disagree about what constitutes a tools in this section support users as they learn
“true” makerspace. ELECTRONICS
to design projects, while others also include
printing features. To learn more about the These tools involve connecting physical circuits
To help us get this section right, we enlisted the
instructional benefits of 3D printing, read 7 and other electronic components, often
help of Nerdy Teacher blogger Nick Provenzano,
combined with programming that gets these
author of the book Your Starter Guide to Benefits of Using 3D Printing Technology in
components to “do stuff.”
Makerspaces. Education.

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ROBOTICS DIY
[Link]
Programming physical objects helps students
understand that coding goes beyond what we If students are short on ideas for things to make,
can see on a digital screen. The tools in this this subscription-based site offers a video
group give students a chance to experience that. library full of project ideas.

BOOKS
SCREEN-FREE CODING
There are more excellent books on makerspaces
These resources allow students to learn coding than we can list here, but we have curated a list
without the use of digital screens, but with other over on Cult of Pedagogy. Click here to explore
manipulatives instead. that list.
OK GO SANDBOX
MUSIC VIDEOS BECOME STEAM LESSONS
OTHER MAKERSPACE RESOURCES
Maker Ed TWO MORE THAT ARE WORTH A LOOK This is a resource that doesn’t fit into any
[Link] other category. The music videos created
Although not technically makerspace tools, by the band OK Go are famous for out-of-
Professional development and resources for both would be of interest to teachers with this-world Rube Goldberg machines, and
anyone integrating maker education into a makerspace tendencies. they’ve taken their concept to the web for
learning environment. teachers to use in the classroom.
TeachEngineering offers tons of fantastic
Makerspace Master Course* lesson plans, activities, and maker OK Go Sandbox is a platform that offers
This course by John Spencer covers everything challenges that teach engineering concepts. STEAM lessons and inquiry challenges
you need to know about setting up and running built on the band’s music videos. Each
a makerspace. Listen to my podcast interview UL Xplorlabs has students solve real-
lesson is connected to NGSS standards
with John in What Is the Point of a Makerspace? world problems through interactive videos,
and includes vocabulary and guiding
instructional experiences, hands-on
questions.
*I am an affiliate of the Makerspace Master Course and receive activities, and creative challenges.
a commission on purchases made with this link.

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WHAT ABOUT PRINTERS?

3D printers are a fixture in many
makerspaces, but the expense and
the number of options might make
purchasing one an intimidating prospect.
3Doodler SketchUp for Schools These resources can help you do the
[Link] [Link]/products/sketchup-for-schools research you’ll need to make the decision
that’s right for your school:
The 3Doodler works just like a 3D printer, This tool makes it possible to design 3D
except the “printing” comes out of a pen. models at any level, taking it further with Guide to 3D Printing in Education
3Doodler EDU offers projects, lesson plans, and variables such as time, season, and elevation.
other ideas to make the most of your pens. Free for G Suite and Microsoft Education users. 7 Best 3D Printers for Schools to Inspire
Creativity and Learning

3D LESSON PLANS FOR

PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS
A subscription site with 3D design
Thingiverse Tinkercad lesson plans and other resources, Makers
[Link] [Link] Empire supports teachers who are ready
to dive deep into design thinking.
Download and modify designs from this huge Tinkercad is a very basic, free CAD program
library of 3D designs from all over the world. that is perfect for beginners of all ages. It can
Similar: Printables also convert designs into Minecraft objects to
upload to games.

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Codecademy [Link] CodeHS

[Link] [Link] [Link]
This site offers a huge catalog of free, self- [Link] is building a comprehensive set of This comprehensive coding and computer
paced coursework in languages like JavaScript, completely free materials to teach kids how to science platform for grades 6-12 offers
Python, Ruby, and HTML. code. instructional videos, assignments, professional
Similar: Treehouse, W3Schools Similar: Codelicious development, and its own LMS.

EarSketch Elementari Grasshopper

[Link] [Link] [Link]
EarSketch combines coding with making music On this platform, students can write, illustrate, Kind of like a Duolingo for coding, this free
in a free web-based application. Create beats, and use coding to add animation to their app uses games to teach users how to code in
add loops, and remix audio effects to design a stories before publishing and sharing them JavaScript. Also available on web browsers.
unique track. anywhere.

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imagi Kodable Let’s Start Coding

[Link] [Link] [Link]
This site offers a complete K-5 coding In a simple, tackle-box style kit, Let’s Start
With this tool, students use Python to program curriculum for teachers who have no coding Coding introduces coding by having users
animations on an illuminated cube. imagi is experience. Lessons are linked to games manipulate gadgets, including electronics,
beginner friendly and prides itself on working to students play to practice with the focus area. sensors, and lights.
close the coding gender gap.

MIT App Inventor Phidgets Scratch

[Link] [Link]/education [Link]
This platform provides the tools needed for Plug these USB sensors into your computer, Scratch users create animations, games, and
students of all ages to create fully functional then use coding to program them to interact other digital media with visual blocks of code.
iPhone and Android apps. with the real world. There are light, humidity, Finished projects can be shared and remixed
pH, and spatial sensors, just to name a few. from within the Scratch community.

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OTHER CODING SITES

All Star Code

[Link]

Black Girls CODE

[Link]
Trinket Tynker
[Link] [Link]
CodeMonkey
This browser-based coding environment was Students start coding with blocks, then move [Link]
designed for education. Users can write code, into languages like Python. Learning paths
save it to their account, then share it. Supports allow students to design games, program for CoderZ
Blocks, Python, HTML5, and GlowScript. robotics toys, and even create Minecraft mods. [Link]

Girls Who Code

[Link]

Google CS First
[Link]

Khan Academy
[Link]/computing/
computer-programming
Unruly Splats
[Link]
SCS
Splats are programmable pads that light [Link]
up, make sounds, and sense when they are
stomped on. Students use block coding to
program their own games with the Splats.

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Arduino Kano littleBits

[Link] [Link] [Link]/collections/all/family_littlebits
An Arduino board is a circuit board with a This kit pulls together everything you need to littleBits uses safe magnets that easily connect
chip that can be programmed using Arduino build and program your own computer. The bits to complete a circuit. This allows students
softward to interact with buttons, LEDs, above link is to the Kano community. Kits seem to constantly iterate their designs without
motors, speakers, and much more. to be for sale at [Link], but that site was having to rewire or solder.
somewhat confusing in late 2022.

Makey Makey Raspberry Pi Upverter Education

[Link] [Link] [Link]
By connecting clips from this computer board Program this affordable, fully functional Linux- This site offers free online courses to learn
to anything conductive (coins, paperclips, foil, based computer to do just about anything, electronics and engineering essentials using
even bananas), items can become part of from digital clocks to full retro gaming tables. the Upverter app, a browser-based electronic
interactive computer projects. pi-top is a computer that runs on Raspberry Pi. design tool for developing circuit boards.

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Edison Hummingbird Robotics Kit LEGO Education

[Link] [Link]/products/ [Link]
The Edison platform provides a complete hummingbird-bit-robotics-kit With LEGO Education products, students can
STEM experience for students, and the robot This kit lets students in grades 4 and up build, code, and drive their own robot, program
integrates with LEGO bricks, providing endless design, build, and program a robot out of the movement of a train set, and complete
opportunities for expansion. any materials, with any device, in multiple other fun robotics projects.
languages.

Sphero Wonder Workshop Dash Robot

[Link] [Link]/dash
Sphero is a ball-shaped robot you can program Dash is one of three Wonder Workshop robots
with code, teaching kids how individual lines of that teach kids how to code. Also check out
code interact with real life robots. Dot, their smaller robot, and Cue, their most
Similar: Ozobot advanced robot.

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Code & Go Robot Mouse KIBO

[Link]/item-stem-robot- [Link]
mouse KIBO teaches coding to kids ages 4-7 by letting
Students use physical buttons to code the them build, decorate, and then use coding to
mouse to complete puzzles or navigate mazes. program their own robot.

Similar: Bee-Bot

Matatalab Turing Tumble

[Link] [Link]
A complete coding package, Matatalab’s sets By arranging the movable plastic parts on this
teach multiple aspects of coding, from basics “mechanical computer,” students program
to advanced, without screens. different paths and patterns for marbles to
follow.

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Math
Tools

ASSISTments | Boddle Learning | Citizen Math | Desmos | GeoGebra | Illustrative Mathematics | Magma Math | The Math Learning Center | Mathshare
MyScript Calculator | NCTM Illuminations | Photomath | Skew the Script | Toy Theater | Wolfram|Alpha | Woot Math | Would You Rather Math | Zearn

curricula that let students experience math

more fully, while Skew the Script and Would You
Rather Math place math firmly in the real world. FIVE MORE TO CHECK OUT

Finally, a few of these tools — ASSISTments, • Buzzmath offers fun, engaging

Magma Math, Mathshare, and Woot Math on-demand practice problems for
elementary and middle school students.
— provide a platform for math learning that
allows for better feedback, discussion, and • ClassCalc is an app that does scientific,

Math collaboration. graphing, and matrix calculating. The

paid version lets you lock students into
the app during a test to prevent them
The tools in this section support math from accessing other apps.
WHAT ABOUT KHAN?
instruction in a few different ways. Some of
them offer improved, digital versions of tools Although teachers should not treat Khan • Equatio, an extension stored in your
that have been used for generations: graphing Academy as a substitute for actively browser (or in Microsoft Word), lets
calculators like Desmos and GeoGebra, and creatively experiencing math in the users type, handwrite, or dictate any
apps like MyScript and Photomath that classroom, the site’s huge collection of free expression, then convert it into digital
math. Watch this video demo.
can perform operations when looking at materials can be an outstanding support
handwritten problems, and sites like The Math for math instruction. Their Mastery System, • Math Whiteboard is a free collaborative
Learning Center and Toy Theater that provide which allows learners to track their progress whiteboard designed specifically for
digital versions of math manipulatives. And in a course of study, helps teachers mathematics teaching and learning. See
Wolfram|Alpha is a little bit like Google for math personalize learning for each student and example whiteboards here.
problems. use class time more effectively. Khan
Academy Kids offers thousands of original • Next Gen Personal Finance offers an
Other sites featured here, like Boddle Learning, algebra curriculum and other math
activities, books, videos, and lessons in
Citizen Math, Illustrative Mathematics, NCTM resources along with its finance content.
many subjects for children ages 2-6.
Illuminations, and Zearn offer activities and

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MyScript Calculator | NCTM Illuminations | Photomath | Skew the Script | Toy Theater | Wolfram|Alpha | Woot Math | Would You Rather Math | Zearn

ASSISTments Boddle Learning Citizen Math

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Homework platform that gives students immediate Fun, gamified math practice and assessment High-interest math lessons
feedback and provides teacher analytics
Boddle uses an interactive 3D game The lessons on this site (formerly known
On this free platform, students do homework environment to make learning math fun and as Mathalicious) offer a great way to begin
assigned by their teacher or from the site’s personalized for K-6 kids. Teachers can align the shift away from rote, drill-and-kill math
bank of problem sets. As they work, students assignments to state standards, differentiate classrooms and into “Why do you think that is?
get real-time feedback on their responses. activities, and share parent access to keep What would happen if...?” Their lessons deal
The teacher then gets analytics on which skills guardians up to date on their child’s progress. with relevant, real math, and many of them
students need help with the next day. Practice sets include a link to a video explainer challenge students to think about the world.
that walks students through how to work Learn more about the name change here.
through the question.

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ASSISTments | Boddle Learning | Citizen Math | Desmos | GeoGebra | Illustrative Mathematics | Magma Math | The Math Learning Center | Mathshare
MyScript Calculator | NCTM Illuminations | Photomath | Skew the Script | Toy Theater | Wolfram|Alpha | Woot Math | Would You Rather Math | Zearn

Desmos GeoGebra Illustrative Mathematics

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Online graphing calculator and classroom activities Online graphing calculator for functions, geometry, Math curriculum and professional learning
algebra, statistics, and 3D math resources
Along with its free graphing calculator, scientific
calculator, and other tools, Desmos offers This site started as a free dynamic graphing Provides open resources, professional services,
classroom activities at [Link] calculator, but has evolved to include activities, and community for math educators. Their
and a curriculum for grades 6-8. Their YouTube exercises, lessons, and games for grades 6-12. K-12 open resources can be used as an online
channel features a solid collection of free Through their partnership with Illustrative textbook or you can power up your experience
webinars that show teachers how to best use Mathematics (see next entry) users can to include assessments, interactives, and the
their platform. create Google Classroom activities with any teacher dashboard via their certified partners
Illustrative Math lesson through the site. Imagine Learning, Kendall Hunt, and McGraw
Hill.

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MyScript Calculator | NCTM Illuminations | Photomath | Skew the Script | Toy Theater | Wolfram|Alpha | Woot Math | Would You Rather Math | Zearn

Video is in Swedish; turn

on subtitles for English.
Magma Math The Math Learning Center Mathshare
[Link] [Link] [Link]

Interactive whiteboard for math Math manipulatives, curriculum, and professional Allows students to digitally show their work on
development math problems
Magma believes that math is best learned by
hand. Using a touchscreen device, students can This website offers a collection of free Mathshare makes math more accessible by
submit hand-drawn solutions for over 40,000 interactive apps that provide students with giving users the tools to show in digital form
Common Core-aligned tasks. With real-time virtual math manipulatives. Most of the apps how they work through every step of a math
access to student solutions, teachers can use are available as web versions, in Chrome, or problem. Text-to-speech and speech-to-text
the playback button to watch stroke-by-stroke on iOS devices. They also offer a paid pre-K-5 tools are available. This platform is currently
video of each student’s solution, screencast curriculum, Bridges in Mathematics, that changing hands and should be stabilized at
student work anonymously, and use the integrates the site’s apps. the above URL by 2023. Learn more about the
heatmap feature to analyze student data. changes here.

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MyScript Calculator | NCTM Illuminations | Photomath | Skew the Script | Toy Theater | Wolfram|Alpha | Woot Math | Would You Rather Math | Zearn

MyScript Calculator NCTM Illuminations Photomath

[Link]/calculator [Link] [Link]

Handwriting recognition calculator Free math lessons and activities Smartphone camera calculator

This tool allows students to write in math This site houses a collection of digital math With this app, users can scan or input a math
problems, then get an answer back. If you lessons and interactives, searchable by grade problem and get a solution, along with a step-
already allow calculators in your classroom, this level and NCTM or Common Core standards. by-step explanation of how the problem was
would be another alternative. A few cautions: Some of the tools are based solved. Making room for this type of tool in
on older software, so check their functionality the math classroom means teachers will be
with the devices you plan to use with students. challenged to give students more complex,
You also need an NCTM membership to access real-world problems to solve, rather than
many of the lessons. sticking just to those that can easily be solved
with their phones.
After exploring the tools here, keep learning
by following the conversations on Twitter
Similar: Socratic
using the hashtag #MTBoS (“Math Twitter
Blogosphere”).

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Skew the Script Toy Theater Wolfram|Alpha

[Link] [Link]/category/teacher-tools/ [Link]
virtual-manipulatives/
Relevant and authentic math curriculum Search engine for computation
Math manipulatives
This website offers a free Algebra I/II and AP This is a computation engine where you put
Statistics curriculum with lessons that are Ideal for elementary grades, this free site offers in an equation, system of equations, or even
related to authentic, real-world situations. a large collection of games, puzzles, and other a search term like “U.S. Population” and you
Some of the lessons explore sociopolitical interactives, but the math manipulatives are get back all kinds of statistics, charts, and
contexts using statistics and mathematics, but especially useful: You’ll find manipulatives graphs related to that topic. It would be good
all are bipartisan. for place value, fractions, graphing, money, for any statistics class or any class that wants
probability, and more. No account needed — to use numbers to make sense of something.
just choose a manipulative and start playing. Google can do some of these things, but
Wolfram|Alpha takes the numbers and
Similar: Didax representations and puts them all in place.

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MyScript Calculator | NCTM Illuminations | Photomath | Skew the Script | Toy Theater | Wolfram|Alpha | Woot Math | Would You Rather Math | Zearn

Woot Math Would You Rather Math Zearn

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Real-time formative assessment for in-class math Quick math dilemmas get kids thinking Interactives and videos to supplement math
activities instruction
Run by high school math teacher John Stevens,
Similar to Formative, Woot Math allows this site offers a ton of real-world, either/or Designed to work alongside regular instruction,
teachers to give a problem to a whole class, math questions for students to take a position Zearn offers engaging videos, visual models,
then look at individual student answers all at on. These would make fantastic starters for and digital manipulatives to help students
once. The platform indicates which students mini-debates to get kids talking and caring understand concepts and practice applications.
got the answer right or wrong and shows the about using math to make everyday decisions. Each digital lesson has fluency, guided practice,
work done to arrive at an answer, so the teacher independent practice, and bonus activities.
can determine where the error in thinking Free for individual teachers with a class of 35
occurred. Woot Math also offers self-paced and students. Schools and districts can subscribe
peer-to-peer activities. for access to additional features.

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Literacy
Tools

AllSides | Checkology | Common Sense Education | The Learning Network | The Living Room Candidate | [Link]

• AllSides and [Link] provide texts from

different points of view, allowing students
to study their differences and make up their ELSEWHERE IN THIS GUIDE...
own minds.
The tools in this section were created
• The Learning Network offers lessons built specifically for teaching students to be

Media & around articles and other media from The

New York Times.
more critical consumers of news, but
three others also offer good media literacy

News Literacy • The Living Room Candidate takes a close

look at political ads from the last 60 years.
resources:

• The Choices Program, in history &

The term fake news has gotten a lot of mileage social studies, offers monthly lessons
over the past few years, and for good reason. in Teaching with the News that get
We’re living in a time when anyone can publish
MORE RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT students to closely examine current
anything and our students spend the bulk of
events.
their days consuming user-created content. PBS LearningMedia has a News & Media
All of us are bombarded with information and Literacy Collection that includes resources • NewseumED, in content libraries, has
things that look like information all day. on fake news, navigating the web, and fact- a collection of activities, lessons, and
On top of that, algorithms work hard to show us checking. other resources to teach media literacy.
more of the stuff we agree with and less of what They also offer free virtual classes on a
Teaching Kids News offers a collection of
we don’t. It’s no longer enough to simply know variety of topics.
“Fake News” resources to help students
how to read; we need to be critical thinkers who avoid fake news and foster critical thinking. • The Stanford History Education Group,
understand how media works. The resources in
Media Literacy Now is an organization in history & social studies, offers a
this section can help.
whose mission is to work at the policy level Civic Online Reasoning curriculum to
• Checkology and Common Sense Education to ensure that every student gets a strong teach students how to evaluate online
offer lessons about the First Amendment, media literacy education. information.
quality journalism, and detecting bias.

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AllSides | Checkology | Common Sense Education | The Learning Network | The Living Room Candidate | [Link]

AllSides Checkology Common Sense Education

[Link] [Link] [Link]/education/digital-
citizenship/curriculum
Offering news from all sides of the political This free site offers more than a dozen
spectrum, this free site lets users compare interactive lessons on news media bias, Inside Common Sense’s larger curriculum on
how different publications and websites report misinformation, conspiratorial thinking and digital citizenship are lessons on news and
on the same stories. It also includes free more taught by professional journalists, plus media literacy for every grade level, covering
classroom activities like a Red Blue Translator, other support activities to extend the learning topics like credibility and the connection
topic pages with background information on in the lessons. Check out the other educator between advertising and disinformation. Also
popular current events topics, and lesson plans resources offered by the News Literacy Project. check out the curated picks in their News and
for teachers. Media Literacy Resource Center.

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AllSides | Checkology | Common Sense Education | The Learning Network | The Living Room Candidate | [Link]

The Learning Network The Living Room Candidate [Link]

[Link]/section/learning [Link] [Link]

A branch of The New York Times website, This online exhibition houses more than 300 This site presents “the pro and con arguments
this free resource offers a huge collection of TV commercials from every election year since to controversial issues in a straightforward,
resources to supplement the Times. Their daily 1952, including the 2020 election. The site nonpartisan, freely accessible way.” Topics
current events lessons, news quizzes, writing includes a searchable database and features include gun control, defunding the police,
prompts, contests, and other activities all build commentary, historical background, election school vouchers, and illegal immigration.
on the articles, photography, videos, podcasts, results, and navigation organized by year, type Each topic is further broken down into sub-
and infographics that the Times produces on of ad, and issue. Lesson plans on political ads categories, and multiple voices speak for each
a daily basis. The site also offers professional are also available for download. side, giving readers a granular, nuanced look at
development webinars to help teachers get the every issue.
most of their materials.

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The Tools

[Link] | Coggle | Lucidchart | Mural | Sketchboard

allow multiple users to work on the same map • Put common classroom rules or procedures
simultaneously, even from different locations. into graphic organizer form to help students
remember them better.
To read a detailed discussion of all the ways
graphic organizers can be used in the classroom, • Conduct retrieval practice sessions by
read The Great and Powerful Graphic Organizer. having students “brain dump” everything
they can remember about a topic into a
TEACHER USES graphic organizer.
• Present content to students with mind STUDENT USES
maps, showing it as visual support for a
lecture, at the beginning of a unit, or to • Use as a pre-writing tool to organize ideas
illustrate a difficult concept. prior to drafting.

Mind • Assess student understanding with a mind

map. Students could be given a list of
• Think through a complex topic with a
mind map. After learning about an event

Mapping terms and build a mind map to show the

relationships between those terms.
in history, for example, build a map that
outlines its causes and effects, adding
additional resources for support.
Graphic organizers, or “mind maps,” make • Use mind maps to brainstorm with
thinking visual by organizing concepts to show students, either on a content-based topic or • Use a graphic organizer to illustrate a
how they are related. Research has shown that to solve a classroom problem. complex topic in an informational or
when graphic organizers are incorporated into expository writing piece.
instruction, student learning improves (Hall & • When introducing a unit to students, show
Strangman, 2002). them how the parts of the unit fit together • Use mind maps to outline text structures
with a graphic organizer. Not only will this while reading. Research has shown that
The tools in this section make it possible to give them a sense of where you are in the when students study text structures before
create these organizers with text, images, unit at any given time, it should also help and during reading, their comprehension
videos, and links to outside sources, making them understand why they are learning the improves. Read more in When We All Teach
them a rich multimedia experience. They also individual parts. Text Structures, Everyone Wins.

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[Link] | Coggle | Lucidchart | Mural | Sketchboard

[Link] Coggle Lucidchart

[Link] [Link] [Link]

On this simple web-based platform, users For clear, distraction-free maps, this simple tool With its simple drag-and-drop system,
create maps made of connected bubbles gets the job done quickly. Maps are created Lucidchart is one of the easiest-to-use mind
that can contain text and images. With a paid by adding branches, changing the colors and mapping tools out there. To get you started,
subscription, you can also add files and icons. moving the branches as desired. You can also the platform offers a nice collection of pre-
Finished maps can be printed, shared through upload images, choose an icon from Coggle’s designed, completely customizable templates.
a link, or exported as a PDF or image. icon library, or link an item to an outside Images and links can be added, and users can
website. You can invite collaborators to a map, collaborate on the same map. Finished maps
Similar: Popplet and finished maps can be downloaded or can be shared through a link, embedded on
shared with a link. another site, or presented like a slideshow.

Similar: GitMind Similar: Canva

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[Link] | Coggle | Lucidchart | Mural | Sketchboard

DEVELOP GREAT MIND

MAPPING LESSONS
IN JUMPSTART
Mind mapping is the focus of one of the 10
modules we study in JumpStart, our online
technology course for teachers. Learn about
the course here.

Mural Sketchboard
[Link] [Link]
SIMILAR TOOLS
This collaborative whiteboard platform offers a With maps that look like hand-drawn sketches,
fresh, modern design and some mind mapping Sketchboard has a lot of the same features To check out more tools beyond the ones
features that aren’t available on other sites, like as the other tools in this section: Users can featured here, try one of these:
sticky notes, a library of icons, GIFs, images, collaborate on a map, you can add unlimited
and hundreds of customizable templates. items to a map, and individual parts can be Creately MindMup
Education plans offer robust free options. moved around. But the items can take all kinds
Gliffy SpiderScribe
of shapes: squares, circles, computer screens,
people; you have over 50 icons to choose MindMeister
from. If you don’t find what you need, use the
freehand tool to draw it yourself. This tool also
integrates with Slack, Github, and Google Drive.

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Music
Tools

Anytune | Functional Ear Trainer | GarageBand | Groove Pizza | Hooktheory | Incredibox | Musicca | Noteflight | Quaver | [Link] | Soundtrap | TonalEnergy

The tools in this section are a definite upgrade

from that keyboard, and they are more
accessible than ever, giving more students the
capacity to create masterpieces or at least have
loads of fun trying.

This collection includes:

• Editing and composing tools like

GarageBand, Groove Pizza, Hooktheory, PLAYLISTS IN THE CLASSROOM
Incredibox, Noteflight, and Soundtrap
With apps like Spotify or Apple Music, it’s
• Music lessons and curriculum on sites like easy to design playlists that invigorate your

Music Musicca and Quaver classroom. One clever use comes from Ed
Campos, Jr., who has created a playlist to
• Musicians’ practice and training tools like cue his students to take action! Play “Walk
This section was originally developed with heaps Anytune, Functional Ear Trainer, [Link], Like an Egyptian”...the students line up and
of support from Katie Wardrobe, a musician and and TonalEnergy get ready to move. Or if they hear “Come
teacher who runs the website Midnight Music. Visit
Together” by the Beatles, up they go to
her site to explore her work and continue to deepen
gather at the meeting spot.
your musical teaching experiences.

WHEN MUSIC MEETS CODING Other classrooms have voted on a “theme

The music industry has long been a leader song” for the start of their classes. Who
in leveraging technology and digital tools to Check out EarSketch in the Coding section wouldn’t be ready to take on a writing class
achieve that “perfect” sound or pitch; the cha- of our Makerspace tools. It’s a platform when the theme from “The Office” kicks off
cha preset on an 80’s electric keyboard could designed to teach coding through music the period?
composing and remixing.
make anyone feel like a rock star.

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Music
Tools

Anytune | Functional Ear Trainer | GarageBand | Groove Pizza | Hooktheory | Incredibox | Musicca | Noteflight | Quaver | [Link] | Soundtrap | TonalEnergy

Anytune Functional Ear Trainer GarageBand

[Link] [Link] [Link]/garageband

Music “slow-downer” for targeted practice Gamified ear training app Digital audio workstation for composition,
recording, and editing
This app assists musicians in learning to play Based on Alain Benbassat’s ear training
music by ear. Add songs from your own music method, this free app helps users learn to GarageBand is a versatile music creation studio
library, then slow them down, isolate or mute identify tones in a given key, and allows you to that is a stalwart tool for Mac and iPad users.
instruments, record your performance and track your progress over time. It’s simple to use but very rich in features and
locate mistakes, and break songs into sections is great for songwriting, remixing, film scoring,
you can loop for practicing tricky spots. Many composing video game music, and recording
features are free; teachers are eligible for Pro+ projects.
features at no charge.
Similar: Audacity

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Anytune | Functional Ear Trainer | GarageBand | Groove Pizza | Hooktheory | Incredibox | Musicca | Noteflight | Quaver | [Link] | Soundtrap | TonalEnergy

Groove Pizza Hooktheory Incredibox

[Link]/groovepizza [Link] [Link]

Simple and effective free online drum sequencer Digital songwriting “sketchpad” for writing Easy-to-use beatbox song builder
melodies and chord progressions
Groove Pizza allows you to create drum This interactive website and iPad app is lots of
patterns using a pizza-shaped circular interface. Hooktheory is a site with resources to help you fun! You can use it to introduce beat-boxing,
You can have up to three independent parts write and analyze songs. The Hookpad app has discuss texture in music, explore remixing,
playing at once — like a kick drum, snare drum, useful features for students: an option to see and discover effective arranging techniques.
and hi-hat — and you can control the tempo, which melody notes will fit well with a given Students can record their own remixes and
the volume, the amount of “swing,” and more. chord, plus a chord palette to narrow down then play their “performance” for the class.
Once you’re finished with your beat, you can harmonic options. The Theorytabs section To see how Incredibox could work in your
export it to another software program. lets you explore the harmonic progressions of classroom, try this free lesson plan: Teaching
thousands of pop songs. Beatboxing Basics with Incredibox.

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Anytune | Functional Ear Trainer | GarageBand | Groove Pizza | Hooktheory | Incredibox | Musicca | Noteflight | Quaver | [Link] | Soundtrap | TonalEnergy

Musicca Noteflight Quaver

[Link] [Link] [Link]/music

Free lessons and exercises to learn music theory Online music notation software that works on any Comprehensive, fully digital music curriculum
device
Musicca makes it easy to learn music theory This web-based platform provides a
with its interactive lessons, online exercises, Noteflight is easy-to-learn software that lets comprehensive K-8 curriculum, relevant
and instruments. This site is an all-in-one you create your own sheet music. Students can resources, interactive activities, and even
powerhouse that has exercises that combine use it for composition projects — from simple professional development. Navigate the
music theory and notation, ear training, and melodies through to orchestral scores — and teacher dashboard for a full lesson with
keyboard identification with instruments such teachers can use it to create assignments, assessments or just launch a fun class play
as guitar, bass guitar, piano, and drums. music worksheets, and arrangements of using one of the hundreds of pre-loaded songs.
ensemble pieces. Quaver Music offers lessons and activities
for vocals and musical instruments so every
Similar: Flat
student can enjoy.

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Anytune | Functional Ear Trainer | GarageBand | Groove Pizza | Hooktheory | Incredibox | Musicca | Noteflight | Quaver | [Link] | Soundtrap | TonalEnergy

[Link] Soundtrap TonalEnergy

[Link] [Link] [Link]

App to support learning to play songs by sight Cross-platform online digital audio workstation A flexible tuner and metronome app

An interactive app that teaches music by Soundtrap is an online alternative to This must-have tool for music teachers can
sight through a huge library of popular and GarageBand for non-Mac users. It’s fantastic teach students about intonation and sound
traditional songs. Within the song, as students for composition, editing, and recording, and it quality. With the analysis function, students
are learning to play, they can adjust the volume really shines for collaboration: Multiple students can “see” their sound as a waveform and
of any or multiple instruments on the track, can work on the same project from different evaluate their performance in real time. Was the
change the visualization from notation to piano locations, with each contributing different parts note steady? Was the articulation and release
to ukulele, and more! The entire song library is of a music or narration-based project. of the note clean? TonalEnergy’s instant visual
free to schools. feedback helps students adjust their playing
more accurately. This app is only available for
Similar: SolfaSinger mobile devices.

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The Tools

Edji | Evernote | Google Keep | Hypothesis | Kami | Notability | OneNote | Rocketbook

to use our natural handwriting, voice recordings, CLASSROOM USES

or video to make the notes a truly multimedia
experience. • Use Evernote, Google Keep, or OneNote
to keep your “teacher stuff” organized.
WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY? Students can use these to organize their
own notes and documents. For big projects,
Is notetaking even important anymore? The they can sort notes into tabs or sections,
research says YES. Not only is notetaking then share them with you through a link.
important for learning, but this overview of
the research on notetaking summarizes best • Students can annotate PDFs for close
practices. reading or research with a tool like Kami.
Notetaking TEACHING STUDENTS TO TAKE GOOD
They can do the same with online articles
using tools like Hypothesis. If you want
Digital notetaking tools are a lot more than NOTES to watch your whole class comment and
high-tech versions of the paper we might Humans aren’t born knowing how to take notes, annotate a reading together, try Edji.
ordinarily use in the analog world. They come so if we want them to do it well, we need to
with all kinds of features that really take them to teach them how to do it. • Teach sketchnoting or graphic note-taking
another level. with tools like Notability.
We recommend that you show students several
Some are more like binders, helping us organize methods and let them experiment until they • Students who prefer handwritten notes may
notes into sections, giving us handy pockets to find a style that works for them. This video want to invest in a reusable Rocketbook
store documents we receive from other sources, from College Info Geek reviews five different notebook and upload notes to the cloud.
and so much more. Some allow us to layer notetaking strategies, and this station rotation
notes — or annotations — on top of existing method is an excellent way to introduce
documents or even web pages. Others allow us students to the different styles.

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Edji | Evernote | Google Keep | Hypothesis | Kami | Notability | OneNote | Rocketbook

Edji Evernote Google Keep

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This group annotation tool is fantastic for Evernote lets you type searchable notes, collect Simpler than many of the other tools in this
close reading. Teachers create a reading from web clippings or screenshots, scan documents section, Google Keep is kind of a corkboard
a PDF or pasted from a website. As students or images, attach files, and record audio notes. where you add notes. A note can contain
read, they add written or audio comments and Notes can be sorted into notebooks and regular text, a checklist, an image, a drawing,
questions. The teacher can see all comments tagged by topic, making Evernote great for even a voice memo that can be converted
at once, and can even make them visible to organizing tons of notes across many areas of to text. Once a note is written, it is added to
everyone, so students can discuss the text life. This tool is packed with features — check your Keep as a tile. You can label notes, add
together. It also works with an image or GIF, out this playlist for a more complete overview. collaborators to them, and add reminders to
where students can click directly on the image specific notes. Keep comes built-in to Google
and add a related comment. Similar: Joplin, Notion, Simplenote accounts, so if you have one of those, you can
try it right away!

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Edji | Evernote | Google Keep | Hypothesis | Kami | Notability | OneNote | Rocketbook

Hypothesis Kami Notability

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This browser extension allows you to highlight Kami is an online document annotation and This iPad app combines the best of paper
and take notes on any web page. You can make markup tool. Starting with a PDF or any other and word processing: With the text feature,
your posts public or private or share them in a type of document, users can highlight, strike notes can be typed with text formatting
group, tag them to make them easier to sort, through, and underline text. They can also options, a variety of fonts, and math and
and view public notes taken by other people on insert text boxes, add text, voice, or video science symbols. Using a pen or stylus, users
the same pages. Your Hypothesis profile page comments, and even draw and add shapes, can handwrite notes and create sketches and
will keep track of all your notes and highlights which would be helpful if students are learning diagrams in different colors and pen widths.
across the web, so you can revisit them at any how to “code” certain types of text. Great for Users can also add images, GIFs, sticky notes,
time. This makes Hypothesis a great tool for schools trying to use less paper! web clips, and even audio notes.
online research and discussion.
Similar: DocHub Similar: Penultimate, Squid (Android/Chrome)
Similar: Beanote

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Edji | Evernote | Google Keep | Hypothesis | Kami | Notability | OneNote | Rocketbook

OneNote Rocketbook
[Link]/onenote [Link]

Microsoft’s note-taking tool is set up like a The Rocketbook is a physical notebook that
binder with colored tabs, making it great for you write in using washable ink, transfer the
organizing lots of notes. Along with formatted notes to the cloud by capturing them with a
text, you can add images, handwritten notes phone or device camera, then erase the book
or drawings, clipped content from online and start over. QR codes at the bottom of the
sources, files, audio notes, and videos. The notebook’s pages can be set up to align with
Class Notebook add-in allows teachers to user-created folders in cloud storage such as
create notebooks accessible to whole groups of Google Drive. The notebook comes in different
students. sizes with different layout options (including an
academic planner) and other features.

Similar: Wipebook

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The Tools

Bloomz | ClassTag | Remind | [Link] | Smore | TalkingPoints

give out their cell number. (It’s also good for

contacting students!)

[Link] helps teachers create online sign-

up sheets, making it easier to organize class
parties, fundraisers, or conferences.

Smore helps you create beautiful newsletters

Parent that can be sent via email or social media.

Engagement TalkingPoints is a message translation app that

allows teachers and parents to message one TOOLS FOR ARRIVAL, DISMISSAL,
Can technology get parents more involved? The another in whatever language they prefer. AND TRANSPORTATION
creators of these tools think so. By taking the Getting students to and from school safely
None of these tools can replace good
same kinds of parent-teacher conversations can be a big logistical challenge for staff
communication, and they won’t make a busy
we’ve been having throughout history and and parents. These apps offer solutions.
parent’s schedule suddenly clear up. But
giving us new, digital ways to communicate, the
they make communicating much easier, and
tools in this section simply make things easier, Carpool to School
because they work through digital channels,
faster, and more aesthetically pleasing. [Link]
they allow everyone to participate in the
Bloomz and ClassTag are complete platforms conversation whenever it’s convenient for them. Pikmykid
that streamline your parent communication [Link]
Keep in mind that some families will not have
system, making it easy to get in touch with
the devices or internet access needed to use
parents with just a few clicks.
these tools, so always have a paper alternative
Remind sets up teacher-parent communication available, and look for more solutions in our
via text message, without anyone having to feature When Your School is Short on Tech.

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Bloomz | ClassTag | Remind | [Link] | Smore | TalkingPoints

Bloomz ClassTag Remind

[Link] [Link] [Link]

On this all-in-one platform, teachers can send ClassTag is a free platform that allows you to Remind allows teachers to send text messages
announcements, messages, and updates to automate and schedule messages ahead of directly to parent and student cell phones
all parents or directly to individual parents, time (and have them automatically translated without anyone having to give out their
create a shared event calendar, post photos into dozens of languages), manage parent/ number. Recipients join a class by texting a
and videos of class activities and build student teacher conferences and donated items, code to a given number, and from there, the
portfolios, coordinate parent volunteers and create a parent directory that allows parents teacher can send and receive texts through that
donated items, schedule parent/teacher to contact each other for collaborating on class. Parents can use the Remind app or just
conferences, and keep parents informed about special projects, and view analytics that show receive regular text messages.
their child’s conduct in class. you which parents are reading your emails,
responding to invitations, and volunteering to Similar: BAND, GroupMe, SchoolsBuddy,
help. TeamSnap

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[Link] Smore TalkingPoints

[Link] [Link] [Link]

[Link] streamlines the process of Smore helps you create attractive digital This app allows teachers and parents to
organizing events and volunteers. Just create newsletters that you can send via email, message each other in their preferred language:
the event, listing time slots and items that embed in a website, or share via social media. The teacher can send out a message in English,
need to be brought, then send everyone a link Newsletters come in a wide range of templates and the parent can have it translated into one
and you’re done. As slots are filled, they close, and can contain blocks of text, photos, of over 100 languages. They can also respond
so no one can sign up for the same slot or embedded videos, event announcements, in their preferred language and it will be
volunteer to bring the same thing. [Link] audio clips, and clickable buttons to send translated back for the teacher. Available as a
will even send an email reminder to volunteers readers to outside links. With a premium plan, mobile app or text-only, for parents who do not
as the date approaches. you can also give parents the ability to translate have smartphones.
the newsletter into a different language.
Similar: Calendly, SignUpGenius

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TheEditing
Tools

Adobe Lightroom Mobile | Adobe Photoshop Express | BeFunky | PhotoScan by Google | Pixlr | Prisma Labs | VSCO

CLASSROOM USES • Edit photos of classroom events or projects

prior to sharing them on your own website
• Have students learn to edit photos — their or through social media.
own or downloaded from a royalty-free site
like the ones in our Images & Icons section • Create memes to illustrate an idea or
— then use them in videos, presentations, understanding of a concept.
blogs, books, or as podcast cover art.
• Learn more about legal image use in the
• Encourage students who show an interest post Teaching Students to Legally Use

Photo Editing in photography to develop their skills with

projects in photojournalism or creative
Images Online.

Photos in school are no longer just taken with photo editing. Point them to sites like Flickr
the intent of using them for the yearbook; in for storing and sharing photos and sites like
Portfoliobox for building online portfolios. RETOUCHING REALITY
fact, bringing images into our classroom for
our day-to-day teaching can make a world of While photo editing is amazing, it is also
• #BookSnaps, an idea created by Tara
difference. And with the addition of smartphone important to talk with students about
Martin, is a way for students to take a picture
and tablet cameras, we don’t have to bring the harm it can do. Retouching photos
of a piece of text and annotate it creatively
them to the local pharmacy to be developed! on social media has gone far beyond just
with bitmojis and a Snapchat-like feel.
Photos are easier to take and share than ever removing red-eye; it can fundamentally
before, and because so much of what we do • Design a photo scavenger hunt, asking change a person’s looks, warping the
with technology includes images, photo editing students to take pictures of ideas from
viewer’s perception of what real people
has become an important 21st-century skill. your content or broad concepts like peace,
look like and leading to issues with self-
equity, or joy.
The gold standard in photo editing is Adobe esteem and body image. Two starting
Photoshop, but its high price keeps it out of • When students need images for slideshows points for an examination of this issue
reach for many. Fortunately, plenty of free photo or presentations, encourage them to not are this article and this Common Sense
editing apps are available to get the job done, head to the internet to find what they need Media lesson plan.
and we’ve featured some of the best ones here. but take the images themselves, if possible.

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Adobe Lightroom Mobile | Adobe Photoshop Express | BeFunky | PhotoScan by Google | Pixlr | Prisma Labs | VSCO

Adobe Lightroom Mobile Adobe Photoshop Express BeFunky

[Link]/products/photoshop-lightroom/ [Link]/products/[Link] [Link]
[Link]
At first glance, this app seems similar to Photo editing, collage maker, and graphic
Want to dip into the wonderful world of Lightroom (at left) but Photoshop Express has designer are all built into this application. The
Adobe’s mobile photo editing tools? This is for more editing features such as borders, stickers, photo editing is wonderful, and the collage-
you. Adobe has designed Lightroom for ease of and frames, and it allows you to choose image making is an added feature that can be pretty
use for beginners, making editing and sharing resolution when you export. This article offers fun. Also, you can import Google fonts or
photos to social media a snap. Platforms: an overview of the differences. Platforms: upload your own fonts! Platforms: Android,
Android, iOS Android, iOS iOS, Web

Similar: Snapseed Similar: Image Candy, PicMonkey

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Adobe Lightroom Mobile | Adobe Photoshop Express | BeFunky | PhotoScan by Google | Pixlr | Prisma Labs | VSCO

PhotoScan by Google Pixlr Prisma Labs

[Link]/photos/scan [Link] [Link]

PhotoScan stitches multiple images of a Like many other photo editing applications, Prisma has expanded its application into two
photo together to remove glare and improve Pixlr offers incredible tools, but what makes this programs: Lensa for simple photo editing with
the quality of your scans. There are also some app impressive is the capacity to easily leverage easy-to-use sliders, and Prisma, which turns
simple editing tools, but if you use Google it on a Chromebook. Platforms: Android, iOS, your photos into art with a wide range of filters.
Photos, you can continue with some basic Web Both apps are powered by AI, which takes
editing. Platforms: Android, iOS some of the guesswork out of photo editing.
Similar: Photopea Platforms: Android, iOS, Web

SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED THE BACKGROUND REMOVED

Ever take a picture and think “That would look so much better if I cleaned my kitchen in the background?” Many of the apps in this section have features
to support that task but if you want a quick remedy, visit [Link]. Upload a photo, click remove background. Tada!

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Adobe Lightroom Mobile | Adobe Photoshop Express | BeFunky | PhotoScan by Google | Pixlr | Prisma Labs | VSCO

WHAT THE MEGAPIXEL? Panorama: Wider portrait mode images.

MOBILE PHOTO TERMS TO KNOW These require a steady hand as you move your
camera along a guideline while the camera
Achieve that perfect shot by understanding takes many photos stitching or connecting
common terms of mobile photography. them along the way into single, landscape
photos. Other terms to look for are Photo
Burst Photos: Taking lots of photos of the
Sphere (especially for Android users) or
same image so you can choose the best
360-degree panorama.
option.
VSCO Portrait Mode: This creates a depth-of-field
Exposure: The amount of light allowed to
[Link] effect, giving photos a sharp focus in one area
reach your camera’s sensor.
and a blurred background.
On this app, you get lots of options for photo Filter: Artistic overlays which range from
editing plus social sharing, where you can Rule of Thirds: According to this classic rule,
beauty features to putting a cartoon party hat
display your photos and follow others. These an image is split into nine equal blocks to
on you in your photo.
communities are not designated solely for form a three-by-three grid. The goal? Get the
students and may contain mature images, so HDR: high dynamic range. adds detail from most interesting parts of your image near the
this would not be an appropriate app for school the dark and light areas to provide better corners of these segments. A camera app will
use. Check out their YouTube Channel for how- photos. Often the default on camera apps. overlay a grid on your image so you don’t have
to’s and inspiring videos from VSCO creators. to imagine the lines!
Megapixel: Digital images are made up of tiny
Platforms: Android, iOS
dots called pixels. A megapixel is simply a Timelapse: A collection of still images, usually
million pixels. The more pixels there are, the taken every few seconds and when played
more the image looks real or accurate. back as video makes time appear to speed up.

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The Tools

OnForm | Sanford fit | Sworkit | Team Shake

responses, and many of the tools suggested in

that thread are featured here, along with some PE + TECH WEBSITES
updates.
These excellent websites explore the
Some of the tools are digital versions of the intersection of physical education and
things PE teachers need all the time: timers, technology.
bracket makers, and team formation apps.
Some allow teachers and coaches to fine-tune Chromebooks in Health and Physical
their movement instruction through video. Education
Others offer libraries of instructional videos to [Link]
help users learn athletic skills or simply move
Ed Tech Fitness
more.
[Link]

Physical Aside from the tools shown here, QR codes

were mentioned by several teachers as useful The PE Geek
[Link]
Education for PE instruction. This post from The Physical
Educator explains how that works. The PE Specialist
Even though the whole point of physical Several teachers said they use Plickers in their [Link]
education is to get bodies moving through instruction, and some are exploring the use of
Phys Ed Review
space — the antithesis of sitting motionless with virtual and augmented reality.
[Link]
a device in one’s hand — there are tech tools
that can enhance the experience. Finally, the topic of animated GIFs came up
The Physical Educator
quite a bit. To get started with these in PE,
[Link]
In 2019, when we put the call out on Twitter for check out this post and video from The Physical
apps and digital tools for PE, we got some great Educator.

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OnForm | Sanford fit | Sworkit | Team Shake

OTHER HANDY TOOLS

Bracket builders like My Bracket make
it much easier to manage tournaments
and share results quickly. For Android
users, Bracket HQ is a good option.
OnForm Sanford fit
[Link] [Link] Nutrition apps like MyFitnessPal allow
This video analysis app allows athletes A fully featured and free health and wellness users to track macronutrients, calories,
and coaches to closely analyze and correct curriculum designed by Sanford Health. Two water intake, and even exercise.
movement patterns. tools, fitBoost and fitFlow, are movement
programmers built right into the platform. Timers like Seconds Interval Timer offer
Similar: Video Delay Instant Replay customizable timers for interval training.
Great for HIIT, Tabata, and circuit
training.

Workout trackers like RepCount give

users a place to log weight lifting
and exercise sessions. Strava tracks
many different kinds of exercise, and
MapMyRun is a tracking app specifically
for runners.
Sworkit Team Shake
[Link] [Link]/www/iphone-apps/team-shake
This app contains a library of exercises that This app makes choosing teams a breeze.
require little to no equipment. K-12 teachers Create a class list, fill in student details, then
can get free access to a paid subscription. shake the device and your teams are formed.

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The Tools

Creation Tools | Listening Platforms

TEACHER USES • Record yourself pronouncing words correctly

for language study.
This article offers a comprehensive list of all the
reasons podcasts make a great addition to the • Use QR codes to link students to podcasts
classroom. Here are a few more: of you giving instructions for classroom

Podcasting • Record podcasts to deliver content for a

flipped, blended, or remote lesson. •
procedures or other tasks.

Publish a regular podcast newsletter to keep

A podcast is an audio recording consisting of families updated.
spoken word rather than music. It is usually • Assign podcasts as homework. Students
delivered in the form of an MP3 audio file. can write a response, participate in a STUDENT USES
People most often listen to podcasts on their discussion, or take a quiz about the podcast
computers or through a smartphone app (learn the next day. Instead of showing a movie • Respond to a reading assignment with a
how here). the next time you need a catch-up day, solo podcast or discussing the text with a
have everyone plug into a podcast instead. classmate.
Usually, when someone says they “have a
Listenwise has a growing collection of • Submit a writing project as a podcast — a
podcast,” they’re talking about a podcast series,
outstanding podcasts to choose from. book review, persuasive “essay,” short story,
a show that has regular episodes released daily,
weekly, or monthly. Episodes can run anywhere or even a how-to piece.
• Listen to podcasts for your own professional
from five minutes to two hours depending on
development. On The Cult of Pedagogy • Interview a classmate or community
the host and the topic.
Podcast, educators talk about teaching member as part of a research project.
This section will cover all aspects of podcasts: best practices and other topics related to
• Build a podcast like Be Loud Studios that is
We’ll share tools you and your students can teaching. To find others, visit the Education
intended for an audience outside of school.
use to record, edit, and share podcasts with an category on your podcast player.
audience, other resources to help you enhance • Have students participate in a contest
those podcasts, and ways you can enjoy • Record reading passages for students with like The New York Times Annual Student
podcasts created by others. learning disabilities.
Podcast Contest.

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CREATING YOUR OWN PODCAST ADDING MUSIC

Most podcasters use music for their show intro

LEARN THE BASICS
To get started with producing podcasts, check
out these resources: and “outro” (the bit at the end). The tricky part OF PODCASTING
is making sure you do this legally; if you don’t, IN JUMPSTART
• Tips for Starting a Podcast is our guide that
you can get fined for copyright infringement. To
covers everything from the tech to how to Podcasting is the focus of one of the 10
learn more, read Using Copyrighted Music and
plan your content. modules we study in JumpStart, our online
Media in Your Podcast.
technology course for teachers. Learn about
• The Teacher’s Guide to Podcasting in the the course here.
What most podcasters do is buy a license to
Classroom, a PDF created by Listenwise.
use royalty-free stock music from sites like
• How to Start a Podcast — A Step-by-Step Epidemic Sound and Storyblocks, where you
can browse thousands of tracks, then download FUN EXTRAS
Podcasting Tutorial, a video series geared
more toward general podcasters; great for them for use after paying the license fee. • Headliner allows you to layer your podcast
anyone who wants to do a “real” podcast. episode over an image or video, which could
You can also use free music licensed through include closed captions.
• Cult of Pedagogy’s guide to Equipment Creative Commons; just pay attention to the
and Tools for Producing Classroom Videos license requirements. A good site to find these is • Anchor podcasters can add polls and Q&As
and Podcasts for recommendations on Free Music Archive. And if you’re looking just for at the bottom of their episodes on the
microphones. sound effects, try Freesound. Spotify mobile app.

• What about video? In this section, we focus • With Fireside, hosts can design interactive
Anchor allows creators to use Spotify music in
on audio-only podcasts, but many podcast experiences for the audience by allowing
Anchor podcasts. Learn more here.
creation platforms, like Anchor, Podbean, them to ask questions and leave emoji
and Zencastr, support video as well. If responses and comments.
you’re trying to decide which direction to go,
this article will help.

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CREATION TOOLS Creation Tools | Listening Platforms

These tools give you everything you need

to create a podcast. Recording and editing
is the first step. Once you have the final file,
you then need to publish it somewhere.
Some platforms, like Anchor and Podbean,
let you do all of these steps in one place,
Anchor Audacity
but sometimes their tools have some
[Link] [Link]
limitations. For more advanced options,
you can edit your files with a tool like Owned by Spotify, this platform lets you This popular, free software is used to record
Audacity, then publish them on a separate record your podcast into “segments,” arrange and edit audio files, not for publishing. More
segments into episodes, then publish on challenging than apps like Anchor.
platform.
Anchor or distribute it to a range of platforms.
Similar: GarageBand, Soundtrap

OTHER PUBLISHING PLATFORMS

Similar to Anchor and Podbean, these
platforms offer similar publishing features,
and many also host podcasts to listen to.
Be aware that none have any kind of filters
for children, so inappropriate material is
easy to stumble on. Podbean Zencastr
[Link] [Link]
Audioboom Spreaker Use this app to quickly record, edit, and publish This is a great solution for doing interviews. Talk
Podomatic Transistor your podcast right from your cell phone. If you via videoconferencing, and when you’re done,
want to broadcast in real time, try their live download each person’s voice on a separate
streaming option. MP3 file for easy editing.

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LISTENING PLATFORMS Creation Tools | Listening Platforms

Kids Listen Pinna The Walking Classroom

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This platform is dedicated to curating Listen to student-friendly podcasts, Combining learning with exercise, this unique
podcasts for kids. They currently have 28 audiobooks, and music all in one place with program supplies curriculum-aligned podcasts
member shows that have been carefully Pinna. This platform differs from the other for students to listen to during 20-minute
screened for appropriateness. Topics include podcast platforms because it offers curriculum- walks through the program’s pre-loaded audio
stories, animals, news, geography, science, aligned teaching resources to promote and players or mobile app. Content is available for
mindfulness, and more. Episodes can be improve literacy skills for all students. Reduce grades 3-8 in ELA, social studies, and science.
listened to on desktop or through the app. student screen time and nurture a love for
reading and listening with original content
Similar: Leela from Pinna or curated content from all over the
world.

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The Tools

AhaSlides | Canva | Emaze | Google Slides | Haiku Deck | Nearpod | Pear Deck | PowerPoint | Prezi | Sway

you the ability to download and deliver

presentations offline, but it doesn’t happen
LIKE YOUTUBE FOR SLIDESHOWS
automatically; to avoid last-minute problems
caused by a poor internet connection, look for If you’d like to share your presentation with
a wider audience or explore the work of

Presentation
an offline option and set it up ahead of time.
other creators, check out SlideShare, where
To make sure your presentations are as good as users upload their slideshows for public
Once upon a time, we only had PowerPoint to they can be, read the tips in the post Let’s Make consumption. (For users age 16 and older.)
create presentation slideshows. But now, other Better Slideshows.
web-based tools give us different ways to add SICK OF THE SAME OLD TEMPLATES?
visual support to our presentations. Online On sites like SlidesCarnival and Slidesgo
platforms such as Canva and Emaze allow us you can find hundreds of free templates for
to easily design epic presentations, building our AN EASY WAY TO SHARE A LINK WITH PowerPoint and Google Slides.
visuals around bigger concepts that serve as YOUR AUDIENCE
metaphors for our ideas. Sometimes when you’re presenting, you PRESENT WITH OTHER TOOLS IN THIS
need to quickly send your audience to a GUIDE
The tools in this section will help you and your
specific website, but giving a long, complex Quite a few other tools in this guide also
students create presentations that can be given
URL isn’t efficient. The website yellkey offer presentation capabilities. Here are a
in person, via videoconferencing software, or
allows you to convert a longer URL into few to try:
turned into pre-recorded videos with the help of
something quick and easy to type into a
screencasting tools. Genially Piktochart
browser. No account needed, because the
One caution: Many of these tools are web- link is only temporary — you can set it to Explain Everything Sutori
based, so presentations made with them expire in 5 minutes or up to 24 hours. See
only work if you’re connected to the internet. how it works in this video. Lucidchart
Fortunately, many of these platforms give

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AhaSlides | Canva | Emaze | Google Slides | Haiku Deck | Nearpod | Pear Deck | PowerPoint | Prezi | Sway

AhaSlides Canva Emaze

[Link] [Link] [Link]

AhaSlides makes any presentation interactive Are you looking for beautiful designs and If you like the cool movement transitions
with colorful, eye-catching live polls, quizzes, layouts for your LMS course, website, or you can get in a Prezi, you’re going to love
word clouds, brainstorming activities, spinner lesson slides? Canva has curated thousands Emaze. Using this web-based tool, users create
wheels and other interactives that gather real- of customizable templates that you can presentations with one of Emaze’s creative
time feedback and engage participants. You easily make your own or use as is. You can templates. Slides appear as paintings in an art
can start from scratch with one of AhaSlides’ add text, hi-res stock images, animations, gallery, as different sections of a newspaper,
templates, or import your own PowerPoint and other interactive elements such as QR and so on. This offers something fresh that
or Google Slides presentation, then add codes. Students can also create their own your audience may not be used to, and it’s
interactive slides in between your content presentation with designs from scratch or using an opportunity to play with metaphor as a
slides. a template you send them, then submit it as an structure for your presentation.
assignment within Canva for Education.
Similar: Mentimeter, Slido

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Google Slides Haiku Deck Nearpod

[Link]/slides/about [Link] [Link]

Similar to PowerPoint, Google Slides is a simple If you’re a fan of the movement that sprang Nearpod allows you to take slides and project
presentation tool with extensive possibilities for from the book Presentation Zen, you’ll love them onto student devices, add interactivity,
any project, lesson, or activity (even interactive Haiku Deck, which gently nudges you to create then watch on your own device as students
notebooks). Ideal for Google-based schools, slides that are driven by images rather than click on items, fill in blanks, work with
Slides allows students to collaborate and share text. To help with that, they offer a huge library simulations, and draw or write their responses.
their work easily. You can create polls, word of beautiful images you can pop right into your Insights come directly to your teacher
clouds, and other activities using add-ons from slides and an easy notes feature that puts your dashboard, allowing you to adjust instruction
Slido, Nearpod, or Pear Deck to add a layer of text in the presentation, not on the slides. For or differentiate as needed. In addition to
engagement right within Slides. And to make a teachers, Haiku Deck Classroom offers privacy presentations, Nearpod now offers the ability to
presentation easier to run in class, try the app settings, Google Classroom integration, and create interactive videos.
Remote for Slides. other features.

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SHARING IS LEARNING: SCREEN

MIRRORING

Screen mirroring allows anyone with a

device to share their entire screen over
a wireless network on a larger display.
This opens up so many instructional
possibilities for collaboration and
interaction. Students can share
interesting things they found during
Pear Deck PowerPoint
[Link] [Link]/powerpoint a class project, demonstrate a tech
skill, or share their writing or other
Similar to Nearpod, Pear Deck lets you turn The granddaddy of slideshow tools does more documents for peer feedback.
slideshows into engaging, interactive lessons than create presentations: PowerPoint offers Some tools that allow screen mirroring
to formatively assess student understanding collaboration, image editing, and video features are AirPlay, Airtame, Ditto, and Vivi.
as you go. Pear Deck has partnered with that are easy to use. It even suggests design
organizations to create ready-to-use decks ideas customized to your content. You can use During hybrid and remote teaching,
based on adaptive news articles from Newsela, a desktop version or the online version under teachers used video conferencing
Google’s Be Internet Awesome digital Microsoft 365 which comes with features such platforms to share videos and music,
citizenship curriculum, and slide templates as live translation services. And the recording which can also be an option for screen
created by Canva. Learn about the Google feature allows you to turn a slide presentation mirroring in a face-to-face classroom if
Slides Add-On to utilize your existing slide into a video with recorded narration. everyone logs into a videoconferencing
decks. session. Learn more in these articles:
Similar: Keynote
Sharing Your Screen with Zoom
Sharing Your Screen with Google Meet

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LEARN HOW TO MAKE

BETTER SLIDESHOWS
IN JUMPSTART
Slideshows are the focus of one of the 10
modules we study in JumpStart, our online
technology course for teachers. Learn about
the course here.

Prezi Sway
[Link] [Link]

Instead of a deck of slides, presentations in Somewhere between PowerPoint, Prezi, and

Prezi are built around a single image: a map, a Adobe Express lies Microsoft’s Sway. This
staircase, a tree with roots, a path of footsteps. unique platform helps you create a dynamic
On that image, the presenter places words, presentation that moves both horizontally
images, videos — but you don’t see them at and vertically and almost has the feel of a
first; the presentation moves you in a path fresh, modern website. Start by typing all your
around the image, sliding left to right, rotating, information into a storyline, adding images,
zooming in on objects, then out again to show videos, and other content, then let Sway
you where they fit in the big picture. Check out suggest a design for your presentation. Once
Prezi Video to record these presentations with you’ve fine-tuned your slideshow, hit “play” to
your own video narration, and click here to present it online.
learn about their educational pricing.

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The Tools

Boomerang | Calendly | Clever | Forest | Google Calendar | IFTTT | Microsoft To Do | Noisli | Planboard | Text Blaze | Today | Toggl Track

All are paperless and work on all devices, Text Blaze automates common chunks of text
making this process seamless, quick, and so you don’t have to keep writing the same
portable. You could use these tools to share things over and over.
calendars and lists with students and parents
to keep everyone on top of important events, Toggl Track helps you easily measure how much
assignments, and projects. They could also be time you spend on various tasks. Not only can
used to organize your life outside of school. this improve your own productivity, it could
also help students better understand how they
Clever groups all your apps onto one screen and spend their free time.
gives you a single quick sign-on to all of them.

Forest helps you focus without distraction and

Productivity grow a plant in the meantime.

& Planning IFTTT sets up communication between the

apps you use so you can automate the tasks
you do over and over again. Not only can this
Although the tools in this section are not streamline your personal apps, it could also help
directly related to teaching, they help solve one you and your students automate things like a
of teachers’ biggest problems: lack of time. And class or school Twitter account.
sharing the tools with students and parents can
help everyone become more productive. Noisli provides custom white-noise blends you THE POMODORO GOES DIGITAL
can play to block out distractions and improve
Boomerang helps you take control of your inbox your focus. This could be useful on your own The Pomodoro Technique is a popular
with message scheduling. time or during whole-class “quiet” reading or productivity strategy built on a 25-minutes
writing time. on, 5-minutes off schedule. Pomofocus is
Calendly, Google Calendar, Microsoft To Do, a simple web-based timer that enables you
and Today help you keep track of the important Planboard makes lesson and unit planning fast, to set up your own Pomodoro session.
tasks, appointments, and projects in your life. easy, and synced across all devices.

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Boomerang Calendly Clever

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This tool works as an add-in to Gmail or This meeting scheduling app saves you tons Clever helps you get all of the apps and
Outlook to give you better control over your of time you’d otherwise spend going back and tools you use with your students into one
email. It allows you to schedule emails to be forth in emails. Users set up timeslots, share streamlined page. But it’s more than just a
sent at a later date, set up recurring emails, them through a link, and people sign up for the bookmarking tool: Clever is integrated with
reschedule incoming emails to come back to time that works best for them. As people take hundreds of apps and tools, so you and your
you at a more convenient time, and control timeslots, they disappear so no one can double students can log in with a single sign-on, saving
when new emails appear. Additional features up. Calendly automatically switches available you time and energy that used to be spent
include Share Free/Busy, which allows times to the time zone of the person viewing hunting down lost passwords and helping
others to see your availability at a glance, and the schedule, so you don’t need to worry about students log into the apps they need.
Respondable, which uses artificial intelligence which person’s time zone you’re planning for.
to assist in crafting more effective emails.

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Forest Google Calendar IFTTT (If This, Then That)

[Link] [Link]/calendar [Link]

Useful for teachers and students alike, this This online calendar gives you a place to record IFTTT automates the tasks you do over and
mobile app (which is inexpensive, but not free) important dates and create to-do lists. You over by letting your tools talk to each other. It
keeps away distractions by having you set a can set reminders, invite others to participate links them with “applets,” little programs that
period for focused work, during which time in events, set events to repeat daily, monthly, add automatic triggers: When one service does
you keep the app open on your device. As you or weekly, and create separate, color-coded something (for example, “When I post a photo
work, a sapling grows into a tree, but if you use calendars for different areas of your life. All on Facebook…”), you tell the other service to
your device for something else, the tree withers. items are synced across devices, making it easy do something else (“…automatically send that
Productivity is rewarded with coins and the to stay on top of your schedule. This video photo to Dropbox.”).
satisfaction of growing your own forest. shows how to use Google Keep with Calendar.
Similar: Zapier
Similar: FocusByte Similar: Preceden

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Microsoft To Do Noisli Planboard

[Link] [Link] [Link]/planboard

This list-making app syncs across all your Noisli is basically a white-noise generator, This free tool, which syncs across all devices,
devices and lets you keep multiple lists and offering a menu of sounds you combine makes lesson planning a breeze. Blocks of
sub-lists for different areas of your life. Lists to create background noise that can help time show what you’re doing during each
can be shared with others, and individual items you focus. Mix “coffee shop” with “rain” and class period, and you can rearrange them
can have due dates and reminders, notes, and “fireplace,” and you’re sitting by a fireplace in easily. Within each block you can create a
attached files. a coffee shop on a rainy day. Mix “forest” with rich, dynamic lesson plan that can include
“leaves” and you’re out for a walk on a crisp fall formatted text, bulleted lists, aligned standards,
Similar: Pomotodo, Taskade, Todoist day. Use Noisli to boost your own concentration links to outside resources, and attached files.
and help students block distractions during Now includes a gradebook where you can
independent work. Now available as a Chrome easily add students from Google Classroom or
extension. Schoology.

Similar: [Link]

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Text Blaze Today Toggl Track

[Link] [Link] [Link]/track

This Chrome extension will save time if you find This procrastination-busting tool works with Tracking how you spend your time helps you
yourself typing the same things over and over. Google Classroom to help students plan and learn how to use it better; this tool can help.
Just create a snippet (something you wouldn’t organize their assignments over the course of With a single click, Toggl lets you keep track
normally type, like /feedback), then write a week, estimating how much time they think of how much time you spend grading papers,
out longer text that will appear automatically each task will take, and dividing larger tasks into planning lessons, or any other task; daily and
any time you type that shortcut. Text Blaze smaller ones. weekly reports help you see trends. Show
works great with student information systems, students how to use the tool and encourage
learning management systems, and Chrome- them to track the time they spend on
based productivity tools (Google apps, email). schoolwork, exercise, social media, or anything
else they’d like to measure.
Similar: Keyset, Magical, PhraseExpress

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TheCodes
Tools

SCANNING QR CODES • Have students create their own QR codes to

add text or links to essays or poster projects.
Once the code has been placed somewhere,
anyone with a mobile device can scan the code • Provide feedback or grades to students via
and the device will go straight to that URL. QR codes, which keeps it private.
Watch this video demo to see how it works.
Many smartphones already have QR scanners • Use QR codes to make your classroom
built in or as part of the camera; if yours doesn’t, more accessible for students with special
you may need to install an app. needs. Read Using QR Codes in the Special

QR Codes QR codes can also be created to store hidden

text (like a secret note you write that can only
Ed Classroom for a few ideas.

QR codes (short for quick response codes) — be revealed when someone scans the code),
those funny little black-and-white squares to send contact information into a person’s LINK SHORTENERS: ANOTHER
that seem to be on every kind of publication contact list, or to send a text message. EASY WAY TO SHARE
imaginable — are kind of an advanced version of
bar codes. And because anyone can make their CLASSROOM USES The beauty of the QR code is that it
own, their use goes far beyond the grocery store allows us to share things like long URLs
• Post QR codes around your classroom or more quickly and easily. Another way to
or allowing us to read menus under COVID.
school, linked to videos or text instructions share a long, complex link is with a link
for using specific equipment or following shortener. One popular link shortener is
CREATING QR CODES common procedures. Bitly.
Just plug any URL or website address into a QR • Give parents your contact information with
These tools allow you to create a unique,
code maker (like this one) and it instantly gives a QR code: When they scan the code, the
short URL that will redirect to a longer
you one of these little pictures. That picture information goes right into their contacts.
one. This article explains how it works.
can be put on anything: a PowerPoint slide, a Use QR codes in newsletters to put dates
poster, a piece of paper, whatever. right into their calendars.

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The Tools

Google Scholar | MyBib | Zotero

time-consuming. The tools in this section

automate those tasks, allowing users to put EXPLORE INSIDE GOOGLE
more time and energy into learning.
The Explore feature built into Google Docs,
Slides, and Sheets allows you to research
CLASSROOM USES
a topic and create a citation without ever
• Teach students how to search for quality leaving the file you’re working on. This
resources with a student-friendly search video shows you how it works.

Research engine, then do in-text citations and

bibliographies with a tool like MyBib.
Can technology do research for us? Not • Have advanced students find, read, and cite
exactly: Good research skills must be taught academic publications with Google Scholar.
and practiced. Technology can’t replace the
• When producing a video, blog, book, or
analytical thinking, careful discernment, and
interactive poster that uses content from
writing skills required for rigorous research.
outside sources, get students into the habit
What technology can do is make research more of maintaining a list of those sources with
efficient, removing some of the drudgery and a tool like MyBib and including that list in
repetition from certain research-based tasks, their final product.
BOOST YOUR ACADEMIC
especially when it comes to finding, keeping • Collaborate with colleagues on research RESEARCH SKILLS
track of, and citing resources. using shared resource libraries like those in
If you don’t have a lot of formal training
Zotero.
Long ago, researchers had to use card catalogs in academic research, but you want to get
and the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature • For more fantastic ways to teach research better, head over to How to Find, Read,
in hopes of finding the right sources, citations skills to students, download Kathleen and Use Academic Research for a blog
were done by hand, and formatting in MLA, Morris’ free PDF, 50 Mini-Lessons for post, podcast interview, and YouTube
APA, or any other style was painstaking and Teaching Students Research Skills. series that will sharpen your skills.

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Google Scholar MyBib Zotero

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Using the power of Google’s search engines, Citing sources can be time-consuming. With Zotero helps manage complex research
Scholar provides users with special filters and MyBib, you can simply plug in a little bit of projects, even those that involve other people.
tools to make it easy to search for, organize, information about your source (such as the When you find an online resource, click the
and cite academic research. Searches only URL of a website) and get a fully formatted Zotero icon in your browser to store the item in
return results from academic institutions and citation. If MyBib’s search engine can’t find a your Zotero Library. You can also set up groups
scholarly publishers: abstracts, books, articles, piece of information, they’ll tell you so you can where users can share resources in a group
theses, and court opinions. Results also list fill it in. Citations are available in 11 different library and have discussions with other group
whether the full text of the document is styles, including APA, MLA, Chicago, and members.
available through a public institution or a user- Harvard.
affiliated university library. Similar: Mendeley, NoodleTools, Papers
Similar: BibMe, EasyBib, ZoteroBib

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Biointeractive, [Link], Mystery

Science, OpenSciEd, Physics Classroom, NGSS RESOURCES
and Viziscience.
U.S. teachers should check out all the
• Some offer interactive tools that simulate, resources available at [Link],
measure, or organize scientific phenomena where you can search the standards and
like Algodoo, Arduino Science Journal, find related resources.
ExploreLearning Gizmos, PhET Simulations,
Next Generation Science Storylines are
Science •
and PTable.

Then there are the visualization tools that

lesson sequences driven by essential
questions like why antibiotics don’t work
In the fall of 2017, we put out a request on give us a closer or clearer look at science: like they used to. These thoughtfully
Twitter, asking people to recommend favorite ArcGIS Online, Compound Interest, Google designed, standards-aligned storylines are
tech tools for science. Since this section was first Earth, NASA’s Eyes, PyMOL, Star Walk 2, free to download.
introduced to the guide in 2018, more tools and and Visible Body.
websites have been added every year. • Finally, there’s Zooniverse, which stands
It shouldn’t have been a surprise that “science” on its own as a unique platform for crowd-
covers a lot of territory. Putting the tools sourced research. TWO MORE WORTH A LOOK
into sub-categories proved to be harder Tabletop Whale is a stunning collection of
than it seemed at first, so they are just listed science-themed infographics, charts, and
alphabetically. To help you navigate through NEED SCIENCE IMAGES? illustrations.
them, here are some basic groupings of the
BioRender, in the Images & Icons section, is Mosa Mack Science offers a collection
kinds of tools and websites you’ll find here:
an incredible platform that helps you build of animated, NGSS-aligned science
• Some provide lesson plans and other your own professional-looking science mysteries for grades 4-8, plus lesson
curricular materials: BrainPOP Science, images. plans, hands-on labs, and more.
Gender-Inclusive Biology, HHMI

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Algodoo ArcGIS Online Arduino Science Journal

[Link] [Link]/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-online [Link]/education/science-journal

On this 2D simulation platform, use With this cloud-based GIS software, users Formerly Google Science Journal, this app is
simple drawing tools to create objects, then can build beautiful, interactive maps that basically a measurement tool you keep on a
manipulate them by adjusting parameters like make data visible. Teachers have access to smartphone, Chromebook, or tablet. Using
gravity and friction, or adding liquids, hinges, standards-based lesson plans and other the built-in sensors on these devices, users
motors, and light rays. With your components resources to support their teaching with the measure things like light, sound, and motion,
in place, you can press “play” at any time and software. then journal the results right in the app. To
watch how they would naturally react in the get a better idea of how this tool can be used,
physical world. browse Arduino’s experiments page.

Similar: Lab4U, Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite

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BrainPOP Science Compound Interest ExploreLearning Gizmos

[Link] [Link] [Link]

BrainPOP’s newest platform takes the magic Chemistry teacher Andy Brunning runs this These interactive math and science simulations
of BrainPOP and focuses solely on grade site single-handedly, and his goal is simple: were one of the most mentioned tools in our
6-8 science. Aligned with NGSS and full to illustrate chemical compounds in visually survey of science teachers. Sorted by grade
of simulations, manipulatives, videos, and appealing graphics. Brunning covers topics level, topic, or standard, the Gizmos provide
investigations, the platform includes classroom like “The Science Behind Anti-Aging Creams” simulations of hundreds of concepts, things like
and school-wide reporting that provide insight and “Crime Scene Chemistry — Fingerprint heat transfer, cell division, gravitational force,
into student performance. BrainPOP also offers Detection” with both written explanations and electrical circuits. Although a paid account
resources for other content areas and ages. and visually stunning design. All infographics gives you access to all Gizmos, ExploreLearning
are Creative Commons licensed and free to offers free access to select Gizmos, so you can
download and print for educational use. check them out right away.

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Gender-Inclusive Biology Google Earth HHMI BioInteractive

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Run by three science teachers, the goal of this For anyone teaching earth science, this free This collection of science multimedia resources
site is to curate biology resources that are more tool is indispensable. Get up-close views of includes short films, virtual labs, teacher guides,
gender-inclusive. The site includes videos, any place on earth with views of topographic and Click & Learns (pictured above), interactive
lesson plans, teaching guides, and resources for details, tools to measure distances, and the tutorials that contain animations, images, and
outside the classroom as well. ability to go right down to street view in many video clips. BioInteractive’s videos can also
places. For ideas and resources for how to use be enjoyed on their YouTube channel, with a
Similar: Project Biodiversify aims to enhance this tool, visit the Google Earth Education page. handful available in Spanish. Be sure to also
diversity and inclusivity in biology courses. To stay on top of all Google Earth updates, visit check out their educator tips, a playlist of
this page. videos where real teachers talk about how they
use the resources in their classrooms.

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[Link] Mystery Science NASA’s Eyes

[Link] [Link] [Link]

On this beautifully designed website, students This fantastic collection of “open and go” This software gives users detailed, simulated
can explore articles, interactives, and videos lessons is a K-5 science teacher’s dream come views of things in the solar system: spacecraft,
that teach the basics of genetics, plus other true. Each lesson begins with a two-minute planets, and other phenomena. These
lessons on cell biology, human health, and video that introduces a “mystery,” followed by simulations are built on real data from
neuroscience. See their companion website, discussion questions and a hands-on activity NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Teachers
[Link], for free downloadable lesson (using supplies that are easy to get, like plastic interested in going more in-depth on space-
plans and other classroom resources. cups and straws) to explore the concepts that related lessons should also check out the Jet
will help them solve the mystery. Propulsion Laboratory’s education page.

Similar: Microsoft Hacking STEM

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OpenSciEd PhET Simulations The Physics Classroom

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This is a fantastic science site that provides Hands down, this tool was the one most This site’s incredibly comprehensive collection
free, locally adaptable units of study. In recommended by science teachers. Run by the of resources gives physics teachers and
storyline fashion, each unit includes an University of Colorado at Boulder, PhET offers students just about everything they need
overview, comprehensive plans, videos, and a huge library of free interactive simulations on to learn basic physics. The tutorial section is
simulations. Units are designed to work for science and math concepts. Each simulation written and organized like a good textbook,
remote or in-person learning and are aligned allows you to manipulate different conditions with written explanations and clear illustrations.
with NGSS standards. — the molecules and light simulation lets you Other sections include interactive simulations,
change the light’s intensity and the types of concept builders (interactive learning activities
Similar: TIES resources are specifically designed molecules that are interacting with the light — on focused topics), and teacher toolkits.
for teaching evolution. and many concepts also come with free lesson
plans.

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Ptable PyMOL Star Walk 2

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This interactive, web-based periodic table Free for educators and students, PyMol is an This app lets you point your smartphone
packs a ton of information in a small space. interactive, open-source tool for visualizing or tablet at the sky and see exactly what
Click on any of the elements and a window molecules. These 3D images can also be constellations are overhead. Move the device,
pops up that gives a full description of downloaded as images or animations and and your map changes accordingly. If you tap
the element, a photo of it, and other data. added to presentations. on an object, another window opens up with
By changing the viewing preferences, you all kinds of information on the item. You can
can show or hide types of information like also do a search for a specific constellation and
weights and electrons, orbitals, isotopes, and the app will find it for you. Also check out Solar
compounds. Walk 2 from the same company.

Similar: Night Sky

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Visible Body Viziscience Zooniverse

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Created and constantly refined by a team of The videos, lab simulations, activities, and Dubbed “people powered research,” this
biomedical visualization experts, this suite of interactive lessons on this site — currently incredible platform houses a collaborative
3D models, animations, and illustrations gives available only by paid subscription — are science community at your fingertips. It’s like
users a stunning, up-close look inside the designed to help students master general crowdsourcing meets scientific research, where
human body. The site also offers courseware, and advanced chemistry concepts. Teacher anyone can participate in furthering scientific
flashcards, and courses users can customize accounts give you access to student progress discoveries. There are dozens of projects
for their own use. A subscription is required to reports. happening at any time that a student can join.
access most materials.

Similar: Complete Anatomy

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The Tools

Along | Better World Ed | Brighten Learning | Harmony SEL | Second Step | Sown to Grow | ThinkGive

awareness, self-management, social awareness,

relationship skills, and responsible decision-
making. Most SEL platforms, like the tools in
WHAT ABOUT THE BIGGER
PROGRAMS?
this section, build their materials from all or
part of this framework. On these platforms, This section focuses primarily on tools
you’ll find activities, lesson plans, simulations, that individual teachers can use or try on
and real-world challenges that allow students their own, without having to adopt a larger
to develop all five competencies in a safe, school-wide program like the RULER

Social & supervised environment.

Some tools in other parts of this guide also

approach or Responsive Classroom. To
more thoroughly reseach all options,

Emotional include SEL components:

spend some time on CASEL’s searchable
Program Guide.

Learning •

•
Pear Deck and Nearpod (in Presentation)

Classcraft (in Classroom Management)

Over the past few years, there has been a
renewed focus on the importance of social • Buncee (in Interactive Posters) INVESTMENT IN SEL
and emotional learning (SEL), especially within SEL programs can be costly, and many
the context of the global pandemic, which has One last thing to keep in mind: Nurturing districts use ESSR funds, grants, or
exacerbated an already intense need for mental students’ social and emotional development other specially available funding sources
health support in students. doesn’t have to come from a packaged to purchase them. Comprehensive,
curriculum, and it doesn’t have to happen meaningful, and engaging tools are much
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and separately from regular instruction. In this more readily available these days, even
Emotional Learning. (CASEL, pronounced insightful article, educator Wendy Turner shares if they must be purchased. If schools
“castle”) has developed a framework that how she integrates the five competencies into and districts can dedicate the funds, the
defines five core competencies of SEL: self- her classroom culture organically. investment can be a powerful one.

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Along Better World Ed Brighten Learning

[Link] [Link] [Link]

The Along platform is a free digital reflection This incredibly unique platform uses This platform offers interactive programs that
tool used to deepen student-teacher storytelling through wordless videos to let students learn and practice powerful life
connections. Teachers choose from the engage in conversations surrounding SEL skills. The Social Express teaches relationship
database of research-informed questions and while integrating other curricular areas. The and other social skills, Cool School focuses on
resources to share with students. They then searchable database allows teachers to pick bullying for grades 3-5, SyncUP teaches health
add their own response to the prompt before a specific skill, and then use the video to and well-being to grades 6-12, and Teen Career
sharing with students. Students see the prompt launch deep discussion and further learning. Path offers lessons on life skills and career
and their teacher’s response — via video, text, The intention behind the videos is to tell readiness. All three programs include animated,
or audio — before posting their own response in global stories that reach everyone without the interactive online simulations in which kids
a completely private and secure setting. language barrier. make decisions that shape the direction of the
game.

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Harmony SEL Second Step Sown to Grow

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Designed for grades pre-K-6, Harmony This site offers a full SEL curriculum for Designed to help students build perseverance,
SEL is a free, comprehensive curriculum elementary and middle school plus a collection self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-
focused on valuing ourselves and each oher, of free resources for pre-K-8 educators, efficacy, this platform has students set their
communication, supporting our community, schools, and families. The curriculum is offered own goals, then do regular check-ins to reflect
and learning from each other. All lessons in both in-person and digital formats and on how they did, noting which strategies
include accompanying printables and family includes support materials for families as well. helped the most. Over time, students review
communication tools. The site also offers Adult SEL resources are also included that the results of multiple cycles to see their growth
videos, games, and other supplementary schools can use staff-wide. and determine which strategies worked best.
material, plus a variety of teacher PD options.

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10 TED TALKS
TEACHERS SHOULD WATCH

There are thousands of thought-provoking TED Talks online, but which ones are especially
good for teachers? We asked this question on Twitter and although there were a few snarky
replies (some teachers are really tired of TED Talks!), we also got many excellent suggestions.
We couldn’t include them all here, but this list has some well-loved “classics” and a few you
ThinkGive may not have heard of.
[Link]
1. 3 Ways to Speak English 6. I’m Not Your Inspiration, Thank You
This innovative SEL program for grades 4-8 Jamila Lyiscott Very Much
works on a cycle of think-give-reflect-share, Stella Young
where students start by learning about a topic, 2. Math Class Needs a Makeover
then consider how they can give an act of Dan Meyer 7. How Students of Color Confront
kindness to another person. All the lesson plans Impostor Syndrome
3. How Childhood Trauma Affects Health
are designed to integrate into current school Dena Simmons
Across a Lifetime
curricula with a 12- or 16-week option and Nadine Burke Harris 8. Do Schools Kill Creativity?
can work alongside more comprehensive SEL Sir Ken Robinson
programs. 4. The Power of Believing That You Can
Improve 9. The Danger of a Single Story
Carol Dweck Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

5. The Puzzle of Motivation 10. Every Kid Needs a Champion

Dan Pink Rita Pierson

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In October 2020, we put out a request for believe that some of the best learning happens
resources to build this category and got outside of one’s comfort zone; that being
hundreds of replies. To keep the size of this said, it is imperative for educators to approach
section manageable and focused on education, these topics with sensitivity so as not to
we were not able to include all of them, but if reinforce stereotypes or create tensions within
you want more than we have featured here, groups of students or foster disinformation.
those replies are still available for browsing. Understanding who the students in your class
are and the context of their lives will help
Many of the listings in this section focus
prevent misunderstandings and better inform
primarily on race, but others focus on disability
Social Justice awareness, LGBTQ-related topics, and religious
discrimination.
learning.”

& Anti-Racism TEACH WITH CARE

To browse all materials on Cult of Pedagogy
related to social justice, click here.
Discrimination, racism, and other forms of
It’s important to note that many of the
injustice are nothing new, and organizations
materials in this section can cause strong
have always been around to fight them. But
emotions to arise in your classroom. This THE BACKLASH AGAINST
the killing of George Floyd in May 2020 raised
statement from Teaching Beyond September CRITICAL RACE THEORY
public awareness to a critical mass, igniting
11th offers important insights about how to best Teaching with the materials in this section
protests all over the world and sending many
approach lessons like these:
more people, educators included, in search will likely be met with resistance from
of materials and tools to educate themselves “A number of the topics that this curriculum some parents and community members.
and actively work to fight injustice everywhere. covers may be emotionally demanding We discuss this more in the History &
Many others responded to the call by launching for students. Some lessons will challenge Social Studies section, and in the article
new websites, YouTube channels, webinars, and students’ worldviews, while others might Teachers are being silenced. What can be
courses that served to complement the good cause discomfort, especially for students from done about it?
resources that were already out there. impacted communities. As educators, we

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#1000BlackGirlBooks Abolitionist Teaching Network All4Ed

[Link]/1000blackgirlbooks [Link] [Link]
This growing database of books was built in The ATN supports educators who fight injustice This organization directly advocates for policies
response to student Marley Dias’ desire to read with grants and residencies, readings, videos, a that will ensure high-quality education for
more books where Black girls are the main podcast, an annual conference, and networking marginalized students. Site visitors can take
characters. opportunities with other activists. action by supporting these initiatives.

Americans Who Tell the Truth Anti-Racism Daily Anti-Racist Art Teachers
[Link] [Link] [Link]
This site features portraits and narratives This site sends you one email a day with a This gorgeous site, run by seven art teachers,
honoring citizens who courageously address specific anti-racist action you can take, plus offers resources to help art teachers “remove
issues of social, environmental, and economic detailed background information. The ARD now biases, stereotypes, and false narratives in art
fairness. Teaching resources are also included. has a podcast and a YouTube channel. education.”

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Black Lives Matter at School Center for Antiracist Education Clear the Air
[Link] [Link] [Link]
This national coalition provides resources and Although this organization no longer offers They haven’t been active recently, but these
support for educators, students, parents, and professional learning, their resources for Twitter chats that give educators a space for
community organizations working for racial educators working toward anti-racist schools conversations about social justice are still an
justice in education. are still available online. interesting read.

Disability Visibility Project Diverse BookFinder Education Amplifier

[Link] [Link] [Link]/education
This online community is dedicated to creating, This site catalogs picture books with BIPOC This site provides free artwork, lesson plans,
sharing, and amplifying disability media and characters, including an analysis of how each is and teaching tools that help facilitate non-
culture. portrayed and larger analyses of patterns and partisan conversations around social justice in
recurring themes. K-12 classrooms.

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APPS FOR ACTIVISTS

Organizing social movements is time-
consuming, often dangerous work, and
technology can help. This list of apps for
movement-building includes encrypted
EmbraceRace Family Diversity Projects communication platforms, safety apps,
[Link] [Link] and voter mobilization tools.
This site offers resources, discussion spaces, The photo exhibits hosted by this organization
and networks to meet the challenges of raising aim to eliminate prejudice, stereotyping, WHO NEEDS ANTI-RACIST
children in a world where race matters. bullying, and harrassment by sharing real EDUCATION?
stories of diverse families. Although this sentiment comes up less
often than it used to, some educators who
teach in mostly white schools believe their
students don’t need anti-racist or social
justice education. Nothing could be further
from the truth. For an exploration of this
topic, read Sheldon Eakins’ article, Why
White Students Need Multicultural and
Social Justice Education.

GET THEIR NAMES RIGHT

GLSEN Leading Equity Center
[Link] [Link] Pronouncing students’ names correctly is
an important piece of respectful, culturally
This national network of educators and This center provides webinars, consulting, and a
responsive teaching. NameCoach is a tool
students works to ensure that every student podcast all geared toward supporting educators
that can help you do this with ease.
has a safe, supportive, LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 with the tools and resources needed to ensure
education. equity in their schools.

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Learning for Justice Native Knowledge 360° A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction
[Link] [Link]/nk360 [Link]
Formerly Teaching Tolerance, this site offers Created by the Smithsonian’s National On this site you’ll find resources to support
robust teaching materials built around the Museum of the American Indian, this site offers equitable access to math standards for Black,
organization’s powerful social justice standards. resources that provide new perspectives on Latinx, and multilingual students in grades 6-8.
Native American history and culture.

Project READY The Race Card Project Rethinking Schools

[Link] [Link] [Link]
This professional development curriculum is for Former NPR host Michele Norris started This organization explores social justice topics
school librarians and other educators focused this project in 2010 to collect people’s short through its quarterly magazine, books, and the
on racial equity and culturally sustaining narratives of their experiences with race. Zinn Education Project.
pedagogy.

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No Video
Small Bites Social Justice Books So*Just
[Link]/hedreich [Link] [Link]
Educator Hedreich Nichols’ podcast and This project, from Teaching for Change, So*Just houses a big collection of historic
YouTube series shares equity strategies that can identifies and promotes the best multicultural speeches, songs, poetry, letters, and other
be done in small chunks of time. and social justice children’s books and other documents on human rights and social justice.
resources for teachers.

Talking About Race Teaching Beyond September 11th Teaching While White
[Link]/learn/talking-about-race [Link]/academics/research/ [Link]
This is a collection of resources for having september-11-curriculum This blog, podcast, and workshops are focused
conversations about anti-racism, systems of High school and college curriculum examining on conversations about anti-racism in teaching,
oppression, and other topics for educators, the ongoing global impact of 9/11 through understanding whiteness, and challenging and
parents, and others commited to equity. critical inquiry and a social justice lens. eliminating racism in education.

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Uncomfortable Conversations We Need Diverse Books

with a Black Man [Link]
[Link]/c/Acho This organization works to put more books DON’T MISS THE 1619 PROJECT
Emmanuel Acho talks through the questions featuring diverse characters into the hands of
“curious white people” have always had but all children through grants, awards, anthologies, The 1619 Project, featured in the history
were too nervous to ask. and other programs. and social studies section, started as a
web-only project, but has since expanded
its reach with two published books and a
robust website of teaching resources via the
Pulitzer Center Education Program. The 1619
Project: A New Origin Story, is a full-length
book and The 1619 Project: Born on the
Water is a picture book.

Woke Kindergarten Your Black Friends Are Busy

[Link]/c/Wokekindergarten [Link]
This channel offers equity-minded read-alouds This app curates resources for educating
and other videos for primary students. Newer yourself about race: books, articles, videos,
content is available on Patreon. podcasts, places to donate, and action items.

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TheMedia
Tools

Clubhouse | Discord | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | Snapchat | TikTok | Twitter

Social media has lots of uses for educators:

HELPING STUDENTS BE SMART
• For your own professional development. By
ABOUT SOCIAL
connecting with other educators on social
media, you’ll learn about research, news, We all want our kids to be safe and smart
and trends in education. online, but with social media changing so
rapidly, it’s hard to know where to even
• To communicate with families and start helping them. Many of the resources
students. Teachers, clubs, teams, and whole in our Digital Literacy section address social
schools can update stakeholders through media-related topics like online identity,
social media streams. safety, and media balance and well-being.

Social Media • To make relevant curricular connections.

Any time you can connect your content
Although it’s hard to find a person without to social media concepts, you’re helping
some kind of social media account these days, students learn it better. ALTERNATIVE PLATFORMS
let’s review the basics, just in case. Most social PROMISING FREE SPEECH
media platforms work this way: A person (or • To help students make smart choices.
As trusted adults, we can help students Over the past few years, some new social
group) sets up an account. They create a profile
navigate social media in safe, smart ways. media platforms have emerged in reaction
on that account, which is just a page online with
Knowing the tools helps us do a better job. to the content moderation happening
a picture and a few facts about that person in on the more established platforms. Two
his or her own words. Then that person posts prominent ones are Parler and Truth Social,
None of the sites listed here were designed
life updates, photos, comments on current specifically for schools, so they may not be good who both promise much more freedom
events, etc. When other people follow that candidates for classroom use. Learn more about of speech. This 2022 study by the Pew
person, they see that person’s updates in their the laws surrounding student data, safety, and Research Center analyzed the content and
own feed, a running stream of updates from all privacy in the Know Your Legal Stuff section of success of seven of these sites.
the people they follow. this guide.

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Clubhouse | Discord | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | Snapchat | TikTok | Twitter

Clubhouse Discord Facebook

[Link] [Link] [Link]

New to the scene, Clubhouse is a “social With a layout very similar to Slack, Discord One of the first social media platforms,
audio” app that brings people from across was originally created to give gamers a place Facebook is a website where people mostly go
the globe together to discuss topics they have to chat, but its use has started to expand to to interact with friends and family. Users can
in common. An interactive podcast-type include other communities, some that are also form and join groups based on common
experience allows users to create rooms and connected to academics. Users meet inside interests, schedule and invite others to events,
invite people on stage to discuss their chosen communities called Servers, where they can use even list items for sale. Businesses typically
topic. A robust educational community holds text, voice, video, and screen sharing to chat. have a Facebook page that users can follow
daily discussion rooms on a variety of topics, where they will also post news, links, and
many created and hosted by other educators updates.
via education-related clubs.
Similar: Twiducate is a safe social media
Similar: Twitter Spaces platform designed specifically for use by
students, with teacher supervision.

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Clubhouse | Discord | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | Snapchat | TikTok | Twitter

Instagram LinkedIn Reddit

[Link] [Link] [Link]

On this platform that is still very popular with The main difference between LinkedIn and Reddit is a massive discussion forum: Users
teens, users post photos or videos with written other social media platforms is that its focus post links, comments, or questions, and other
captions, and their followers comment on is on professional networking. It’s social, in a users can comment on a post and vote it up
them. Users can also post live stream videos, way, but with a career-building flavor. Some or down, which gives the post a score and
photo galleries, or “Stories,” collections of unique features are a jobs board, where jobs ranks it; the highest-ranked posts appear at
photos and videos that play like a little movie, that match your skills are posted, and an online the top of the page. Posts can be submitted
or Reels, which are short-form videos. You can learning platform called LinkedIn Learning, to the general feed or to a subreddit, a smaller
also use the app to send direct messages. where users pay a monthly subscription fee for community focused on a specific topic. For
unlimited access to hundreds of online, career- more information, read Reddit 101.
building courses.
Similar: Quora

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Clubhouse | Discord | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | Snapchat | TikTok | Twitter

Snapchat TikTok Twitter

[Link] [Link] [Link]

At first, Snapchat was known as an app that While TikTok may have started as an app for Although Twitter has had a chaotic year and
allowed users to send content that would teens (and for that reason alone, it’s good to be its fate is still unknown, at the time of this
disappear seconds after it was viewed. familiar with it), the concept of micro-teaching printing, it was still alive. Twitter users send
This gave it a reputation as a sexting or has launched it into the world of education. out tweets, posts limited to no more than 280
cyberbullying platform. While the messages While the privacy settings can be intimidating, characters. In their tweets, users might also
can still be set to disappear, Snapchat now videos can be created on TikTok and shared include a hashtag, a word or phrase with the
gives users more control over how long via other, more secure platforms for students. hash (#) symbol, which makes their tweet more
messages last, plus other options that make The short length of videos make them ideal for searchable. Hashtags are also used for Twitter
it one of the most popular communication single concepts, points, and mini-lessons that chats, which is a way for people to “meet” on
platforms for teenagers. can engage and capture attention in a way only the platform. Lots of these chats are set up just
social media can do. Learn more here. for educators. To learn more, see So You Have a
Similar: BeReal Twitter Account. Now What?
Similar: Zigazoo works similarly to TikTok, but
it has a more educational focus and is COPPA
certified. Learn more in this video.

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The Tools

The Better Arguments Project | Equity Maps | Extempore | Flip | Glide | Kialo | Parlay | StartSOLE | VideoAnt | Voxer

• Discussion monitors like Equity Maps show

us who is participating, and how often.

• Discussion starters like Kialo, Parlay, and

StartSOLE provide topics and structures to
support deep discussion.

• A speaking assignment app like Extempore

enables teachers to assess students’
Speaking & speaking skills away from the classroom.

Discussion • Video commentary sites like VideoAnt allow

users to use video as a discussion starter.
The Better Arguments Project
[Link]
More technology means more time on our
devices, and unfortunately, that means we This national civic initiative was created to
CLASS DISCUSSION FORMATS help bridge divides by helping people have
are talking to each other less. But in a post-
COVID world, we recognize more than ever how Maybe you love the idea of having class better arguments. Their virtual trainings and
important it is to be able to connect, even if discussions, but you’re in a rut. Check out school curriculum teach participants five key
we have to do it over devices. The tools in this The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies, principles for having respectful, productive
section help us make those connections. where you’ll find tons of different ways to conversations about challenging topics.
have a class discussion.
• Sites like the Better Arguments Project aim
to improve the quality of our arguments
through training and curricular resources. STUDENT TED TALKS
• Voice and video messaging tools like Voxer, TED-Ed’s Student Talks Program helps
Flip, and Glide allow for asynchronous students develop their own TED-style talks.
conversations at any time.

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The Better Arguments Project | Equity Maps | Extempore | Flip | Glide | Kialo | Parlay | StartSOLE | VideoAnt | Voxer

Equity Maps Extempore Flip

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This iPad app gives teachers a way to quickly This simple app was built for speaking Formerly known as Flipgrid, this video response
record student participation in a discussion. assignments, allowing students to turn in audio app has all kinds of possibilities for discussion
Using a seating chart, you tap icons as each or video recordings in response to teacher and speaking activities. Start by setting up a
student talks. Equity Maps keeps track of how prompts. Prompts can be in text, audio, or Topic — a discussion prompt that can be public
long each student talks. After the discussion video form. For each assignment, the teacher or limited to a classroom, a school, or a district.
you get a summary of how often each student can create a rubric, set time limits, and decide From their own devices, students then go into
participated, how many were active, and whether to let students review or re-record their Flip and record video responses, which are then
whether there was equitable distribution responses. Feedback and grades can be given added to that Topic for others to view.
based on identity markers such as gender, age, right in the app.
language level, and race.

Similar: EQUIP, TeachFX

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The Better Arguments Project | Equity Maps | Extempore | Flip | Glide | Kialo | Parlay | StartSOLE | VideoAnt | Voxer

Glide Kialo Parlay

[Link] [Link] [Link]

An incredibly fast live video messenger, Glide On this platform, users participate in debates This platform offers a suite of tools for
combines texting with the expressiveness of that start with a thesis like “All humans should conducting class discussions. Start by choosing
video chat. This is one reason why it is heavily be vegan.” Once a thesis is set up, invited a topic from their library: These contain
utilized by the deaf and hard of hearing participants offer claims — arguments for the readings and videos to give background
communities. It is designed to be used Pro or Con side, then other users can comment information. Then students submit written
seamlessly between iOS and Android devices. on a claim or add their own. Every claim can responses and respond to one another in
One very unique aspect is that Glide has be rated by users for its impact; those with the writing. Finally, the class can conduct a live
developed an app for Android smartwatches. highest ratings rise to the top. The edu version roundtable discussion, using Parlay to track
(linked above) allows for private debates. and facilitate their participation. When the
Similar: Marco Polo, Volley discussion is over, the teacher gets a report to
see who participated and how.

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StartSOLE VideoAnt Voxer

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This platform offers organizational tools to A free tool created by the Digital Education and Voxer is like a message board, except it’s all
help teachers facilitate SOLEs, which are self- Innovation team in the College of Education voice recordings. This is great because the voice
organized learning environments. A SOLE and Human Development at the University communicates things you can’t get with words
starts with a question like, “Do genetics cause of Minnesota, VideoAnt allows for annotation alone. And Voxer is asynchronous: People
a person to be good or bad?” In small groups of videos. Users can annotate any video with participate when they can rather than trying to
students discuss the question, then move to a URL or on YouTube, providing the link to find a time to meet or call. In addition to voice,
the investigation phase, where they research participants to add their notes for discussion. you can also send texts, videos, links, and
answers. Finally, each group presents their images over Voxer, so it’s good for all kinds of
discoveries to the class. Similar: Timelinely communication.

Similar: Telegram, VoiceThread, WhatsApp,

Zello

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The Tools

Bookshare | Brain Power | Creatability | First Then Visual Schedule | Helperbird | Immersive Reader | Learning Ally | LessonPix | Livescribe Pen | Microsoft Lens
NaturalReader | Postlight Reader | Read&Write for Chrome | Reading Difficulty Power Tools | Rewordify | Tar Heel Reader | Understood | Web Captioner

This section offers a sampling of the many tools OTHER TOOLS IN THIS GUIDE
that can help students with special needs and
their teachers: Although not specific to special education,
these tools offer features that can support
Accessibility tools make up the bulk of this students with learning differences:
collection: Helperbird, Immersive Reader,
LessonPix, Livescribe Pen, Microsoft Lens, • Create accessible digital cards with Boom
NaturalReader, Postlight Reader, Read&Write Learning.
for Chrome, Rewordify, and Web Captioner • Equatio allows you to dictate equations
all make resources more accessible. Reading aloud, turning them into written
Special Ed/ Difficulty Power Tools gives teachers insights
about the difficulty of a piece of text. And
expressions.

UDL the wearable glasses from Brain Power help

students with autism navigate transitions and
• Flip has Immersive Reader, Translate, and
captioning available.
better understand social cues.
Technology has made it a lot easier to deliver • Google Slides and PowerPoint both have
instruction in ways that work for every student. Libraries of accessible books are offered by built-in captioning capabilities.
That’s why the title of this section goes beyond sites like Bookshare, Learning Ally, and Tar Heel
• Keyboarding tools have been shown to help
the narrower label of “special ed” to include the Reader.
students with dyslexia and dysgraphia.
term UDL, which stands for Universal Design
Musical and artistic expression is made more
for Learning. UDL is the practice of designing • Mathshare’s mission is “to help students
materials to give students choice and voice accessible through Creatability.
with special needs learn math in ways that
in how to access, engage, and show what Executive function is supported through First work for them.”
they know. For an excellent overview of UDL, Then Visual Schedule.
including an exploration of how it is an essential • Nearpod and Pear Deck both offer
key for offering a more equitable education to Parent support is provided by the fantastic Immersive Reader integration for text-to-
all students, read this article from Katie Novak. collection of resources at Understood. speech support.

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Bookshare | Brain Power | Creatability | First Then Visual Schedule | Helperbird | Immersive Reader | Learning Ally | LessonPix | Livescribe Pen | Microsoft Lens
NaturalReader | Postlight Reader | Read&Write for Chrome | Reading Difficulty Power Tools | Rewordify | Tar Heel Reader | Understood | Web Captioner

ORGANIZATIONS AND WEBSITES

THAT SUPPORT SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORTNG STUDENTS WITH
ADHD
AEM: National Center on Accessible
Educational Materials Even though about 10 percent of students
[Link] today are likely to have ADHD, many
teachers feel inadequately prepared to meet
CAST their needs. If you are one of these teachers,
[Link] a good place to start is our 2022 article,
8 Principles for Supporting Students with A MORE ACCESSIBLE MUSICAL
Center on Inclusive Technology & Education
ADHD. INSTRUMENT
Systems (CITES)
[Link]
The Skoog is a soft, tactile cube designed
WORKING WITH STUDENTS WHO to give all people, regardless of physical
Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA)
ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING? limitations, the ability to make music. Learn
[Link]
The website Teach2Connect, hosted by the more about how it works in this video.
TIES Center Rochester Institute of Technology, is a hub
[Link] of resources for those who work with deaf
or hard-of-hearing students. The site offers
teaching tools, captioning media, teaching
advice, and ways to connect with others.

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Bookshare | Brain Power | Creatability | First Then Visual Schedule | Helperbird | Immersive Reader | Learning Ally | LessonPix | Livescribe Pen | Microsoft Lens
NaturalReader | Postlight Reader | Read&Write for Chrome | Reading Difficulty Power Tools | Rewordify | Tar Heel Reader | Understood | Web Captioner

Bookshare Brain Power Creatability

[Link] [Link] [Link]/collection/
creatability
The “largest online library of accessible e-books A collection of tools to “empower people with
for people with print disabilities,” this app is invisible neural differences, and their teachers.” These “experiments” are tools that make
free for all qualified U.S. students and schools. The Empowered Brain app (featured in the drawing, music, and other creative pursuits
With a desktop computer, a laptop, or a mobile photo and video above) works with Google more accessible using web and AI technology.
device (using a partner reading app), Bookshare Glass to teach people with autism about social There’s a keyboard you can play with your
allows users to change the font size and color cues and transition management. They also face, body, mouse, or keys. A canvas you can
scheme of a text, have the book read out loud offer fastIEP, a free software that promises draw on by moving your face. A tool called
with voice options, and navigate through the to dramatically speed up the process of Body Synth that allows you to make music just
book with a Table of Contents tab. completing IEPs. by moving your body. This appears to be an
ongoing project, so more experiments are likely
to be on their way.

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Bookshare | Brain Power | Creatability | First Then Visual Schedule | Helperbird | Immersive Reader | Learning Ally | LessonPix | Livescribe Pen | Microsoft Lens
NaturalReader | Postlight Reader | Read&Write for Chrome | Reading Difficulty Power Tools | Rewordify | Tar Heel Reader | Understood | Web Captioner

First Then Visual Schedule Helperbird Immersive Reader

[Link]/ftvshd-first- [Link] [Link]/learningtools
[Link]
This browser extension helps make any website One of Microsoft’s Learning Tools, which are
Designed for individuals on the autism more accessible. Change the font to something designed to make learning more accessible
spectrum and those with communication more readable, enable text-to-speech, zoom for all, Immersive Reader provides several
needs or developmental delays, this mobile in to enlarge text or images, emphasize links if different reading tools in one. Applied to an
app helps users follow a structured schedule color-blindness makes them hard to see, add a existing piece of text, it reads to you, highlights
for various tasks throughout the day. Custom color overlay if white backgrounds bother you, words and syllables, defines words, and offers
images and voice recordings can be added to remove images, add a dyslexia ruler to improve different options for spacing and visibility. It
personalize the experience for users. focus, and more. The free option is great and works on any website and is integrated into
even more features are available in the paid a plethora of products, including Wakelet,
version. Minecraft, Canvas, and many others. An
“unofficial” Chrome extension brings the
functionality of Immersive Reader to any
website.

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Bookshare | Brain Power | Creatability | First Then Visual Schedule | Helperbird | Immersive Reader | Learning Ally | LessonPix | Livescribe Pen | Microsoft Lens
NaturalReader | Postlight Reader | Read&Write for Chrome | Reading Difficulty Power Tools | Rewordify | Tar Heel Reader | Understood | Web Captioner

Learning Ally LessonPix Livescribe Pen

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This app offers a large library of “human-read” If you need fast, simple visual supports for your This pen automatically turns handwritten text
audiobooks (as opposed to being read by a teaching, LessonPix would be a good place to into searchable digital text. Using the pen in
computer-generated voice), from fiction to start. The subscription-based site houses over conjunction with the Livescribe+ app, users can
textbooks. Students can add books to their 40,000 scalable images, symbols, and other sync audio recordings with handwritten notes,
own personal bookshelf inside the app, then clip art organized into categories, making it so students can listen back to lectures or their
read along with the highlighted text while the easy to find what you need. They also provide own narrations. Livescribe has several different
audiobook plays. Other features include an templates and tools to help you create your pen models at varying price ranges.
in-app dictionary, the ability to take notes and resources, and if you already have an image
create bookmarks, customizable text size and you want to add, you can do that, too.
color, and adjustable reading speed.

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Bookshare | Brain Power | Creatability | First Then Visual Schedule | Helperbird | Immersive Reader | Learning Ally | LessonPix | Livescribe Pen | Microsoft Lens
NaturalReader | Postlight Reader | Read&Write for Chrome | Reading Difficulty Power Tools | Rewordify | Tar Heel Reader | Understood | Web Captioner

Microsoft Lens NaturalReader Postlight Reader

App Store | Google Play Store [Link] [Link]

Office Lens lets you scan images, whiteboards, This tool will read aloud just about any text Formerly called Mercury Reader, Postlight
or documents and convert them into PDF, you give it: a PDF, Word document, website, Reader is a much-needed Google Extension
Word, or PowerPoint files. Handwritten text e-book, even handwritten text. It is a free that cleans up cluttered articles online. Using
will turn into editable text, and images can be software download for Windows or Mac, and the Google Chrome browser, one click of
adjusted and cropped. Converted files can be it also has a web-based version and a browser Postlight Reader removes all the ads and
sent to OneNote or OneDrive. bookmark, allowing you to have any web page extraneous information, while keeping any
read to you. images included in the article. Additionally, the
Similar: Genius Scan, iOS Notes now-clutter-free article can be saved or printed
for easy reading.

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Bookshare | Brain Power | Creatability | First Then Visual Schedule | Helperbird | Immersive Reader | Learning Ally | LessonPix | Livescribe Pen | Microsoft Lens
NaturalReader | Postlight Reader | Read&Write for Chrome | Reading Difficulty Power Tools | Rewordify | Tar Heel Reader | Understood | Web Captioner

Read&Write for Chrome Reading Difficulty Power Tools Rewordify

[Link]/products/read-and-write- [Link]/view/rdpt/ [Link]
education/for-goo3gle-chrome/
This Google extension gives you guidance Take any text, enter it into the text box in
This is a toolbar you add to your Chrome on reading difficulty when preparing reading Rewordify, and it will change the difficult
browser, and it has an incredible array of materials for English learners or other readers words to words that are easier to understand.
features: highlight any text and hear it read who struggle with challenging material. You can adjust the settings to either have the
aloud at different speeds, have your speech Running the RDPT extension in Google Docs challenging words changed right in the text
transcribed into text, find the right word with analyzes the text, providing you with a reading (hovering over them to see the original) or hover
a word prediction tool, listen to a talking level and a word list with words that are over the challenging words to see a simpler
dictionary, view a picture dictionary, and more. considered challenging, linking each word to a definition.
If you use Google Apps and want just one tool dictionary for the definition.
to improve the accessibility of your materials,
this may be the one.

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Bookshare | Brain Power | Creatability | First Then Visual Schedule | Helperbird | Immersive Reader | Learning Ally | LessonPix | Livescribe Pen | Microsoft Lens
NaturalReader | Postlight Reader | Read&Write for Chrome | Reading Difficulty Power Tools | Rewordify | Tar Heel Reader | Understood | Web Captioner

Tar Heel Reader Understood Web Captioner

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This site offers a free collection of easy-to- This incredible resource is a must-have for This free tool will generate real-time captions
read, accessible books on a wide range of parents of kids with learning and attention in over 40 languages from any browser; just
topics. Each book can be speech enabled and differences. Packed with articles, videos, a open the site, click “start captioning,” and it
accessed with multiple interfaces, including fantastic collection of podcasts, and an active works. If you want to connect a larger display,
touchscreens. Users can also write their own online community of parents, Understood is you can generate captions for a live event or
books on the platform. a place where parents can go to get answers while teaching a class to make a lecture more
and support on their journey to help their accessible. Once finished, a transcript can be
child reach their full potential. Their new app, exported to Microsoft Word.
Wunder, offers a community of support for
parents raising kids with learning and thinking
differences.

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The Tools

Glide | Google Sheets | Microsoft Excel

CLASSROOM USES
• Supply students with a spreadsheet that is
already filled in. Then use that to show them
how to display the data in various charts
and graphs (to help them understand data
visualization) and manipulate the data to see
how the graphs change.

• Use in conjunction with a survey tool, which

you could create to collect data, then feed it
into a spreadsheet to crunch the numbers GOING A STEP FURTHER:

Spreadsheets and display them in charts and graphs. This

could be useful for anything from a social
GOOGLE DATA STUDIO
Google Data Studio is a free tool that
research project (polling students about a
Why use spreadsheets in school? Basic reading, allows you to pull data from a Google
controversial issue) or collecting data in a
writing, and arithmetic are no longer considered Sheet and transform it into beautiful
science experiment.
sufficient preparation for life beyond school. charts, graphs, and reports. Learn more
Education is moving more toward teaching • Track student progress, behavior, money in this video.
students how to apply those skills in authentic collected for a field trip, lost teeth, or
contexts. So we regularly have them interpret anything else you want to quantify.
data on charts and graphs and ask them to
represent information in visual ways. Both of • Quickly sort students by name, grade level,
these skills can be further developed when birthdate, interests, or any other category you
students learn to use spreadsheets. come up with.

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Glide | Google Sheets | Microsoft Excel

Glide Google Sheets Microsoft Excel

[Link] [Link]/sheets/about [Link]/Excel

Although this tool doesn’t make spreadsheets, If your school doesn’t have Excel, Sheets is a Excel is widely used in many industries, so
it allows you to create apps from spreadsheets, great alternative, offering all the basic features having students develop basic skills in this
which would be a fantastic way to introduce of a spreadsheet tool. Students can collaborate program will not go to waste. Although this
students to the kind of logical thinking that and share their sheets through Google Drive, program is capable of performing lots of
goes into the kinds of apps they use every day. and if you use Google Forms to collect any sophisticated tasks, it’s also perfectly good
Works with Google Sheets. kind of data, that data will transfer right into at executing simple spreadsheets as well,
a new spreadsheet. This would make it easy so beginners should be able to jump right
for students to collect and report on real data in. For ideas on how to use this tool in your
for project-based learning or other research classroom, check out the archives of the Excel
projects. for Educators blog.

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TheTools
Tools

Google Forms | Jotform | SurveyMonkey | Typeform

• Gather student and parent input on

classroom decisions.

• Improve your own teaching by regularly

asking students for feedback. This article
offers some suggested questions.
Survey Tools • Administer tests and quizzes.
With survey creation tools, you can build your
own survey or quiz, send it to respondents (or STUDENT USES
embed it directly in a website), and collect and • Conduct original research with a survey, Google Forms
analyze responses, all online. These tools crunch [Link]/forms/about
then use the results to support a claim in
the numbers for you, providing summary reports a persuasive essay or develop a topic in an If you’re already using the Google Workspace
of responses. informational piece. suite of tools, you’ll find Google Forms to be
a convenient tool for creating surveys. Forms
TEACHER USES • Use higher-order thinking skills while creating
allows users to build surveys with many
surveys by determining the best type of
• Get to know students by giving surveys at the questions to meet specific research goals,
different types of questions. You can also
beginning of the year. This is an important include photos and YouTube videos in your
evaluating questions for ambiguity, and
step toward building relationships. Once questions. And teachers can also use Google
analyzing results.
you gather some basic information about Forms to create self-scoring quizzes.
students, you can add to the results over the • Use question branching (where users go
year in a spreadsheet. Learn more about this to different questions depending on their Similar: Microsoft Forms
process in A 4-Part System for Getting to responses) to write a Choose Your Own
Know Your Students. Adventure story with a form.

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Google Forms | Jotform | SurveyMonkey | Typeform

Jotform SurveyMonkey Typeform

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Like many of the other form and survey tools, Probably the first time you took an online This tool provides the same basic surveys as
Jotform offers basic form creation, but they survey, it was a SurveyMonkey survey. This site the others, but users have way more options
also offer Smart PDF Forms, which allow you to has been around for ages but has refreshed for how these surveys look and behave, making
upload a PDF, turn it into a fillable online form, its look and now offers more options for the response experience a lot more fun. For
and then save the results in the original PDF customization and over a dozen different example, “picture choice” allows you to insert
format, a feature that could save a ton of time question types. The free plan allows for images as answer choices, rather than just A, B,
and hassle for anyone whose work involves lots unlimited surveys with a limit of 10 questions C, or D. With a wide variety of colors and fonts
of giving or receiving forms. and 100 responses per survey. to choose from, users can make their surveys
really stand out from what survey respondents
Similar: Crowdsignal are used to.

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The Tools

Edthena | Fishbowl | Insight ADVANCE | Participate | Swivl | TeachFX | Teaching Channel

The internet is full of resources we can use to

customize our professional learning, including NINE FRESH IDEAS FOR PD
courses, blogs, podcasts, and social media.
Even without special tech tools, schools
Going beyond those basics, a handful of sites
all over are coming up with some unique
have found fresh ways to provide professional
approaches to professional development,
development by leveraging technology.
structures that give teachers more choice
Video Observation: Swivl offers unique tools and flexibility than traditional formats. To
to record your teaching, plus a platform for learn about these approaches, read OMG
reflecting on the video. Insight ADVANCE and Becky. PD is Getting So Much Better!

Teacher Edthena provide platforms where you can

reflect on your teaching videos with colleagues

Professional and coaches. And Teaching Channel builds

PD around a massive library of professionally THE LINK BETWEEN PD AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY
Development
recorded videos of teachers in real classrooms.
Just like students, teachers learn best when
Community: Fishbowl and Participate give you they feel comfortable and emotionally
It’s becoming more widely acknowledged access to other educators so you can engage in secure, and those who facilitate PD can
that one-size-fits-all PD is probably the least deep discussions with them about your practice. make that happen. To learn more, listen to
effective way to help teachers grow. Just like our December 2022 interview with Elena
students, every teacher has different needs, and Time Tracking: TeachFX tracks the audio in your Aguilar, How to Build Psychological Safety
all teachers develop at different rates, so a more classroom to give you a clearer picture of who in Professional Development.
personalized approach just makes sense. talks more: you or your students.

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Edthena | Fishbowl | Insight ADVANCE | Participate | Swivl | TeachFX | Teaching Channel

Edthena Fishbowl Insight ADVANCE

[Link] [Link]/lp/teachers [Link]

Edthena is a collaborative platform for video Ever wish you could talk about school-related This platform was built to support strong,
recording, observation, feedback, and reflection. problems with a wider range of teachers, but productive instructional coaching. Teachers
Teachers record themselves in the classroom, you don’t want to publicly criticize your school? upload videos of their teaching, then self-reflect
share the recording, and receive valuable insight This discussion platform allows users to post on the videos and get feedback from their
from fellow teachers and coaches. Professional anonymous questions about work-related administrators, coaches, and other teachers.
growth goals can be tracked using indicators situations and get answers from others in the With resources to help teams calibrate and
and aligned with teaching standards. Although community. improve the quality of their feedback, this
this platform is not free, schools can reach out looks like a promising model for professional
to Edthena for various purchasing options. development that sticks.

Similar: Sibme

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Participate Swivl TeachFX

[Link] [Link] [Link]

On this site, teachers join Communities of Swivl is both a robot (shown above) and a Referring to itself as “a Fitbit for teachers,”
Practice, collaborative spaces where members platform created for video observations. TeachFX is a smartphone app that records the
gather based on a shared interest, like project- Holding a smartphone or tablet, the robot audio of your lessons to help you reflect on
based learning or digital storytelling. Users can follows your movement (tracking your who is doing the talking in your classroom. After
also take free and paid online courses through handheld remote, which also captures audio) the recording is done and some time passes,
the platform, and paid members can create while it films you teaching. When your video is the app will give you a written transcript and a
their own communities. complete, you can view the video inside your page of analytics that breaks down how much
Swivl account, where you and your colleagues class time was spent on teacher talk, individual
can make time-stamped notes on your student talk, group talk, and silence during the
teaching. lesson.

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10 MICRO-CREDENTIALS, CERTIFICATIONS,
& DIGITAL BADGES FOR EDUCATORS

Micro-credentials and certifications offer a pathway for demonstrating mastery in a focused

area of teaching or with a specific tool. These can usually be earned online by completing
an on-demand, self-paced course of study, then taking tests and/or submitting artifacts as
evidence of learning. Upon completion, most certifications award a digital badge that can be
Teaching Channel
displayed in online spaces.
[Link]
Professional development organizations such as Digital Promise, Frontline, and the
Teaching Channel’s strength is in their library National Education Association offer micro-credentials on a wide range of topics including
of over 1,400 professionally-filmed videos of instructional design, classroom management, diversity and equity, and subject-specific
teachers in practice, categorized by subject pedagogies. Certifications are also offered by individual tech companies. Here are 10 popular
area, grade level, and teaching focus (like ones:
classroom management). Subscribers get
access to the full video library, plus over 20 Adobe Creative Educator Google Certified Educator
self-paced mini-courses, built around the
videos, on topics like culturally responsive Apple Learning Coach Microsoft Educator
teaching, differentiation, and online teaching.
Common Sense Educator Nearpod Certified Educator

Edpuzzle Coach Newsela Certified Educator

Flip Certified Educator SMART Certified Educator

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The Tools

Adobe Express | Apple Clips | Blabberize EDU | ChatterPix | Clipchamp | Do Ink | iMovie | Powtoon | Prezi Video | simpleshow | Stop Motion Studio | TextingStory
Toontastic 3D | VEED | Wick Editor

report, or presentation at the end of a WHAT ABOUT EQUIPMENT?

genius hour or project-based learning unit. • Check out our list of equipment for
• Create a video portfolio, showcasing work in producing classroom videos and podcasts.
visual art, music, speech or debate, theater,
or technology.
Video: TEACHER USES DUB YOUR VIDEOS INTO OTHER

Animation & • Create content-based videos for a flipped

lesson, to present content in remote, hybrid,
LANGUAGES
Google’s Aloud tool — which is still only

Production or blended learning, or create a collection of

lessons for self-paced learning.
available if you request early access —
offers users the ability to get their videos
dubbed into other languages for free.
Videos are such powerful tools for • Make video yearbooks for a class, a grade This could be a huge benefit for teachers
communicating ideas, teaching, and sharing level, a club, or a whole school. working with students who don’t speak
our stories, and now there are so many fantastic English.
tools for creating them. In this section, we look • Share professional knowledge with
at a selection of tools that help us create and colleagues.
edit different types of videos.
HOW TO STORE AND PUBLISH VIDEOS
• Use a learning management system to store
TEXT-TO-SPEECH ANIMATORS
STUDENT USES
videos that can only be viewed by those A text-to-speech animator lets you type in
• Produce videos to document progress on with access to that system. text, then have an animated character read
a genius hour project, a service learning the lines out loud. Two tools that do this
activity, or an independent study. • Create your own YouTube or Vimeo channel. are Vyond (which was formerly known as
Privacy concerns? Set videos to “Private” GoAnimate) and Plotagon.
• Create a video in place of a live slideshow so they can only be viewed by those with a
presentation to do a book review, research direct link.

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Adobe Express | Apple Clips | Blabberize EDU | ChatterPix | Clipchamp | Do Ink | iMovie | Powtoon | Prezi Video | simpleshow | Stop Motion Studio | TextingStory
Toontastic 3D | VEED | Wick Editor

Adobe Express Apple Clips Blabberize EDU

[Link]/express [Link]/clips [Link]

In addition to an image maker, Adobe Express This iOS mobile app was designed for fast, Similar to Chatterpix, Blabberize allows the
(formerly Adobe Spark) also has a great free easy video creation. Users can combine video user to make pictures talk. The uses for this
video creator. The experience is kind of like footage with photos, then add animated titles, are limitless, and in only a few clicks students
creating a good-looking PowerPoint, adding stickers, and other effects. You can appear as can add a mouth, embellishments, and record
narration or music, and ending up with a an animated version of yourself and change audio to create their talking picture. Make sure
movie. You can start from scratch or use one your background to something from the app’s to use Blabberize EDU, which gives a free trial
of their templates, then choose from their library of backgrounds. And the Live Titles and has a minimal subscription fee. The full
library of free images, music, and video clips to speech-to-text feature creates automatic Blabberize site is not always appropriate for
enhance your video, or upload your own. subtitles synced with your voice. Finished children.
videos can be shared or downloaded for later
Similar: Animoto, Canva, Magisto, use.
Renderforest

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Adobe Express | Apple Clips | Blabberize EDU | ChatterPix | Clipchamp | Do Ink | iMovie | Powtoon | Prezi Video | simpleshow | Stop Motion Studio | TextingStory
Toontastic 3D | VEED | Wick Editor

ChatterPix Clipchamp Do Ink

[Link]/educational-iphone- [Link] [Link]
itouch-apps-for-kids/chatterpix/
If you’re working on a Chromebook, this tool With this iPad app, even young students can
With this simple app, users can make any is a great WeVideo alternative. In addition to create green screen videos, where the speaker
picture talk. Just take or upload a picture, draw a desktop and web based version, Clipchamp is filmed in front of a green screen, then the
a line where the “mouth” should be, record also has a mobile app for on-the-go editing. editing tool makes everything that’s green in
yourself talking, then watch as the app uses Between built-in templates, hundreds of stock the video transparent, so that it can be replaced
your voice to animate the thing in the image. videos and images, along with a wide selection with another image or video. Do Ink also has a
You can add text, frames, and stickers to liven of audio clips, Clipchamp is a full-featured separate animation app that lets users create
up the recording, then download the video for video recording and editing platform, including basic animated videos.
use anywhere. The main difference between a text-to-speech option.
ChatterPix and ChatterPix Kids is the sharing Similar: Chromavid
options. Similar: WeVideo is more popular and does
many of the same things, but Clipchamp’s free
option has more features.

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Adobe Express | Apple Clips | Blabberize EDU | ChatterPix | Clipchamp | Do Ink | iMovie | Powtoon | Prezi Video | simpleshow | Stop Motion Studio | TextingStory
Toontastic 3D | VEED | Wick Editor

iMovie Powtoon Prezi Video

[Link]/imovie [Link] [Link]/video

If you want to go beyond animations and One of the earliest of its kind, Powtoon is a This tool allows you to combine the animation
photo slideshows, you’ll need a tool that can great tool for creating animated videos: They features of a Prezi presentation with a talking-
edit actual video footage. For that, you need a offer lots of animated characters, music, head video. You stay on the screen, talking the
tool like iMovie. Although this tool comes built photos, and other assets (or use your own) whole time, while your animated presentation
into all iOS and MacOS devices for free, it is that you can pull together almost as easily as is layered right on top of that video. Within that
surprisingly robust in its capabilities, offering all a PowerPoint slideshow. When you’re finished, side presentation, you can share a screen, show
the basic features of a movie editor. you’ll end up with something that looks like it a video, provide text or images or anything
took a lot more tech skill than it really did! else you would do with a shared screen
Similar: Adobe Premiere Pro, Splice presentation. This video covers some teacher-
Similar: Animaker, Biteable, Moovly, Wideo specific features.

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Adobe Express | Apple Clips | Blabberize EDU | ChatterPix | Clipchamp | Do Ink | iMovie | Powtoon | Prezi Video | simpleshow | Stop Motion Studio | TextingStory
Toontastic 3D | VEED | Wick Editor

simpleshow Stop Motion Studio TextingStory

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Creating videos with simpleshow is different Available for all mobile devices and This free app creates videos that look like
from other video creation tools. First, you Chromebooks, this tool enables users to create two people having a conversation via text
write out the script for your video or upload stop motion videos, made from a series of messaging. You may have seen a few of
a PowerPoint, and simpleshow will extract a photos in which items are moved just a bit in these recently: They tell stories that are scary,
script from it. When your script is done, the each frame. The app includes tools to help you funny, romantic, and sad. The unique format
software reads it, picks out key words, and position objects, add titles, credits, and voice- would make for an interesting creative writing
suggests images to go with them. Choose over narration, a green screen tool that lets you challenge and could be used across content
background music and an automated voice- change the background, and a library of music areas.
over, and your video is ready to share. Register clips and sound effects. A free version is also
as an educator for free classroom options. available for iOS.

Similar: Doodly

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Adobe Express | Apple Clips | Blabberize EDU | ChatterPix | Clipchamp | Do Ink | iMovie | Powtoon | Prezi Video | simpleshow | Stop Motion Studio | TextingStory
Toontastic 3D | VEED | Wick Editor

Toontastic 3D VEED Wick Editor

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This free app lets users create 3D cartoon This video editor lives completely online and Wick Editor is a web-based animation platform.
movies built on the structure of a story or a works in your browser, with no software to It is perfect for introducing students to the art
science report. As users create a story, which download. Just upload your video and you can of animation and makes creating stop-motion
they narrate themselves, they choose the parts edit, cut and crop, add text overlays, subtitles, animation fun and easy. Students can draw,
to create and edit by clicking on parts of a plot and special effects, then download your video upload, or use the included imagery to create
diagram or science report while the in-app for use anywhere. They also have a screen and different animations. Advanced users can
narrator explains the purpose of each part. See webcam recorder. The free plan allows you to code the animations and add audio to their
an example of a finished video here. use most of the tools; paid options let you edit creations.
longer videos, upload unlimited videos, get HD
quality videos, and remove the watermark.

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The Tools

Google Meet | Microsoft Teams | Zoom | Videoconferencing Meets VR

in school-wide events has become a non-issue, teaching on these platforms.

all thanks to platforms like the ones in this
GOOGLE MEET EXTENSIONS
category.
TO TRY
Additionally, each platform has developed a
If you’re a Google Meet user, but you
plethora of resources to support educators
don’t have a paid plan, you won’t have
in making video instruction meaningful and
built-in features like attendance or
positive for students. These include tools to
breakout rooms. But the extensions
automatically take attendance, create random
listed below can help bridge those gaps,
discussion groups, and record classes for absent
offering the same functionality and more
students.
for free.

Video The first part of this section will feature three of

the most popular video conferencing platforms: Google Meet Breakout Rooms

Conferencing Google Meet, Skype, and Zoom, plus links to

other platforms that perform many of the same
Meet Attendance

One type of tool that has recently skyrocketed functions. Dualless Screen Splitter
in popularity is video conferencing, and even On the last page you’ll find a special section
though many of our interactions have returned Reactions for Google Meet
of tools that have added the power of virtual
to in-person, it seems video conferencing reality to make video conferencing feel more like Google Meet Grid View
platforms are here to stay. In some cases, interacting in a physical space.
this has made things easier: Parent-teacher
Learn about other Meet extensions in
conferences can be more efficient, inclement Be sure to see our section on virtual and
this article.
weather no longer has to wreak havoc on our asynchronous learning at the beginning of this
yearly schedules, and safely including families guide for a more in-depth look at effective

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Google Meet | Microsoft Teams | Zoom | Videoconferencing Meets VR

Google Meet Microsoft Teams Zoom

[Link] [Link]/microsoft-teams [Link]

For schools that use Google Workspace A fully integrated communication platform, COVID-19 made Zoom one of the most talked-
for Education, Meet is the built-in video Teams allows schools using the Microsoft about video conferencing platforms in the
conferencing tool. It’s seamlessly integrated Education ecosystem a space to share files, world. The above video gives a general overview
into Google Classroom, including a Meet link have conversations, and hold live video of how it works, but this one explores some
directly in each class so students can easily sessions to connect students and teachers. other features you may not have tried.
join. Additionally, creating classes on Google
Calendar automatically creates a Meet link for Similar: Butter, Skype
ease of access.

Similar: Jitsi Meet, WebRoom

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Google Meet | Microsoft Teams | Zoom | Videoconferencing Meets VR

VIDEO CONFERENCING MEETS to-face” discussion. In classroom settings, this

VIRTUAL REALITY allows students to work in groups and teachers
to walk from group to group to interact.
While Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom
provide effective video conferencing tools that All the tools featured here have similar functions
have become a mainstay in education and work but differ slightly in graphics and setup.
environments, many agree that this type of Kumospace
interaction can become tedious. [Link]

More recent developments in the remote

engagement realm have brought about a new
layer of tools. These platforms allow the creator
to build a virtual space — an office environment,
a classroom, or an entire school setting. The
creator can include all sorts of items that are
typical in the given setting — desks, tables and Frame SoWork
chairs, screens and projectors, plants, water [Link] [Link]
fountains — creating a fully operational virtual
space.

Users who enter the space engage in something

called proximity chat, where, when their avatar
is in close proximity to another’s, the video
windows open up for both (or for several) users
present. This allows for spontaneous, “face- Gather Wonder
[Link] [Link]

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TheForm
Tools

In this section, we’ll review what live streaming means dealing with inappropriate comments
and short-form video are, list the most popular that can be seen by anyone watching the
platforms for each, and discuss a few ways they broadcast, so if you use them, have another
can be used for educational purposes. adult monitor the comment stream. Using
these tools also means you’ll have access to
WHAT IS LIVE STREAMING? other people’s broadcasts, some of which may
contain drug use, nudity, and so on, so young
With live streaming, a camera (or smartphone, children should not be exploring these apps on
in most cases) records some event and that their own.
event is broadcast live online, in real time.
To learn more about the risks associated with
One concern many teachers have with live each platform, read this overview from Internet
streaming is privacy. Most live streaming Matters.
Video: Live apps give users some control over who views
broadcasts, but at this early stage these controls
LIVE STREAMING PLATFORMS
Streaming & can be limited. Some teachers have handled
this issue by avoiding showing student faces in Nearly all social media platforms now offer live

Short Form their broadcasts, or having parents sign release

forms giving permission for their children to
appear in the broadcast. In other cases, teachers
streaming options, like Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, and Snapchat.

The global pandemic of 2020 gave us all more may opt to just use live streaming for their own Other places to live stream include YouTube,
exposure to live video of all kinds, whether professional development, without including YouNow, and Twitch, which is set up primarily
it was video conferencing or watching live students at all. for people to broadcast themselves live playing
broadcasts instead of attending events in video games. Because Twitch doesn’t have its
person. And short-form video, especially on Another issue is age appropriateness. If you own streaming tools, many gamers use the free
TikTok, exploded in popularity as we all looked are broadcasting, viewers can come into your Open Broadcaster Software to actually generate
for creative ways to pass the time. broadcast and comment. Occasionally this the live streams.

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TheForm
Tools

CLASSROOM USES FOR

LIVE STREAMING
• Connect with experts or students anywhere
in the world to conduct interviews, watch
demonstrations, or tour faraway places.

• Live stream important school events —

assemblies, plays, speeches — to family
members who are unable to attend.

• Do teacher broadcasts for parents and

students, sharing important classroom news
and information.

• Share classroom practices with other The National Aquarium live streams from several cameras throughout the day.
teachers nationwide or worldwide.

• Watch educational live streams put out by One short-form platform that really took off in CLASSROOM USES FOR
different organizations as a way to enhance 2020 was TikTok, which started as a place for SHORT-FORM VIDEO
instruction. users to dance and lip-sync to music provided
• Share your expertise with parents or
by the platform, but evolved into something
other teachers.
WHAT IS SHORT-FORM VIDEO? much bigger, with creators generating
everything from political content to comedy • Have students create videos to show
Some sites limit user-created videos to very
videos to activist campaigns. what they’ve learned or as a study aid
short lengths, and for some reason, these sites
before a test.
are also short-lived: One of the first platforms
like this was Vine (which closed in early 2017) Other short-form platforms include Huddles, • Deliver snippets of your own content
where videos were only six seconds long. Facebook Reels, and Instagram Reels. through short-form videos.

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The Tools

Camtasia | Explain Everything | iorad | Loom | Screencastify | Screencast-O-Matic

CLASSROOM USES

• Record lectures by creating a slideshow, CREATE AWESOME

then recording yourself presenting it with SCREENCAST VIDEOS
screencasting software. These videos can IN JUMPSTART
be used for blended learning, to provide
instruction in remote or hybrid situations, Screencasting is the focus of one of the 10
or just to supplement your regular teaching. modules we study in JumpStart, our online

Video: This article offers tips on how to create a

high-quality screencast video.
technology course for teachers. Learn about
the course here.

Screencasting • Create an “animated” story: Build a

slideshow that illustrates a story, then
OTHER SCREENCASTING TOOLS
Nearly every tool featured in this book is narrate that story through a screencast while
linked to a video, and most of those videos flipping through the slides. • Edpuzzle (Chrome Extension)
are demos of people using the tool, as if we’re
right in the room with them, watching their • Record demonstrations of common tech • Open Broadcaster Software
computer screen. Videos like these are made tools or class procedures. Store these in a
learning management system or through • Snagit
with screencasting software, which lets you
record whatever is happening on your computer your own video sharing channel. • Tegrity
screen, along with your voice-over narration. • Have students create any of the above • VEED
kinds of videos themselves as part of an
When schools moved to remote teaching in informational, argumentative, or narrative
2020, most teachers had to quickly learn how to writing project.
use screencasting tools, so many of us have the
basics down. The next phase of screencasting • Communicate common procedures with
will be sampling different features in a range of parents or students by recording quick
tools to find one that allows you to create the screencasts. Build a library of these on your
most effective videos for your students. class website.

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Camtasia | Explain Everything | iorad | Loom | Screencastify | Screencast-O-Matic

Camtasia Explain Everything iorad

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Camtasia is one of the most sophisticated Unlike a basic screencasting tool, Explain This is another tool that’s different from your
tools for recording and editing screencasts, and Everything allows you to create visuals on a typical screencasting platform and has tons
it’s what was used to create most of the videos digital whiteboard, then narrate and record your of potential for teaching. With iorad, you make
on the Cult of Pedagogy YouTube channel. activity within the app itself. What you end up interactive tutorials that prompt the user to
Because of the cost, this option is best for with is a video you can share with students, click on specific parts of the screen as they
users who need to make a lot of high-quality and they can do the same. This tool can also follow your steps. It sounds complicated
videos. What you get for the price is much be used just to give presentations without but you can actually create one in just a few
greater editing precision, plus the ability to add recording, and its sharing features make it a minutes. Finished tutorials can be shared with
transitions, images and music, call-outs, and a great option for collaborating with others on a a link or embedded right inside a website.
lot more. Learn about education pricing here. project.

Similar: ScreenFlow Similar: Educreations, ShowMe

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Camtasia | Explain Everything | iorad | Loom | Screencastify | Screencast-O-Matic

Loom Screencastify Screencast-O-Matic

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This tool is similar to Screencastify — it’s quick Described as “dead simple” and “ridiculously If you just want to record a basic screencast
and easy, available as a Chrome extension easy” by educators, this Chrome extension without messing around with title overlays,
or desktop app, and allows you to share your works right inside your browser to record editing, or special features, Screencast-O-
video immediately through a link. Teachers who activity on a single tab or your whole desktop. Matic is a good free option. One of the first
prefer Loom say it’s easier than Screencastify, Finished videos are automatically added screencasting tools on the market, it has similar
and features like the ability to see how many to your Google Drive and can be shared capabilities to Screencastify, but if you’re not a
people have viewed the video give it a slight with a link. New features include a built-in Google user, this is a great alternative. The free
edge. editor, viewer statistics, and the ability to add option has some limitations, but the deluxe
interactive questions to the videos. Both paid plan is pretty affordable.
and free versions have lots to offer.
Similar: RecordCast

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Reality
Tools

3DBear | ClassVR | CoSpaces Edu | Google Lens | JigSpace | Merge | Metaverse | Mozilla Hubs | Popar | Quiver | Thyng | Tilt Brush

headset, and allows them to move through and • Using games like HoloLAB Champions,
interact with that environment. conduct science experiments and
simulations with no equipment.
Augmented Reality layers digital enhance-
ments on top of objects in the real, physical • Bulletin boards and displays can have AR
world. Using a device, like a smartphone, elements layered on them, making them a
Virtual & loaded with AR software, users point it at a
picture or physical object, and the software
multimedia experience.

Augmented brings up some kind of digital element like a 3D

animation, text, or a video. (Pokémon Go is an
• Students can experience historical or geo-
graphical places they could never travel to.

Reality example of an AR game.)

Mixed Reality includes both VR and AR.

• Students can practice public speaking or
presenting to an “audience” using an app
Immersive technology is any type of tech like VirtualSpeech. Or practice social skills
360 is any kind of content that gives viewers a on a platform like Mursion.
that extends or builds on physical reality. This
360-degree view of an environment. The main
includes virtual reality, augmented reality, 360,
and mixed reality. Because this is still a new
difference between 360 and VR content is that • Students can create their own VR
to experience VR, users need a headset so they environments as part of a design thinking
field, we’re nowhere near seeing all the ways it
can move through the space, whereas in 360, project.
will impact education.
the view is limited to where the photographer
This section will start with a review of the terms, was standing when they captured the image. • Virtual experiences could be used as
a discussion of some classroom applications, prompts for writing assignments or to
links to helpful resources, and a look at some provide material for research projects.
EDUCATIONAL USES
tools that are popular with teachers right now.
Many current immersive tech platforms put • Students or teachers can create school or
THE TERMINOLOGY users on the receiving end, where we are the classroom tours using AR or VR.
consumers of the content. Now, more tools
Virtual Reality immerses the user in a let users create the immersive content. In • Classes can take advantage of VR and 360
360-degree environment, a computer- either case, these tools can be used for lots of capabilities built into some familiar tools like
generated simulation, viewable through a VR educational purposes: Flip, Nearpod, and ThingLink.

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Reality
Tools

3DBear | ClassVR | CoSpaces Edu | Google Lens | JigSpace | Merge | Metaverse | Mozilla Hubs | Popar | Quiver | Thyng | Tilt Brush

• Immersive technology can be used to build VR HEADSETS

empathy. Groups like Stanford University’s MORE AR/VR APPS TO EXPLORE
Virtual Human Interaction Lab are creating In order to view VR content, users need a
immersive experiences like 1,000 Cut headset. There are three different types: AR Throwing Simulator
Journey, which allows participants to Mobile: To make these work, you need to insert [Link]/arts
encounter racism first-hand. Visitors to the a smartphone into them. Low-priced choices Figment AR
International Rescue Committee’s Four for schools are Google Cardboard or Merge VR Link to Google Play Store
Walls experience can learn what life is like for Goggles.
Syrian refugees. And the Lyfta platform aims Halo AR
to teach global citizenship with its collection Standalone: This type has everything built in;
[Link]/halo
of interactive documentaries. no need to insert a smartphone. One popular
option is the Meta Quest 2 (which until recently HomeCourt
was known as the Oculus). [Link]
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Tethered: These must be attached to a Math Ninja AR
• Connect with other teachers who use computer or gaming system with a cord or Link to App Store
AR and VR in the ARVRinEDU Twitter cable. This type is pretty expensive and may not
community. Find their posts with the be the best option for schools. Twinkl LeARn & Explore
#ARVRinEDU hashtag. [Link]/apps/learn-and-explore
• For a deep dive, read the book Learning
Transported: Augmented, Virtual and Mixed CAN AR HELP STUDENTS WITH
Reality for All Classrooms by Jaime Donally. AUTISM?
AR/VR FOR PRE-K-3
• Read 4 Practical Steps to Becoming an AR Check out the wearable glasses made by
Innovator from the 3DBear website. Brain Power in the Special Ed/UDL section. For very young students, explore the kits
These use AR technology to help people offered by disruptED. They include a VR
• Rachelle Dene Poth shares more ideas in with autism learn social skills and navigate headset and books and activities that use
8 Ways to Bring Augmented and Virtual place-based transitions. AR/VR to bring content to life.
Reality into the Classroom

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3DBear | ClassVR | CoSpaces Edu | Google Lens | JigSpace | Merge | Metaverse | Mozilla Hubs | Popar | Quiver | Thyng | Tilt Brush

3DBear ClassVR CoSpaces Edu

[Link] [Link] [Link]/edu

Developed with the help of teachers from ClassVR is designed specifically for schools. The This popular tool lets students use code to
Finland, this mobile app allows users to build standalone headsets interface with the teacher create their own virtual reality environments.
augmented reality scenes using virtual 3D portal. Included in the teacher portal are When a project is done, students can use the
models combined with their own surroundings. more than 500 ready-to-use VR experiences. CoSpaces mobile app (with a VR headset)
In the picture above, students are designing a The platform allows for streamlined teacher to view it in 3D. To see the kinds of projects
reading corner at their school library. Teacher guidance while immersed in engaging your students could do in CoSpaces, visit their
accounts include lesson plans on a variety of experiences via the headsets. Headset kits lesson plans page, then view sample projects in
topics. are available in sets of four or eight in a fully the CoSpaces Gallery.
charging, portable storage unit.

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3DBear | ClassVR | CoSpaces Edu | Google Lens | JigSpace | Merge | Metaverse | Mozilla Hubs | Popar | Quiver | Thyng | Tilt Brush

Google Lens JigSpace Merge

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Google Lens allows you to scan your world, With this downloadable software, students can This site houses a collection of resources for
literally, by taking pictures of things you see create Jigs, interactive slideshow presentations experiencing both AR and VR. The Merge
using the app. Once an image is captured, that explore and explain 3D and AR models. Headsets are soft, flexible, colorful smartphone
Google magic will identify the image, whether Jigs can be created without any coding and viewers that are relatively affordable. The Merge
it’s a plant or product, and provide information are viewable on any device. Users can also Cube (pictured above) allows users to hold and
to you, including translating signs and print view Jigs created by others. JigSpace would be manipulate 3D objects in their hands. A Merge
from one language to another. Additionally, an excellent tool for students working on 3D EDU license gives teachers access to thousands
check out some of Google’s ever-growing design projects and want to share their designs of digital teaching aids that make the most of
collection of other AR/VR tools. with others. these tools.

Note: For iOS, Lens lives in the regular Google Similar: VIVE
search app.

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Metaverse Mozilla Hubs Popar

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This tool helps users create “experiences” using Create and host your own virtual space for Through a collection of AR- and VR-infused
AR technology: games, quizzes, interactive meetings, events, and more. Hubs provides play mats, posters, charts, and books, students
stories, tours, and so much more. For specific a private, virtual, 3D environment for use Popar to interact with their learning in
examples of how teachers are using Metaverse collaboration via any web browser. To take engaging, entertaining ways. Topics include
in their classrooms, check out this archive of things one step further, Spoke is the custom anatomy, space, the periodic table, and
Metaverse posts on Medium. environment creator that integrates with geography. Educational packs include a variety
Hubs, allowing users to design their own of topics.
Similar: Assemblr environments, or they can build one from
scratch with Blender.

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3DBear | ClassVR | CoSpaces Edu | Google Lens | JigSpace | Merge | Metaverse | Mozilla Hubs | Popar | Quiver | Thyng | Tilt Brush

Quiver Thyng Tilt Brush

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Students who use Quiver start by coloring a Thyng allows users to create augmented reality This tool, created by Google, lets users paint in
printable coloring page. When they are done, experiences on any surface. These can include 3D space with virtual reality. This completely
they use the app to bring the picture to life 3D objects, photos, videos that will play in the new medium opens up all kinds of possibilities
in 3D. For more educational value, check out app, and animations. for creative expression, like this virtually
Quiver Education, which offers coloring pages illustrated story written by students. For
for topics like biology, geometry, and the solar inspiration, take a look at this incredible gallery
system. of artists’ work using Tilt Brush.

Similar: Quill

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Builders
Tools

Flocabulary | Freerice | Magoosh Vocabulary Builder | Membean | Vocabador | [Link] | WordUp Vocabulary

In 8 Ways to Grow Students’ Vocabulary,

literacy expert and author Angela Peery advises
teachers to use a variety of strategies to
accomplish this. Just a few of these are:

• informal conversations, where the teacher

casually inserts new vocabulary words into
the discussion
Flocabulary
• TIP charts that contain the word, a student- [Link]
friendly definition, and a hand-drawn
This fun, popular platform builds lessons
picture
around hip-hop style videos to help students
learn new words.
• self-collection, where students collect their

Vocabulary •
own personalized lists of words

word talks, where students share interesting

Builders words they’ve come across in reading or
day-to-day life
A robust vocabulary helps students in so many
ways: It supports content knowledge in all • digital tools like the ones in this section for
disciplines, it is key for reading comprehension independent practice
all the way through high school, it broadens
the range of reading that students are able to Whether students want to raise scores on a
enjoy, and it makes them more skilled, eloquent college admissions test, improve their English Freerice
writers. skills, or just boost their overall vocabulary, [Link]/categories
these tools help them put those goals into
With all of those benefits in mind, teachers action with lessons, games, and other activities. This site has an addictive vocabulary game with
should make a deliberate effort to build regular Choose just one or combine them for more five difficulty levels. As you play, rice is donated
vocabulary instruction into their plans. varied practice. to the World Food Programme.

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Flocabulary | Freerice | Magoosh Vocabulary Builder | Membean | Vocabador | [Link] | WordUp Vocabulary

Magoosh Vocabulary Builder Membean Vocabador

[Link]/vocabulary-builder [Link] [Link]
With a focus on test prep, this free app tracks This web-based tool is the priciest option, but This iPhone app allows students to study SAT
your progress in learning 1,200 words most it offers a variety of plans and allows teachers vocabulary words, choose an avatar, and “get in
likely to appear on the GRE, SAT, and others. to individualize instruction for all students. the ring” to play against other virtual wrestlers.

[Link] WordUp Vocabulary

[Link] App Store | Google Play Store
This site offers games, flashcards, and formal This free app assesses your current skill level,
test prep. Personalization is offered through then provides lessons with real-world and
adaptive technology and badges. Users can popular culture examples.
compete individually or on a school team.

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Writing
Tools

Composition Helpers | Grammar Instruction | Proofreading | Publication | Social Writing | Style Editors | Word Processing

Composition Helpers give us a place to

structure, arrange, and organize our pieces, A FEAST OF WRITING PROMPTS
offering hints along the way.
Sometimes you just need an idea to get
you started. The sites below offer pictures,
Grammar Instruction tools help us learn and
videos, and 360-degree rooms that will do
practice grammar and usage rules outside the
the trick.
context of writing; these should only be used as
a supplement to a writing-rich classroom.
•
Writing Proofreading tools improve our mechanics •
Imagine Forest

John Spencer’s Visual Writing Prompts

The teaching of writing is far too complex for by spotting existing errors in our work and
anything but a living, breathing human to suggesting corrections. • The New York Times Picture Prompts
handle. Writing teachers still have the unique
ability to look at a piece of writing and interpret Publication sites offer opportunities for • Once Upon a Picture
and evaluate its nuances, stylistic choices, students to get their writing published, either
structure, and overall flow. But technology can digitally or in print. • The Secret Door*
take parts of the writing process and automate
Social Writing sites offer a platform for sharing • Visual Writing Prompts (1)
them. It can make it easier to collaborate, share,
and revise. And it can help us learn the rules our own writing and enjoying the work of others.
• Visual Writing Prompts (2)
that govern good writing.
Style Editors help us improve the quality and
The tools in this section will not only help us readability of our sentences. *This site is INCREDIBLE, but it was not designed
as teachers of writing; introducing them to specifically for writing or education. We haven’t seen
our students will equip them to become self- Word Processing tools enable us to get the any inappropriate material on it, but we advise
sufficient writers themselves. The tools are words down, reorganize them, and format the you to not allow younger students to visit the site
grouped into seven categories: text to make it more pleasurable to read. unsupervised.

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COMPOSITION HELPERS Composition Helpers | Grammar Instruction | Proofreading | Publication | Social Writing | Style Editors | Word Processing

essaypop Speare WriQ

[Link] [Link] [Link]/products/wriq

This site offers a library of writing prompts, Speare works like your brain does, where WriQ is a Google Chrome extension and
models to refer to when writing, and sentence building blocks of text can be moved, merged, Microsoft Word add-in that puts a “dashboard”
starters to help get the academic language split, and formatted without disturbing the to the side of a document the student is
right. Writing “frames” break essays into other blocks. There’s no need to copy and paste currently working on. As the student writes,
smaller, color-coded chunks that are easier (and lose) your work — just drag it around until WriQ gives real-time feedback on metrics like
to work with than one giant piece of writing: you’re happy with it. View multiple documents time on task and vocabulary maturity, as well
hook, thesis, research, interpretation, and side by side, insert images and YouTube videos, as pointing out errors in spelling, grammar, and
closing. Once an essay is done, students and and when you’re done, your document can be punctuation. On the teacher side, you can use
other invited guests can review each other’s pasted into another tool, downloaded as a PDF, WriQ’s integrated rubrics or import your own to
writing in the Hive, a space on the platform for or viewed as a web page. assess students’ writing with the app.
collaboration.
Similar: Scrivener Similar: Ulysses (for Apple devices)

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GRAMMAR INSTRUCTION Composition Helpers | Grammar Instruction | Proofreading | Publication | Social Writing | Style Editors | Word Processing

GrammarFlip NoRedInk Quill

[Link] [Link] [Link]

This site offers diagnostic tests, instructional NoRedInk gives hands-on practice with a wide On Quill, students practice grammar and usage
videos, practice exercises, and assessments in range of grammar and writing skills, either self- by proofreading passages, writing sentences,
dozens of grammar and writing concepts for directed or assigned by a teacher. Exercises and combining sentences. When an exercise is
grades 4-12. can be customized to reflect student interests complete, they receive instant feedback about
and teachers can view student data to track the skills they need to work on.
progress.

NO GRAMMAR IN ISOLATION
Grammar tools like the ones featured here should not be the main course in any English language arts class, and grammar taught in isolation is strongly
discouraged by the National Council of Teachers of English. These tools would make good supports for a curriculum that focuses on authentic writing.
Read more in How to Deal with Student Grammar Errors.

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PROOFREADING Composition Helpers | Grammar Instruction | Proofreading | Publication | Social Writing | Style Editors | Word Processing

WHAT ABOUT PLAGIARISM

CHECKERS?
It’s easy to find sites to help you check
student work for plagiarism. Turnitin is one
of the most popular, but it’s not cheap.
Sites like Grammarly and BibMe have built-
in plagiarism checkers that work quickly
Ginger Grammarly and can tell you how much of a piece is not
[Link] [Link] original. And if you have Google Classroom
you can use their originality reports.
Ginger works as a free add-on and browser Grammarly checks your grammar, spelling,
extension, so it operates inside other programs usage, and mechanics wherever you write. You A more effective long-term approach
like email, social media, and Microsoft Word. It can compose directly on the Grammarly site, for dealing with plagiarism is to teach
checks punctuation, grammar, and word usage checking your work as you go, upload your own students how to avoid it. Many students
and suggests corrections. file and have that checked, or use a browser who plagiarize don’t have an adequate
extension or word processor add-in to make it understanding of what plagiarism is. They
work inside other programs. also don’t have a good set of strategies
for synthesizing what they learn from
outside sources into their own original
work. Suggestions for how to approach
both of these issues are offered in Teaching
Students to Avoid Plagiarism.

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PUBLICATION Composition Helpers | Grammar Instruction | Proofreading | Publication | Social Writing | Style Editors | Word Processing

MORE PLACES TO PUBLISH

STUDENT WRITING
Organizations that publish student writing
seem to come and go, so they’re hard to
keep track of. These two lists are a good
starting point:

The Best Student Writing Contests for

Teen Ink Young Writers
[Link] [Link] 2022-2023

This website and print magazine, going strong Need a way to motivate students to write? How Out of the Classroom and Into the World:
after over three decades, are “devoted entirely about a healthy dose of competition? This site 70-Plus Places to Publish Teenage Writing
to teenage writing, art, photos, and forums.” offers contests to students from elementary to and Art
Submissions are accepted year-round from high school with the chance to appear in a book
anyone age 13 to 19. They consider short published by the Young Writers organization.
pieces, full novels, nonfiction, poetry, and book Throughout the year the site promotes contests
reviews. Registered users can comment on to be entered along with resources to support
published pieces. students in their quest to become a published
author.
Similar: Polyphony Lit

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SOCIAL WRITING Composition Helpers | Grammar Instruction | Proofreading | Publication | Social Writing | Style Editors | Word Processing

BoomWriter Wattpad Write About

[Link] [Link] [Link]

BoomWriter is a platform that lets students In this massive online writing community, Write About provides an online space for
collaboratively write stories, vocabulary-based writers publish stories, novels, poetry, and students to write on high-interest topics and
writing exercises, or nonfiction projects. As tons of other genres, in whole or in parts. get feedback from their teachers and peers.
they write together, students vote on the best Community members can comment on the Starting with one of Write About’s customizable
version of a contribution before moving to the stories as they progress, offering feedback or writing prompts, students create original writing
next stage, which adds a bit of competition and just voting for them, which makes them more pieces, share their writing with classmates, then
fun to the writing process. Finished projects can viewable to other readers and can lead to comment on each other’s writing. The site also
be turned into printed books. awards and book or film deals. Users must be offers grammar practice exercises and skill-
over 13 and the site does contain adult content. building activities to sharpen writing skills.

Similar: Write the World

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STYLE EDITORS Composition Helpers | Grammar Instruction | Proofreading | Publication | Social Writing | Style Editors | Word Processing

Hemingway Editor ProWritingAid Wordtune

[Link] [Link] [Link]

Using artificial intelligence, the Hemingway App This incredible tool does a deep dive into the Using AI to fine-tune your own writing is what
is programmed to identify things like passive quality of your writing, looking at everything the Wordtune extension does best. It takes
voice, a high number of adverbs, flowery from passive voice to overused words, from things beyond grammar and adjusts words
language, and long, rambling sentences. It’s the use of clichés to sentence variety. Just and sentences for different settings or lengths.
definitely not perfect: The app may miss your compose in the tool itself, copy and paste, or Downloading the free Wordtune extension
intended meaning, and it doesn’t value your upload a document and you’ll get a summary in Chrome gives access to whatever writing
unique voice like you do. Still, it will point out report with all kinds of statistics about the you’re doing across a variety of websites and
a few places where you could be cleaner; the strengths and weaknesses of the piece, plus platforms.
decision to revise is yours. This review takes suggestions for changes when you hover over
you through the experience of using it. highlighted places in the text itself.

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WORD PROCESSING Composition Helpers | Grammar Instruction | Proofreading | Publication | Social Writing | Style Editors | Word Processing

WORD PROCESSING TIPS

• When helping students learn to highlight
words, have them start at the end of a word
and pull back; it helps with control.

• Double click on a word to highlight it. Triple

click to highlight the whole paragraph.

• Pasting from another doc? Remove any

weird formatting by clicking this icon:
Google Docs Microsoft Word
[Link] [Link]/word • Ctrl + Shift + V or Cmd + Shift + V will allow
you to paste and match the formatting of
Built right inside Google Workspace, this cloud- One of the earliest tech tools around, Word the Doc.
based program has most of the same features is still a solid choice for composing and
as Word, including comments (try this fantastic formatting text, and in the last few years, it’s • Tired of your last name being flagged
for misspelling? Add it to your personal
method for giving fast feedback), the ability to gotten a lot better. Now that it’s available
dictionary. In Google Docs, open the Tools
have multiple users collaborate on the same through the cloud-based Office 365 system,
menu, click on Spelling and Grammar, and
document, citation tools that help you build users can collaborate with others on a
then Personal Dictionary. Add your word.
in-text citations and a bibliography while you document in real time, just like they would on a
write, voice typing, and a new integrated read- Google Doc. And Microsoft’s accessibility tools • Need your bulleted list to continue with
aloud tool. make Word a powerful resource for all learners. paragraphs in between and do not want the
numbers to start over at 1? In Google Docs:
Click on the bullet of your new list. Open
the Format Menu. Click on Bullets and
Numbering. Choose List Options and click
Continue Numbering.

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A Google Q-S

B H-I T-U

C J-O V-Z

D-E Microsoft

F-G P
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add-on: similar to a browser extension, a Android: the operating system used for many asynchronous learning: a learning experience
small piece of software used to enhance the non-iOS smartphones, such as Samsung where participants engage at different times,
performance of another tool Galaxy such as watching a video and completing an
activity at their own pace. This is the opposite
affiliate marketing: a relationship in which one app: (short for application) a software of a synchronous experience, in which all
entity (like a blogger) gets a small percentage program. Any software, like PowerPoint, is an participants engage simultaneously, like
of sales from another company (like Amazon) application, but app usually means a smaller- attending a live lecture via videoconferencing.
when they send their audience to that company sized software with a limited job, like tracking
through an affiliate link calories, that typically lives on a mobile device. avatar: an image or icon, often illustrated,
representing a person in a video game, in social
AI: artificial intelligence; the ability to perform app smashing: using multiple apps or tools media, or in a software program
tasks that normally require human intelligence. together to complete a task
Tools like AutoDraw look at what a user is
drawing and use AI to guess at the intended AR: augmented reality; a technology that uses
shape. apps to layer digital elements over real-life
objects and photos; learn more in the Virtual &
algorithm: a set of instructions telling a Augmented Reality section
computer what to do. For example, if you
search for the term “pizza” in Google, the ASMR: autonomous sensory meridian
site uses search algorithms to find the most response, a physical sensation people
popular results for that term. Lately, when experience when they hear pleasant tactile
people talk about algorithms, they are referring sounds. In recent years, ASMR videos —
to the kind used by social media platforms. A showing nothing but people brushing their hair,
site like Facebook uses complex algorithms to typing, whispering, or turning pages in a book —
keep track of what people you’ve interacted have exploded in popularity on YouTube. Upon
with and what types of content you like so they first seeing these videos, you will probably think
can customize the experience for you, showing they’re pretty odd, but the calming effect they
you more of what you like. Social media have on people is starting to get the attention
companies are constantly adjusting these of researchers. Learn more here.
algorithms, which can frustrate users. Example:
“I never see your posts on Instagram! I bet they
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backchannel: a secondary discussion that Bluetooth: a technology that uses radio waves browser: short for web browser; software that
happens at the same time as a larger event to let devices communicate across short lets you browse the internet. Popular browsers
distances wirelessly. A Bluetooth headset lets are Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
bandwidth: the amount of data that can be you talk on your phone without holding it up to
sent over an internet connection at one time your ear or using speakerphone. browser extension: a tool added to your web
browser that gives it new functions, like letting
beta: an unfinished or “really good draft” bookmarklet: a bookmark stored in your you quickly add an item to your Evernote
version of a computer program or tool. When browser that allows it to do a specific task; like notebook, or pin an item on Pinterest
you hear that something is “in beta,” it means a browser extension, but it won’t slow down
that it has all of its basic parts, but the kinks your browser as much buffering: pre-loading data into a separate
haven’t all been worked out yet. area of memory so it can be accessed at a later
bot: a computer program designed to perform time. When streaming a video, the service will
bitcoin: one of the most recognized types of repetitive tasks that would be time-consuming buffer chunks of the video to prevent the video
cryptocurrency for humans, like looking for new pages online from lagging during playback.
and indexing them for Google. Recently, bots
Bitmoji: a cartoon version of a person’s image, have been created to impersonate humans BYOD: bring your own device; a policy in which
used in digital spaces. Bitmoji is the brand on social media in order to influence public students are allowed to bring their own cell
name of an app that creates these images. opinion on political issues. Learn more here. phones, tablets, or laptops to school and use
them during class to enhance learning
blended learning: a teaching approach that breadcrumbs: small text paths usually found
combines traditional instruction with online near the top of a web page that show how you byte: a small unit of measurement for
learning got to where you are. Ex: A breadcrumb trail electronic data. Most files we interact with
might say Home > Books > Nonfiction. contain far more than a single byte of data and
blockchain: a ledger or record of all are measured in kilobytes (KBs) or megabytes
cryptocurrency transactions that occur breakout room: a separate “room” to send (MBs).
throughout the world participants in a larger videoconference
meeting so that smaller groups can have a
blog: short for weblog; basically an online diary, more intimate conversation
a series of posts that are updated regularly

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cache: (pronounced cash; both a noun and a clickers: handheld, portable devices given to Creative Commons: a nonprofit organization
verb) a mechanism that stores recently used students in a classroom, allowing them to in the U.S. whose mission is to make it easier
information so it can be quickly accessed later. respond to questions and have their responses for people to share creative work. Photos,
Your browser will often cache recent web pages collected via radio transmission videos, music, and other creative work that has
you’ve visited so the next time you visit them, it a Creative Commons license is available for
re-loads them from memory, rather than going cloud computing: using a network of remote others to use in their own projects under certain
back to the site and loading everything from servers (large systems like Google Drive, for conditions. Learn more in my article, Teaching
scratch. This makes things faster. Often when example) to create, share, and store files, rather Students to Legally Use Images Online.
people are having trouble with a website, they than performing these operations on a local
are advised to “clear their cache,” which erases network, such as your home computer or office crowdfunding: using websites like GoFundMe
that memory and forces your browser to start network and Kickstarter to raise funds for independent,
fresh with the newest information from the site. often creative projects
cookie: a small text file containing information
chatbot: a piece of software that conducts about you and what you’re interested in, based crowdsourcing: gathering information from a
a text- or voice-based conversation “like a on your browsing history. A cookie is stored large sample of people, usually by asking for
human being.” When you call a company on in your web browser and is sent to websites input via the internet
the phone, you’re often put through a phone you’ve already visited to help them customize
tree by a chatbot. When you go to a site and a your visit and to determine what ads you’ll be cryptocurrency: a completely digital form of
pop-up asks if you need help, that’s usually a shown on other sites. If I go to Zappos and look currency, such as bitcoin. Two advantages of
chatbot starting the conversation, although a at a particular boot, even if I don’t create an cryptocurrency are that (1) unlike money, it is
real person may take over after a few minutes. account, the next time I visit, that boot might decentralized, passing directly from person
be a featured product. I may also see ads for to person, rather than being controlled by
clickbait: a derogatory term used to describe that same boot on other websites that run ads. banks or the government, and (2) because
attention-getting headlines designed to entice That “magic” is cookies at work. transactions are encrypted, they are very
people to click over to a website, like “This difficult to counterfeit. Learn more here.
secret will get you more women!” Often, the
headline doesn’t accurately represent the thing
it leads to.

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dashboard: a term used by many platforms to domain name: the part of your URL that emoticon: also called a smiley; a sequence
describe the user’s “control center,” the place identifies your IP address. (In the URL http:// of characters made to represent a facial
where you get an overview of your account and [Link], the domain name is expression or some other visual image, like this:
your activity within that program [Link].) :-) See this List of Smileys and Emoticons for
examples.
deepfake: a form of media that has been doxing: publicly broadcasting private or
manipulated with artificial intelligence to identifying information about a person with an extension: see browser extension
generate authentic-seeming audio, video, or anonymous online presence in order to expose
imagery. See an example here. their identity external hard drive: a small device,
somewhere between the size of a wallet and a
digital citizenship: the standards for etiquette, e-commerce: buying and selling items through paperback, where you can store electronic files
ethical conduct, and safe behavior while using the internet (documents, photos, videos, etc.). These come
technology in handy when you need extra storage space on
EdCamp: a type of unconference. A your computer or you want to back up your files
digital literacy: being versed in the terms and “TeachMeet” is basically the same thing. outside of your computer.
concepts associated with using technology
embed: to insert one item, like a video, into
digital native: nickname for a person who grew another item, like a website, in such a way
up with technology — personal computers, that it retains all of its functions and can be
internet access, etc. operated from within that second item. So an external
embedded video will play on the website. The hard drive
DM: direct message. A message that is sent symbol for embedding looks like this: < >
through social media platforms, but in private.
A person’s followers can’t see a direct message; emoji: small pictures that can be inserted into
only the person it’s sent to can read it. When texts and other digital communication. (By the
someone says they will “DM” someone, they way, some publishers agree that it’s okay to
are planning to send a direct message. use emojis as the plural for emoji, while others
feel strongly that the word emoji is both a
document camera: a tabletop camera that singular and a plural, like the word sheep. Read
displays onto a screen whatever activity is this post from the Grammarly blog for more
happening underneath it. information.)

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file extension: the suffix at the end of a file gamer: a person who regularly plays video GIF: graphics interchange format; a widely
name that tells you what type of file it is. The games, especially if they do so competitively used image format, especially for simple
file extension for a PowerPoint file is .ppt or graphics. An animated GIF is a set of images
.pptx. The extension for a JPEG image is .jpg. gamification: a way of motivating students to coded to display in a specific order, giving the
learn by adding elements of games (especially appearance of movement. To make one of
firewall: network security device that monitors video games) into the learning environment, these yourself, visit our Animated GIFs section.
incoming and outgoing activity. It allows or such as “leveling up” and earning badges for
blocks traffic depending on whatever rules are reaching certain milestones graphics card: a piece of computer hardware
set for your network. So for example, you may responsible for producing the images on the
not be able to access social media sites at work GB: gigabyte; a unit of measurement for computer. These are built into most laptops
because they are blocked by your district’s electronic data equal to 1,000 megabytes and standard computers, but users who work
firewall. with a lot of video or gaming often want to
upgrade to a more powerful graphics card
Flash: an animation software that has been 1,000 KB = 1 MB or get one that performs better, which is
discontinued. Sometimes you may have more expensive. Also known as a graphics
trouble running parts of a website because your 1,000 MB = 1 GB
processing unit or GPU.
Flash player is not installed or up-to-date. 1,000 GB = 1 TB

flash drive: a small storage device — not much

bigger than a stick of gum — that plugs into
genius hour: one hour per week (or per day,
your computer’s USB port and allows you to
depending on a teacher’s schedule) given to
store and transport electronic files; also called
students to pursue their own interests; also see
thumb drive, jump drive, data stick
20 percent time. To learn more, read Your Top
10 Genius Hour Questions Answered.

flash drives

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GOOGLE CHEAT SHEET

Google offers an incredible collection of tools, most of which are free. Because new tools are created all the time, it can be a challenge to keep track of them all.
This chart shows you how Google’s most well-known tools fit together. To learn more about the entire Google product line, visit this page.

Google Workspace: All of the apps offered by Google (listed below). Formerly known as G Suite. The OTHER GOOGLE TOOLS & RESOURCES
education version of this is called Google Workspace for Education.
Play Store: website and app where users can
download apps and tools
Arts & Culture: platform for exploring art Forms: forms and surveys
collections and doing hands-on art experiments Chrome: Google’s web browser
Gmail: email Chromebooks: laptops that run on Chrome
Blogger: a blogging platform
Jamboard: a collaborative whiteboard tool and are loaded with Google apps
Calendar: a personal online calendar Chromecast: device that lets you stream from
Keep: a collaborative note-taking tool phone, Chromebook or Chrome browser
Chat: (formerly Hangouts) a video and written
chat system embedded in Gmail. Chat rooms Maps: a mapping and GPS tool
are called Spaces. Scholar: an academic research tool
Meet: a videoconferencing tool (like Zoom); now
Classroom: a learning management system includes features from the former Google Duo AR & VR: a collection of augmented and
using Google Workspace for Education. Google virtual reality resources
Assignments offers some of Classroom’s Photos: cloud-based photo storage
features to other LMS platforms. Sheets: spreadsheets FREE CURRICULA
Docs: word processing Sites: website creation
Applied Digital Skills: teaches practical skills
Drive: Google’s cloud storage service Slides: presentation like resume creation with Google tools
Earth: a “satellite geobrowser” that lets you Translate: a language translation tool Be Internet Awesome: digital citizenship and
look at any point on Earth up close and create, safety for kids
collaborate, and share travel stories and maps YouTube: video platform owned by Google.
CS First: teaches students to learn coding
YouTube Kids is a safer version for kids.
independently; designed for teachers with
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hashtag: a word or phrase combined with the code — as it is being transmitted, to keep it infographic: A visual or graphic representation
hash or pound symbol (#), creating a unique secure. Online shopping sites will often use of information, using small images or icons
search term that can be more easily found https as a default setting. as well as more traditional graphs and charts
on social media platforms like Instagram and to represent data. In recent years, these have
Twitter. The hashtag #5aDay is used when hybrid learning: a mix of in-person learning and been specially designed for consumption on
people post things related to getting more online instruction. Some disagree on whether the internet, so some are visually quite long,
fruits and vegetables in their diets. this is the same as blended learning. The main requiring the reader to scroll through them
difference seems to be that in many hybrid almost like a mini-website. See our section on
HDMI: high-definition multimedia interface; experiences, some learners are participating infographics to find tools that help you make
a common type of cable for transmitting remotely the whole time, while others these.
digital video and audio from a source (like a participate in-person. Learn more here.
computer) to a monitor, screen, or projector. iOS: iPhone operating system; the operating
HyperDoc: an interactive document (usually system that powers Apple devices such as the
hotspot: a place that has an accessible wireless created in a Google Doc) that organizes iPad and iPhone
network (Wi-Fi). This might be a restaurant, a activities and tasks for students to complete
library, even a park. Learn more about hotspots for a lesson or unit. Learn more about these in IoT: Internet of Things; a network of devices
in the Troubleshooting section. How HyperDocs Can Transform Your Teaching. or objects that are embedded with some kind
of electronic sensors that allow them to be
HTML: hypertext markup language; the connected to each other wirelessly. To learn
hyperlink: (Also called a link.) Most often, a line
language used to create web pages. Think more, see this article.
of text — often underlined — that has been
about a website as a stage performance.
created to be “clickable.” When a reader clicks
Everything you see on the screen is “on stage.” IP address: internet protocol address; a unique
the text, they are taken to another location.
HTML is like the script, stage, and lighting identifying number given to every computer in
So here, the word cover is a hyperlink to the
directions for the performance. For example, to the world
front cover of this book. Images can also be
make a word appear in italics, you’d add the <i>
hyperlinked. ISP: Internet Service Provider, a company that
tag around it, like this: <i>word</i>.
provides internet to homes and businesses
icon: a small picture representing a website,
http/https: hypertext transfer protocol, secure
software, tool, or concept (like a Wi-Fi icon); see
hypertext transfer protocol; a set of rules for
our section of resources for finding images and
transferring files on the internet. The “s” in
icons here.
https indicates that your information is being
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JavaScript: a computer programming language MB: megabyte; a unit of measurement for net neutrality: the idea that internet service
that is built into most web browsers to make electronic data equal to 1,000 kilobytes; see providers should treat all traffic coming through
them interactive conversion chart at left their services the same, rather than offering
faster delivery for websites willing to pay a
JPEG: an image file type that is preferred meme: a piece of media that spreads through higher price. Learn more in this article.
for photographs. As a file extension, it is the internet. The most common type is an
abbreviated to JPG. To learn more about image image with a caption. This article offers some NFT: non-fungible token; a unique and
file types, read this article. examples. non-interchangeable unit of data. See our
discussion in Wonderings.
Kindle: Amazon’s e-reader, which can hold microblogging: a form of blogging consisting
hundreds of full-length books on one device of short, frequent blocks of content, rather NSFW: not safe for work; content that may
than long ones. Twitter, along with other social contain nudity or other inappropriate content
KB: kilobyte; a unit of measurement for media platforms like TikTok, are examples of
electronic data equal to 1,000 bytes; see microblogging platforms. one-to-one (1:1): an arrangement in which there
conversion chart below is one device or computer per person
mobile device: a portable device like a cell
phone, smartphone, or tablet open educational resources: instructional
1,000 KB = 1 MB resources that are free for anyone to use,
mobile-responsive design: an approach to modify, and share with others. To learn more,
1,000 MB = 1 GB
website design that allows them to change for read A Closer Look at Open Educational
1,000 GB = 1 TB easier reading when viewed on a mobile device Resources.

MOOC: massive open online course; a free open source: freely available to anyone who
online course, which can be taken at any time, wants to see or modify for their own uses;
link: an abbreviation for hyperlink open to anyone with internet access. Coursera WordPress is an open source software
is one popular platform for finding a MOOC.
Linux: an operating system (like Windows or operating system (OS): basically, the boss of a
Mac), which is the software that manages all MP3/MP4: an MP3 is a type of audio file; an computer; the software that supports all of a
the resources on a device. To learn more, read iPod is a popular type of MP3 player. An MP4 is computer’s basic functions. Windows and Mac
this post: What Is Linux? a type of video file. OS are two popular operating systems.

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MICROSOFT CHEAT SHEET

Microsoft offers an incredible collection of tools, most of which are free for educators. This chart shows you how these tools fit together.

Microsoft: The whole company. Microsoft 365: A cloud-based subscription service.

OTHER MICROSOFT TOOLS & RESOURCES

Office: Microsoft’s suite of productivity tools, listed below.
Office 365: the same set of tools, but through a subscription that provides regular updates of the Windows: Microsoft’s operating system
products; educators can get 365 for free.

Edge: a web browser, like Google Chrome

Bing: a search engine that runs inside Edge
Excel: spreadsheets PowerPoint: slideshow presentations
Forms: a survey creation tool Publisher: desktop publishing Surface: a hybrid laptop and tablet

Learning Tools: a set of tools, like Immersive Skype: video chat app that is now part of
Reader, that improve accessibility in many Microsoft Xbox: a gaming system
Microsoft products
Stream: video streaming service; allows an
Video Editor: video creation and editing
OneDrive: cloud storage organization to house all videos in one place
built into the Photos tool in Windows 10
OneNote: note-taking Sway: presentation software
Class Notebook: a OneNote feature that Teams: team communication and learning Flip: (Formerly Flipgrid) video response tool;
allows teachers to connect classes of management system now part of Microsoft
student OneNote notebooks together
Translator: a language translator
Outlook: email and calendar Minecraft: video game; now part of Microsoft
Word: word processing
MakeCode Arcade: a learn-to-code program

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PBL: problem-based learning or project-based photoshopped: used to describe a photo PLN: personal learning network; a person’s
learning; an instructional approach that has manipulated by any kind of photo-editing individual network of other educators, met in
students learn by solving real-world problems software (such as Adobe Photoshop). When person and online, with whom they collaborate
or producing real-world projects in authentic looking at a picture that seems too perfect or and share ideas. Educators on Twitter often
contexts. This approach has grown in popularity fake in some way, a person might say it looks refer to people they are connected to on Twitter
as technology becomes more widely available photoshopped. as their “Twitter PLN.”
because it gives students more tools for these
kinds of tasks. pixel: a tiny unit of illumination on a display plug-in: a small program added to an existing
screen. The more pixels an image has, the program to improve its functionality. For
PC: personal computer; generally refers to any more clear and realistic an image looks. When example, a blog can have a plug-in that allows
computer designed for home use, but most something looks pixelated, the individual pixels the blogger to add social network sharing
often used to differentiate between Apple’s are visible and the image looks blurry. buttons (Facebook, Twitter) to the end of blog
Mac computers and those that run on the posts.
Windows platform (PCs) platform: the environment in which a piece
of software is designed to run; this can be an PNG: portable network graphics; a type of
PDF: portable document format; a file format operating system or even a piece of hardware image file that is preferred for graphics that are
that preserves the exact look of a file without where the software runs not photographs. To learn more about image
using the original software, so the file size is file types, read this article.
smaller than the original; sort of like a picture PLC: professional learning community;
of each page of the document. Most word usually, a local group of teaching colleagues — public domain: available to the public and not
processing, spreadsheet, and presentation such as a grade-level team or a subject-area subject to copyright. Creative works such as art
programs have a “Save as PDF” option that department — who collaborate regularly to and music that are in the public domain can
allows users to quickly save a copy of the analyze student work and data, plan lessons be used without having to give credit or pay
document in PDF form. and units, and develop new instructional royalties to the creator. These are often marked
approaches with the CC0 symbol, indicating that they can
petabyte: 1,000 terabytes (pronounced pet, be used freely by anyone, for any purpose.
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QR code: quick response code; an image, like sans serif: in typography, a font that does not SMS: short message service; the formal term
a bar code, that links to a specific URL, text have decorative “tails” on the ends of letters. for text messaging
message, or other piece of information when The font used in this definition is a sans serif
the code is read by a device with a scanner; for font. spam: messages sent on the internet or
more information, see the QR Codes page through email to lots of people, usually for the
screenshot: an image taken of the whole screen purposes of selling something
RAM: random access memory; temporary of your computer or other device
storage a computer uses for running programs story: a sequence of photos or short videos
and software; if your computer is running search engine: software that allows users to placed on a social media platform like
slowly, it may need more RAM. This is different search for information on the internet; popular Instagram or Facebook; these are usually
from disk storage, which is used to save search engines are Google, Bing, and Yahoo. temporary and disappear after 24 hours.
files. RAM is only used when you are running
programs on your computer. SEO: search engine optimization; the process subreddit: a discussion forum dedicated to a
of improving a website to increase the quality specific topic on Reddit
rich text format (RTF): a file format for and quantity of people visiting it. “If you want
word processing documents that allows your website to be successful, you have to pay synchronous learning: a learning experience
text formatting such as bold, italics, and attention to SEO.” where participants engage at the same
underlining. Most common word processing time, such as attending a live lecture via
documents support rich text, even if they don’t serif: in typography, a font that has decorative videoconferencing. This is the opposite of an
have the .rtf extension. “tails” on the ends of letters. Georgia is a serif asynchronous experience, where participants
font. engage at different times, like watching a video
RSS: rich site summary (or really simple and completing an activity at their own pace.
syndication); a format for publishing regularly SIS: student information system; a platform
changing content. If you subscribe to a that helps schools manage student data, like
website’s RSS feed through a feed reader like grades, attendance, and other student records.
Feedly, you will be able to view regular, short A popular SIS program is PowerSchool.
summaries of new content from that site as
soon as it is published. smartphone: a cell phone (like the iPhone) that
can do many of the things a computer can do:
surf the internet, use email, and use apps that
enable it to perform tasks like storing grocery
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tablet: a flat, hand-held, mobile computer, thread: a string of messages that make up a URL: uniform resource locator; the full
usually about the size of a medium-to-large conversation on social media, usually between “address” of a website. (Example: The URL
book, that has a touchscreen; some examples two or more people but sometimes built by for the U.S. Department of Education is
are Apple’s iPad and Microsoft’s Surface one person on their own [Link]

tag: (n) a label attached to a photo, blog post, touchscreen: a display screen on a computer, USB: universal serial bus; a type of plug that
or other file as a way of categorizing it, making tablet, or smartphone that allows users to input lots of computer-related devices use. It’s
it easier to search for items with common tags; information and interact with the device by probably what’s on the end of your flash drive.
(v) to label an item with a tag touching the screen A USB port is the place on your computer
where you plug in a USB connector (the silver
TB: terabyte; a unit of measurement for troll: slang term for a person who comments in part). Wherever you see the symbol (below) on
electronic data equal to 1,000 gigabytes; see online spaces with the primary intent of causing a plug or port on your computer, that’s USB.
conversion chart below. trouble, hurting feelings, starting arguments, or
harassing others

1,000 KB = 1 MB 20 percent time: similar to genius hour; the

practice of giving students 20 percent of the USB symbol
1,000 MB = 1 GB
allotted instructional time for pursuing their
1,000 GB = 1 TB own interests. To learn more, read What is 20
Percent Time? UX: user experience; UX design, a rapidly
growing career field, is the process design
unconference: a grassroots professional teams use to make products easy and
TeachMeet: a type of unconference (see development conference organized by enjoyable to use. “I use that website all the
definition at right) educators and comprised of presentations time, but it has terrible UX.”
given by the attendees themselves. EdCamp
tethering: a method for providing internet and TeachMeet are two popular unconference
access to a computer or other device by movements in education. To learn more,
attaching a mobile phone to it and borrowing read Why Every Teacher Should Attend an
the phone’s internet capabilities; learn more in Unconference.
the Troubleshooting section.

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VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol; a way webinar: a blend of web and seminar; a live Zoom bombing: when an uninvited person
of providing phone service via an internet event that happens online, rather than in enters a videoconference and shares disturbing
connection person or distracting content. This article outlines
steps that can be taken to prevent these
VPN: virtual private network; a way to securely Wi-Fi: a technology that allows computers attacks.
connect to a network outside of your local and other devices to connect to the internet
network, which makes all of your activity wirelessly; a Wi-Fi hotspot is a physical place ZIP file: a file that contains a collection of other
private. Why would you want to do this? Read that offers wireless internet service files that have been compressed — or reduced
more here. in size — to make them easier to send; to learn
more, read How to Make a Zip File and How to
WAV file: a type of audio file Open a Zip File

Web 2.0: the “second generation” of the World a Wi-Fi icon

Wide Web, when the internet shifted from
content that came from official organizations
wiki: a website that allows multiple editors to
and institutions to content generated largely by
edit its content. Wikipedia is the largest and
users. Watch this video to learn more.
most popular wiki on the internet.

web browser: also known as internet browser;

WYSIWYG: (WIZ-EE-WIG) what you see is
a type of software that allows users to use the
what you get; a type of web editor in which
internet; popular browsers are Chrome, Firefox,
elements are placed exactly where the builder
Microsoft Edge, Safari, and Opera.
wants them, as opposed to writing instructions
out in code, then checking to see how they look
webcam: a camera built into or attached to a online. Wix has a WYSIWYG editor, which is why
computer usually used for recording a person it’s recommended for people who have limited
talking into it web design experience.

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A All4Ed, 237 ArcGIS Online, 225

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Allsides, 184 Arduino, 173
ABCya, 154 Babbel, 157
All Star Code, 172 Arduino Science Journal, 225
Abolitionist Teaching Network, 237 backchannel, 66, 299
Along, 233 ARpedia, 132
Academic research, 222 Backchannel Chat, 16
Aloud, 267 AR Throwing Simulator, 282
Actively Learn, 89 Baamboozle, 129
Amazon, 74, 125, 305 Articulate, 121
add-on, 298 BAND, 199
Americans Who Tell the Truth, 237 artificial intelligence, 59
ADHD, 252 bandwidth, 299
Amira Learning, 165 ArtRage, 58
Adobe, 56 Banzai, 116
Among Us, 128 Artsonia, 103
Captivate, 121 Baseball with Matt, 69
Anchor, 209 art tools, 55
Creative Cloud Express, 16 Basecamp, 84
Android, 298 Arty Teacher, 55
Express, 56, 268 Beanote, 196
Animaker, 270 Art with Mrs. Nguyen, 55
Fresco, 56 Beanstack, 165
animated GIFs, 54 Asana, 85
Illustrator, 56 Be Anything, 83
Animoto, 268 ASMR, 298
Lightroom Mobile, 202 Bee-Bot, 175
AnswerGarden, 67 Assemblr, 285
Photoshop, 56, 201 BeFunky, 202
anti-racism, 236 Assembly, 57
Photoshop Express, 202 behavior charts, 78
Anti-Racism Daily, 237 assessment, 62
Premiere Pro, 270 BehaviorFlip, 79
Anti-Racist Art Teachers, 237 assignment notebooks, 28
Spark, 268 Be Internet Awesome, 101
Anytune, 190 ASSISTments, 177
affiliate marketing, 298 Be Loud Studios, 207
APA citation style, 222 asynchronous learning, 298
Aguilar, Elena, 263 BeReal, 246
AP Archive, 89 Audacity, 190, 209
AhaSlides, 212 beta, 299
app, 298 audience response tools, 66
AI, 59 Better Arguments Project, 247
Apple Clips, 268 Audioboom, 209
AI4All, 61 Better World Ed, 233
Apple Music, 189 augmented reality, 281
AI4K12, 60 Be Washington, 139
Apple Pencil, 75 autism, 282
AirPlay, 214 Biblionasium, 88
Applied Digital Skills, 101 AutoDraw, 55
Airtame, 214 BibMe, 223
app smashing, 298 avatar, 298
Algodoo, 225 Big History Project, 137
Arcademics, 129
algorithm, 298 Big Walnut Middle School, 49

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Bill of Rights Institute, 141 Book Creator, 73 Buncee, 153 Chatbooks, 73

Bing, 306 bookmarklet, 299 buses, Wi-Fi enabled, 50 chatbot, 300
BioRender, 145 book publishing, 72 Busuu, 157 ChatGPT, 29, 61
[Link], 15 Bookshare, 253 Butter, 274 ChatterPix, 269
bitcoin, 299 BookWidgets, 149 Buzzmath, 176 Checkology, 184
Biteable, 270 Boomerang, 217 BYJU’s, 111 Cheddar Up, 126
Bitsboard, 119 Boom Learning, 149 BYOD, 299 Choices Program, 137
Bitly, 29, 221 Boomwriter, 294 byte, 299 Chromavid, 269
Bitmoji, 30, 299 bot, 299 Chromebooks, 303
Blabberize EDU, 268 Bouncy Balls, 79
C Chromebooks in Health and Physical
Education (website), 205
Blackboard Learn, 161 Box (cloud storage), 82
C3 Teachers, 143
Black Girls CODE, 172 Bracket HQ, 206 Chromebox, 75
cache, 300
Black Illustrations, 145 BrainPOP Science, 226 CIPA, 39
Calendly, 200, 217
Black Lives Matter at School, 238 [Link], 219 Citizen Math, 177
Campos, Ed, 189
blended learning, 120 Brain Power, 253 Claim Your Future, 115
Camtasia, 279
Blender, 285 Brainscape, 119 Clash, 16
Canva, 57, 212, 268
Blendspace, 121 breadcrumbs, 299 ClassCalc, 176
Canvas, 161
blockchain, 299 breakout room, 299 Class Charts, 79
Captivate, Adobe, 121
blog, 299 Brighten Learning, 233 Classcraft, 80
Cardboard, Google, 282
Blogger, 70, 303 Brightspace, 161 ClassDojo, 80
CareerVillage, 77
blogging tools, 69 British Pathé, 89 ClassEquity, 116
Carpool to School, 198
Bloglovin, 98 browser, 299 Classkick, 64, 149
CASEL, 232
Blooket, 129 browser extension, 299 Class Notebook (OneNote), 197
Case Maker, 143
Bloomz, 199 Brush Ninja, 54 Class Responder, 150
CAST, 252
blue light, 30 [Link], 187 classroom management, 78
Center on Inclusive Technology &
Bluetooth, 299 buffer, 299 ClassroomQ, 80
Education Systems (CITES), 252
Blurb, 73 Build Your Stax, 115 Classroomscreen, 81
Center for Antiracist Education, 238
Boddle Learning, 110, 177 bulb, 103 ClassTag, 199
Certify’em (Add-on), 152

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Classtime, 63 Complete Anatomy, 231 Darche, Kim, 18 DM, 301

ClassVR, 283 Compound Interest, 226 Dash robot, 174 Doceri, 16
Clear the Air, 238 comprehensible input, 158 Deaf or hard of hearing students, 252 DocHub, 196
#ClearTheList campaign, 125 cookie, 300 [Link], 150 DocsTeach, 141
Clever, 217 COPPA, 40 Deep Dream Generator, 59 Doctopus, 63
clickbait, 300 CoSpaces Edu, 283 deepfake, 301 document camera, 75
clickers, 75, 300 Cram, 119 Designspiration, 56 DOGOnews, 93
Clipchamp, 269 Creatability, 253 Desmos, 178 Do Ink, 269
Clip Studio Paint, 58 Creately, 188 Didax, 181 domain name, 301
close captioning, 28 Creative Commons, 300 Diem, Marnie, 17 Donally, Jaime, 282
cloud storage, 82 Critical Race Theory, 136, 236 DHH, 252 DonorsChoose, 126
Clubhouse, 244 crowdfunding, 300 DigCitCommit, 101 Doodles Academy, 55
Coach’s Eye, 16 crowdsourcing, 300 digital badges, 266 Doodly, 271
Code & Go Robot Mouse, 175 Crowdsignal, 262 digital citizenship, 301 Doorbell, wireless, 75
Codecademy, 170 CRT, 136, 236 digital literacy, 101 Dot robot, 174
CodeHS, 170 cryptocurrency, 300 digital microscopes, 75 doxing, 301
Codelicious, 170 CS First, 172 digital native, 301 Drama, 105
CodeMonkey, 172 Cue robot, 174 Digital Promise, 266 Drama Machine, 105
[Link], 170 curation, 96 Digital Public Library of America, 141 Drama Notebook, 106
CoderZ, 172 Curator’s Corner, 55 Diigo, 98 Drama Online, 106
coding instruction, 167, 170 CuriPow, 90 Disability Visibility Project, 238 Dropbox, 81
Coggle, 187 cyberbullying, 39 Discord, 85, 244 Drops, 156
College Info Geek, 194 Discovery Education, 76 dual coding, 86
Comic Life, 87
D discussion tools, 247 Duck Duck Moose, 110
Comic Strip Creators, 86 disruptED, 282 Duolingo, 157
D2L Brightspace, 161
CommonLit, 90 Ditto, 214 Dyslexia, 251, 254
dafont, 31
Common Sense Education, 184 Diverse BookFinder, 238
DAILy Curriculum (MIT), 60
Common Sense Media, 101 [Link], 168
Dance Mat Typing, 155

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E Elementari, 170 ExploreLearning Gizmos, 226 flash drive, 302

elink, 98 Extempore, 248 Flat, 192
Eakins, Sheldon, 239
Ellevation, 159 external hard drive, 301 Flaticon, 145
Earsketch, 170
email management, 217 ezGIF, 54 Flickr, 102, 201
EasyBib, 223
Emaze, 212 Flickr: The Commons, 145
Easy Peasy Finance, 115
E-books, student-made, 72, 73
embed, 301
F Flip, 248
EmbraceRace, 239 Flipboard, 99
e-commerce, 301 Facebook, 244
emoji, 301 Flipgrid, 248
EdApp, 124 Facing History & Ourselves, 137
Emojipedia, 145 Flip Certified Educator program, 266
EdCamp, 301 Family Diversity Projects, 239
emoticon, 301 Flip Events, 134
Edison, 174 Fanschool, 70, 103
Empatico, 134 flipped learning, 120
Edji, 195 Farah, Kareem, 24, 120
[Link], 141 Flippity, 119
EdLight, 113 fastIEP, 253
ePals, 134 Flipsnack, 73
Edmodo, 16 Fathom Reads, 91
Epic, 90 Flocabulary, 287
Edpuzzle, 121, 278 feedback tools, 112
Epidemic Sound, 208 Floop, 113
EdShed, 129 Feedly, 98
Epistory — Typing Chronicles, 155 Fluency Tutor, 165
Ed Tech Fitness, 205 Felt, 140
Equatio, 176 Fluent Forever, 157
Edthena, 264 FERPA, 41
Equip, 248 FluentKey, 157
Edublogs, 70 Figment AR, 282
Equity Maps, 248 FluentU, 157
Educaplay, 150 file converters, 28, 82
esports, 128 FocusByte, 218
Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), file extension, 302
252 essaypop, 290 fonts, 31
financial literacy, 115
Education Amplifier, 238 EVERFI, 116 Forest, 218
Fireside, 208
Educreations, 279 Evernote, 195 Formative, 64
firewall, 302
Eduflow, 121 EveryoneOn, 50 Form Notifications (Google Add-on), 152
First Then Visual Schedule, 254
EDUimages, 145 Excel, 260 Form Publisher (Google Add-on), 152
Fiscal Ship, 139
Edulastic, 63 executive function, 251 Fortnite, 128
Fishbowl, 264
EduTyping, 154 Explain Everything, 83, 211, 279 4Cs, 34
Flash, 302
Eggroll Games, 110 Explee, 16 Four Walls, 282
flashcard creators, 118

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Frame (VR), 275 GIF, 302 Google, 303 Lens, 284

Free Music Archive, 208 [Link], 54 Aloud, 267 Keep, 195
Freerice, 129, 287 GIFs, animated, 54 Applied Digital Skills, 101 Maps, 303
Freesound, 208 gigabyte, 302 Arts & Culture, 57, 141 Meet, 274
FreshGrade, 16 Gilder Lehrman Institute, 137 Arts & Culture Experiments, 57 My Maps, 140
Fresh Paint, 57 Gimkit, 130 AR/VR, 303 Quizzes (in Forms), 261
Frontline, 266 Ginger, 292 Assignments, 160 Read Along, 166
Fugelstad, Trisha, 55 GIPHY, 54 Be Internet Awesome, 101 Scholar, 223
Functional Ear Trainer, 190 Girls Who Code, 172 Calendar, 218 Science Journal, 225
fundraising, 125 GitMind, 187 Cardboard, 282 Semi-Conductor, 59
FundRazr, 126 Glide (spreadsheets), 260 Certified Educator program, 266 Sheets, 52, 260
Glide (Voice App), 249 Chrome, 303 Similar Pages, 28

G Gliffy, 188 Chrome Canvas, 57 Sites, 70

Global Oneness Project, 91 Classroom, 162 Slides, 213
Galaxy, Samsung, 298
Global Read Aloud, 135 CS First, 172 Translate, 158
gamer, 302
Glogster, 16 Data Studio, 259 Goosechase, 130
gamification, 302
GLSEN, 239 Docs, 296 GradeCam, 64
Gapminder, 139
Gmail, 303 Drawings, 57 Gradecraft, 80
GarageBand, 190, 209
GoAnimate, 267 Drive, 81 Gradient, 64
Gather, 275
GoConqr, 119, 150 Duo, 15 GrammarFlip, 291
GB, 302
GoFormative, 64 Earth, 227 Grammarly, 292
GDPR, 29
GoFundMe, 126 Explore feature, 222 grammar tools, 291
Gender-Inclusive Biology, 227
GoHenry, 117 Fonts, 31 grants, 50, 232, 237
Genially, 150
GoNoodle, 81 Forms, 64, 261 graphic design, 55
genius hour, 302
Goobric, 63 Hangouts, 303 graphic novels, 86
Genius Scan, 256
Good Free Photos, 146 Jamboard, 83 graphic organizers, 186
GeoGebra, 178
Goodness Exchange, 91 Learn AI, 60 graphics card, 302
GeoGuessr, 140

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Grasshopper, 170 HoloLAB Champions, 281 Import Playlist for Slides (Add-on), 152 JotForm, 262
Great Big Story, 91 Homecourt, 282 Incredibox, 191 Joplin, 195
Greenlight, 117 Hooktheory, 191 Indiegogo, 127 JPEG, JPG, 305
green screen, 269, 271 hotspot, Wi-Fi, 50, 52, 304 Infogram, 147 Juice, The, 92
Groove Pizza, 191 Hubs by Mozilla, 285 infographics, 147 Juxtapose, 139
GroupMe, 199 Huddles, 277 Inkscape, 58
G Suite, 303 Hummingbird Robotics Kit, 174 InsertLearning, 122 K
Gupta, Rupa Chandra, 36 hybrid learning, 23, 304 Insight ADVANCE, 264 Kahoot!, 130
Gutenberg, Project, 88 HyperDocs, 304 Instagram, 245 Kaizena, 113
Hypothesis, 196 Interactive Constitution, 142 Kajeet, 50, 52

H interactive posters, 153 Kami, 196

Haiku Deck, 213 I Internet of Things (IoT), 304 kanban board, 84

Intuit Financial Education, 117 Kanbanchi, 84
Hairy Phonics, 110 IBM, 60, 61
iorad, 279 Kano, 173
Halo AR, 282 iCivics, 139
iOS Notes, 256 Kapwing, 54
Halftone 2, 87 iCloud, 82
IoT, 304 Keeler, Alice, 57
Hapara, 162 icons, 144
iPad, 75, 309 Kendall Hunt, 178
Harmony SEL, 234 Icons for Slides & Docs (Add-on), 152
Issuu, 73 keyboarding, 154
Hassell, Lucia, 18 If It Were My Home, 143
ISTE, 35 Keynote, 214
HathiTrust Digital Library, 141 IFTTT, 218
italki, 157 Keyset, 220
Headliner, 208 Illustrative Mathematics, 178
Hello Talk, 157 Image Candy, 202 Khan Academy, 172, 176

Help a Teacher, 16 images, royalty-free, 201 J Kialo, 249

Helperbird, 254 imagi, 171 JamBios, 74 KIBO, 175

Hemingway Editor, 295 Imagine Forest, 289 Jamboard, Google, 83 Kickstarter, 127

HHMI BioInteractive, 227 Imagine Learning, 178 JavaScript, 170, 305 Kiddom, 65

HiNative, 157 imgflip, 54 JigSpace, 284 Kids Listen, 92, 210

Hippo Video, 15 Immersive Reader, 254 Jitsi Meet, 274 Kitchen, Melanie, 24

Holocaust Encyclopedia, 143 iMovie, 270 Jones, Courtney, 125 Kizer, Matt, 105

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Knowt, 119 LinkedIn, 245 Makers Empire, 169 Merge VR, 282
Kodable, 171 Link-in-bio tool, 29 Makerspace Master Course, 168 Mercury Reader, 256
Krita, 58 Linktree, 29 Makerspaces, 167 Meta (Facebook), 31
KudosWall, 76 link shortener, 29, 211, 221 Makey Makey, 173 Meta Quest, 282
Kumospace, 275 Linux, 305 Mango, 157 Metaverse, 285
Listenwise, 92 MapMyRun, 206 microblogging, 305
L littleBits, 173 Marco Polo, 249 micro-credentials, 266
Lab4U, 225 LiveBinders, 99 Matatalab, 175 microlearning, 124
language learning, 156 LivescribePen, 255 Math, 176 Microscopes, digital, 75
Leading Equity Center, 239 live streaming, 276 Mathalicious, 177 Microsoft, 306
League of Legends, 128 Living Room Candidate, 185 Math Brix, 110 Edge, 306
[Link], 228 Livingtree, 127 Math Learning Center, 179 Excel, 260, 306
[Link], 105 Lizard Point, 140 Math Ninja AR, 282 Forms, 64, 261
Learning Ally, 255 Loom, 280 Mathshare, 179 Hacking STEM, 228
[Link], 154 Lucidchart, 187 MathType (Add-on), 152 Immersive Reader, 254
Learning for Justice, 240 Lucidspark, 83 Math Whiteboard, 176 Innovative Educator certification, 266
learning management systems, 160 Lulu, 74 McCarthy, John, 59 Learning Tools, 254
Learning Network, 185 Lumio, 151 [Link], 28, 82 Lens, 256
Leela, 210 Lupa, 158 media literacy, 183 Literacy Tools, 164
Legends of Learning, 130 Lyfta, 282 Media Literacy Now, 183 OneDrive, 82
LEGO, 174 MediBang Paint, 58 OneNote, 197
Lensa, 203 M MeisterTask, 85 PowerPoint, 214
LessonPix, 255 Magical, 220 Membean, 288 Reading Coach, 164
LessonUp, 151 Magisto, 268 Memrise, 157 Reading Progress in Teams, 164
lesson planning, 219 Magma Math, 179 Mendeley, 223 Teams, 85, 162, 274
Let’s Start Coding, 171 Magoosh Vocabulary Builder, 288 Mentimeter, 67 To Do, 219
LingQ, 158 MakeBeliefsComix, 87 Merge, 284 Translator, 158
Lingvist, 157 Maker Ed, 168 Merge Cube, 75, 284 Word, 296

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Midnight Music, 189 Mursion, 281 NEA, 266 notetaking tools, 194
Milanote, 100 Musicca, 192 Nearpod, 76, 213 Notion, 195
Miller, Shveta, 86 music, royalty-free, 31, 208 Nearpod Certified Educator program, Noun Project, 146
mind mapping tools, 186 Music Snippet (Add-on), 152 266 Novak, Katie, 251
MindMeister, 188 MyBib, 152 (Add-on), 223 Nepris, 77 Novel Effect, 93
MindMup, 188 My Bracket, 206 net neutrality, 305 NSFW, 305
Mindstamp, 122 MyFitnessPal, 206 New American History, 137
Newsela, 93
Minecraft, 128, 169, 172, 254 MyScriptCalculator, 180
Newsela Certified Educator program,
O
Miro, 84 myShakespeare, 92
Oculus, 282
266
Mission US, 139 mysimpleshow, 271
Off2Class, 159
NewseumED, 93
MIT App Inventor, 61, 171 Mystery Science, 228
OK Go Sandbox, 168
newsletters, 73, 200
Mixbook, 73
Once Upon a Picture, 289
news literacy, 183
MLA citation style, 222
N New York Times Picture Prompts, 289
OneDrive, 82
Modern Classrooms Project, 120
NameCoach, 81 OneNote, 197
Next Gen Personal Finance, 117, 176
[Link], 85
NASA’s Eyes, 228 1,000 Cut Journey, 282
NFT, 305
Money Moments, 115
National Aquarium, 277 1001 Free Fonts, 31
NGSS, 224
Money Moves for Teens, 115
National Center on Accessible OneTab, 51
Night Sky, 230
MoneySense, 117 Educational Materials, 252 OnForm, 206
Night Zookeeper, 15
Monkeytype, 154 National Education Association (NEA), #100BlackGirlBooks, 237
99math, 129
MOOC, 305 266
oodlü, 151
Nitro Type, 155
Moodle, 161 National Geographic MapMaker, 140
Open Broadcaster Software, 276, 278
noise, classroom, 79
Moovly, 270 National Museum of African American
open educational resources, 30, 305
History and Culture, 142 Noisli, 219
Morris, Kathleen, 222
OpenSciEd, 229
National WWI Museum and Memorial, non-English speaking parents, 28
Mosa Mack Science, 224
OrangeSlice, 152
142 NoodleTools, 223
Mote, 114
Osmo, 132
Native Knowledge 360°, 240 NoRedInk, 291
Mozilla Hubs, 285
Ourboox, 74
NaturalReader, 256 Notability, 196
#MTBos, 180
Outlook, 217, 306
NCTM Illuminations, 180 Noteflight, 192
Mural, 188
Ozobot, 174

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P Perusall, 122 plagiarism, 51, 292 Postlight Reader, 256

PE Specialist, 205 Planboard, 219 Poth, Rachel Dene, 282
P21 Framework, 34
petabyte, 307 platform, 307 PowerPoint, 214
Padlet, 85
PhET Simulations, 229 playmeo, 130 PowerSchool, 163
Paper (art app), 58
Phidgets, 171 PlayPosit, 123 Powtoon, 270
Papers (research), 223
photo editing, 201 PlayVS, 128 PPRA, 42
parent engagement, 198
Photomath, 180 PLC, 307 Preceden, 218
parent-teacher conferences, 198
Photopea, 203 PledgeCents, 126 presentation tools, 211
Parlay, 249
Photoscan by Google, 203 Plickers, 65 Presentation Zen, 213
Parler, 243
Photos for Class, 146 PLN, 307 Prezi, 215
Participate, 265
Photoshop, 56, 201 Plotagon, 267 Prezi Video, 270
participation, student, 248
Photoshop Express, 202 plug-in, 307 Printables (3D designs), 169
Pathful, 77
PhraseExpress, 220 PNG, 307 print-on-demand, 72
Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction,
240 Phys Ed Review, 205 Pocket, 99 Prisma, 203
Payback, 115 Physical Educator, 205 Podbean, 209 privacy, 39-42
PBL, 83, 307 Physics Classroom, 229 podcasting equipment, 208 [Link], 185
PBS LearningMedia, 94, 183 Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite, 225 Podomatic, 209 Procreate, 58
PC, 307 PicMonkey, 202 Pokémon Go, 281 professional development, 263
PDF, 307 Pics4Learning, 146 Poll Everywhere, 67 project-based learning, 83, 307
PDF Candy, 81 Pikmykid, 198 Polyphony Lit, 293 Project Biodiversify, 227
Pear Deck, 214 Piktochart, 147 Pomodoro Technique, 216 Project Gutenberg, 88
Pearltrees, 99 Pinna, 210 Pomofocus, 216 project management tools, 83
PebbleGo, 94 Pinterest, 99 Pomotodo, 219 Project READY, 240
Peergrade, 15, 114 pi-top, 173 Popar, 285 Promptr, 107
PE Geek, 205 pixel, 307 Popplet, 187 Provenzano, Nick, 167
PenPalSchools, 135 pixel art, 57 Portfoliobox, 103 ProWritingAid, 295
Penultimate, 196 Pixlr, 203 portfolios, digital, 102 Ptable, 230
Permission Click, 125 Pixton, 87 Post-it app, 85 PTAC, 39

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public domain, 307 RAM, 308 Roblox, 128 Screencast-O-Matic, 280

Publisher, Microsoft, 306 Raspberry Pi, 173 robotics, 174 ScreenFlow, 279
Puentedura, Ruben, 33 Rawpixel, 144 Rocketbook, 197 screen-free coding, 175
PyMOL, 230 Raz-Kids, 166 Rocket League, 128 screen mirroring, 214
Read&Write, 257 RockStar adapter, 75 Screenplay Formatter, 107

Q Reading Adventure, 164 RoosterMoney, 117 screenshot, 308

Reading Coach, 164 royalty-free images, 201 Scribe, 124
QR codes, 221
Reading Difficulty Power Tools, 257 royalty-free music, 31, 208 Scribblitt, 74
Quaver, 192
Reading Progress in Teams, 164 RSS, 308 Script, 15
Quick, Draw!, 55
Readlee, 166 rubrics, 62 Script Rehearser, 106
Quick Key, 64
ReadWorks, 93 RULER, 232 Scrivener, 290
Quick Rubric, 62
ReadyAI, 61 Run Lines With Me, 106 SCS, 172
Quill (grammar), 291
RecordCast, 280 search engine, 308
Quill (VR), 286
Quillionz, 62
Reddit, 245
S Seconds Interval Timer, 206
Rehearsal Pro, 106 Second Step, 234
Quiver, 286 SAMR model, 33
Remind, 199 Secret Door, 289
Quizalize, 130 Sanford Fit, 206
remote learning, 23 Seek, 16
Quizizz, 131 sans serif, 308
[Link], 203 Seesaw, 104
Quizlet, 119 Savings Spree, 115
Renderforest, 268 SEL, 232
Quizlet Live, 131 Scanner, portable, 75
RepCount, 206 self-paced learning (Modern
Quora, 245 Scantron, 64
research tools, 222 Classrooms), 120
QwertyTown, 154 SchoolCash Online, 125
Responsive Classroom, 232 Seppo, 131
Schoology, 163
Restorative Justice, 78, 79 September 11th (Teaching Beyond), 241
R Rethinking Schools, 240
SchoolsBuddy, 199
SEO, 308
Schoolytics, 163
Race Card Project, 240 serif, 308
retrieval practice, 186
Science Journal (Google), 225
Radio Ambulante, 158 Seterra, 140
Rewordify, 257
Scratch, 171
[Link], 99 Shapegrams, 57
rich text, 308
Screencastify, 280
Raise Craze, 127 Shakespeare, 92
Ripp, Pernille, 135
screencasting, 278

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SHEG, 138, 183 Smashwords, 74 Spencer, John, 168, 289 Storyline Online, 111
Showcase, 104 Smithsonian Learning Lab, 142 Spent, 115 Storynory, 111
ShowMe, 279 Smore, 200 Sphero, 174 Strip Designer, 87
Shutterfly, 73 SMS, 308 SpiderScribe, 188 Strava, 206
Sibme, 264 Snagit, 278 Splice, 270 student information system (SIS), 308
[Link], 200 Snapchat, 246 Spinndle, 83 StudyStack, 119
SignUpGenius, 200 Snapfish, 73 Spoke, 285 subreddit, 308
Simplenote, 195 Snapseed, 202 Spolin Games Online, 105 Substack, 30
simpleshow, 271 social & emotional learning, 232 Spotify, 189, 208 Super Code Strike, 16
SIS, 308 social justice, 236 spreadsheet tools, 259 Superhero Comic Book Maker, 87
1619 Project, 137, 242 Social Justice Books, 241 Spreaker, 209 SurveyMonkey, 262
60-Second Civics, 138 social media, 243 Square Panda, 110 survey tools, 261
Sketchboard, 188 Socratic, 180 Squarespace, 71 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Sketchbook, 58 Socrative, 131 Squid, 196 135
Sketchpad, 58 So*Just, 241 Sqworl, 16 Sutori, 123
SketchUp for Schools, 169 Solar Walk, 230 Stanford History Education Group, 138, Swank K-12 Streaming, 94
Skew the Script, 181 [Link], 193 183 Sway, 215
Skoog, 252 SolfaSinger, 193 [Link], 100 Swivl, 23, 265
Skype, 274, 306 SOPIPA, 42 StartSOLE, 250 Sworkit, 206
Slack, 85 SOPPA, 42 Star Walk 2, 230 Symbaloo, 100
Slides Carnival, 211 Soundtrap, 193, 209 Stash101, 117 synchronous learning, 308
Slidesgo, 147, 211 Sown to Grow, 234 Stevens, John, 182 Synth, 16
SlideShare, 211 SoWork, 275 Stop Motion Studio, 271
SlidesMania, 147 SpacesEDU, 104 Stormboard, 84
Slido, 67 spam, 308 Story, 308
Small Bites, 241 Speakflow, 107 Storybird, 74
smartphone, 308 Speare, 290 Storyblocks, 208
SmartSpot, 50 special ed, 251 Storyboard That, 87

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T TED-Ed, 123, 247 TikTok, 30, 124, 246 Turing Tumble, 175
Teen Ink, 293 Tilt Brush, 286 Turner, Wendy, 232
tablet, 309
Tegrity, 278 TimelineJS, 138 Turnitin, 292
Tabletop Whale, 224
Telegram, 250 Timelinely, 250 TweetDeck, 96
tag, 309
[Link], 60 Time to Climb, 148 21st century skills, 83
Taiga, 85
terabyte, 309 Tinkercad, 169 20 percent time, 309
Talking About Race, 241
tethering, 309 Today, 220 Twiducate, 244
Talking buttons, 75
Text Blaze, 220 TodaysMeet, 66 Twinkl LeARn & Explore, 282
TalkingPoints, 200
TextingStory, 271 Todoist, 219 Twist, 85
TallTweets, 54
text-to-speech animators, 267 to-do lists, 219 Twitch, 276
Tar Heel Reader, 258
text-to-speech tools, 89, 165, 179, 254, Toggl Track, 220 Twitter, 246
Taskade, 219
269 Tokotoko, 16 Twitter Spaces, 244
TB, 309
theater arts, 105 TonalEnergy, 193 Tynker, 172
Teachable Machine, 61
Theatrefolk, 107 Too Noisy app, 79 Typeform, 262
TeachEngineering, 168
Thingiverse, 169 Toontastic 3D, 272 Typesy, 155
Teachers Throwing Out Grades, 102
ThingLink, 153 Top Hat, 67, 160 TypingClub, 155
Teach2Connect, 252
ThinkGive, 235 touchscreen, 309 [Link], 155
TeachFX, 248, 265
thread, 309 Toy Theater, 181 [Link], 154
[Link], 228
3DBear, 283 TPACK, 34
Teaching Beyond September 11th, 241
3D design, tech, & printing, 169 Transistor, 209
Teaching Channel, 266
3Doodler, 169 Treehouse, 170
Teaching Hard History, 138
Thrively, 77 Trello, 85
Teaching Kids News, 183
thumb drive, 302 Trinket, 172
Teaching Tolerance, 240
Thyng, 286 troll, internet, 309
Teaching While White, 241
TIES (Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Truth Social, 243
TeachMeet, 309 Science), 229
Tucker, Catlin, 48, 120
Teach with Movies, 88 TIES Center, 252
Tumblebooks, 111
Team Shake, 206 Tiggly, 111
Tumblr, 70
TeamSnap, 199

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U video sharing, 267

W Wireless doorbell, 75
Vimeo, 267 Wix, 71
The Uber Game, 115 Wakelet, 100
Vincent, Tony, 49, 57 Wizer, 152
UDL, 251 Walking Classroom, 92, 210
Vine, 277 Woke Kindergarten, 242
UL Xplorlabs, 168 Wardrobe, Katie, 189
Virtual Human Interaction Lab Wolfram|Alpha, 181
Ulysses, 290 Wattpad, 294
(Stanford), 282 Wonder, 275
Uncomfortable Conversations with a WAV file, 310
[Link], 77 Wonderopolis, 95
Black Man, 242 web browser, 310
virtual reality, 281 Wonder Workshop, 174
unconference, 309 webcam, 310
VirtualSpeech, 281 Wooclap, 68
Understood, 258 Web Captioner, 258
Visible Body, 231 Woot Math, 182
unDraw, 146 webinar, 310
Visme, 54, 147 Word, Microsoft, 296
Unruly Splats, 172 WebRoom, 274
VIVE, 284 WordPress, 71
Unsplash, 146 website building tools, 69
Vivi, 214 Wordtune, 295
UN Sustainable Development Goals, 135 Web 2.0, 310
Viziscience, 231 WordUp Vocabulary, 288
Upverter Education, 173 Weebly, 71
Vocabador, 288 Wordwall, 131
Urban Dictionary, 31 Weje, 85, 100
vocabulary builders, 287 Worlds of Learning, 16
URL, 309 We Need Diverse Books, 242
[Link], 288 Would You Rather Math, 182
USB, 309 WeVideo, 269
Voices of the Civil Rights Movement, 143 Wright, Brandie, 18
UX, 309 WeVu, 114
VoiceThread, 250 WriQ, 290
What Does it Mean to Be An American?,
VoIP, 310 Write About, 294
V Volley, 249
138
WriteReader, 75
WhatsApp, 250
VEED, 272 Vooks, 95
Wick Editor, 272 Write the World, 294
Venngage, 147 Voxer, 250
Wideo, 270 Writing Sparks, 15
Verso, 15 VPN, 310
Wi-Fi, 50, 52, 310 writing tools, 289
video animation, 267 VR headsets, 282
wiki, 310 W3Schools, 170
VideoAnt, 250 VSCO, 204
Wikipedia, 310 Wunder, 258
video conferencing, 273 Vyond, 267
Windows, 306 WYSIWYG, 310
Video Delay Instant Replay, 206
Wipebook, 197
video production, 267

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Y Z
Yabla, 157 Zamzar, 28, 82
Yahoo, 308 Zapier, 218
Yammer, 85 Zearn, 182
yellkey, 211 Zello, 250
The YIVO Bruce and Francesca Cernia Zencastr, 209
Slovin Online Museum, 142 Zigazoo, 246
YoTeach!, 68 Zinn Education Project, 138
Young Writers, 293 ZIP file, 310
YouNow, 276 ZipGrade, 64
Your Black Friends Are Busy, 242 Ziplet, 65
Your Starter Guide to Makerspaces, 167 Zoom, 274
YouTube, 40, 51, 267, 276, 303 Zoom bombing, 310
YouTube Kids, 40, 51, 303 Zoom In, 143
YouTube Shorts, 124 Zooniverse, 231
Zotero, 223
ZoteroBib, 223

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Her tech expertise comes from nine
graduate hours of ed tech coursework

AUTHOR seven years, she taught middle school

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and many more years of watching
YouTube tutorials and trying stuff out.
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more years at the college level, preparing
post.
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