Very few students enjoy doing spelling practice but Vocabulary Spelling City allows you to transform spelling drills into something that they will enjoy doing. On the app, students can practice sample word lists organized by grade level and complete fun word games like hangman and scrambles and complete spelling quizzes. If a teacher registers for [...]
Looking to implement Chromebooks in your school but don't know where to start? You can read the accounts of four school districts that employed a 1:1 Chromebook program with their high school students here. They go over best practices and things they found that particularly worked for their students. (And don't worry, ePortal works on [...]
Giving students lists of books to read tailored to their specific reading level is great to make sure they stay engaged but can eat into the limited time that you have to prepare for class. The Lexile Framework provides a way for students to generate their own lists of books at their reading level and [...]
NewsELA has published the results of its student election for this election season. Detailed results and breakdowns are available for you to use this information with your class and if your class happened to vote in the poll, you can view your class's overall results and how they compare with other classes. NewsELA also offers [...]
One great thing about the internet is the ability for anyone to access large amounts of data. Data aggregators like FindTheData present lots of information in ways that are easy for students to understand, organized visually into easily readable charts. FindTheData also gives students the opportunity to select entries to compare across certain domains later. [...]
For those days where you'll go nuts if you have to hear one more edtech buzzword, I present to you the Devil's Dictionary of Educational Technology. Commonly used words are presented with an irreverent definition, often supplied by the teachers who use them.
Twiddla is a great free tool that allows students to share a collaborative whiteboard without having to download an extension or log in to a service. Through Twiddla, students can also navigate through and annotate webpages to collaborate on projects even if they're not in the same location. Twiddla offers a few premium features like [...]
This year's debates have been rather lacking in substance, so you may be wondering exactly what each candidate proposes in the realm of education. Ballotpedia has a comprehensive list of each candidate's and party's platform so that you can make an informed voting decision.
Blogs are a great way for students to express their thoughts and keep track of their various reactions to a topic. Edublogs is a blog hosting service designed for students that allows them to create their own blog and upload videos, podcasts, and documents. Signup doesn't require an email address so even young students can [...]
There are so many different edtech tools out there to use with your students that it can feel overwhelming trying to decide which ones to use. LinkedIn has put together a short (less than an hour!) course that can help you evaluate the usefulness and fit of any tool that you're considering using. You need [...]