The 9 Best Web Tools Teachers Will Use This Year

Clear communication with students and their parents is one of the primary goals of every teacher. Start this year with just that by using a variety of tools to share your plans and expectations for the coming academic year. In past years I have used a number of these assets but I have not as clearly organized them as I have this year. For this year’s bunch I have gathered the most important items into one single web page of my classroom website, New Students 2013-2014. I’m hoping that by conveniently placing this information in one place my students and parents are more likely to use the provided references. The following is a list of free online tools that I have incorporated (or plan to) for this year’s class. I have embed a welcome board via Padlet for students to post their introductions. It’s easy to create animated shorts using Xtranormal . It takes just minutes to create a poll and embed it on your website. I’ll bet a lot of your already know about this great service.

Boxee - Watch Movies, TV Shows and clips from the Internet on your TV. 12 Powerful PDF Tools For Teachers And Administrators PDF documents are now being used almost everywhere. Long ago, when they have just been introduced, it was difficult for us to use these documents as there were no options for any kind of change. All we could do was just read or view the documents. There were no PDF tools for teachers, admins, and students. However, with the introduction of other tools, we were able to do different things with PDFs which made it easy for us to use them for various purposes. Now, they have become too convenient to avoid that we find them being used everywhere. PageFlipFlap This amazing tool helps you change the boring old look of your PDF document. Web2PDF Besides being able to convert webpages into PDF, you can easily view the content anywhere . PDF Reader Though this is a common tool , this is a must-have tool for any professional. BlogBooker If you maintain a blog, you will simply love this tool. Debenu DigiSigner Digisigner helps you sign your PDF documents digitally. PDFescape PDF to Flash Page Flip Cute PDF

Documentary Dish The 20 Best Pinterest Boards About Education Technology Pinterest is quickly becoming one of the biggest sources inspiration and innovation when it comes to cooking, design, and education. That’s right, education is a prominent fixture on Pinterest now and that, of course, means that education technology plays a starring role. In an effort to help curate the massive amount of Pinterest boards about education technology, you can use the following list as a jumping off point to start your Pinterest journey. The following boards are curated by teachers, admins, and other education enthusiasts. Don’t forget to check out the Edudemic Pinterest board where you can keep track of all the stuff we’re up to. Patricia Brown: Patricia showcases a myriad of videos, articles, tutorials, and lots of other resources all about education technology.Vicki Davis: We love Vicki! We want to see what YOU are pinning!

Evernote as an ePortfolio: Postach.io, Voice2Note, StudyBlue You know what no one tells you about starting a school? That ending a school year is WAY more work than starting a school year. Also, no one warned me that I would be licking cheap envelopes while everyone else was enjoying the freedom of summer. I digress… this post is about Evernote and some neat new add-on apps I’ve been playing with. Postach.io Postach.io is quickly becoming my new BFF. Voice2Note Voice2Note is a fantastic way for students to turn their Evernote voice notes into text. StudyBlue A connection with a StudyBlue account means that students can turn their Evernote notes into digital flashcards they can study from. ***Please note that while we use iPads for our Evernote eportfolios, it isn’t necessary! We use lots of other apps that enhance our Evernote portfolio experience because of their integration with Evernote.

Resources for Digital Learning April 10, 2014 The Digital Shift On Libraries and New Media, powered by Library Journal and School Library Journal Home » Ebooks » Resources for Digital Learning Resources for Digital Learning By Kathy Ishizuka on February 6, 2013 Leave a Comment From Technology integration isn’t confined to a single 24 hours, of course. Key topics of interest among our users? Research/curation: An Alternative Search Tool for Your Tablet Wikivoyage launches Web Search: What’s Common Crawl All About? Advanced Power Searching with Google Model Library Curriculum shared on our PA DOE portal by Joyce Valenza Kathy’s updated assessments New from Pew: How Teens do Research in the Digital World EasyBib’s New Extensions: two/too “easy buttons”? UN History Project launched My secret search/curating weapon Crowdsourcing the Past – Georeferencing Website Puts Historic Maps in their Place | LJ INFOdocket Why hair salons need to curate Ebooks/reading: Ebook toolkit: Easy-to-Use Applications for Creating Your Own Common Core: Tools: U.S.