Tools and Resources for the 21st Century Educator - An Animoto Presentation
Create Websites & Blogs for Free using the Weebly hosting Website.
Zunal Webquest is a source for Webquests across the curriculum.
You may also create and share Webquests through this free Website.
You may also create and share Webquests through this free Website.
Livebinders is a "one stop" site for many Web 2.0 tools
(flickr, Linkedin, Ning, etc.). Check-out the great Livebinder below.
(flickr, Linkedin, Ning, etc.). Check-out the great Livebinder below.
Recommended Android Apps
Elementary and Middle School
- Brain Café – GeoQuiz: With a beautiful interface and strong database of questions, GeoQuiz is a great program for testing young learners’ knowledge of global geography.
- Kids Paint Free: Allow your young Picassos to flourish their artistic side with this fan-favorite app.
- iStoryBooks: Kids ages 2-8 can read their own books on dinosaurs, animals, fruits and vegetables, and more, or let narrator Maya read to them as they follow along.
- Alchemy – Genetics: Kids strengthen their logic and critical thinking skills playing this game that turns players into gene researchers combining different animals into new species.
- ASL American Sign Language: The easiest time to learn languages is in childhood. Use this free app from TeachersParadise.com to teach your kids to sign.
- Sky Map: Google has gone ahead and mapped all of space for your convenience. Just crank up the app, point your camera to the heavens, and enjoy.
- US History Quiz: Lord knows Americans’ knowledge of our own history is embarrassing. Help your kids be part of the solution by installing this free app.
- 100 Top World Wonders: Kiddos learn about the biggest, longest, tallest, fastest, and most dangerous things in the world with this free app.
- Periodic Table: Don’t let the name fool you. This is a periodic table for the 21st century, with interactive elements that can be clicked to see more than 30 facts each, audio clips, and a quiz mode.
- Classic Simon: Let your kids in on the simple joy that was the Simon Says toy with this app that improves memory. We mean it: let them have a turn.
- Educational Organizations
- NASA App: If you’ve got a little astronaut on your hands, this app connects you with incredible images and videos, mission info, and more courtesy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Khan Academy Player: This unofficial app is a successful complement to the hugely popular, free educational video site that lets you watch that physics lesson or math tutorial offline.
- National Geographic: Throw out all those old copies of the magazine and install this (unofficial) app for exploring the world with the help of this storied institution.
- Whitehouse.gov: Here’s your unofficial window into the home of the highest office in the land and everything that goes on there.
You & your students can create their own vocabulary activities using WordSift and Wordle. Check out the demonstration below in which a teacher uses the theme of Cesar Chavez.
Create your own speaking avitar at Voki.
Slideshare is a good resource for instructional slideshows
or create your own slideshow like the Rocks presentation below.
or create your own slideshow like the Rocks presentation below.
Rocks from duncanpatti
Storybird allows users to create and publish original stories
using a large library of illustrations
using a large library of illustrations
Edublogs lets you
easily create & manage student & teacher blogs, quickly customize
designs and include videos, photos & podcasts.
Some other Resources.....
NC Wise Owl will link you to some great professional resources including
a Caldecott Winners Video Link
The Georgia Department of Education Standards Website
is a must for Georgia educators.
This Internet link, provided by the Washington State Library,
provides a number of helpful form templates for
student informational skills assessment
The ikeepbookmarks Website is a great tool to help
manage bookmarks & favorites.
Use Dropbox and Google Drive to create, collaborate, share and access documents from anywhere.
The American Association of School Librarians' top sites.