Using Tech in the Classroom
Using Tech in the Classroom
Using Tech in the Classroom
A collection of applications, tools and websites that allow educators and students to effectively utilize technology in the classroom.Tech Tools for Teaching
Artificial Intelligence
4 Ways to Use ChatGPT to Prepare for Class | Tech & Learning
5 Ways To Teach With ChatGPT | Tech & Learning
6 Ways ChatGPT Can Save Teachers Time | Edutopia
10 AI Tools Beyond ChatGPT That Can Save Teachers Time | Tech & Learning
40 AI tools for the classroom - Ditch That Textbook
Action Steps for Educators in the Age of AI - AVID Open Access - Change is always unsettling, and it is not surprising that the conversations around artificial intelligence (AI) can often feel scary and overwhelming. The future is uncertain, and AI seems to be making it even more unclear. Yet, one thing that does appear to be certain is that AI will impact education. So, how do educators get started when they’re unsure where they’re going?
AI: Advice Articles & Tips | Common Sense Education
AI Competency Framework for Teachers | UNESCO - Guiding teachers on AI use and misuse in education AI processes vast information, generates new content, and helps decision-making through predictive analyses. In education, AI has transformed the traditional teacher–student relationship into a teacher–AI–student dynamic. This shift requires a re-examination of teachers’ roles and the competencies they need in the AI era. Yet, few countries have defined these competencies or developed national programmes to train teachers in AI, leaving many educators without proper guidance.
AI Competency Framework for Students | UNESCO - Preparing students to be responsiblemand creative citizens in the era of AI. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integral to our lives, necessitating proactive education systems to prepare students to be responsible users and co-creators of AI. Integrating AI learning objectives into official school curricula is crucial for students globally to engage safely and meaningfully with AI. The UNESCO AI competency framework for students aims to help educators in this integration, outlining 12 competencies across four dimensions: Human-centered mindset, Ethics of AI, AI techniques and applications, and AI system design.
AI Curriculum Resources | National AI Literacy Day - Curriculum and Lesson Plans to answer our anchor question: “What is AI?” for all grade levels. Lesson plans are designed to cover essential questions about AI, safety, and ethics for grades K-12. We offer options for full-day activities as well as shorter lessons.
AI in the Classroom.pdf - Quick guide to getting started with using AI in the classroom.
AI in Education Archives - Educators Technology - Access comprehensive reviews of the latest educational AI tools and learn how to leverage them to enhance your teaching and optimize students' learning. Let's explore the amazing learning possibilities provided by AI technology.
AI + Ethics Curriculum for Middle School — MIT Media Lab - This project seeks to develop an open-source curriculum for middle school students on the topic of artificial intelligence. Through a series of lessons and activities, students learn technical concepts—such as how to train a simple classifier, and the ethical implications those technical concepts entail, such as algorithmic bias.
AI for Education - AI resources for educators including webinars, prompt library, curriculum, and more.
AI in Education Archives - Educators Technology - Access comprehensive reviews of the latest educational AI tools and learn how to leverage them to enhance your teaching and optimize students' learning.
AI In Education: What Parents and Caregivers Should Know.- Many parents and caregivers are wrestling with the implications of AI for their children. We have developed this guide to help you understand what's happening, ask the right questions, and effectively support your child's learning in alignment with your family's values.
AI Guidance for Schools Toolkit | TeachAI - This toolkit is designed to help education authorities, school leaders, and teachers create thoughtful guidance to help their communities realize the potential benefits of incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) in primary and secondary education while understanding and mitigating the potential risks.
AI is for Everyone, Everywhere | EdSurge Guides - A toolkit for K-12 teachers who are preparing the next generation of AI users and developers.
AI Literacy Framework for Learners and Educators | Digital Promise - a comprehensive framework for AI literacy that seeks to empower district leaders, teachers, and learners to make informed decisions about how to integrate AI in the world and specifically in education. The framework emphasizes that understanding and evaluating AI are critical to making informed decisions about if and how to use AI in learning environments.
AI Literacy: Search Good Practices and Resources - Net Literacy
AI Literacy Lessons for Grades 6–12 | Common Sense Education - Quick, grab-and-go lessons to help your students think critically about AI and its impact.
AI4K12 - The initiative is developing (1) national guidelines for AI education for K-12, (2) an online, curated resource Directory to facilitate AI instruction, and (3) a community of practitioners, researchers, resource and tool developers focused on the AI for K-12 audience. Check out the following information to learn about this initiative.
aiEDU - aiEDU is a non-profit that creates equitable learning experiences that build foundational AI literacy. Whether you have nine weeks or just five minutes, we have an engaging, free curriculum that’s easy to use.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) | NJDOE - This webpage provides an overview of foundational AI terms and concepts, high-level discussion questions regarding AI in education to consider at the Local Education Agency (LEA) leadership and classroom educator levels, resources to learn more about AI, resources for educators to teach their students about AI, as well as links to further research and reports regarding AI.
Artificial Intelligence in Education: A Reading Guide Focused on Promoting Equity and Accountability in AI – CIRCLS - Provides a list of resources that promote equity and accountability in AI
Artificial Intelligence in Education – Digital Promise - Prioritizes a human-centered approach to artificial intelligence in education–working across research, edtech, and practice–to augment learning.
Artificial Intelligence in Education Initiative - ISTE - To prepare students for the careers of today — and tomorrow — educators must explore and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into K-12 classrooms. These ISTE-developed professional learning programs that provide training and resources to help students develop knowledge and skills about AI, consider the capabilities, risks and ethical questions, and explore AI solutions to problems in their communities.
Artificial Intelligence - Office of Educational Technology - The Office of Educational Technology is working to develop policies and supports focused on the effective, safe, and fair use of AI-enabled educational technology.
Bloom's Taxonomy Revisited | Oregon State Ecampus - A reference for evaluating and making changes to aligned course activities and assessments (or, where possible, learning outcomes) that account for generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool capabilities and distinctive human skills.
Brisk Teaching - Free, AI-powered Chrome extension that helps busy teachers save time in the tools they already use, like Google Classroom, Docs, Slides, YouTube, and online articles.
ChatGPT, Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in Education - Ditch That Textbook
ChatGPT & Education - An open access resource regarding ChatGPT - what can it do? What can it NOT do? What can educators do?
ChatGPT for the Classroom -- in 6 minutes - Video created by Ditch That Textbook's Matt Miller illustrating ways to use ChatGPT effectively in lesson planning.
Control Alt Achieve: Free Resources to Teach Your Students about AI
DAILy Curriculum | MIT - Everyone will be impacted by AI in daily life and in the workplaces of the future. It is critical for all students to have fundamental knowledge of AI and to understand AI's potential for good and harm. The Daily-AI program will jumpstart your readiness for AI and give you the tools you need to prepare for the AI-enabled world.
Diffit for Teachers - An AI-powered tool that helps teachers easily create differentiated lessons and resources for the classroom. Convert any content to any reading level, create automatically generated summaries, comprehension checks, vocabulary words, and more!
Discover AI in Daily Life | Google - Learn about the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence while exploring Quick, Draw!, AutoDraw, Google Translate, and Google Slides.
Educational Leadership in the Age of AI – Digital Promise - To inform and support educational leaders as they plan and adapt their priorities relating to generative AI.
Free AI Resources | CRAFT - A collection of free AI courses and guides from Stanford University.
The Future of Child Development in the AI Era - This report explores the potential implications of rapidly integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications into children’s environments. The introduction of AI in our daily lives necessitates careful scrutiny considering the significant role of the environment in shaping cognition, socio-emotional skills, and behaviors,
Gemini for Google Workspace Prompting Guide 101.pdf - Provides the foundational skills to write effective, instructional prompts when using Gemini for Workspace so that you can be more productive and efficient in your day-to-day tasks.
Goblin.Tools - Support executive functioning with this collection of small, simple, single-task tools that help people with tasks they may find overwhelming or difficult. Generate To-Do Lists (Magic), rewrite text, (Formalizer), evaluate tone (The Judge), time management (Estimator), organize thoughts (Compiler), and even design recipes (The Chef).
Google AI - Bringing the benefits of AI to everyone
Grappling With AI Writing Technologies in the Classroom | Edutopia
A Guide to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Parents | Internet Matters - Help parents learn about different generative AI tools like ChatGPT and My AI. They can then explore how to support learning, creativity and even bedtime using AI tools at home.
Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom - A Guide for COMPUTER SCIENCE Teachers | ISTE - A set of guides for teachers who are seeking instructional and curricular resources about artificial intelligence (AI) for various grade levels and across a range of subject areas.
Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom - A Guide for SECONDARY Teachers | ISTE - A set of guides for teachers who are seeking instructional and curricular resources about artificial intelligence (AI) for various grade levels and across a range of subject areas.
Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom - A Guide on ETHICS and AI | ISTE - A set of guides for teachers who are seeking instructional and curricular resources about artificial intelligence (AI) for various grade levels and across a range of subject areas.
Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom - A Guide for COMPUTER SCIENCE Teachers | ISTE - A set of guides for teachers who are seeking instructional and curricular resources about artificial intelligence (AI) for various grade levels and across a range of subject areas.
How AI Works | Code.org - This series of short videos and accompanying in-classroom lessons will introduce you and your students to how artificial intelligence works and why it matters. You can choose individual lessons based on topic, explore the whole series of topics in one class or teach all 7 lessons to give a deeper dive.
How Disruptive Will ChatGPT Be? – Dr. Catlin Tucker
ISTE's AI Explorations - Free practical guides for engaging students in AI creation.
ISTELive 23: Using Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education - Experts discuss what IT leaders need to know about AI ethics, policies and instruction while sharing their favorite emerging programs.
Ludia - Designed to align with UDL framework, Ludia is a chatbot that can adapt units, lessons, learning activities, and assessments to better support students' diverse needs and remove barriers to learning.
Make AI Literacy a Priority With These Free Resources | Getting Smart - Promoting AI literacy among teachers and students to adapt to the evolving role of AI in education
Open Learning Curriculum - AI4ALL - AI4ALL Open Learning offers free curriculum and teacher resources so that educators of any subject can increase access to AI education in their communities. The AI4ALL Open Learning curriculum is interdisciplinary and approachable for people without CS or math backgrounds.
Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | UNESCO - Addresses ethical issues related to AI to the extent that they are within UNESCO’s mandate. It approaches AI ethics as a systematic normative reflection, based on a holistic, comprehensive, multicultural and evolving framework of interdependent values, principles and actions that can guide societies in dealing responsibly with the known and unknown impacts of AI technologies on human beings, societies and the environment and ecosystems, and offers them a basis to accept or reject AI technologies.
Shifting Writing in AI Infused Classroom | The AI Infused Classroom - 10 ideas for shifting writing in an AI infused world.
Teaching AI: Educator Resources for Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom | intel.- Learn strategies for teaching AI in K‒12 classrooms, and prepare your students for the future.
Teaching AI Literacy in PK-12 Education: A Guide to Preparing Students for the Future Part One - CIDDL- Practical activities for teaching AI literacy in educational settings.
Teaching AI Literacy in K-12 Education Part Two: Recommendations by Grade Levels - CIDDL - Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to impact our daily lives significantly. AI literacy, an essential knowledge and skill to understand, interact with, and evaluate AI technologies, has become important for students to navigate this landscape of technologies.
Teaching Writing in Harmony with Advancing AI Technology – Dr. Catlin Tucker
There's An AI For That - Database of over 6500 AIs available. USe this smart AI search to find the best AI tools for any use case.
Uncovering Deepfakes: Classroom Guide | AI for Education - the presence of Deepfakes - hyperrealistic AI-generated video, photo, and audio forgeries - is surging with a staggering 95,820 documented deepfake videos in 2023 alone.This blurring of reality requires a new approach to vetting if online content is real or fake. This guide is designed to build student awareness of the presence and impact of deepfakes, while providing key discussion topics on the ethics of AI-generated content.
Unlock Generative AI Safely and Responsibly—Classroom Toolkit | Microsoft Learn - Generative AI has become a popular topic in recent times, with both excitement about the potential of new tools, and concern about their impact. It’s clear that generative AI has the potential to bring vast opportunities in the field of education, and Microsoft is excited to support educators around the world to harness generative AI’s benefits.
Using AI in the Classroom Series with Judi Kibelstis | LRC-South - Provides educators with a foundational understanding of how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance learning and teaching in the classroom while supporting all students. This series explores various ways AI can be leveraged to improve educational practices and outcomes.
Assistive Technology
Accessibility Resources - GAAD - Recommended accessibility features, technology, tools, and learning resources.
Assistive Technology Guide for New Jersey | NDI- This guide has been prepared to strengthen awareness of Assistive Technology, accommodations, and accessible equipment funding and service programs.
Accessibility Technology & Tools | Microsoft
AEM: Accessible Educational Materials - The AEM Center provides support for the use of accessible educational materials in early learning, K-12, higher education, and workplace settings.
Apps for Kids with Special Needs and Learning Disabilities | Common Sense Media - Find apps, games, and other tools to help kids with special needs and learning disabilities.
Assistive Technology | ECTA Center
Assistive Technology Basics | Understood.org
Assistive Technology Lending Center - A free service for New Jersey residents. Anyone with a disability who would like to trial assistive technology.
Assistive Technology for Special Education | NJDOE
Assistive Technology: Mission Accomplished | LRC-S Quick Tip
Assistive Technology | School and Learning | Understood.org
Assistive Technology Devices and Services for Children With Disabilities Under the IDEA - The Office of Educational Technology and the Office of Special Education Programs are pleased to share the below guidance in support of children with disabilities who need assistive technology (AT) devices and services for meaningful access and engagement in education.
Assistive Technology Can Benefit All Students | Edutopia
Assistive Technology Center | Advancing Opportunities - New Jersey’s online resource for information and equipment to help people with disabilities, their families, teachers and employers identify and learn to use the technology that will be most effective in meeting their goals.
Assistive Technology: Finding the Right Resources for All Students | Getting Smart
Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview | Reading Rockets
Assistive Technology That's Built Into Mobile Devices
Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs | About ATAP
AT Decision Making | PaTTAN - Tools to guide the decision-making processes used by IEP teams to determine the need for AT. Utilize assessment and data collection to guide the selection and implementation of AT devices and services.
AT Resources - Assistive Technology Industry Association
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) - Please explore these resources on our Online Resources: Students with Disabilities page
BeeLine Reader: making reading on-screen easier and faster.
BridgingApps | Apps for Special Needs
"Byte"-sized Assistive Technology with Dr. Alicia Drelick | LRC-South PL Short - These short training modules are designed for for teachers, related service providers, and administrators. Divided into five parts, the series offers a general overview of assistive technology and its applications in the classroom. Participants can gain an understanding of assistive technology's definition, purpose, and significance in supporting students with disabilities. The series covers the consideration of assistive technology during the IEP process, explores text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools, and addresses the use of assistive technology for executive functioning skills.
Creatability - Creatability is a set of experiments made in collaboration with creators and allies in the accessibility community. They explore how creative tools – drawing, music, and more – can be made more accessible using web and AI technology.
CORGI - Digital graphic organizers for building higher-order thinking skills
CTD-AT Keyring - Easy to access examples of low and high tech that span ages and types of support.
ECTA Center: Assistive Technology - The appropriate use of assistive technology (AT) in the classroom or playgroup, at home, and in the community supports natural learning opportunities and the successful inclusion of infants, toddlers and young children with disabilities in the full array of services and settings that are available to all young children.
Easy Ways to Bring Assistive Technology Into Your Classroom | Edutopia - Free or low-cost tools can help all students—with and without learning differences—better access course content.
Immersive Reader | What is the Immersive Reader? - Microsoft Immersive Reader is a free tool, built into Word, OneNote, Outlook, Office Lens, Microsoft Teams, Forms, Flipgrid, Minecraft: Education Edition and the Edge browser, that implement proven techniques to improve reading and writing for people regardless of their age or ability.
IRIS | Assistive Technology: An Overview - Module offers an overview of assistive technology (AT) and explores ways to expand students' access to it in the classroom.
Meet Boardmaker Activities-to-Go! - A collection of standardized picture symbols used for communication with students
National Disability Center - Assistive Technology Loan Program
QIAT - Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology - Guiding the Provision of Quality AT Services
Resources for Supporting Learners with Disabilities | Digital Promise
The Richard West Assistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC) - The Richard West Assistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC) serves as New Jersey's federally funded assistive technology project through a sub-contract with New Jersey's Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Its purpose is to assist individuals in overcoming barriers in the system and making assistive technology more accessible to individuals with disabilities throughout the state.
Seeing AI App from Microsoft - Seeing AI is an artificial intelligence application developed by Microsoft for iOS. It uses the device camera to identify people and objects, and then the app audibly describes those objects for people with visual impairment. Now available in Italian, Turkish, Dutch, German, French, Japanese and Spanish.
The SETT Framework for AT Tool Selection - Learn how to use the SETT framework to identify a struggling student's learning needs and match that with the most appropriate assistive technology options. A case study is provided.
Special Education and Accessibility Resources for Remote Learning | Microsoft
Tech Toolbox™ | The Arc - The Arc's Tech Toolbox™ is a place to find, share, rate and review technology for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD).
UDLTechToolKit - A collection of online tools and resources to engage all learners
Understanding Assistive Technology: Simply Said - The definition of Assistive Technology presented by the PACER Simon Technology Center
Classroom Management and Communication
Bloomz - With Bloomz, teachers and schools save time by having all the tools they need to communicate with today's parents and students in one easy-to-use (and free) app.
Classcraft - By harnessing the power of games and stories — things kids love — Classcraft helps you turn your class into an experience that your students can’t get enough of.
ClassDojo - A school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use every day to build close-knit communities by sharing what’s being learned in the classroom home through photos, videos, and messages.
ClassKick - Easy-to-use, real-time monitoring, feedback, and assessment for 1-to-1
Class Room Screen - Create a homescreen where you can place reusable countdown timers, stopwatches, noise meters, random name selectors, QR codes, and more helpful classroom management tools.
ClassTag - Simple parent-teacher communication that just works, for everyone.
Remind - Communication for the school, home, and everywhere in between.
Seesaw - Student driven digital portfolios and simple parent communication
TalkingPoints - Multilingual texting tool enhances school-to-home communication
Clip Art, Pictures & Music
Collaborative Platforms
Coggle: Simple Collaborative Mind Maps & Flow Charts - Produce beautiful notes quickly and easily. Share them with friends and colleagues to work on your ideas together.
GooseChase - Custom photo and video scavenger hunts played through an app on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Teachers can create team or individual challenges.
MURAL - Education - A digital collaboration platform with an educational portal for creating any type of graphic organizer, including a mind map, diagram, brainstorm, and more.
Padlet - An online virtual “bulletin” board, where students and teachers can collaborate, reflect, share links and pictures, in a secure location. Padlet allows users to create a hidden wall with a custom URL. Padlet creators can also moderate posts, remove posts, and manage their board 24/7.
Parlay - Helps teachers inspire meaningful and inclusive discussions in their classroom
Popplet - Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them.
Voice Thread - Conversations in the cloud. Transforming media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.
Wakelet - Easy way to capture, organize and share multi-media resources with students, teachers, and learning communities.
Witeboard - A collaborative online whiteboard you can use and share - with or without an account.
Coding and Gaming
Alice.org - An innovative block-based programming environment that makes it easy to create animations, build interactive narratives, or program simple games in 3D. Alice is designed to teach logical and computational thinking skills, fundamental principles of programming and to be a first exposure to object-oriented programming.
The Benefits of Gaming in Education | Spiel Times
Blackbird Code - Online platform for grades 6-12 makes it possible to teach coding to every student.
Code.org: Learn today, build a brighter tomorrow.
The Code Twins - Brett and Yvette love solving puzzles with their robot friend, Cody Point Two. But without the right commands, in the right order, Cody won't know where to go or what to do! Can the twins program Cody so she can join in on the fun?
CS First: Teach Computer Science & Coding to Kids - A free computer science curriculum that makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn.
DAILy Workshop | AI Education from MIT - Hands-on and computer-based activities on AI concepts, ethical issues in AI, creative expression using AI, and how AI relates to your future. You will experience training and using machine learning to make predictions, investigate bias in machine learning applications, use generative adversarial networks to create novel works of art, and learn to recognize the AI you interact with daily and in the world around you.
Elementari | Write and Code Interactive Stories for Free
Girls Who Code - Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. Resources include free computer science activities — some online, some offline, of varying levels of difficulty. Each activity features a woman in tech who pioneered innovative technology.
How Schools Spark Excitement for Learning with Role Playing and Games | KQED
Learn to Code | Hour of Code - Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages in over 45 languages. Join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code.
A New Venue for Video Games: K-12 Classrooms | EdSource
Think Like A Coder | TedED - A 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and must solve their way through a series of programming puzzles.
Stop Disasters Game | UNDRR - Education is key for reducing children’s risks to disasters.If we teach them from an early age about the risks posed by natural hazards, children will have a better chance to save their lives during disasters.This online game aims at teaching children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Children will learn through playing how the location and the construction materials of houses can make a difference when disasters strike and how early warning systems, evacuation plans and education can save lives.
Want to Teach Coding? Here’s Where to Begin | Edutopia
STEAM Resources | LRC-South Online Resources - Looking for ideas to enhance your STEAM skills? Explore our curated list of resources all about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.
Digital Storytelling
30 Apps and Sites for Digital Storytelling | TechLeaning
Animoto | Free video maker - Create your own video easily
Bookcreator | Bring creativity to your classroom
Buncee | Create, Present and Share Engaging Multimedia Lessons
Elementari | Write and Code Interactive Stories for Free
Make Belief Comix | Create Comics Online
Pixton | Comic, Storyboard & Graphic Novel Maker
Storyboard That | Storyboard Maker, Comic Strip Maker
Storyjumper | Create Story Books
Toontastic 3D | Creative Storytelling AppFormative Assessment and Polls
75 Digital Tools and Apps Teachers Can Use to Support Formative Assessment in the Classroom | NWEA
AnswerGarden | Plant a Question, Grow Answers
ClassPoint | interactive classroom quiz tool for PowerPoint
Formative | Real-time responses. Long-term growth.
Insert Learning | Insert instructional content on any web page
Kahoot | Learning games | Make learning awesome!
Mentimeter | Interactive presentation software
Nearpod | Student Engagement Platform
Pear Deck | Add formative assessments & interactive questions to presentations
Plickers | Formative assessment has never been faster
Poll Everywhere | Ask interactive questions that get participants talking
Poll Maker: Make a Poll in Seconds | Free & Unlimited
Quizizz | Free Quizzes for Every Student
Socrative | Fun, effective engagement and on-the-fly assessments
Assessments in Lesson Design | LRC-South - Find additional information regarding assessments in our Strategies to Incorporate Technology in Lesson Design.
Infographics and Graphic Design
OERs - Open Educational Resources
OERs - Open Educational Resources | LRC-South Online Resources - A collection of Open Educational Resources (OERs) that are freely available for teachers and students to use, adapt, share, and reuse.
New & Noteworthy
The Achievery - A free and safe online learning platform created by AT&T to provide K-12 students with engaging and entertaining videos paired with educational activities.
ClassHook - Make learning relevant with educational scenes from TV shows & movies. Search for video clips according to subject and topic.
ClassPoint - All-in-one teaching tool in PowerPoint - improved presentation delivery, audience engagement, and gamified student learning.
Class Room Screen - Create a homescreen where you can place reusable countdown timers, stopwatches, noise meters, random name selectors, QR codes, and more helpful classroom management tools.
Edpuzzle - All-in-one video learning platform for student engagement.Easily create interactive video lessons for your students that can integrate easily with your LMS.
Immersive Reader | What is the Immersive Reader? - Microsoft Immersive Reader is a free tool, built into Microsoft products, the Edge browser, and integrated into popular sites wlie Flipgrid, Minecraft: Education, and Wakelet that implements proven techniques to improve reading and writing, offers translation, text-to-speech, and so much more.
Literal App - Over 500 free books presented in an interactive format resembling text messages in a group chat.
Scribble Diffusion - Turn your sketch into a refined image using AI.
TEACHFLIX - Classroom videos to use in class TODAY -- crowdsourced from educators like you. Search by content or grade level.
Presentation and Video Tools
Adobe Spark | Social Graphics, Web Pages, and Short Videos
Animaker | Make Animated Videos on Cloud for free
Binumi.com | Create and share videos
Canva | Collaborate & Create Beautiful Designs
ClassPoint | interactive classroom quiz tool for PowerPoint
CurrikiStudio | Free Authoring Software
EdPuzzle | Create Beautiful Interactive Video Lessons
Emaze | Create & Share Amazing Presentations
Genial.ly | Interactive learning experiences for the 21st century education
InsertLearning | Insert instructional content on any web page
Loom | Video Recorder/Screencasting
Mentimeter | Interactive presentation software
Moovly l Online Video Editor and Video Maker for Business and Education
Nearpod | Student Engagement Platform
Pear Deck | Add formative assessments & interactive questions to presentations
Pecha Kucka | Visual Storytelling That Celebrates Humanity
Playpost | An interactive video platform
Powtoon | Visual Communication Platform
Renderforest | Whiteboard Animation Maker for free
ScreenPal | Capture, create, and shareProfessional Resources: Blogs and Website
Class Tech Tips: EdTech Blog, Tools and Resources for Educators | Monica Burns
Cult of Pedagogy | Jennifer Gonzalez
Ditch That Textbook | Education Technology & Tools for Teachers
Free Technology for Teachers | Richard Byrne
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007
A Principal's Reflections | Eric Scheninger
Shake Up Learning | Shake Up Learning in your classroom today! | Kasey BellTech Tool Reviews
Common Sense Media - In-depth, trusted reviews to help you find the right app, game, or website for your classroom.
Bridging Apps - Bridging the gap between technology and people with disabilities
Teachers with Apps - Reviews are authored by teachers, therapists, and educators with specific expertise in the different ages/content/and special areas related to what is being reviewed. TWA field-tests every app/product with students and teachers as part of our in-depth evaluation process.
Virtual & Augmented Reality
7 Augmented Reality Tools for the Classroom
10 Awesome AR Apps for the Classroom - The Tech Edovocate
10 Reasons To Use Virtual Reality In The Classroom | TeachThought
AR/VR in K–12: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning | EdTech Magazine - Educators create virtual spaces to make a classroom environment that can fit the needs of any student.
ClassVR – Virtual Reality for the Classroom - Engaging VR and AR educational content for students of all ages
Expeditions Pro - Upload your own 360° content and create your own virtual reality tours.
Google Earth VR - Google Earth VR puts the whole world within your reach.
QuiverVision- Quiver offers coloring pages that students can color and then scan with the corresponding Quiver mobile app. When the pages are scanned with the app, the drawings become animated on phones or tablets.
Unimersiv: VR/ Virtual Reality Education - Unimersiv is the largest platform for VR educational experiences. We believe that Virtual Reality can strongly improve the capacity of the human mind to remember the things it learned for a long time and make learning something new easier for students of all ages.
Virtual Reality Classroom | Nearpod - Choose from 450+ ready-to-run VR lessons
Virtual Reality for Education - The possibilities of virtual reality in education, focusing on apps and research-backed effective uses of virtual reality in the classroom.
Effective Use of Technology in the Classroom
Effective technology integration goes beyond just using technology and explores the ways technology can transform and redefine learning, empowering our students to engage and thrive as skillful citizens of a global digital society. Watch Now