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  • EduBlogs

    EduBlogs

    Edublogs is a platform that allows the creation of blogs with an educational purpose. By creating easily personalized student blogs with EduBlogs, a class can have a consistent place to turn in work, showcase learning, and document progress. Blogging is a great tool to foster a more reflective, metacognitive classroom culture. Blogging transforms the educational…

  • FolioSpaces

    FolioSpaces

    FolioSpaces, powered by “Mahara”, enables you to create an online portfolio. It was developed by faculty at the University of Ballarat, AU. It is a fully-featured electronic portfolio, weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online communities.  You do this by assembling a selection of your resume (curriculum vitae/CV), files, journals,…

  • Socrative

    Socrative

    An instant response tool designed to initiate formative assessments through quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races all with their Socrative Teacher app. Students receive immediate feedback to enhance student engagement. Quickly assess students with either prepared quizzes or on the fly questions to get immediate insight into student understanding. Student answers to open-ended…

  • Google Slides

    Google Slides

    Google Slides is an online presentation tool that’s part of the Google suite of tools. Easily create and collaborate on presentations. Similar to Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides offers a user-friendly interface for designing visually appealing presentations. Since Google Slides is a web-based application, it is accessible from any device with an Internet connection, making it…

  • Emaze

    Emaze

    Caters to the current PowerPoint user, using slide-by-slide presentation, but offers some spectacular results with very little effort. Emaze allows the user to choose from a variety of 3-D templates which are pre-formatted and not highly editable, allowing the user to concentrate on the content and not the bells and whistles.   Emaze   Emaze…

  • Piktochart

    Piktochart

    An easy infographic design app that requires very little effort to produce beautiful, high-quality graphics. Infographics can be presented on slideshows with Presentation Mode.   Piktochart   Piktochart Support Page – This site provides a wide array of help for Piktochart users, from initial design to troubleshooting problems. Piktochart: Using Infographics in the Classroom –…

  • SketchUp

    SketchUp

    SketchUp, formerly Google Sketchup, is a 3D modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications such as architectural, interior design, landscape architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, film and video game design. It is available as a freeware version, SketchUp Make, and a paid version with additional functionality, SketchUp Pro.   SketchUp   SketchUp…

  • Digital Note Taking Strategies That Deepen Student Thinking

    Digital Note Taking Strategies That Deepen Student Thinking

    In a world of competition and exhilaration, success comes to those who are actively organized. A vital tool to aide students in today’s digital era where as much of learning happens online as it does in an in-person classroom is a proper note taking strategy. KQED Inc. describes how digital note taking strategies can enhance…

  • Tumblr

    Tumblr

    Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking website founded by David Karp in 2007, and owned by Oath Inc.The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users’ blogs. Bloggers can also make their blogs private.   Tumblr   How to Use Tumblr for Blogging and…

  • Google Photos

    Google Photos

    Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google and gives users free, unlimited storage for photos up to 16 megapixels and videos up to 1080p resolution.   Google Photos   PC Magazine – 25 Tricks to Master Google Photos – A magazine article describing tricks, tips, and hints users can practice…

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