50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About

Social Learning
Edmodo
I use Edmodo in my class to send links, give quizzes, tests, and exit
cards. Students vote for Fridays song. This site is very user-friendly and
reliable. It allows students to connect outside of class for projects and
homework help.
Grockit
I teach middle school math and my students dont take the tests that
Grockit is intended for.
EduBlogs
This site offers a free and easy set up for students and teachers to blog.
It looks very user-friendly and is ad-free and safe for kids. I could ask
my students to create blogs about how they would use math topics in the
real world.
Skype
At one time, I used Skype in my classroom to connect my students with
students in London for an ePals project. It was a great experience even
though the video did cut in and out. I hear it is better now, and I would
like to do something similar with my math classes.
Wikispaces
Another free resource in which students can collaborate on projects.
Wikispaces has more to offer. One feature allows the teacher to track
student progress and involvement in real time, which is helpful. My
students do not manage their time working on projects very well and I
could use Wikispaces to help keep them on track.
Pinterest
Genius! I set up an account and searched quadratic equations and found
several great ideas for projects and lessons created by other teachers to
share. This is a definite for me and my class.
Schoology
This service seems similar to Edmodo, but it would be a terrific resource

if my district were to adopt it. At the middle school, it would be

beneficial for me to be able to connect with elementary math teachers. I
know Edmodo very well, but investigating Schoology could be worth
the time.
Quora
This service was interesting to me as a person and as an educator, but I
did not see much value in using it in my classroom. It isnt specific to
the education field, and casts too wide of a net. But it offers value in
connecting with educators outside of my district.
Ning
This service is not free, and it doesnt seem to offer anything I would
need that the free sites dont already offer.
OpenStudy
Enables students to connect with classmates and beyond to get help in
specific disciplines and rewards students for volunteering their time to
help others. I am not sure I would use this service to help my students
connect on projects, but I like them being able to connect with other
students outside my classroom to see what they are studying.
ePals
As I mentioned above, I used ePals on a project in a technology class I
used to teach. It was very user-friendly and engaged and inspired my
students to communicate with their ePal beyond the class project. I am
looking for a project to demonstrate the universality of math to my
students and hooking them up with students in Spain who are also
studying quadratic equations would be an interesting endeavor.
Learning
Khan Academy
I have made Khan Academy a part of my curriculum. Students have
created Khan accounts and access coach recommendations to complete
exercises for homework. If they get stuck, they can watch video tutorials
or get hints. The service is completely free and very user-friendly.
MangaHigh
As a math teacher, I wish MangaHigh were free to access because it has
quiz based activities devoted to math. The activities are scaffolded and
increase in difficulty as the learner progresses. I have used a few of
them in class from a free trial period, but unfortunately, my district is

not interested in paying for this service.

FunBrain
I have also used FunBrain as a resource for classroom activities.
FunBrain has educational and interactive games that reinforce math
skills. Some of the games are not as educational as others, so students
need guidance to be sure they maximizing their time spent on FunBrain.
I usually post links to specific FunBrain games on Edmodo.
Educreations
I have used Educareations to create whiteboard videos in my class. I
created videos for students to review certain challenging topics covered
in class. It was very user friendly and reliable. My students used
Educreations on my iPad to create their own how to videos on math
topics.
Animoto
This is a paid service in which users can create very professional
looking videos. I have been interested in flipping my classroom (or at
least several lessons) and Animoto would make it much easier and give
me professional looking results. But I think I can create great looking
videos with free services like Educreations.
Socrative
Socrative makes it possible to assess students in various interactive
ways and uses live results to help individualize student instruction. It
seems very user friendly and reliable. I would use Socrative to
efficiently collect student data for quizzes and exit cards, and then make
recommendations to tailor instruction.
Knewton
I like the idea of creating personalized online material for every one of
my students, but I have over 200 students and it is just not possible to
differentiate material for that many learners. A service like Knewton
would be helpful if it could generate personalized lessons based on data.
Kerpoof
Kerpoof has closed its doors. So I guess it is now the definition of
unreliable since it is no longer available.
StudySync
This service is aimed at language arts related subjects and does not
relate to my content area.

CarrotSticks
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Lesson Planning and Tools
Teachers Pay
Teachers

I have used Teachers Pay Teachers to get ideas for in class activities. I
do not find it very reliable since you cant always determine exactly
what you are getting before you pay for it. But since the cost per item is
so low and my money goes directly to teachers, the risk is often worth
taking.

Planboard
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Timetoast
I am not sure how I could use this service in my math curriculum, but
the site is user-friendly and engaging
Capzles
My students could use Capzles to pull together various media forms to
create word problem math stories featuring real world scenarios.
Prezi
I have created Prezi presentations for the parents at back to school night.
My students also enjoy using Prezi for power point presentations in
class. Very user-friendly and professional looking.
Wordle
When I taught a technology class, my students created Wordles of
vocabulary words. They also created them about what the word
technology means to them. Students were very engaged and found the
service easy to use.
QR Codes
I have seen Quick Response Codes on various products. They store
copious amounts of data that can be accessed very quickly.
Quizlet
I would use Quizlet to create interactive study guides, like flash cards,
tests, spellers, and matching games. My students would love this and it
is a different way to engage them in jazzy traditional studying methods.
MasteryConnect
Keeping track of which students are mastering which standards is

crucial in math. This site would help me log SGO data in an efficient
way. The free account does not offer enough and would need to be
supplemented by other services.
Google Docs
I use Google Docs in my classroom. Students collaborate on projects
outside of classroom, parents fill in online contact information forms
through Google Docs. Excellent source, very user-friendly, and
completely reliable.
YouTube
I use YouTube often to show various math tutorials in class. I upload
videos I have created to YouTube for learners to view at home. Students
have uploaded video projects for me to assess and show in class. My
district blocked YouTube last year so I got into the practice of
downloading videos at home to show in class later. I have continued this
practice because images of recommended videos are not always
appropriate in a classroom setting. And internet issues may arise.
TED-Ed
I have been inspired by so many TED-Ed videos but there are not many
math lessons available in TED-Ed. I found some interesting real world
applications of math concepts though.
Glogster
I have students use Glogster to create their algebra in the real world
project in which students use technology to bring topics we discuss in
class to life. Glogster is free and user-friendly with professional looking
results.
Creaza
Creaza is another example of a service that students could use to gather
various forms of media (cartoons, video, audio, and prezi-esque power
point presentations) in one project, such as our algebra in the real world
project. It seems very user-friendly with templates available.
Mentor Mob
Students can create their own list of study materials and topics. And
they can upload different media to the list to aid classmates. Great
resource to collect various information that students can catalogue for
the sake of the class. I could use this as a resource for those who need
remediation or for those who want further enrichment.
Useful Tools

Evernote
I use Evernote to keep track of images of tax deductible receipts.
Students send me images of completed homework through Evernote. I
should use Evernote to catalogue images of documents instead of
scanning them. Very reliable in education and translates well into
practical real life uses.
Twitter
I have not used Twitter in my classroom but I could use it to
communicate with students. I can also engage with other educators. I am
the director of my school play and could use twitter to drum up
excitement about our upcoming project.
Google Education
My school is beginning a 1:1 Chromebook initiative next year and
Google Education is supposed to be implemented at some point as well.
I have heard great things about it and cant wait to get started. From the
video tutorials I watched, it will streamline a lot of what I am doing in
my classroom already--- all in one place through one service. I hear
there is a bit of a learning curve but ultimately, Google Education is
very user-friendly.
Dropbox
My math supervisor uses Dropbox to store and share various math
assessments for all of the math teachers in the district. I used Dropbox
to store teacher materials as well as personal documents too and quickly
reached my free storage limit. I now store teacher material on Google
Drive and use Dropbox for personal documents.
Diigo
Diigo has services that I already get from other platforms. I use Google
to organize my bookmarks and favorite websites.
Apple iPad
I have one Apple iPad in my classroom. I use it for clerical duties, such
as checking in homework and taking attendance. I have hooked the
iPad up to the smartboard, allowing students to access apps using the
smartboard as a giant iPad. Algebra tile apps are terrific on the
smartboard with helping students solve equations. I also use the iPad to
film videos of lessons.
Aviary
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Jing
Jing is screencapture software. I use Clipular and Jing seems to offer
similar capabilities.
Popplet
Popplet is for visual learners, allowing them to post images and ideas
and connect them in a visual way. This would be a great way for my
students to organize their thoughts when working on projects. It is also
accessible on iPad and computers.
Google Earth
I used Google Earth when I taught technology. Students visited places
they will probably never see in person. In my math class, students
calculated the distance between cities and countries and translated them
from miles to kilometers. It was a very reliable and very engaging
resource.
DonorsChoose
Fantastic resourse in which online donors gift money to various
classrooms across the globe who are in various levels of need. I would
like for my students to raise money for a math classroom out there that
needs money to buy calculators.
SlideShare
A resource for students and educators to share videos, documents, and
presentations with other learners and educators. My students could share
their presentations with learners beyond my classroom and also get
ideas about projects from presentations featured on SlideShare.
LiveBinders
LiveBinders organizes resources in one place. They offer limited free
storage and then you can upgrade for more.
AudioBoom
AudioBoom makes it easy for learners and educators to record and
upload audio. My students could record the process they would use to
solve a path problem and upload it to be critiqued by their classmates.