Discovered Resources

This page is dedicated to providing links to resources that I feel are important to not misplace.

• Adobe Spark - https://spark.adobe.com/
• Create impactful graphics, web pages and video stories in minutes with Spark’s free graphic design app.
• AnswerGarden - https://answergarden.ch/
• Like Wordle, but taken from kids answers.  AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic feedback tool. Use it for real time audience participation, online brainstorming and classroom feedback.
• Canva - https://www.canva.com
• Design anything.  Publish anywhere.
• ClassDojo - https://www.classdojo.com/
• The simple way to build an amazing classroom community
• EdPuzzle - https://edpuzzle.com/
• Pick a video, add your magical touch and track your students' understanding
• Edmodo - https://www.edmodo.com/
• The World's Largest Learning Community.  Millions of learners around the world use Edmodo to find the resources they need and connect with educators.
• Edublogs - https://edublogs.org/
• Easy blogging for education - has a student management section.
• Educreations - https://www.educreations.com/
• Teach anything to anyone from anywhere.
• Edulastic - https://edulastic.com
• Technology-enhanced assessments instantly show who’s on track and who needs help, so you can take action and see growth.
• Evernote - https://evernote.com/
• Evernote helps you capture and prioritize ideas, projects, and to-do lists, so nothing falls through the cracks.
• FlipGrid - https://flipgrid.com/
• Flipgrid is the leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families in 180+ countries.
• Flippity - https://flippity.net/
• Easily turn a Google™ Spreadsheet into a Set of Online Flashcards and Other Cool Stuff.  At first glance...I was underwelmed, however, upon digging a little deeper, I love it!  
• Fonts
• Google Fonts – But go to more fonts in Drawings to access and use them
• Dafont and Font Squirrel are two places you can download fonts to use in non-Google software.
• Formative - https://goformative.com/
• Direct feedback from students.
• Gimkit - https://www.gimkit.com
• Gimkit is a game show for the classroom that requires knowledge, collaboration, and strategy to win.
• Google Forms - https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/
•  Free online surveys for personal use.
• Great Big Story - https://www.greatbigstory.com
• Great Big Story: A global media company devoted to cinematic storytelling.
• Kahoot - https://kahoot.com/
• Kahoot! makes it easy to create, share and play fun learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes.
• Listenwise - https://listenwise.com/
• Organizes podcasts to use in the classroom.  Includes supplemental resources.
• NewsELA - https://newsela.com/
• Reading. Now every teacher’s most powerful learning tool.
• Padlet - https://padlet.com/
• Make beautiful boards, documents, and web pages that are easy to read and fun to contribute to.
• Video Discussion Platform
• Pear Deck - https://www.peardeck.com/
• Pear Deck can help you focus on student experience and allow devices to enhance the classroom experience for every student
• Pixlr - https://pixlr.com/
• Everything you need for photo editing, without the complex design software installation.
• Plickers - https://get.plickers.com/
• Formative assessment has never been faster.
• PollEverywhere - https://www.polleverywhere.com
• Live interactive audience participation.  Engage your audience or class in real time.
• Remind - https://www.remind.com/
• Communication for the classroom, home, and everywhere in between.
• Screencastify - https://www.screencastify.com/
• Awesome screen recording tool!  You do have to pay to get rid of the watermark though.
• Screencast-o-matic - https://screencast-o-matic.com
• An even better screencasting tool!
• smore - https://www.smore.com/
•  Create and send beautiful online newsletters and more.
• Socrative - https://www.socrative.com/
•  Your classroom app for fun, effective engagement and on-the-fly assessments.
• Soundtrap - https://www.soundtrap.com/
• An online music studio for everyone.
• Ted Talks - https://www.ted.com/talks
• Ideas worth spreading.
• Ted-Ed - https://ed.ted.com/
• Lessons and Talk organized for Students and Teachers.
• TinkerCAD - https://tinkercad.com
• Tinkercad is a free online collection of software tools that help people all over the world think, create and make.
• Unicheck - https://unicheck.com/
• Plagiarism Checker that Prefers Results over Numbers
• Video Notes - http://www.videonot.es/
• Leverages timestamps in videos and supports students as they take notes while watching videos. 
• WeatherUnderground Infographics - https://www.wunderground.com/weather-infographics
•  Browse these engaging infographics to discover the science behind weather in a simple and fun way.
• What's going on in this pictures? - https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-whats-going-on-in-this-picture
• Intriguing Times images stripped of their captions -- and an invitation to students to discuss them live.
• Wordless News - http://wordlessnews.com/
• One headline per day, vowel and consonant free.
• Quizalize - https://www.quizalize.com/
• Turn boring tests into fun classroom team games. Instantly know who needs help and what they need help with. And effortlessly assign follow-up activities that boost student results.
• Quizziz - https://quizizz.com/
• Motivate students and reclaim your time.  Free self-paced quizzes to review, assess, and engage—in class and at home.
• Socrative - https://www.socrative.com/
• Your classroom app for fun, effective engagement and on-the-fly assessments.
• Seesaw - https://web.seesaw.me/
• Students get excited to choose from Seesaw's creative tools. They express themselves, reflect on their learning and create a portfolio they're proud to show others. 
• StoryBoardThat - https://www.storyboardthat.com/
• Powerful Visual Communication, Made Easy