Resources for Educators

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Organization > Lecturing > VR > Social Meida  > Specific Subjects > Infographic/Design > Diverse > Podcasts

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Organization

Box - Document storage

Coggle - Mind map

Milanote - Organize creative projects. 

Padlet - Mind map

Skieslearn - Organization tools for students and teachers 

Trello - Organization board

Lecturing

Lecture planning tools

Descript - Transcribes video. Let you edit video by editing text. Create podcast. 

Edpuzzle - Make interactive videos

Educreations - Online tool to make instructions videos and collaborate with students and other teachers. 

Flipgrid - Social media similar. Students can post videos and comment in "grids created by the teacher. 

Insertlearning - Make an article interactive. 

PeerGrade - Facilitates peer review. 

Plickers - Quick and easy online survey tool. Can be used in quiz or tests, or to ask students questions.

Zipgrade - Scantron app. Easy grading.

Lecture tools

Bingo Baker - Mage bingo boards.

Jeopardy - Fun competitive tool. 

Print Friendly - Make every website or pdf document print-friendly.

Quizlet Live - Make a quiz. Practice vocabulary etc. 

Wizer.me - Interactive worksheets. Make your own or use a template.

Presentation tools

Explain Everything - Interactive presentation tool/collaborative. 

Mentimeter - Interactive presentation tool/

Nearpod - Create varied interactive presentations - multimedia

Peardeck - Add on to Google Slide. Interactive presentation tool.

Prezi - Presentation tool.

Thinglink - Interactive presentation tool//lecturing tool.

Video Making tools

FlexClip - online video editing. Trim videos, add music, watermark, transition, make gifs, and much more.

Invideo - video editing tool. Free or premium user. 

Motionbox - an online video editing tool. Edit videos with a single click, add subtitles, Youtube to MP3, podcast to video, music visualizer.


Promo - video creation platform for businesses and agencies (formerly known as Slidely). Can for example be used in project work with your students.

Screencastify - Capture your screen.

Typestudio - Video editing. Edit video by editing transcribed text. Add subtitles.

Veed.io - Online video editing tool.

Digital Classrooms

Blendspace - Interactive presentation teaching platform

Edgenuity - Online school support 

GoGuardian - Control and monitor students' access to apps and products on their device. 

Kami - Classroom app

LanSchool - Program for classroom administration.

Parlayideas - Online platform for discussions between teacher and students. 

Remind - a communication tool

Schoology - Digital learning platform.

Virtual Reality for education

AltspaceVR - create and design your own classroom for your students. Works with VR headsets and on desktops. 

EducationVR on Steam - EducationXR is an immersive VR, mobile and desktop learning platform focused on training and education.

Engage - VR

Lensstudio - AR

Spatial chat - desktop. In-person virtual meetings. 

Math/Science/Geography 

Beyond Calculus

CitizenMath - connect the real world with math

CODAP- Interactive diagrams and charts. Use a template, make your own, or modify others. 

Deltamath - Online learning tool for middle school and higher. 

Desmos -  Graphic calculator. 

Desmos activitybuilder - The teaching can create own activities in Desmos. 

Explore Learning Gizmos - Interactive math and science simulations. 

Gapminder - Interactive diagrams.

Google Earth - Maps (can transfer from MyMaps as a KMZ file)

Unity Learn - create a game with your student. 3D modeling or programming. 

Marketwatch - Stockmarket for students. Can for example be used in statistics and analytics. 

Mathalicious - Website that explores the math behind known subjects. 

My Maps - Map

Periodic table - see properties, electrons, isophotes, and compounds.

Sketchup - Design, build, and model in 3D.

Stile - Interactive science learning tool.

Thinkercad - Designer app for geometric 3D figures, electronics, and coding.  

T-test calculator 

Heatcamera - Heatcamera for your phone. 

Heatcamera2 - Heatcamera for your phone. 

Language

Flippity - game for spelling etc

Pronunciation - Language

Purdue Owl - Online writing lab. How to cite with APA, MLA, Chicago, etc. EVERYTHING you need to know about writing a research paper.

Music

Chrome Music Lab - Make and listen to music and rhythms.  

Music Resource Guide for Students - A music resource guide for students and for teachers to share with their students.

HookSound - Royalty-free music

Social Media

Tik Tok

  • arsenthescienceguy - Science on TikTok. This guy's TikTok videos can spark any student's interest in science topics.  

Twitter - Create a teacher account and post reminders, messages, etc. to students.

Infographick/Design

Bitmoji - Make your own

Canva - Make posters and graphics. 

Colorcinch - Photo editor and cartoonizer.

Designcap - Graphic Design site. 

Mixamo - Animate 3D characters for games, film, and more.

Pikctochart - Make infographics and images.

Pixlr - Make banners, edit photos.

Pixtoon - Make cartoons

Storyboard That - Make cartoonsco.

Diverse

All Websites Builder - Overview of website builders

Ayiti - Game where students control a family's life in Haiti. 

Focusmate - Connect and commit with another person virtually to work on your assignment.

Code - W3school, see how your code looks like instantly.

CupixDictionary - Dictionary

Domain - By your own domain. 

Headspace - Meditation and mindfulness. Can be used to "calm" the class, start a class, or end a class. 

Imgur - Upload photos to give them an URL. 

Logo interpreter - coding

OneLook - dictionary search

Skribbl - Draw and guess game. 

Studio - Augmented reality platform. 

Traceroute - Trace your web routes.

Tutorial for Green Screen - Students can create a film. 

URF Academy - Free resoruce for educators in game design


Quizizz - quiz tool

Scratch - visual scripting

Studio Code - visual scripting

Waybackmachine -see old websites

Website Builder - Make your own website. 

Website Setup - How to create a website. A step-by-step guide for beginners.

Wordpress - Blog

Podcasts



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