5 fun tools for student collaboration
Student collaboration is part of a healthy classroom--here are some new collaboration resources to try this fall
App of the Week: Reading Rainbow’s lesson plans
Thorough lesson plans help teachers utilize an amazing digital library.
App of the Week: Drawing games for learning
Terrific option to teach basic game design in-app or on paper.
App of the Week: Have students reveal work in their own style
Digital worksheet builder lets students show learning in multiple ways.
App of the Week: Gorgeous game brings students into Thoreau’s world
Thoughtfully designed game illuminates Thoreau's writing, philosophy.
App of the Week: Digital scavenger hunts for learning
Digital scavenger hunts provide dynamic, fresh learning experiences.
App of the Week: Khan Academy helps the brain grow
Guided lessons focus on the brain, encourage a growth mindset.
15 tools and apps today’s teachers actually use
eSchool News takes teachers' favorite apps and tools and compiles them into one list.
7 tools for global learning you can use right now
As learning goes global, these tools and apps can help set students up for success.
App of the Week: Collaborative storytelling
Read, write, and vote on engaging collaborative storytelling site.
App of the Week: Making politics fun with sims
Charming political campaign sim mixes data analysis and civics.
App of the Week: Make every week a science week!
A weekly dose of curiosity for teachers and students alike.
App of the Week: A game of meaning
Philosophical game invites students to ponder everything's existence.
App of the Week: Digital planning board
Handy one-stop digital lesson planner saves time in the long run.
App of the Week: Minecraft for the classroom
Stellar collaboration tools, controls make Minecraft classroom-ready.
App of the Week: Emojis to fun-ify coding
Emoji-based coding tool demystifies web design and animation.
App of the Week: Helping students with Autism
Robust app combines high-quality lessons with handy quantitative data
App of the Week: Go virtual for NGSS
Virtual labs epitomize the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices.
App of the Week: Coding through fun game design
Fun and easy game design yields surprisingly complex creations.
App of the Week: Photo editing for social stardom!
Reliable photo editor built for design and social sharing.
15 of the best apps to engage students outside the classroom
From kindergarten to grade 12, the vast assortment of apps can meet any student’s interests, all while providing valuable lessons.
App of the Week: Add a Spark to your online creations
Super-flexible design tool for crafting fabulous images, videos, and sites .
App of the Week: Troves of data for back-to-school
Elegant treasure trove of data could fuel lessons and projects.
App of the Week: Video analysis of performance
Robust video analysis for sports, science, fine arts performance.
App of the Week: Digital lesson planning
Get beyond binders with a digital, remixable lesson-planning tool
Think apps are over? Think again: 3 reasons apps foster effective learning
When used in the right way, apps can complement lessons and help teachers—here’s how.
App of the Week: Enhancing classroom calm
Relaxing and serene app helps incorporate peace into daily life.
App of the Week: Customizable games for spelling
Repeatedly identify, spell sight words in fun, semi-customizable games.
App of the Week: Using video for reflection
Video reflection app puts new spin on formative assessment.
App of the Week: Connecting kids to careers
Free app helps kids refine career search, connect to universities.
App of the Week: A go-to literacy source
Go-to news-literacy site is an excellent primer on media issues.
App of the Week: A fun SEL resource
Complete social-emotional learning units in a neat and tidy package.
App of the Week: Screen recording made easy
Easy screen-recording tool facilitates outside-the-box teaching.
App of the Week: Survey student and classroom strengths
Robust personality survey for students results in real-world insights.
App of the Week: Students find their STEM passion!
Individualized STEM career exploration targets students' values.
7 go-to apps for students with special needs