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: Punctuation – End Marks
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5 useful apps for students with autism
Mobile technology has opened up a plethora of resources for students with special needs, including students with autism. During Autism Awareness Month in April, we're highlighting resources and…
App of the week: Gracie and Friends Birthday Cafe
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Five apps to teach financial responsibility
Financial responsibility is an essential skill, and increasingly, it's a skill that is taught as early as elementary school. Teaching children about financial responsibility could help them make…
App of the week: Mars Gen One: Argubot Academy
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App of the Week: Shadow Puppet EDU
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App of the Week: Globe Smart Education 1
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App of the Week: Classify It!
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5 gorgeous apps to help you learn about space
STEM learning seems to be a national priority today, with calls for more computer science, engineering, and coding opportunities for students of all ages. In fact, using students'…
App of the Week: Composer Pro
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App of the week: The Land of Venn
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App of the week: Thinking Time Pro
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ClassDojo updates classroom management app
ClassDojo, a tool that gives real-time, positive feedback to students, updated its flagship mobile app to let teachers and parents build stronger relationships with each other. ClassDojo helps…
App of the week: Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Classroom Edition
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App of the week: LightSail
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Google launches Classroom app
Google Classroom users have another way to access the tool with the Jan. 14 launch of the Classroom app for both Android and iOS. Teachers also have two…
App of the Week: Twelve a Dozen
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itslearning launches new mobile app
In order to help students be better prepared for learning and improve teacher-student communication, itslearning has created a mobile app for iPhones and Android phones. Available for free…
App of the Week: On-demand science definitions
This app helps users look up and define science terms and notable names in science.
App of the Week: Doodle with math
App name: Doodle Critter Math Shapes What is it? Interact and play with basic shapes such as ‘triangle, rectangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, and circle’! Various motivational activities will…
App of the Week: An anger management tool
App name: Calm Counter Social Story & Anger Management Tool What is it? Calm Counter is a visual and audio tool to help people calm down when they…
Disney donates $55M in apps, books
At the White House Summit on Early Education, The Walt Disney Company announced a $55 million in apps and books through First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that…
App of the Week: Tap into student creativity
This app helps students tap into their creativity and create interactive games.
App of the Week: The Chemical Touch
The Chemical Touch is a touch-sensitive periodic table and chemical information companion.
7 free flipped classroom creation apps you might not know
You might not know these apps for creating lessons, video, and more—perfect for the flipped classroom The flipped classroom gives ... Read more
When letter grades won’t work, there’s an app for that
In my eighth grade physical computing class, I have a grade problem. The things that are most important to me--things like creativity, curiosity, persistence, critical thinking--are nearly impossible…
App of the Week: Find the opposites
Luna and Leo must correctly identify the antonym that is the opposite of the keyword in the whale puzzle sentences.
6 apps to build algebra skills
Many students begin school with a love of math, but stumble when they reach algebra. With the increasing prevalence of mobile learning, though, on-demand apps and resources can…
App of the Week: Preschool math with monkeys
Join the monkeys in their journey and help them solve math problems to keep their space ship fueled up for their new explorations!
8 special education communication apps
Technology facilitates faster and easier communication for everyone, and it plays a unique role in helping students with special needs develop important verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Here,…
App of the Week: Get a little ‘brainly’
Got a problem with homework? Get the Brainly app and ask questions about what's causing you trouble.
6 tools for parent-teacher collaboration
Educators know that students’ home lives play an integral role in their academic success. Communication between teachers and parents makes it easier for educators to understand the outside…
App of the Week: Build strong test-taking skills
App name: Test Precision What is it? Test Precision is an eLearning platform for college admission test (SAT & ACT) ... Read more
App of the Week: Scheduling for students with autism
This app helps students with autism learn to manage and organize their schedules.
Mobile tools clear path for workflow management
A new tablet app aims to improve faculty workflow around assignments and easily track student submissions.
App of the Week: Who wants a math mission?
Operation Math includes more than 100 timed missions that help players learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
App of the Week: Tons of kid-friendly activities
KidQuest makes it easy with dozens of free things to make and build, with step by step illustrated guides.
App of the Week: Busy bee storytellers
