This blog is dedicated to innovative teaching and learning through the use of technology and digital media that engages students in learning while providing them with a 21st Century educational experience. 
Google recently announced the launch of Search Education. With it comes the promise of bringing educators the tools they need to help students become savvy searchers and independent learners. Via Susan Oxnevad 
Jetslides is a web-based application that allows you to create interactive web casts complete with synchronized PowerPoint slides, downloadable documents and email feedback... Via Baiba Svenca
Jetslides is a web-based application that allows you to create interactive web casts complete with synchronized PowerPoint slides, downloadable documents and email feedback... Via Baiba Svenca 
Express your personal creativity instantly with Image Chef—an online image generator that allows users to create customized banners, buttons, signs, license plates, bling and a host of other graphics using premade templates.
If you’re looking for a digital journal, you may have to search no further than one of the newest contenders—My Daily Journal. This app, recently ranked #1 among iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch journals, is the perfect solution for recording one’s thoughts in an electronic format. Search and find unique images, rights-managed and royalty-free images, historic imagery, archival photos from museums, galleries and private collectors from all over the world. Free licenses for educational use.
Humanline an ideal resource for locating historic images. Galleries are arranged according to topic.
Users can browse the collections according to topic or search the collections by keyword. The topics are... - architecture, - archeology, - history, - anthropology, - people, - lifestyle, - religion, and - engineering.
Humanline's images are available to educators and students for free re-use provided that the attribution guidelines are followed. There are two licensing agreements to be aware of when attributing the works. Those licenses are rights-managed and royalty-free.
NOTE: Users need to register as an education user to access all of the images for free. Via John Dalziel 
Create infographics, free tools for data visualization and analysis including charts, data visualisation tools, icon archives and more infographics software to start creating your own infographics. Via José Carlos, Petra Pollum 
RT @STephraFaith: Ptable: free interactive periodic table of elements http://t.co/2BuZkUIx via @rmbyrne #scichat #edtech great table share! Via ittosde 
Bring some life back into your science and math lessons with Study Jams, an online tool developed by Scholastic to assist elementary students with learning concepts such as volcanoes, fractions and decimals through animated videos, slide shows and songs. 
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Have you ever thought about how QR codes could be used in education? Find out more here. Via Gust MEES 
Fun and easy to use, Wikis are also a great way to get students involved in the curriculum. Via Pilar Pamblanco 
MCLEAN, Va. (WUSA) -- The students at Chesterbrook Elementary will be able to teach you a thing or two about the iPhone and the iPad. They are actually using them to stay in shape!
Via callooh 
A very useful list of edtech tools for both teachers and students categorised as follows:
1. Random and Cool Tools 2. Tools for Teachers 3. Tools for Students 4. Integrate Mobile Devices 5. Online Learning & eLearning 6. Social Learning 7. Test Prep 8. Textbooks 9. Games that Teach 10. Miscellaneous / Others
This site offers lots of great edtech resources - explore! Via Anne Whaits 
An interactive experience related to all things Edgar Allen Poe! The site also contains lesson plans, primary source documents, links for further research, and materials for a variety of activities. 
Help Edutech for Teachers build our fan base by “liking” us on Facebook! Yep—”friends” can now receive “Cool Tools” updates via their favorite social networking!Be sure not to miss out on the latest and greatest technology resources, tips and ideas for your 21st Century classroom! 
Need a one-stop shopping site for free math games? Then look no further than Math Chimp, a collection of online math activities organized by grade level as well as objectives found in the Common Core Standards. 
Visual literacy is a 21st Century Skill that requires students to interpret, use and create media in ways to encourage critical thinking, decision-making, communication and learning. With easy access to copyright-friendly digital images and a growing number of web 2.0 resources for manipulating them, it's certainly worth offering students the option of conveying a message visually. Let's take a closer look at one way to design effective learning experiences to promote visual literacy. Via Susan Oxnevad 
Imagine if you could transform any physical object into a digital wall simply by placing a sticker on it.
What would you do?
Via John Dalziel Discover many cool free apps that are incredible for creating digital stories, reading stories, and interacting with stories. These apps are incredibly engaging and meet the needs of our diverse learners. They allow learners to interact with the plot, characters, and even design of the story. They also support multiple learning styles because they are visual, have sound, and animation. Students can even begin to craft their own stories using their voices, drawings, images, videos, and so much more!
RT @STephraFaith: Ptable: free interactive periodic table of elements http://t.co/2BuZkUIx via @rmbyrne #scichat #edtech great table share! Via ittosde 
Reading Rewards is a great alternative to paper reading logs, designed to motivate and encourage young readers. It includes tools for K-12 teachers to track and reward student reading time. Via Danita Russell |
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