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A Gold Mine of #EdTech Resources As I am sure it is for any educator, my student teaching experience was definitely memorable for many reasons. Some good. Some bad. One particular moment, however, has stayed with me all these years. So, in the spirit of Mrs. Back Channels and Mobile Interactive Learning InfuseLearning- I am still waiting for this cool site to take off. Kahoot- Turn a lesson into a game by leveraging the possibilities with any internet-connected device. Socrative- Now owned by MasteryConnect, this always awesome site just keeps getting better. PollEveryWhere- Love it. TodaysMeet- Picture this: students get extremely interested in a class topic and hands are raised all over the classroom. Blended Learning Video Editor EduCanon- Have you ever found a video and thought, “Hmmm, I only need a section of it, and I want to customize the video”? EdPuzzle- What’s better than having one option? Comics and Avatars Bitstrips- Ever wonder how you would look as a comic or avatar? JibJab- Okay. Miscellaneous Gadgets
A Gold Mine of #EdTech Resources: Part II In continuation of Part I of “A Gold Mine of #EdTech Resources,” please find below the accumulated list for Part II. As always, I have given you my best, but I am quite sure I have left off some technology tools that may flabberghast you. No problem. Simply help us all improve by adding comments at the bottom of this blog post. After reaching a word-count limit for this blog post, I quickly realized a Part III could be necessary. Anyway…enjoy, my talented colleagues. Website Creation Weebly- Take your career to new heights by using Weebly to create a website, online store, or blogspot. Wix- Choose from a plethora of gorgeous templates and create an inviting website for your digital audience. Squarespace- In all honesty, I have not tried this website creator. Learning Management Systems (LMS) By no means, do I claim to be an expert on the following list of available learning management systems. Edmodo- I do not know of many educators who have not at least heard of Edmodo. Social Media
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