Animation

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ - make your own comics

http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/- gallery of animations

http://goanimate4schools.com/public_index - gallery of animations

http://www.readwritethink.org/ - gallery of animations

 

Avatars

http://www.faceyourmanga.com/ - Create your own avatars; keep your students’ privacy

http://blabberize.com/ - make any picture talk

http://www.voki.com/- virtual avatar that speaks for you

 

App Creation

http://ibuildapp.com/ - App creation made easy

 

Awesome Resources/Info

http://wonderopolis.org/ - Learning site that puts wonder at the heart of learning

http://edgalaxy.com/ - Tons of teaching resources

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/ - All things edutech

http://blog.mrmeyer.com/ - Blog of a math teacher interested in gamification and being great

http://www.edudemic.com/ - Resources for teachers, students, edtech, etc.

http://web.appstorm.net/ - Web app reviews, tutorials, how-to, roundups, etc.

http://www.webappreviews.org/ - Gives reviews of web apps and chrome extensions in edu

http://duncanbilingual.blogspot.com/p/game-based-learning.html - Game Based Learning resources

https://www.teachingchannel.org/ - Free video lessons

http://www.nms.org/ - National Math and Science training, blog, and resources

http://www.instituteofplay.org/about/context/additional-resources/ - Resource page from the Institute of Play; incorporating play in lessons to make learning irrisistable

http://www.newtechnetwork.org/ - PBL resources and news

http://www.the3techninjas.org/ - Resources for flippling, PBL, AR, and much more

http://www.twoguysandsomeipads.com/ - iPad/AR resources; tons of info

http://www.futureofeducation.com/ - Conversations, tools, conferences about edu

http://www.eduallstars.com/ - Edu blog & interview site with tons of info and resources

http://cybraryman.com/ - Tons of edu resources for teachers, parents, & students; LOVE the Gifted page

http://www.ipadsammy.com/ - Teacher blog on technology, podcasts, and tips

http://www.ckesler.com/ - Teacher blog on tech, genius hour, and tips

http://www.techwithintent.com/ - Edu blog on how Jac and his friends are integrating tech

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ - Tech resources for the classroom

http://www.friedtechnology.com/ - Edu tech blog with tons of resources

http://tdc.ds106.us/ - The Daily Create - Fuel your creativity with these challenges

http://davidwees.com/ - Edu blog with many great resources for integrating tech

http://www.techlearning.com/index - Tech and Learning site

http://www.teachinglikeits2999.com/ - Tech blog with tons of resources

http://www.currclick.com/ - Affordable resources and tons of free items

Quizlet - flash cards on steroids...  Helps you study through games and online tests built from your word sets!  My vocab' lists can be reached          at http://quizlet.com/user/lkrantz/

http://www.neok12.com/ - educational video library

http://www.classtools.net/ - useful tools for the classroom

http://www.schooltube.com/ - videos

http://www.floorplanner.com/ - create floor plans

http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp - gives a newspaper clipping look to your writing

http://www.freesfx.co.uk/ - free sound effects

 

Book Publishing

Myebook - create books, publish them and sell them

 

Brainstorming/Mind-Mapping

Bubbl - mind mapping

Tagxedo - your words create pictures

Popplet - mind mapping

MuseumBox - mind mapping in cube form

Sixty - collaboration tool for ideas

Wiffiti - live question wall via text messaging

Padlet - online bulletin board

Prezi - online, zooming presentation tool

 

Course Creation for iPad

http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ - Course creation/access tool

 

Curation/Lists

http://list.ly/ - List curation tool; can share to sites; full device integration

https://www.diigo.com/ - Collect and organize lists, bookmarks, highlights, etc.

https://edshelf.com/ - Reviews & recommendations for tools in education

https://www.educlipper.net/ - Clip and share everything

http://www.livebinders.com/ - a virtual 3 ring binder online

 

ELA

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1385 - Play games, learn, and feed the hungry

http://www.wordia.com/ - Free games site to build vocab in almost EVERY SUBJECT

http://thenounproject.com/ - A visual communication tool that uses icons; great for ELLs

 

File Conversion...For FREE!

Online-Convert - converts files of all types

PDF24 - download a pdf converter or use online tools to do the same (I LOVE this freeware!)  This freeware also allows you to combine pdfs!



File Recording/Editing

Audioboo - record audio, add pictures, and post them to any site

Aviary - hosts several tools for editing almost any type of file

Audacity - record audio and mix tracks



Flipping/Blending Support

http://www.sophia.org/ - Flip your classroom with this site & learn/get certified in other areas

 

Gamification

http://3dgamelab.com/ - Quest-based learning platform where students and teachers play, design, and share quests and badges

http://classbadges.com/ - Award badges to students for all learning experiences; great gamification tool

 

Grading Tools

http://www.flubaroo.com/ - Online grading tool; uses Google Forms for online assignments

http://www.gradecam.com/ - Online grading tool; there is an app too



Health/Life Skills

http://lifedojo.com/ - Online academy for heath and life skills

http://www.futureme.org/ - Email yourself in the future

http://www.urgentevoke.com/ - Free game for helping people come up with creative solutions to social problems; change the world

 

History/Social Studies

http://geoguessr.com/ - Explore the world and guess where you are

http://geosettr.com/ - Allows you to create your own GeoGuessr challenge

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/ - social studies activities, interactive lessons, and games

 

Interactive Data Tools/Clickers

 

http://theanswerpad.com/ - BYOD management/feedback tool; free for 1 teacher/36 students

http://www.tapto.com/ - Feedback gathering tool

http://www.proconit.com/ - Social evaluation/debate tool; 1 can be embedded on several sites

http://www.infuselearning.com/ - BYOD classroom support with feedback

 

Interactive Posters/Collaboration Tools

http://www.thinglink.com/ - Create interactive, rich images with links

http://padlet.com/ - Create interactive walls with links; have others post new links to wall

 

Learning Management

https://www.edmodo.com/ - Online classroom support

http://www.studyladder.com/ - Online support for the classroom

 

Math/Science

http://www.graphingstories.com/ - Free resource to help students graph

http://conquermaths.com/free/ - Free lessons and diagnostic tests

http://braingenie.ck12.org/ - Free math and science lessons and quizzes with badge acquisition

http://www.magicalmaths.org/ - Starters, ideas, games, and blogs about math and edu

http://www.ibluemath.com/ - Explore, create, and share

http://www.map.mathshell.org/materials/index.php - Math assessment project and classroom challenges

http://pbskids.org/games/math.html - Math games from PBS

http://maththinking.org/ - Outside of the box math problems that make you think

http://visualpatterns.org/ - Pattern/spatial development site

http://www.collaborativemathematics.org/ - A site aimed at using video to connect problem solvers world-wide

http://www.101qs.com/ - Photo sharing site where you can ask questions and others can ask you questions

http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage - Free math resources from the UK

http://www.mangahigh.com/en_us/ - math games that are really fun to play

 

Meeting/Conferencing

http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/ - Free video calling; auto records and places in your youtube channel; up to 10 people at once

https://meetings.io/ - Free video meeting tool; screen sharing feature

http://todaysmeet.com/ - Allows you to create an online meeting/discussion

 

Music

http://www.musictheory.net/ - Free music resources, tools, lessons, etc.

 

Online Conventions/Learning

http://www.edmodocon.com/ - Free online annual conference; Aug 7th

http://edcamphome.org/ - Free online conference; July 20th

https://twitter.com/ - Online PD anytime

 

Printing Solutions

http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/ - Lets you print the good parts of any web page while skipping the rest

 

Timeline Tools

TimeToast - create time lines​



Trading Card Creation

http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/games-tools/trading-card-creator-a-30181.html - Free trading card creator

 

Twitter Tools

http://visibletweets.com/ - Lets you choose your topic and shows all tweets in that topic

http://twtrland.com/ - Discover and analyze twitter users and search twitter better

 

Video Creation

http://www.wideo.co/ - Online animation tool

http://www.wevideo.com/education - Online video creation, 5GB storage on free version

 

Video Game Creation/Coding

http://gamestarmechanic.com/ - Make video games

http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/studio - Make video games for several platforms

http://www.kodugamelab.com/ - Build, play, and share games

http://scratch.mit.edu/ - Create stories, games, and animations and share them

http://stemchallenge.org/ - National STEM Video Game Challenge information

http://gamesalad.com/ - Create games for several platforms

http://www.codecademy.com/ - Free code learning site; create apps, games, and sites

http://www.purposegames.com/ - create games and play some from the gallery

 

Website Creation Tools

Weebly – website creation

Posterous - social media, visual site creationWix - website and flash creator (which created this site!)

ClassTools - create fake social media sites