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Popular Web Tools for Classroom Instruction and Management

Presentation and Storage

Blendspace:  Blendspace (formerly EdCanvas) is a presentation tool that allows one to build simple, web-based presentations that can incorporate content from the web, Google Drive, Dropbox, and other sources.  Blendspace presentations can be shared via hyperlink or embedded into web pages.
Google Drive:  Google Drive is your one stop source for storage, word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, and online form creation.   Documents can be shared via hyperlink for viewing or editing (depending on security settings) as well as embedded into web sites and learning management systems.
 

Web Link Curation (Favorites)

SymbalooEDU:  Symbaloo is a favorite of teachers because it allows one to save favorite web links to a web account for access anywhere on any device.  Additionally, it allows the links to be displayed as a visual "tile" rather than a long link.  Symbaloo "webmixes" can be shared via hyperlink or embedded into web pages.

Assessment

Infuse Learning:  Infuse Learning offers a multitude of informal assessment tools that can be used with students that can access the Internet on any device.

Socrative:  Socrative is one of the first (and widely popular) informal assessment tools for the web.  It also offers apps for smartphones and tablet devices.  Although it enjoys a wide following among teachers, it is not quite as feature-rich as the newcomer, Infuse Learning.

Kahoot!:  Kahoot! offers a means of whole group informal assessment in a competitive, energetic, fun experience.  What it lacks in features it makes up for in fun and ease of use.  To play as a student go to:  Kahoot.it

JeopardyLabs:  Jeopardy boards using PowerPoint as the foundation have been a long-standing review tool in K-12.  What if you could make a Jeopardy board with ease all on the web?  Now you can with JeopardyLabs.

Testmoz:  Testmoz is a no-nonsense, basic testing application.  It is web based and will run on any Internet capable device.  It is more popular with secondary level teachers.

Intel's Visual Ranking Tool:  Use this online tool to rank items based on set criteria.

Intel's Seeing Reason Tool:  Use this online tool to show relationships between items.


Brainstorming and Collaboration of Ideas

AnswerGarden:  AnswerGarden is a no-nonsense web application that enables one to gather short, concise information and display the results correlated to usage in the activity.

Padlet:  Padlet (formerly Wallwisher), is an application in which electronic sticky notes can be placed on a wall by participants.  In addition, the participants can share files, pictures, web links, and more.


Communication and Management Tools

Today's Meet:  Today's Meet is a free "backchannel" web application.  Use it for brainstorming sessions or for unobtrusive communication during assignments.

Remind:  Remind (Formerly Remind 101) is one of the best ways to reach today's students and parents with classroom or school information.  It uses the power of text messaging in a manner that is both secure and private.

Class Dojo:  Class Dojo is a web-based classroom management tool ideal for the elementary classroom.  There are also mobile apps available.


Miscellaneous Classroom Tools

Goo.gl:   Goo.gl is a short URL generator but it will also generate a QR code for the new URL.

QR Stuff:   QR Stuff is a simple QR code generator.  Use QR codes to provide links to websites, information, etc., to your students with mobile devices having cameras and QR code reader apps.

Weebly for Education:   Weebly for Education is the free website maker.  It is perhaps the easiest way to build an attractive website for the classroom or school.
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