WriteReader looks like a fun and easy way for students to digitally publish their books. The site is free to use, there are only costs if you would like a print or download a book. If you would like access to ebooks you can use in your classroom, then checkout the WriteReader library. There are…
Peergrade is a free platform to be used for peer grading of assignments. Students upload or link to their classwork. This classwork can be in any format. Peergrade then automatically distributes a students work to their peers, who can then assess the work according to your rubric. The teacher gets a report for the class, while each student…
Interactive articulatory speech synthesizer Source: Chrome Experiments – Pink Trombone by Neil Thapen For all of the speech pathologists and vocal coaches out there comes the Pink Trombone. It is an interactive speech synthesizer where the user modifies the tongue, pitch, and lip position to create sounds. A great way to visualize what is going…
Join millions who never stop learning! Curiosity brings you the world’s most inspiring articles and videos so you can learn something new every day! Source: Curiosity Curiosity.com is a site that can not only show you something new every day, it can also be used as a resource in your classroom. I did a quick…
Over the last few months, we’ve been on the ground asking users what features they would like to see in the Sway app. We heard all the ways you use Sway in your personal, school and work lives, and listened to tons of great recommendations on how we could make these experiences even better. As…
Amazon Rapids offers a playful approach to children’s reading, with illustrated and original short stories written in a unique chat style that brings stories to life, one message at a time. Source: Amazon Rapids Amazon Rapids is a subscription service that offers short stories for kids aged 7-12. The interesting aspect of this program is the format…
Source: Creaza Creaza offers four online tools for students to use to create media: Mind mapping Comic strips Video editing Podcasting Each item can be assessed by the teacher, and activities created by others can be used in the classroom. Everything that Creaza offers does come at a price, there isn’t a free tier. The service starts at…
Source: Quizster – Streamlined grading. Formative assessment. Quizster is an interesting addition to the formative assessment game. Students can complete work on paper or in whatever app they want. They then submit their work to be graded to the teacher. The teach can mark up the document, give it a grade, and hand it back to…
Source: Formative – Intervene in the moments that matter most. Formative is a free service for performing formative assessments in your classrooms. The assessments take place in real-time, and can be completed on any device. The questions are not limited to multiple choice. They can also be short answer, drawings, or student submitted images. Formative is a…
Gradealyzer is a breakthrough innovation – a brilliant online grade analytics and reporting tool that allows schools, teachers and parents to depict children’s growth in just one click! Easy to operate and understand; and an absolute visual treat; it offers engaging and explanatory illustrations that can trace student performance – year after year, start to…