I think there are huge benefits of gaining a knowledge of technology in any profession and wholeheartedly welcome developing this knowledge in lawyers. I equally think law firms could do a huge amount to develop the knowledge of IT professionals in the practice of law, something that doesn’t get the airtime in the legal press….
What2Learn is a free website with games for all ages! What2Learn has several little games in various subjects, such as math and English. Although there is a link to create your own games, the site is not accepting sign-ups. From the looks of the copyright messages, the site appears to be non-maintained, so use it…
Search the current site using Google with the Search The Current Site Chrome extension. Search the current site Chrome extension comes it. The extension automates the task of using a Google search parameter to limit the scope of a google search. If you go to google, you can search for items on a particular site…
Create talking images with Blabberize.com. Here’s a fun little site that came across my browsing this past week. Blabberize.com allows you to upload a photo, and then animate the mouth with audio you record or have recorded. Unfortunately, you have to create an account to save your work, which may be a problem for younger students. Once…
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Factitious is an online game to help people recognize fake news. This would be a great way to teach students how to check sources and identify fake news sites.
I’m surprised I haven’t mentioned ClassTools.net before! ClassTools.net is a collection of tools to use in the classroom without any signup or passwords required. The tools can be used by all ages to create digital artifacts or tools to be used by the teacher. Check them out!
Knudge.me is an Android and iOS app to be used to improve English skills through mini lessons and games. As Android apps come to Chromebooks, apps like Knudge.me can be used in the classroom. Once launched, the Knudge.me app will ask the student to sign up or log in. They can use a Google login, which makes the app really easy…
Google search results can be a little overwhelming for students. A search for volcano leaves you with 100,000,000 results. Google Search Filter is an extension for Google Chrome that allows you to highlight results from certain sites and hide results from other sites. Once installed, head over to Google.com to configure the extension. It will first ask for…