Empowering students with technology means more than traditional learning, it also means providing creative opportunities. For many students, this means creating video content. Help[...]

With the advent of electronic content, Newsela presents a free and unique way to engage children that replaces those dreadful Weekly Readers from the 1980’s. Since most children wi[...]

As flipping the classroom becomes more popular in academic settings, teachers seek out ways in which they can create meaningful video content for students which is where Personify [...]

Hour of Code 2016 is rapidly approaching. This year, Computer Science Education Week will be celebrated from December 5-11. With this in mind, many teachers are planning in class a[...]

Reaching out to other education professionals is always a challenge, but with the Microsoft Skype-a-Thon, teachers can now actively attempt to meet those who share their specialtie[...]

As teachers increasingly look to incorporate technology meaningfully into their classrooms and in their professional lives, web-based applications like Appear.In provide low cost s[...]

Engaging reluctant readers constantly confounds teachers, and many have turned to comics as the answer. Research proves that reading comics helps kids who do not enjoy traditional [...]

. Figure is a simple Windows 10 and iOS app that allows you to make and share music in seconds. Figure is basically a beat making app that can be pretty addicting. You can create a[...]

Formative assessment is an integral part of the teaching and learning process. It is a quick way to determine what your students understand and helps to guide instructional decisio[...]

There is too much one way communication in lectures, classrooms and even business meetings. As a person who is constantly presenting, I am always looking for ways to engage an audi[...]

Send Anywhere is a free file transfer service. It allows you to transfer photos, videos, contacts, and more. It accepts practically any file type, of any size, and as many times as[...]

VideoScribe allows you to make your own whiteboard video animations extremely easy. You can use VideoScribe on a PC, Mac, or iPad. It is not difficult at all to use and your studen[...]

EDUCATOR SPOTLIGHT: Maria Petreska Reading through my twitter feed came across a really interesting tweet by Maria Petreska aka @teachermarija. Maria is an EFL teacher, Microsoft I[...]

Snip is a visual storytelling tool. If you use the Snipping tool in Windows today that is great, however using Snip will be a better experience because its lightweight and much mor[...]

Dec 3rd – 4th Microsoft will be hosting a global movement to celebrate learning without borders. To participate in the Skypeathon, teachers can Play Mystery Skype, Talk with [...]

What’s the Microsoft MIXathon Challenge? The Microsoft MIXathon Challenge is a professional talent recognition opportunity for innovative educators. It’s an exciting ch[...]

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced a Minecraft tutorial featured in this year’s Hour of Code.  Players will navigate, mine, craft, and explore in a 2D Minecraft world using a b[...]

As if Hour of Code was not cool enough as it is, Code.org and its affiliates have raised the bar. This year they are introducing a new resource called STAR WARS: Building a Galaxy [...]

Vidcode is not a tool for just teens but a coding tool for anyone that is truly interested in learning how to code. Vidcode focuses on project-based learning through creative art p[...]

Graphite is a free on-line platform that helps you discover new EdTech resources (apps, games and websites) to integrate technology into your curriculum. Furthermore, Graphite has [...]

Sway is a Microsoft on-line application that will turn upside-down the way you think of presentations. It allows you to create a multimedia story line full of text, pictures, video[...]

Games, trivia, and fun classroom activities can easily help your students embrace new knowledge in a new simple and cost effective way. Imagine having the ability to capture live d[...]

AcademyLion Unveils New Version of 81Dash, Adds Improvements to Functionality 81Dash aimed at simplifying the backchannel experience for the classroom. Orlando, FL (PRWEB) June 26,[...]

Managing team projects could be a nightmare when more than 5 people are involved. It can be challenging to get everyone to agree on a topic or give simultaneous feedback. Insert Pa[...]

81Dash Video Created by High School Technology Media Specialist – Suzanne Sullins[...]

Like everyone else, I have multiple cloud accounts. The problem is that I have so many documents in so many cloud providers that lately is has been very difficult remembering where[...]

  FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014 81 Dash – A Nice Backchannel Tool for the Classroom 81 Dash is a nice backchannel platform that I learned about today during the “Smackdown[...]

Our apologies for taking a 2 month break from blogging in Fishing for Edtech.com but we have been working on one cool web 2.0 Application. 81 Dash – A revolutionary communica[...]

Kahoot is a game based classroom response system. It allows you to create thought provoking questions and deliver them in a game like scenario to your audience. Students are compet[...]

Projeqt is one of the newest innovating ways to present. Projeqt creates a visual story by linking images, videos and text together. You can use uploaded content or content that yo[...]

One thing that I am very pasionate about is presenting material differently. In a world where the new paper and pencil are mobile devices, maybe we should spice things up in presen[...]

 Their are tons and tons of amazing apps out there that are great for adding captions or editing photos. But what if your school or class has not gone 1:1 and you do not have iPads[...]

Educators are always looking for images, the right image to portray a message. Every once in a while they stumble upon something even better, which is a service that allows you to [...]

For those of you that are looking to change the mood in the classroom with a happy, calm, or even energetic music, then check out steromood. Stereomood is part Internet radio, part[...]

Desmos allow you to explore graph functions, create function tables, explore transformations, plot points, animate your graphs, and more. The Desmos calculator performs all of the [...]

Code Monster gets kids excited about programming. It is a combination of a game and tutorial where kids experiment with learning to code. It was desined for kids (ages 9-14). Code [...]

Microsoft is launching an Xbox for Education programing. Their goal is to make programing more exciting and captivating for students of all ages. With Xbox for Education and Micros[...]

Incredibox is one of my top 5 favorite educational presentation tools. Incredibox is a web application that allows the user to conduct a group of human beatbox. I have yet to show [...]

Kaizen means “improvement” or “change for the best” in Japanese, and that is just what Kaizena has done for education! Kaizena is a new Web 2.0 tool that al[...]

Box.com, a file hosting and sharing service is offering 50GB of Storage for updating or downloading their latest release of the BOX iOS app. The update features include a new previ[...]

The days of taking papers home to grade are over. You can now be more efficient by grading assignments digitally. This post will cover three resources that can be used as a digital[...]

Google Tour Builder Google just came out with a great new experimental tool call Tour Builder. The concept behind Tour Builder is for you to create and share stories through the us[...]

    Flip Web Content Into Video Lessons Take Ted.Ed videos or YouTube Videos to the next level.  Find a video that meets your students learning goals, and deliver it priv[...]

Quotes and customizable images are very powerful in the classroom. Educators are often looking for that image or group of images and quotes that help students make personal connect[...]

Graphite is a free service from Common Sense Media. Find the best apps, games, websites, and digital curricula rated for learning. Teachers are always looking for great resources t[...]

The World Wonders Projects brings life to wonders of the modern and ancient worlds.  It truly takes virtual field trips to the next level. The purpose of the project was to provide[...]

Typeform brings together design, rich media & new technologies to improve the user experience of online forms. Typeform will also adapt to the usability of any device? The real[...]

Classroom Management 101: Class Room Management is not about catching negative behaviors but re-enforcing the positive ones. The harsh reality is that teachers do not have time to [...]

Submit Box allows teachers to set up classes. Each student who registers is able to see assignments like an LMS. When the teacher edits a file, students can see it due to the fact [...]

There are so many ways to transfer files. The most common being Email, USB, or cloud based solutions. Here are some great options for educators or the common person. File Transfer [...]

  Flipping the lesson or the classroom is no easy task. There are lots of steps that must be done before you flip a lesson or the classroom. Here are some recommendations: 1) [...]

  I am always looking for great classroom tools to help our teachers and students with digital story telling. Unfortunately, we often find ourselves with little to no time for stud[...]

 Move over Socrative you have several serious web 2.0 tools that are attempting to dethrone you.  There is no shortage of student response systems ranging from physical devices to [...]

Came across this amazing web2.0 tool that is not only a great collaboration resources but also a tool that helps me out by converting a Microsoft Word Document or PDF into HTML5. T[...]

    I ran into SymbalooEDU a while ago. My first impressions of this site was that it looked cool and it was a great tool but like always, at that point in time I was not ready to [...]

Do you remember when having comic books in school was a bad thing? I remember the days where teachers would freak out if they ever caught us with comic books. They would make a big[...]

I am always looking for a new way to present important information to teachers and students. I tend to look for graphic pictures. Pictures that will help explain and give meaning t[...]

Newspaper Generator In a nut shell – this Newspaper Generator site basically allows the student to enter the following data: – Name of the News Paper – Date: – He[...]

  I have covered Dropbox many times in my Blog. I really hate to over kill something but It seems as though every week I run into a person using a USB Thumb Drive, or someone [...]

  Livebinders is a digital notebook for teachers, students, or anyone who wants a place to organize their materials, thoughts or ideas. I first came across Live Binders and thought[...]

Is an iPad a computer replacement? After a good amount of time with my iPad 1 and iPad 2 it is very obvious that it’s not a computer replacement. My wife was so skeptical about me [...]

As a former classroom teacher, I learned that many of my former students had a similar learning style to mine. My students were extremely visual and they needed to see things rathe[...]

Thought I would start off this post with a little something about me. My confession: I am a lecturer. I come from a History background and I love talking about history. I can sit i[...]

Everyday, as teachers, we have a million things to remember. We have our personal lives to deal with:  family, kids, groceries, shopping, car and house maintenance, bills, etc.  On[...]