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Best Curated Sites
EdShelf
https://edshelf.com/
Free e-Newsletters & Blog Updates
EdShelf Tumblr Blog
https://edshelf.tumblr.com/
Educational Technology & Mobile Computing
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/
Edutopia.com
http://www.edutopia.org/edutopia/enews
EmergingEdTech.com
http://www.emergingedtech.com/thanks-for-subscribing
Classroom 2.0.com
http://www.classroom20.com/
The Cool Cat Teacher
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/
10 Brilliant & Inspiring Education Technology Experts I Follow and Why
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/03/education-technology-experts-to-follow/
Free Tools for Digital Teachers
Over 300,000 Free Resources by Teachers, for Teachers
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/ (filter by price range: 0$ and up)
321 Free Tools for Teachers - Free Education Technology
http://elearningindustry.com/321-free-tools-for-teachers-free-educational-technology
101 Free Tech Tools for Teachers
http://community.simplek12.com/scripts/student/share/view.asp?id=15
100 Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers
http://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blogs/649749:BlogPost:180818
60 Teacher-Created Classroom Tools
https://edshelf.com/profile/mikeleeorg/teacher-created-tools
20 Free Web For Making Comics and Cartoons for Teaching and Learning
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/12/free-tools-for-making-comics-cartoons/
13 Free Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/13-free-web-tools-students-and-teachers-should-know-about/
5 Best Digital Magazine Creation Tools for Teachers
http://elearningindustry.com/the-5-best-free-digital-magazine-creation-tools-for-teachers
Create Rich Digital Learnig Content in Minutes with Blendspace
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/02/create-rich-digital-learning-content-in-minutes-with-blendspace/
Best Free Digital Learning Tools for Teachers
https://learni.st/users/terry.heick/boards/24031-the-best-free-digital-learning-tools-for-teachers
Best Free Digital Learning Tools for Teachers
https://learni.st/users/terry.heick/boards/24031-the-best-free-digital-learning-tools-for-teachers
Cool Tools for School
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
Digital Tools for Teachers
http://digitaltoolsforteachers.blogspot.com/
Discover Open Educational Resources With Our New ‘3 Minute Teaching With Tech Tutorial
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/10/open-educational-resources-3-minute-teaching-with-tech-tutorial/
Electronic Learning Resources for California Teachers
http://www.clrn.org/home/
?CFID=6901353&CFTOKEN=30332535&jsessionid=84308ed162c4ea9cfa67ec443d6212748566
Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers and Students
http://elearningindustry.com/free-digital-storytelling-tools-for-teachers-and-students
Free e-Learning Books: The Ultimate List
http://elearningindustry.com/free-elearning-books-the-ultimate-list
Free Technology for Teachers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Free Technology Tools for Teachers
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=108629
Free Technology for Teachers on Pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/richardbyrne/free-technology-for-teachers/
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
Best Blogs for Digital Teachers
10 Best Blogcasts for Teachers
http://blog.creatubbles.com/2015/09/10/10-great-podcasts-for-teachers/
Dangerously Irrelevant
http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/
Edutopia Blogs
http://www.edutopia.org/blogs
Flipped ClassroomWorkshop.com (Free e-book)
http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/
ISTE Connects Blog (Must first register)
http://www.iste.org/explore/categorylist?id=7
Te@chThought.com
http://teachthought.com/
Gamification
3 EdTech Tools You Can Use to Gamify Your Classroom
http://www.edudemic.com/gamify-your-classroom-2/
4 Ways to Bring Gamification of Education Into Your Classroom
http://blog.tophat.com/4-ways-to-gamify-learning-in-your-classroom/
7 Good Examples of Gamification in Education
http://edtechreview.in/news/324-examples-gamification-in-education
7 Things You Should Know About Gamification in Education
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutGamif/233416
10 Specific Ideas to Gamify Your Classroom
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/how-to-gamify-your-classroom/
15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/04/15-serious-games-aiming-to-change-the-world/
50 Great Sites for Serious Educational Games
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/50-great-sites-for-serious-educational-games/
A Comprehensive Review of Serious Games in Health Professions
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijcgt/2014/787968/
Best Practices: Gamify Your Classroom with Moodle
http://www.moodlerooms.com/resources/blog/best-practices-gamify-your-class-moodle
Examples of Gamification
http://examplesofgamification.com/
Flag--Build Your Own Games
http://flagamengine.com/flag.html
Free Online Course in Gamification of Education
https://www.openlearning.com/courses/gamify
Games in Education: Serious Games
http://media.futurelab.org.uk/resources/documents/lit_reviews/Serious-Games_Review.pdf
Gamification in K-12 Education: Brain Growth, Tenacity & Rising to the Challenge
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/06/gamification-k-12-education-brain-growth-tenacity/
Gamification of Education
http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/msgames.htm
Gamification of Education: Top 10 Gamification Case Studies That Will Change Our Future
http://www.yukaichou.com/gamification-examples/top-10-education-gamification-examples/#.VDXIbPldV8M
Gamification Wiki
http://badgeville.com/wiki/
Gamifying My Class (Michele Alvarez)
http://gamifyingmyclass.com/
Mr. Gonzalez's Classroom: How I Gamify My Classes
http://www.educatoral.com/wordpress/gamification/
Scratch: A Free Tool For Creating Classroom Games
http://scratch.mit.edu/
Serious Games Directory: Education
http://www.seriousgamesdirectory.com/proj/education/
Serious Games Directory: Education
http://www.seriousgamesdirectory.com/proj/education/
Serious Games: An Overview
http://www.scangames.eu/downloads/HS-IKI-TR-07-001_PER.pdf
Serious Games for Serious Causes
http://www.peakwriting.com/nu/seriousgames_seriouscauses.pdf
Serious Games for Smarter Skills: The Future of Learning
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/solutions/soa/newsletter/oct09/article_seriousgames.html
Serious Games in Education
http://archive.futurelab.org.uk/projects/games-in-education
Serious Games: Online Games for Learning
http://www.adobe.com/resources/elearning/pdfs/serious_games_wp.pdf
Serious Games Society
http://www.seriousgamessociety.org/
The Use of Serious Games in the Corporate Sector
http://www.learnovatecentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/
Use_of_Serious_Games_in_the_Corporate_Sector_PRINT_FINAL.pdf
You Can Teach With Games
http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/msgames.htm
Flipped Classroom
Flipped Learning Network
http://flippedlearning.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
How to Flip Your Classroom
http://www.flippedclassroom.com
Best Video on the Flipped Classroom
http://youtu.be/ZpHfTO8SW7U
Mobile Devices/Smart Phones in the Classroom
10 Exciting Ways to Use Mobile Devices Inside the Classroom
https://www.splashmath.com/blog/2013/07/10-exciting-ways-to-use-mobile-phones-inside-the-classroom/
10 Terrific Ways to Use One iPad or One iPhone in the Classroom
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2014/09/10-terrific-ways-use-one-ipad-or-iphone-classroom
15 Ways to Use Your iPhone in the Classroom
http://www.powtoon.com/blog/15-ways-iphone-classroom/
33 Interesting Ways to Use the Mobile Phones in the Classroom (PDF)
http://xyofeinstein.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/33_interesting_ways_to_use_mobile_phones_in_th.pdf
44 Better Ways to Use Smartphones in the Classroom
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/44-better-ways-to-use-smartphones-in-the-classroom/
44 Smart Ways to Use Smart Phones in the Classroom
http://gettingsmart.com/2013/01/part-1-44-smart-ways-to-use-smartphones-in-class/
50 Best Education Apps for Android
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-best-education-apps-for-android/
94% of High Students Use Cellphones in Class (Israel)
http://newmedia-eng.haifa.ac.il/?p=6319
Coding for the Common Core: 15 iPad Coding Apps for K-5+
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/09/15-ipad-coding-apps/
How Teachers Make Cell Phones Work in the Classroom
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/how-teachers-make-cell-phones-work-in-the-classroom/
iPad Apps for Video Creation Projects
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/09/apps-for-video-creation-projects/
iPad Workflow in the Elementary Classroom: 6 Techniques and Tips
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/10/ipad-workflow-elementary-classroom/
Mobile Learning in Education on Pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/twahlert/mobile-learning-in-education/
Mobile is Changing Everything, and Education is no Exception
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/11/mobile-changing-everything-education-no-exception/
Remind: A Safe Way for Teaches to Text Message with Students & Parents
https://www.remind.com/
R U Going 2 Class? Strategies & Tools for Engaging the Texting Generation
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/05/strategies-tools-for-engaging-the-texting-generation/
Teaching and Learning with iPad
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/11/
select-session-videos-from-the-teaching-and-learning-with-the-ipad-conference/
Using Smartphones in the Classroom
http://www.nea.org/tools/56274.htm
Rich Media/Multimedia Creation Tools
24 Favorite Teacher-Curated Web and iOS Apps for Creating Content
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/11/favorite-teacher-web-ios-apps-creating-content-creation/
24 Ways for Students to Showcase Their Best Work (With Tech)
http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/25-ways-for-students-to-showcase-their-best-work-with-tech/
Create Quick, Easy Avated-Animated Videos With This Free Smart Phone App
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/10/create-animated-school-avatar-presentations-tellagami/
EdPuzzle Video Annotation
http://edpuzzle.com/
How to Make Khan-Academy Style Videos in 60 Seconds
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/09/10/app-snip-khan-402/
How Teachers Can Use PowToons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0GlUBzcuw8
Multimedia Presentation Tools for Students
http://www.peakwriting.com/nu/multimedia_tools.pdf
Meet Pecha Kucha
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/01/22/pechakucha-powerpoint-359/
Pecha Kucha
http://www.pechakucha.org/presentations/sprinkling-pixie-dust
Your Students Should Be Coding (Five Sites to Get Them Started)
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/07/students-should-be-coding-five-sites-to-get-started/
Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
9 Amazing Augmented Reality Apps for Teaching and Learning
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/11/augmented-reality-apps-teaching-learning-classroom/
The 21st Century Digital Classroom
6 Most Important Technologies to Impact Teaching and Learning in the Next 5 Years
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/02/03/
the-6-most-important-technologies-to-impact-teaching-and-learning-in-the-next-5-years.aspx
7 Key Ingredients in the Successful 21st Century Classroom
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/04/7-key-ingredients-in-successful-21st.html
10 of the Most Engaging Uses of Education Technology (with Dozens of Tools & Resources)
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/09/most-engaging-uses-of-instructional-technology/
21st Century Education in New Brunswick, Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJg9NfTXos
21st Century Technology Skills Are Core Competency for Today's Graduates
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/11/
21st-century-technology-skills-are-a-core-competency-for-todays-graduates/
151 Leading Sites for Elementary Educators
http://www.elementaryeducationdegree.com/leading-sites/
50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About
http://www.edudemic.com/50-education-technology-tools-every-teacher-should-know-about/
31 Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About
http://community.simplek12.com/scripts/student/share/view.asp?id=15
10 of the Most Engaging Uses of Instructional Technology (With Dozens of Resources and Tools)
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/09/most-engaging-uses-of-instructional-technology/
9 Digital Learning Tools Every 21st Century Teacher Should Be Able to Use
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/
9-digital-learning-tools-every-21st-century-teacher-should-be-able-to-use/
8 Engaging Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom to Create Lessons That Aren't Boring
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/10/technology-create-lessons-that-arent-boring/
6 Hands-On Tools and Activities for Teaching Web Literacy
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/08/hands-on-tools-activities-for-teaching-web-literacy
American Library Association's Best Web Sites for Teaching & Learning
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25.cfm
Best Embeds for Educational Wikis and Blogs
http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/Best-Embeds-Educational-Wikis-Blogs-3082114
Best Tech Tools for Teachers
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech234.shtml
EdTech Teacher
http://edtechteacher.org/tools/
How the Maker Movement Inspires Every Student to Love Learning
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/11/13/maker-movement-527/
How to Be a Rock Star Teacher is a World of Dinosaurs
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/01/how-to-be-a-rock-star-teacher/
I Have a Question: Why 21st Century Learning?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoYdJYd8SoU
Global Kids
http://www.globalkids.org/
Google Educators: The Best Features for Busy Teachers
http://www.edutopia.org/google-educators
SuperKids Software Reviews
http://www.superkids.com/
Teaching Without Walls: Effective Strategies for Teaching With Emerging Technology
http://www.teachingwithoutwalls.com/
Ten Tips for Personalized Learning via Technology
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-differentiated-instruction-ten-key-lessons
Ten Tried and Tested Internet Tools for Teachers
http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=1004
Top 100 Tools for Learning - 2014
http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/
What Does the Technology-Enhanced Future of the School Field Trip Look Like?
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/08/technology-enhanced-future-of-the-school-field/
Video Conferencing Tools & Techniques
Skype
Skype in the Classroom
https://education.skype.com/
Cool Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom
http://www.teachhub.com/using-skype-classroom
50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom
http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/
The Complete Guide to the Use of Skype in Education
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/complete-guide-to-use-of-skype-in.html
Google Hangouts
Google Hangouts Guide for Teachers
https://sites.google.com/a/lsr7.net/hangoutsforteachers/
How Educators and Schools Can Make the Most of Google Hangouts
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/educators-schools-google-hangouts-mary-beth-hertz
4 Ways to Enhance Your Class with Google Hangouts
http://www.edudemic.com/4-ways-enhance-class-google-hangouts/
Oovoo
How to Video Chat on Oovoo
http://classroom.synonym.com/video-chat-oovoo-12542.html
Baruch College Uses Innovative Video Calling Service Oovoo to Enhance Student & Faculty Engagement
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/news/oovoo.htm
4 Ways to Enhance Your Class with Google Hangouts
http://www.edudemic.com/4-ways-enhance-class-google-hangouts/
Facetime & Android Alternatives
Facetime
http://www.apple.com/ios/facetime/
The 5 Best Alternatives to Facetime for Android
http://www.geek.com/android/the-5-best-alternatives-to-facetime-for-android-1553276/2/
Tips & Techniques
5 Best Practices That Will Maximize Video Conferencing's Value in the Classroom
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/10/
5-best-practices-will-maximize-video-conferencings-value-classroom/
Faculty Guide to Teaching Through Video Conferencing
http://clc.its.psu.edu/sites/default/files/content-classrooms/Videoconferencing.pdf
Using Videoconferencing to Connect Your Class to the World
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/6559
Teacher Support
4 Sites that Rate Education and Instructional Technology Products and Services
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/12/
4-sites-that-rate-education-and-instructional-technology-products-services/
4 Steps for Getting Started with Student Digital Portfolios
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/02/4-steps-for-getting-started-with-student-digital-portfolios/
5 Ways to Share YouTube Videos Safely and Privately Without Distractions
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/12/share-youtube-videos-safely-privately-without-distractions/
12 Good Resources for Teaching Digital Citizenship - A PDF Handout
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/08/12-good-resources-for-teaching-digital.html#.ViZdu36rS9J
15 Essential Apps for the Organized Teacher
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/best-organization-apps-for-teacher/
Be Aware: Apps Students are Using to Hide Inappropriate Content
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/10/apps-kids-use-to-hide-inappropriate-content/
Donation App Helps Teachers Overcome Budgetary and Resource Limitations
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/11/help-teachers-overcome-budgetary-resource-limitations/
Donors Choose
http://www.donorschoose.org
ExamTime Proactively Engages Students in Active Learning
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/10/examtime-engages-students-active-learning/
ExamTime Proactively Engages Students in Active Learning
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/10/examtime-engages-students-active-learning/
Free Web Sites and Web Site Builders (and File Storage) for Teachers
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/File+Storage
How to Protect Students While Integrating Social Media in Classroom Instruction and Assignments
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/02/
how-to-protect-students-while-integrating-social-media-in-classroom-instruction-and-assignments/
Increase Student Engagement with the Top Hat Lecture Program
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/07/increase-student-engagement-with-top-hat-lecture/
Instructional Technologies Can Improve Learning Outcomes & Address Educational Challenges
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/08/
instructional-technologies-can-improve-learning-outcomes-and-help-address-the-challenges-education-faces/
Standards Planner – Manage Lesson Materials and Resources in Minutes, Free and Easy!
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/03/standards-planner-manage-lesson-materials-resources/
Web 2.0
6 Collaborative Social Tools and Platforms for Better Writing and Collaboration
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/06/collaborative-social-tools-platforms-collaboration-better-writing
3 Tech Platforms for Students to Practice Speaking Foreign Languages
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/09/tech-platforms-for-students-to-practice-speaking-foreign-languages/
10 Tech-Savvy Web Teaching Apps Students (& Other Teachers) Will Love
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/10/free-technology-integration-tools-students-teachers-love/
8 EdTech Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Interactive Collaboration in the Classroom
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/01/cheat-sheet-for-interactive-classroom-collaboration/
Podcasting Tools
http://www.podcasting-tools.com/
Very Cool! Free Embeddable Interactives for Teaching and Learning
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/03/free-embeddable-interactives-for-teaching/
Web 2.0 Tools for ESL/EFL Teachers
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19576895/Web-20-Tools-for-Teachers
Why Learning Through Social Networks is the Future
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/learning-through-networks-is-the-future/
Digital Storytelling (DST)
Center for Digital Storytelling
http://storycenter.org/
Digital Storytelling: Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything
http://www.schrockguide.net/digital-storytelling.html
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/index.cfm
The Power of Digital Storytelling, with Kathy Schrock
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/11/digital-storytelling-kathy-schrock-resources/