McLoud Schools Technology Links
Utilizing Technology in the Classroom
Dropbox
Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily.
Never email yourself a file again! (2 GB storage free)
https://www.dropbox.com
Evernote
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A "note" can be a piece of
formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note.
Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given
comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. (upload 60 MB/month free)
http://www.evernote.com
Prezi
Prezi is a web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional
slides. Text, images, videos and other presentation objects are placed on the infinite canvas and grouped
together in frames. (100 MB storage free)
http://prezi.com/
Jing
Add visuals to your online conversations. Jing captures anything you see on your computer screen, as an image
or short video, and lets you share it. (free)
http://www.techsmith.com/jing/
Screencast
Free online storage and sharing with Screencast.com. 2 GB of storage and 2 GB of bandwidth per month for free.
Give your high-quality videos, images, and documents the perfect online home. (2 GB storage and 2GB monthly
bandwidth free)
http://www.screencast.com/
Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox
A free Firefox extension to download videos from all video sharing sites.
http://www.sothink.com/product.htm#free
Webstarts
Create a Free Website… easy drag and drop interface, no programming skills needed, includes your hosting, web
address, and design tools.
http://www.webstarts.com
Toodledo
Get organized and stay motivated with this powerful to-do task list. (free)
http://www.toodledo.com/index.php?ref=td4d855356f1d67
Myi Course
Myi Course id a free learning management system. (free for free courses)
http://www.myicourse.com/welcome
EduBlogs
Edublogs is an academic micro–blogging platform created with WordPress–powered blogs. With Edublogs,
teachers can include class publications and newsletters, online discussions, allowing student blogs and adding
multimedia. This free application also suggests tips on how educators can integrate blogs into their coursework.
(20 MB storage free)
http://edublogs.org/
Free Resources for Educational Excellence
Thirty federal agencies providing educational resources including lesson plans for all subjects and research
support for homework assignments. (free)
http://free.ed.gov/
PodOmatic
Top ranked podcasts, Movers & Shakers on PodOmatic.Best mixes on planet Earth. ... Get a free podcast, share
your faves. Only on PodOmatic. (500 MB storage and 15 GB bandwidth/month free)
http://www.podomatic.com/login
PBS Teachers
PBS Teachers provides PreK-12 educational resources and activities for educators tied to PBS programming.
(free)
http://www.pbs.org/teachers
Google for Educators
Welcome to Google for Educators. At Google, we support teachers in their efforts to empower students and
expand the frontiers of human knowledge. (free)
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
http://www.google.com/educators/p_apps.html
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/
http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs.html
https://sites.google.com/a/googleapps.com/k12-guide-to-going-google/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksK2uzDW-4
Teachers.net
Teachers.Net hosts 4500+ free lesson plans, searchable teacher job listings, 150+ social networking forums, and
teacher articles. (free)
http://teachers.net/
DocStoc
Docstoc is a community for people to find and share professional documents. Find free legal documents and free
business documents. (free and paid memberships)
http://www.docstoc.com/
Free Tech 4 Teachers
Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology (free)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Teacher View
Online community for teachers featuring free worksheets, coloring pages, lesson plans, discussion forums,
teacher tools, and more! (free)
http://www.teacherview.com/
Learner.org
Offers free teacher professional development, resources, and activities. (VoD resources are free)
http://www.learner.org/
Khan Academy
The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education
for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere. All of the site's resources are
available to anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to
the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. The Khan Academy's
materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge. (free)
http://www.khanacademy.org/
Teach-Nology
Worksheets for teachers to use in their daily teaching routines! We have a ton of subjects and we cover all K-12
grades. (low as $29.99/year)
http://www.teach-nology.com/
National Science Digital Library
NSDL.org is an online science library with links to high quality science, technology, engineering, and math
resources for K-12 teachers. (free)
http://www.nsdl.org/
Teacher’s Domain
Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners.
You'll find thousands of media resources. (free)
http://www.teachersdomain.org/
Thinkfinity
Thousands of Free Lesson Plans in Math, Social Studies, Art , Language Arts, Music, Physical Education, Reading,
Writing, Geography, Science Projects, and Science Lessons. (free, formerly was called called MarcoPolo)
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
Library of Congress for Teachers
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively
use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching.
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Sites for Teachers
Hundreds of Educational Websites Ranked by Popularity.
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
NASA for Educators
NASA.gov brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America's space
agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions. (free)
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html
Curriki
This wiki–based online application is used by teachers to share educational ideas and coursework. Great for
teachers stumped on ideas for activities, this application has a stock of lesson plans, handouts and study guides.
(free)
http://www.curriki.org/
4Teachers
A US based resource that supports teaching with technology. It has a range of tools for teachers, such as
Rubistar (which allows you to create customized rubrics for assessment). Additionally, there are teacher
resources on different topics. (free)
http://www.4teachers.org/
Brain Honey
BrainHoney is a free web application that educators can use to author online curriculum, map course standards,
personalize lesson plans, access online grade books and interact with parents and students. (free)
http://brainhoney.com/
Class Marker
ClassMarker is an online–based test generator that allows teachers to create quizzes with a blend of multiple
choice, true or false, short–answer, fill–in–the–blank or essay questions. Classmarker is the quintessential
example of a successful Web 2.0 application, as results are instantly dispersed to students and emailed to
professors. (free, 100 tests/month – 100 students taking 1 test, 50 students taking 2 tests, etc.)
http://www.classmarker.com/
Edmodo
Edmodo is a secure social platform for teachers and students to micro–blog and share files, events, documents,
assignments and grades. The app is formatted to emulate Twitter and is crafted with the classroom in mind. But
unlike Twitter, this site blocks the general public from seeing the content, providing a safe haven for students
and teachers. (free)
http://www.edmodo.com/
DocCop
This tech–savvy web app allows teachers to catch plagiarizing students through software that cross–checks
online and offline sources. DOC Cop emails a report indicating how much of the document may have been
copied and where the copied lines may have originated. (free)
http://www.doccop.com/index.html?nc=41078331
FootNote
The place for original historical documents online. At Footnote.com you'll be able to view, save, and share
original images of historical documents available for the first time on the internet. (free and paid memberships)
http://www.footnote.com/
Flickr: The Commons
This application is great for presentations with its vast collection of public photography. Images from The Library
of Congress, National Media Museum, Oregon State University, Brooklyn Art Museum and many credible
institutions are showcased on this colorful application. (free)
http://www.flickr.com/commons/
Glogster EDU
Glogster EDU is a unique academic resource for interactive and visual learning. It allows teachers and their
students to make online multimedia documents with text, photos, videos, graphics, music and other multimedia
in a secure virtual classroom. (free – 50 students)
http://edu.glogster.com/product-information/
Mindomo
One of the most effective ways to organize information and critically think is to visually draw out your thoughts.
Mindmaps does just that — with its web–based mind mapping software. (3 free mindmaps)
http://www.mindomo.com/
MindMeister
Another online mind–mapping tool, MindMeister promotes free–flowing thought processes with its interactive
map–making. (3 free mindmaps)
http://www.mindmeister.com/
FreeMind
FreeMind is a premier free mind mapping software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully
turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than
that of MindManager because of one-click "fold / unfold" and "follow link" operations. (free)
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Moodle
Moodle is a virtual learning environment that is a free for educators — great for creating class websites. In
addition, this application offers a haven for education–related events, forums, books, manuals and downloads.
(free)
http://moodle.org/
Scribd
Scribd is the largest social publishing company in the world, where tens of millions of people each month can
publish and discover documents online. On Scribd, teachers can utilize the web publishing function for PDFs,
Word, PowerPoint presentations and Excel documents. (free)
http://www.scribd.com/
Art Junction
This site provides art ideas, lesson plans and activities for primary students and teachers. (free)
http://www.artjunction.org/index.php
Scriblink
Scriblink is a free digital whiteboard where users can share online copy and design in real-time on a digital
whiteboard. Whether you're using the site for fun or tutoring a student in Algebra, Scriblink brings the power of
free hand expression in a digital setting. (free)
http://www.scriblink.com/
Tada List
It is no surprise that educators are burdened with a heavy workload. List making is a great solution for
organizing the hectic lives of teachers — and TaDa is a great resource for that. The application allows users to
create, share and utilize more than four million lists. (free)
http://tadalist.com/
TeacherTube
TeacherTube was conceived in 2007 by a veteran educator — and is used to augment lessons through an online
community. The application’s goal of “teachers teaching teachers” has proven to be successful as in the past few
years, it has evolved to include document, photo, video and audio sharing.
http://www.teachertube.com/
Nook Study
NOOK Study is a FREE application that you download to your computer to help you study smarter, not harder.
Benefits of NOOK Study include:
Try eTextbooks FREE for 7 days
Save up to 60% when you buy eTextbooks
Organize your coursework with search, tag and highlighting tools
Access 2 million eBooks and eTextbooks instantly
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookstudy/
Yola
Yola is an application that channels the average Joe’s web developing skills by offering simple tools to design a
website. Though this application can be used outside the academic world, it is useful for teachers who want to
create online materials to augment their coursework. (free and paid subscriptions)
http://www.yola.com/
FUSE: Teacher Resources
This website is a teacher-space developed by the DEECD, and features the latest online resources in Education.
There are teacher resources, as well as dedicated Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary online learning
resources for students. (free)
https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/pages/teacher.aspx
Music Tech Teacher
Lessons and resources for teachers and games for students about learning to read and play music. (free)
http://www.musictechteacher.com/
The Literacy Project
A resource for teachers, literacy organizations and anyone interested in reading and education, created in
collaboration with LitCam, Google, and UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning. (free)
http://www.google.com/literacy/
Cool Math 4 Kids
Fun Maths games, activities and puzzles; also has maths lessons, geometry facts and a maths dictionary.
Targeted toward students from primary to the lower secondary level. (free)
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Lunchbox Reviews
We are your source for finding the best kids apps online. We search for apps designed for toddlers, preschoolers
and young children. (free)
http://www.lunchboxreviews.com/
Advanced Survey
A free, basic, online survey creation tool. (free basic tool)
http://www.advancedsurvey.com/surveys/
Anagram Genius
Free web-based anagram generator. Animates the results in your browser. (free)
http://www.anagramgenius.com/server.html
Internet Anagram Server
Another Free web-based anagram generator. (free)
http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
Personalized Award Certificate Online Maker
Online Award Certificate printing utility. (free)
http://www.billybear4kids.com/show/awards/Online/AwardMaker.html
TextBin
There are many "text bins" all over the web that allow users to store simple text for others to access for a variety
of reasons. The reason I like this particular site is that it offers some features that others don't. (free)
make posts private, secured with a password
allows users to choose when the posts expire
clean, simple interface
http://www.textbin.com/
Postalz
Send or embed post cards about just anything, complete with images, videos, built-in clip art, frames, banners,
etc. You can also edit a post card sent to you and send it back. (free)
http://www.postalz.com/
Sketchcast
This cool site allows you to draw on a whiteboard in multiple colors. It also allows you the ability to vocally
narrate what you are drawing- if you wish. This would be especially great for showing math solutions or
explaining diagrams of various concepts. Take a look at this. (free)
http://www.sketchcast.com/
Picnik
Photo editing made fun. Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak
to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames. (free)
http://www.picnik.com/
FotoFlexer
Another online photo editor site. No registration required (unless you want to save your image for future
editing) Nice, intuitive interface, though it contains ads! Can upload images or use a host service
(Flickr, Picasa, etc.) A full slate of editing & decorating features including layers, distortions, smart cut-
outs, recolor, etc. Great effects not available elsewhere, including morphing.
http://fotoflexer.com
Pics4Learning
Copyright-friendly images for education." By far the most recommended site- contribute your own pictures and
expand the library for all of us!
http://www.pics4learning.com
Open Clip Art
This is an open project that aims to create a public domain archive of clip art images. Images here are placed in
the public domain and are available in two formats: SVG or PNG.
http://www.openclipart.org
Photos8
This is a place for free public domain photos and desktop wallpapers. Large collection of High Resolution photos
and wallpapers, Thousands of high quality public domain pictures, easy to search, All photos on Photos8.com are
public domain. You may use these images for any purpose, including commercial. As the owner I have explicitly
placed all the photos in the public domain. If you do use any photo, please consider linking back to this site or
giving credit to this site. Just something like, "Photo courtesy Photos8.com", This is not required, but it’s a very
good way to support the site efforts here.
http://www.photos8.com
National Archives
There is more here than you ever imagined- and the number of digital resources is constantly growing!
http://www.archives.gov/research/arc
Stock.xchng
Whether you just want to browse our huge image gallery or want to share your own photos with others, this is
the site for you! Browse through the categories of our huge gallery containing over 350,000 quality stock photos
by more than 30,000 photographers! Share your photos with fellow designers! SXC is a friendly community of
photography addicts who generously offer their works to those who need them free of charge. If you have some
nice photos that you'd like to share with others, join us!
http://www.sxc.hu
WPClipart
WPClipart is a fast, clean and safe site for children and others to find good-quality, printable images that have no
copyright restrictions. All the images are in the Public Domain. Ads on pages are minimal to make the site as fast
as possible. While there are literally thousands of "fun" images -- I take great pains to find, edit and retouch
images of historical and/or general educational value.
http://www.wpclipart.com/browse.html
Free Pixels
Around 3,500 photos that can be used in your projects. No login required.
http://www.freepixels.com
Typing Web
This is a website where users can learn and improve typing skills. The "lessons" can be used with or without a
registered account; however, registered users will be able to track progress over time. This includes lessons and
assessments.
http://www.typingweb.com
Online Stopwatch
This great tool will let you run either a stopwatch or a countdown timer on your screen. It's simple to use- and it
has a full screen mode! Where has this been hiding all these years? Be sure to explore the links at the bottom for
different graphics for the timer- like the hourglass. You can also download an application for Mac or PC. (free)
http://www.online-stopwatch.com
Random Name Picker
This is a great tool to choose random students for questions or prizes. This could also be a good in-class review
for a spelling test as each student is given a random word from your own list. This little gadget picks a student
with one of two graphical interfaces. (free)
http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine
Screencast-O-Matic
This cool screen capture tool is awesome for many reasons:
It’s totally web-based with nothing to install.
Your screen recordings are automatically saved to and streamed from their servers.
Screencasts can be embedded or linked to.
Captures include audio and text captions (notes).
Captures can be downloaded as mp4, flv, or avi files.
And best of all, it’s FREE! FREE! FREE!
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
99 Polls
With your free account from 99polls you can now create customized surveys and polls for your website,
blog and social network profiles. Using 99polls is a powerful and effective way to get instant feedback.
Registration is required with email (email address not verified)
Several themes and layouts from which to choose
Only one vote per computer
http://www.99polls.com
MyStudiyo
Creates fabulous looking quizzes!
3 template types
o Create & Go (traditional quiz)
o User can Add (user adds one question and sends it on)
o How "X" are You? (self-rating poll)
Registration required (email not verified)
Can use introductory video, images, or text
Can require users to log in to take quiz
A variety of reports are available
http://www.mystudiyo.com
Zoho
There's a whole suite of applications available here- most of which are compatible with the most popular
formats, including the Microsoft Office formats! All this for free- and nothing to download! Like Google Docs,
you can allow multiple users to collaborate on the same document.
http://www.zoho.com
NCES Kid Zone: Create a Graph
This simple graph creator walks students through the process of creating a graph based on student-supplied
data. The result is a graph that can be printed, stored, or a link sent via email. The link will allow students to go
back and edit their graphs. Any graph not viewed or edited within 30 days is deleted from their server.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/
Jim Holland’s Web 2.0 Tools for Educators Home
Here you'll find some of the coolest web 2.0 applications that can be used for all kinds of curriculum integration
projects!
http://webapplications.wikispaces.com
ESL Resources
English Language Center
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/
English Grammar in Use
http://englishgrammarinuse.net/
John Fleming’s ESL Grammar Help
http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/flemingjohn/stories/storyReader$14
ESL Blues
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/
Label Me Printouts
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/
Ello
http://www.elllo.org/english/
TEFL Tunes
http://www.tefltunes.com/grammarsongs.aspx
Musical English Lessons
http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/music-index.htm
English Club
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/conversation/index.htm
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://www.esl-lab.com/
Takako’s Great Adventure
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/takako/index.html
Tall Tales
http://strangenewsstories.eslreading.org/home/sitemap.html
Academic English Café
http://academicenglishcafe.com/default.aspx
Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/
The Internet TESL Journal
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/
Waygook.org
http://www.waygook.org/
Using English
http://www.usingenglish.com/
ESL Galaxy
http://www.esl-galaxy.com/
TEFL.net
http://www.tefl.net/
GameADay
http://www.agameaday.com/
Super Simple Songs
http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/30-free-online-resources-for-teaching-and-learning-esl/
Comic Creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/index.html
Armored Penguin
http://www.armoredpenguin.com/
Lantern Fish
http://bogglesworldesl.com/
PuzzleMaker
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=10458696&CFTOKEN=32289894
BBC Learning English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
Breaking News English
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
Business English Materials
http://www.businessenglishmaterials.com/
Adult Education ESL Teachers Guide
http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/Teacher/TeacherGuideMain.html