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"After-school clubs offer both students and teachers the freedom to explore alternative approaches to learning."

"In honor of Autism Awareness Month, this week's featured Top Picks lists highlight the best edtech for kids on the autism spectrum. For these kids, technology can act as a bridge -- helping them unlock their potential by improving verbal communication, developing social skills, enhancing the ability to learn and organize information, and improving their overall understanding of their environment. Technology can also be extremely helpful for parents and teachers of kids with autism, as apps, games, and websites can replace more expensive specialized devices. The lists here include more than 40 apps, games, and websites focused on four important areas of growth: executive function, social skills, language skills, and emotional intelligence."

"From managing projects to editing movies to making music to showing what they know, students will be inspired to exercise skills and dig into content with these apps that leverage the best of what tablets and smartphones have to offer."

"Making something from scratch is a great skill to have. It requires confidence and imagination. For students who are into making new creations, these terrific apps and other digital products can help them develop their creative chops."

"Making something from scratch is a great skill to have. It requires confidence and imagination. For students who are into making new creations, these terrific apps and other digital products can help them develop their creative chops."

"Best programs, apps, or ideas for students and/or teachers to create multi-media projects or lessons, including the best tools for "app smashing" (combine 2 or more apps to create a project)."

"It's crucial to expose a wide variety of words to kids ages zero to five. Unfortunately, kids from lower income families hear and see far fewer words than their more affluent peers. Over time this gap widens and has a severe impact on literacy. Close this gap with these hand-picked apps that'll fill kids' brains with words and jumpstart reading and spelling. "

"Teachers know that video making is a tried and true way to get kids engaged in building, demonstrating, and sharing knowledge. These apps and sites feature user-friendly tools and features that make it more fun than ever before to get kids' productions edited and polished."

"Social networking tools are an increasingly important part of how we communicate and connect day to day. They're key for staying in touch and contributing to our world. But how do you decide what will work for you and/or your students? Here's a collection of some of the most popular and best rated."

"Teachers know that video making is a tried and true way to get kids engaged in building, demonstrating, and sharing knowledge. These apps and sites feature user-friendly tools and features that make it more fun than ever before to get kids' productions edited and polished."