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So often, people think of presentation slides as just that: a visual aid for delivering a presentation in front of an audience. But these slide apps (like Google Slides and PowerPoint in Office 365) really are powerful tools for delivering interactive user experiences. They can also create visually stimulating products to deliver a message and valuable content. By thinking outside the box with Google Slides, PowerPoint and other similar tools, teachers can create unique learning experiences for students. Or students can create them to share with other students.

"It's generally accepted that if you need to find something on the Internet, you go to Google. But have you tried the other options? Sure, Bing didn't get into the Oxford English Dictionary, but it's still around, along with a few other Google competitors that promise everything from better layouts to more privacy."

Tips for getting the most from your Google searches

The Interesting Ways series continues to be a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas. Includes using Google Earth and Maps, Google docs and forms, devices such as ipads, ipods, IWBs and mobile phones and audio and visual tools

"Which search engine is better at finding the information you want, fast? We compare the features of DuckDuckGo and Google."

Animaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you create maps with markers that move, images and text that pop up on cue, and lines and shapes that change over time. When you send your Animap to friends it appears like a video - they can play, pause, slow and speed up the action!

TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet, like the one we used for the Timeline above. Experts can use their JSON skills to create custom installations, while keeping TimelineJS's core functionality.

Just because young people are functionally very capable, doesn't mean they always have the criticality to appraise the wealth of information available. English teacher Jennifer Wilson discusses how critical thinking and digital literacy need to go hand-in-hand.

A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research. It also covers a good deal of sensemaking and information foraging.

Student lesson plan on creating Book Bento Boxes including guidelines, use of Thinglink to add annotations to images along with a tutorial

Wished I had've found this a lot sooner! A very helpful resource when looking to expand your research beyond the module readings.

Support for using Goolge Earth for mapping projects

"In some cases using an alternate search engine will give students a different list of results and or may give them the information they're seeking a little faster than Google does. Here's a short list of alternative search engines for students to try: Bing, Wolfram Alpha, DuckDuckGo and GetTheResearch"

"Refining Google search results according to site or domain can be a fantastic way for teachers and students to locate websites that they might not otherwise find but still contain useful information."

"The latest playlist that I've created is titled Digital Mapping. The playlist currently contains 45 tutorial videos covering more than just Google Maps. In the playlist you'll find tutorials on things like NatGeo Mapmaker, Felt Maps, USGS map tools, making animated maps, and much more. Some highlights from the playlist are embedded below. "

"StoryMap JS is a free tool that students can use to create a story map in a manner similar to Google's My Maps or the old Google Tour Builder. It is much easier for new users to master.  StoryMap JS enables students to tell stories through a series of slides that appear on a map. Each slide is matched to locations that you choose on your map. Each slide in your story can include images, text, and hyperlinks. "

You've arrived at the most complete and current source of information about the WebQuest Model. Whether you're an education student new to the topic or an experienced teacher educator looking for materials, you'll find something here to meet your needs.

"Digital stories are short multimedia presentations that combine a variety of communicative elements within a narrative structure. Media may include any combination of the following: text, images, video, audio, social media elements (like tweets), or interactive elements (like maps)." the site includes a range of examples.