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Game-based lesson plans and tools shared by educators online!

A toolkit that provides multiple guides and resources to teachers looking to integrate digital tools into the classroom. The "Instructional Delivery" guide provides a pre-screened list of software that can be used as solutions to classroom instructional issues and needs.

Child-friendly weather report including pictures and temperature. You provide the zip code, and it will generate a weather report.

CAST UDL Book Builder has been made possible in part by generous support from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, NEC Foundation of America, The John W. Alden Trust, and The Pinkerton Foundation

This site is from Education World and is speaking about using technology in high school classrooms. This post notes that students in this generation almost demand that technology is to be used in the classroom because that is what they are used to and have grown up with. Cell phones, music devices and tablets have become more prevalent each year with more and more students bring them to school. They cannot seem to separate themselves from social media, music, games, etc. This site has listed some great ideas of how teachers can incorporate technology into their classroom, some of them are: online quizzes, online databases, Microsoft OneNote, online classes, student online portfolios and blogging.

This website is an excellent resource for teachers who have a classroom set of iPad's or tablets. Many teachers have classroom tablets but do not know how to integrate them into the classroom. This website has a list of great apps to download for tablet use in classrooms. Students need to be engaged, challenged and be able to practice the skills learned. Using classroom tablets as a group/partner activity or individual use is a great way to incorporate technology into a lesson plan. High school students are a great age to use tablets with because they are more mature than elementary/middle school and (hopefully) will respect the technology devices.

Students can create their own websites to show case their work and research findings. Very easy and convenient tool.

Weebly makes it surprisingly easy to create a high-quality website, blog or online store. Over 30 million people use Weebly to bring their unique ideas to life.

This is an example of a simulation software for math. This website constructs any geometry figure possible. It shows you step by step how to do a geometry construction. The students can control the pace of the simulation, pause it and play it forward.

Snagit's image and video capture is powerful, but not complex. You're in control of everything you capture. From a drop down menu to a scrolling webpage and everything in-between. Choose whether you want to capture an image or video after you make your selection, and resize the capture area right down to the pixel.

Teach your students to listen with the power of public radio! Free lessons and engaging real world stories for your classroom.

The National Education Technology Plan is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. The 2016 Plan, Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education, articulates a vision of equity, active use, and collaborative leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible. This recently published plan provides guidance and recommendations for use of technology in education. The report is separated in sections, with the Teaching section being a wonderful place to start for teachers looking for ways to learn, as well as innovative models from other teacher-leaders.

A simple video screen recorder for Chrome, Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. The free version allows users to record up to a 10 minute screencast. Screencasts can be saved in either Google Drive or YouTube.

Choose from a wide variety of shapes to create diagrams and charts. Free from Google. This tool is useful for students and teachers alike.

Create custom maps to share and publish online with Google My Maps. You can make maps that show different kinds of information.

EDUCAUSE link to legal alternatives for downloading. Sites states that the "Higher Education Opportunity Act requires all colleges and universities to offer legal alternatives to unauthorized downloading."

HSTRY is a free digital learning tool which promotes collaboration and engagement in the classroom.

Share your infographic with the world. Make high resolution prints or share it online. Link, embed, email or share it on social media. The possibilities are endless with this awesome Infographic creator.

Our designers work hard so you don't have to. In fact, you'll have access to a weekly updated library of over 500 professionally-designed templates. Finding a style that fits your message is easy. Edit text, fonts, and colors. Change as much or as little as you want to.

Hangouts bring conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free. Connect with friends across computers, Android, and Apple devices.

FunBrain is the #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (math, grammar, science, spelling, history)