I am married to a gamer. This is seriously unique and incredible. It is a twist on the social media "norm", but it still fits because I had forgotten that there are RPGs (role-playing-games) that allow conversation and collaboration amongst players. This is a great idea!
This article provides some insights and links to technology that can be used to teach PE classes. Some of the tools that the author links to are apps that turns exercise into games and help track fitness progress. This article is a good, short resource to use if you are interested in teaching PE with technology or just want to discover some useful fitness apps.
The author of this article compiles lesson ideas that incorporate technology into literature and language arts curriculum. Some ideas include video dialogues, using pictures to tell stories, voicethread narration, creating comics, and using video-games.
Study anything for free. Even has a Quizlet app for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch. This is a great program for teachers or for students to create their own quiz as part of a larger project.
A simulation game about the capture / recapture of fish. Its goal is to teach students about Hypergeometric distribution as well as other basic statistical concepts like estimation and confidence intervals.
Coding is the new literacy! With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer.
This is an awesome site for elementary reading teachers and students. There are online activities for phonics, phonemes, vocabulary, site words, comprehension, book talks, and author sites to name a few. There are also games students can play while learning basic reading skills.
Mission US is a multimedia project that immerses players in U.S. history content through free interactive games. Mission 1: “For Crown or Colony?” puts players in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a printer’s apprentice in 1770 Boston. They encounter both Patriots and Loyalists, and when rising tensions result in the Boston Massacre, they must choose where their loyalties lie.