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This could be useful if you teach heath or science.

free online resources engage elementary kids:  awesome, short video about a fifth grade class using technology tools on the web to create multimedia presentations.

Each of the six links off of this page go into greater depth on how to use specific apps!

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Collaborative assessment for teachers, uses common core or other state standards, able to track students and show progress

This website is accessible for all ages, elementary, middle and high school. It has four main tools and services: The Renzulli Profiler, Differentiation Engine, Grouping and Reporting Tools, and Personal Success Plan. The Renzulli Profiler uses a strengths based assessment to find out a student's top three strengths, interests, and learning and expression styles. The Grouping and Reporting Tool then takes these results and uses them to group students.

When used educationally, podcasts can empower students and teachers to become content producers rather than content consumers, and they can give them audiences beyond the classroom. Student-created podcasts reinforce course concepts, develop writing skills, hone speaking ability, and even help parents stay current on classroom activities.

This website has well done games and videos to help students learn about U.S. History.

Another great site to support special education students that need more practice and sometimes modified work. It's also a great resource for all students.

This is a great site for printouts and theme based activities. I use the project ideas on the site a lot. It is free, but you need to create an account. 

Examples of how QR codes are used in education

Another great site with learning games. This one seems to be completely free (I haven't used it a ton, so maybe I just didn't reach the free-use limit). Best of all, it has games for nearly every subject, and the games are categorized by grade and subject.

The prologue is the most eye opening. Its only 12 minutes, but it changed my teaching forever.

This is a great website to preview books and look up Lexile levels to see what is appropriate for your students. It is geared toward Middle school. Students can use this site to make their own book trailers. A nice alternative to book reports.

This website gives teachers useful ideas to implement educational video games to make learning more enjoyable for the students.