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" last only for 7 days after which they are deleted. Students can use Tackk to create digital portfolios to display their digital works. These portfolios can include different materials such as text, photos, videos, and audio files. Here is how they can use it: Head over to Tackk homepage and click on "create". If you register ( it's free) you will be able to save your creations forever. Now you can either choose 'Blank Canvas' or ' blog post' either way, you will be directed to a Tackkboard where you can add your digital materials. Click on the + button and select what  you want to add. You can add text, headlines, photos, videos, audio, buttons, maps, and forms. You can also use the authoring tools on the right to change text fonts, colours,and patterns. Click on 'options' to select whether you want your Tackk to be public or set it to private Click on 'share' to share your Tackk page on popular social media like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus. or send it via email, or use the HTML code to embed it in your blog or website. You can also print it using the print button.  Follow us on : Twitter, Facebook , Google plus, Pinterest . You might also like: 2 Interesting iPad Apps for Creating Digital Portfolios 5 Terrific Web Tools to Create Academic Digital Portfolios Create Digital Portfolio on iPad Using Google Drive New Good Tool to Create Portfolios on Educlipper Linkwithin Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest RSS Email Custom Search The Four Levels of Readings Every Student should Know about A New Fantastic Bloom's Taxonomy Wheel for iPad Apps 8 Excellent Free Timeline Creation Tools for Teachers 20 Must-have iPad Apps for Student Researchers and Academics A Great Poster on The 6 Questions Critical Thinker Asks Awesome Chart for Teachers- Alternatives to Traditional Homework A Wonderful New Google Cheat Sheet to Improve Students Search Skills Wonderful Free Templates to Create Newspapers for your Class Ne

"Social media provides a variety of tools, commonly referred to as Web 2.0, that educators can use to engage students and enhance essential skills (communication, collaboration, creativity, media literacy, technological proficiency, global awareness. Other tools can be leveraged to become more efficient and effective at what we do in education."

""You want some great ed tech tools to use in your classroom? You got em'-50, to be exact! This article written by the folks from Edudemic features an extensive list of some of the most awesome technological tools you can find for teaching and learning. There's lots to explore here, so have fun!""

"Great Web 2.0 tools for use in the classroom"

Great list of tools

"Here's a small piece of news that might mean a lot to teachers who assign research papers-and to the students who write them. Last week, Google released some new features for Google Docs, its web-based word-processing software. The updates include a new item in your menu bar, called Add-ons, that gives writers access to a wide selection of new, third-party tools. Several of these apps are specifically designed for writing and evaluating research work."

"Remind101 is a great web tool that provides teachers with a way to safely text message students and stay in touch with parents. You can send your Remind101 messages from your computer or phone. Remind101 apps for iPad, iPhone and Android are now available. One of the best things I like about this tool is the unanimity feature. Neither students nor teachers could see each others phone numbers"

"Project based learning is one of many active learning methods, providing students the opportunity to get actively involved in learning, stepping away from being passive receivers of knowledge. "PBL" often involves groups of students who work on a real-life project. "

Web resources keyed to Blooms Taxonomy

"his page contains links to tools that educators can use as they infuse 21st century learning experiences into the classroom. For assistance using these technologies, "

Stoodle is an online whiteboard service supported in part by the CK-12 Foundation. Through Stoodle you can quickly create a collaborative whiteboard space. On your whiteboard you can type, draw, and upload images. You can connect Stoodle to your computer's microphone and talk your collaborators while drawing, typing, or sharing images.

"How it works: Each student gets a unique barcode - a paper clicker. Students answer questions by showing their barcodes to the teacher's smartphone. The teacher gets a real-time bar graph and the data is stored individually by student."