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Tools for integrating technology that were presented at a 1:1 conference in Des Moines, IA

A mind-mapping service with 1.5 million users and more than 3 million mind maps.

I have used bubbl.us in the classroom before for brainstorming activities. The part that I don't like about it is having to sign up and then you are actually limited on the free account. This is definitely program for student use. I really do enjoy this program, but with 1:1 iPads, we went with Inspiration instead.

Canva is a fantastic, user-friendly tool to create professional looking graphics and infographics. After reading this post by Cool Cat Teacher I gave the program a try and really enjoyed it. The tool has stock images available for $1 or you may upload your own for free. Students could use it to make infographics on research topics, business cards, or posters for their businesses.

Canva is a fantastic, user-friendly tool to create professional looking graphics and infographics. After reading this post by Cool Cat Teacher I gave the program a try and really enjoyed it. The tool has stock images available for $1 or you may upload your own for free. Students could use it to make infographics on research topics, business cards, or posters for their businesses.

I think I will give this one a try! I watched the tutorial and looks easy to organize work, personal and school to-do lists.

I just signed up for this application. As a busy teacher, and now a busy graduate student, I need a place to compile all of my thoughts. Without a 1:1 initiative this would be hard for students to use. It seems best adapted for laptop and computer use. It does teach good skills, however, like breaking up big tasks into smaller tasks, and writing an outline. This system reminds me of Getting Things Done, which is based on a series of file folders. I have tried creating something similar with Evernote. Maybe this program and Evernote would play nicely together? I will give it a try and write a blog post about it if it works.

Easily simulate your 3D projects in Augmented Reality. Impress your teachers and get a top grade. Express your creativity and get rid of prototyping cost and time barriers.

Rob, I've intrigued by augmented reality since I first learned about it at an EdCamp last winter. Since then I've played around with AR flashcards, Chromville and Aurasma. I can see this application used both by teachers and students. It is my hope to generate some Aurasma's next year that students can demonstrate to the public. This will work to connect student learning to the public and showcase our 1:1 ipad initiative! @travislappe is someone you should follow on Twitter - he's a tech integrationist in South Dakota that has been very active with augmented reality.

I have been intrigued by augmented reality since beginning the VREP program at my school. This resource looks like a user friendly way to introduce the concept of AR into the classroom. I have actually used Poly Fauna for a collaborative project with West Central's chorus. It was a great way to tell a story and adapt a virtual storyboard to music. It definitely expanded the lesson plans I had previously implemented with our peer groups.

An interactive way to assess students through ipads, iphones, androids and more!

This looks like a great tool to use in my classroom. It would be a quick way to assess students on a topic before moving on. This tool is clearly geared towards teachers. It can help them to quickly grade quizzes that are easy but tedious to correct such as true/false and multiple choice. I would like to play around with this a bit more and see if there are discussion opportunities with it. My students use Poll Everywhere to have discussions or answer polls, but the results are posted for everyone to see. I like that the tools grades the quizzes and posts the results to a spreadsheet format. That would be such an efficient way to grade. This is much more user friendly than other automatically graded quizzes like Flubaroo. Thanks for sharing!

A few teachers in my building use secretive and have shared it in professional development sessions. It looks very easy to use and seems like something students would be very easily engaged with. Great resource for teachers to use with students. It would be just as easy for students to design questions and present as a quiz or dipstick check for understanding after a presentation or some other in class assignment. My school uses Promethean boards so we have this same capability built into that technology with the Active Votes or Active Expressions. I can also see this being something you could do with the poll feature on Edmodo. I think there are more and more resources out there in this style. I agree with Kayla that this is MUCH easier to use than Flubaroo, even though that is a very useful tool as well.

Schoology offers a great place to let teachers communicate with students and staff through a "Facebook-style" LMS server. Schoology allows you to communicate with students, post tests, and grades to share with students and parents.

A learning platform for schools to use for administration of curriculum, content, assignments, and a platform for collaboration and communication. 

I realize this is one of the initial ones for an example, but my district uses it already and I have a lot of examples to share for my blog post!

Videos that show teaching strategies based upon content area. After watching the video, teachers will integrate new techniques.

Videos that show teaching strategies based upon content area. After watching the video, teachers will integrate new techniques.

"Use Sites to Plan club meetings and activities, share info on a secure company intranet, collaborate on a team project, or stay connected with family members

Teacher resource and professional development across the curriculum

Teacher resource and professional development across the curriculum

A blog about wiki in education. Has great ideas!

Easy to use concept map for students to create a professional looking flowchart