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"Do you surf the net looking for the best deals? Do you love apps that are free? Then Free App Tracker is the perfect app for you!"

Great app for the ability to access you files on another computer over wifi. Being the tech teacher I have multiple computers and devices. This app allows me to instantly access files on my other devices. Free to access 1 other device. I will be upgrading for multiple devices! 

we now offer FREE SAT Test Prep for ALL interested students. Our interactive web based SAT courses were created by some of the nation's top tutors to simulate real exams and real exam conditions. B Line Test Prep's courses do not require special software, licensing fees or fees of any kind. Students and teachers can access their accounts anywhere they have Internet access, including school, home or the library. All course material is web-based and requires only a normal Web browser and a set of speakers or headphones

. iPad Insight provides reviews of iPad apps, iPad accessories, and iPad tutorials. As I don't always have enough time in my day to review web apps, Android apps, and iPad apps iPad Insight is a good partnership for Free Technology for Teachers

"Group introductions Free user guides to download in iBooks (on your iPad): iPad 2 Starter Guide by Macworld (make sure you choose Starter Guide, not Super Guide) iPad User Guide for iOS 4.3 (Apple) Education and Productivity applications"

provides a free community for educators to share and discuss their plans around Common Core standards. As a member of the community you can browse and download the materials shared by other educators. There are currently more than one hundred pages of shared materials. Of course, as a member of the community you can share your own materials. You can also follow and have threaded Twitter-style discussions with other members of the community. All materials found in Mastery Connect are tied to specific standards in the Common Core.

Great tools teachers can use to maximize their use of YouTube with their students.

"a free resource used in over 24,000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery & written/verbal skills with Latin & Greek roots."

Word web "It's an online interactive English dictionary and thesaurus that helps you find the meanings of words and draw connections to associated words. You can easily see the meaning of each by simply placing the mouse cursor over it."

is a free service that describes itself as "half vocabulary builder, half dictionary, and full awesome." Word Stash is pretty true to its self-description. At its most basic Word Stash is a dictionary that provides contextual examples to support the definitions offered. For many words, Word Stash provides an audio pronunciation. The vocabulary builder aspect of Word Stash lies in the fact that users can create accounts in which they create and save lists of words to study. Users can create as many lists as they like and expand existing lists as they go. Word Stash provides short quizzes based on the words a user puts into a list. In creating the study quizzes, Word Stash uses a spaced repetition algorithm to present users with words based upon how often they answer correctly or incorrectly. To create a list of words users simply need to click "stash" anytime they view a word in the Word Stash dictionary. Users can also share lists and study other users' shared lists

is a free visual, video dictionary. Wordia features a selection of user-submitted and professionally created videos explaining the meaning of a word. The videos focus on the everyday use of words while the text accompanying each video provides the dictionary definition of the word. The video below explains the word literacy.