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MACUL Journal Spring 2013 the Blended Learning (Conference issue) Articles include: Using Technology to Love the Common Core; iPad Creativity for Elementary Students; Video Use In Your Classroom; "Flipping" EdTech PD; What is and How To Participate in the MILEARNS Online Portal; Making the Best of Technology You Already Have; Blended Learning for Today's Learner; Teaching With iBooks Author; Blooming with Technology: Blooms Taxonomy Goes Digital; Achieving Library 2.0; Discovering Self Through Web Design Is also available as a flash version at http://content.yudu.com/A20rl4/MACULJournalSpr2013/

Another substitute to try for "clickers" like Poll Everywhere. "Students answer polls or assessments from any device with Via Connect™. Instructors can launch polls from many devices such as: iPhone®, iPad®, Android®, Kindle®, Nook®, Laptop, Lectern Computer. No Limits."

Kathy Schrock provides infographic images containing lots of apps - updated May 2012 - "Each of the images has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Google, Android, and Web 2.0 applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy."

Use with smartphone or any connected device - free. Supports many quiz types and polls. Has anyone used it? How does it compare to Poll Anywhere? Can email responses to excel.

I have the teacher app and the student app on my devices but I have not yet tried it out. Maybe for a Let's Talk meeting. It would be interesting to see if different types of devices can all connect to the teacher's device or if they all have to be the same brand.

Rich collections of links to free materials, great websites by academic subject and by technology tool. Topics in technology tools include iPod/iPad apps, cameras/video tools as well as Skype and website building.