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PowerMyLearning is a free web-based platform designed for K-12 students, parents, and educators. The platform makes thousands of the best online learning activities easily accessible and usable in one trusted place.

"When it is used correctly YouTube can be a good platform for spreading news about the great things that are happening in our classrooms and schools. It can also be a good platform for students to share their thoughts and projects. But before you upload videos to YouTube there are a few settings that you should be aware of. In the video embedded below I provide an overview of those settings."

Slipp offers a free mobile-first landing platform, that quickly turns mobile traffic into consumer action. With almost half of web traffic coming from mobile devices, Slipp's mobile-first landing experiences are the quickest and simplest way to drive more consumer conversions. Slipps can be used with ads and social postings to promote products, services, events, content, downloads, and much more. Slipps combine a consumer action (call, view, rsvp, calendar, download, buy) with content slides that are quick to create, give dramatic engagement levels on mobile, and drive higher conversions. They can be stand-alone or overlaid on shared content.

"Votesy is a free social crowdsourcing voting platform and community. Users can create a text, image, or video-based poll and receive votes and comments to see which choice is the crowd favourite. Sign up now, it's free and easy."

another list of web based platforms for both online museums and virtual field sites that can be used with students in class

If you are looking for web tools to create video lessons or platforms to help you flip your classroom , the tools below are probably what you need.

Throughout my different experiences working with teachers integrating technology in their classrooms I noticed that several of them still do not know about the powerful features that YouTube has. The fad that YouTube is a mere video hosting platform is still pervasive among many while, in fact, most if not all of the features provided by premium video websites are also found in YouTube and for free.

Edmodo is a web-based platform that provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. It is like Facebook but in a safe and controlled environment appropriate for school.

Sidetones is an excellent web tool for annotating web pages. It allows you to add notes to any web page without having to switch tabs or use a third party platform. With a simple click, a new sidebar will open up next to the page you are browsing where you can add and edit your notes.

"Jeopardy Rocks is a platform for building Jeopardy-style review games. I reviewed the service around this time last year. Just in time for the new school year Jeopardy Rocks released a couple of new features. You can now create an account on Jeopardy Rocks to save your games for later editing and re-use. You can also now save multiple games in your account. The previous version of Jeopardy Rocks did not have an account option."

A lesson about every single element on the periodic table Created by the Periodic Videos team using the TED-Ed platform.

Memrise is a service through which you can learn vocabulary for a new-to-you language, study science flashcards, review math problems, or review content from any of the hundreds of online course offerings on Memrise.

Create engaging presentations with the user-friendly dashboard. Using the simple and intuitive platform, Projeqt gives you the tools to easily create dynamic presentations. Upload your old PowerPoint and PDF documents, batch upload many image files at once, or create a presentation from scratch in just minutes. Learn Projeqt with ease using our simple tutorials. Whether you're an elementary school student, or a college professor; anyone can do it.

The hot new video synchronization platform used to watch videos in realtime with friends!

In the age of information overload, the key to a successful learning experience lies in asking the right questions. Quillionz does exactly that. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, Quillionz is a platform that lets you build a host of quality quizzes and assessments-within seconds and completely free.

Google Drive is one of the fundamental tools in our digital toolkits as teachers and educators. Whether you want to compose a document, create a presentation, design a sheet, or share a beautiful drawing you made, Google Drive provides you with the tools to do that on any device and anywhere you are with an internet connection .

ForAllRubrics is another cool web tool for easily creating rubrics, checklists, and badges. The site provides a wide variety of interesting features for teachers including: the ability to score across different mobile devices, issue digital badges with evidence, view the status of your whole class at a glance, access assessment results on ForAllRubrics website, one click sharing of assessment results by email with students and parents and many more.