Rather than assessing students by traditional tests, a portfolio offers a more creative expression of student skills.It shows the strengths of a student, regardless of if they are strong test takers, and is more adaptable to the individual.

"Gizoms" are hundreds of online simulations with lesson materials and supporting research-based strategies to build deep conceptual understanding in math and science. This can be used for all grades, and is awesome because it is very interactive and can simulate experiments you can't physically carry out in a classroom setting

This PDF is a simple list of 101 interactive yet easy techniques teachers can use in the classroom.

This (free) app is useful in the classroom as an LMS. It helps teachers easily communicate with their students. Some example uses are reminders, sending out assignments in the form of writing prompts, and alerting individual students of missing assignments, failed grades, etc. It can also be a great way to contact parents!

This site is helpful because it outlines unique uses for blendspace. It describes how blendspace helped one specific teacher and discusses the ease and elimination of lost papers created by an integration of blendspace.