Learner.org is a site with lots of teacher resources. They use media and telecommunications to advance teaching in American schools. They try to find more effective ways to train teachers. There are workshops the teachers can attend to improve learning in classrooms.
My Online Egg Timer is an online timer that allows for up to three timers to operate at once. Also, registration for the site is not required.
Students are often timed, whether it is to make sure everything gets covered in the class period or to enhance test-taking speed. However, teachers don't always have timers and timers don't always work correctly. With My Online Egg Timer, there is no need to search for or repair your timer because it is easily accessible online and always functioning.
ZType is a fun typing game that challenges players to type quickly. Words fall from the top of the screen and you have to type them. When you have correctly typed a word your laser shoots it. The object of the game is to shoot the words before they reach the bottom of the screen.
ZType is a good tool for students who need to improve their typing abilities. Students entering Patrick Taylor who didn't have a lot of computer access prior to attending will particularly gain from this game because typing is a necessary skill here.
Encalc is a free online scientific calculator. It is able to handle dimensional analysis, perform symbolic algebra and calculus, define variables, look up values from a database of physical constants, and graph. Encalc also aupports parentheses and scientific formulas.
Encalc can be used when a student has misplaced his/her calculator and needs a scientific calculator to use. As a school in which a TI-84 is necessary, this tool may be very useful to some forgetful students.
Dudamobile is a free online tool for creating the mobile version of your website. Any changes that you make on your website will automatically update on the mobile version, preventing you from having to maintaining two websites. Dudamobile shows how the mobile experience will look on iPhone, Android, Windows phones and Blackberry devices.
Dudamobile can be used by professors to make their website more appealing to their 21st-century, phone-oriented students.
3DTin is a free online tool for creating 3D models. There is a gallery of models from which you can find inspiration as well as templates for users who aren't starting from scratch. The model you create can be exported and used on other 3D modeling software.
3DTin can be used to create images that go beyond the usual two dimensions. Using original 3D models for projects and presentations is sure to boost the visual appeal of a student's work and therefore their grade. The tool can also be used to spice up engineering class, in the place of or in conjunction with drawing on graph paper.
Zygote Body is a 360 degree view of the human body. Viewers have the option to view one or more of the different layers (muscles, bones, organs, skin, etc) at once. Clicking on a specific body part, such as a rib bone, will tell the viewer the name of the body part, coastal cartilage 2.This tool can be used in Biology classes to educate students on the human body and its systems in a visual and accurate way.
Presentation.io is a service that allows a presenter to sync their presentation to the devices of those they're presenting too. Rather than collecting everyone's email address and sending the presentation to them, Presentation.io produces a link to the presentation and it will change slides as the presenter does. This service can be used by students and educators alike, it's a great way to make sure everyone is on the same page, literally. There is a feature that allows the audience to comment on and ask questions about the slides. This is good for student-to-teacher communication.
Knoword is a quick thinking game that helps boost vocabulary, spelling, speed of thought, as well as increasing analytical, observational and typing skills.
Viddler is a video website similar to YouTube, but it has more features and more uses for education. There is more privacy, analytics, customization, and users have the ability to generate money from their videos. Educators can use Vidder for online video discussions to supplement classroom discussions. Teachers can record and post videos directly to their Viddler channel using a web cam. Students can comments in response to the teacher at the specific part of the video in which the teacher asked a question.
Capitol Words is an interesting way to see what your Congressmen are talking about in Washington. The site records which topics are being discussed most frequently and by which party or congressman. Users can search topics to see recent speeches and actions related to the topic. Users may also look directly at what an individual senator or representative has discussed the most in Congress records. This tool is very thorough in its presentation of the topics you search, even presenting it's frequency in Congress over the last 10+ years. This tool can be useful for your SS fair project, in your Civics class, or just to keep you up-to-date with Congress!
For big projects, instead of doing a poster board or presentation, teachers can opt for their students to create blogs with this tool. Weebly is a simple and easy blogging site and with Weebly for education, teachers can quickly create accounts for all their students.
Weebly becomes more than just a blogging site with Weebly for education; teachers can accept homework and keep parents up to date on their child's work.
Bundlenut condenses multiple URLs into one. This tool is applicable for any school subject in which the teacher needs his/her students to easily access several websites.