"This is a really nice tool for adding questions to YouTube videos. It removes ads and tracks student progress. The interface is really slick." -- Kevin Smith
Pre-Grade Your Paper: Free Online Grammar Checker, Proofreader, and More
"PaperRater.com is a free resource, developed and maintained by linguistics professionals and graduate students. PaperRater.com is used by schools and universities in over 46 countries to help students improve their writing.
PaperRater.com combines the power of natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, information retrieval (IR), computational linguistics, data mining, and advanced pattern matching (APM). We offer the most powerful writing tool available on the internet today."
An initiative to build local communities of support that will foster ongoing collaborations among volunteers, students and educators. Volunteers, university students, scientists, engineers, other STEM professionals and, more broadly, members of the community are working together with educators and students to bring discovery-based science experiences to students in grades K-12. When an educator posts a project, our system will help them get the resources needed to bring that project to fruition.
Free text to speech voices.
--Alternative methods to process written information.
--Can be used to assist non-readers/struggling readers.
--Helpful in ESL/EFL classrooms
An Animated Educational Site for English Language Students of all ages.
Games, Lesson Plans, Teaching Tools, Activities, Animated Movies, for TESOL, TOEFL, ELL and EFL learners
"Record and playback digital recordings up to 5 minutes long which can then be posted on" to your personal Audioboo profile page.
You can record your "boos" by phone, with the iPhone app or through your web browser.
AudioBoo is iTunes ready making it the easiest way to begin podcasting.
Teachers can create an online community for their students.
"Share inspiration, ideas, reading, thoughts. Post discussions, deadlines, homework. Instrantly create surveys for students. Keep parents informed of daily projects."
"Not only will twiducate.com give your students the web 2.0 skills they need, but also expand their reading, writing, thoughts and ideas beyond the classroom setting."
"Whyville is a virtual world geared for teen and pre-teen girls and boys.
Whyville's millions of registered "citizens" come from all over to learn, create, and have fun together. Whyville is their world. Whyville has places to go, things to do, and of course, people to see. Whyville has its own newspaper, its own Senators, its own beach, museum, City Hall and town square, its own suburbia, and even its own economy - citizens earn "clams" by playing educational games. And much, much, much more!"
Teacher, researcher, author, speaker and educational consultant specializing in the effective integration of technology with teaching and learning.
Christian, husband, father, teacher, cancer warrior, and fan of the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Memphis Grizzlies.