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"Welcome to TechMatrix!  Search a database of over 300 products using extensive criteria tailored to assistive and educational technologies.  Compare up to four products across search criteria.  Read related research articles on the theory and practice of using technology to improve student learning"

Great resource for administrators and leadership

from Richardson ISD

great visual way to organize and categorize apps for learning!

great list of tools to use for collaboration

Net Texts allows students to replace their textbooks with customized multimedia courses delivered to their iPad, Android tablet, or laptop!

Answer Underground is an iOS education app that helps students learn by connecting them with study groups across the country. Teachers are able to create groups for their students to join and can customize the privacy settings for each group. The teacher can then verify the content shared and mark student answers as correct.   Push notifications give students and teachers the ability to see group activity in real time and get instant notifications when questions have been answered. The free app can improve peer communication as students help each other learn. 

"you can search for any single word and see how many times it appeared in each issue of Popular Science since 1872."

"We've partnered with Google to offer our entire 140-year archive for free browsing. Each issue appears just as it did at its original time of publication, complete with period advertisements. It's an amazing resource that beautifully encapsulates our ongoing fascination with the future, and science and technology's incredible potential to improve our lives. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do."

The TechMatrix is a powerful, free online database to help educators and families find educational and assistive technology resources and help for students who are struggling or have special needs. With the addition of new search features, expert advice, professional development resources, Hot Topic pages, and updated product listings, the TechMatrix is greatly expanded, easier to use, and includes many new implementation resources.   Search by content area, grade level, disability, instructional support, and more than 10 other subjects. Both free and for fee products will be returned in the results.