TechAppsTools

"TED-Ed, the educational arm of TED Conferences, has launched a new classroom-based program to promote media and presentation literacy among students."

"Classroom Mosaic™ is web-based app that provides an easy, efficient and secure way to perform teacher observations. Observation templates can be created to suit any school's needs" Useful for students observations as well?

feature apparently allows you to build your own Street View experiences, connect your photo spheres to create 360º virtual tours places, share them on Google Maps.

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"The ubermix is an all-free, specially built, Linux-based operating system designed from the ground up with the needs of education in mind. Built by educators with an eye towards student and teacher empowerment, ubermix takes all the complexity out of student devices by making them as reliable and easy-to-use as a cell phone, without sacrificing the power and capabilities of a full operating system. With a turn-key, 5 minute installation, 20 second quick recovery mechanism, and more than 60 free applications pre-installed, ubermix turns whatever hardware you have into a powerful device for learning."

"What does tomorrow's Learning Platform look like? We are building it today."

"infographic-making web 2.0 tools"

"Proloquo2Go® is an award-winning symbol-supported communication app providing a voice to over 75,000 individuals around the world who are unable to speak. "

"Social learning and video collaboration made simple" supposedly free collaboration spaces for schools

"social media is a Web 2.0 innovation not only because it encourages user-generated content, but also because it extends the focus to the users by allowing them to curate other content to share among their networks."

"Clip Converter is a free online media conversion application, which allows you to reocord, convert and download nearly any audio or video URL to common formats. Currently supported services: Direct Download, YouTube (HQ and HD), Dailymotion (HQ) and many more. This free and fast converter allows you to watch your favorite YouTube videos on your cell phone, PSP, iPhone or nearly any other device."

"Getting the best apps for your students means using resources that vet apps specifically for learning"