100 Classroom Tools for Teachers and Students of 2013

RANDOM AND COOL

1. Engrade – Unify administrators, teachers, parents and students.
2. Noodle – Education search just got smart.
3. Dreambox Learning - Rigorous math curriculum. Intelligent adaptive learning.
4. LessonCast – Design experiences that engage teachers and improve student learning.
5. Enzi – Equity based education funding. Helps eliminate financial barriers to education.
6. littleBits – Opensource library of electronic modules for prototyping and play.
7. Edutopia – K-12 education and learning innovation site.
8. Education Elements – A leading developer of blended learning solutions.
9. Goalbook – Helps teams of educators, students, and parents collaborate.
10. Knewton – Helps schools provide personalized educational content to students.
11. SnappSchool - Be your child’s homework hero.

TOOLS FOR TEACHERS

1. Planboard - Lesson planning made easy.
2. Schoology – Manage lessons, engage students, share content and more.
3. BetterLesson - Share what works. Free K-12 lesson plans, materials and resources.
4. LearnBoost – Free gradebook for teachers.
5. ShowMe - Learn and teach anything. An online learning community.
6. LessonPlan.it – Transform the way you plan your school year. Start planning online.
7. ClassDojo - Improve student engagement and behavior.
8. symbalooEDU – Organize and share the best of the web with your students (PLE).
9. The Coursebook - Discover, track and share great learning experiences.
10. Rafter - Find course materials your students will actually use.
11. Coursekit – Simple, elegant and free course management tools.
12. Glogster – 21st century multimedia tool for educators, teachers and students.
13. Remind101 – Text messaging for teachers.
14. Teachers Pay Teachers – Teachers buy, sell and share original teaching resources.
15. iversity - The collaboration network for academia.
16. Time to Know – Digital teaching platform.
17. Haiku – Learning management system. A simple way to bring the web to your classroom.
18. Celly – A platform of tools that enhances school communication.
19. Certification Map - Become a teacher. Teacher certification made easy.
20. GlobalScholar – SIS, curriculum management, gradebook, homework help, online tutoring.

TOOLS FOR STUDENTS

1. OpenStudy - Get live help, social studying, help other students.
2. Grantoo - Students PLAY their tuition bills.
3. Brightstorm – Free homework help and affordable test prep.
4. Student of Fortune - Online homework help and tutoring.
5. Slader – Homework help and answers.
6. Acceptly – Tips on how to get into college. See your chances of getting in.
7. EducateNcare – Live, online, one-on-one tutoring. Homework help.
8. Spill – A nationwide support network made of and for college students.
9. Abroad101 – Study abroad reviews and programs.
10. Desmos – A beautiful and free online graphing calculator.
11. Boundless - Save money. Study faster. Ace the class. 100% free. Still in beta.
12. Alltuition – The college financial aid common application.
13. Koofers – Free test bank, professor ratings, lecture notes and more.

INTEGRATE MOBILE DEVICES

1. Apple iPad – Learn how the iPad makes the perfect learning companion.
2. Top Hat Monocle - A web-based clicker and online homework tool.
3. Socrative – Engage the class using any device (iOS, tablets, computers, etc.).
4. Brainscape - Efficient mobile learning based on brain science.
5. Highlighter - Students can highlight, comment, share and save anything they read.
6. Matygo – The flipped classroom platform. Deliver provably better learning.
7. eSpark - Helps innovative schools use iPads to raise student achievement.

ONLINE LEARNING & E-LEARNING

1. StudySync – Online learning that inspires higher levels of reading, writing and critical thinking.
2. Skillshare - Learn anything from anyone, anywhere.
3. ePals – Helps you connect with classrooms around the world.
4. Udacity – Free online university classes for everyone.
5. Coursera – Offers courses from top universities for free.
6. Udemy - Online courses from experts.
7. eLearning Brothers - Develop rapid elearning courses and games.
8. TED-Ed - Lessons worth sharing. Capturing and amplifying the voices of great teachers.
9. Khan Academy – Learn almost anything for free.
10. 2tor – Great universities unleashed. Deliver traditional offline curricula online.
11. General Assembly – A campus for technology, design and entrepreneurship.
12. The Concord Consortium – Realizing the promise of educational technology.
13. K12 – Online public and private schools + individual courses for sale.
14. Sclipo – Online campuses platform.
15. Memrise – The fun way to learn anything online.
16. Mindflash – Easy online training.
17. Duolingo – Learn a language for free.
18. WizIQ – Online e-learning resources.
19. Myngle – Online language education with private teachers.
20. Mingoville – English for kids. Approved by teachers.

SOCIAL LEARNING

1. Edmodo – Secure social learning network for teachers and students.
2. KlabLab - The education co-creation network.
3. Inigral – Facebook for college admissions, universities and higher education.
4. Sophia – Teach what you know. Learn what you don’t.
5. BlueTeach - Online learning community with over 10,000 teachers/learners.
6. Spongelab - A global science community.
7. eduFire – Live video learning. A social learning community.

TEST PREP

1. BenchPrep – Web, iPhone/iPad, Android test prep courses. GRE, LSAT, MCAT and GMAT.
2. Magoosh – A personal tutor. Anytime, anywhere. GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, SAT.
3. WatermelonExpress – Learning, accelerated. SAT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT.
4. Grockit - Online test prep made fun.
5. smsPREP – Combining text messaging and test prep. SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT.
6. PrepU – An adaptive quizzing engine built by teachers and tested in the classroom.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Inkling – Interactive textbooks for iPad.
2. Kno – Save 30-50% off over 150,000 eTextbook titles.
3. Chegg – Rent and buy textbooks.
4. Amazon Student App – An iPhone app for buying and selling textbooks.
5. Eleven Learning – Community powered textbooks.

GAMES THAT TEACH

1. CarrotSticks – The fun way to give your kids an edge in math.
2. Motion Math – Creates fun mobile learning games that let kids play with numbers.
3. BrainNook - An online game that helps kids develop math and English skills.
4. MindSnacks – Learn languages on your iPhone. 6 games in 1.
5. Stickery – Mobile learning for kids customized for mobile parenting.
6. The Education Arcade - Explores games that promote learning.

MISCELLANEOUS / OTHER

1. EdSurge - A newsletter that keeps you ahead of the curve.
2. Teach.com - Info about becoming a teacher. Who, what, when, where, why and how.
3. a4cwsn - Apps for children with special needs.
4. Launchpad Toys - Empowering kids to create, learn and share their ideas through play.
5. Do-Be – Inspire creative teaching.
6. Wireless Generation – Education data systems, adaptive curriculum and more.
7. Vittana – Microloans for education.
8. Funding4Learning – Crowdfunding for education.
9. The Minerva Project – The online Ivy school.

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