Educational Technology

October 13, 2013

Top 10 Free Content Curation Tools For Teachers

Finding educational content in the web is no big deal- but managing it, is. Educational content curation is the art – rather than the act – of sorting out the vast amounts of educational content on the web and organizing them around a specific educational topic in a coherent way. 

by Christopher Pappas

October 12, 2013

The 5 Best Free Mind Mapping Tools for Teachers

Organizing thoughts is a difficult task, for both teachers and students. Lack of a medium to organize all these thoughts can lead to stress, confusion, and lack of success in regards to yourself, or your students. Utilize these 6 Best Free Mind Mapping Tools for Teachers in order to be the best educator possible and ensure that your students are able to reach their full potential. *Update: we added one more!!!

by Christopher Pappas

October 5, 2013

The 5 Best Free Note Taking Tools For Teachers

Note-taking is an essential part of the educational process in order for students to retain and fully process information. However, getting students to hand-write effective notes with a pencil and paper can be difficult. Get your class excited to take notes with the 5 Best Free Note-Taking Tools for Teachers.

by Christopher Pappas

September 29, 2013

15 Free Must Have iPad Apps For Elementary Students

In the list below you will find 15 free must-have iPad apps that will help your children or students practice and learn everything covered in school in an elementary level. Colorful games, stories, and other audiovisual material will keep them busy playing and at the same time learning and revising what they have done in the classroom.

by Christopher Pappas

September 27, 2013

The 5 Best Free Slideshow Presentation and Creation Tools for Teachers

Utilizing technology in the classroom is always an enjoyable experience. However, using the same old programs can get old after a while. Utilize some of the 5 Best Slideshow Presentation and Creation Educational Tools for Teachers in order to spice things up in your classroom’s technological world.

by Christopher Pappas

September 26, 2013

How To Use Blogs In the Classroom

Blogs may be great educational tools and they give students complete freedom to publish content on the web, but if you don’t know how to effectively implement them into the classroom, they’re only as good as wadded up balls of paper in the trash.

by Christopher Pappas

September 24, 2013

5 Common Challenges Facing Educators At School Beginning And Tools To Address Them

At the beginning of the school year, for an educator is hard to untangle all the tasks falling under her attribution. Every teacher has to deal with paper work, class activities, new children and many more. That is why having a good educational toolkit with educational apps and educational resources will facilitate these tasks and help to spare time and energy.

by Laura Iancu

September 22, 2013

The 5 Best Free Tools For Publishing Student Work

If you are a passionate educator, you know your students are bright and it’s likely that you want to show the world.  However, publishing student work is not always as easy as taping an assignment on the wall. How do you go about publishing student work online so that it’s available to the world? Read on to find out the 5 best free educational tools for publishing student work.

by Christopher Pappas

September 15, 2013

9 Free Innovative Math Apps For iPad

Looking for a way to help your children or students learn math?  In the following list you will find 9 free iPad Apps that will help your students understand and really enjoy learning math. Find single or multiplayer games, customizable quizzes and exercises that will make math a fun part of your children’s day.

by Christopher Pappas

September 9, 2013

How To Build A Student And Tech-Centric Classroom

As technology continues to evolve, the education sector must cope with it. Teachers must continue to learn and adapt to the changes, to create a curriculum fit for the next generation. Students must be ready to survive, thrive, and innovate in a global classroom without walls.

by Kyle Albert

August 28, 2013

8 Free iPad Apps For Exploring Environmental Earth Science

If you want enrich your general education knowledge concerning the Earth and how the environment functions the following applications are exactly what you are looking for. Use these free iPad Apps to learn the historical interest of rocks or the water cycle for example, and have a really good time while interacting with them.

by Christopher Pappas

August 26, 2013

324 Free Tools for Teachers - Free Educational Technology

Would you be interested in the ultimate list of free tools for teachers? At the following post you will find 324 Free Tools for Teachers separated in 18 educational technology categories. Enjoy!

by Christopher Pappas