Technology in Education

Technology is an amazing resource to use in education that can help educators introduce new content, review content, assess and monitor students' understanding of concepts, and much more. However, it's important to remember that technology is just another tool in the educators' toolbox.

When designing instruction it's important for educators to determine what they want their students to learn, explore, and/or be able to do before deciding which tools will help them to be effective and efficient in helping students learn. Searching for resources, new ideas, learning how a piece of technology works, etc. can be time consuming, so I'm going to highlight a few websites, blogs, and applications that are amazing resources.

Websites

LearnZillion

Educators can create a free account, which gives them access to:

  • an open, cloud-based math curriculum for K-8
  • math video lessons by grade, domain, and standard for grades 2-12
  • close reading lesson library for 5-day reading modules for grade 2-12
  • interactive, targeted editing and revision lessons for grades 3-8
  • reading and writing video lessons for informational or literary texts by grade level

TeachingChannel

An online community for educators where they can watch, share, and learn diverse techniques to help every student grow.

Raz-Kids

This website offers, with a subscription, leveled eBooks spanning 29 reading levels that students can listen to, read, and even record themselves reading anytime, anywhere.

Blogs

Tech With Jen

Her website features a blog with various articles like using specific technology in the classroom as well as a "Be Appy Monday Series" in which she shares an app along with a lesson idea and/or video.

Class Tech Tips

Resources for integrating technology by a former teacher turned EdTech & Curriculum Consultant Monica Burns.

Upper Elementary Snapshots

Thirteen teachers collaborate to showcase the best of upper elementary learning.

Catlin Tucker

Catlin Tucker, a high school English language arts teacher, reviews the lastest developments in blended learning and reflects on teaching strategies in high school.

Web Apps and Apps

Formative

Educators, with a free account, can create online assessments, classwork, or homework. Students may show their understanding through multiple choice questions, typing an answer, showing their work with drawings, or submitting images. As well, it allows educators to provide real-time intervention by reviewing students' responses and giving instant feedback.

Edueto

A free teaching tool that allows educators to create customized online exercises that target student's needs in the following formats:

  • Quiz: multiple choice questions
  • Gap Filling: fill the gaps in text
  • Matching: match corresponding items
  • Writing: essays, analysis, discussion
  • Sorting: sorting items into groups
  • Equations: mathematical equations
  • PicTag: picture tagging
  • Sequence: sorting items into sequences

Seesaw: The Learning Journal

This app is a student-driven digital portfolio that helps to capture the learning process by students using photos, videos, drawings, text notes, or links to demonstrate their understanding. Educators can browse students' work and strengthen the home-school connection by inviting families to view updates on their child's Seesaw journal.