Video Resources, Miscellaneous Tech Tools
Video Resources
Miscellaneous Tech Tools
Enjoy more than 20,000 curated videos from all over the world in the web's first SOCIAL Video Encyclopedia!
Check123 offers a safe, filtered environment; constructed specifically for education and curated by professional experts in different fields. All our videos (1, 2, or 3 min. long) have been validated by humans, and prioritized by quality, so there will be no surprises…
A QR Code (it stands for "Quick Response") is a mobile phone readable bar code that can store website URL's, plain text, phone numbers, email addresses and pretty much any other alphanumeric data. The QR Stuff QR Code Generator allows you to create either dynamic or static QR codes and download them for immediate use.
Learn how to use QR codes in the classroom and access tons of classroom resources here.
Check out more information at QR Codes Resources by Kathy Schrock or 40 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom
TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Everything we do supports learning — from producing a growing library of original animated videos , to providing an international platform for teachers to create their own interactive lessons, to helping curious students around the globe bring TED to their schools and gain presentation literacy skills, to celebrating innovative leadership within TED-Ed’s global network of over 250,000 teachers. TED-Ed has grown from an idea worth spreading into an award-winning education platform that serves millions of teachers and students around the world every week.
Green Screen App (iPad)
Green Screen by Do Ink makes it easy to create incredible green screen videos and photos. Classroom-tested by kids and teachers, this app emphasizes ease-of-use and simplicity while still enabling fantastic results. With Green Screen by Do Ink, you can tell a story, explain an idea, and express yourself in truly creative and unique ways.
Article: Why and How to Green Screen in Class
YouTube is an excellent resource for educational content. You can find videos that make your lessons more applicable to your students everyday lives. Spark lively discussions, create playlists, teaching video editing and more all within YouTube.
Creating a Playlist Video Tutorial
For more uses of using YouTube in the classroom read: The Teacher's Guide to Using YouTube in the Classroom.
myHomework is a digital student planner that lets you easily track your classes, homework, tests and projects so you never forget an assignment again!
Want your students to get better at typing? Students can master touch typing with this free and easy to use typing program. It's game based. Students earn stars for their progress. Teachers can create class and track student progress. Get typing!
Boost reading and writing confidence across all types of content and devices, in class, at work, and at home with Read & Write for Google. Explore tools such as Text-to-speech to hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting, text and picture dictionaries to see the meaning of words explained and speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying.