Tech Tools & Resources for Teachers
Game-based Learning/Assessment Platforms
Excellent for building vocabulary and reviewing course material in a fun and engaging way! In most of the platforms listed below, teachers can create the questions and answer choices. Many give teachers the ability to track student responses and formatively assess understanding on an individual or class-wide basis.
Database and Video Streaming
Link: https://google.discoveryeducation.com/
Discovery Education is a comprehensive resource site that includes educational videos that align with our curriculum and standards. It includes full-length videos, segmented videos, images, songs, sound effects, encyclopedia articles, audio files, lessons, animations, clip art and much more. DoDEA has purchased membership for all their educators and students. Classes are already set up according to ASPEN information. You may assign tasks and assessments.
How to Access: All users (teachers and students) must use School's Google account credentials to log in.
PBS Learning Media
Link: https://sistematv.pbslearningmedia.org/
WMTJ and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and games. It provides thousands of free teaching resources.
Smithsonian Learning Lab
Link: https://learninglab.si.edu/
Description: An interactive website where users can discover, create, and share rich media resources.
Language, Literacy and Vocabulary
Link: https://www.quill.org/
Description: Free writing and grammar activities for elementary, middle, and high school students. Includes guided interactive lessons.
Link: https://www.noredink.com
Description: Hands-on practice of grammar and writing skills.
Link: https://www.writetheworld.com/
Description: Creative writing platform that allows for peer review, revising and editing drafts.
Link: http://rewordify.com
Description: Changes difficult terms and words in a passage or writing to words that are easier to understand.
Link: https://www.vocabulary.com/
Description: Interactive dictionary with an adaptive learning game to help students learn vocabulary words and terms.
Description: This website is a visual dictionary, thesaurus and interactive lexicon. It creates graphic visuals for any word.
Link: https://beta.freerice.com/
Description: Simple online vocabulary educational game.
"For each answer you get right, our sponsors send the cash equivalent of 10 grains of rice to the World Food Programme, who use it to save and change lives.
Link: https://beanbeanbean.com
Description: Educational quiz website featuring many different categories: times tables, english vocab, spanish vocab, world capitals, picture trivia, sign language, and the periodic table.
"For each quiz question you answer correctly, we donate beans for charity."
Related Words
Link: https://relatedwords.org/
Description: This tool helps you find words that are related to a specific word or phrase.
Reverse Dictionary
Link: https://reversedictionary.org/
Description: This reverse dictionary allows you to search for words by their definition.
Describing Words
Link: https://describingwords.io/
Description: This tool helps you find adjectives for things that you're trying to describe.
Science and Math
Link: https://ptable.com/
Description: Interactive periodic table with information and facts of every element.
Link: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/
Description: Comprehensive collection of labs, activities, videos, tutorials, etc.
Link: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations
Description: Interactive simulation on science and math concepts.
Link: https://eyes.nasa.gov/
Description: Detailed, simulated views of the Solar System. Requires easy App download.
Link: https://www.biointeractive.org/
Usage: Collection of science multimedia resources such as short films, virtual labs, teacher guides, interactive tutorials, etc.
Links: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ https://teach.genetics.utah.edu/
Description: Includes articles, interactives, and videos that teach genetics, cell biology, human health, neuroscience, and more. The Teach Genetics website has downloadable lesson plans and activities for teachers.
Link: https://www.compoundchem.com/
Description: Student-friendly and visually appealing infographics of chemical compounds.
Link: https://www.geogebra.org/
Description: Online Graphing calculator for functions, geometry, algebra, stat, 3D math, etc.
Link: https://www.desmos.com/
Description: Online graphing calculator. Classroom resources and activities.
Social Studies/History/Geography
Link: https://www.gapminder.org/
Description: Data interactive tool; Population growth, life expectancy, income across world regions.
Link: https://datausa.io/
Description: Comprehensive visualization of U.S. public data. Free platform that allows users to collect, analyze, and visualize shared U.S. government data.
Tools for Instruction and Collaboration
Link: https://www.mysimpleshow.com/
Description: Web-based program that lets you create engaging video presentations.
Link: https://info.flipgrid.com/
Description: Social learning platform that allows educators to ask a question, then the students respond in a video.
Link: https://padlet.com/
Description: Web-based application that allows you to create online bulletin boards and collaborate with teachers and students.
Link: https://www.sutori.com
Description: Collaborative and interactive presentation tool for the classroom. Lets users create story timelines that can include photos and documents.
QR Code Generator
Link: https://www.qr-code-generator.com
Description: Create your own QR code for free!