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Smartphones In The Classroom: Working Smarter, Not Harder by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies & Educational Technology Teacher My smartphone changed my life. I can do everything I need to do on the road. I can buy...The post Smartphones In The Classroom: Working Smarter, Not Harder appeared first on TeachThought.

by edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education Jake Duncan is technology integration specialist at Region 6 Education Service Center and actively curates tools for educators on edshelf. He also blogs regularly on technology and education....The post 30 Flipped Classroom Tools From edshelf appeared first on TeachThought.

5 Mobile Apps To Help Teachers & Students Adapt To The Common Core Standards It’s easier to get where we are going if we are all working off the same map. At least that’s the...The post 5 Mobile Apps To Help Teachers & Students Adapt To The Common Core Standards appeared first on TeachThought.

by edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education Michael Fricano II is a technology coordinator for Mililani Ike Elementary School in the sunny state of Hawaii. With an articulate technology vision, they are constantly researching new...The post 23 Creative Learning Apps For The Classroom From edshelf appeared first on TeachThought.

You teach, which means you need to know what students do and don’t understand. Which means you need to assess. You teach in the 21st century, which means you use the internet and digital tools...The post 26 Teacher Tools To Create Online Assessments appeared first on TeachThought.

Concept-mapping–or mind-mapping, idea-mapping, or some other variation that makes sense to you–is the practice of demonstrating the relationship between ideas in a map-like form. Concept-mapping allows creators to articulate nuance, context, and interdependence between ideas...The post 25 Top Concept-Mapping Tools For Visual Learning appeared first on TeachThought.

This week’s free app is Mathmateer, which is essentially a space-themed game for students to practice basic math functions. With tons of mathematic challenges in the free version, Mathmateer provides a robust application for engaging elementary-aged students with topics like counting, recognizing 3-dimensional shapes, telling time and working with money.

Infographics are interesting–a mash of (hopefully) easily-consumed visuals (so, symbols, shapes, and images) and added relevant character-based data (so, numbers, words, and brief sentences). The learning application for them is clear, with many academic standards–including...The post 46 Tools To Make Infographics In The Classroom appeared first on TeachThought.

Just like any other search engine, Quixey has a search bar where you can enter in your query. Except unlike other search engines, Quixey produces results of applications, of both the mobile and desktop variety, that match your search.

by Hope Mulholland, TeachThought Intern One of my most important tasks as a reading teacher is matching students to books that they will love. For struggling readers, that can be more challenging because they don’t...The post 8 Apps For Struggling Adolescent Readers appeared first on TeachThought.