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Google Tech Toolkit for Families and Guardians

Here is another great resource to help you in your distance education. Tech Toolkit for Families and Guardians is a resource from Google for Education to help educators and parents make the best of... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0pkLb

Podcastle- An Easy Way to Convert Text to Podcasts

Podcastle is a text to speech Chrome extension that allows you to convert text into podcasts. This is an ideal tool for multitaskers who would rather engage in various tasks in realtime. Whether it's... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0lWxF

Digital Tools to Help You Focus on Work and Study

In a digitally focused world where we are constantly bombarded with all kinds of distractions, focus becomes a rare currency.  In fact, the loss of sustained focus is not due merely to digital... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0lWwJ

12 Good EdTech Tools to Use in Your Distance Education

Looking for some educational websites to help you with the management of your online (and also face-to-face) classroom teaching? The list below has you covered. It features a collection of  some... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0hfwb

6 Kids Games That Make Math Learning Engaging and Entertaining

BBC School Radio Maths is an excellent educational resource we learned from MakeUseOf' s list of 10 Cool Math Games for Kids. School Radio Maths offers a wide variety of educational games to help... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0f04N

Sheetgo- An Easy Way to move Data between Google Sheets, Excel, and CSV Files

Sheetgo is a Google Sheets add-on that allows you to easily transform data between different spreadsheets in Google Sheets. You can also use it to create a centralized overview of your data by... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0YQtQ

Soundtrap- Create Music Through Collaborative Teamwork

Soundtrap is an online music studio you can use with your students to record, edit and collaborate on songs. It  provides you access to  a large  collection of loops and software... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0QSDj

Pedagogy and Technology- 10 Ways for A Successful Marriage

We keep coming back to this useful resource featuring some important guidelines to help teachers and educators cultivate effective digital practices particularly in terms of the use of technology in... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0LY0T

A Free Collection of Educational Rubrics for Teachers

University of Wisconsin has this excellent collection of educational rubrics to use  in a wide variety of educational activities. There are rubrics for managing and assessing online discussions,... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0K6d9

Make The Best of YouTube's Educational Content with These Chrome Extensions

YouTube is one of the major sources of educational video content we draw on in our teaching. Over the years, this video service has developed into a powerful video hosting and editing platform with a... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0GsG5

Google Maps Space- A Good Space Education Resource for Students

Google Maps has made it possible for you to explore the moons and several other planets right from the comfort of your couch. You can now discover and explore the secrets of each of the featured... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S0D4L6

Dystopia 2153- Learn Coding Through Stories and Graphic Novels

Here is a very good coding tool we are adding to our coding resources here in EdTech and mLearning. Dystopia 2153 is a new project from TEACH Magazine that enables students to learn the basics of... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S09Ch5

Sketch, Draw , and Doodle- Apps to Unleash Students' Creativity

How about using arts-based approaches to engage students in meaningful learning experiences? Drawing, sketching, doodling, and painting are three expressive forms of art with huge educational... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S01H0f

For Students with Low Vision- Three Ways to Use A Screen Reader on Google Classroom

Today's post features a helpful accessibility  feature in Google Classroom which allows students with low or no vision to access and navigate Classroom using a screen reader. A screen... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzxJ94

Decimal Grading and Students Portfolios- Handy Google Classroom Features for Teachers

If you use Google Classroom in your teaching you definitely need to make sure you are aware of the features below. These are features that will help you make the best of Classroom in your... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzsJs2

Problem-based Learning- Tips to Boost Students Engagement and Enhance Their Learning

PBL is  a student centred  and process-oriented approach. It puts a premium on the process not the outcome. Its main objective is to develop students problem solving skills to apply in real... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Rzrygc

Quill- Make Your Students Better Writers

Quill is a great educational platform you can use with your students to help them enhance their writing skills. It provides a wide variety of materials designed specifically to help students become... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Rzkvsd

RecordCast- A Tool to Record Your Video Screens in Minutes

 RecordCast Screen Recorder is an online screen recording tool that allows you to capture anything on your computer screen and enables you to perform high-quality edits. The program is perfect... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Rzgqvc

Keen- Google's Tool for Curating Digital Content

Keen is a social networking and web curation platform provided by Google. Keen, as MakeUseOf stated, is Google's alternative to Pinterest. Keen allows you to curate content online and share your... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Rzc7XX

BlocksCAD- A Good Resource for Teaching Students Computing and Coding Skills

Here is the beginning of my post. And here is the rest of it.BlocksCAD is a great platform that allows students to design 3D models using their computing and coding skills. The site  features a... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzXWyb

Visual Note Taking- 5 Good Apps for Teachers and Students

 Looking for some good apps to help you with your visual note taking? The list below has you covered. It features what we believe are some of the best options out there. These are apps you can... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzVMB9

Engaging Games for Learning Letter and Word Patterns

In today's post we are sharing with you three awesome interactive tools from ReadWriteThink. These are games and activities designed specifically to help kids learn letter and word patters and... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzV8kH

Apps to Help Students Improve Their Math Skills

Below is a collection of educational math apps we curated from  Apple’s New and Notable category in iTunes App Store. These are apps students can use to help them practice, develop, and learn... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzV8hs

Practice Math Games by Grade and Skill

 Math Games, as its name indicates, is a resource of educational games designed to help kids from pre-K to 8th grade learn math in fun and engaging ways. The games target a wide variety of... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzQ9Jr

Pre-made Templates for Visually Engaging Presentations

Below are some good add-ons to help you create visually engaging slides. They provide a wide variety of pre-made templates that use to design various forms of slides. You may want to check them out... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzQ9GT

Two Practical Google Sheets Tips for Teachers

 In today's post we are sharing with you two important Google Sheets features that will help you make the best of your Sheets experience. The first one is an autocomplete functionality and the... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzMFd9

Bublup- A Tool to Insta-Organize Digital Content

Bublup is a handy platform that allows you to save and organize your digital content in visually attractive ways. Bublup combines the functionalities of a cloud storage site and content bookmarking... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzKPJp

4 Apps to Help Students Learn Physics

We are continually updating our lists of educational resources so that teachers and educators can have access to the latest available resources out there. In today's post we are sharing with you this... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzDKrW

Teaching Math Through Digital Storytelling

 In today's post we are sharing with you two important resources we discovered through Airtable to help you teach kids math through stories. These are tools/apps that offer an innovative... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RzCzKQ

Talk and Comment- A Helpful Tool to Record and Share Voice Notes

Talk and Comment is a chrome extension that enables you to record voice notes and share them almost anywhere on the web. As a teacher, you may want to install and use it to share audio feedback in... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Rz7sSn

Chromebook's Select to Speak Reads Aloud Selected Text

In today's post we will dive in Chromebook accessibility features and share with you this handy text to speech tip we discovered through a tweet from Google for Education. As you probably know... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Rz7sMW

Originality Reports- An Easy Way to Check for Missing Citations

Originality reports is a Google Drive feature introduced  that helps teachers conduct originality scans on students work. Instead of the traditional way of using Google Search to look for... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Rz3q4v

Chrome Extensions to Enhance Students Writing

Grammatical errors, unlike spelling mistakes, are not always easily amenable to detection by built-in spell checkers. Their complex syntactic structure render them evasive linguistic elements. And... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Ryzrw6

5 Science Websites for Young Learners

A working formula for a successful learning activity with kids involves three main elements: engagement, interactivity, and fun. The more of these elements a learning activity exhibits the better... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RyzrtD

Critical Reading Checklist for Students

The Internet and web technologies have radically transformed the information landscape levelling the ground for everyone to access, produce, and share knowledge anytime, anywhere. The world’s... ....read more http://dlvr.it/Ryw2ZY

Helpful YouTube Channels for Learners of English

Here are some good YouTube channels students can use to learn English. Language teachers can also use them with their ' ELL/ESL/EFL students to enhance their grasp of English in different areas:... ....read more http://dlvr.it/RysGkX