Source: KQED
The International Society for Technology in Education ( ISTE) is a conference attended by 20,000 plus educators who are passionate about incorporating technology into their classrooms. A professional development leader from the Ed Tech Team, Monica Martinez, compiled a list of useful technology to facilitate education.
Here are a number of useful technologies and tools for educators:
- Google Expeditions – for exploring historical sites and natural resources virtually
- Flippity – creating trivia-like games for class curriculum
- Google Science Journal – for science experiments that can include data collection, analysis and notes
- Google Cast – for project working onto a screen directly from a device, without the need for compatible hardware (just access to wifi)
- Google Art Project – for zooming in on hundreds of fine art paintings from around the world
- World Wonders Project – for exploring important and famous sites from around the world with videos and 3D-immersion
- Constitute – for navigating and comparing constitutions from around the world
- Safeshare.TV – for safely removing all popups and extra content from videos that educators might want to share with students
- Youtube Time Machine – for searching content relevant to specific historical dates or subjects
- Zygote Body – for navigating human anatomy in detail through interactive graphics
- Pixlr – free editor that works similarly to Photoshop
- Build with Chrome – a virtual building app with blocks on a geographic area
- Androidify – for creating a personalized Android icon that can be shared, saved and transferred
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