OpenEd

OpenEd is a fantastic site for educators to create an online course and assign a wide variety of educational resources for students to view.  These resources can include: videos, links, sites, and more from such resources as PBS, EdCite, BrainGenie, etc.  Recently, they released a free Android/iOS app that works in conjunction w/ their website that allows students to join a course via a unique login code on their mobile devices.  Anyone familiar w/ Nettrekker will feel right at home w/ the user interface as can view their classes, resources (rated on a star scale), standard, grade level, etc.

I highly recommend checking out OpenEd by clicking here!!!

Quiz Dungeon

Quiz Dungeon is a wonderful iOS game that combines elements of RPG to help students learn basic Math skills.  Anyone familiar w/ the classic arcade game Gauntlet will feel right at home playing this simple yet fun game as they try to defeat enemies such as slimes and knights while unlocking treasure chests.  As w/ any classic RPG as the user gets better at the game they earn XP and gold to level up and purchase items in a "gift shop".  This makes for a entertaining adventure and high replay value.  Best of all, QD allows for multiple user accounts which is ideal for those that share an account, and a parent can even set what type of questions are asked (i.e. multiplication, addition, etc.).

I highly recommend checking out Quiz Dungeon by clicking here!!!

Slice Fractions

Slice Fractions is a wonderful educational iOS app for learning the basics of Fractions.  This app has students slicing through objects to make the corresponding fraction.  Also, there are lots of goal orientated actions to solve to make the fraction, such as freeing a mammal from ice or lava.  Finally, Slice Fractions is aligned to Common Core Standards and has high replay value as users try to unlock all the special hats (fun stuff) for their mammal to wear.

I highly recommend checking out Slice Fractions by clicking here!!!

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30hands Learning

30hands Learning is a company I've blogged about many times for their spectacular free mobile iOS app for digital storytelling/presentations... However, they also have a fantastic LMS (Learning Management System) that is an online community for educators and students.  This site "houses" all of the online activity students and creates an e-Classroom for students.

Educators can use this space to publish (public/private) to create courses, share lessons, assess/grade student projects, and more.  Best of all this educational portal allows for teachers to create and manage student accounts and share courses via a unique URL and login code.  This is a great way for educators to monitor student work, garner student feedback, and facilitate collaboration.

30hands the free mobile app has recently released a big update which allows users to easily upload a presentation to the "30hands cloud" via a tab/button.  This is a great for Guided or Fli
pped Learning as a teacher can upload a project/template and then have a student work on it at home.

I highly recommend checking out the 30hands Community by clicking here!!!
For the free iOS app click here!!!

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Zeus vs. Monsters

Zeus vs. Monsters is a fun Android app for practicing basic Math skills (addition, subtraction, division, etc).  It has users trying to defeat mythical enemies (i.e. Medusa, Cyclops) by trying to solve equations.  Best of all is the high replay value of the game w/ over 50 levels and 10 bosses to try to defeat.  Also, the game has a detailed report feature that shows exactly how well a student did and which problems they got wrong.

I highly recommend checking out Zeus vs. Monsters by clicking here!!!

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Top 20 Sites-Apps for Creating Timelines

A while back I created a list of top 10 sites for creating timelines.  Well, since that time mobile learning has really integrated into education and apps have been developed to accomplish this task.  I've created a new list combined w/ apps & sites that are ideal for creating timelines.

*Definition - "A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates alongside itself and (usually) events labelled on points where they would have happened.  Timelines are often used in education to help students and researchers with understanding the order or chronology of historical events and trends for a subject. When showing time on a specific scale on an axis, a timeline can be used to visualize time lapses between events, durations (such as a lifetimes or wars), and the simultaneity or overlap of spans and events. (Wikipedia)"

*This list is in alphabetical order.

Top 20 Sites/Apps for Creating Timelines

1. American History Timeline - A excellent iPad for viewing America's history.  Also, there are interactive educational games to reinforce student learning.
2. Capzles - Is one of the most popular sites around for creating interactive timelines.  These timelines can contain all kinds of media (images, video, etc) as well as be embedded into a site/blog.  
3. Dipity - A fun site for creating embeddable interactive timelines that include images and videos.
4. littleBIG History - A terrific iPad app for viewing timelines from the creation of the universe to current events.  This app contains over 700 images and 1300 events that can be searched through.
5. myHistro - A great site/iOS app for creating interactive timelines w/ educational portal.  Also, has the ability to embed Google Maps.
6. OurTimeLines - A neat site w/ templates for creating timelines through text.
7. Preceden - A cool site for creating layered interactive timelines.  These timelines can be set to public or private and even be embedded into a site or blog.
8. RWT Timeline - Based on their website's (ReadWriteThink) timeline creator, RWT is one of my favorite iPad apps (free) for creating stunning timelines.  Also, the app allows for multiple users which is ideal for those schools that share devices.
9. Tiki-Toki - A wonderful site for creating beautiful looking 3D timelines w/ images and videos.  A paid account lets users embed them on a site and collaborate on them w/ multiple users.
10. Time Rime - A great site for creating interactive timelines w/ educational portal.
11. Timeglider - One of my favorite sites around for creating interactive timelines that can be embedded into a site.  Also, a user can generate a legend/key to help navigate their timeline.
12. Timeline - A robust iPad app for creating timelines w/ the ability to generate reports.
13. Timelines.tv - A wonderful site for viewing timelines in 5 different historical categories. 
14. Timestream - A nice iPad app for creating timelines w/ images, that allows a user to email them or print off as a PDF.
15. Timetoast - A wonderful site for creating a timeline that can be embedded into a site or blog.  Best of all, a user can choose to view their timeline in standard mode or in text view only.
16. Timeline 3D - An innovative app for creating stunning 3 Dimensional timelines w/ images and videos.  Also, Timeline 3D can be exported into PPT or Keynote for other options.
17. Timeline Builder - A excellent iPad app for creating beautiful timelines w/ images and lots of themes to choose from.
18. Timeline Maker - A popular iPad app for creating timelines by stacking up tiles or events.
19. Timeline Maker (Soft Schools) - A simple site similar to RWT, that allows users to create a timeline through text/template.
20. WhenInTime - A great user-friendly site for creating embeddable timelines.

Piig Labs

Piig Labs is a new free (for today) iPad app that is ideal for teaching young kids about different Scientific experiment.  Right now, the interactive animated app offers 6 different experiments (w/ more on the way) such as volcano (mixing baking soda/vinger), build a lightbulb, put together a radio, and more.  This is a very user-friendly app and covers a wide range of Science themes from electricity to chemical reactions.

I highly recommend checking out Piig Labs by clicking here!!!

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