BrainRush

BrainRush is one of my favorite new sites for Game Based Learning (GBL).  This is a great resource for educators looking to find educational games on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Foreign Language, Social Studies, etc.  Also, a teacher can create their own or customize an existing game to meet their needs.  Best of all the games are ideal for differentiated instruction (and aligned to Common Core Standards) using it's unique engine to adapt to each student's learning.

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

For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Healthy Heroes 1

Healthy Heroes 1 is a wonderful iOS game from the excellent mobile app company Yogome.  This is a fun app for the younger kids learning about Nutrition and healthy eating habit.  After selecting a Yogotar (the famous avatars of Yogome), the child has to feed 6 different hungry monsters in 36 levels before they destroy the Yogopolis.  This is done by selecting the nutritious snacks/food items that are dropped down in baskets.  Each stage tells you what kind of foods to select as well calorie content.  After each level is deleted a healthy eating tip is then revealed.

I highly recommend checking out Healthy Heroes by clicking here!!!

For more games from Yogome click here.

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Poptropica

Poptropica is a free iPad app based on the popular online game by Jeff Kinney (author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series).  This is a super fun adventure game that has kids solving puzzles and using logical thinking to complete quests on two different islands.  Best of all, it is completely safe, saves user data, and has high replay value.  It's a nice way for kids to play a educational type game w/out playing one of those mindless shooting/fighting style games that are so popular.

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

For my Pinterest board on Educational Apps click here.

ClassDojo Messaging

ClassDojo the ever popular site for behavior management has just released their biggest feature to date, messaging.  The way this works is quite simple and no phone number or private data is needed.  All a person needs is to be using the free mobile app (iOS/Android) to connect w/ each other.  This is a great way for educator to share (private messages) how their student is doing w/ parents, group messages to a list of parents, and read when parents are receiving/reading their messages (think FB).

I highly recommend checking out ClassDojo Messaging by clicking here!!!

*ClassDojo is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Answer Pad

Answer Pad is one of the best free (per 1 teacher - 8 groups & 200 students) tools around for mobile devices.  This is a easy to use graphical student response system that helps turns a classroom paperless by allowing for all testing/assessing to be done on mobile devices.  Educators use the web interface to create lessons then push them out to student devices using the free TapIt app.  This allows them to guide learning, differentiate instruction, and assess students in real-time.

Also, there are lots of templates for teachers to browse through and customize to meet their needs.  For example, an educator can download a template of a graph, map, clock, grid etc. and then draw/type/annotate on it to use w/ their students.

Below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out Answer Pad by clicking here!!!

*Answer Pad is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Modern Chalkboard

Modern Chalkboard is a wonderful new free site for finding SMART board resources.  This is a great place to find interactive lessons on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Grammar, Science, and Social Studies.  Also, this is a nice place to find other resources such as links and help files.

I highly recommend checking out Modern Chalkboard by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational Resources click here.

Buncee

Buncee is one of the best all around sites for integrating technology into any curriculum in a safe and easy way.  Buncee is a excellent web tool (as well as iOS app) for creating beautiful looking multimedia presentations, cards, posters, greetings, etc.  This is all done through a very easy to use drag-n-drop interface that has students adding text, animations, stickers, photos, etc onto a digital canvas.  Once the presentation is finished it can then be shared w/ others or even embedded into a site/blog.

Best of all, Buncee has an educational portal which allows educators to create student accounts, track monitor projects, adjust privacy settings, and more.  This is a perfect solution for Project Based Learning, Differentiating Instruction, Blended Learning, etc.  Finally, there are lots of educational projects to browse through/borrow to see how others are using Buncee in their classroom.

I highly recommend checking out Buncee for education by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief example...
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