Last month I had the chance to take a tour of Kiddom a totally free platform that helps teachers use real-time data to make decisions. Kiddom lets educators curate personalized learning experiences by choosing which resources are “just-right” for students. Teachers can use Kiddom to get these resources into the hands of students and make […]
Front Row is a free, all-in-one program for math and reading comprehension that ensures every student receives high-quality, individualized practice. By addressing student weaknesses and building off strengths, Front Row is designed to increase confidence and promote growth in all students, regardless of their ability level. Personalized Math + ELA Practice Teachers can assign a specific […]
If you’re looking for engaging standards-based formative assessments, check outEdcite, a popular platform I’ve featured before. Edcite offers an extensive library full of teacher-created assignments. Now, just in time for Women’s History Month and the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, the folks at Edcite have shared formative assessments from their library that are focused on female Olympians. […]
Stile is a power tool for creating and teaching interactive lessons. Not only can you quickly create interactive lessons, you can also monitor progress live and provide real-time feedback, all in a single platform.Lessons in Stile are built with an easy drag and drop lesson builder. Teachers can choose to add a variety of content including videos, […]
Quick Rubric is an online tool that lets users easily create rubrics. Teachers can create a free account and design their own rubrics on the web. Quick Rubric gives teachers a space to create, edit, copy, save, share, and print rubrics all from their web browser. The straightforward interface lets teachers add columns and organize expectations […]
Edcite is a free website that allows teachers to find, create, or share interactive digital assignments and assessments. Edcite not only wants to give teachers autonomy and ownership over their content, but aims to make digital content engaging for students. Teachers can build their own assignments from the over 60 types of interactive questions (drag and drop, […]
Earlier this year Pearson launched TELL (Test of English Language Learning), a tablet-based assessment. It was developed to support schools as they work with English Language Learners (ELLs) to build English language skills. TELL uses automated scoring technology to give teachers quick access to formative assessment data. This information also helps district leaders by giving them the data they […]
Earlier this year I shared Canaryflow, a workflow tool that makes it easier for teachers to assign lessons and students to submit work. The team at Canary Learning has just introduced a grading tool called CanaryGrading. In addition to handing out and collecting assignments teacher can also grade student work within the Canary Learning platform. CanaryGrading makes it […]
This month Mimio launched MimioMobile for the Web — a new version of its MimioMobile application. The web application lets educators deliver collaborative lessons and assessments to their entire class. The release of their web version means that MimioMobile now works on virtually any device. MimioMobile now works on almost any device — Apple and Android smartphones and tablets, laptops, and even […]
Quizalize is a great online tool that lets teachers turn quick classroom quizzes into exciting multi-player games. Teachers can create a quiz on any subject they want or use one of the hundreds of quizzes teachers have already created in the Quizalize Marketplace. Students can take the quiz on any device with a browser – laptop, tablet or smartphone – […]