Resources for Technology in the Classroom
General Educational Technology
Office of Educational Technology
US Department of Education's home page for Educational Technology
Edutopia
Great resources and articles for K-12 educators
Educause
Wonderful site full of research, working to advance higher education and use of the technology in schools.
Boise State Edtech Program
Homepage to Boise State's Educational Technology Department
US Department of Education's home page for Educational Technology
Edutopia
Great resources and articles for K-12 educators
Educause
Wonderful site full of research, working to advance higher education and use of the technology in schools.
Boise State Edtech Program
Homepage to Boise State's Educational Technology Department
Research
Educational Technology and Research
Full of scholarly research and articles.
Research Center: Technology in Education
An educator's new sources on a wide variety of topics, including technology in education.
Educational Technology Research and Development- AECT
A bi-monthly publication focusing on research and development.
Full of scholarly research and articles.
Research Center: Technology in Education
An educator's new sources on a wide variety of topics, including technology in education.
Educational Technology Research and Development- AECT
A bi-monthly publication focusing on research and development.
Internet Safety
5 Rules of Internet Safety for College Students
Great article for students, practical tips for staying safe.
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
Informative article on preventing identity theft and staying safe while online.
Shopping Safely Online
Useful tips for online consumers.
Great article for students, practical tips for staying safe.
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
Informative article on preventing identity theft and staying safe while online.
Shopping Safely Online
Useful tips for online consumers.
Creation/Media/Presentation Tools
Google Drive
Offers a wide variety of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation tools with easy options to share and collaborate.
Glogster
Create an interactive collage with text, video, photos and other resoruces
Prezi
This "zooming" presentation tool offers student the ability to combine creativity with research.
SlideShark
Great app for viewing Powerpoint slides on mobile devices.
SlideRocket
Create interactive presentations and easily embed onto a website.
Offers a wide variety of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation tools with easy options to share and collaborate.
Glogster
Create an interactive collage with text, video, photos and other resoruces
Prezi
This "zooming" presentation tool offers student the ability to combine creativity with research.
SlideShark
Great app for viewing Powerpoint slides on mobile devices.
SlideRocket
Create interactive presentations and easily embed onto a website.
Foreign Language
StudyBlue
Create text and photo flashcards, access to 1000's of existing flashcard decks.
iGrammar
This app for the iPhone or iPad gives students the opportunity to learn and review the rules of Spanish Grammar. After the completing each tutorial, they can complete an interactive exercise for review.
2Speak
A low-cost simulation software suite that allows students to have simulated conversations with native Spanish speakers.
Quia Language Exercises
Offers a wide selection of games and allows teachers to customize the exercises based on vocabulary students are currently learning in class.
SEDL
Provides a number of scenarios for students to practice Spanish, including lyric translation, interviewing native speakers, creating a music awards program and more.
Create text and photo flashcards, access to 1000's of existing flashcard decks.
iGrammar
This app for the iPhone or iPad gives students the opportunity to learn and review the rules of Spanish Grammar. After the completing each tutorial, they can complete an interactive exercise for review.
2Speak
A low-cost simulation software suite that allows students to have simulated conversations with native Spanish speakers.
Quia Language Exercises
Offers a wide selection of games and allows teachers to customize the exercises based on vocabulary students are currently learning in class.
SEDL
Provides a number of scenarios for students to practice Spanish, including lyric translation, interviewing native speakers, creating a music awards program and more.
Social Media
Twitter
A great tool for teacher/student collaboration.
Flickr
Photo sharing and group photo sharing tools.
VoiceThread
An interactive presentation tool, where students can leave voice and text comments.
Google Plus
Students and teachers can easily create hangouts for collaboration.
A great tool for teacher/student collaboration.
Flickr
Photo sharing and group photo sharing tools.
VoiceThread
An interactive presentation tool, where students can leave voice and text comments.
Google Plus
Students and teachers can easily create hangouts for collaboration.
Art
The Artist's Toolkit
Interactive introduction to the concepts of art.
Google Art Project
Explore and virtually "roam" famous museums from around the world.
Interactive introduction to the concepts of art.
Google Art Project
Explore and virtually "roam" famous museums from around the world.
Language Arts
Blurb
Online book creation tool, allowing easy embedding and sharing
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Writing and mechanics focused site, with excellent resources for students of all ages.
Online book creation tool, allowing easy embedding and sharing
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Writing and mechanics focused site, with excellent resources for students of all ages.
Social Studies
The following links contain historical advertising images from different decades in the United States:
Ads from the 1800s
Duke Libraries Digital Collection- Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
Duke Libraries Digital Collection- Advertising from 1911 to 1955
Duke Libraries Digital Collection- Medicine and Madison Avenue
Industry Ads from the 1970s
Ads from the 1800s
Duke Libraries Digital Collection- Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
Duke Libraries Digital Collection- Advertising from 1911 to 1955
Duke Libraries Digital Collection- Medicine and Madison Avenue
Industry Ads from the 1970s
Adaptive/Assistive Technology
Read:OutLoud 6
This text-to-speech tool is a great study tool for students with dyslexia and other cognitive difficulties.
GoTalk Now
For students who have difficulty talking and communicating, GoTalk Now is an easy to use solution.
TrackerPro
The TrackerPro is a usb device that takes the place of the traditional hand-held mouse.
IntelliKeys with Discover Pro
The IntelliKeys keyboard allows user with limited movement to input text with a keyboard.
Touch Memo Pen
The touch memo pen is a unique pen that can help blind users identify items such as groceries, credit cards, and other tools.
Dolphin SuperNova
For users with limited vision, text can be magnified up to 600 times with Dolphin Supernova on a Windows computer.
This text-to-speech tool is a great study tool for students with dyslexia and other cognitive difficulties.
GoTalk Now
For students who have difficulty talking and communicating, GoTalk Now is an easy to use solution.
TrackerPro
The TrackerPro is a usb device that takes the place of the traditional hand-held mouse.
IntelliKeys with Discover Pro
The IntelliKeys keyboard allows user with limited movement to input text with a keyboard.
Touch Memo Pen
The touch memo pen is a unique pen that can help blind users identify items such as groceries, credit cards, and other tools.
Dolphin SuperNova
For users with limited vision, text can be magnified up to 600 times with Dolphin Supernova on a Windows computer.
At Risk Students
BrainPop!
BrainPop! is a website designed to motivate and engage students in a variety of topics.
Tom Synder
This website by Scholastic offers a wide variety of tools for engaging students.
BrainPop! is a website designed to motivate and engage students in a variety of topics.
Tom Synder
This website by Scholastic offers a wide variety of tools for engaging students.
Gifted & Talented Students
Hoagie's Gifted Education Page
This website provides a large list of software and apps that can be used to challenge and engage the gifted and talented learner.
Prezi
This "zooming" presentation tool offers student the ability to combine creativity with research.
This website provides a large list of software and apps that can be used to challenge and engage the gifted and talented learner.
Prezi
This "zooming" presentation tool offers student the ability to combine creativity with research.