Abre to Hold App Development Workshop Session at TechOlympics By TL Editors Education management platform provider Abre.io will be showcasing its non-traditional method of open-source product development at this year’s TechOlympics
Nimbus Note Provides Platform for Productivity, Creativity, and Teamwork By TL Editors Nimbus Note is a digital notebook and web clipper where teachers and students can organize information from a variety of personal, shared, and online content.
40 Sites & Apps for Teaching Kids to Program or Code By David Kapuler Students are learning coding and programming earlier than ever before.
Tools for Designing Awesome Graphics By Shelly Terrell Below I’ve listed free design tools teachers and students can use to create digital graphics and publications.
Addictive Puzzler Asks Kids to ID Locations From Google Maps By TL Editors Geoguessr is an addictive puzzler (with version on the web as well as Android and iOS apps) that task students with guessing the location of Google Street View images from around the world.
Use Sway As Digital Portfolio Tool By Tech & Learning Microsoft Sway is a digital storytelling website that integrates with the Office online suite.
Google Classroom Earns 5-Star Educator Enthusiasm By TL Editors Google Classroom helps teachers manage workflow and communication with their students (it's available as a website, an Android app, and an iOS app).
Sphero Edu: Creative Play Inspires Young Coders By TL Editors Sphero Edu (formerly SPRK Lightning Lab) is an app that lets kids program their Sphero robots from a tablet or phone.
ISTE News: Students Generate Money for UN Sustainability Goals with GatherIQ™ By TL Editors A beta version of GatherIQ is being showcased this week at the International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTE 2019).
TechRadar Selects: The Best VR Apps for Education By TL Editors Many suggest that VR could absolutely transform education altogether, largely by making education much more immersive for students.
Bloomz Announces $10,000 Contest for Schools By TL Editors Teachers can also win $500 to use in their classroom.
Moving from Dioramas to Dynamic Projects By Matthew X. Joseph A dynamic project should have a balance of static and interactive elements as well as individual work and cooperation.
Kahoot! Introduces Smart Practice for Challenge Feature By TL Editors With the new smart practice feature, students can revisit difficult questions, remember content better, and collect emotes as a reward.
Online Social Platform Lets Students be Authors By TL Editors Storybird is an online social platform (and Chrome app) for storytelling. Students act as authors, pairing their words with site-curated, licensed art.
Science App Offers Hands-on Freshwater Learning By TL Editors DIY Lake Science offers watershed-related activities and info for elementary and middle school students via three sections: activities, video clips, and an “Under the Lake” simulation.
