Social Studies Tech Tools

• Library of Congress – www.loc.org• Google World Wonders -

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/project/world-wonders?hl=en

• History Pin – www.historypin.org• DocsTeach – www.docsteach.org• Kids Past – www.kidspast.com

Presentation, Gaming, Communication and Assessment Tools

Presentation Tools

• Cartoon, Animations and Comics

Powtoon – www.powtoon.com

Pixton – www.pixton.com

Voki – www.voki.com

Go Animate – www.goanimate4schools.com• Interactive Picture/Movie Makers

Thinglink – www.thinglink.com

Seesaw app – pictures or videos in their own folder and parents can access work

Popboardz – PDFs, pictures, movies, websites

WeVideo for Chrome – www.wevideo.com

Infographics – www.easel.ly• Education. Weekly. Com • Touchcast.com -free has video apps. Can upload straight to YouTube • Nearpod.com - sandbox websites, free response, multiple choice 

Draw -interactive whiteboard / pic you can add to near pod and have students draw on it • Ujam and garage band 

Presentation Tools Cont.

• Presentations

Haikudeck – www.haikudeck.com (less text, more pictures. Good for visual learners)

www.elesapiens.com – like nearpod (free)Emaze – www.emaze.com

Students who have trouble reading – App/plug in for Google called Announcify• Video Chopping

-EdPuzzle – www.edpuzzle.com

-EduCanon – www.educanon.com

Class Interactives

Many of these are very interactive, can differentiate and encompass many research based strategies

101Qs – www.101qs.com

Padlet – www.padlet.com

Poll Everywhere (good for assessing too) – www.polleverywhere.com

CastTouch App – Almost like online teaching

Popboardz – www.popboardz.com

MysterySkype – Skype with other classeshttps://education.microsoft.com/Start/LanguageSelect?ReturnUrl=%2fconnectwithothers%2fplaymysteryskype%3f

Class Interactives Cont.

• Microsoft Sway – Somewhat like OneNote but more like a website. Can be accessed in Microsoft365

• Microsoft Mix – More interactive PowerPoint. Can be accessed in Microsoft365

• TouchCast – Video yourself and students can access web links, pictures, videos or assessments without leaving the video screen

• Explain Everything – Interactive Whiteboard – www.explaineverything.com

Gaming

• Minecraft – Can be used for math with measurement or geometric shapes, Science with geology, SS by replicating locations or geography and ELA with themes, places or imaginative writing

• http://www.purposegames.com/• Gamestar Mechanics -

http://gamestarmechanic.com/

Communication

• Remind – www.remind.com• Google Voice -

https://www.google.com/voice/?setup=1#setup/

• Twitter – www.twitter.com• Weebly website building –

www.educationweebly.com• ooVoo – www.oovoo.com

Assessment

Quizizz – www.quizizz.com

Poll Everywhere – www.polleverywhere.com

Piazza – www.piazza.com

Socrative – www.socrative.com

Collaborize – www.collaborizeclassroom.com

Edulastic – www.edulastic.com

FlipQuizMe – www.flipquiz.me