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101 FREE Tech Tools for Teachers

Index
Classroom Clipart 3
Classroom Printables 4
Collaboration & Sharing Tools 6
Creativity & Fun 9
Curriculum Specific Tools 11
Educational Games 16
Educational Videos 18
Organization and Productivity Tools 20
Podcast & Audio Tools 22
Presentation & Photoshow Tools 24
Reference & Search Tools 26
Video & Image Tools 30
Website & Blog Tools 32

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 Classroom Clipart

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/?campaign=
Discover Education Clipart and animated clips
DE

Over 58,000 clipart images

Clipart ETC http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/
for educators and teachers.

Around 3,000 basic clipart

Teaching Clipart Library images geared towards lan- http://hcmc.uvic.ca/clipart/
guage learning.

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 Classroom Printables

Border papers, theme signs, calendars, http://www.abcteach.com/directory/teaching-

ABC Teach
bookmarks, and more extras-9-2-1

Blank and outline maps of countries, US http://geography.about.com/od/blankmaps/

About.com: Geography
states, US countries, and more. Blank_and_Outline_Maps.htm

PDFs of graphic organizers to help struc-

Education Place Graphic
ture projects and help students learn http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Organizers
more effectively.

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 Classroom Printables

Basic graphic organizers in PDF form

Holt Graphic Organizers http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
for downloading.

National Geographic Various printable atlases, with and http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?

Xpeditions without the borders of countries. xpop=1&ar_a=1

SuccessCertificates Award certificates http://www.successcertificates.com/

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 Collaboration & Sharing Tools

Bookrix Publish your own, or read others' published works http://www.bookrix.com/

Create your own chatroom and invite others. Works on any PC

Chatzy with no downloading or registration required and no pop up http://www.chatzy.com/
ads.

Create, share and collaborate on the web with documents,

Google Drive https://drive.google.com/
spreadsheets, presentations, and more.

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 Collaboration & Sharing Tools

Online web sticky note service that can be used to

Lino post memos, to-do lists, ideas and photos anywhere http://en.linoit.com/
on an online web canvas.

A free account lets you upload, store and share an

MediaFire http://www.mediafire.com/
unlimited amount of files under 10MB

Bring conversations to life with

Google Hangout https://plus.google.com/hangouts
photos, emojis, and group video calls .

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 Collaboration & Sharing Tools

Bring your whole team together under one roof. Share col-
Dropmark lections with your group instantly, provide feedback, and http://www.dropmark.com/
get things done faster.

Skype Call, video chat, and instant message. http://www.skype.com/en/

Create backchannels that are easily edited and easily

Titanpad http://titanpad.com/
accesible.

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 Creativity & Fun

Block Posters Upload an image and create a poster http://www.blockposters.com/

Create and publish your own book that

Story Jumper https://www.storyjumper.com/main/help
can be translated into 40+ languages.

Generate your own newspaper clips http://www.fodey.com/generators/

Newspaper Clipping Generator
with easy input and sharing. newspaper/snippet.asp

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 Creativity & Fun

Enter a phrase and Phrasr will find images to illustrate http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/

Phrasr
each word. index.php

Use Google earth to find images of places, and then

PlaceSpotting http://www.placespotting.com/
create a quiz about the image.

Storybird Share short visual stories of your own creation. http://storybird.com/

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 Curriculum Specific Tools

ClassDojo Classroom management tool for teachers. http://www.classdojo.com/

Extend discussions to a structured and private

Collaborize Classroom http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/
online community.

Interactive games for language learning in dozens

Digital Dialects http://digitaldialects.com/
of languages.

Explore the world through photographs with the

Earth Album http://www.earthalbum.com/
help of Google and Flickr.

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 Curriculum Specific Tools

An interactive guide about our solar system from the http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/

Exploring the Planets
National Air and Space Museum. exploring-the-planets/online/

Answer questions on topics such as geography, English,

FreeRice and math. For every correct answer, the site donates http://freerice.com/index.php
food to a country in need.

iCivics Free lesson plans and games for learning civics. http://www.icivics.org/

Illuminations Math acitivites and lessons. http://illuminations.nctm.org/

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 Curriculum Specific Tools

Planet eBook The home of high-quality — FREE — classic literature. http://www.planetebook.com/

Type in your words, and Lexipedia identifies their parts of

Lexipedia http://lexipedia.com/
speech and definitions.

Math Fact Café Math fact sheets and flash cards. http://www.mathfactcafe.com/

Math games, printouts, and other resources for teaching

Math Playground http://www.mathplayground.com/
math.

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 Curriculum Specific Tools

Listen to national anthems from different

National Anthems http://www.national-anthems.net/
countries around the world.

National Geographic's site especially geared

Nathional Geographic Kids towards children. Games, videos, activities, http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
and more.

Ricci Adams' Music Theory View or download lessons on music theory. http://www.musictheory.net/index.html

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 Curriculum Specific Tools

Enter your spelling words and then get tested,play a game or

SpellingCity http://www.spellingcity.com/
learn about them.

A drawing program recommended for ages 3-12. Requires a

Tux Paint http://www.tuxpaint.org/
download.

VocabAhead Difficult words explained using videos and flashcards. http://www.vocabahead.com/

Text to Mind Map Outline your text. Organize your thoughts. https://www.text2mindmap.com/

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 Educational Games

BBC KS2 Interactive games for English, math, and science. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education

Brain Games Play puzzles and games, or create your own. http://www.proprofs.com/games/

Braingle Trivia, brain teasers, puzzles, and more. http://www.braingle.com/

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 Educational Games

Create your own crossword puzzles by inputting http://www.armoredpenguin.com/

Crossword Puzzle Maker
your own list of words. crossword/

Want to be inventive at home or in the class-

Invention at Play http://invention.si.edu/try/do-try-home
room? Try you hand at these fun activities!

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 Educational Videos

Step-by-step video help for various topics. Not

Brightstorm Homework Help http://www.brightstorm.com/
all videos are free.

A "how to" website with videos, PDFs, and

Instructables http://www.instructables.com/
instructables.

JohnLocker Documentaries listed by category http://johnlocker.com/

A site where kids can safely watch videos

Kideos online - all videos have been screened before http://www.kideos.com/
being published.

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 Educational Videos

A K-12 moderated video sharing website that provides

SchoolTube http://www.schooltube.com/
students and educators with safe video sharing.

SnagFilms A database for documentaries. http://www.snagfilms.com/

Teachers.tv Educational programs on TV and online. http://www.teacherstv.com.au/

Create rich multimedia experiences with videos, photos,

Capzles http://www.capzles.com/
music, blogs and documents.

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 Organization and Productivity Tools

Experiment with the layout of your classroom with these http://

Classroom Architect
online diagrams. classroom.4teachers.org/

Create assignments and answer keys for easy grading and

Flubaroo http://www.flubaroo.com/
statistics.

Choose between five difference types of graphs. Create http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/

Kid's Zone Create a Graph
and print out your results. createagraph/default.aspx

PrintFriendly Make any webpage more accesible for printing. http://www.printfriendly.com/

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 Organization and Productivity Tools

Create a digital wall where you can place and

Wallwisher www.padlet.com
rearrange notes, photos, videos, and more.

Take notes on your computer. No registration

Webnote http://www.aypwip.org/webnote/
required.

Manage tasks and to-do lists with easily

Wunderlist https://www.wunderlist.com/
shareable content.

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 Podcast & Audio Tools

PodBean Guides you through podcasting in three easy steps. http://www.podbean.com/

Directory of classical music with thousands of royalty-free

Classic Cat http://www.classiccat.net/
downloads.

Community where anyone can teach what they know and

Educreations http://www.educreations.com/
learn what they don't.

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 Podcast & Audio Tools

Incompetech Preview or download royalty-free music. http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

Enter text in various languages to have it read

vozMe aloud and changed into a downloadable mp3 http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en
file.

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 Presentation & Photoshow Tools

Prezi Create presentations live and on the web. http://prezi.com/

MixBook Create a photobook online and share it with others. http://www.mixbook.com/

Upload photos from your computer and create a digital http://www.photoshow.com/home/

Roxio PhotoShow
photoshow with music. Then share online. start

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 Presentation & Photoshow Tools
Screencast-o-matic Online screen recorder for one-click recording. http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

Instant screencasting without registration, simply press

Screenr http://www.screenr.com/
record.

Web-based software for creating beautiful, interactive

TikiToki http://www.tiki-toki.com/
timelines that you can share on the internet.

ToonDoo Create your own comic strips. http://www.toondoo.com/

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 Reference & Search Tools

ARKive Images of life on Earth http://www.arkive.org/

Awesome Library organizes the Web with 37,000 carefully

Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.

Behold Search for images that are free to use, modify, or both. http://behold.cc/

Use an autofill technique to search the internet for missing

BibMe information, and create citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, or http://www.bibme.org/
Turabian formatting.

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 Reference & Search Tools

http://
Plag Tracker Detect plagiarism, fix grammar mistakes, and proofread your paper.
www.plagtracker.com/

Compfight A search tool that uses flicker to find creative common images. http://compfight.com/

An automatic bibliography and citation maker. MLA formatting is free,

EasyBib and free trials are available for other formats. Some citations may be http://easybib.com/
created with just the ISBN number or a website's address.

Explore collections from around the world with thousands of artworks http://
Google Art Project
photographed in extremely high resolution. www.googleartproject.com/

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 Reference & Search Tools

Presents each selected topic as an interactive visual interface, allowing

InstaGrok http://www.instagrok.com/
users to quickly grasp important concepts, key facts and relationships.

ipl2 A search engine that provides information you can trust. http://www.ipl.org/

An online dictionary and thesaurus with a simple interface, complete

Memidex inflections, auto-suggest, adult-filtering, frequent updates, a browsable http://www.memidex.com/
index, and support for handheld/mobile devices.

A search bar to find rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, definitions,

RhymeZone http://www.rhymezone.com/
and more.

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 Reference & Search Tools

Over 4 million books, 3 million sound recordings,

The British Library Online http://www.bl.uk/
and more available online

WikiAnswers Enter a question and receive an answer. http://wiki.answers.com/

A special teacher's page that includes classroom

The Library of Congress materials, professional development tools, and http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
resources.
Find a word that you've been thinking about but http://chir.ag/projects/tip-of-my-
Tip of My Tongue
can't remember. tongue/

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 Video & Image Tools

BigHugeLabs Ideas and projects for your digital images http://bighugelabs.com/

Embrace the "Flipped Classroom" model with Khan Academy's

Khan Academy extensive video library. 1000s of educational video tutorials https://www.khanacademy.org/
available.

An instructional web site that gives teachers and students the

Kids'Vid http://kidsvid.4teachers.org/
tools necessary to implement video production in the classroom.

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 Video & Image Tools
Chop a funny or interesting section from any YouTube video and
Tubechop http://www.tubechop.com/
share it.

Strip YouTube viewing of all the distractions of related videos,

ViewPure http://viewpure.com/
comments and promoted videos.

Pixlr.com An online editing tool for images. http://pixlr.com/

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 Website & Blog Tools

Pen.io Publish your writing online. http://pen.io/

Create a class website and let your students build

Weebly for Education http://education.weebly.com/
sites as well.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/
Wolfram Alpha Widgets Widgets for your blog or webpage.
widgets/

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