Cartoon Critters is a nice site for the younger kids for learning how to draw and for finding other interactive/educational links. This site has online coloring books, story books, videos, etc etc. I recommend checking out Cartoon Critters by clicking Read More...

Knowledge Adventure is a wonderful site for educational games for grades PK-6th grade. These games cover all sorts of subjects such as math, science, phonics, etc. This is a fun site to help kids find the joy in learning. I highly recommend checking out Read More...

iKnow That is a excellent site for educational games for grade K-6. These games cover every subject from math to social studies. This is totally a safe environment and the games are aligned w/ state standards. I highly recommend checking out iKnow That Read More...

Kidz Page is a fun site for educational games for grades K-8. These games cover a wide variety of subjects such as: math, word games, memorization, etc. Also, this site has printables, clip art, puzzles, and other fun stuff to look through. I recommend Read More...

Play Kids Games is a excellent site for educational games for grades PreK-Middle School. This is a safe site that covers a lot of areas such as: math, vocabulary, shapes, etc. Also, there is a teacher portal which allows teachers to create a class and Read More...

There are lots of sites for online pumpkin carving, but Spookathon is one of my favorites. The reason for this is that it is simple to use, there are lots of carving tools to choose from, and a person can even paint on their pumpkin and light it up w/ Read More...

Funschool is an excellent site for educational games for grades PreK-6th grade. Not only does FS have games on a lot of different subjects but there are videos, printables, and interactives to find on here as well. I highly recommend checking out Funschool Read More...

Kabongo is a new (beta) site for online reading games. This site is dedicated to kids ages 4-7 and allows kids to interact and learn in a safe virtual world. Kids will learn skills such as comprehension, phonics, and sequencing. I highly recommend checking Read More...

Flame Painter is a fun site for creating digital art. All a user does is move the cursor around the screen and watch it paint. However, a person can control the color, saturation, and opacity. Also, there is a Mac/Windows app available as well. I recommend Read More...

Primary Games is a nice site to find educational games. Not only does PG have games for math, science, and social studies, but also printables, downloads, and virtual worlds. I highly recommend checking out Primary Games by clicking here !! Read More...

PageOrama is a site I found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog . This is a nice site for easily and quickly creating a web page. A user can add links and photos (doesn't look like u can add videos) and then publish a site w/ a click of a button. I recommend Read More...

DisaPainted is a fun new site for creating custom animations that I found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog . All a user has to do is register or user their Facebook account and then they can start using drawing tools to create an animation. Once a Read More...

FileLab is an excellent new site for editing video and audio. This is all done w/ a nice easy to use interface which is drag-n-drop. A user can crop/trim audio/video, add effects, and of course save and share. I highly recommend checking out FileLab by Read More...

Graph Words is a great visual thesaurus that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . All a user has to do is enter a word and click on draw and a web is displayed of your term. Once the web is done you can then click on any term in that Read More...

Mind Leap is a great site dedicated to finding/reviewing educational apps for kids grades PK-Middle School. Not only can you search for apps by grade level but you can search though subject as well. Each app is reviewed and rated on a 5 star scale and Read More...

SlideRocket EDU is a wonderful new spin-off site from SR & Google. For a user to take advantage of thie educational tool/portal is a Google Apps Education Administrator account. This great site is all online, excellent for collaboration, and creates stunning Read More...

David Andrade's on his wonderful tech blog, just posted about 25 excellent resources from Discovery Education. These resources run the gambit on all sorts of great things such as: free clip art, teacher guides, web 2.0, etc etc. I highly recommend checking Read More...

Slime Kids is a fun new site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . SK has tons to offer elementary students such as book reviews, games, trailers etc. The games cover topics such as grammar, spelling, and typing. While the book Read More...

A Book and a Hug is a wonderful site for young readers of all ages. One of the best features of this site is the ability to search by age, reading level, category, etc. Once a book is found a user can read the reviews or even rate and review the book Read More...

Edufire is an excellent site for online learning through live video that I found out about from a friend on Twitter. This is all done online through an easy to use interface where people can find classes on topics they want to learn about. All learning Read More...

Imageloop is a cool new free site/app for creating slideshows. This is an app for iPhoto/iPod touch that allows users to snap a photo and then immediately create a slideshow w/ the touch of a button. Once the slideshow is created it can then be shared Read More...

Kidyos is an excellent site for kids that provides a safe way for 1-6 yrs old to interact w/ the internet. This is done through pre-approved, video, games and sites. Also, a classroom portal is in the works for teachers and students. I highly recommend Read More...

Whiz Kid Games is a fun site for kids to play games and listen to stories. These games are geared towards younger students and is still under construction so check back often. I recommend checking out Whiz Kid Games by clicking here !! Read More...

TypingWeb is a nice free site for people who want to learn how to type. Also, there are some nice features for teachers such as student tracking and grading. A teacher can even track student usage to make sure they are practicing their typing skills. Read More...

Picfull is a nice site for editing photos. Once a photo is uploaded a user can select from different effects and filters to apply to the picture, such as: sepia, glow, posterizer, etc. Once a picture is done it can be shared to popular networking sites Read More...

Smore is a cool new site I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This site reminds me a lot of Glogster in that a person can create an interactive poster/flyer. What makes Smore so cool is how user friendly it is w/ everything being drag-n-drop. Read More...

Kigose is a safe search engine for students designed primary and secondary school. A nice feature is the ability to select which safe search engine you want to use for your results. I highly recommend checking out Kigose by clicking here !! Read More...

Utilium is a new (beta) site for organizing and sharing resources w/ students. This is done by creating "study packs". Study packs can contain: videos, podcasts, articles, etc. A user can either create a study pack from scratch or use/edit a preexisting Read More...

Clever Island is a wonderful educational site for kids to help them improve/learn reading, math, science, art, et This is done through a safe environment where kids can play games and interact w/ others. This site is designed for kids 3-8 yrs old. I highly Read More...

eNotes is a great educational resource for teachers and students. This is an ideal place to find study guides, lesson plans, ebooks, etc. Also, this is a great learning community for educators to sign up and collaborate and share resources w/ other educators Read More...

Embed Plus is a new and innovative way to edit YouTube videos. This allows users to cut/crop video, add chapters, annotate, slow motion, looping, and real-time reactions. It's live having DVD controls on a YouTube video. For ways to use this great site Read More...

The Social Media Classroom is a Drupal based content management system designed for education. This is a totally free resource that "houses" 21st century learning such as blogging, forums, wikis, etc etc. I recommend checking out SMC by clicking here Read More...

Speaker Deck is a wonderful site I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . SD allows users to upload PDF's and then turn them into a beautiful look slideshow. Once a slideshow is created a user can then embed it into a site/blog to share Read More...

Muchobeets is another free flash card creation site. Users are able to view, share, and create flashcards. While not as robust as some other flash card creation site, Mb is easy to use and has a nice look to it. I recommend checking out Muchbeets by clicking Read More...

Scholar is a site for social bookmarking. While it does provide nice features for tagging and sharing links. It's not as visually appealing as some of the other popular social bookmarking sites. I recommend checking out Scholar by clicking here . Read More...

Charlotte's Web Comic Creator is a fantastic site I just found out about from the excellent blog, The Book Chook . This is a great site to create your own comic from one of the best children stories of all time. As w/ most comic creator sites a user has Read More...

Edutagger is a cool site for social bookmarking for grades K-12. While not as prominent as Diigo or Symbaloo, Edutagger is still a nice site for letting users bookmark, share, and then vote on which sites they like. I recommend checking out Edutagger Read More...

Ediscio is a nice site for creating online flashcards. This site has lots of features such as: creating boxes of flash cards, adding multimedia to cards, analytical graphs, collaboration/sharing w/ others, etc etc. I highly recommend checking out Ediscio Read More...

Boolify is a an innovative search engine that people use by piecing together puzzle pieces. The reason for this is to help students visualize the process of searching. Also, Boolify uses Google's "safe search" filter which helps it be a more viable option Read More...

SoapBox is an excellent website I found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This site acts as a backchannel chat for audiences/students. A teacher can use this to go along w/ a lecture and get instant/real-time feedback. Best of all, there is Read More...

Type Racer is a fun site to help students practice and improve their typing skills. What makes this so much fun is the ability to challenge your friends and race in a private room, or one can just race other random people online. Finally, an educator Read More...

Keybr is a great site to practice and improve your keyboard skills. This is a very easy site to use and once finished a user can view nice charts/graphs on their progress/speed/accuracy. I highly recommend checking out Keybr by clicking here !! Read More...

I just wanted to pass this along to my readers for anyone w/ a classroom who wants a complete "tech" makeover. Here is a blurb regarding this amazing opportunity... "Through the contest, eInstruction is asking students across the globe to submit music Read More...

Fronter is a wonderful learning management system/educational resource center for education. There is lots to like here for parents, students, and teachers alike. Teachers have the ability to find and share resources. Parents, can have their own login Read More...

Memorize is a great site for studying and learning in a variety of different ways. This is done by creating pages through the use of a handy wizard, then studying them through different methods (visualize, memory, etc.) and finally sharing w/ others via Read More...

Mind Bites is a nice site for self help videos on any number of subjects. This is a nice site w/ over a 1000 videos on different topics on "how to" do something. Also, a user can sell and rate videos online. I highly recommend checking out Mind Bites Read More...

Top Hat Monocle is a wonderful classroom tool that replaces clickers for taking online polls/quizzes. A student can use any mobile device such as phone, laptop, or iPod to use this incredible service. Also, THM acts as classroom management system where Read More...

Engrade is a wonderful free online grade book that reminds me a lot of LearnBoost or the app, iGrade Plus . This is not only a grading application but a complete online suite that lets users: take attendance, grade, quiz, create flashcards, etc etc. Also, Read More...