Create a Dynamic Map Mash-up with MyHistro or Just View Free, Interactive Timelines! MyHistro has been used on the web by many.  Now, they have an Extended version.  I recently chatted with their team, and they answered some popular questions from their users. - Why'd you make this app in the first place?To widen the ...

My Thoughts on Social Media - How I stay 'in the know' -  I was excited to wake up the other day and see that my Twitter video had been posted by my buddy, Jeff, on Edudemic.  This made my day!  If you've searched any topic relating to education and technology, I'm sure you've landed on his amazing site.  I've been fortunate ...

National Board Certified elementary teacher Steve Reifman is excited to announce the launch of his first professional development course for educators on Udemy.com, a terrific website that offers resources people can access at their convenience. The course is called “Beyond Compliance: Classroom Management that Fosters ...

Mindsnacks: Vocabulary Building and Language Development MindSnacks is a mobile educational gaming company that develops popular apps that teach foreign languages and test preparation subjects. Recently, MindSnacks released a brand new app called Kids' Vocab -- it's a comprehensive learning tool that teaches essential vocabulary ...

Can't access flash on your iPad?  Rover is the free to download education app that streams educational Flash content to your iPad! What is Rover? Rover is an education app and the only education browser for your iPad designed for teachers and students of all ages.  Rover is targeted towards enhancing the K-12 ...

A Safe, Refined Search Engine for Education The theme of 'organization' seems to be popular in my posts lately.  I find myself gravitating towards resources that are easy to use.  With so many available options, I don't have the time to learn the ins and outs of every resource.   After seeing someone share Gooru on ...

Are your students begging for more writing prompts? One of the most amazing things  since launching the Write About This app is hearing from teachers about how much writing their students do after they’ve selected (or created) a photo prompt! It’s why we started the whole thing in the first place.. because we believe kids are ...

My Favorite App for Counting Money ABCyaGames makes some of my absolute favorite interactive games for students.  The best part is - my kids just love their games, too!  Though ABCya is a sponsor of my site, I continue to be surprised by the games I find.   I recently ran across their Counting Money App for $1.99 in ...

Communicate with your Class & Stay Connected! Remind101 is a tool that I've grown quite reliant on over the past couple of years.  I use it this year more than ever.  At Open House, I have my parents subscribe to our class Remind101 account.  I also have print outs of the PDF available that the Remind101 site provides.  This ...

Mastery Connect = Your Home for Common Core Mastery Connect was putting together resources for the Common Core before the Common Core was even adopted by many of the states.  They truly are the leader in all things Common Core! Grab the Free Common Core App! - available for iOS & Android - click ...