Ed Tech Made Easy

Word clouds are taking over the web, helping teachers rain knowledge down on students!

Wordle may have blazed the way for work clouds in the classroom, but Standford's Word Sift brings visual learning to the next level with the additional customization options, drag-and-drog images, and much more.

Everybody loves to play with magnets. I still have my refrigerator covered with magnets although all the children are grown. You can bring that fun to your computer, your interactive white boards and your classroom with Word Magnets.

More than 80% of teachers use non-traditional media, according to a new study of media use in the classroom.

One of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to tap into visual media is through video, but many schools and districts do not have access to YouTube. If you're searching for teacher and student-driven content, I've got a great alternative for you: TeacherTube!

Dabbleboard is a free basic Web 2.0 tool. Web 2.0 tools are part of the read-write web, meaning that you can read the website and also add to it, or write on the page.

This site is a combination of a mindmapping tool, a collaborative tool, and something that you can learn in 3:50 minutes in the tour of the website. Here are some ideas to get you started using Dabbleboard in the classroom - both for instruction and for student projects.

Getting stranded on a desert island just got educational, thanks to PBS Raising Reader's Kids Island.

Every few months, I search for the latest websites for young children. My own children loved Sesame Street and predictability of the show, so I started at the source. Since Sesame Street has been introducing our youngest learners to a world of literacy, numeracy and social sciences, what would they be promoting today?