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The top 50 sites and blogs for

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Elementary & Middle School appropriate

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http://www.socrative.com/

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http://www.funbrain.com/

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http://www.educreations.com/

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http://animoto.com/

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http://www.knewton.com/

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http://www.khanacademy.org/

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https://www.edmodo.com/

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https://www.schoology.com/k-12-lms.php

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http://www.skype.com/en/

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http://www.starfall.com/

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http://www.kerpoof.com/#

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http://www.carrotsticks.com/

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http://www.timetoast.com/

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http://www.capzles.com

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http://www.wordle.net/

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http://www.delivr.com/

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http://www.mobile-barcodes.com/qr-code-software/

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http://www.toondoo.com/

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http://quizlet.com/

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http://www.mentormob.com

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http://ed.ted.com/

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https://www.diigo.com/

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https://accounts.google.com/SignUp?service=

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http://www.youtube.com/

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http://www.teachertube.com/

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https://www.dropbox.com/

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http://www.livebinders.com/

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http://audioboo.fm/

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http://www.spreaker.com/

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http://learni.st/category/featured

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http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/02/why-i-love-and-use-learnist-and-why-you-should-too/

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http://www.lanschool.com/lanschool_lite

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http://www.explaineverything.com/

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http://edtechteacher.org/

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http://www.edutopia.org/

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http://rhondda.wordpress.com/

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http://www.edudemic.com/

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http://www.scrible.com/student

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http://primaryt.co.uk/

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http://padlet.com/

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http://padlet.com/

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http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/09/06/smartphones-in-the-classroom-sure-with-these-top-apps-for-each-subject/

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http://recitethis.com/

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http://www.haikudeck.com/

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O http://gettingsmart.com/2013/07/3-ways-to-

encourage-higher-order-thinking-with-technology/

O http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/07/samr

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O http://interactivesites.weebly.com/

And Counting… O http://www.thinkingblocks.com/

O http://www.symbaloo.com/

O http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=108629

O http://www.taggalaxy.de/

O http://www.tagxedo.com/

O http://dp.la/

O http://www.60secondrecap.com/

O http://www.classdojo.com/

O http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/file/view/blooms%20elluminate.pdf/58496778/blooms%20elluminate.pdf

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Jennifer A. Gates

Cobb County School District (CCSD)

School Instructional Specialist

Jennifer.gates@cobbk12.org

Sky View Professional Learning Dept.

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