DIGITAL TOOLSTEACHINGTAKEAWAYS

#apps

Engage your students in app creation and deliver cross-curricular learning in schools or higher education.

Creating an App Inventor App begins in your browser where you design how the app will look. Then, like fitting together puzzle pieces, you set your app’s behavior. All the while, through a live connection between your computer and your phone, your app appears on your phone.

AppInventor

AppShed

GamesSaladThere’s no faster or easier way to develop games than with GameSalad Creator. Its visual, drag & drop interface and complex behavior library provide almost limitless freedom to game designers. Bring your work to life in hours and days instead of weeks and months. It’s all capable with GameSalad Creator!

#coding

RoboMind is meant to be a first introduction to automation and programming without prerequisites. Because many different exercises can be made, the difficulty level can be tailored to the audience. In primary education pupils can get acquainted to writing commands to navigate the robot through its environment

Tynker is a new computing platform designed specifically to teach children computational learning and programming skills in a fun and imaginative way. Tynker is inspired by Scratch from MIT.

Tynker

Robomind

Kids Ruby

Have fun and make games, or hack your homework using Ruby! Just tell your parents or teachers you're learning Ruby programming...

#videoediting

Trim video, add a soundtrack, some photos—then, with one click, add a theme to give your movie matching transitions and titles.

Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web video. Use your web browser to combine video and audio with content from the rest of the web — from text, links and maps to pictures and live feeds.

Popcorn Maker

Windows Live Movie Maker

Pinnacle Studio Our leading film-editing technology brings you an easy-to-use app that enables you to quickly edit video, audio, and photos at the speed of your creativity. Swiftly arrange your clips in the Storyboard, make precision edits using the Timeline, and add high-quality transitions, effects, and a soundtrack.

#presentations

Prezi’s zooming canvas opens up the classroom to active learning and interactivity, making lessons understandable, memorable, and fun.

Popplet is a tool that allows users to visualize ideas. Teachers and students can create graphic organizers, timelines, and many other forms of visual organization. Popplet's strength as a collaborative brainstorming tool, however, should not lead teachers to overlook its usefulness as an effective presentation tool.

Popplet

Prezi

Google docsFast, easy collaboration is what makes Google Apps unique. Our website and document creation tools offer real-time editing, powerful sharing controls, and seamless compatibility – an ideal environment for learning in the 21st century.

#usefultools

Voki is an educational tool that allows users to create their very own talking character. Voki characters can be customized to look like historical figures, cartoons, animals, and even yourself!

Padlet is an Internet application that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any device.

Paddlet

Voki

AudiobooYou can use it for reporting, storytelling, education, as an online dictaphone, or just to let friends know what you're up to. Audioboo works on ios, android and nokia devices or via the web, and soon blackberry and windows 8.

#usefultools

PBwiki is a new hosted free wikispace that lets anyone sign up and create a new wiki.

Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!

Dropbox

pbwiki

AudacityAudio editor for recording, slicing, and mixing audio. Site includes help, downloads, and developer information.

#screencasting

Simple and free, Jing is the perfect way to enhance your fast-paced online conversations. Create images and videos of what you see on your computer screen, then share them instantly!

Screenr's web-based screen recorder makes it a breeze to create and share your screencasts around the web.

Screenr

Jing

Screencast-o-maticOne-click screen capture recording on Windows or Mac computers with no install for FREE!

#usefulwebsites

Undertenminutes.com Digital Leader Network

ICT Magic ICT Planning