Read & Write
Read & Write is software that can read text out loud and transfer speech into text. It has many additional features such as the ability to highlight text, find definitions, and translate text to other languages. It can also summarize your highlights in a separate document and offer relevant word predictions as you type. This tool can […]
Wonderopolis
Wonderopolis is a website that poses daily ‘Wonders’ (questions to wonder about) and different ways of answering those questions through video, audio, images, and text. Wonderopolis was developed by the U.S based National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) who state they “work(s) to eradicate poverty through education solutions for families.” This website could provide a […]
PhET Interactive Simulations
PhET Interactive Simulations are research-based interactive tools that you can use to teach and learn physics, chemistry, math, biology and other sciences. As a teacher, you can select from the current simulation collections based on your subject and, using this free, open source technology, you can design your own simulation or modify the current ones […]
Squishy Circuits
Squishy Circuits is a hands-on way for students to explore electrical circuitry using simple, readily available materials including dough (conductive and non-conductive playdough), LED lights and batteries. Students can construct their understanding of electric circuits and even design and create their own inventions. Through a play based approach students can discover simple, parallel and series […]
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Game and Music piece)
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is a flash-based, animated web-based adventure game that introduces young students to the sounds of different instruments. This game is based on Benjamin Britten’s “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” music piece. It introduces students to the sounds of different musical instruments. Although it is relevant to students of […]