Google Drive
Richard Sollman
http://drive.google.com
Google Drive (formerly "Google Docs") offers an open, free source to create and view word documents, presentations, spreadsheets and forms. These documents can be created through a web browser or the Google Drive App for Mac, PC, Android and iOS devices and be accessed collaboratively. The ability to access the same forms from any device allows teachers and students to create and share their work from anywhere at any time.
Sporcle
Richard Sollman
http://www.sporcle.com
Sporcle bills itself as a site for quizzes on trivia, but many of the quizzes focus on material covered in a middle or secondary classroom. There are free, comprehensive quizzes in the subjects of science, geography, history, math, language and literature that can be used as study aids or formative assessments. It also has free apps available for all major devices.
Dropbox
Richard Sollman
http://www.dropbox.com
Dropbox is free, plain and simple online depository for any data. Teachers can create folders for assignments and share it with students, allowing students to submit videos, audio files, pictures or papers. Conversely, a teacher can upload any of these and share the link with students to access. Each folder created can have its own rules, so it is versatile in how it can share with others, as well. It is also not only available online, but as an app for both desktop and mobile devices.
GovTrack
Richard Sollman
http://www.govtrack.us/
GovTrack is a comprehensive database of legislation and representatives in Congress and at the state level. It is a fantastic one-stop research tool for the civics or social studies classroom for everything relating to American legislatures. GovTrack also offers its data as an open source for developers to offer it in other forms and other devices.
Pixlr
Richard Sollman
http://pixlr.com/
Adobe software like Photoshop can be prohibitively expensive for home use, even if the prices are cut for education. Pixlr is a free, web-based tool that allows users to do most things that Photoshop can do. Students or teachers can create collages, edit photos or make graphics for presentations. It also has free apps for both Android and iOS devices.
Project Gutenburg
Richard Sollman
http://www.gutenberg.org/
All of the classics and thousands of both fiction and non-fiction books are available from Project Gutenberg. They are all free and available in formats for Kindle, iBooks and other e-readers. They can also be uploaded straight to Google Drive or Dropbox--all for free. This means teachers can assign a variety of texts without the costs of buying books for each students, changing the curriculum from year to year, or simply allowing students a wide variety of classic books for open reading or research.
MapMaker Interactive
Richard Sollman
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/
National Geographic offers this tool which allows teachers or students to create custom maps or download existing ones. This is a free, web-based tool for creating maps to demonstrate history, geopolitics or earth sciences. Teachers can use it to create visual aids or assign students to demonstrate their knowledge by making their own maps.
Richard Sollman
http://drive.google.com
Google Drive (formerly "Google Docs") offers an open, free source to create and view word documents, presentations, spreadsheets and forms. These documents can be created through a web browser or the Google Drive App for Mac, PC, Android and iOS devices and be accessed collaboratively. The ability to access the same forms from any device allows teachers and students to create and share their work from anywhere at any time.
Sporcle
Richard Sollman
http://www.sporcle.com
Sporcle bills itself as a site for quizzes on trivia, but many of the quizzes focus on material covered in a middle or secondary classroom. There are free, comprehensive quizzes in the subjects of science, geography, history, math, language and literature that can be used as study aids or formative assessments. It also has free apps available for all major devices.
Dropbox
Richard Sollman
http://www.dropbox.com
Dropbox is free, plain and simple online depository for any data. Teachers can create folders for assignments and share it with students, allowing students to submit videos, audio files, pictures or papers. Conversely, a teacher can upload any of these and share the link with students to access. Each folder created can have its own rules, so it is versatile in how it can share with others, as well. It is also not only available online, but as an app for both desktop and mobile devices.
GovTrack
Richard Sollman
http://www.govtrack.us/
GovTrack is a comprehensive database of legislation and representatives in Congress and at the state level. It is a fantastic one-stop research tool for the civics or social studies classroom for everything relating to American legislatures. GovTrack also offers its data as an open source for developers to offer it in other forms and other devices.
Pixlr
Richard Sollman
http://pixlr.com/
Adobe software like Photoshop can be prohibitively expensive for home use, even if the prices are cut for education. Pixlr is a free, web-based tool that allows users to do most things that Photoshop can do. Students or teachers can create collages, edit photos or make graphics for presentations. It also has free apps for both Android and iOS devices.
Project Gutenburg
Richard Sollman
http://www.gutenberg.org/
All of the classics and thousands of both fiction and non-fiction books are available from Project Gutenberg. They are all free and available in formats for Kindle, iBooks and other e-readers. They can also be uploaded straight to Google Drive or Dropbox--all for free. This means teachers can assign a variety of texts without the costs of buying books for each students, changing the curriculum from year to year, or simply allowing students a wide variety of classic books for open reading or research.
MapMaker Interactive
Richard Sollman
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/
National Geographic offers this tool which allows teachers or students to create custom maps or download existing ones. This is a free, web-based tool for creating maps to demonstrate history, geopolitics or earth sciences. Teachers can use it to create visual aids or assign students to demonstrate their knowledge by making their own maps.
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