Wednesday, August 10, 2016

100 Useful Websites for Educators and Students

There are so many websites out there, it's sometimes difficult to run the gauntlet and not get hit with websites you weren't expecting or even dead links.  I know I've blogged and tweeted many websites I liked over the years and it didn't occur to me to make a list until this summer.  So here is my list of what I consider the top 100 sites for educators, students, and of course librarians.  I tried my best to make sure they were free to use, but always keep in mind the appropriate age of use.

If you see one you love and it isn't listed, please share on the comments section below!
Here is the link to the Google doc you can download.

Happy new school year!!


1001fonts.com - free downloads to make your projects pop a little more
4shared.com - free 5 GB online storage and file sharing
Adobe Spark - a suite of tools to create presentations, posters,  videos, and websites
Awwapp.com - online interactive whiteboard
Bighugelabs.com - do cool stuff it hour digital photos from posters to magazine covers and more
Bingobaker.com - create and generate hundreds of random cards in PDF
Blockposters.com- take your personal images and create a huge poster through segmentation
Cacoo.com - timeline creator
Canva.com - make beautiful posters, social media graphics and presentations
Cell.ly - send text messages to students, parents and others without sharing your private number
Citationmachine.net - help with citations including APA and MLA
Classbadges.com - award virtual badges to students for their accomplishments
Classtools.net - free games, quizzes and activities for classrooms K-12
Code.org - create classes and teach students to code the easy way
Commoncraft.com - explainer videos for teaching and a library of cutouts
Commoncurriculum.com- online lesson planning where yu can attach files, re-arrange lessons, collaborate with other teachers
Coursera.org - online courses from top universities
Coverr.co- public domain stock videos. Seven new videos a week
Croak.it - record voice messages in three simple steps
Dipity.com - create, share, embed, collaborate on interactive timelines incorporating video, audio, image, text, link, social media and more
Duolingo.com - language learning app
Easel.ly- create infographics from templates or on your own  
Easybib.com -help with citations including APA and MLA
Easypolls.net - create online polls for free.  Save them hen you create an account
Edweb.net - professional online networking via webinars for educators
Edutopia.com - online community dedicated to bringing quality resources to the K12 community of educators
Emaze.com - online presentation creator unlike standard presentation. Create attractive presentations with provided templates
Todoist.com - manage task/projects on and offline. Share tasks in a collaborative environment. Works with many different platforms
Everystockphoto.com- Creative Commons photos
Evernote.com-save, share and work on documents across devices
Flippity.net - use Google spreadsheets to create flash cards
Fotor.com - create collages or seamlessly photo stitch images into one picture
Geogebra.org - dynamic math software for geometry, algebra, calculus, and statistics Getkahoot.com - create interactive games, polls, surveys
Pocket.com- save anything you want to see online for later.  Includes social media apps so you can save from Twitter and other social media sites
Goo.gl - shortens URLs that can be tracked for statistics
Gosoapbox.com - student response system with integrated tools to check for understanding, play quizzes, and generate reports
Grammarbase.com- free grammar checker
Gutenberg.org - Project Gutenberg offers free e-books and audiobooks on works that are copyright free, most of which are classics
Hstry.co - interactive timeline includes quizzes, did you know sections. Add images and videos.  Allows students to interject via comments
Imagechef.com - use photos and texts to create a myriad of different products Imgflip.com/meme generator - use images, add text, create memes
Instapaper.com - save websites for future browsing. Perfect for research
Join.me - screen sharing with anyone on the web
Khanacademy.org -academic videos to learn almost anything
Kizoa.com - create videos with a multitude of options and no time limit
Knowledgehook.com- online game show that targets mathematics for all grade levels
Kwiksurveys.com - create unlimited surveys and polls
Libib.com -cloud based cataloging for beyond the library (think classroom libraries)
List.ly - curate and share lists as well as allow others to add to them
Makerbook.net - creative graphics
Marinaratimer.com - three different types of timers to help with classrooms, presentations et al.  Features pomodoro, custom and kitchen timers
Meez.com - avatar creator
Mentormob.com - online community creating and providing lessons for skills and hobbies
Mindmeister.com - online software with great visualization
Mindomo.com - mind map creator that can be used as a presentation tool as well
Moovly.com - interesting and different approach to presentations based on cartoon images and hand actions
Morguefile.com- free digital photos for projects that doesn't require citations
Online-convert.com - convert most any type of file, videos, documents etc,  into different formats
Openbadges.me - create badges for websites and blogs
Pablobuffer.com- use an image provided or your own, add amazing text, share with the world
Panopen.com -open educational resources which include quizzes, videos, PowerPoint slides
Photosforclass.com- Creative Commons images with attribution
Photopeach.com- video creator with a twist-literally!
Photopin.com- Creative Commons images with easy to find attribution
Piktochart.com - create infographics that can be shared.  Has a presentation mode and are downloadable
Pixteller.com - create online posters
Popplet.com-  create a board to collaborate with others anywhere anytime
Presentation tube.com - record and share quality presentations with free recording and video sharing platform
Purple-planet.com - Creative Commons music for digital projects
Quizzizz.com - create and play multiplayer games
Quozio.com - create beautiful quotes
Readwritethink.org - classroom resources for K12 classrooms created by NCTE
Remind.com - send text reminders of class work to students and parents without sending your cell phone number.  Create chats or send to individuals as well
Ribbet.com - online image editor
Scoop.it - web curation tool to share information
Screencastomatic.com- captures your screen to create and share videos/tutorials
Showbie.com- teacher creates account which allows students to upload their work
Slidedog.com - multimedia tool that allows the user to bring in different types of media from documents to videos and more into one presentation
Slides carnival.com - free templates for Google Slides
Smore.com - create informational posters for organizations, schools, newsletters and more
Snapguide.com - discover and create how-to guides
Spiral.ac - suite of tools to make learning g more engaging.  Includes student response quizzes (quickfire) , interactive presentations (discuss), and group work/collaboration (team up)
Stich.it -  copy and paste web sites into the box, this site will “stitch” or curate them into one web address
Studyblue.com - crowd sourced site with academic flash cards and notes
Sway.com- create and share interactive presentations, personal stories, reports and more
Tackk.com - create pages for anything from online posters to presentations to specific pages you build by inputting information and links
Teachwithmovies.org movie clips with lesson plans
Thenounproject.com - downloadable icons of all types
Timetoast.com- interactive timelines to create and share
Tripline.net - interactive maps you create with images, dates, and descriptions
Twiddla.com - web based, no sign in needed to collaborate online
Tynker.com- programs games, Mindcraft Mods and more
Visibletweets.com - display tweets during a conference or meeting via unique hashtag to see what others are sharing
Voxer.com- text messages with voice, photos and videos to share with groups
Videonot.es -  synchronize videos with your notesto share.  Click on the note to jump to that particular part of the video. Syncs with Google Drive
Visme.co - only site that create infographics, presentations, reports, and web content
Wevideo.com - create quick videos with the free version
Whatshouldireadnext.com - type in a title and it will generate a list of similar titles and subjects Wordpress.com - create a blog with a website look
Zaption.com - turn online videos into interactive learning experience you customize
Ziteboard.com - collaborate, brainstorm, create and plan with a whiteboard

6 comments:

PK/K Librarian said...

This is amazing!! Thank you for all your hard work!

Anonymous said...

Can I share this with my teachers?

Naomi said...

absolutely! Please do! :)

LibraryLady4515 said...

Love this! So useful! Thank you!

Madelyn Haussner said...

Hi, great list! Looking forward to sharing. Btw, I noticed two typos. Check commomcurriculum.com and easy polls.com. didn't have chance to go through entire list. If I download, can I make corrections? Thanks again, this is awesome!

Unknown said...

Great list, thanks! Can I suggest you add Padlet? Fantastic collaborative online space for teachers to showcase student work or use for an online "whiteboard".