Tools for Teachers & Students

Sean Aune has put up a very useful piece on Mashable entitled “35 Tools for Teachers, Tutors and Students.” Great timing for an article like this with school so close around the corner again. The list of tools encompass sites and services for everything from learning management to social networking.

Head to Mashable for full descriptions of each service, but here are some that pop out for me:

• Grading services like Engrade.com – a free gradebook & attendance chart that students, parents & administrators can also access. There are several services that do this, some free, and some with the ability for parents and teachers to message privately.
• Learning platforms like Blackboard.com – an online learning platform for virtual course delivery and classroom instruction. Many of these allow for personalized learning opportunities, student progress monitoring, and the opportunity for parents to get involved. Some, like Blackboard, offer professional development for teachers. Also check out HaikuLS.com
• Organization systems like Studeous.com – kind of like the learning platforms above, this helps teachers stay organized. Organize your classes, post homework, upload files, embed videos or podcasts, and more. You can create quizzes quickly, communicate easily with students with the chat feature, and even has events and club pages within the system.
• Educational social networking sites like Classroom20.com – a site for teachers to connect socially, but also to share best practices. HotChalk is another site that is meant to connect students, teachers and parents. It has a big user base and many free learning resources.

Do you have favorite tools you use as a student or a teacher? If so, drop a comment!

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