Awesome Sites / Apps

Google Tour Builder - Design your own tours using Google Maps / Earth.
Google Arts & Culture (formerly Cultural Institute) - Virtual field trips and incredibly immersive exhibits of museums, artwork, history, and more.
More in the Multi-Discipline section...

Mathspace.co - Mastery-based flipped or blended learning environment. It is Australian-based but has Canadian Curriculum. Worth checking out.
GeoGebra - Interactive 2D and 3D geometry, algebra, graphing and much more. If you remember Geometer's Sketchpad, this is the best replacement (free and easier to use).
Desmos - If you haven't graphed using Desmos, you're missing out.
- Desmos Teacher Dashboard - arguably the best part of Desmos!
Equatio (install link) - Chrome extension / Google Docs add-in, it is the digital math tool for teachers and students.
- Equatio Mathspace - online math 'document' which can be shared with students or downloaded.
Wolfram Alpha - Teach maths and don't know Wolfram? You're missing out!
Explore Learning Gizmos - Interactive mathematics and science simulations.

Read&Write for Google (install link) - Language assistant for reading and writing in several languages.
Editions at Play - Interactive or immersive stories.
Pixton - Graphical storytelling / storyboarding.
More in the Multi-Discipline section...

Science Journal - Mobile & Chrome app for exploring and recording science experiments. Also connects to sensors.
Explore Learning Gizmos - Interactive mathematics and science simulations.
More in the Multi-Discipline section...

Google Expeditions - Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) field trips, experiments, exhibits, and way more. Quite possibly the future of education.
Discovery Education - From the people who bring us Shark Week, this media-heavy site aims to bring the world to your classroom.
Diigo - Annotate any website, send it all to your Google Drive or access it all from your free Diigo account.
Pear Deck - Interactive slides. Gather input from your audience. Assess on-the-fly.
Lucidpress - Create pamphlets, leaflets, posters, marketing, and more! Think MS Publisher but online.

Tinkercad - online 3D Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD). It is a "...free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!"
WeVideo - Online linear video editor (freemium).
Screencastify - Screen recorder (still or video) for Chrome.
Naxos Music Library - "...the most comprehensive collection of classical music available online offering over 2,190,500 tracks of Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music..."

Last updated 7 years ago