The Top 10 Cool Tools

1- Wikispaces is one of the best ways for teachers to communicate with their students outside of the classroom while allowing student input.

2-Wicked is a very interactive resource that gets the students interested in science/biology first hand.

3-Pegby relates more to the students than the teacher. It is a great group organization tool and helps keep everyone involved in the group work.


4-Evernote is a tool that I have used before. It is perfect for student-teacher communication outside of the classroom.

5-Prezi allows teachers to present their powerpoints in a new and unique way. Powerpoint is definitely overused, and  Prezi offers an excellent alternative. 

6-Hyperphysics is an interactive resource to help kids better understand physics.


7-  LeeSummit. is a great resource for early education teachers to gain ideas on how to actively involve their students.

8-Super Teacher Tools seems like a great classroom management and idea resource.


9-Virtual Book gives students a way to be proud of their work by allowing them to be the author of their own book and post it online.


10- Wordle could be useful, but only in some classroom situations

Cool Tools for School

In my high school mathematics classes, I learned from the teacher and a chalkboard or whiteboard. The most technology I ever used for an assignment was Study Island, an online resource that gives multiple guess questions for students to answer. From personal experience, not the most effective resource. If my students are anything like I expect them to be, aka like me, they won't care about getting the right answer or how they got it as much as getting lucky with their guesses. Honestly, that's what I did every time we had a lab day for Study Island. For this reason, I found a more hands-on resource to use in my classroom: a Smartboard. I never said it would be the most original, but it is the one that I am most comfortable with. Not only that, but there are so many unexplored opportunities to use a smartboard in the class. From interactive polls to writing out problems to interactive games like jeopardy and whack a mole, the possibilities are endless. I will always feel that math is best taught by a chalkboard or whiteboard, and  a smartboard is nothing more than an advanced version.