Formative (Twitter @goformative) is a free web browser app for formative assessment that works on any device, no downloads required. It is different from the popular tool Kahoot in that it is not inherently competitive; each student works on their own and responses are private. Teachers create a formative assessment, students respond using their devices, and […]
Apps
SimpleMind App
SimpleMind (Twitter @simplemindapp) is a mind mapping/concept mapping tool designed to synchronize across devices. It is available for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac, and comes in free and paid versions. The beauty of this software is in the range of capabilities. Teachers and students can create very simple maps about single concepts, or very complex maps […]
Wixie App
Wixie (Twitter @Tech4Learning) is an online publishing platform designed for elementary schools. It enables students to work on projects at school or at home, and then privately publish their work to share with their class and families. Teachers build project frameworks using existing templates or from scratch, assign it to the class, and then the students […]
