Recommended Websites - EDU104 - Technology in Education K-12 - Research Guides at Northern Essex Community College

Finding & Evaluating Digital Tools

Flip
"Flip is a video discussion app, free from Microsoft, where curious minds connect in safe, small groups to share videos, build community, and learn together."
Padlet
Use Padlet to create a digital message board.
Mentimeter
"easy-to-build presentations, interactive Polls, Quizzes, and Word Clouds"

Pear Deck
"is an interactive lesson platform designed to easily integrate with the classroom tools you already use and built to supercharge student learning."
EdPuzzle
Create easy interactive video lessons

Explain Everything
"Create engaging lessons, assign activities and tasks. Record instructions and give interactive presentations."

Checkology
"is a free e-learning platform with engaging, authoritative lessons on subjects like news media bias, misinformation, conspiratorial thinking and more. Learners develop the ability to identify credible information, seek out reliable sources and apply critical thinking skills to separate fact-based content from falsehoods."
Navigating Digital Information Crash Course
"In 10 episodes, John Green will teach you how to navigate the internet! We’ve partnered with MediaWise, The Poynter Institute, and The Stanford History Education Group to develop this curriculum of hands-on skills to help you evaluate the information you read online"
CTRL-F: Finding the Facts
"Named for the keyboard shortcut for ‘find,’ CTRL-F is an evidence-based program that equips students with the habits and skills needed to evaluate online information to determine what to trust."