SpellingCity w/out a doubt is my favorite site for Spelling and Vocabulary.  This is a great site w/ educational portal that allows educators to create word lists that can be incorporated into educational games.  These games are not only fun but highly engaging and help students learn their "words".  Also, an educator can track students, find an abundance of resources/videos, and even use it for mobile learning w/ a free mobile app  (iOS/Android).I highly recommend checking out SpellingCity by clicking here!!!Below is a brief demo of the free mobile app...*SpellingCity is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Milk Hunt is a super fun highly entertaining iOS Math game designed for grades 1st - 5th.  This game plays like a typical "Platform" game and has students running, jumping, and flying w/ a jet pack as they try to collect bottles of milk while answering different questions.  Best of all, is the detailed reports that shows how well a student is doing as well as being able to select what grade/subject (i.e. multiplication, addition) of Math you want to cover.  This makes it very easy to different instruction and a great way to integrate Game Based Learning in the classroom!!!I highly recommend checking out Milk Hunt by clicking here!!!Below is a brief demo...For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Otus Worksheets is the latest update from the innovative easy-to-use Learning Management System, Otus.  This feature allows educators to create a assessment/worksheet for students to take inside of Otus.  The questions can be T/F, multiple choice, EdPen, or short answer.  Best of all, Otus grades the assessment automatically except for short answerBelow is a brief demo...I highly recommend checking out Outs by clicking here!!!

PBS Students is a free educational iPad app designed for students K-12.  Students can access 1000's of resources to help learn any subject through the use of educational games, activities, or videos.Here is more from their press release... "For the first time, users can now access learning resources on tablets through the official PBS Student app, available for free for iPad. The PBS Student app is the ideal platform to watch and learn with videos, games and images from PBS and PBS KIDS content including resources from NOVA, DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and the Ken Burns collection anytime, anywhere. Designed specifically for students in grades K-12, the app provides access to thousands of resources covering all subject areas, from math and science to English and social studies."I highly recommend checking out the PBS Students app by clicking here!!!For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.

Storyboard That the innovative classroom tool for creating storyboards, timelines, graphic organizers, and more has just released their latest free classroom activities for Halloween.This is a great way for educators to integrate technology into the classroom in fun ways and base lessons or projects around Halloween.  These activities include story starts, ways to celebrate, scary stories, and more that can be customized to meet each teacher's needs.I highly recommend checking out Halloween Classroom Activities by clicking here!!!*Storyboard That is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

dotstorming is a new site for brainstorming that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's excellent blog.  The way this works is a by placing "dots" on a digital canvas acting like a sticky note (i.e. padlet).  Once the dot is place, a user can then add text or an image next to it.  Finally, other users can then vote on the "dots" or notes that have been placed.I highly recommend checking out dotstorming by clicking here!!!

Buncee is a fantastic and simple tool to use for education.  Educators are using it for project based learning, digital storytelling, and much much more.  A great way to use it is for holiday projects and Halloween is ideal.  Buncee, has lots of free resources to explore through and lesson plans, as well as state of the art clip-art, animations, backgrounds, etc.Below is a buncee I created for Halloween...I highly recommend checking out Buncee for Education by clicking here!!!*Buncee is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Oncore is a free iPad app that acts as a learning management system for teachers.  This simple to use app allows educators to track student behavior as well as assess students in real-time.  The way this works is by uses color-coded data, to help educators visualize student's performance and help assess data."By using the seating chart as the classroom interface, Oncore helps teachers collect color-coded, one-touch data on student learning, integrating formative assessment and feedback into their daily practice.Oncore focuses any K-12 classroom on mastery learning by helping teachers engage all students, check for understanding, create collaborative groups and communicate learning and behavior progress to parents. Unique to Oncore is its integration of Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Teachers can tie a standard to classroom activities, groups, assignments, or individual participations with students."I highly recommend checking out Oncore Classroom Productivity app by clicking here!!!

30hands Pro the excellent iOS app for project based learning, flipping a classroom, and digital storytelling has just released an update to version 2.0.These new features include...• New Features in Pro:— Enhanced Drawing with Editing, Adding Images to canvas, Layering Images, more! (Basic Drawing is still there, too)— Share-a-Slide to create a single slide video— Stop Motion is easier with settings and Enhanced Drawing— Storyboarding is faster and easier• New icons from Font Awesome and ION• added support for iOS 9• fixed some bugs• Pro has 2 Drawing Modes: Enhanced and Basic— Enhanced Drawing is vector based which is huge!— Add images + photos to a drawing— Edit a drawing after saving— Drawing lines are crisper— Text can be on multiple lines— Resized and stretched text can still be edited!• Pro has Share-a-Slide to create a single slide video— Share a single narrated drawing or image to parents, teachers or friends— Share-a-Slide allows for better collaboration— Add video slides from multiple students into a central presentation• Pro has easy Stop Motion settings— Stop Motion slides can be within a normal presentation• Easier Storyboarding in Starter and Pro— New + icon to add a drawing from slide preview/record screen removes extra stepsFor more information on 30hands Pro & 30hands Starter click here!!!*30hands is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Seesaw the innovative free iPad app for creating digital portfolios has just released their latest update, to 2.5.  What this update allows is for users to seamlessly create screencasts or voice recordings of their drawings.  This is a great tool to introduce a topic, present, digital story tell, and can even be used for professional development or flipping a classroom.Here is more info...*NEW* synchronized drawing plus voice annotation tool. Starting with a blank canvas or any photo, you can now draw AND record an audio annotation together. A simple, flexible way for students to explain their thinking, now built right into Seesaw! Plus other improvements and bug fixes: - More folder colors- More drawing colors- Improved eraser and 'Erase All' button on iPad- Easily access parent invites for your class from main menu- Fixed front-facing video camera on older iPadsI highly recommend checking out Seesaw by clicking here!!!