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!!!*Otus is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Thinker Town is the latest educational iOS app from Yogome, one the leaders in Game Based Leader.  Thinker Town follows the similar formula of other Yogome games where players play a variety of educational mini games (programming, science, Math, etc) while earning power cubes to unlock other features, levels, and Yogotars.  This game has high replay value, follows Common Core Standards, and ideal for STEM.  Best of all are the features for parents where Yogome games will email parents/educators w/ updated progress reports of their child/students.I highly recommend checking out Thinker Town by clicking here!!!

EDpuzzle the excellent and free learning tool for flipping a classroom and adding questions to a video has just released a new update.  This update has a new landing page making it easier for students/teachers to sign in, as well as a drag-n-drop interface to add questions to a video.  Also, EDpuzzle allows educators to track and monitor student assignments as well generate detailed reports.I highly recommend checking out EDpuzzle by clicking here!!!Below is a brief demo...*EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.For my Pinterest board on Flipping a Classroom click 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.

VocApp is a free mobile (Android/iOS) app/site that I just found out about from a promotional email, for making multimedia flashcards.  This app can be used to learn any subject/topic as a user can create a flashcard containing audio, texts, images, etc.  Also, VocApp has some prebuilt courses that are ideal for learning languages (i.e. Spanish).  This is a great tool for self paced learning and VocApp differentiates instruction so a student will see items they are having more trouble with.I highly recommend checking out VocApp by clicking here!!!For a more detailed review check out Richard Byrne's excellent blog.

SpellingCity my favorite site or free mobile (Android/iOS) app for Spelling/Vocabulary has just announced their latest sweepstake for winning a free premium membership.  The way this works is simple, an adult logs into SpellingCity and creates a word list of their favorite "space" movie 5-10 words long.  Then they either tweet about w/ the hashtag #starwords w/ a link to their list or comment on it in SpellingCity's Facebook sweepstakes post here... https://www.facebook.com/spellingcity/I highly recommend checking out SpellingCity StarWords Sweepstakes by clicking here!!!SpellingCity is the fantastic site for educators looking to create or find word lists for Spelling & Vocabulary.  They can even integrate their own lists into educational learning games.*SpellingCity is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Galxyz is a wonderful new (private beta) iPad app that is ideal for the El Ed Science curriculum.  Galxyz is a innovative game that takes students on a educational adventure that has them mastering scientific subjects such as: Matter, Energy, Ecosystems and more.  Students will develop concepts such as scientific reasoning, scientific method, and even conduct experiments while having fun.  Best of all, Galxyz is COPPA compliant, is aligned to Common Core standards, and has lots of assessing features for teachers and parents.I highly recommend checking out Galxyz by clicking here!!!Below is a brief demo...For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Be sure to check out all their worksheets/printables on Christmas!!!Super Teacher Worksheets is one of the best sites around for finding educational resources on a wide range of subjects.  Educators can find, worksheets, printables, puzzle generators and more.  Also, they are constantly updating their site w/ more resources all the time and recently released new crossword puzzle worksheet generator.I highly recommend checking out Super Teacher Worksheets by clicking here!!!Check out the new puzzle generator by clicking here.For my Pinterest board on Educational Resources click here.*Super Teacher Worksheets is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Make Beliefs Comix is a fun site/iPad app for creating digital comics. What makes this a really nice option for teachers are all the resources available for educators such as writing prompts, lessons, printables, and the ability to create comics in different languages.I highly recommend checking out Make Beliefs Comix by clicking here!!!

Flocabulary is a fun Web 2.0 site for education that I've mentioned a few times on my blog.  This is a great site for introducing or reviewing a subject/concept.  The way this works is through innovative animated videos (or as Flocabulary puts it "Educational Hip-Hop"), that helps students learn through visual and auditory means.  Also, Flocabulary has over 700 videos, interactive activities, and online assessments.Also, there are some great features that make Flocabulary perfect for the classroom.  For example, the lyrics of each song are displayed below the video and are interactive filled w/ words that are hot-linked to explore in more detail.  The lyrics can also be downloaded or printed out.  Best of all, are the lessons that are included w/ each video to help students reinforce their learning on each topic.I highly recommend checking out Flocabulary by clicking here!!!For my Pinterest board on Web 2.0 click here.For my Edshelf collection on Web 2.0 click here.*Starting Jan. 26 through Feb. 29, Flocabulary will announce our special winter trial promotion, which will offer schools 60 days to try out Flocabulary for free.