Buncee one of my all time favorite web 2.0 sites for classrooms, has just released a bunch of lessons/templates/ideas for how to use Buncee for the holidays.  This is a great easy-to-use learning tool for creating beautiful looking presentations, stories, posters, eCards, and more.  Finally, educators are using this to "flip" their classroom, project based learning, digital storytelling, and much much more.I highly recommend checking out Buncee by clicking here!!!!For holiday ideas click here.*Buncee is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

GoClass the wonderful educational tool for mobile learning and flipping a classroom has just had a major redesign.  This new sleeker look makes it easy to conduct lessons via any device and track student progress.  These new icons and drop downs is very user friendly, as well as the ability to generate detailed reports to help differentiate instruction.I highly recommend checking out GoClass by clicking here!!!*GoClass is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

DimensionU is one of the leading companies around for creating innovative educational games in a 3D virtual world.  These games focus on Math & Literacy and are designed for grades 3rd-9th.  These game are designed for Common Core Standards and cover a wide variety of topics for each subject.  Best of all these games have high-replay, track student scores, and ideal for Game Based Learning.Below are 4 DimensionU games...Watch the videos below to see all 4 AMAZING DimensionU Games in action:Meltdown is the DimensionU gamethat offers students a secondchance when answering difficultquestions, and rewards creativestrategies to achieve victory.Swarm is DimensionU's team-basedgame that most strongly reinforcescooperation and collaborationbetween students to achieve acommon goal.Towerstorm is the DimensionUgame that is best for workingthrough the most curriculumin the shortest amount of time.Velocity is DimensionU'shigh-speed obstacle course thatensures players answer questionscorrectly in order to continueprogressing through the race.I highly recommend checking out DimensionU by clicking here!!!For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.*DimensionU is an advertiser of TechnologyTidbits

Biteslide is a wonderful site that I've covered many times before that allows users to create beautiful slidebooks/presentations w/ simple to use drag-n-drop tools.  Best of all, it is all done through an educational portal that allows educators to create and manage student account.  Educators are using Biteslide for project based learning, flip a lesson, and more.Recently, they just announced the unveiling of their "Project Kits" that are digital lessons aligned to Common Core Standard.Here is more info...Every project helps you teach the key 21st Century skills that your students need for their personal development: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity and digital citizenship.Each Biteslide project kit includes:A beautifully designed slidebook to introduce the project to your studentsA project summaryA starter activityMain activitiesAssessment criteriaProject extension ideasWe are launching with three exclusive project kits:Exploring the Earth and Space - A stellar kit about the earth and spaceDigital Travel Brochure - A geography kit to create a fun and engaging city guideThe Mayans - A historical kit that explores the marvellous MayansI highly recommend checking out Project Kits by clicking here!!!For my Pinterest board for Web 2.0 for Schools click here.*Biteslide is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

ClassHook is an interesting new (beta) site that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's blog for finding educational video clips.  ClassHook is a search engine for finding educational video clips through popular media.  It searches through TV shows, movies, and other forms of entertainment to bring educational clips to educators.  Best of all an educator can search through different subjects and each video displays wether it is for El Ed, MS, HS, etc.I highly recommend checking out ClassHook by clicking here!!!For my Pinterest board on Digital Video Resources click here.

Bee A Coder is an excellent new site from Honey Nut Cheerios.  This is a fantastic way to introduce kids to programming/coding and integrating STEM into the curriculum.  Bee A Coder uses a fantastic step by step interactive tutorial to help beginners learn HTML, CSS, and Javascript.  After each lesson there is a quiz that helps students retain what they have learned.  There is even an Advanced section for those that want to build and play their own games.I highly recommend checking out Bee A Coder by clicking here!!!For my Pinterest board on Programming/Coding click here.

From their promotional email....As a new year begins, a new slate of adventures lie ahead in 2016. To celebrate, PBS LearningMedia has released its PBS World Explorer video collection, which tells the tales of world-famous explorers- both from centuries ago, and modern times.Most under 5-minutes long, the videos provide "on-the-go" students, and adults, with a convenient way to watch and learn in mini "cram sessions." Each video includes fun animations and engaging music to capture the viewer’s interest, in a visually appealing and entertaining way.To help bring these videos to life, we’ve included below a few angles that may appeal to your readers:How to get your kids interested in historyFor kids who have short attention spans, these short videos are the perfect "cram sessions." Fun animations and music are used to capture the interest of kids and tell the stories of the explorers in a visually appealing way.Are you smarter than a 5th grader?Adults can test their "explorer knowledge" to see if they still remember what they learned back in grade school. What did explorers do before Google Maps?Emphasize the awe-inspiring adventures and explorations of these world-famous explorers, before society was dependent on iPhones and Google Maps.Holidays and birthdaysThese explorers provided countless milestone events including holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. The World Explorer videos highlight why these holidays are celebrated.    Some examples of famous explorers who are featured include: Ponce de Leon, Amerigo Vespucci, Neil Armstrong, Marco Polo, and more. You can check out the PBS World Explorer online here.

Math File Folder Games is an excellent company for finding inexpensive or free educational iOS apps for Math.  These games are fun to play and high replay value being multi-player via bluetooth which allows players to play the same game on separate devices.  Also, MFFG games have interactive "whiteboards" to work out problems, scoring that can be emailed to parents/teachers, and more.Here is a list of their games... http://www.mathfilefoldergames.com/my-math-apps/5 Dice: Order of Operations Game(Cost: FREE!)5 Dice: Order of Operations Game is a math app intended for upper elementary and middle school students that helps students enjoy practicing their order of operations. Read More Here4 Dice: Fraction Games(Cost: $1.99)4 Dice: Fraction Games is a math app for middle school and upper elementary students. The goal of the game is to present fractions in a way that is both conducive to learning and fun. Read More HereOrdered Fractions: Comparing & Ordering Fractions(Cost: $1.99)Ordered Fractionsgame begins by pressing the button that rolls the dice. Students then insert these numbers into the boxes on the board, which creates the fractions. Students then position the fractions in ascending order by comparing fractions. Read more hereGrid Lines: Ordered Pair Game(Cost: $1.99)Grid Lines is a Battleship-style math app used to teach students the coordinate plane. Students will get practice plotting points on a coordinate plane by playing a game similar to Battleship. Read more hereTangram Chess: Transformation Games(Cost: $1.99)Tangram Chess For Kids, Translations (slides), Rotations (turns) and Reflections (flips). Every game of Tangram Chess has its own story. Some are long-drawn out strategic affairs; others can be quick, but complicated, tactical battles. The winner is the player who can out-think his or her opponent, and make the best plans for attack and defence. Read more hereSkip Math: Skip Counting Games(Cost: $0.99)Skip Math is a simple math game that helps practices skip counting. Skip Math is a a Doodle Jump style math game in which a girl or boy who jump from platform to platform counting by a certain number. Read more hereJack and the Beanstalk a Mathematical AdventureHi, my name is Jack. I know you have all heard of me before, I'm the guy who climbs an enormous beanstalk to retrieve the princesses amulet. But today I would like to tell you the real story of HOW I was actually able to accomplish such a feat.  Read more here*MathFileFolderGames is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits

Weo is an excellent new site for mobile learning that reminds me a tad of Pinterest.  The way this works is educators create a class and then can manually add students or have them join via a unique "class code" (i.e. ClassDojo), making it ideal for CIPA/COPPA compliance.  Once the class is created then educators can then search for assignments and "pin" them to a board similar to the way Pinterest works.  Also, they can create their own assignments if they are not finding the ones they want and assign them to a class.  Finally, students can then complete their assignments online and educators can get results in assess them in real-time to help differentiate instruction.I highly recommend Weo by clicking here!!!Below is a demo video...

Unicorn Glitterluck is a fun iOS app for young kids learning how to count 1 to 20.  This app uses a side scrolling platform style game to have users guide a customizable unicorn through a number of magical worlds (i.e. Magic Forrest, Cloud Sky, etc.)I highly recommend checking out Unicorn Glitterluck by clicking here!!!