Quiz Hero is one of my favorite new free mobile (iOS/Android) apps for Game Based Learning.  This amazing app uses an RPG style (i.e Bards Tale anyone ;-) to help students learn a wide variety of subjects, such as Math, Vocabulary, Science, etc.  The game follows a familiar RPG formula where users select a class (i.e. mage, warrior, archer) and then begin a fun filled educational quest.  There is a ton of interaction w/ other characters, an easy walkthrough for beginners, the ability to buy/sell/craft items, and much much more.  As users level up they unlock more features, problems get harder, and more of the quest and areas are revealed.I highly recommend checking out Quiz Hero by clicking here!!!For more information check out Edshelf.For more info on the background of Quiz Hero and the story/game elements click here.For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Help Teaching is an excellent site for educators, parents, and others looking for educational resources such as quiz/test creators, online assessments, or worksheets/printables.  These printables are for K-12 and cover a wide range of subjects.  Also, there is a test/virtual room where students can take online assessment and get results in real time.I highly recommend checking out Help Teaching by clicking here!!!For my Printerest Board on Educational Resources click here.*Help Teaching is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Teach'n Go is a new site for managing online courses for educators.  This is a nice way to create a course, charge what they want, schedule, and communicate w/ parents and students in a safe collaborative environment.  Also, Teach'n Go is web based and works on any browser based device making it ideal for mobile learning.Below is a brief demo video...I highly recommend checking out Teach'n Go by clicking here!!!*Teach'n Go is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

GoConqr (formerly known as ExamTime) has recently been through a major site overhaul which has improved on the user interface, mobiles apps (iOS/Android), and polished new look.  This is an excellent learning tool for education that lets users create, flashcards, mindmaps, quizzes, and more.Here is more email from their promotional email...ExamTime is now GoConqr. We’ve changed the name and given it a fresh look to better reflect what the learning platform is all about. It’s still the same team behind GoConqr, the same great tools and features. Read more about the change belowWe’ve recently passed the 1 million member mark. Over 1 million students and teachers from around the globe have signed up for better learning with GoConqr. Our community is increasing rapidly by the day, with thousands of learning resources being created and discovered daily. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve given users on our basic accounts more free subjectsNew mobile apps launched! After thousands of requests from users, we are delighted to announce that GoConqr is now available as an iOS or Android app. View, discover and share great learning resources on the goBelow is a demo video...I highly recommend checking out GoConqr by clicking here!!!For my Pinterest board on Web 2.0 for Schools click here.

Land of Venn is a fantastic iOS game for practicing Geometry.  This is done in a tower defense style game (i.e. Plants vs Zombies) as students try to defend their land Venn from monsters by drawing geometric shapes.  This game has tons of replay value as users have over 30 levels to complete as well as earn money to buy spell upgrades and more.  This game is ideal for Adaptive and Game Based Learning, as well as aligned to Common Core Standards.I highly recommend checking out Land of Venn - Geometric Defense by clicking here!!!For a more detailed review check out Graphite.For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

BoomWriter PROBoomWriter is a terrific site that I’ve written about many times because it lets elementary, middle, and high school teachers conduct non-fiction, fiction, and vocabulary development group-writing activities in almost any subject area. Now they’ve added BoomWriter PRO, which is a paid version of their product, and any teacher whose work with students involves writing should definitely consider this upgrade (only $2.99 a month) for the following reasons:Standards-based Rubrics! Boomwriter has made Argument/Opinion, Information/Explanatory, and Personal Narrative rubrics that will resonate with and prove useful to any teacher regardless of the state or region they may teach in.Makes Grading Easy!!  BoomWriter has done a very clever job of overlaying the rubrics and grading feature atop the individual student’s submission.  This allows the teacher to look at the work and the performance descriptor simultaneously before then applying the grade/score with a single click. Capture Student Writing Data!!!  If the first two reasons were not convincing enough, this one should seal the deal.  Are you frustrated by having to wait until the following school year when the standardized testing results arrive to learn how your students’ writing is progressed?  Not particularly helpful, is it?  BoomWriter PRO lets teachers capture whole class and individual student writing data in real time before then presenting it to the teacher in a highly visual and easy to interpret manner.  This allows you to identify any potential writing instruction ‘blindspots’ that you may need to address with your class, as well as the ability to consistently assess and monitor the progress of each individual student in your class in all areas of writing throughout the entire school year.   BoomWriter is a free site that keeps finding new and better ways to support teachers through technology.  If you join, be sure to opt for the PRO upgrade.I highly recommend checking out BoomWriter Pro by clicking here!!!*BoomWriter is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Lyrics2learn uses Hip-hop and rock to boost K-5th grade reading fluency, and offers 4 levels of interactive comprehension practice.  Kids read along with rappers and rockers during each lesson.  Kids memorize quickly while learning about about character building, history, science, and grammar and boost reading skills.  Each fluency video is followed by 4 levels of interactive comprehension.  Lyrics2learn gives students and educators immediate feedback and tracks data. L2L offers free, full access trials to teachers, parents and entire schools.I highly recommend checking out Lyrics2Learn by clicking here!!!Below is a demo video...

Storyboard That is the wonderful educational tool that educators everywhere are using to create storyboards, timelines, graphic organizers, project based learning, and much much more.  Recently, they released their Earth Day Activity Guide to celebrate this important day.I highly recommend checking out Storyboard that by clicking here!!!*Storyboard That is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Digipuzzle is a wonderful free site for kids to find a wide variety of educational games, activities, and puzzles.  Also, educators are using this to introduce Game Based Learning into the classroom as well as for "centers".  Finally, this is a great place to find games for holidays and seasons such as Spring.I highly recommend checking out Digipuzzle for Spring activities by clicking here!!!*Digipuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

StoryTop is a fun little site for digital storytelling that I just found out about from the award winning Free Technology 4 Teachers.  StoryTop as w/ most storytelling sites uses a drag-n-drop interface and allows a user to add a background, person, building, etc.  Finally, a finished story can be shared w/ others using a unique URL.I highly recommend checking out StoryTop by clicking here!!!