Create Interactive Maps

ZeeMaps - https://www.zeemaps.com/ - allows learners to create, publish and share interactive maps.

ZeeMaps allows users (Educators and/or Learners) to visualise geographic data and customise their maps the way they want.

NOTE:-

1: Although it displays Google Maps, Zeemaps is not affiliated with Google and has its own servers where all created maps are stored.

2: ZeeMaps is a freemium service with a free basic version that offers some decent features. The pro version provides more advanced functionalities.

Some of the main things offered by ZeeMaps include...

• You do not need to create an account to make maps
• Add searchable custom fields for map entries
• PDF or PNG map images for presentations or brochures
• Add video, photo, or audio with your markers
• Customise marker icons with your own images
•  Highlight countries, states, cities, zip codes, counties, or hand-draw region
•  Up to 31 marker groups and sub-groups with clickable map legend
•  Show clickable list of entries to the left or right of your map
•  Keep maps private for confidential data with HTTPS support
•  Search for entries matching field values, with distance
•  Manage your map entries with powerful editing grid

If you give “ZeeMaps " a try or have already used " ZeeMaps “, do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

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2.        https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this year’s posts)

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

Lets make…

Instructables - https://www.instructables.com/teachers/ - A Good Website to Promote Project-based Learning for…

•          Grades K-5
•          Grades K-6-8
•          Grades K-9-12
•          Maths
•          Art
•          Science
•          Electronics
•          Engineering
•          Arduino
•          Robotics
•          3D Printing
•          Workshop

…and more.

Instructables is an educational website and mobile app where Educators can have access to a treasure trove of instructional videos and how-to guides covering a wide variety of topics from science experiments to amazing inventions.

If Educators need some new ideas for their next learning environment maker project, Instructables offers a library of over 100k of do-it-yourself projects created and shared by members of the community which amount to 2 million members.  

"Additionally, Educators and their Learners can create their own projects and upload them to the site and share their ideas with others"

Instructables has a special section for Educators where individuals can browse for projects created by others and which they can use with their learners in the learning environment.

‘Instructables supports teachers by providing free pro memberships and awesome project ideas for your classroom. It provides plug and play hands-on projects to let you supplement your curriculum with the best projects that other teachers have to offer. You don't need to be a traditional classroom teacher to participate, either. If you are an after-school teacher, a scouting leader, a librarian who runs programs, or anyone whose job is explicitly educational, you are invited to participate.’

To find out more watch https://www.youtube.com/embed/k12h_FOInZg

If you give “Instructables " a try or have already used " Instructables “, do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at…

1.        https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.        https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this year’s posts)

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

Enhance Learners Creativity via STEM/STEAM design projects

Curiosity Machine - https://www.curiositymachine.org/challenges/ - is an interesting website that connects scientists and engineers with younger learners inspiring them to be creative inventors. 

The site provides a wide variety of open-ended engineering design projects that are appropriate for K-12 learners. 

These challenges are hands-on projects inspired by the cutting-edge work of scientists and engineers.

In each challenge, learners are presented with a complex problem to solve, and they progress with support from a trained mentor who guides and encourages them to persist through failure and bring their ideas to reality.

The "Design challenges"...

• will take about 90 minutes to plan, build, test, and submit to the site for mentor feedback. A mentor will respond within 3-5 days, and then users can start the redesign process!

The "Redesign process"...

• can go on for as long as you can make improvements to the design--and the same mentor will be ready to offer feedback on every change you make.
  Mentors are professional scientists and engineers from all over the world who are dedicated to inspiring the next generation of inventors.

Anyone can create a Curiosity Machine account and access its videos and engineering design challenges for free.

For schools, Learning providers and other groups interested in support and training, the site offers a paid membership.

Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/t_x9fL0MF0w to learn more about Curiosity Machine.

If you give “Curiosity Machine" a try or have already used "Curiosity Machine“, do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at…

1.        https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.        https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this year’s posts)

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

A Tool for Creating Interactive Videos

Vibby - https://www.vibby.com/explore/vibs and/or https://www.vibby.com/explore/vibsVibby - allows educators to re-use existing videos to engage their learners around the video content they've created or curated for them.

Vibby is a relatively new video platform that allows users, educators and/or learners to create interactive video learning experiences.

The purpose of Vibby is to enable users to design interactive video content geared towards engaging learners and enhancing communication.

When using Vibby individuals will be able to highlight, share and discuss parts of any online video. 

As educators, you can utilise this video platform to engage learners through discussions held around the content of the video.

"Learners can add their comments and exchange their thoughts about specific points in the video."

NOTE: Users can select any YouTube video and make it interactive by seamlessly highlighting the exact moments you want to draw your learners attention to. Comments can be added right on the video creating synchronous interaction among learners.

If you give “Vibby " a try or have already used " Vibby “, do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at…

1.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this year’s posts)

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

A Chrome Extension for Clutter-free Reading and Printing

Mercury Reader - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mercury-reader/oknpjjbmpnndlpmnhmekjpocelpnlfdi?hl=en -  OR - https://mercury.postlight.com/ - is a Chrome extension that removes sidebar content from articles that you view in your Chrome web browser.

Mercury Reader will hide...

• banner ads,
• suggested "related" articles, and
• anything else that is not a part of the primary article on the page you are viewing.

When educators and/or learners use Mercury Reader to print an article, all of the sidebar content is removed thereby saving them paper and ink.

"Mercury Reader is more than just a tool for hiding sidebar content from a page."

It can also be used to adjust the font size and colour contrast of a page and Kindle users can send a page directly from Mercury Reader to their Kindles.

Watch Richard Byrne's video to see how Mercury Reader works - https://www.youtube.com/embed/yEz0o5YQqGQ

If you give “Mercury Reader " a try or have already used " Mercury Reader “, do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at…

1.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this year’s posts)

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

Create QR Codes for Google Forms

I'm sure that many of you will be aware that Google has shutdown Goo.gl.

As a result, many educators and/or learners have been looking for a new way to create QR codes for Google Forms.

QR Droid Zapper - http://qrdroid.com/ - lets Educators and/or Learners make a QR code for sharing all kinds of things from web pages to contact information to files to Google Forms.

QR Droid Zapper is an easy tool to use and doesn't require any kind of registration in order to use it.

It's worth watching Richard Byrne's new video to see how easy it is to use QR Droid to create a QR code for a Google Form - https://www.youtube.com/embed/w7q5DZgZsgs 

If you give "QR Droid Zapper " a try or have already used " QR Droid Zapper ", do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at...

1.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this years posts

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

An Interactive Map of Languages

Langscape - http://langscape.umd.edu/map.php - could be a good resource for learners to consult when researching the history and culture of a place or region in the world.

Langscape is...

• basically an interactive map created at the Maryland Language Science Centre.

• an interactive map displaying more than 6,000 markers representing more than 6,000 languages.Each marker represents the native language of that particular location.

 Users can Zoom-in and click on a marker to learn more about the language.

Once clicked, they will be able to find more information about that marker through links to pages on...

1. Ethnologue,
2. Language Archives, and
3. Wikipedia.

These pages will provide information about whether or not the language is extinct and/or its origins.

Learners may be able to use the information available through Langscape to learn how the native language in an area contributed to the dialect and or accents present in that area today.

If you give " Langscape " a try or have already used " Langscape ", do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at...

1.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this years posts

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

Convert Images to Video

One of the best ways educators and/or Learners can share or view photos is by turning them into a video slideshow.

ImageToVideo - https://imagetovideo.com/ - is a simple on-line converter which lets users turn any images to video.

"ImageToVideo" is...

• free, users don’t need to sign up to use it, and it works in any web browser.
• lets users include up to 30 photos, and they can add your own choice of music too.

How to use ImageToVideo to convert images to video with very little effort.

1. Click "Upload Your Images" then select the photos needed in the video.
2. Next, you’ll see small thumbnails of your chosen images.
   Click and drag to reorder them, and/or
   Hit the red X to delete any.
   Click Next (>>) to continue.
3. Now choose some music.
   MP3 is supported (Be aware of "Use Restrictions").
4. Add some text and/or a logo.
   Choose Logo to add a watermark to your video. Use the Logo Options to set its position and size.
5. Choose Text to add a caption for each photo in your video.
   Add your text and adjust it with the various options.
   Hit the + icon to add more text for subsequent images.
6. Finally, click Create the Video Now.
   Your photos and music will now be uploaded, and the process takes a few minutes to complete.
7. Users can then download their video in the MP4 format, and/or view it on-line.

As you can see, it’s a simple and fast process, but only gives you limited control over the final product.

It's the same as with the other on-line converters you can use, such as...

• Kapwing - https://www.kapwing.com/image-to-video - and/or 
• Online-Convert - https://www.online-convert.com/ - 

These are both fine, but have largely the same features as ImageToVideo.

If you give "ImageToVideo" a try or have already used "ImageToVideo", do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at...

1.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this years posts

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

EdTech Tool for Learning Environments - Classroomscreen

From my experience, often the best edtech tools for learning environments are...

1. something developed by educators,
2. super simple to use,
3. free, and
4. works in any browser on all devices.

Classroomscreen - https://classroomscreen.com/ - is...

• something that I have been sharing for some time now. Developed by teacher Laurens Kopper, this simple to use tool has lots of little helpful tools to help educators in their learning environments with their job of teaching.
• super simple to use as you'll see if you watch Mark Anderson's short video which explains some of the various features of Classroomscreen - https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ga3Sdjes2B0

If you give " Classroomscreen " a try or have already used " Classroomscreen ", do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at...

1.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this years posts

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

Trading Card Creator

"Trading Card Creator" - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/trading-card-creator-30056.html -  provides learners with an alternative way to demonstrate their literacy knowledge and skills when writing about popular culture texts or real world examples.

The "Trading Card Creator" interactive allows Learners to create their own trading card about...

• a real or fictional person,
• a place,
• an object,
• an event, and/or
• an abstract concept.

"Having seen how many younger learners are into "Trading Cards" I think this could be a big hit."

These cards can be used with any type of book that learners are reading or subjects that they are studying, and make for an excellent pre-writing exercise for learners who are writing narrative stories and need to consider characters, setting, and plot.

Specific prompts guide learners through the various types of cards, expanding learners' thinking from the basic information and description of the topic to making personal connections to the subject.

"Trading Card Creator's" save capability gives learners a way to work on a draft of their card and come back to it to rework and revise as necessary, and to save their finished product to share with peers, educators and other stakeholders.

Images can be uploaded into the card to give the finished product a complete and polished look.

"Trading Card Creator's" Cards can be bundled into...

• a single or
• small collection (8 card maximum)

...so that learners have a way of sort and grouping similar topics in one file.

If you give "Trading Card Creator"  a try or have already used "Trading Card Creator", do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at...

1.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this years posts)

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."

Learning Provider's Management Software

Fedena - https://fedena.com/ - is an "Enterprise Resource Planning Software" that enables users to automate everything, generate insightful reports, make better & faster decisions.

Fedena provides...

• Learning Provider Management Software,
• Gradebook & Reports,
• Stakeholders/Educators Collaboration,
• Timetable, attendance & scheduling,
• Fee management & on-line payments and
• On-line examination(s) & assignment(s)

+ other modules

"Fedena is designed to engage both educators and other stakeholders (parents, employers etc.) and no expertise is needed to complete a task(s)"

Take a look at "Fedena Pro - Best School Management Software" at https://www.youtube.com/embed/_b-20tmxDMc It provides an overview of the User Interface

Fedena's plans are affordable & come with no limits on the number of...

1. Learners,
2. Educators and/or
3. other stakeholders.

Fedena allows users the benefit of having dedicated mobile apps, with the Learning Provider's Name that will communicate with the ERP & stay connected with everyone.

If individuals wish to try Fedena School ERP Software free for 14 days, visit

https://fedena.com/demo

If you give Fedena a try or have already used Fedena, do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you

P.S. To make it easier for you to locate posts that are appropriate, take a look at my two Live Binders at...

1.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510432 (for 2018 posts) and

2.     https://www.livebinders.com/b/2510566 (for this years posts

P.S.S. Disclaimer: I don't have any relationship (financial or in exchange for services) with any of the items that I post.

"I post about items that I either like using myself or have found them to be very helpful and/or I feel that educators and/or Learners will find they can enhance their current practice by trying them out."