Educational Web Tools to Help Your Better Integrate Technology in Your Teaching

Below are some of the useful educational web tools I have aggregated based on the requests of several teachers . You can use these tools to teach a variety of skills and competencies.I have also included a wide variety of tutorials, guides specifically curated to help you better integrate technology in your classroom instruction. And while the list is by no means exhaustive, it still features the best tools and samplers for each of the categories listed below. I invite you to have a look and as always share with your colleagues.

RSS Feed Readers:

• RSS in plain English
• Feedly
• 5 more other RSS readers to choose from
• Google alerts

Social Bookmarking Tools

• Diigo ( check out this video tutorial to learn how to use Diigo)
• Delicious  ( check out this video tutorial to learn how to use Delicious)
• More options here

Blogging Platforms:

• Blogger
• More options here
• How to set up a classroom blog through blogger
• Making students blogs more than digital diaries
• Blogging in the 21st century classroom

Tools to Teach collaborative writing:

• Google Docs
• Teaching with Google Docs
• Tools to Teach collaborative writing

Writing Prompts:

• Scholastic story starters
• Things to think about
• One word
• Imagination Prompt
• Plinky
• Writing prompts
•  Use Google Drawing to Create your own prompt

Teaching writing through comics digital story telling

• Make Beliefs Comix 
• Storyboardthat
• Comic Master
• Chogger
• Marvel Kids
• Witty Comics
• Boomwriter
• Digital storytelling apps for ipad
• Digital storytelling with ipad
• Creating a techno tale in iMovie for primary students
• Littlebirds
• Zooburst
  More Tools here and Here

Tools to analyze your writing:

• Word Counter
• Hemingway and Phraseology

Using Word Cloud Tools to analyze writing:

• Wordle
• Tagul, 
• Tagxedo
• Wordfoto
• Improve writing and reading comprehension using word cloud tools

Publishing Tools:

• Widbook
• Issuu
• Scribd
• DocStoc
• Click HERE for more

Teaching writing through timelines

• ReadWrite Think tool
• Check out these tools

iPad Apps for Teaching French

• French Apps for Kids
• Applications en français pour Apple iOS

Tools to use with struggling readers

• Tips and resources for developing lifelong readers
• ten ways to cultivate a love of reading in students
• 5 tips to foster a love for reading

Edmodo resources :

• Teachers Guide to Edmodo
• Ideas on how to use Edmodo in class
• Early.Elementary.Quick.Guide.pdf
• Late.Elementary.Quick.Guide.pdf
• Middle.School.Quick.Guide.pdf
• High.School.Quick.Guide.pdf
• Administrators.Quick.Guide.pdf

More resources for teaching writing with technology

• Teaching writing with graphic organizers
• Teaching elementary school students to be effective students
• Writing ideas for primary grades
• Brainstorming tools and several other applications
• Publishing writing ideas
• Inspire writing with visual prompts
• 13 ways technology can improve students writing

For more resources on how to teach using technology, please visit this page.