Collaborative EdTech

I have a handful of apps and websites that I like to call “back pocket tools,” because they are always there, work in almost any setting, have relevant academic uses in almost any age group or content area. They are ones that I can fall back on if the tool that I was going to use keeps crashing, the wifi is spotty, the original tool just gets too complicated, or for keeping others busy when I’m trying to get login issues sorted through with a few students. I also use these with teachers who need an easy access point with edtech and need to see some immediate success. Seesaw   (iOS and Android mobile app and web-based)  a digital learning journal that works on any device and allows students to submit work by photo, audio or video recording, drawing, or file upload If Flipgrid isn’t working, students can submit a recording of their remaining questions after a lesson on circuits through Seesaw When you can’t use Google Classroom to submit a document, they can send it via ...