I have a few learning tools some of you might find useful in addition to those shared in the Symbaloo grids:
Communication Tool:
https://www.lucidpress.com/ . At Lucidpress, you can create amazing digital newsletters, fliers, posters, brochures, etc. Creating content is very easy with a wide selection of online tools to make your work look absolutely beautiful. The content that is created can be shared digitally or it can be printed. This site is perfect for the Language Arts classroom and curriculum as well as putting content together for presentations. I use it for my monthly newsletter and receive many positive comments about the quality. You will, too!
Collaboration Tool:
http://www.pearltrees.com/ . Pearltrees is classified as a social networking site but I've found it to be way more. Like Symbaloo, you can create a tile-like structure by using links to sites that contain content you would like to share. It is perfect for the educator who wants to share sites with students or keep a resource library of sites. All you do is create your account, create a Collection, and then start copying and pasting links you would like to share. Pearltrees adds the "tiles" based on the site's URL. Your information can be shared with all Pearltrees account holders from whom you can get more ideas. This is collaboration in a fantastic new way.
Creativity Tool:
https://biteable.com/ . You may have seen wonderful little Biteable videos on many sites you've visited. With Biteable, you can choose animated characters, a template you like, and begin creating some of the coolest animated videos ever. This would be a wonderful site for any teacher for formative or even summative assessments. It's easy to use, fun, catchy, and provides endless creative outlets for students (and yourself). This site makes your thoughts look (and sound) good.
Critical Thinking Tool:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3509 . At Dynamic Paper, "Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPG image for use in other applications or on the web" (quote from Dynamic Paper's site,
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3509). This site is easy to use, allows you or your students to create visual shapes in 3D, and print them out so they can be assembled. This is a great site for Math teachers and allows students to use their hands with basic math concepts.
Organization Tool:
https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/ . OneDrive is similar to Google Drive but it is a Microsoft product. You can store most content on a OneDrive personal account and easily share it with others. I like how easy it is to organize my folders and uploaded content. I like that I can create folders inside of folders and easily rename files. This would be a good tool for schools that are Windows-based as well as for educators who would like an alternative to Google Drive (which I, also, use).
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