Tools and Tips
High Resolution Photos and Graphics
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Pixabay
1.3 Million images and videos.
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Icons by Nouns Project
Icons for Everything
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Colorzilla
Advanced Color Tool
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Bitmoji
Avatar and Bitmoji Creation
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Canva
create posters, brochures and more
Help with Interactive Presentations
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Nimbus
Chrome app-screen capture and record a voice-over your images on slides.
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Screencastify
Chrome app-screen capture and record a voice-over your images on slides.
Help with Math
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Daum
Chrome App builds one equation at a time with a wide variety of equation types. It can be saved as an image or stored in Google Drive.
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Wolfram Alpha
Type command ie: solve (x^2+x=5) Comes back with the solution. The paid version shows steps. Also an app for the phone.
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PhotoMath
Smartphone app scans equations and provides step-by-step solutions with brief explanations.
Help with Writing
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Voice Typing
Check microphone. Open up a Google doc. Click Tools > Voice typing. Click the microphone and speak.
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Talk & Comment
This Chrome Extension allows the user to easily make voice notes and comments on any site or app. Use with Gmail, YouTube, Twitter, and more.
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Grammarly
Spell check and grammar check your writing when communicating online.
Help with Read and/or Annotation
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Read/Write with Chrome
Select the text you want to read in any Google Doc, or website, to hear the text read aloud.
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Select & Speak
Select and Speak reads selected text using Text-to-Speech technology with language auto-detection. It can read text in more than 50 languages.
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Gutenberg Project
Free e-books /audiobooks for indiv. with visual, physical, or learning disabilities. See/hear highlighted words on the screen, digital braille and large fonts.
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XODO
Edit, annotate, sign, and share PDFs. Open the Xodo App; drag and drop a file into the viewer; Annotate, add text, highlight, strike through, underline, and add comments.
Help with Understanding a Topic
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Library-to-Go
Borrow books to listen to or read from.
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Ted-Ed
Watch original animated videos to help you understand specific topics relevant to all of your classes.
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Listenwise
Find information and current events through podcasts tied to ELA, Science, and Social Studies.
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Khan Academy
Find video tutorials on math, science, and social studies topics. Complete practice exercises that guide, with hints about the next step.
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Newsela
Makes reading easier builds your reading comprehension with important/relevant news.
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Teen Tribune
Provides articles on current topics and allows you to adjust the reading level. You can even access articles in Spanish.
Help with Organizing and Remembering
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Google Keep
Make notes and lists by typing or voice with attached pictures and reminders.
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ReadWriteThink
Use a variety of graphic organizers to understand concepts or plan writing.
