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10 Terrific Tech Tools

Looking to supercharge your classroom with some digital magic? Check out these ten fantastic tools from the TeachersFirst's Edge—a curated collection of project creation tools that includes blog creators, game makers, AI tools, and presentation creators. Whether you're a tech-savvy educator or just dipping your toes into using digital tools with your students, these resources require minimal setup but deliver maximum impact across subjects and grade levels.

Grades 6-12

Online Productivity Suite

Create charts, diagrams, flipbooks, and more with the tools in Visual Paradigm’s Online Productivity Suite. Start creating by choosing from several templates or follow the prompts to build and edit your design. When complete, share a URL or download.

Grades 6-12

Google Learn About

You can learn more about any topic by asking questions and adding files to Google Learn About. Explore recent topics, ask a question, or upload a document or image, and the tool will provide information and related topics to encourage you to dig deeper.

Grades 4-12

Playbrary

Use Playbrary to transform over 1,000 classic books into choose-your-own-adventure games. Playbrary works with the free version of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to generate interactive choice-driven games.

Grades 2-12

Telegra.ph

Telegra.ph offers teachers and students a refreshingly minimalist blogging platform. With it, you can instantly create and share clean, elegant posts (with images and audio) without the distraction of creating an account, ads, or complicated formatting.

Grades 4-12

ClassQuestion

Use this simple tool to send questions, receive instant student feedback, and view a plot of the results. Create a free account, then use the menu to create a new class. The tool provides instructions on how to create and share questions.

Grades 5-12

Owler AI

Owler AI uses artificial intelligence to grade essays and leave feedback based on a rubric you design or select through your account. Owler AI accepts and provides feedback on PDFs, Word documents, and text files.

Grades 1-12

Blooket

Blooket allows educators to create game sets in a variety of formats, including options for solo or group play. Build sets using your own questions or search their library for premade games and have students join by entering a code on their devices.

Grades 5-12

Leonardo.Ai

Leonardo.AI is a creative platform that uses artificial intelligence to generate images and graphics with customizable art styles. Teachers can create custom artwork, illustrations for storytelling or presentations, and graphics for class projects.

Grades K-12

Do Now Activity Generator

The Do Now Activity Generator uses AI to create five-minute activities that engage students in any grade or content area. Make changes and find additional ideas by clicking the Request Change button and providing details on changes you’d like to see.

Grades K-12

Adobe Express for Education

Use Adobe Express for Education to create posters, flyers, videos, timelines, and more for student presentations in any subject. Adobe Express is free for educators and provides enhanced data privacy as students can log in with a code.

This Week at TeachersFirst

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