Teaching is more than a full-time job. It can consume every minute of your life and still not seem like enough when you have to reach so many different types of learners coming from such a wide variety of backgrounds. Technology cannot fix the problems with education and is not a shortcut to faster, better learning, but when used correctly within the scope of the curriculum, it can enrich student learning and help teachers be more effective.
There are a plethora of vendors peddling educational software and quick-fix tools. But anyone who has been in education knows that funding is always scarce, and most of the software is overpriced and still lacking many of the features you need. Knowledge is free, and the tools we use to access it should be as well. The following are just a handful of the free teaching and learning web applications you can find online. Both K-12 and academic educators may find some of these tools useful.
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