Episodes

In Episode 220, Shanna shares two of her favorite civics education resources: iCivics.org , which offers free lessons, games, and simulations about government, and the Center for Civic Education , which provides state-specifi...

In Episode 219, we explore fun and free tools to help students practice and understand measurement. Try RulerGame.net for ruler and temperature games, Mr. Nussbaum Measurement Games for hands-on math challenges, and Marble Ru...

In Episode 218, we highlight two great poetry resources for teachers. Explore ShelSilverstein.com for videos, activities, and lesson ideas tied to Silverstein’s classic books, and Poetry4Kids.com for funny poems, a rhyming di...

In Episode 217, we dive into Pixar in a Box , a free collaboration between Pixar and Khan Academy that blends storytelling, math, computer science, and design. Explore educator guides, standards-aligned lessons, and interacti...

In Episode 216, we highlight two fun content review sites that also support charitable causes. Students can practice math, vocabulary, science, and more with BeanBeanBean while donating to U.S. food banks, or try Free Rice , ...

In Episode 215, we dig into Khanmigo , Khan Academy’s free AI toolkit for teachers. Generate lesson hooks, chunk texts, build quizzes, write newsletters (with translation), create Blooket sets, review class snapshots, and ada...

In Episode 214, we explore Hide & Seek World, a fun, interactive geography tool. Students use context clues and detailed visuals to identify global locations, boosting their observation skills, map knowledge, and problem-solv...

Episode 213 introduces fun and mindful brain break tools perfect for end-of-year restlessness. Discover Pixel Thoughts for quick mindfulness, Patatap for interactive creativity, and Thisissand for calming digital sand art. Pi...

In Episode 212, we're diving into Digipuzzle.net, a fantastic platform featuring educational games and puzzles for elementary and middle school students. Discover the huge variety of engaging activities perfect for learning r...

In Episode 211, we dive into Science News Explores, a comprehensive resource packed with student-friendly science articles, engaging experiments, and STEM career connections. We also briefly touch on Technovation, a fantastic...

Episode 210 features Google Arts & Culture's Talking Tours, a captivating virtual platform perfect for exploring global destinations. Learn how to use these interactive tours to enrich research projects, spark curiosity, and ...

Episode 209 is here, and we're exploring Mission US, a dynamic platform where students interactively experience significant moments from American history. Discover how flexible, vocabulary-rich, and deeply engaging these miss...

In this episode, we're boosting classroom energy with the game-based platforms Baamboozle and Blooket! Discover how Baamboozle's teacher-created games can be easily integrated into any content area for both whole-class and in...

This week on Tech Tools for Teachers podcast (Episode 207), we're shining the spotlight on SchoolAI.com, a helpful AI platform that's quickly becoming a new favorite at all grade levels! It's also a helpful tool to save you s...

Hey Everyone! On this week's Tech Tools for Teachers podcast (Episode 206), we chat about a helpful, timesaving tool, Gamma.app! This AI-powered platform helps you create stunning visual content in minutes, not hours. Whethe...

In today's episode, we're exploring an amazing (and free!) math resource that's helpful for students, teachers, and families engage with math! The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Kids' Zone is full of interact...

Looking for a fresh way to boost your teaching toolkit? In mini Episode 204 of the Tech Tools for Teachers Podcast, we're highlighting a quick set of educational professional development tools by Jamie Clark! Think of these d...

This week on Tech Tools for Teachers , I’m sharing two fantastic resources for improving typing skills: How-to-Type.com and Keybr.com ! These simple yet effective tools help students build proper technique without the distrac...

This week, we dive into the exciting world of amusement parks, showcasing two innovative websites that can be utilized for educational purposes in the classroom. We explore how these tools can help students engage in inquiry-...

This week, Shanna and Fuzz explore the invaluable resources available on Colorin Colorado, a website dedicated to supporting English learners in the classroom. They highlight the site's wealth of tools designed for teachers, ...

What an incredible journey it's been! We are so excited to celebrate our 200th episode of Tech Tools for Teachers by taking a nostalgic trip back to where it all started. Six years ago, our very first episode (at the kitchen ...

Shanna and Fuzz dive into the fun and easy world of gift exchanges with a tool called Elfster. This platform streamlines the process of organizing gift swaps, making it a breeze to set up events and create wish lists. Whether...

Hey, educators! Episode 199 has a few fun tools that will help supercharge your classroom toolkit! This week, we are highlighting Corgi! It does have cute pup for a logo, but really it is here to help you co-organize your lea...

Get ready to transform your classroom into a hub of creative expression! In our latest episode of Tech Tools for Teachers, we chat about two fun applications that will be engaging for you and your students - Musical Canvas an...