Sketchlot: A Free Whiteboard Website

With the free Web tool Sketchlot, you can create your “sketch” and share it with your students. They can then mark it up and send it back to you.  Suggested for teachers and students ages 8-18, Sketchlot is a Web application, not an app, and requires no installation or plugins. It works on computers, smart phones, and tablets. You can sign up your students with class codes. Examples of use include creating math questions, science diagrams, and text through Sketchlot.

Apple TV: Beyond Interactive Whiteboards

Most teachers want interactive whiteboards in their classrooms, but the boards are expensive and not all schools can afford to provide one in every classroom. According to Tech & Learning, Apple TV is a cost-effective way to give teachers an alternative tool that allows them freedom to move around their classrooms to observe student work. In addition to teacher mobility, it provides options for switching among devices and for the sharing of individual work, which are not available with interactive whiteboards. For more information, register on the Tech & Learning site (if you aren’t already registered) and open the eBook that describes AppleTV.