Eclectic Technology

Edshelf is a great tool for teachers and learners, and it needs help from those who use it, or those who might want to use it in the future. Joyce Valenza, who write NeverEndingSearch, wrote an excellent post that describes the issues that edshelf is confronting, #saveedshelf: a new model. Helping the developers on our team.

It is rare that I advocate for people to support a tool that requires payment, but in this case it is a great tool, and there are some who will choose to support it. This link goes to a Kickstarter campaign that has been started. It includes a video where the founder describes how edshelf started, and unsolicited feedback about the value of this product. If you have used edshelf, or think you would like to in the future, consider making a donation.

Finding great tools for students to use is often overwhelming. This post shares six specific tools as well as two lists from EdShelf. The six tools shown also include a video overview. They are:

* InstaGrok

* Colwiz

* SweetSearch

* DocsTeach

* Boolify

* Scrible

One list from EdShelf includes 18 tools and the other includes 12 tools. The range of tools is applicable for students from elementary school though high school and college.