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Desmos: With a slogan like "beautiful, free math," Desmos is on a mission to help every student love learning math. With free online graphing and scien- tific calendars, and a variety of classroom activities to make numbers stick, this website and app also offers a middle school math program. desmos.com Edpuzzle: Personalize video learning lessons by placing interactive content into videos from a variety of sources, including your own creations. Edpuzzle's interface allows educators to track student progress in real time. Free version available for educators and students. edpuzzle.com Flipgrid: This video discussion platform allows students to engage with each other and the lessons, sharing their voices in videos they produce. Educators can create grids and add classroom topics like weekly reflections or book talks to spur student discussion and showcase what they 're learning. Free for educa- tors and students. info.flipgrid.com Formative: This web-based student response and assessment tool was designed for teachers, providing the opportunity for educators to meet students where they are in real time. The browser-based platform works on any device and offers numerous options for individualized feedback. Basic versions are free, and premium and team options are available starting at $12 a month. goformative.com GeoGebra: Access online tools for graphing, geometry, 3D and more with GeoGebra, a suite of dynamic mathematics apps for teaching and learn- ing math from middle school through college level. With more than 1 million free activities, simulations, exercises, lessons and games for math and science, GeoGebra brings together algebra, spreadsheets, sta- tistics and calculus in one easy-to-use, open-source package. geogebra.org Gimkit: Created by a high school student, this gamification app allows educators to create quizzes and earn rewards to use in an in-game token economy. One interesting feature allows each student to contribute one question to a class quiz, giving them the chance to lead their own learning. Thirty-day free trial available, $4.99 a month after. gimkit.com InsightTimer: Don't forget to take care of you, too. Insight- Timer is a free, fun, connected way to support mindfulness breathing. Center yourself with more than 45,000 guided medita- tions. insighttimer.com Kahoot!: Teach interactive lessons, collect student opinions, and foster creativity and teamwork through games on Kahoot! Create games in minutes, host live sessions, and assign student-paced challenges to enhance the distance learning experience. Pricing plans range from free to $6 a month per teacher for the premium version. kahoot.com Mote: This free Chrome extension allows users to add voice com- ments, emojis and other features to Google Classroom apps, Slides, Docs and Sheets. Quickly and easily make comments, and students will be able to listen to feedback in your voice! justmote.me Mystery Science: Open-and-go lessons that inspire K-5 students to love science! Hands-on, NGSS-aligned lessons made by educators for educators. Free memberships available. mysteryscience.com OKIOCAM: The first USB camera designed exclusively for education. Two different models of document cameras come with several dedicated apps and Google Chrome extensions, allowing seamless integration with many popular learning programs includ- ing Google Classroom and Flipgrid. okiolabs.com Pear Deck: Make Google Slides interactive using Pear Deck, billed as "the fastest way to transform presentations into classroom conversations." This add-on enhances Slides presentations with the magic of formative assessments and interactive questions, as well as video, audio and animations. Basic version free, premium version available for $150 a year. peardeck.com 37 A U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0