18 Great TED Ed Video Lessons for Social Studies Teachers

May 13, 2017
Today we spent sometime going through TED Ed lessons library and curated for you the collection below. These are video lessons created by teachers and educators covering various topics related to social studies. We used TED Ed categorization scheme to arrange these  videos lessons  into 3 main categories: Civics, History, and Geography. As is the case with any TED Ed lesson, videos included come with a number of questions and a discussion section to engage students in meaningful discussions of the video content. The links to these video lessons are included in a table below the visual.

This infographic is available for free download in PDF format.

Categories	TED-Ed Videos
Geography	How North America got its shape - Peter J. Haproff The most lightning-struck place on Earth - Graeme Anderson Why is Mount Everest so tall? - Michele Koppes What happens when continents collide? - Juan D. Carrillo The colossal consequences of supervolcanoes - Alex Gendler China so extraordinary - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen
History	How much of human history is on the bottom of the ocean? - Peter Campbell How Magellan circumnavigated the globe - Ewandro Magalhaes The missing plague that could have changed history History through the eyes of the potato - Leo Bear-McGuinness What makes the Great Wall of China so extraordinary - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen The history of museums - J. V. Maranto
Civics	Democracy - A short introduction What are the universal human rights? - Benedetta Berti What does it mean to be a refugee? - Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed? - Peter Paccone Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays? - Jacob Soboroff How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman

40+ Good iPad Science Apps for Middle School Students

May 10, 2017
Here is a collection of some good iPad science apps curated specifically for middle school students. Our selection is primarily based on iTunes App Store 's featured collections. We edited the selection, deleted some apps and added others from our archive and the final product is what you see below. There is a table under the visual with links to all the apps we have covered.

This visual is available for free download in PDF format.

Categories	Apps
Biology	Cells Frog Dissection DK The Human Leafsnap LabTimer Science360 Cell and Cell Structure D. Bones Creatures of Light Meet the Insects WWF Together Britannica Kids: Rainforests
Chemistry	The Elements by Theodore Gray NOVA Elements Elements App Oresome Elements Chem Lab CHEMIST Chemical Elements Trainer VideoScience The Chemical Touch Periodic Table Khan Academy: Chemistry Chemistry Formula Practice
Physics	SimplePhysics Sound Uncovered Science360 Wind Tunnel Free BounceBounce BridgeBasher SpeedClock Monster Physics Mechanics Vernier Video Physics Building Parallel Circuits Rocket Science 101
Earth and Space	Brian Cox's Wonders of the Universe Tick Bait's Universe KIDS DIscover Space Junior Astronaut Earthlapse NASA Visualization Explorer Planets MoonPhase Seismometer 6th Galaxies by KIDS DISCOVER The Magic of Reality NHM Evolution

20 Excellent Apps for University Students

May 5, 2017
As a a full time doctoral student, iPad is my number 1 companion. I use it for a wide variety of educational purposes but mainly for reading. I have been experimenting with various apps and the visual below features what I believe are some of the most useful apps university/ college students should definitely try. I arranged these apps into 10 categories and for each of these categories I cited two apps that go with it. I have also included a table below the visual where you will find links to the featured apps.
This visual is also available for free download in PDF format.
 

Categories	Apps
Bibliography apps	EasyBib Mendely
PDF annotating apps	Notability PDF Expert
Note taking apps	Google Keep Evernote
Task management apps	Wunderlist Things
Cloud storage apps	Google Drive Dropbox
Content curation	Scoop.it Diigo
Presentation apps	Haiku Deck Keynote
News aggregators	Flipboard Instapaper
Personal organization	Fantastical 2 Google Calendar
Reading apps	Goodreads Kindle

Some of The Best Web Tools and Mobile Apps for Creating Educational Comic Strips

May 2, 2017
Looking for some good web tools or mobile apps to use with your students in class to create educational comic strips and cartoons? The visual and table below have you covered. We dug through our archive and pulled out some our favourite comic strip resources. We arranged them into three main categories: iPad apps, Android apps, and Web tools. Links to the resources featured in this visual are included in the table at the bottom. This infographic is also available for free download in PDF format. Enjoy

Categories	Apps
iPad Apps	ComicBook Strip Designer Comics Head My Sketch ArtStudio for iPad Halftone 2 Seedling Comic Studio Pixton Comic Maker
Android Apps	Comic Strip It Comic Puppets Rage Comic Maker Frameless Comics & GIF Maker Comic Page Creator Comic Creator Comicize Comic & Meme Creator
Web Tools	Make Beliefs Comix StoryboardThat ToonDoo Pixton Witty Comics Strip Creator Write Comics Comic Creator (ReadWriteThink)

40+ iPad Apps to Help You in Your Teaching

April , 2017
After posting about some of the best educational websites for teachers, we are sharing with you today this  visual we created based on Teachers Apps collection in iTunes App Store.  We customized the original list, deleted some apps and added other apps from our archive to finally end up with the work you see below. Our purpose is to provide teachers with a handy resource where they can access and choose from a wide variety of educational apps to integrate in their teaching.  Links to the apps are featured in a separate table placed under the visual.

This infographic is also available for free download in PDF format.

Categories	Apps
Classroom Management Apps	ShowMe TeacherKit Air Sketch MasteryConnect Student Doceri Skype for iPad Gradebook Pro Jump Desktop Google Classroom Puppet Pals HD Sock Puppets Educreations
Curricula Support Apps	Popplet e-Science Magazine TED Science 360 Geoboard Strip Designer Diptic Drawing Pad Google Earth National Geographic Kids Photogene Pictello Tellagami
Instructional Tools	Pages Penultimate Dragon Dictation Book Creator TinyTap iBrainstorm Sticky Notes HD Keynote Notability Noteshelf Newsela Phraseology
Personal Organization Apps	Flipboard Instapaper Evernote Things Dropbox GoDocs for Google Drive iAnnotate PDF Pocket Google Calendar Attendance Workflow Google Keep