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Edpuzzle allows educators to embed questions and pauses in videos that are uploaded or pulled from the web. Instructors could use this program flip their class in a small way, and have students watch a video out of school and assess their understanding with responses. If an instructor decides to show a video clip in class and wants to pause and gauge student thoughts or reactions, you can do this as well!
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Educreations allows instructors to create videos to enhance student understanding. In geography class, an instructor could upload a map and then create a video for students and draw right on the map to draw students attention to certain features. These videos have an audio feature so instructors can provide a commentary, as well.
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The host of GoogleApps that are now available are very useful for use in the classroom. They offer programs that are similar to Microsoft, Word, Powerpoint, and Excel as well as a drawing app and form creation app that is useful for test creation. Students can simultaneously edit documents to collaborate at school or at home. GoogleSheets is the Excel-type program that can used to crowdsource GIS data that can formatted as a layer file and uploaded to GIS mapping technology (like ArcGIS)!

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The creators of the ArcGIS program, ESRI, have compiled a substantial number of free lessons to encourage teachers to use GIS with their students. These lessons span 4th grade through high school (and easily beyond). Most of the lessons are designed to take place within 15 minutes as a warm-up. The lessons themselves are guided by student discovery and can easily be adapted to accommodate a variety of learners.

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MindMeister is an online concept web creating tool. A group of students can create a mind maps collaboratively and other students can add comments and respond to their classmates within the map. There is the option to add clip art, videos, and images to the web map.

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Popplet is another online concept web creation tool. The visual style Popplet seems to suit younger students, but could be used for any age. Students can show their name on the bubbles that they add to the map to see how their thinking has evolved. You can add clip art, videos, and images to these web maps, as well.

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Padlet is, essentially, an online bulletin board that allows students to post sticky notes of information in response to a prompt or topic. These boards are very easy for instructors to set up and monitor. Responses can be text, videos, or images. Students can reply to each other’s posts in a manner similar to popular social media platforms.

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Socrative allows instructors to have students respond to a question and then project it for all students to see. Socrative also has a test creator that could be used for student quizzing. I prefer Socrative for generating conversation. All students can take time and post their response and as students read through, they can respond to their classmates creating great classroom discussions.

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Poll Everywhere is similar to Socrative but is most useful for quick responses and can generate a graph showing student responses. Whether you want to engage students in conversation, or are looking for a quick check of understanding, this is a fun tool to sue in the classroom. Poll Everywhere is now able to be embedded into GoogleSlides and you can include clickable maps!

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Flipgrid has a very similar bulletin board system as Padlet, except video responses are recorded for each prompt.Video responses can be a maximum of three minutes on the free version of the site. Students can respond with a (up to) three minute video or text response.

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Quizlet can be used to create quizzes and have students compete against each other by responding with their devices in class or at home. There is also a tool to create flashcards. These flashcards can be used in review games for students to practice at home.

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Students. Love. Kahoot! Kahoot turns test review into a fun, competitive game. Teachers can build quizzes with multiple choice answers. Students log in with a device (phone, tablet, computer) and try and respond faster than their classmates. After each question a graph of responses comes up and the instructor can take time to discuss how students answered. There are many premade games you could preview and use, if acceptable. While it is not acceptable for every type of assessment, this is one that will get students engaged.  ​