Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps.

You might also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2021 – PART ONE, as well as checking out all my edtech resources.

Here are this week’s choices:

Spade lets you annotate webpages. I’m adding it to The Best Applications For Annotating Websites.

Pandai is an English-language learning tool focused on Malaysian students, but it seems to me that the content could be useful to teachers everywhere.

Written Realms is a site where you can write and read text-based choose your own adventure games.  I’m adding it to The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories.

Brain Ventures looks like a potential source of free and interesting interactive lessons in multiple subjectes for elementary age students.

TypeScholar is a typing game that lets you practice typing on a Wikipedia article of your choice. I’m adding it to The Best Sites Where Students Can Learn Typing/Keyboarding/

Strofe lets you create a musical composition for free.  I’m adding it to The Best Online Sites For Creating Music.

PhotoCrowd looks pretty neat – you can enter lots of different photo competitions, and also create your own.  They can be fun – one is on the best potato photography of the year.

How to Create Interactive Charts and Diagrams in Google Slides is from Richard Byrne.

I’m adding this video to THE BEST SITES FOR LEARNING ABOUT GOOGLE TRANSLATE & OTHER FORMS OF MACHINE TRANSLATION:

Five Things To Make With Google Slides Besides Standard Presentations is from Richard Byrne.

The 2021-22 Practical Ed Tech Handbook is from Richard Byrne.

Questionwave lets you interact with an audience when speaking live to them. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Receive Questions Electronically While Leading A Workshop.

2021 EdTech Top 40 is interesting, though there are no surprises.

Quizizz, one of my favorite online learning game sites, just added some new features: