Tech Tool of the Month: Argument Wars – Part 1

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Argument Wars is a free, game-based simulation offered through iCivics that provides a creative way for students to learn about nine landmark Supreme Court cases (Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v Wainwright, and others). Each case is a different immersive experience. Students play the role of a lawyer and choose what side to represent, … read more »


Tech Tool of the Month: Elementari – Part 1

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Elementari is a colorful and engaging website that allows you to easily create digital stories as slideshows. The tool features various fonts, speech bubbles, animation, backgrounds, voice audio options, and drag-and-drop images. The site provides step-by-step instructions to help navigate the many features. Share your story using the provided URL (there is also an option … read more »


Tech Tool of the Month: Phrase.It – Part 1

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Phrase.It is an easy-to-use website that allows you to add cartoon speech bubbles to any photo in seconds without requiring registration or membership. You can upload an image from your device or use one from the site’s stock photo collection, then select one of five different types of speech bubbles to drag and drop anywhere … read more »


Tech Tool of the Month: GeoFS Flight Simulator – Part 1

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GeoFS is a free online flight simulator with an open-source platform to render the global landscapes you can fly over. The free tool will work on any device with a web browser (including Chromebooks). Control the aircraft (or hot air balloon) using a mouse, joystick, or keyboard control buttons. Users can choose the destination of … read more »


Tech Tool of the Month: Microsoft Forms – Part 1

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Microsoft Forms is a simple web tool/app that allows you to easily create polls, quizzes, and surveys and collect real-time data. Teachers can use this tool to collect feedback from families, students, and other teachers, build quizzes, and plan class, staff, and schoolwide activities. With Forms, you can assign point values to quiz questions, add images, add … read more »