Tech Tools for Teachers

By Shanna Martin

The Tech Tools for Teachers Podcast is hosted by Shanna Martin, an instructional and technology coach focused on helping you find and understand free educational technology tools that you can use in y... more

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January 05, 2026 Starting 2026 Coding!
We're kicking off 2026 with two coding resources inspired by winter-break. This week, we feature Coddy.tech, a goal-based coding platform where students can choose a language (Python, JavaScript, HTML, and more) and a skill level, then follow a step-by-step learning path with built-in feedback and challenges. We also talk about projects.raspberrypi.org, a free project hub from the Raspberry Pi Foundation that offers Scratch, Python, AI, web dev, and more, all organized by student interests like nature, space, art, music, and science. Together, these tools support problem-solving, creativity, typing skills, and persistence through productive trial-and-error.
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Tech Tools for Teachers is part of the Education Podcast Network.
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17min
December 22, 2025 Google Vids: Fast, Polished Videos for Student Projects
In Episode 224, Shanna highlights Google Vids, a video creation tool inside Google Workspace that makes it easy for students and teachers to create polished videos quickly. Students can convert existing Google Slides into videos, record their own voiceovers, and create engaging presentations in less time than traditional slide talks. Shanna shares classroom examples (like research projects), discusses differences between teacher and student account features, and explains how Vids supports creativity, accessibility, and AI prompting practice—making it a strong alternative as other video tools move behind paywalls.
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17min
December 15, 2025Creative Classroom Time-Savers with HelloKids.com
In Episode 223 of the Tech Tools for Teachers Podcast, Shanna shares HelloKids.com, a free site full of creative classroom-friendly activities—step-by-step drawing guides, crafts, origami, masks, online coloring pages, and even reading resources. It’s a great pick for upper elementary and middle school students during the busy stretch between Thanksgiving and winter break, and it fits easily into choice boards, enrichment time, or whole-class activities. Shanna also recommends Art Hub for Kids on YouTube for guided drawing tutorials that kids love.
HelloKids: https://www.hellokids.com/
Art Hub for Kids (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@ArtforKidsHub

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Tech Tools for Teachers is part of the Education Podcast Network.
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16min
November 24, 2025Quick, Kid-Friendly Research with Ducksters
In Episode 222 of the Tech Tools for Teachers Podcast, Shanna revisits Ducksters, a kid-friendly research site that’s perfect for elementary and middle school learners. She shares how Ducksters supports history, biography, geography, and science research with short, accessible articles, built-in audio read-alouds, quick quizzes, and clearly cited sources. Learn how to use Ducksters for biography projects, content-area research, choice boards, and helping students build stronger online research skills—without sending them into the wilds of the internet.
Ducksters

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15min
November 10, 2025Exploring Science
In Episode 221, Shanna spotlights two free science gems you can use across grade levels. Science News Explores offers up-to-date articles with audio, Power Words vocabulary, explainers, experiments, comics, and STEM career spotlights. Exploratorium brings museum-quality activities to your classroom with “Science Snacks,” NGSS-tagged projects, and print-ready instructions for low-cost, hands-on learning.
Science News Explores
Exploratorium
Related episodes: 31, 90, 105

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21min
October 27, 2025Civic Learning Made Easy
In Episode 220, Shanna shares two of her favorite civics education resources: iCivics.org, which offers free lessons, games, and simulations about government, and the Center for Civic Education, which provides state-specific and national resources for teachers and communities.
iCivics.org
Center for Civic Education

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16min
October 13, 2025Measure Up! Fun Tools for Teaching Measurement
In Episode 219, we explore fun and free tools to help students practice and understand measurement. Try RulerGame.netfor ruler and temperature games, Mr. Nussbaum Measurement Games for hands-on math challenges, and Marble Runfor creative problem-solving with shapes and space.
RulerGame.net
Mr. Nussbaum Measurement Games
Marble Run
Related Episode: Episode 42 – Marble Run

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17min
September 29, 2025Fun Poetry Resources for Your Classroom
In Episode 218, we highlight two great poetry resources for teachers. Explore ShelSilverstein.com for videos, activities, and lesson ideas tied to Silverstein’s classic books, and Poetry4Kids.com for funny poems, a rhyming dictionary, writing lessons, and audio recordings. Both sites are fantastic for making poetry engaging and accessible for students.
Shel Silverstein Official Site
Poetry4Kids
Related Episodes: Episode 78 | Episode 114

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13min
September 22, 2025Pixar in a Box
In Episode 217, we dive into Pixar in a Box, a free collaboration between Pixar and Khan Academy that blends storytelling, math, computer science, and design. Explore educator guides, standards-aligned lessons, and interactive activities that help students understand how real animation pipelines work—from virtual cameras and rigging to lighting and rendering.
Pixar in a Box (Pixar overview)
Pixar in a Box (Khan Academy course)
Throwback: Episode 32

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15min
September 15, 2025Beans, Rice, and Learning Twice
In Episode 216, we highlight two fun content review sites that also support charitable causes. Students can practice math, vocabulary, science, and more with BeanBeanBean while donating to U.S. food banks, or try Free Rice, which donates through the UN World Food Programme. Great for choice boards, stations, or quick classroom competitions!
BeanBeanBean
Free Rice

Mentioned in this episode:
Education Podcast Network
Tech Tools for Teachers is part of the Education Podcast Network.
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13min

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