Untangling the Web
20 Tools to Power Up Your Teaching
- Stephen E. Dembo - Discovery Education, Discovery Communications Inc.
- Adam S. Bellow - eduClipper
20 of the best web tools to enrich classroom experiences
Among thousands of emerging online learning resources, which are the most engaging? Few educators have time to find those that engage and allow students’ creative content expression while meeting core area standards. Steve Dembo and Adam Bellow, recognized innovative educators, take away the guesswork with Untangling the Web.
Discover 20 free websites and tools—flexible enough for kindergarten through high school use—and learn how to leverage technology to transform classroom experiences. More than a “how-to” guide, you’ll receive access to:
- A web site with videos for richer, in-depth exploration.
- An online community where you can connect and collaborate with educators.
- Advice, tips, tricks, and bite-sized anecdotes from ed tech leaders.
Add these 20 tools to your teaching tool kit and you’ll energize student learning, foster collaboration, and infuse creativity into your classroom!
“Steve Dembo and Adam Bellow have created a clear and deeply helpful guide to help teachers invigorate their classes by having students create, curate, and collaborate using the web.”
—Chris Lehmann, Founding Principal
Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA
"This is THE must-have book for teachers looking to expand their digital tool chest. This book will help teachers of any skill level bring new and exciting tools to their classroom."
—Nicholas Provenzano, TheNerdyTeacher.com
To view a sample of the Interactive eBook, please visit Untangling the Web Demo.
Free resources
Untangling the Web Video
Learn how to use over 20 useful online apps and tools for curation, creation, presentation, social networking, and more with these video tutorials from Untangling the Web.
“Steve Dembo and Adam Bellow have created a clear and deeply helpful guide to help teachers invigorate their classes by having students create, curate, and collaborate using the web.”
“Steve and Adam take a practical (and entertaining) approach to their overview of the online tools. The book could easily become the backbone for a PLC or a study group!”
“Whether you are an experienced user of these tools or just starting out, this book should be on your shelf."
“Deceptively instructional and a super fun read, this book has a warm conversational tone that feels like you're sitting down to a conversation with these two engaging technology leaders. The authors inject humor in between the informative in ways that had me smiling as I read. Not many tech tool books can boast that, I wager!”
"This is THE must-have book for teachers looking to expand their digital tool chest. This book will help teachers of any skill level bring new and exciting tools to their classroom."
“This book has plenty of ‘Hey, I can do that tomorrow!’ nuggets. Dive right in and help yourself to amazing tools that will help your kids.”
“The authors give teachers quick ways to start using popular tools and hidden gems in their classroom today in an upbeat, fun tone.”
I MAY adopt this book for spring 2020. It was not adopted for fall 2019.
It not only introduces how to use these tools, but also provides information/strategies on how these tools can be integrated into classroom teaching. I particularly like "Tweet Tweet" callout boxes.
