25 Technologies for Your Teaching Toolbox

Beverley Hoerig Senior Instructional Designer, University of Houston-Victoria, Texas

Technology is ubiquitous in our daily lives—at home, at work, at school. There are literally thousands of technology tools that you could choose from. For teachers, a big challenge is how do you filter through and pick the ones that will be most useful to you and your students. How do you know which ones meet your teaching goals and students’ learning objectives? The best answer I can find is to explore and figure out what other teachers are using and start with those. Share your stories—successes and challenges—with other teachers, and together build shared resources.

Below you will find a list of 25 tools that you might find helpful in your teaching. They have bubbled up near the top of my recommended list because they are 1) widely used and established, 2) relevant to teaching, and 3) easy to learn and use. It is important to always remember that technology is just a tool. The pedagogy comes first; the tools support the pedagogy. Note that all the tools below have a free version. Most also have paid premium features.

In the information below, I provide a brief description of the technology, the link to its website, and a short list of ideas to use the tool in your classroom.