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34 Free Productivity Tools That Will Help You Eliminate Expensive Software

Posted by admin | Posted in Analyze, Apply, collaboration, Create, Evaluate, Knowledge (remember), Middle/High School, Primary Elementary, Secondary Elementary, Software, Teacher Resources, Understand (describe, explain), video, web tools, Web2.0, Websites | Posted on 04-11-2010

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Today I am sharing a guest post that I wrote for Inspired Classroom: 34 Free Productivity Tools That Will Help You Eliminate Expensive Software.  These are my favorite free productivity tools to use in the classroom.  Here is the first paragraph, hopefully it will convince you to go take a look at the full article :)

Software can be an expensive burden for schools to carry year after year.  This expense can result in a decreased use of technology because schools can’t purchase the tools that make the technology worthwhile.  Lack of budget doesn’t have to stop you in your tracks.  There are thousands of free technology resources and online tools that will keep your students learning even without a large software budget.  Below are a few of my favorite free online productivity tools that offer excellent alternatives to their expensive software counterparts.

To view the rest of the article click here.

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Rachelle Anderson said on 14-02-2011

I’ve read the full article and found the resources in the list incredibly useful! I was only familiar with 11 of these productivity tools, but I will try the rest of them now that I know what they can do. Thanks for sharing! :)

admin said on 15-02-2011

Thank you Rachelle, glad that you found some new ones!

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