On Saturday, two hard-working AASL committees presented juried lists of resources.

While I try my best to keep up with this stuff, these two darn committees just filled my summer with new explorations.

I take that back.  They’ve actually significantly narrowed the field by pointing to the learning tools most worthy of exploring and integrating next school year, along with standards alignment and tips for use.

AASL’s 2014 list of Best Apps for Teaching & Learning  now in its second year, recognizes apps of exceptional value t

o inquiry-based teaching and learning as embodied in the AASL’s Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. The apps foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration and are user friendly to encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.

The committee selected apps in the following categories:

I pulled the apps together as a handy edshelf. (In progress!)