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1. Google Drive

Google drive is a free storage that is offered by google. There are several benefits for the google drive. It allows the users to put all of the documents and files in a safe place that can be returned at anytime you want. Also it allows us to edit and comment on others' documents and papers. 

2. Google forms. 

This google form is used to design different types of questions. we can make tests, activities, quiz using this google form. This kind of google form is very beneficial because directly whenever we put the question, the application would tell us if it is a short answer question, or multiple choice, or whatever. 

3. Referencing in word: This is a good tool that can be used to refer the information to its author or writer. It allows the reader of the paper to know that this information refers to this writer. The reference should be accurate and should be in details.  

4. Webinar: 

It is a free fabulous online meetings that the students or learners, or teachers can meet all together and attend a conference that they can benefit from it. It helps us to know more information about the topic that we are attending. 

5. Blogs: 

It is a free application that anyone can create his own blog. It is beneficial because we can publish posts from our own that everyone that is following you can see and can comment. It is good to state your opinions about anything that you want. They help us to learn, to learn from others, also from the comments that the others put, they provide a good feedback. 

6. Web-quest: 

It is an interactive tool for learning. This is a program that the teachers can create in explaining an online lesson for the students. Teachers can use this application in a creative way because it allows creativity. They can use the web-quests to explain a story, to conclude a unit, to allow students use the technology for learning, also it motivates the students to learn because it is interesting tool to use. 

7. Active-inspire:

     This application is very useful for the teachers and for the students. This application can be downloaded on the computer for free. The teacher can design any lesson using the tools in this application which are interesting tools and creative one. The students may understand the lesson using this application more because it enhances the creativity. This application allows the students to interact with the lesson because the students may share in the exercises and in solving them. 

8. Poll everywhere: 

   It is an online service that allows the teachers to ask a question for their the students. The students at the same time answer the question, the questions will show on the screen for all the students. The questions are displayed on the screen for all the students. The teacher may ask the students about their opinion of the course, of the lesson, or anything. 

9. RubiStar:

It is an application that the students would know what is expected from them. It is a kind of supporting and evaluating the students. It is a kind of evaluating the students' work. Each task should have a certain rubric. 

10. posters:  This is a free application that is used on the computers. This helps the students and the teachers to design posters to the classes using the design that they want. As teachers using posters to explain the lesson is very important because they are visual tools that help the learners. Posters are interactive, creative, affordable, easy to make and use. 

11. zoom: 

This is an application that allows the people to meet and to discuss some topics online. This can be used as a meeting for the teachers, students, students with their teacher. This is a good application that can be used. 

12. Quiz-let: 

This application allows the teachers to design some quizes for their students. It is an easy application that can be used in designing quizes. Also this application may allow the students to share their answers with the others. 

13. kahoot: 

 Kahoot can be used to create questions, share questions, let the students to create their own questions. The students may be motivated to make the questions by themselves on this application. 

14. Mind-map: 

This is an application that is used to share the answers all together. This application is useful to answer a certain question all together at the same time. The answers are showed on the screen at the same time. The teacher may put a certain question at the middle of the screen and all of the students may answer the question. 

15. As we all know technology nowadays is the basic of the education. At the medical level, technology can help treat more sick people by giving some treatments for them. Besides, it can help the teachers to be more educated and to have extra information and ideas to apply in their classes. teachers are really in need for different kinds of technology in their classes in order to make the students more interested in what they are learning. Also if the teachers vary in their teaching styles and applying different kinds of technology in the class, this would help the teacher to meet different kinds of learners at the same class. So all what we should say is "Thank you technology for the benefits that you are giving us."

1. kahoot: it is an application that is free. it is a kind of engaging competitive timing. It allows you to see if the students are working individually or not. 

1. quizizz: it is engaging app, and it provides immediate feedback. It allows the teacher to see individual performance. 

1. quizlet live: It is about collaborative learning. It has the immediate reteaching benefit. 

1. wakelet: it is a free app that works as a digital portfolios and digital storytelling. It can consist of "websites, videos, documents, articles..."

1. Flipgrid: It is free app. Teachers can control it and it is accessible on all devices. It has connectivity with teachers, students all over the world. 

1. Duolingo: It is a free app. It is a kind of app that the students can earn points if they got a correct answer. 

1. Recap: it is an application that allows the teachers and the parents of the students to have insight on students learning process. 

1. Additio: It helps the teacher in order to take the attendance and the marks of the students. 

1. classtree: It is an interesting app that notifies the parents of the students if they have any trip or any event for their children. 

1. photomath: it is very interesting app. If you have a difficult math problem and you are not able to solve it, so simply you take a picture of the problem and this app gives you the detailed solution.

I attended the webinar last day that is titled "10 Apps Every Teacher Needs". The presenter was Shannon J. Holden. He is an assistant principal. in this webinar he told us about 10 applications and how we can implement them in our classrooms. Here are the different 10 apps: It was interesting to attend such a beneficial webinar.