Class Charts
Seating chart system makes managing classroom behavior simple
Bottom Line: An easy-to-use, engaging tool for managing student behavior and participation, especially if you focus on the positive.
ClassDojo
Exemplar bridge between home and school also aids learning
Bottom Line: When used thoughtfully, ClassDojo can help adults support students' growth through goal-setting, reflection, and celebration.
Additio
Flexible, feature-filled LMS facilitates focus on whole child
Bottom Line: Being able to access lots of customizable data, group students beyond classes, and communicate easily with families gives teachers a clear picture of each student that they can share.
Bloomz
Effective district-wide communication platform for school and home
Bottom Line: This multifunctional platform provides many ways for districts, admins, teachers, families, and students to connect and offers a ton of features—perhaps even too many, for some.
Bouncy Balls
Measure classroom sound levels with simple, fun themes
Bottom Line: This is a fun tool that offers a silly but possibly effective solution to managing noise levels.
Classkick
Assign, assist, and assess with real-time, interactive classroom
Bottom Line: It's a great option for teachers who want to go paperless, provide specific feedback, and encourage collaboration among students in virtual or 1-to-1 classrooms.
Equity Maps
Real-time participation tracker shows who's talking
Bottom Line: If used delicately, this is a potentially eye-opening tool that can help teachers modify discussions.
FreshGrade Connect
Multimedia digital portfolios connect students, teachers, and parents
Bottom Line: It's designed with student learning in mind, and teachers can encourage students to submit quality content and engage in reflective feedback.
LessonUp
Flexible interactive presentation tool engages kids at school and home
Bottom Line: It's great for creating customized and differentiated lessons, but it might not be accessible for every student.
Nearpod
Engage and assess students with media, videos, and interactive slides
Bottom Line: The teacher- or student-paced learning can improve 1-to-1 environments and the learning activities are top notch.
Otus
Free LMS feels rich in offering data-driven differentiated instruction
Bottom Line: This teacher-created site solves more problems than it causes, but it will take some up-front professional development to take full advantage.
Seesaw
Versatile digital portfolio appeals to teachers, students, and parents
Bottom Line: A powerful multimedia learning and communication tool that demonstrates student progress over time.
Time Timer
Manage and conceptualize time with great visuals, a few bugs
Bottom Line: A decent option for visual timer needs, being sufficiently customizable, but there are still a few bugs and room for improvement.
Google Classroom
Exceptional, simple communication, collaboration, and document sharing
Bottom Line: Though it doesn't have it all, it's an incredible tool for managing and organizing learning.
ClassroomQ
Minimize classroom distractions with virtual hand-raising tool
Bottom Line: An easy way to gauge understanding, adjust instruction, and provide student support in real time.
Classwork Zoom
Keep tabs on student workflow with handy Google extension
Bottom Line: Classwork Zoom can be a great tool for any teacher who frequently assigns Google documents.
Along
Messaging tool helps classrooms forge and foster meaningful dialogue
Bottom Line: This tool opens up avenues for conversation and relationship building between teachers and students.
Classcraft
Motivate students and monitor behavior with clever gamified platform
Bottom Line: When used thoughtfully, this classroom gamification can encourage positive behavior and develop essential collaboration skills.
ClassFlow
Robust lesson creation and delivery tool aids assessment
Bottom Line: With some creativity, this interactive platform can support instruction and assessment.
Parlay
Comprehensive discussion platform develops critical-thinking skills
Bottom Line: A great tool in any subject or topic for teachers looking to make discussion a central part of their classroom.
Schoology
Robust learning management tool comes with challenges
Bottom Line: With patience and creativity, it can evolve into a rich learning management system.
Showbie
Flexible desktop, mobile assignment tool works best with pro features
Bottom Line: A flexible way to collect student assignments and offer written and verbal feedback, especially with the premium features.
Peergrade
Feedback tool with great rubrics might work best for older students
Bottom Line: With appropriate teacher support, this could be a powerful way to help teach your students about giving and receiving critical feedback.
Credly
Great how-to content, flexible features boost digital badge tool
Bottom Line: A useful tool for issuing digital badges.
GradeCraft
Use a game-inspired classroom structure to offer some autonomy and flexibility
Bottom Line: GradeCraft has the potential to revolutionize your classroom by inspiring students to take control of their own learning.
Notion
Cool, customizable tool turns notebooks into workspaces
Bottom Line: With some scaffolding, this could be a great way to capture, organize, and share info without juggling a class site, notebook, to-do list, and more.
Discord
Social hub offers a novel but tricky spin on classroom communication
Bottom Line: With some creativity and moderation, this student-loved messaging alternative to Google and Microsoft could be a key extension of your classroom.
My Study Life - School Planner
Organizational tool makes managing complex schedules a cinch
Bottom Line: If they can make it a habit, students will love staying on top of assignments and test dates with this handy, pocket-sized "personal assistant."
