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Best Apps and Websites for the Flipped Classroom
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Instruction, Classroom Management, and Communication Tools
Remind
Teachers' text reminders keep students -- and parents -- up to speed
Bottom line: Well-designed, highly effective messaging tool has the potential to keep students and families connected with their schools.
Kiddom
LMS offers tangible options to differentiate learning
Bottom line: An excellent option for monitoring individual progress toward goals, but teachers will need to be deliberate when selecting and assigning content.
Nearpod
Interactive slideshow tool engages students, promotes collaboration
Bottom line: This effective tool leverages the capabilities of 1-to-1 environments and offers both teacher- and student-paced learning.
Versal
Slick course creator is full-featured, but lessons remain traditional
Bottom line: A great option for putting your course materials online in a clean, attractive way, but don't rely on it for all your instruction.
VoiceThread
Easily collaborate and create with voice, video, or image
Bottom line: A powerful tool for kids to create, collaborate, and share all kinds of multimedia.
Google Classroom
Simplify communication, collaboration, and document sharing
Bottom line: Google Classroom is a great way to manage and organize learning, though teachers who need more features may need to look elsewhere.
PlayPosit
Simple design makes it easy to jump into interactive video
Bottom line: With features that are both basic and useful, it's an easy tool to learn; adding interactivity to video is a snap.
Spiral
Provide instant feedback with collaborative, multimedia assessment tool
Bottom line: Engaging, easy-to-use tool that supports both formative and summative assessment while allowing for student collaboration.
Edpuzzle
Crop, customize, and remix online video content with interactive tool
Bottom line: As a flipped classroom or student creation tool, there are lots of opportunities for use, but teachers will need to be creative if they want students to engage.
Educreations
Enliven lessons and presentations with easy-to-use whiteboard tool
Bottom line: An easy, functional way to create presentations on the fly.
Explain Everything
Powerhouse tool for creating stellar multimedia presentations
Bottom line: Teachers and students can make dynamic presentations that involve different types of media in this innovative, fun app.
Hippo Video
Capture, narrate, flip, and give feedback with multimedia screencasts
Bottom line: This is a terrific option that supports flipped classrooms, video feedback, student presentations, and formative assessment.
Kahoot!
Game-like student-response tool can spark competitive fun
Bottom line: Effortlessly fun quizzing that can lead to productive formative assessment and student reflection if implemented effectively.
LessonUp
Flexible interactive presentation tool engages kids at school and home
Bottom line: LessonUp is for teachers who like designing unique lessons to reach every learner.
Loom
Create, present, and assess with free, effortless screencasting
Bottom line: This intuitive tool is excellent for recording and responding to screencasts of any length.
Screencastify
Easy screen-recording tool facilitates outside-the-box instruction
Bottom line: If you have access to Chrome, Screencastify is an easy instructional tool that lets teachers and students communicate in new and creative ways.
TES Teach with Blendspace
Create multimedia lessons with engaging but not-so-interactive style
Bottom line: Blendspace allows you to incorporate lots of multimedia resources but can still be confusing for students.
Actively Learn
Empowering social ereader keeps kids actively, independently engaged
Bottom line: Far beyond the average ereader, this tool helps students connect and stay engaged while teachers easily measure progress.
ClassFlow
Robust lesson-creation, presentation tool offers built-in assessment
Bottom line: This powerful tool supports connected and blended learning from instruction to assessment, though it's best used to enhance already great instruction.
Edmodo
Manage classes, content, and communication with social LMS platform
Bottom line: This free platform allows for teacher-monitored classroom communication but lacks excitement.
Verso
Flip the classroom, gather student feedback with easy-to-use tool
Bottom line: Promote better discourse, participation, and accountability -- across devices -- with this thoughtfully designed platform.
Doodlecast Pro Video Whiteboard
Record what you know and share it with the class
Bottom line: Students and teachers can make presentations, lesson plans, maps, graphs, and other digital creations.
GoClass
Deliver interactive lessons right to kids' mobile devices and tablets
Bottom line: Support learning in and out of the classroom with this multi-faceted content-delivery tool.
Google Hangouts
Communication, learning, and fun converge nicely in Google's slick platform
Bottom line: It runs like a dream, works on all devices, and can be used in so many ways to enhance interactive learning.
WordPress.com
Solid blogging tool and content management system offers DIY blogs
Bottom line: This is a great tool to get kids blogging and creating online content.
Instructional Content for At-Home Learning
NOVA
Compelling science videos have high-quality classroom applications
Bottom line: Stellar simulations, teacher guides, and other activities can stand on their own, and they're enhanced with high-quality video content.
ST Math: K-6
Game-based, visual activities get below the surface for deep learning
Bottom line: Great tool for differentiating in-class and at-home math practice.
Redbird Mathematics
Excellent adaptive math for flipped or blended classrooms
Bottom line: If you're looking for courseware for your classroom, this is based on solid research and proven technology.
Khan Academy
Missions boost learning with balance of focus, freedom to explore
Bottom line: A solid resource for Common Core math instruction as well as foundational knowledge in a number of other subjects.
TenMarks Math
Responsive and adaptive math practice for every grade level
Bottom line: Adaptive K–12 math practice that hones in on students' areas for growth with lots of potential to empower.
Science360 for iPad
Amazing images, videos, and fact-packed text on many science topics
Bottom line: This massive science video, image, and info site has something new for everyone.
Newsela
Absorbing daily news stories offer kids just-right learning content
Bottom line: Up-to-date, high-interest articles meet students right at their level: Use this robust tool to bolster students' nonfiction reading practice.
TED-Ed
Support kids' sense of wonder with outstanding short videos
Bottom line: Excellent, engaging videos and support for flipped-class lessons with an incredible community of thinkers and doers.
Gooru
Personalized tool fosters exploration, teacher-led meaningful learning
Bottom line: A great portal for supplementing classroom instruction; supports independent and personalized learning.
Check123
Free online video library keeps it short and sweet
Bottom line: Quickly search quality videos and create video quizzes to engage students and enhance learning.
Brightstorm
Brief video lessons for kids who need a homework boost
Bottom line: Short, digestible lessons on all the major subjects are helpful for mastery but not substantial enough for kids who need more help.
BioInteractive
High-quality multimedia brings biological research to life
Bottom line: Superb multimedia tools and lesson plans help kids explore biology through real-world examples.
HippoCampus
Multimedia lectures and simulations good for supplemental instruction
Bottom line: This one-stop shop for free distance learning resources is a reliable place for enrichment or remediation.
