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Goalbook Toolkit
Set tailored targets with pricey but worth-it kit of tools, strategies
Bottom line: You pay for quality with Goalbook Toolkit, including access to clear, well-crafted learning goals and strategies that allow for far easier differentiation.
Grades: Pre-K–12
Price: Free to Try, Paid 30-day free trial. There are three paid plans: $995 per year including district/administrator support, $395 per teacher per year with district/administrator support, or $795 per teacher per year with online PD and 1:1 coaching for teachers. The latter two plans require a minimum purchase of 10+ licenses.
Articulation Station
Pricey but definitely worth it for kids struggling with pronunciation
Bottom line: For helping students with letter and word pronunciation, this highly valuable tool is worth the cost.
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.
Grades: K–7
Price: Paid Contact developer for pricing information.
MobyMax
Track progress, play games with CCSS-aligned multi-subject lessons
Bottom line: Use these standards-based lessons to promote independent, self-driven learning and monitor student growth.
Grades: K–8
Price: Free, Paid Free subscription comes with limited resources. Paid subscriptions include diagnostic testing, progress monitoring, assessments, IEPs, a student-response system, and additional motivational tools for $49 per subject per teacher per year. A single teacher can get 3 subjects for $99 per year and all subjects for $199 per year. School and district pricing are also available.
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.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free
Wizer
Digital worksheet builder lets students show learning in multiple ways
Bottom line: Students will appreciate this 21st-century take on worksheets, and teachers will love all the different options for creation and assessment.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free, Paid Wizer Lite is free for up to two classes. The premium version is $69 per year and includes additional features, such as unlimited classrooms, differentiation options, student insights, and Google Classroom integration.
CAST UDL Book Builder
Sensitively designed so any student can write and share books
Bottom line: CAST UDL Book Builder is an excellent resource to get kids started on digital content creation; it's simple and straightforward and caters to a variety of learning styles.
Grades: 1–7
Price: Free
School Friendzy
Differentiate and collaborate with math-focused organizational tool
Bottom line: An effective way to organize and differentiate assignments, particularly for math.
Grades: 1–12
Price: Free to Try, Paid 30-day free trial; full pricing information unavailable.
Mindprint Learning
Expert feedback and tools designed for individual learner profiles
Bottom line: This extraordinary tool uses normed digital assessments to create a specific learning profile and provide authentic tools for individual learners.
Grades: 2–12
Price: Free to Try, Paid
Formative
Superb real-time assessment tool a fit for 1-to-1, BYOD classrooms
Bottom line: Cleverly designed for teachers, Formative offers a flexible and attractive solution for gathering a variety of student response types and offering individualized feedback.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free, Free to Try, Paid Basic features are free and include unlimited assignments and live student responses. Premium features are $12 per month (paid yearly) or a month-to-month price of $15 per month and include enhanced performance tracking, collaboration, advanced question types, and more.
Rezzly
Leveling and quests turn classes into personalized adventures
Bottom line: A ready-to-go platform for introducing game-based learning principles into assessment and class structure, but success and engagement depend on solid class content.
Grades: 4–12
Price: Free, Paid There's a free "Basic" account that supports 25 students and only one questing group. For $12.95 per month, the "Educator" account supports 125 students and 25 questing groups. There's also a "Legendary Educator" account for $26.65 per month (billed quarterly) that adds PD.
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.
Grades: 4–12
Price: Free, Paid A free version is offered for teachers which includes access to thousands of books, assignments, the ability to import 3 articles per month, the ability to embed questions, notes and media, and a gradebook.
The Personal Plan is $18 per month for teachers that do not yet have financial support from their school. This allows teachers to share and receive assignments from other teachers, unlimited uploads, differentiation for students, and much more. There's also a Team Plan for a group of individual teachers and their students; this plan is $695 per teacher per year (funded by the school or district).
A School Plan is available and is $10 per student per year for all teachers, students, and administrators in a school or district. This offers administrator accounts, research tools and professional development webinars and in-person sessions.
Knewton
Adaptive instructional site simplifies lessons, tracks progress
Bottom line: Useful adaptive-learning site is limited in scope and sequence but should improve with time.
Grades: 4–12
Price: Free
Mathspace
Personalized, step-by-step math coaching challenges and adapts
Bottom line: A solid, adaptive curriculum that guides kids as they work out problems.
Grades: 6–12
Price: Free to Try, Paid $19.95 per month. Schoolwide pricing discounts available.
Credly
Great how-to content, flexible features boost digital badge tool
Bottom line: A useful tool for issuing digital badges.
Grades: 7–12
Price: Free, Paid Free; $1,495 per year for the Premier plan, which includes expanded features.
Duolingo: Learn Languages Free
Ever-growing, free courses cement learning in six languages
Bottom line: Sparkling, holistic learning for five traditional European languages plus English.
Knowre
Boost math skills with personalized learning, targeted lesson support
Bottom line: With adaptive features and solid support, it's a fantastic tool to support your instruction.
Grades: 7–12
Price: $20.99 per student per year