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Class Charts
Seating chart system makes managing classroom behavior simple
Bottom line: It's an easy-to-use, engaging tool for managing and tracking student behavior and participation, but does employ carrot-and-stick-style rewards.
Grades: K–6
Price: Free to try, Paid Pricing is highly variable and depends on volume. For example: 1-100 students is $300 per year, 200 students is $200 per year, $300 students is $900 per year.
ClassDojo
Handy management and portfolio tool can promote student growth
Bottom line: With thoughtful implementation, it can help teachers and parents support students' growth through goal-setting, feedback, and celebration.
Grades: K–6
Price: Free
Bloomz
Full-featured parent-teacher communication platform
Bottom line: One-stop multi-tool for parents, teachers, and students.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free
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.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free to try, Paid There's a one-week free trial, which requires a credit card or in-app purchase. After the free trial, teachers can either cancel or pay $8.49 for a one-year subscription.
Classkick
Easy-to-use, real-time monitoring, feedback, and assessment for 1-to-1
Bottom line: It's a great option for teachers who want to go paperless, provide specific feedback, and encourage collaboration among students in 1-to-1 classrooms.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free, Free to try, Paid The free version offers unlimited assignments and feedback options. After a free trial, the Pro version is $9.99 per month; users can access grade automation, chatting options, extra editing tools, and more. A school plan is also available via quote.
ClassMax
Affordable classroom management system tracks student data
Bottom line: If teachers invest some time in setting up the system, they can save time, paper, and hassles.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free to try, Paid After a free trial, single teacher accounts are $5 per month or $25 per year. Annual school accounts are $15 per teacher and $3,000 for storage and maintenance fees (up to 99 teachers), and $12 per teacher with $5,000 in fees (for 100 teachers and over).
Equity Maps - Chart Dialogue
See who's doing the talking with real-time participation tracker
Bottom line: Used consistently, Equity Maps can be an eye-opening tool for supporting targeted, equitable speaking and listening instruction.
Grades: K–12
Price: Paid Standard version costs $2.99 and lets teachers map up to 20 participants at one time. Premium version costs $6.99 (in-app purchase) and allows for 40 participants and the Checknotes feature to track what group members share.
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.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free, Paid The Silver edition is free for up to 30 students, the Gold edition is $120 per teacher per year for up to 50 students, and the Platinum edition is $349 per year for up to 75 students. In-app purchases are available for additional content, and schools and districts can receive volume discounts.
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.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free, Paid Otus is free for teachers and students and includes data management and progress monitoring features. The district plan ranges from $3 to $12 per student up to a certain number and then decreases with increased enrollment.
Seesaw: The Learning Journal
Versatile digital portfolio appeals to teachers, students, and parents
Bottom line: A powerful multimedia learning and communication tool that demonstrates student progress over time.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free, Paid Seesaw Plus is $120 per year, and gives teachers more privacy options and other features. Seesaw for Schools, which includes school-wide reporting, is priced per student.
Stick Pick
Differentiate, engage with assessment app aimed at higher-order skills
Bottom line: Useful reinvention of a classic means of encouraging student attention with the added bonus of support for higher-order thinking and response tracking.
Grades: K–12
Price: $2.99-3.99
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.
Grades: 1–12
Price: Paid $2.99
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.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free
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.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free, Free to try, Paid Basic version is free and allows up to five students in the queue at a time. Pro version is $19.99 per year for an unlimited number of students in the queue and lets teachers collect student data. Pricing for the School version is available by contacting the developer.
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.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free to try, Paid $2.99 per month or $20 per year.
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.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free, Paid Spiral Teacher is free and covers up to five classrooms. The Pro Teacher subscription is $39 per teacher per year and offers unlimited classrooms, student accounts for home use, and progress reports. The Pro School subscription is estimated at $3 per student and offers Pro Teacher features plus additional ones, including full integration with the school's LMS.
FreshGrade
A fresh way to capture, document, and share student learning
Bottom line: Multimedia documentation tools and a customizable grade book help communicate learning and expand both summative and formative assessment.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free Fresh Grade is free for teachers, parents, and students. School pricing is available for additional support.
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.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free, Free to try, Paid Free basic subscription and a free 30-day trial of the teacher license; contact for the annual subscription cost.
Classcraft
Track behavior and motivate students with clever, cooperative game
Bottom line: Classcraft is a fantastic game for encouraging positive behavior while students build knowledge and develop communication and collaboration skills.
Grades: 4–12
Price: Free, Paid The free version allows for unlimited students and classes with the base game experience and customizable avatars. The Premium version is $120 per year (billed annually) and adds LMS features, personalized quests, and more interactive features. Teachers can get quotes for school and district plans.
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.
Grades: 4–12
Price: Free
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.
Grades: 5–12
Price: Free to try, Paid Annual licenses start at $3 per student. Request additional pricing information through the Parlay site.
Schoology
Top-tier LMS for digital classrooms
Bottom line: To make the most of Schoology, you'll need some ramp-up time and great tasks and assessments, but it can offer rich learning and collaboration experiences.
Grades: 5–12
Price: Free The Basic version is free to instructors. There's a paid Enterprise version that adds administration features attractive to districts. Call for pricing.
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.
Grades: 5–12
Price: Free to try The free Basic version has limits of 25MB per file, 10 assignments (which expire after one year), 1-minute voice note length, and 1-minute video clip length. The paid Pro version has a 500MB per file limit, unlimited assignments with no expiration, 30-minute voice note length, and 10-minute video clip length. It also adds a student portfolio, gradebook, class discussion, and parent support, among other special features.
Storillo
Cooperative tool provides accountability to group writing projects
Bottom line: Storillo is engaging and provides useful structure for students, but teachers may prefer something more broadly applicable like Google Docs.
Grades: 5–12
Price: Free to try, Paid Starter subscription is free and allows three classes per year and two projects per class. Step-Up subscription ($60 per year per teacher) allows unlimited classes and projects, advanced statistics, and more. School pricing also available upon request.
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.
Grades: 6–12
Price: Free, Paid Peergrade is free for students to use, and institutions can purchase a subscription with more custom integrations and personal support.
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.
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.
Grades: 9–12
Price: Free to try $120/year for one teacher. Contact for custom pricing for more than one teacher per school/district.
