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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.
Grades: K–6
Price: Paid
ClassDojo
Exemplar bridge between home and school also aids learning
Bottom line: When used thoughtfully, ClassDojo can help teachers and families support students' growth through goal-setting, reflection, and celebration.
Grades: K–6
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
Bloomz
Full-featured school-to-home communication platform delivers with style
Bottom line: This multifunctional platform connects families, teachers, and students with a ton of features.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free
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.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free
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.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free to try
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: $1.99-$9.99
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.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free
LessonUp
Flexible interactive presentation tool engages kids at school and home
Bottom line: It's great for creating unique interactive lessons customized for every learner, but it might not be accessible for every student.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free to try
Nearpod
Engage and assess students with media, videos, and interactive slides
Bottom line: This is a great tool with a vast content library, and the teacher- or student-paced learning can unlock the potential of 1-to-1 environments.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free, Paid
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
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.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free
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
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.
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
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
Synth
Asynchronous audio response tool encourages all students to speak up
Bottom line: This tool offers classrooms a space for short, impactful voice-based discussions, but it's lacking some key ways to modify the experience.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free
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.
Grades: 4–12
Price: Free
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.
Grades: 4–12
Price: Free to try
ClassFlow
Robust lesson creation and delivery tool helps with assessment
Bottom line: In the hands of a determined teacher, this platform's useful suite of tools can support learning experiences that move from instruction to assessment and back.
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, Paid
Schoology
Free LMS for digital classrooms packed with possibilities
Bottom line: This is an LMS that offers rich learning and collaboration experiences when matched with creative tasks and assessments.
Grades: 5–12
Price: Free, Paid
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
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
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
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
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.
Grades: 9–12
Price: Free, Paid
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.
Grades: 10–12
Price: Free
