Lesson and Resource Delivery Tools
Koala
Kid-friendly communication platform jazzes up virtual instruction
Bottom Line: Share high-quality interactive lessons in a virtual classroom environment.
MimioConnect
Feature-filled lesson delivery platform packed with premade content
Bottom Line: This platform's vast lesson library gives teachers a valuable head start and offers tools for student engagement.
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.
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.
Belouga
Impressive cross-curricular platform establishes global connections
Bottom Line: Versatile video-based curriculum inspires reflection and action.
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.
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.
Pear Deck
Interactive slideshows offer a variety of ways to engage and assess
Bottom Line: It’s an appealing platform that can improve formative assessment, particularly for teachers using Google Classroom.
ClassFlow
Robust lesson creation and delivery tool aids assessment
Bottom Line: With some creativity, this interactive platform can support instruction and assessment.
Padlet
Create and collaborate via interactive, multimedia bulletin boards
Bottom Line: Flexible interface gives kids opportunities to share content and knowledge in ways most comfortable for them.
Wakelet
Tell stories, organize or remix content via digital curation platform
Bottom Line: This tool offers an intuitive and useful way to curate media and make sense of topics, but it lacks some features for feedback and content moderation.
Communication and Collaboration Tools
Drawp for School
Collaboration tool makes digital sharing easy
Bottom Line: This handy tool encourages collaboration and creativity, and it makes sharing assignments and giving feedback a snap.
Mentimeter
Call on everybody at once with flexible, interactive presentation tool
Bottom Line: This tool's dynamic presentations strike a nice balance between information and interaction.
Mural - Visual Collaboration
Multifaceted interactive whiteboard promotes collaboration
Bottom Line: Mural facilitates lesson presentation and group project collaboration from anywhere by making idea sharing a simple, visual process.
Flip
Pose questions, spark thoughtful video responses with stellar tool
Bottom Line: This accessible, approachable tool offers connection, multiple means of expression, and creativity to apply to almost any topic.
Loom
Create, present, and assess with effortless interactive screencasts
Bottom Line: This intuitive tool is excellent for recording and responding to screencasts of any length.
NowComment
Rich collaboration and close-reading tool invites deep, easy-to-assess discussions
Bottom Line: Versatile, free discussion platform for teaching, peer review, assessment, and fostering active reading.
Backchannel Chat
Real-time, moderated online discussions can engage and encourage
Bottom Line: This tools offers a fun, simple, and safe way to hold real-time online discussions that might just increase engagement, interest, and even learning.
Grapevine
Asynchronous videos allow users to quickly share and comment on ideas
Bottom Line: This is a simple platform with a useful premise, and with some further development, it has a promising future.
YO Teach!
Backchannel tool offers interactive polls, drawing, messages, and more
Bottom Line: Quick setup and multimodal features make this a great fit for a variety of carefully monitored classroom discussions.
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.
Group Work and Assessment Tools
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.
Floop
Collaborative feedback platform helps teachers target, students respond and revise
Bottom Line: Time-saving tool allows teachers to gain valuable insights into student learning while providing more personalized feedback and scaffolded supports.
Formative
Superb real-time assessment tool a fit for 1-to-1, BYOD classrooms
Bottom Line: This smart tool helps teachers gather a variety of student response types and then offer targeted feedback.
Project Pals
Unique project-based learning tool focuses on collaboration
Bottom Line: Once teachers get their bearings, they'll find this to be a uniquely useful workflow and project management tool that can guide students through collaborative work.
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.
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.
Glose for Education
Interactive ebooks and web content make reading a social experience
Bottom Line: Build collective reading experiences to make challenging texts more approachable and get kids excited about books.
Kialo Edu
A terrific, troll-free zone for structuring student discussion and debate
Bottom Line: A valuable platform for students to learn about social and political issues while practicing digital citizenship and argumentation.
