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Drawp for School - Create. Learn. Collaborate.
Blank canvas will help kids express themselves creatively
Bottom line: This handy tool encourages collaboration and creative expression, and it makes sharing assignments and giving feedback a snap for teachers.
Grades: Pre-K–12
Price: Free to Try, Paid 30-day free trial; $9.99 per month per teacher and $99.99 per year per teacher for unlimited classes, subjects, and cloud storage.
AWW - A Web Whiteboard
Functional, affordable interactive whiteboard
Bottom line: Free access is simple, while the subscription version gives teachers what they need for a basic web-based whiteboard experience.
Grades: 1–12
Price: Free, Paid Basic tools are free. Individual accounts start at $7.50 per teacher. School-wide plans can be customized.
BaiBoard 3 - Collaborative Whiteboard
Versatile virtual whiteboard for in-person or remote collaboration
Bottom line: With so many options for creating and sharing, it's amazing that this whiteboard app is free.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free
Educreations
Enliven lessons and presentations with easy-to-use whiteboard tool
Bottom line: An easy, functional way to create presentations on the fly.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free Basic version is free but only supports one project and 50 MB of storage. For $11.99 month-to-month ($8.25 per month if billed annually), teachers get unlimited drafts, 5 GB of storage, and more. School subscriptions cost $1,495 per year.
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.
Grades: 3–12
Price: Free to Try, Paid There's a 30-day free trial. The Education Plan is $4.99 per user, per year (minimum of 5 users). Individual plans are $24.99 per year.
Stormboard
Collaborate, brainstorm in real time with easy-to-use online whiteboard
Bottom line: A versatile, full-featured online brainstorming collaboration tool that can facilitate small-group projects.
Grades: 5–12
Price: Free, Free to Try, Paid Educators have access to a special package, which is free until December 31 of each year and features unlimited storms and users. Personal accounts are free as well, and there's a free trial for the other plans, which range from $5 to $8.33 per user per month.
Doceri Interactive Whiteboard
Teachers, students can spice up presentations with well-done tool
Bottom line: Students can learn how to create unique slideshow presentations and demonstrate processes and problem-solving skills by recording as they go.
Grades: 6–12
Price: Free
Explee
Build slick, engaging whiteboard animations with Web-based tool
Bottom line: A stellar -- if somewhat pricey -- creation tool for the classroom.
Grades: 6–12
Price: Free, Paid A teacher account costs $30 per year, while $150 a year buys access for a teacher and up to 40 students.
Splashtop Classroom
Collaboration tool lets kids annotate and share from their own devices
Bottom line: A good tool for annotation and collaboration in the 1-to-1 or BYOD classroom.
Grades: 6–12
Price: Free to Try $29.99 per teacher per year to share with up to 3 students; $99.00 per teacher per year to share with up to 40 students.
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard
Potential for powerful learning; other apps do it better
Bottom line: Great app for digital creation where both teachers and students can teach and learn from shared digital whiteboards.
Grades: 7–12
Price: Free, Paid Optional premium version is $5.99 per month and adds private posting of presentation, unlimited study groups, 300 hours of cloud storage, and 200GB of monthly bandwidth.
