Recommended Apps
EdTech is not just for hybrid or remote learning - blended learning combines the best of face-to-face instruction and integrates interactive technologies for the best of both worlds.
Teachers | Students |
Communication with teachers and fellow students: Gmail | |
Student Screen Monitoring Software - LanSchool Air | |
LMS - Google Classroom (Schoolytics recommended with GC) | |
Gamified LMS - Classcraft | |
Home-School Communication - Pre-K through Grade 6 Classdojo and grades 7-12 Skyward/Email? | |
Google Drive for File Storage and Sharing | |
Zoom or Google Meet | Google Meet that teacher sets up as needed. |
Loom, Screencastify, or ScreenPal (formerly Screencast-O-Matic) for screencasting | Screencastify or ScreenPal (formerly Screencast-O-Matic) |
Text-to-Speech as well as Speech-to-text - Chrome’s Read&Write App (discontinued??) Or Natural Reader (free version) | |
Typing - traditionally taught at 2nd grade. | |
Online Whiteboarding tool - Figma’s Figjam | |
PDF Annotation - Kami | |
Voice Feedback Tool - Mote | Speech-to-Text - Mote |
Getting Written Responses - Padlet | Asynchronous sharing and responding - Padlet |
VR Experiences: Avantis World | VR Experiences: Avantis World |
3D Modeling: Tinkercad | 3D Modeling: Tinkercad |
Online Safety - Google’s Be Internet Awesome | Online Safety - Google’s Be Internet Awesome |
Digital Citizenship - Commonsense Media | |
Personal Assistant - ChatGPT | ChatGPT for 13 to 18 year olds with parent permission. |
Teacher AI Tools - Magic School AI & School AI | |
Slides/Lesson Creation with AI - Curipod | |
AI Tools for kids of all ages, especially kids under 13: Codebreaker’s Byte or DigCitLit’s Mundo | |
AI Detector - TurnItIn or ChatGPT Zero or Winston (NOT Recommended as they are NOT reliable) | |
Interactive presentations - Pear Deck | |
Curation - Wakelet | Curation - Wakelet |
Using Videos - EdPuzzle | Using Videos - EdPuzzle |
Making videos to respond to prompts or to screencast - Flip (formerly Flipgrid) | Making videos to respond to prompts or to screencast - Flip (formerly Flipgrid) |
Gamified quizzing or knowledge check - Kahoot, Quizizz, Gimkit, Blooket | |
Share Learning - Book Creator or Google Sites | |
Create Graphics, Webpages, or Videos - Canva or Adobe Express | |
Video Editing - WeVideo | |
Game-Based Learning - Minecraft Education and/or Legends of Learning and/or Tyto Online (for Science only but AMAZING!) | |
Other Games: Breakout Edu and another great resources for high school are the Fortnite Creative and Unreal Engine Secondary Lesson Plans or for younger students Roblox Education | |
AI reading leveler for kids of all ages - Diffit | Reading - NewsELA |
Science Simulations - Phet Simulations | |
Support for Students - Khan Academy | Video Lessons - Khan Academy (Khanmigo Incorporates AI to help students learn.) |
Aleks for Math | |
Desmos for Math | Desmos for Math |
Coding/Programming - Coding in Minecraft (a free course using Minecraft Education, which our district licenses already, for students to take an intro and intermediate using block-based coding ending on an advanced course where students can choose between Javascript or Python.) | |
Esports - Gameplan (even with NO experience with esports and games, a teacher can run a class where students learn from professionals with this esports LMS!) |