Top 10 Educational Apps
Andrew Sossaman, JD Peery, and Gerald Martin
Remind App. (https://www.remind.com/)
Rationale:• Incredibly simple. This app.
allows teachers to anonymously communicate with the entire class, individual students, or parents. Teachers can submit instant feedback on assignments and send out reminders about assignments.
Nearpod (https://www.nearpod.com/)
Rationale:• Nearpod has numerous
interactive features. For instance, teachers can create slideshows that are compatible with ppt., Google slides, and others. Teachers can also share pre-made lessons, quizzes, and videos with students' mobile devices. A great supplement to help “flip” your classroom.
FreshGrade (https://www.freshgrade.com/)
Rationale:• Allows teachers to quickly
and easily save student artifacts and then organize them into individual e-portfolios. This is a very handy way for teachers to track their students' progress.
Duolingo https://www.duolingo.com/• Bite sized lessons• “Gamification” encourages competition. learn• Simple to operate• Available on most platforms.• Recently designed for classrooms.• Completely free!
TED Talks • Access every TED talk on your phone or tablet.• Sort by tags and themes.• Create playlists for the classroom.• Bookmark talks for future use.• Talks are great for kickstarting classroom
discussion.• Free!
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-talks/ways-to-get-ted-talks
Class Dojo
• The class Dojo can be used for all grades• Can be used for classroom management and parental
communication• Allows the teacher to use positive feedback• Very easy to navigate!• Instructions are easy to follow
https://www.classdojo.com/
Timeline Eons
• Good for grades 3-12• Great for organizing notes in History in a creative way• Engages higher order thinking through creativity• Instructions are clear and easy to use• ZERO privacy issues
http://www.maani.us/app_timeline/timeline.html
JogNog https://www.jognog.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
• Good for grades K-12• Great for Informal and Formal Assessments• Provides instant feedback when you engage in
an assessment• One negative: higher order thinking skills are
not addressed.• Easy navigation and not privacy issues
Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.or
g/downloads• Great for grades 7-12• Allows you to differentiate instruction• Allows you to give formal and informal assessments• One Negative: Lower level thinking skills• The navigation could be better but the app is easy
to use overall• No Privacy issues
AP Euro History Review App www.studybyapp.com
• Great for grades 9-12• Allows teachers to introduce lessons• Allows students to assess themselves• One negative: only addresses lower level
thinking skills• Instructions are simple and is very easy to use• No privacy issues