We are pleased to announce the finalists for The 2017 Tech Edvocate Awards. On October
31, 2017, the winners will be announced. Finalists can access their award seals by clicking here.
Best Lesson Planning App or Tool
Finalists:
ClassFlow Family of Software
Unit Planner by Eduplanet21
Ogment
Best Assessment App or Tool
Finalists:
Istation
Proctorio
Renaissance Star 360
Turnitin Feedback Studio
Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool
Finalists:
Nuiteq (SnowFlake MultiTeach)
Alive Studios
Origo
StoryBots Classroom
Kinder Lab’s Kibo Robotic Kit
Best Literacy App or Tool
Finalists:
Speare Hybrid Word Processor
ThinkCERCA
myON
Turnitin Revision Assistant
Best Math App or Tool
Finalists:
Renaissance Accelerated Math
Origo
CanFigureIt Geomety
Best STEM/STEAM Education App or Tool
Finalists:
Defined STEM
Nepris
Collisions by PlayMada Games
STEM Gauge by Measured Progress
Best Language Learning App or Tool
Finalists:
Rosetta Stone
Verbling
Best Virtual or Augmented Reality App or Tool
Finalists:
DiscoveryVR
Learning Alive Plus by Alive Studios
Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool
Finalists:
Nuiteq (Lessons Online)
Renaissance Flow 360
Claned Group
ThinkCERCA
Best Coding App or Tool
Finalists:
Tynker
Code.org
Best Gamification App or Tool
Finalists:
Mindcraft: Education Edition
Classcraft
Best Learning Management System
Finalists:
NEO LMS
Ogment
Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool
Finalists:
Istation
ClassFlow Family of Software
Defined STEM
Turnitin Revision Assistant
Best Assistive Technology App or Tool
Finalists:
MyChoicePad
Fast Forword
Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool
Finalists:
Parent PaperWork
LivingTree
Apptegy
Bloomz App
Best Collaboration App or Tool
Finalists:
Google Classroom
Insight Advance
x2VOL from intelliVOL
Nepris
Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool
Finalists:
HelpHub
GradeSlam
Best Classroom/Behavior Management App or Tool
Finalists:
Google Classroom
NetSupportSchool
Hero K12
Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool
Finalists:
BoardShare
ActivPanel
Best Higher Education Solution
Finalists:
iGrad
EssayJack Inc.
Student Connections Success Center
ClassLink
Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool
Finalists:
EDIS.io
Claned Group
Best Professional Development App or Tool
Finalists:
PD Planner – Eduplanet21
Insight Advance
Ogment
edWeb.net
Best Student Information System (SIS) App or Tool
Finalists:
SynergySIS
eSchoolPLUS by PoweSchool
Best Global EdTech Leader
Finalists:
Anant Agarwal
Harry van der Veen
Best Global EdTech Company
Finalists:
NetSupport
ClassLink
Promethean
Claned Group
Turnitin
Best Global EdTech Startup
Finalists:
Upswing
GradeSlam
Best K-12 School Leader
Finalists:
Christina Bice, Haleyville Elementary School, Haleyville, AL
Rachel Hesprich, Slinger School District, WI
Best Higher Education Leader
Finalists:
Anant Agarwal, edx, Cambridge, MA
Ray Lefebvre, Bridgewater State University, MA
Best School District Technology Coordinator/Director
Finalists:
Rafranz Davis, Arlington School District, TX
Dan Phillips, Marin County Office of Education, CA
Best K-12 Teacher
Finalists:
Anthony Stirpe, New Rochelle High School; New Rochelle, New York
Francis Jim Tuscano, Xavier School; Luzon, The Philippines
Best College/University Professor
Finalists:
Nicole Kraft, Ohio State University
David J. Malan, Harvard University
Best EdTech PR Firm
Finalists:
PR With Panache
J Harrison Public Relations Group
