Best of the Best Lists

Are you looking for remote desktop controller apps, tools, and resources that you can use in your school district? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

iTALC  – iTALC is a classroom management solution for teachers; features include overview mode, remote computer control, text messages, homeschooling, and all the other features associated with classroom monitoring apps. This app lets teachers monitor the computes within their network in multiple ways. iTALC is free, and it uses open-source code that any user can download and modify for their specific needs.

SmartMedia Pro – This software allows remote control and virtual classroom management. It has been created to monitor the classroom and allows teachers to communicate directly with students by integrating technology into the classroom. It provides the tools needed to control and manage computers and different devices in the class, transfer and share files in an easy way, share any application, and broadcast a movie. This app showcases content created by students, monitors the student’s screen and computers by groups, blocks student’s devices, blanks their screens when needed, and many other functions. It also provides cross-compatibility that works with Windows, Linux, Android, iOS. You can transfer and share files with other users, communicate with them through voice/ text messages, manage exams, and more.

Are you looking for apps, tools, and resources that you can use to help reluctant readers? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

Epic!– This is an eBook library for children under 12 in North America with over 15,000 top-shelf books; there is a version available for educators and one for parents (home). Epic! for the home is the version for children; this app accommodates four children profiles that function independently of one another. Available for only $4.99 per month. Epic for educators is the version for educators and librarians; it is free in the US and Canada.

Reading Rainbow– Reading Rainbow is a way to provide your child with an extensive collection of books—up to 10 million books and video field trips for children. This app has an extensive library of books that would engage kids for a long time and awaken their imagination. The recommended age for children to use this app is three through nine years old; the book collections include fiction and nonfiction, as well as videos of field trips hosted by LeVar Burton.

Reading Intro by Oz Phonics– Reading intro by Oz Phonics is designed to help anyone with reading difficulties—especially for kids with dyslexia. The app helps the user recognize the sound of any letter with the use of simple, fun tasks. The app introduces users to short vowel sounds, 10 consonant sounds, and up to 15 letter-sound relationships. The app uses a reading system called the Oz Phonics reading system, which includes American and Australian accent options. The current suite of iPad apps covers many of the United States Common Core State Standard Reading specifications.

Raz-Kids– Raz-kids is a website built to help teachers track their students’ progress in level-based reading challenges that span 29 interactive levels. On the site, teachers can easily track each student’s progress with the eQuizes comprehension tests that come with the over 400 eBooks. More books are added every month. Students can be digitally assessed via the online records generated by the site after the student take an eQuiz. The app always aims to strengthen the connection between home and classroom by allowing students to be connected to the learning resources.

Sail the Book– Sail the Book uses Google Earth to transport the reader on a virtual journey to locations mentioned in six inspirational books of maritime nonfiction literature. Google earth also involves activities that use the ruler tool, historical imagery, and street view. 

Voice Dream Reader – Voice Dream Reader, has two main functions: to turn text into speech and to assist writers with proofreading their texts. For readers that struggle with dyslexia, vision challenges, or simply those that comprehend better auditorily, Voice Dream Reader can read any text aloud in 30 languages and 186 voices. Words are auto highlighted on the screen to improve comprehension and retention. The user can change the reading speed, highlight or take notes, and change the font size, color, or spacing. To assist writers with proofreading their texts, Voice Dream Reader can help writers find the right words through phonetic and meaning searches (“enuf” brings up the word “enough” and “giant water mammal” brings up “whale”). It automatically creates an outline to help writers structure their documents—reordering sections is as easy as dragging and dropping. And proofreading is as easy as listening. Writers hear their work read aloud and can more easily spot grammar errors, typos, and awkward wording.

Bookopolis Book Search– This is a social network for young readers with a built-in book discovery feature. Teachers can use this platform to build a society of readers and writers from their classes. Students can partake in book reviews and critical thinking to develop opinion writing. Teachers can track and critique a student’s work. The BookQuest option is useful for finding new book reading suggestions.

Booktrack Classroom – This is the latest educational app that allows teachers and students to add or create their personal movie-like soundtrack to books and stories. It has been shown to improve comprehension by 17% and engagement by 30%. It can be integrated across various subjects and is suitable for all grades K-12.

Are you looking for reference apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

Class Hook- This app helps teachers find pop-culture references from movies and popular TV shows that are relevant to the educational process. Class Hook makes it easy to find media references to create teachable moments that help you grab and hold students’ attention.

Bird Song Id Reference–  Identify American birds by their songs and calls. The automated recognition system includes a library of about 241 distinct bird calls and songs. It is rated 9 over 10 by Bird Watching Magazine for being extremely accurate. This app allows you to keep an accurate diary of birds based on the work done by elite ecologists behind this technology.

Diigo– This app helps students get familiar with the process of research work. It teaches them to get information from research papers. It also allows them to bookmark sites, highlight information, add sticky notes to pages, organize references, and write comments about a web page.

iversity– iversity lets schools provide their students with course materials on the Internet. They do this by allowing faculties to set up a website for their courses and upload teaching materials, so their students to have access to it. It’s free and can be used to share observations, links, and references in research groups; and announce guest lectures, conferences, and calls for papers.

Mendeley– Mendeley is a social network that allows you to organize your documents, references, research, and papers with a quick click. You can even collaborate with other users through this software, making it your productivity hub.

Visual Thesaurus – The Visual Thesaurus is a dictionary and thesaurus that creates color-coded interactive word maps. It lets users find the precise word they are looking for, develop a better vocabulary through exposure to new but related words, master word usage by accessing definitions and example sentences, and learn to pronounce words correctly through listening to correct pronunciation recordings. The Visual Thesaurus also includes 39,000 proper nouns such as historical figures, phrases, and trademarks.

Word Hippo – Word Hippo is a one-stop website for all your word needs. It includes a dictionary, thesaurus, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, example sentences, translations into over 80 languages, the ability to find words of different lengths based on specific letters or blends, the ability to find words in different forms (plural, past tense, present tense, etc.), and the ability to hear pronunciations. Word Hippo is particularly useful for ELL students, during writing or literacy classes, or while playing a Scrabble-type game.

Are you looking for reading fluency apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

1000 Sight Words Superhero– Children learn to read and spell the 1000 most commonly repeated words. The app groups these sight words into 50 sets containing 20 words each to avoid flooding the child with 1000 words at once. To avoid unintended repetition, the user can highlight words previously learned and focus on new words or a set of words.

First Sight Words Professional– The First Sight Words Professional is designed to help your child attain reading fluency. This app has more than 300 of the most common words in the English language; it focuses on the essential vocabulary your children will need throughout their lives. It also includes a list of about 100 common nouns as well as five levels of vocabulary to take your child from pre-kindergarten to third grade.

Speakaboos – This is an interactive reading app designed for children ages 2–6. It features real-along highlighting to capture kids’ attention and help build early reading skills. It also features touch screen interactions to engage children in reading and improve comprehension and fluency. This app is free for a seven-day trial period, followed by the option to subscribe. A wide selection of kids’ favorite books is available; the stories have one or all of the “read to me,” “read by myself,” or “read and play,” options.

Read With Me Fluency – This is a tool that helps train reading fluency in children. Teachers can create content for their classroom offline or online (both modes cannot be used simultaneously). Content can be accessed on the app, PC, or paper printout. As students read, they are recorded (audio and video), and the teacher notes mistakes and problem words that can be corrected later. The app collects student data that can be accessed by the teacher.

NaturalReader – NaturalReader is a resource for children with reading difficulties, even those without any learning disability. It works by copying text from any supported source into the tool. The free version works fine on documents, and the paid version allows users to save sound files they create and add NaturalReader to their toolbar. Spell checking, conversation control, and an OCR (Optical Character Reader) functions are available in the paid version.

Reading Fluency Builder– This app goes straight to the point and tackles your child’s reading fluency and speed by pushing them to obtain grade-level reading expectations. Reading Fluency builder has been proven to help even the most hesitant learners. This app is designed to create a fun, game-like environment that uses modeled and repeated reading to increase fluency. This app has been tested for use by children with special needs and adults with aphasia; it can also be used by people learning English as a second language.

ThinkFluency – ThinkFluency is a streamlined reading fluency assessment tool for teachers. Teachers can use pre-loaded passages or upload their own. To track reading errors, simply tap the text where the error was made. The app automatically calculates the word per minute (WPM) rate, tracks the words that were missed, and counts the number of errors.

Literably– Literably is an assessment tool that helps teachers monitor how their students are improving in reading. With many choices for levels and reading passages, teachers can test oral reading without the added stress of evaluation, composition, and grading. Literably will complete tests on its own and give feedback to the teacher, which they can either disseminate to the students or use it to teach their classes better. This is perfect for use with a single student or class-wide.

ReadingIQ – is a literacy platform that brings a personalized reading experience to each child based on his or her needs. With ReadingIQ’s exclusive Reading Level Assessments, parents and teachers can be confident their child or students will find kid-friendly books that match their reading level. Reading Level Assessments, which take just minutes to complete, dynamically adjust their degree of difficulty in response to each child’s performance. ReadingIQ then recommends books at the appropriate level for the child. As children use ReadingIQ and improve their reading comprehension and fluency skills, the platform periodically prompts them to retake Reading Level Assessments to adjust their recommended level.

LightSail Education –  Teachers can use LightSail Education to monitor their students’ reading in real-time and in detail. Teachers and students can monitor students’ per-page progress through books in addition to their performance on Common Core-aligned assessment tasks. This tool also provides students with access to books in the school’s digital library, which can be downloaded for later use. Teachers can also make use of testing results to track student progress over time.

Fluency Tutor for Google– Fluency Tutor for Google helps students by making reading aloud more satisfying and fun. This app is well suited for teachers who want to make good use of their time, for struggling readers, and for students who are learning English as their second language. The app is easy to use; it allows students to record their reading and share with their teachers rather than reading aloud in class.

Are you looking for reading comprehension apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

ReadingIQ – is a literacy platform that brings a personalized reading experience to each child based on his or her needs. With ReadingIQ’s exclusive Reading Level Assessments, parents and teachers can be confident their child or students will find kid-friendly books that match their reading level. Reading Level Assessments, which take just minutes to complete, dynamically adjust their degree of difficulty in response to each child’s performance. ReadingIQ then recommends books at the appropriate level for the child. As children use ReadingIQ and improve their reading comprehension and fluency skills, the platform periodically prompts them to retake Reading Level Assessments to adjust their recommended level.

StudySync ELA – is a complete English Language Arts curriculum designed to meet the rigorous academic needs of today’s classroom. With over 2000 works of literature –with an increasingly diverse selection of titles in English and Spanish, StudySync is now available for students and teachers. StudySync’s unmatched blend of contemporary and classic literature comes together with the program’s rigorous reading routines to dynamically instruct students toward mastery. The robust skill lessons ensure students build foundational language and comprehension skills, as well as reading, writing, and research on inquiry skills every day. Resources are organized around a first read, a close read, and an associated skill lesson. English learner skill lessons emphasize explicit vocabulary instruction, language acquisition, and reading comprehension.

Whooo’s Reading– The goal of Whooo’s Reading is accelerated reading comprehension and improved writing skills. By using open-ended questions instead of the standard true/false and multiple-choice style, students are required to think independently about texts. The Whooo’s Reading program automatically reminds students to improve their writing by asking them to cite evidence or answer all the parts of a question. Teachers can monitor student’s reading with automatic quiz results, graded by the Whooo’s Reading app, available in the teacher dashboard. To increase student motivation, students earn Wisdom Coins for reading and writing. These can be spent on accessories and items for their Owlvatars (owl avatars).

Main Idea Sentences– Main Idea Sentences can help stabilize children’s reading comprehension skills. Understanding the main idea of a reading passage is one of the core abilities tested all the way up through standardized tests like the SAT. Aimed for children second to fifth grade, Main Idea Sentences aims to make sure that learning the main idea of a story will never be a problem again. Whether in a  paragraph or a story, this app will take your child through the passage step-by-step until they learn what it is about and shows how to identify it in the future.

Literacy Assessment Online– Literacy Assessment Online is a browser-based tool that can be used to track students’ reading progress. Testing typically takes up a lot of time and energy from both teachers and students, but not anymore. A teacher can track literacy standards quickly and easily with Literacy Assessment Online. Whether tracking reading speed, word accuracy, reading comprehension, main idea identification, plot review, character analysis, or any skill, teachers can get immediate feedback on how each student is doing. Having this information readily available helps classes to keep improving and allows teachers to figure out what is and is not working for their pupils.

Literatu– Literatu is an assessment method for teachers of children grades kindergarten through twelve. Using a basic curriculum, Literatu will assess students in a timely way through formative assignments. It will test them in all areas of reading and reading comprehension and understanding. It provides instantaneous feedback and has absolutely no limitations or constraints.

Lexia^® RAPID™ Assessment– Lexia^® RAPID™ Assessment is focused on reading and language assessment and combines data three times a year to help gauge your students’ reading progress. It measures word recognition, academic language use, and reading comprehension for kindergarten through second grade as well as complex knowledge, understanding, and skill application in grades three through twelve. This app can be used in combination with Lexia^® Core5^® Reading and Lexia® PowerUp Literacy to optimize reading experiences and reading groups in schools.

SyncBlasts – offers reading and writing assignments that present engaging, inquiry-based instruction in Science. Providing a variety of rich read/write lessons with multimedia resources—including a news show, Previews, and Explainer videos—SyncBlasts is designed to intellectually engage students and foster academic inquiry and conversation. Science SyncBlasts delve deep into scientific research and discoveries—all through a contemporary lens. The writing prompts are aligned to standards and offer reading comprehension, a student QuikPoll, and compelling discussion questions to support student inquiry. New SyncBlasts, presenting a variety of voices and perspectives with vetted, age-appropriate, compelling research links, are published each school day at three Lexile®-levels. A selection of SyncBlasts lessons is available in Spanish.

Are you looking for Q & A apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

HiNative– HiNative is an app specifically designed to ask questions about any language you want and get answers from real native speakers around the world. You can ask questions such as, “How do you say this in German?” “What’s the difference between these two words?” “Is my pronunciation correct?” You can also teach other users about your native language and the uniqueness. We have a friendly, give-and-take community waiting to help!

Albert– Albert is an online tool to help students prepare for AP (Advanced Placement) and standardized tests. Albert includes over 20,000 questions, all with in-depth explanations and answers so that a student can master every question. In alignment with College Board, Albert is one of only a few fully updated resources for test prep. Thousands of students have used Albert and have increased their test scores, proving its effectiveness.

Algebrator– Algebrator is one of the leading math tutoring apps available. Using Algebrator’s step-by-step explanations of the answers to even the most difficult math problems, students can learn to solve homework problems in a way that is easy to understand. Algebrator can be used by parents, adult learners, and homeschoolers to improving their math skills.

Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universe – Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universe is an app that explains the principles of the Universe through simple, fun experiments. Including ten experiments, students will learn the answers to questions about the stars and planets such as: Why do planets stay in orbit around stars? Why do objects fall at different speeds? And why is time not the same for everyone? Each experiment has an interactive “game-style” portion and then a more in-depth text-based reflection on the theories behind

Spanish Word Wizard for Kids – Spanish Word Wizard for Kids uses a talking, movable alphabet to allow students to see and hear the sounds of letters and words. It is an immersive Spanish app, with no translation. With over 1,500 questions and answers as well as the ability to add custom words to create spelling quizzes, Spanish Word Wizard for Kids makes a valued addition to any beginner or intermediate Spanish class. Both Latino and Castilian voices are included.

QR Treasure Hunt Generator– This app is designed for teachers who want to make their students move around while having fun with the learning process. This app requires no Internet connection. Teachers can input a vast amount of questions and answers into the app, which in turn generates a QR code for each item. The QR code can be pasted anywhere for students to find, students with the most correct answers to the questions they find win.

Lawrence Hall of Science: 24/7 Science– Lawrence Hall of Science: 24/7 Science answers all the questions of inquisitive young minds. It combines interactive experiments and virtual explanations for all sorts of questions from scientific to existential. This app will satisfy your child’s curiosity while creating fun and unique things for them to do to reinforce new knowledge. The app includes numerous mini-games, trivia, fun facts, and activities to explore.

Are you looking for QR code apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

OoGali– OoGla provides you with a smoother, more efficient way to collect data for the price of less than a ream of paper. It records student behavior automatically, in real time using innovations such as QR codes and mobile technology so that you do not have to even look at your device. Guide your students by spending quality time interacting with them instead of focusing on your record book or your device. OoGalidoes one thing, which is to record behavior (good or bad). You decide what you make of it.

QR Treasure Hunt Generator– This app is designed for teachers who want to make their students move around while having fun with the learning process. This app requires no Internet connection. Teachers can input a vast amount of questions and answers into the app, which in turn generates a QR code for each item. The QR code can be pasted anywhere for students to find, students with the most correct answers to the questions they find win.

QR Wild– This is a QR Scavenger Hunt game. With this app, anyone can create scavenger hunts by generating QR codes that can be pasted in the real world or on the web. The game uses a point system based on the QR codes found. QR codes can also serve as hints for finding other hidden QR codes. You can sync the app to your social media account for easy sharing with friends and family.

Are you looking for PSAT apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

MindSnacks SAT Vocab– MindSnacks apps are typically language-based, but now they are focusing on building your SAT Vocabulary abilities. There are nine great games to teach you all the SAT, PSAT, and GRE vocab words you need to know. The SAT can be stressful, but passing it is crucial for entrance into college. This app has 25 lessons, and the first one is free. The app teaches the words along with their meaning, context, spelling, synonyms, and antonyms.

PrepMe– Academic success requires more than just working hard; it involves working smart. Improve your test scores by consistently practicing test questions specially designed for you. Use PrepMe to provide a unique approach to ACT^®, SAT^®, and PSAT^® test preparation, using customized tests tailored to shore up your weaknesses while considering the amount of time you have before your exam date arrives.

Are you looking for project management apps, tools, and resources that you can use in your school? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

eCampusPro – This is an LMS platform that enables you to launch an effective, low-cost e-learning solution for projects of any scale. This platform offers complete project management services and provides software and systems simulations using content writing smart simulators.

Project Foundry– This is a learning tool that allows students to plan and monitor their learning progress; it helps teachers to sort student projects and submissions efficiently. The centralized collection of projects will enable students to easily access and assemble.

LiveBinders– If you have ever struggled with keeping papers organized in large notebook binders, you may be interested in knowing how this app solves so many binder problems. LiveBinders is an easy way to keep all your files, books, and resources organized in one place, online. Anyone can access it, and it prevents worksheets and books from being lost or stolen, and it ensures that your materials are available to be used when you need them. Teachers can use LiveBinders to organize curriculum or organize classroom projects.

Academus CRS – This is a low-cost, versatile, non-web solution for classroom planning, interactivity, and management. It is available for free on the Android and Microsoft Windows platform, an iOS version in development. This app allows teachers to monitor and evaluate students in real-time and provides corrections to assessments; reports can be generated and saved or exported in MS Excel format.

Hapara– With the Hapara tools, teachers will be able to monitor their student’s efforts across all G Suite applications, highlight students browsing activities, encourage live engagement, and provide support to group projects and assignments. Hapara provides clear and simple visibility into learning as it helps schools adopt the digital learning style by making the viewing and management of students’ work in the cloud as easy as possible.

LoiLoNote– LoiLoNote is a perfect app for the classroom to organize your collabs, lessons, presentations, projects, and more in real time. With your teammates or teachers, you can utilize video, text, maps, drawings, pictures, and more in a single place. The app is intended to be used by students or teachers. It can also be used jointly by teachers from multiple classes to provide multidisciplinary interaction. Whether you use this app to come up with new ideas or to work on a final group project, the app can help you keep it all in one place.

Spiral – With Spiral’s suite of free educational apps, teachers can transform their classroom into an interactive learning space. Apps can be used by the teacher to give quick formative assessments, help compile student portfolios, facilitate group projects, and turn any video into a live chat with discussion questions. Students simply need to have a device (smartphone, tablet, computer), and Spiral takes care of the rest, linking the devices and pushing out the teacher-designed content. Teachers can load pre-designed content or ask questions on the fly—Spiral can adapt to any teaching style. There is even a grade book section that teachers can use to document summative assessments, record student notes, and export to share with parents. Spiral can be applied across grade levels and with any subject.

Composica – This system integrates authoring freedom and flexibility.  It uses an HTML5-based authoring solution for interactive e-learning content and real-time collaboration. The system reduces development time by saving, cataloging, and reusing pieces of content from previous projects. It also allows teammates to see what everyone is working on, open tasks, review notes, post on the project’s wall, and group chat.

Edmodo– While social networking has received its fair share of criticism about the bad influence it tolerates, this app is unlike all that. Edmodo is a powerful tool that can be used to pool the creative thinking of students. It helps them think critically while fostering student-teacher partnerships to create projects.

gTasks– No excuse for lateness or sloppy timelines with gTasks! One of the difficulties of a challenging project is organization and time management, especially for students who haven’t practiced skills in projects of such magnitude. gTasks remind students of the deadlines they’ve set for the projects they have by syncing tasks with Google Tasks and adding reminders to their Google Calendars.

Next Lesson Marketplaces– Next Lesson is a platform created to implement and manage modern projects with the mission of building a better tomorrow by finding an answer to the lingering question, “How can we unleash projects students love?” NextLesson is built on the foundation that students learn using activities and contextual lessons; the platform incorporates an awareness of the challenges facing students and educators with the new Common Core standards. Activities available on the platform have been tested in classroom settings and include materials (video, worksheets, websites, references to apps) and comprehensive teacher guides where necessary. Materials are accessible from any device, any time you want.

Realtime Board – Realtime Board is an online whiteboard for visual team collaboration used by project managers, content creators, designers, app and web developers, marketers, consultants, strategists, creative agencies, and design thinkers all over the world to develop their ideas and projects. The app’s collaborating tools include real-time PWing, comments, text chat, voice and video chat, screen sharing, and daily notifications. It also includes whiteboard tools such as sticky notes, freehand drawing, shapes, links, texts, and presentation mode.

Are you looking for professional development apps, tools, and resources that you can use to make you a better educator? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

CampusCE Education Management – This is a platform designed to provide infrastructure automation for educational communities using web-based applications to link administrators, faculty, and students. It is useful for community and vocational colleges, continuing and community education, professional development, workforce training, corporate universities, and government.

CourseStage – CourseStage is a mobile-responsive learning management system (LMS) designed to support professional development initiatives. This software has a built-in quiz engine that allows users to make data-driven decisions. The interface is designed for personal and business branding that supports e-learning with options to store current and future learning experiences.

Discovery Education – Discovery Education is a big player in EdTech. The company has established itself as the leading provider of digital curriculum resources, digital content, and professional development for K-12 classrooms. Around 5.6 million students across all 50 states and Canada are currently using Discovery Education. Discovery Education Streaming Plus, the comprehensive digital service supplementing instruction across all K-12 curricular areas, was recently the winner of the EdTech Digest’s Cool Tool Award in the Content Provider Solution category. Discovery Education Streaming Plus supplements instruction materials for all K–12 curricular areas. The supplemental materials include lesson plans, instructional strategies, and other content. Every possible source of content is available to students, including primary source documents, books, tapes, audio files, videos, podcasts, interviews, images, and more.

EzTraxx – This software is designed to offer professional development, graduate study/tuition reimbursement, and online training and teacher evaluation processes. This app saves time, slashes costs, and enables data-driven decision-making.

PebblePad– PebblePad is designed to act as an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio). It is a Personal Learning Space used in diverse learning contexts such as schools, colleges, universities, and professional bodies. It is useful for students, teachers, and testers for personal development planning; continuing professional development; and learning, teaching, and assessment. PebblePad was created with everything set to revolve around the student. It provides a framework to help users save records of learning, achievement, and goals. It also has a reflective structure underlining all its core elements.

PlayPosit– PlayPosit allows you to create interactive videos for your flipped classroom. It has revolutionary features that let instructors assess learning in real time and increase student participation. The admin dashboard helps to monitor success stats and provides content-specific, personalized professional development. Responsive videos fast-track learning by enhancing memory, making classes flow better and more efficiently.

SchoolZen – An administration solution that allows you to manage your school, critical data, student attendance, tests, examinations, parent portal, and so on. This software can be used to automate school management systems, build process workflows, and enhance communication systems and controls. It draws from lesson observation data and analytics to plan for teacher professional development.

Study.com – With over 25,000 video lessons and other resources, Study.com allows students to extend their knowledge of course content from home, or it can be incorporated into classroom lessons to meet student differentiation needs. There are options to take coursework for college credit, to receive homework help or complete study prep, and engage in professional development work. With videos ranging from the history of Sparta to working with fractions, Study.com can be used with students from K-12 and beyond. Any college credit earned is easily transferrable to over 1,500 U.S. colleges and universities. Teachers can enroll their classroom, assign videos and lessons, and even access printable resources such as worksheets designed to pair with video content.

SwiftAssess – An assessment authoring, management, delivery, and tracking platform for teachers, schools, universities, and professional training. With SwiftAssess, you get the following: automating admission, transforming students’ course work and activities, continuous professional development, and accreditation compliance. SwiftAssess brings a new dimension to the way students are evaluated and aligned with common core standards

Teach Boost – Teach Boost is a platform for teachers and administrators to assist in providing feedback and teacher evaluations. It is designed to foster effective educators and improve student outcomes. There are three segments in the Teach Boost program: Observations and Evaluations, Coaching and Mentorship, and Professional Development. Observations and Evaluations allow administrators to customize forms, rubrics, and observation cycles and streamline the overall evaluation process to fit the needs of the school. Coaching and Mentorship help develop sustainable coaching and mentoring programs through customized coaching engagements. It helps eliminate paperwork and simplifies scheduling. The Professional Development segment is a hub for schools to manage, document, and share professional development resources.

TurnItIn for Educators – TurnItIn for Educators is a website that helps support academic integrity in schools. Teachers can detect plagiarized content with the world’s most effective plagiarism detection software. Using forensic linguistic analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP), TurnItIn can determine if students are writing their own papers or using a third party. The website also provides professional development resources for teachers to improve the feedback they provide for students and lesson plans to use with students to build integrity skills.

Whetstone Education – A streamlined classroom observation software platform, Whetstone Education allows administrators to keep classroom observation notes, next steps, and weekly meeting agendas all in one place. With easy-to-use communication tools, administrators can conveniently share data and feedback with teachers and coaches. Whetstone Education also has built-in reporting features that make it easy to see each teacher’s professional growth needs to target coaching and professional development sessions.

Winjigo – This is a multipurpose, portable, user-friendly solution for all school management and administration activities. Winjigo is available in English, Arabic, and Spanish. It can be accessed anywhere, anytime. Features include tracked student performance, teacher professional development, reports, and analyses.

With real-time insights, schools are empowered to drive continuous improvement, optimize institutional effectiveness, and improve student achievement outcomes.