App of the Week
Helping students in grades 1-8 develop fact and computational fluency.
Formats: iPad app Website: Door 24 Plus What does it help with? Door 24 Plus helps students establish a foundation based on fact fluency and then builds computatio...
ClassTag contains a suite of delightfully simple tools that empowers teachers and school leaders to build personal connections, encourage parental involvement and get visibility into which students are engaging and who needs additional support.
Formats: Website and app for iOS and Android devices. Website: http://classtag.com ClassTag contains a suite of delightfully simple tools that empowers teachers and school ...
A reading program that provides intervention for students from 4th grade through adults.
12-word description of app/product: A reading program that provides intervention for students from 4 th grade through adults. Formats: Online software Website: https://www.readinghor...
Replaces textbooks with cost-effective, interactive and data-driven learning experiences
12-word description of app/product: Perceivant replaces textbooks with cost-effective, interactive and data-driven learning experiences Formats: Web-based with a mobile application for...
A blended intervention program to diagnose struggling readers and build foundational literacy skills.
12 word description of app/product: A blended intervention program to diagnose struggling readers and build foundational literacy skills. Formats: Access Code operates on multiple devi...
Reading, comprehension, literacy, writing, and project-based learning. It engages K–8 students to help them become informed global citizens and further connect them to digital fiction and nonfiction books—a first-of-its-kind feature for classrooms.
myON, by Renaissance, has expanded its literacy ecosystem to include Renaissance myON News, powered by News-O-Matic Formats: Web-based, Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Chrome OS. Website: ...
Coaching platform enables teacher PD using teaching videos and online collaboration tools
Formats: Web-based, Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Chrome OS. Website: www.edthena.com Edthena is a classroom observation platform which makes video-based coaching and p...
A digital portfolio for students to create, share and showcase their smarts
Format : web-based platform Website: www.bulbapp.com What does it help with? As students consider college and career readiness, it can be overwhelming to think ...
A privacy-compliant bridge for care coordination among educators, providers, and families.
12-word description of app/product: A privacy-compliant bridge for care coordination among educators, providers, and families. Formats: Online platform (available on all browsers) and mobi...
An interactive tool for exploring Earth's ecosystems, climate, biodiversity and human impacts
Formats: App for iOS and website based. Website: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/biomeviewer What does it help with? It is an engaging tool that gets students thinking about ot...
A free tool designed to help educators determine their students’ progress toward ACT and SAT benchmarks as early as 6th grade, and up to 12th grade.
Formats: Free web page available on all browsers. Website: https://www.renaissance.com/act-sat-benchmark-tool/ What does it help with? This is a free tool designed to help educ...
Digital publisher with engaging, comprehensive curriculum and test prep materials for districts
12 word description of app/product: Digital publisher with engaging, comprehensive curriculum and test prep materials for districts Formats: Shmoop online courses and test prep ca...
An Animation App to Engage Your Students
Bringing the creative experience and learning to another level with Plotagon Website: https://plotagon.com/education Formats: Plotagon is available as a free download...
Teacher-parent communication tool that helps students succeed, for free!
Formats : iOS, Android and web. Website : Goappletree.com What does it help with? Appletree provides a simple platform with a well-designed user interface for te...
Comprehensive, interactive math e-books for 3rd and 4th Grade
Formats: Available on iPad, iPhone and Mac. Website: http://www.baobabeducation.com/ Once the e-books are downloaded, no Internet connection is needed. What do they help w...
From assignments to collaboration, Showbie is an easy-to-use classroom management platform
Formats: Website and app for iOS devices Website: www.showbie.com Showbie is an easy-to-use classroom management platform. It helps teachers bring their classroom tog...
A digital portfolio for students to create, share & showcase their smarts
Format : Web-based platform Website: www.bulbapp.com What does it help with? As students consider college and career readiness, it can be overwhelming...
Yup provides on-demand math homework help for students in grades 3-12.
12 word description of app/product: Yup provides on-demand math homework help for students in grades 3-12. Formats: Website and app for iOS devices The Yup app is available on Appl...
TypeTastic School Edition is a gamified K-12 keyboarding curriculum.
12 word description of app/product: TypeTastic School Edition is a gamified K-12 keyboarding curriculum. Formats: Website Website: https://edu.typetastic.com What does it he...
Studytracks puts music to curriculum to drive student engagement, retention and achievement.
12-word description of app/product: Studytracks puts music to curriculum to drive student engagement, retention and achievement. Formats: App for Android and iOS devices Website ...
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