App of the Week
Ormi is an all-device, all-OS classroom teaching platform designed for BYOD and 1:1 learning environments.
Formats: Downloads to any device
OneNote adds new add-in’s again to their preeminent killer app for education
Formats: website login, iOS and android
Explain Everything is an interactive screencasting whiteboard promoting creativity, idea-sharing, collaboration, and knowledge-building
Formats: App for iOS, Windows, Android and Chromebook devices
PlanetHS is the extracurricular management platform that brings together all aspects of student-life activities
Formats: web- and mobile-based
MIDAS combines the utility of up to 13 siloed systems, including SIS, LMS, and CMS
Formats: Website based and accessible on any device
Imagine Easy Scholar provides authentic reading and writing skills students need to ensure success in school and in life
Format: website, iOS, Android
The Answer Pad provides Formative & Summative Assessment for the 1:1 & B.Y.O.D. Classroom
Format: Web-based for teachers, web-based or iOS or Andriod Apps for Students
Bloomz is a classroom app that saves teachers time by helping them connect, coordinate, and communicate with today’s generation of parents
Formats: PC, Mac, tablet and mobile devices, for both iOS and Android
BrainPOP is cross-curricular digital content including animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and concept mapping
Formats: Mobile-ready website, iOS, Android, Windows
Kahoot! provides learning through creation of educational games and new understanding through playing them
Formats: Website based, works on any device.
Flexcat by Lightspeed is a classroom audio system enhancing teacher/student communication
Format: Wearable and tabletop classroom audio system
Magisto is a movie maker app solution for simple video making for student projects
Formats: web and mobile IOs and Android
Newsela unlocks the written word by delivering news content at just-right reading levels
Formats: Website and app for iOS devices
ClassFlow is an interactive lesson-delivery platform that enhances student engagement
Formats: Website log-in. ClassFlow is cloud-based and works with all student devices and operating systems
Kids Discover Online is a web-based application offering a vast library of science and social studies material for elementary and middle-school students and educators
Formats: Website login. Can be streamed through any modern web browser, on any device, regardless of the screen size or the operating system
ClassDojo is a communication platform that helps teachers, parents and students create a community inside and around every classroom
Formats: Web, iOs, Android, PC/Mac
myON is a complete literacy environment that personalizes the learning experience for pre-K–12 students
Formats: Web application, mobile application (available for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire & Chromebooks)
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