Which Education Apps Should Teachers And Students Know About?
And further, what are the best apps to make that happen? The best little bits of software to use tomorrow, in your school, to make your classroom go?
This is, strangely, not a frequent topic for us. We are more interested in helping you push your classroom towards something unrecognizable–something that reflects the extraordinary change the world has seen but many public schools have somehow resisted. Something that centers students, helps them learn what’s worth understanding, and then equips them–and you–to make that learning happen.
But what if that’s not your bag? What if you have a classroom and standards and tests and pressure and walkthroughs and parents and IEPs and 504s and classroom management issues and bandwidth problems and Draconian district filtering and that’s just the way it is? What then?
This is the reality that, if statistics don’t mislead, most of you face on a daily basis. The good news is, there is a lot you can do in a traditional, top-down, ‘high-pressure’ school or classroom. The apps below represent 60 (which conveniently works out to about one per week if you want to try them that way) of the best apps for your classroom.
What’s An Education App?
First, it’s probably useful to define what an ‘education app’ is. In this case, we’re going to consider an ‘education app’ one designed intentionally to support teaching or learning–usually academic content but limited to traditional content areas.
There are apps that help teachers gather data, scan exams, contact parents, promote research, keep notes, share documents, or even flip your classroom. They can also help students learn new content, review existing content, connect with other students, use their phones to identify plants and animals, and more.
60 Of The Best Education Apps For Your Classroom
Google Classroom is Google’s platform that allows teachers to organize, distribute, and grade assignments through a simple, Google Drive-like platform.
Quizlet is a way for teachers and students to create flashcards for studying.
Khan Academy allows anyone to learn most academic content for free.
MarcoPolo World School is an engaging way for elementary school students to learn a range of content through likable characters exploring the world.
YouTube is polarizing and full of junk but is also one of the deepest sources for incredible content mankind has ever created.
MasterClass isn’t ‘a formal education app’ but offers a growing library of simple, engaging video content.
RubricScorer is a simple app that doesn’t exactly what the title suggests.
Anchor is an app that makes it simple to create podcasts.
Epic is like Netflix but for children’s books.
CK-12 allows teachers to create custom digital eTextbooks and other digital learning curriculum.
BiomeViewer is a science wonderful app to let students explore biomes across the planet.
Google Earth allows students to go almost anywhere on earth, exploring cities, landmarks, topographical features, and more.
Minecraft: Education Edition
Padlet
Socratic
edX
Google Arts & Culture
Civilization 6
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Sky Guide
Quizziz
Seesaw
Educreations
Microsoft Teams
Vocabulary Builder
Waking Up by Sam Harris
Amazon Kindle
Google Drive
LitCharts
Reality Composer
Waypoint EDU
Memrise Language Learning
BrainPOP
Seneca Women
WolframAlpha
Desmos Graphic Calculator
Explain EDU
Musicate
Slice Fractions 2
Prompts For Writing
GeoGebra Augmented Reality
Droplet
TED
Flipgrid
Kahoot!
Brilliant
Coursera
Prodigy
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Seek by iNaturalist allows students to identify plants and animals through their smartphones.
Tappity: K-5 Science
Udemy
CodeSpark Academy
Photomath
Duolingo
Planboard
Moshi
Nebo
Khan Academy Kids
Microsoft OneNote
Class Dojo
Newsela
PBS Kids Games
60 Of The Best Education Apps For Your Classroom