"ClassDojo is a school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use every day to build close-knit communities by sharing what's being learned in the classroom home through photos, videos, and messages."
I have also used this app when I was in school and I believe especially for younger kids this is a great app to introduce into the classroom. It gives each student a character which makes it fun while also allow them to become more knowledgeable about technology.
"Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, "kahoots", are user-generated multiple-choice quizzes that can be accessed via a web browser or the Kahoot app."
Kahoot is a very fun and interactive game. In order to do well, you need to have paid attention in the classroom lesson so this shows which students have a better understanding of the lessons as well.
"Storybird is a unique language arts tool. We use illustrations to inspire students to write stories, and our standards-based writing curriculum engages students with age-appropriate video tutorials, writing challenges, quizzes, and more."
Story bird is a great tool to use when you are having students create their own stories into picture animations.
Flocabulary is a learning program for all grades that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement across the curriculum.
This is a great way to engage students who have a passion or love for music. Most people nowadays use music to relax and listen to the lyrics and figure out the deeper meaning. The use of flocabulary can be great for students to listen to the lyrics as they do with other music in order to learn what the lesson is about.
BrainPop (styled BrainPOP) is a group of educational websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12 (ages 6 to 17), together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
BrainPop uses animation to teach kids about a summary of the lesson. This will help grab kid's attention especially the students who don't have a long attention span.
Remind is a communication platform that helps educators reach students and parents where they are. Fast: Messages are sent in real-time to an entire class, a small group, or just a single person. You can also schedule announcements ahead of time and attach photos and other files.
The remind app is a great way to not only connect with your students so that they are getting easy and accessible text updates on what is going on in the classroom but also to help parents know what the updates are too.
Popplet is a mind-mapping application and graphic organizer that helps students think and learn visually. With Popplet learners can capture facts, thoughts, ideas in different ways and immediately connect and visualize the relationships between them.
This app will help students who are more visual learners to help understand what the lesson or assignment is asking. This is a great way to switch up ways of learning to accommodate everyone's preferences.
Flipgrid is a website and app that allows teachers to facilitate video discussions. Students are organized into groups and then given access to discussion topics.
Flipgrid is a great app to use when you are working with all ages. It allows for students to explain their reasonings and respond to peers through video clips. This can sometimes make it more personal and potentially help students understand better what others are saying.
"Google Classroom is a free web service developed by Google for schools that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments. ... Google Classroom integrates Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, and Calendar into a cohesive platform to manage student and teacher communication."
I believe it was a really helpful tool to help organize students' assignments and also give them notifications so they are on top of their game in the classroom.
ScratchJr is an introductory programming language that enables young children (ages 5-7) to create their own interactive stories and games. Children snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing.
This is a great app for kids who are visual learners as well. Being able to put what you learned into a picture will help the process of gaining knowledge a lot for those who have an easier time learning visually.
