After some careful research, these are a few of the top apps being used by teachers this school year (2015-2016).
1. Class Dojo: Class Dojo is a classroom management app. This app allows students to pick an avatar for the class. Teachers can then add in positive and negative behaviors that the student may earn or lose points for. The teacher will then give or take away points based on the students choices. The avatar on the screen shows a total of points the student has earned. The teacher is able to add notes to points that are taken away or earned. Class Dojo also has a private messaging system where parents and teachers can communicate through an email based system. A new feature that was recently added to Class Dojo is something called Class Story. This is where the teacher can send out class-wide messages and pictures, etc. Class Dojo is an excellent tool for communication about student behavior.
This app is available in a web-based format, Android, and IOS (Apple). This app is free.
2. Educreations: This app is an iPad app that allows students to create presentations on a white board format. The app is basically a blank white board with a pen and recording feature. The students can record themselves working out a math problem, solving an equation, etc. The can then share their recording with others. This is also a great app that teachers can use to model or demonstrate how to do something. This app also allows the user to upload pictures, graphic organizers, etc. and write and draw on them and then record as you teach the material. You can then upload your videos and students can watch the videos at a later date. This is an excellent app for teachers to use for mini lessons or for students to use to model and show their learning and thinking in just about any subject. This app is available on IOS and web-based. It is free.
3. Remind (Formerly known as Remind 101): This is app is a communication tool for teachers and parents. This app allows teachers to send text messages to anyone who subscribes to their class. The texting feature does not give parents your personal cell phone number. The app creates you a phone number through the app. The Remind app also has a private chat feature where you can privately chat with parents one on one. This is a great app that gives teachers the ability to send reminders out to parents. Through this app, you can also send out pictures and videos of your class to your parents. This app is available web-based, IOS, and Android. This app is free.
4. Kahoot: This app is a great app to engage students in learning. Through this app, students log in on their own device and participate in an online gaming style quiz. As the students enter their answer, they are awarded points and students compete against each other in friendly competition. Teachers are able to create quizzes based on curriculum content. Students can even create quizzes on what they are learning and share the quiz with their teacher. This is a great app to use when reviewing for a test or reviewing a unit of study. Students love the game format and it makes learning fun and engaging. This app is free. It is available on IOS, Android, and web-based.
5. Seesaw: This app is a personal portfolio for students. This app allows students to upload pictures of work, projects, etc. They can then make notations on their pictures, record audio, and video about their work. This app creates a portfolio that they can save all of their work. Students can share their work with their teachers and parents. This gives parents the opportunity to see what students are learning and doing in the classroom. The teacher can also upload worksheet and questions for the students to answer and respond to. The Seesaw app also provides a blogging format for students to blog and comment on others blogs. This is a great learning app that turns the classroom into a digital community. This app is available on IOS and Android. The app is free, but the program cost for whole schools to implement it across the school.
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