As the a high school teacher and blogger, I use dozens of apps on my iPad every day. Some are must-have productivity apps that make planning my schedule, grading papers, creating professional documents, and staying organized simple. We’ve also added apps to help with research, information organization and delivery, connecting in the classroom and coordinating with other teachers. For this report, I’ve chosen over twenty of the best teacher blogs to gather together everything you need to run your class smoothly and effectively.
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Best Apps For High School Teachers
Zoom
Zoom app call.
A graph on Zoom.
Zoom app video call.
Zoom has undoubtedly become the darling app and communication center with so many more people currently working, studying, or simply hanging out at home. It has been the silver lining connecting us to our parents, our friends, our family, and our students and teachers. If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon, consider doing so now.
Zoom is a powerful cloud video conferencing platform that allows you to host “meetings” with hundreds of participants. Using the Zoom app, educators can share lesson plans, give instruction, swap files with students, and communicate directly with the group or individuals via chat, all within the app. The free version of the app supports unlimited 1-to-1 meetings and a 40-minute time limit on group meetings. The base paid version, starting at just $15 a month, offers meetings with up to 100 participants running up to 30 hours long.
Quizlet
Quizlet flashcards.
Quizlet games.
Quizlet study sets.
Quizlet lets you create free flashcards to make learning more effective. The app is completely free to use and offers access to millions of study sets created by teachers and learners. You can also find solutions for various problems across 64 subjects, all written and verified by experts. The app also offers study modes and in-class games so teachers can keep the students engaged throughout the lecture.
Kahoot!
Kahoot! app quiz option.
Kahoot! app games.
Kahoot! app quiz question.
Teachers love to turn a boring lesson into a game to motivate their students, but not everyone has the skills to make a game from scratch. Thankfully, the GetKahoot website makes it easy to turn your class into a gameshow. All you have to do is enter your prepared questions and answers into the site to create an instantly playable game. Your students can then download the Kahoot app to use as a buzzer to join in on the fun. Start with simple tasks on your home screen and view your key stats in your Profile area.
Seesaw
Seesaw app activity library.
Seesaw app student portfolio.
Seesaw app student portfolio.
Parents want to celebrate their children’s achievements every step of the way, so it’s important to keep them in the loop on their kids’ progress throughout the school year. With Seesaw, a student portfolio app, kids can store and post their best work to share with their parents. Teachers, on the other hand, can provide concrete examples of their students’ strengths and areas for improvement to their parents during teacher-parent meetings. Improvements to Activities make it a cinch to share activities with your classes, copy voice instructions, and find other teacher-contributed activities in the library.
Google Classroom
Google Classroom screen.
Google Classroom assignments.
Google Classroom grades.
If your school already uses the G Suite for Education (formerly known as Google Apps for Education), chances are you already know about Google Classroom. Not only can you distribute and grade assignments through the app, as well as organize all class materials on Google Drive, you can also reach your students more easily — either to make announcements or to engage them in discussions. Teachers can now boost engagement with the Student Selector, which randomly selects students from the roster, so you can motivate full classroom participation.
Remind
Remind app dashboard.
Remind app messages.
Remind app announcement.
Remind makes it easy for teachers to communicate with students and their parents in real-time outside of the classroom. You can make class announcements, initiate group chats, or contact people privately through the Remind app. Your messages, which can contain files, images, and links, can even be translated into more than 90 languages, making it possible to communicate with parents who are non-native English speakers.
Classtree
Classtree consent form.
Classtree photos.
Classtree messages.
Collecting those pesky parental consent forms from your students for field trips can be a nightmare, but Classtree makes the process painless and paperless. Unlike Remind, which simply notifies parents of the logistics of an upcoming field trip, Classtree actually lets you attach a consent form for parents to e-sign to go along with the announcement. The app lets you add optional questions, facilitates urgent queries, and manages comments from parents. The app even shows you exactly who has seen your note and who owes you a signed form.
Slack
Slack document preview.
Slack messages.
Slack channels.
It’s not just businesses that rely on Slack to keep employees connected: Professors and college students are increasingly turning to the messaging tool to stay in touch beyond school hours. Not only are some instructors hosting text-based “office hours” on the platform, but they are also pushing important reminders through the app to their students, just in case. You can now use the settings to switch Dark Mode on or off and upload multiple images simultaneously from the message box and in channels and threads for easy communication.
Trello
Trello checklist.
Trello boards.
Trello reminders.
Group projects can be difficult when everyone is operating on a different schedule and page. Fortunately, Trello lets students stay organized, providing handy tools designed to keep them on task. The app allows them to create checklists, upload images, and assign tasks to other users among other actions, while conveniently syncing content across devices via the cloud. Content is displayed within a card-peppered interface, with options to easily delete tasks once completed. You can add outside elements like photos or links, directly to Trello, for immediate viewing. The app honors your last card so that when returning to the app, you’ll get right back to the last board or card you were viewing.
Doceri
Doceri interactive whiteboard featuring a map.
Taking advantage of the iPad’s touchscreen and portability, the Doceri app, only for iOS, turns the mobile device into a portable interactive whiteboard. You can annotate whatever material you have on-screen as you teach, which makes for a more interactive lesson. Besides letting you handwrite complicated math equations or brainstorm Venn diagrams on the fly, the app can also record the class and post it online directly from your iPad.
Epic Unlimited Books for Kids
Epic Unlimited Books for Kids.
Elementary school teachers are always on the lookout for new books for their students but worry about spending too much of their own money on their classrooms. With the Epic Unlimited Books for Kids app, teachers in the U.S. and Canada get free access to over 40,000 kid-friendly books ranging from National Geographic Kids to the Goosebumps series. The Educator’s version of the app also includes lesson ideas and videos to make life easier for teachers. Recent updates include features that help kids pick the next book in their favorite series and Epic! Originals, which offers stories from the kids’ favorite authors.
Dropbox
Dropbox scanner.
Dropbox files.
Dropbox notifications.
Chances are you’re already familiar with Dropbox. The service and accompanying application are terrific when it comes time to upload and store presentation photos, assignments, videos, and anything else you might need to access while at home or in the classroom. The dedicated app also lets you create and edit Microsoft Office files on your mobile device and share file links with your students so you don’t have to clutter their inboxes with an abundance of enormous files. You can now control how people can access content with link settings like audience, password, and expiration as well as disable downloads. More refined parameters around camera uploads let you choose when automatic camera uploads begin and whether to upload your entire camera roll or only new images, as well as edited photos.
Pocket
Pocket app audio.
Pocket app saved article.
Pocket app.
Education takes place in and out of the classroom and Pocket gives you a way to quickly save articles, videos, and other web content pertinent to your current or future class lectures. The app also lets you view anything you save offline while presenting your articles with an easy-to-view layout that enhances the reading experience, regardless of your device. Sharing that enlightening article on the Roanoke colonists with your students couldn’t be easier. Recent versions introduce offline listening, so even without a network connection, Pocket automatically uses your device’s text-to-speech voices.
ClassDojo
ClassDojo dashboard.
ClassDojo messages.
ClassDojo tools.
ClassDojo isn’t your typical classroom-management platform. Whereas many concern themselves with gold stars and charts, this app lets teachers emphasize positive feedback, allowing you to elaborate on the behavior of your students with comments such as “working hard” or “participating.” You can even send parents public and private messages regarding their child’s progress, and if they desire, they can view their child’s feedback in real-time. No school newsletter required.
Teacher’s Assistant Pro
Teacher’s Assistant Pro student behavior log.
Organization is key in the classroom, but it’s not always easy. Teacher’s Assistant Pro allows you to keep a set of behavior records for each student in your class, offering a quick method for looking up and noting bad behavior and letting you email specific incidents from the app’s main interface. The app collects your entered data and stores the infraction or accolade, plus the date, time, location, images, class period, details, teacher action taken, and any parental involvement.
WolframAlpha
WolframAlpha
Anyone in the knowledge profession will find WolframAlpha helpful in checking facts, doing calculations, discovering new information, and researching new angles on practically any subject to boost teaching and learning. The WolframAlpha computational knowledge engine covers a huge array of topics, offering information on disparate subjects like mathematics, physics, astronomy, earth sciences, life sciences, weather, geography, history, music, linguistics, sports, finance, socioeconomics — you name it. It is a superlative resource for both teachers and students in any field of study.
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5 benefits of educational apps
It’s easy to see why apps are becoming an essential part of the classroom experience. If you’re a teacher or school administrator, here are some of the benefits you can expect from using apps in the classroom:
More collaboration between teachers and students. When schools integrate educational apps, it increases engagement between students and teachers. This interactive environment supports collaboration and provides new ways for students to learn.
Better classroom organization. Running a classroom can be stressful. These apps assist with organization, helping teachers stay ahead of lesson planning, activities, homework tracking, communication, and more.
Improved communication with parents. Many teacher apps offer features that include parents in the conversation. Parents like to know what’s happening in the classroom. Teacher apps help to keep the lines of communication open. Parents can log in to see students’ progress and monitor the teacher’s efforts in the classroom.
Personalized learning opportunities. It can be challenging to design lesson plans that suit the varying needs of all students. Because students bring different skill sets to the classroom, teachers need a way to customize activities and homework that better suit each student’s unique needs. Apps make it easier to optimize learning for each student, no matter their skill level.
Time and energy savings. Digital tools that automate tasks maximize productivity, helping you get more done. Teachers often feel like they don’t have enough hours in the day to complete the necessary tasks. Apps streamline ongoing activities and tasks, helping you save time and focus your attention on other responsibilities.
The 27 best teacher apps
If you search online for teacher apps, you’ll likely feel overwhelmed. So how do you know which tools are most effective for your classroom?
This list compiles the highest-rated apps for teachers. Leveraging technology and automation boosts productivity, giving you more time to focus your attention on your students.
Organization apps
Jotform Mobile Forms. With Jotform’s mobile app, teachers can use cloud-based forms to help organize their classrooms, facilitate surveys, take notes, administer quizzes, and more, even when there’s no internet access. The forms can collect a variety of data, and responses auto-populate streamlined tables to help you organize and analyze the information. Additionally, Jotform Approvals can be useful for working with other teachers on lesson planning. Jotform is an easy-to-use platform that integrates automation into the classroom. Plus, teachers and educational institutions receive a 50 percent discount on paid plans (excluding Enterprise).
Educreations. Make virtual learning accessible and easy with Educreations. Record video lessons on the interactive whiteboard using the voiceover capabilities. You can share the video instantly and replay it anytime. Additionally, students can record their work. Then the teacher can share feedback and suggestions for improvement.
Dropbox. Let students submit big projects seamlessly using Dropbox. Create shared folders so multiple people can contribute to a group project. With Dropbox, students can submit image and video files that are too large to send by email. Teachers can add notes and provide feedback on submitted assignments.
TeacherKit. Master classroom management with TeacherKit. Track attendance, engagement, participation, grades, and behavior all in one place. For example, you can see a visual representation of which students participate more than others and decide when to change the seating arrangement. The tool also allows you to communicate with students and share updates with parents.
Vico. Teachers can tutor their students by recording whiteboard sessions and sharing them one on one or with a group. Learning can happen anywhere, and there’s an offline mode when Wi-Fi is unavailable. With Vico, students won’t feel alone in a virtual learning environment. Instead, they can receive just as much one-on-one instruction as they would in an in-person classroom.
Communication apps
Seesaw. Excite your students with technology by letting them record their work step by step and create their own portfolios with Seesaw. Not only can the teacher take a look at students’ ongoing progress, but parents can also check in to see what’s happening in their child’s education. Use Seesaw for everyday homework or special projects and presentations.
ClassDojo. Use ClassDojo to communicate instructions to your class, watch their progress, and create groups for collaborative learning. Students can add pictures and videos to their portfolios, and teachers can choose background music to accompany different activities. In addition, the app provides message translation into more than 30 languages, making it a valuable tool in multilingual schools.
Slack. Communicate with the whole classroom by sending messages to everyone through a shared platform. Teachers also have the option to send individual reminders and pointers through direct messages, and they can create channels so students can communicate with each other on specific topics. For example, you could add a new channel named #scienceproject to engage the whole classroom on current science lessons and homework.
Remind. Never let a back-to-school night or STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) workshop reminder get lost again. You can send text messages via Remind directly to parents and students. For example, if you have a field trip the next day, send a reminder to wear the class T-shirt. With Remind, parents can text back and respond to any message.
Edmodo. Post assignments and quizzes, answer questions, and share results and progress with parents using Edmodo. Set reminder notifications for students and parents to make sure everyone knows what’s expected. Whether you’re teaching students in person or virtually, you can open a line of communication that’s comfortable for everyone.
Curriculum apps
Khan Academy. Subject matter experts create the lessons and content on Khan Academy. Teachers can use this digital platform to identify the gaps in their students’ knowledge. Then students can keep working on a concept until they master the skills and are ready to move to the next subject. This app helps teachers tailor their teaching to the individual needs of each student.
Quizizz. Gamify the educational experience by creating fun quizzes to engage your students and find out what they’re learning and retaining. You can create interactive lessons, and then students can access quizzes to test their knowledge through their own devices. In addition, you can run reports on how each student is progressing.
Prezi. Create a presentation from your phone or tablet with Prezi. Display your visual aids and yourself at the same time to better engage with the audience. In addition, you can go live or record your presentation to share later. Use Prezi’s tools to create exciting and colorful content that will make your presentation come alive and improve student engagement.
Language learning apps
Duolingo. Use Duolingo for supplemental language practice. Duolingo’s repetition of vocabulary words and verb conjugations reinforces the lessons taught in class. Students can also practice their listening comprehension and pronunciation skills.
Memrise. Use Memrise to assist with language learning. The app uses an algorithm to determine the best time to test students in order to reinforce the lessons and improve their memorization skills. It also presents words and phrases that locals actually use, helping students learn about other cultures at the same time.
Dinolingo. With fun characters that will entertain kids, Dinolingo takes your students through games and videos to learn a language at their own pace. Courses for more than 50 languages are available. In addition, users can choose from books, songs, and worksheets to change up the activities. This app targets 2–12-year-olds.
Educational games
Kahoot! Create an interactive learning game in minutes, using colors, pictures, videos, and more. Share an access PIN with students so they can each play the game from their own devices. In addition, Kahoot! Academy features characters from beloved Pixar and Disney movies to increase interest and participation.
Spell Wizards. Students can get the extra spelling practice they need with Spell Wizards. Teachers can create engaging games to teach vocabulary, spelling, typing, and listening. Introduce this app to a student who needs extra spelling help or use it with the whole class during vocabulary lessons.
Mathletics. This app provides lessons and games created by teachers, so you can find the practice exercises your students need to support them at any stage of their math education. You can assign curriculum-aligned games to each student so they can practice specific concepts. Use the app for whole-class learning or individualize the experience without singling anyone out.
Bee-Bot. This beginner coding app helps students map a path for an animated “Bee-Bot” to follow. By using fundamental coding ideas, it introduces the student to concepts that are easy to understand. The student can progress to more complex puzzles as they go and get more familiar with the idea of coding.
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