Best Tech Tools 2021

Nearpod

Neapod is a student engagement platform with ready-to-run interactive lessons for K-12 teachers.  They can crate interactive lessons in minutes by importing existing lesson (pdf’s, jpegs, ppts) and adding interactive features such as:

  •  Virtual Field Trips
  • 3D Objects
  • Quizzes
  • Polls
  • Open Ended Questions
 Teachers can also choose from thousands of free or paid lessons from expert educators and Nearpod’s educational partners.  Any lesson can be customized to fit your students’ needs.
 
Lessons can be synchronized and controlled across all student devices.  Teachers  share a live session, students enter a code and just like that, the lesson is synced to all devices.
 
Teachers can then view student answers individually or as a class and generate post-session reports with one click.
 

Book Creator

Book Creator is a simple app for making ebooks on the ipad.  

Book Creator allows students to expore their creative side and produce a tangible piece of content through their learning.

After creating an e-book, students can share them online via a link with anyone in the world.

Remind

Remind is a classroom messaging app that help teacher, students, and parents communicate quickly and efficienty.

With the Remind app, teachers can send messages, assignments and activities right to a student’s or parent’s phone or email.

Quizizz

Quizziz allows teachers to conduct student paced formative assessments in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages.  

Teachers can find amazing quizzes made by other teachers, or create their own quizzes and share them with the world.  They can start a “Live” game in class or assign a quiz as homework.  Since Quizziz is available on all devices, students can play together, but each at their own pace.  Gamification elements like avatars, leaderboards and funny memes are also present.  Quizizz detailed class and student-level reports can be used to assess where students need help.