Flipgrid is a fun way to get a conversation started. Simply post a topic and foster discussions within your learning community. It's a great way to get students interested in new ideas, excited to learn and engaging with their peers. This gives access to more students and opens possibilities for collaboration. A kindergarten student can count toys over video, and their friends can ask follow-up questions such as, “How many are pink?” and then upload a video response. English- and world-language learners can practice new speaking skills while previewing and editing their video responses as they master pronunciation. This tool gives students the ability to engage in rich peer-to-peer collaboration.
Edmodo
Edmodo's series of tools enables teachers to share course content, inspire collaboration and build an energetic and positive classroom. Parents can also receive updates about their kids' progress.
Edmodo has free accounts for teachers for quick and easy sign ups.
Canva
Canva’s online graphic and publishing tool allows teachers to create stunning, professional-quality presentations, posters, infographics, social media banners, videos, Zoom virtual back-grounds, and more. Sign up for the free version or purchase one of their plans geared toward teachers and students. Canva easily integrates with your preferred learning management system, including Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams.
Blackboard
Blackboard is an advanced LMS tool perfectly suited for kindergarten to high school. This plat-form works on any device and it's easily accessible to all students. Blackboard Learn also gives teachers access to several third-party tools.
Mentimeter
Mentimeter is a free-to-use, interactive presentation platform that allows real-time interaction be-tween presenters and their audiences: making meetings enjoyable, engaging, and inclusive. Men-timeter enables leaders of lectures, corporate events, workshops, and other formal and informal meeting types, to truly engage with their audiences by providing them with easy-to-use tools to make presentations interactive.
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams brings the best of several worlds together under one roof. You can share your screen or notes, conduct presentations, promote chatting and bring everyone together through video conferencing.
Nearpod
Nearpod is a fantastic add-on for Google Slides and PowerPoint presentations. Teachers may use their own presentations or select from lessons and videos in their impressive template library. Build polls, games and collaborative boards to keep your students interested to learn. Nearpod promotes healthy social interaction between students. Nearpod includes free accounts for teach-ers.
Buncee
Buncee makes it easy to create interactive course content that students love. Create presentations, lessons and many customizable virtual school activities from Buncee's Ideas Lab template library. Teachers can easily share links, downloadable files and group projects with students. The Buncee dashboard can be accessed from Microsoft Teams, which makes it easy to open discussions, share resources and communicate with kids and their parents.
Explain Everything Whiteboard
The Explain Everything Whiteboard app is one of the top digital whiteboards. It's a fabulous of-fline and online tool perfect for traditional and hybrid class environments. It also encourages col-laboration between teachers and students.
Bloomz
Bloomz is a one-stop platform that eliminates the need for multiple apps and concerns surround-ing security. Bloomz allows teachers to connect, organize, and stay in touch with students and parents. Parents and teachers won't have to open and close several apps, making it simple and stress-free for you to communicate and share information. Teachers have the option of selecting the free or premium upgraded classroom plan. The premium subscription comes with more fea-tures and benefits for $7.99 per month.
