Powerful standards-based assessment tool tracks student progress
Bottom line: An efficient platform -- especially for test prep -- that helps teachers track student progress on standards mastery.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free, Paid
Pose questions, spark thoughtful video responses with stellar tool
Bottom line: This accessible, approachable tool offers connection, multiple means of expression, and creativity to apply to almost any topic.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free
Flexible interactive presentation tool engages kids at school and home
Bottom line: It's great for creating unique interactive lessons customized for every learner, but it might not be accessible for every student.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free to try
Engage and assess students with media, videos, and interactive slides
Bottom line: This is a great tool with a vast content library, and the teacher- or student-paced learning can unlock the potential of 1-to-1 environments.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free, Paid
Interactive video creator has great question variety
Bottom line: This tool strikes a nice balance, offering teachers an easy intro to interactive video mixed with a large set of features that can lead to increasingly sophisticated lesson design.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free, Paid
Complex interactive whiteboard offers a full instructional experience
Bottom line: Impressive, unparalleled versatility makes this more of an instructional platform than a whiteboard, but it'll require a lot of up-front work to get comfortable.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free, Paid
Crop, customize, and remix online video content with interactive tool
Bottom line: This is a valuable tool that teachers can use to flip classrooms or support student-led creation.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free, Paid
Interactive slideshows offer a variety of ways to engage and assess
Bottom line: This is an appealing platform that can really ramp up engagement around formative assessment.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free, Paid
Versatile polling/presentation tool boasts great question variety
Bottom line: This tool supports student-centered teaching by pushing real-time participation/feedback beyond simple polls and multiple-choice questions.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free, Free to try
Robust lesson creation and delivery tool helps with assessment
Bottom line: In the hands of a determined teacher, this platform's useful suite of tools can support learning experiences that move from instruction to assessment and back.
Grades: 4–12 Price: Free
Assign, assist, and assess with real-time, interactive classroom
Bottom line: It's a great option for teachers who want to go paperless, provide specific feedback, and encourage collaboration among students in virtual or 1-to-1 classrooms.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free to try
Game-like student-response tool can spark competitive fun
Bottom line: This is an effortlessly fun and flexible platform, but it shines best with creative implementation that tests its boundaries.
Grades: 1–12 Price: Free, Free to try, Paid
Call on everybody at once with flexible, interactive presentation tool
Bottom line: You can use this tool to create dynamic presentations that strike a balance between information and interaction.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free, Paid
Functional (but not flashy) tool helps with assessing math skills
Bottom line: With purposeful planning, it's a simple, solid, and free tool for gathering critical data to support students' academic growth.
Grades: 4–12 Price: Free
Superb real-time assessment tool a fit for 1-to-1, BYOD classrooms
Bottom line: This cleverly designed tool enables teachers to gather a variety of student response types and offer individualized feedback.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free, Paid
Useful, low-tech rapid-response tool promotes formative assessment
Bottom line: This can be a useful tool for getting quick feedback or snapshots of understanding in technology-limited classrooms.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free
Fresh approach to assessment through concept maps shows promise
Bottom line: This unique formative assessment platform's success will largely depend on teachers to keep content meaningful and relevant.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free to try, Paid
Increase student buy-in with interactive polls and Q&A sessions
Bottom line: Engaging classroom response platform offers teachers and students real-time feedback opportunities.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free, Paid
Formative and summative assessment merge in snapshot polls and quizzes
Bottom line: Powerful and easy-to-use student-response system has the potential to support responsive teaching.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free, Paid
Group game-show fun and independent study in one engaging tool
Bottom line: This tool's unique spin on game shows could increase engagement, or offer classrooms burned out on other tools something new.
Grades: 4–12 Price: Free to try
Familiar game show-like quizzes with a few new features
Bottom line: Easy-to-set-up and mostly free way to assign quizzes and check for understanding with a handy but paid option for progress tracking.
Grades: 4–12 Price: Free, Paid
Audience response tool gives instant feedback despite dated design
Bottom line: It's an easy-to-learn, practical tool for online formative assessment and limited student interaction.
Grades: 6–12 Price: Free, Paid
Straightforward student-response tool engages kids with minimal setup
Bottom line: Quick setup and interactive features allow students to engage and teachers to receive and provide immediate feedback.
Grades: 6–12 Price: Free, Paid
Attach, translate, and transcribe audio comments in G Suite
Bottom line: If you already use Google Workspace, this simple add-on can make it easier to send comments and feedback to students in the virtual space.
Grades: K–12 Price: Free to try
Collaborative feedback platform helps teachers target, students respond and revise
Bottom line: Time-saving tool allows teachers to gain valuable insights into student learning while providing more personalized feedback and scaffolded supports.
Grades: 3–12 Price: Free
Collaborative LMS platform helps manage classes, groups, and projects
Bottom line: Educators will likely find that the wide variety of features Teams offers is worth the time it takes to learn how to use it.
Grades: 5–12 Price: Free, Paid
Comprehensive discussion platform develops critical-thinking skills
Bottom line: A great tool in any subject or topic for teachers looking to make discussion a central part of their classroom.
Grades: 5–12 Price: Free, Paid
Nifty add-on enables audio and text feedback in Google Docs
Bottom line: If your classroom relies a lot on Google Docs, this might just be the feedback tool you're looking for.
Grades: 6–12 Price: Free
Real-time, moderated online discussions can engage and encourage
Bottom line: This tools offers a fun, simple, and safe way to hold real-time online discussions that might just increase engagement, interest, and even learning.
Grades: 6–12 Price: Free, Paid
Backchannel tool offers interactive polls, drawing, messages, and more
Bottom line: Quick setup and multimodal features make this a great fit for a variety of carefully monitored classroom discussions.
Grades: 6–12 Price: Free
Advanced Q&A tool compels collaboration, higher-order thinking
Bottom line: Encourage collaborative, student-centered learning with this useful platform, but make sure it's the right fit for your students.
Grades: 10–12 Price: Free
