Apps for Building Use

Twitter

Twitter is a great way to connect with other educators and for us to stay in contact as a building. Our schools twitter handle is (insert schools twitter account) and you can stay up to date on everything happening in our building!

Remind

Remind is an app that is built for teachers to communicate with parents and students in a safe manner. Send group messages so that your students and parents can stay up to date on everything happening in your classroom!

Telegram Messenger

Telegram Messenger is a great way for you to instantly sync all of your devices so that you are in constant contact with what is going on in our school. No matter what device you have access to, you will be in touch.

Google Classroom

This is probably the easiest digital classroom to use. It seamlessly integrates with the Google Suite and can be a powerful learning environment for you and your students.

Edmodo

Edmodo is a safe and easy way for you and your students to collaborate anywhere and anytime. It can also allow you to assess your students in a digital format and has the capability to grade assessments for you!

Class Dojo

Class dojo is an app that allows you to include parents as well as students in the digital classroom. Parents can view students assignments and have the capability to stay in contact about anything they wish using the interaction in the digital classroom.

iTunes U

iTunes U is an app that allows you to navigate your whole classroom from your iPad. You can build lessons, collect and grade assignments, or have classroom discussions right from your iPad. It is a powerful digital classroom.

Google Drive

Google drive is an online information storage tool that allows you to store and share any information that you want. Users can interact in real time and access the same documents simultaneously. This app is wonderful for sharing documents and teaching strategies.

Pinterest

Pinterest is a great way for you to share information with other teacher or access information that you would normally not have at your disposal. There is an abundance of information including lessons and strategies waiting for you to utilize.

Khan Academy

This is a wonderful instructional tool for use in your classroom. Whether using it for a differentiation, remediation, or a flipped classroom, Khan academy has resources for instructing your students in a different way.

Nearpod

Nearpod is an instructional tool that allows you to take over your students device so that they only have access to information being presented. Its a great way to ensure all students are actively engaged and can provide instant feedback from students during a presentation.

Educreations

Educreations is a digital interactive whiteboard which allows you to create any lesson that you can think of. You can link apps, videos, or other content right in the lesson and students can work through the lesson at their own pace.

iMovie

iMovie is a great way to have your students create video projects in a simple and professional manner. Most of todays students love the opportunity to complete a creative project like a video, and iMovie makes it simple and easy!