Every year, I review a large number of websites, apps, and resources that help educators blend technology into their classrooms. I get lots of feedback from readers sharing their experiences, asking questions, and clicking through to see if a particular tool will serve their needs.
But, I often don’t hear how the product worked in the fullness of time so now I ask readers:
- how dependable is it
- how versatile is it for time-strapped teachers
- does it differentiate for the varied needs of students and teacher
- do educators like it (fairly subjective, but there you have it)
- how did it work when exposed to your students
- was it easy to use and intuitive to learn
- did it fulfill promises and expectations
- has it become a beloved tool in your classes or a failed experiment
Based on your input, here are the 2018 Best-in-category winners and Honorable Mentions:
Winners: Please grab your award by copy-pasting from this page.
2018 Winners
Advice
Winner: FreeTech4Teachers
Honorable Mention: Alice Keeler
Assessment
Winner: Google Forms
Honorable Mention: Nearpod
Classroom Management Tool
Winner: Class Dojo
Honorable Mention: Remind
Coding/Programming
Winner: Code.org
Honorable Mention: Scratch
Digital Notetaking
Winner: Google Keep
Honorable Mention: Notability
Digital Storytelling
Winner: Adobe Spark
Honorable Mention: Storyboard That!
Keyboarding
Winner: Type to Learn
Honorable Mention: Type Dojo
Learning Management System
Winner: Google Classroom
Honorable Mention: Canvas
Lesson Planning
Winner: Peardeck
Honorable Mention: CK-12
Math Tool
Winner: Geogebra
Honorable Mention: EquatIO
Reading
Winner: ReadWriteThink
Honorable Mention: CommonLit
SEL
Winner: Empatico
Honorable Mention: Kiddom
Special Needs Tools:
Winner: News2You
Honorable Mention: Open Dyslexic
Video Creation Tools
Winner: WeVideo
Honorable Mention: YouTube Live
Virtual Classes
Winner: Google Hangouts
Honorable Mention: Zoom
Writing Tool
Winner: Grammarly
Honorable Mention: Quill
Hearty congratulations to all of our winners! Please grab your image above and display it proudly.