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.
Starting last year, I sought out your opinions:
- 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 2017 Best-in-category winners and Honorable Mentions:
Winners: Please grab your award by copy-pasting from this page.
2017 Winners
Assessment
Winner: Kahoot
Honorable Mention: Socrative
Classroom Management Tool
Winner: Class Dojo
Honorable Mention: Sown to Grow
Coding/Programming
Winner: Wolfram Alpha
Honorable Mention: IFTTT
Collaborative Learning
Winner: Edmodo
Honorable Mention: PearDeck
Digital Notetaking
Winner: OneNote
Honorable Mention: Notability
Digital Storytelling Tool
Winner: Buncee
Honorable Mention: Adobe Spark
Keyboarding
Winner: TypeDojo
Honorable Mention: KidzType
Learning Management System
Winner: Seesaw
Honorable Mention: Canvas
Lesson Planning
Winner: TesTeach (Blendspace)
Honorable Mention: Sway
Math Tool
Winner: Stepping Stones
Honorable Mention: SumDog
Professional Development
Winner: AmplifiEDucation
Honorable Mention: Adobe Education
Reading Tool
Winner: Flocabulary
Honorable Mention: Teach Your Monster to Read
Resource Aggregator
Winner: Larry Ferlazzo
Honorable Mention: Mentoring Minds
Special Needs Tools:
Winner: Open Dyslexic
Honorable Mention: News2You (N2Y)
Tech Ed Tool
Winner: CommonSense Media
Honorable Mention: Empatico
Tech Tips and Help
Winner: Eric Curts (Control Alt Achieve)
Honorable Mention: LearnZillion
Video Creation Tools:
Winner: mysimpleshow
Honorable Mention: EdPuzzle
Visual Presentations
Winner: Canva
Honorable Mention: Smore
Writing Tool
Winner: NoRedInk
Honorable Mention: Revision Assistant
Hearty congratulations to all of our winners! Please grab your image above and display it proudly.
