Learning Platforms & Collaborative Tools

About: Digital exit tickets made easy - ask your students anything in under 30 seconds. Ziplet allows you to get student feedback instantly, strengthen relationships with your students and make confident decisions about your teaching and planning based on quality student feedback

About: Communicate with students, share documents and assignments, and provide a collaborative space with this platform. EdModo also offers good resources for helping you understand how to make distance learning work for your students. 

About: Pronto is the most frictionless and easy-to-use communication platform on the market, that connects people via chat and video. It’s one option for hosting a virtual classroom.

About: Quality media clips on every conceivable topic. Pre-curated playlists make it easier to find what you need for the subject at hand. 

About: A collaborative presentation tool used for all grade levels that works perfectly for the remote classroom. Sutori's mission is to encourage a more innovative learning experience, to help educators bring their teaching into the 21st century.

About: Book Creator is an easy-to-use tool that helps you create fun and engaging online books. Click here to read suggestions on how you can create and use books with students at any level. 

About: Inspiring the next generation to develop a love of reading and learning. Designed for unlimited discovery and unmatched safety, Epic is the leading digital learning playground for kids. With tens of thousands of high-quality books, audiobooks and videos from the world’s best publishers, Epic reaches more than 20 million kids. No inappropriate content, ads or in-app purchases. 

About: A weekly current events-based program. Knowledge Unlimited’s mission is to provide high-quality supplementary learning materials that engage students, promote critical thinking, and build important background knowledge across the curriculum. It presents engaging and important stories from around the world in a newsmagazine format. 

About: Renzulli Learning is an interactive online system that provides student-driven independent enrichment opportunities and project-based learning, and also enables teachers to easily differentiate instruction, increasing student engagement, and academic performance. Renzulli Learning supports strength-based personalized learning in all subjects for students in grades Pre-K through 12. 

About: Flipgrid is a simple, free video discussion platform from Microsoft that helps educators see and hear from every student (6TH-12TH GRADE) in class and foster fun and supportive social learning. In Flipgrid, educators post discussion prompts and students respond with short videos, whether they are learning in class or at home. 

About: Davis creates superior art curricula, engaging studio lessons, and valuable advocacy and classroom resources to power Art Educators. The digital platform is filled with a comprehensive collection of art lessons, studio experiences, and valuable resources for grades K-12. Davis Digital programs and resources are perfectly suited for teacher-guided, at-home learning, or self-guided exploration. 

About: Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspire a lifelong love of reading.

Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.

About: Collect and organize your favorite websites, videos, documents, articles and more! Use tabs, folders, color-coding, labeling, or any of our other cool features to create the perfect startpage. Symbaloo is committed to making personalized learning and educational technology easily accessible for everyone, everywhere.

About: Kahoot! empowers teachers to engage and motivate students, increase participation in class and virtually, and assess learning. This learning platform makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and play learning games that drive compelling engagement. Click here to learn how to utilize Kahoot! in your classroom!  

About: All of the best K-5 online, interactive, educational games and simulations in one place!  These activities work great on your interactive whiteboard, computer, laptop, or Chromebook for whole group or small group instruction or use in the computer lab or at home for individual learning.

About: Explain Everything is a interactive whiteboard app for any platform. Draw, present, animate, create videos and collaborate. Explain Everything is a feature-rich powerhouse that works on virtually any device and is so easy a child could use it.

About: Buncee is a creation and presentation tool for students and educators to create interactive classroom content, allowing learners of all ages to visualize concepts and communicate creatively. Check out the Buncee Blog for more resources. 

About: ClassDojo is a school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use every day to build close-knit communities by sharing what’s being learned in the classroom home through photos, videos, and messages. ClassDojo is actively used in 95% of all K-8 schools in the U.S. and 180 countries!

About: Powered by Conover Online, Life Skills Academy is based on the concept of video modeling, where users watch someone do the desired behavior and then they do it. Using real videos makes for quicker generalization of the concepts being taught, and with a video library of over 5,500 videos to choose from, there’s something for everyone. Whether the user needs help with basic signs & words, hygiene, grooming, dress, social skills, or even core vocabulary, our system uses real-life video (not cartoons, drawings, animations or symbols) to communicate the concept clearly and effectively.

About: More than 65% of students are visual learners, and +95% of your students watch YouTube regularly. Videos are a powerful resource, but it can be difficult to hold students accountable for something you can’t track. Thus Edpuzle was created.  

Make any video your lesson with Edpuzzle! Choose a video, give it your magic touch and track your students' comprehension. With Edpuzzle you can reinforce accountability, engage students and save time.

About: Eduplanet21 is a curriculum management software that helps schools develop a meaningful and engaging curriculum by providing cutting-edge software that meets the ever-changing needs of education. Here are a few of the main features:

Course Planning, Unit Design, Lesson Planning & Professional Learning

Click on the links above to learn more about each feature. 

About: We are visual beings. We process visual and interactive content better. That’s why everything you create in Genially is made to be visual, interactive, and awesome. Genially strives to give anyone and everyone the tools to create visual and interactive content, and is useful to the entire education community, whether it’s for a whole school or a smaller group. It’s used by people of all ages all over the world.

About: Kapwing is an online image, video, and GIF editing platform with a mission to enable digital storytelling. Kapwing empowers people to make and share their stories on the internet. Our free online multimedia editing suite includes the web’s most popular meme maker, subtitler, trimmer, looper, filters, and more. You can make stop motions, share highlights, or resize a post for your Instagram Story. 

About: Categorized by grade level, MeTEOR Connection provides K-12 learning resources to educators all over the world. Resource topics include culturally responsive teacher videos, english language arts performance tasks, STEM model-eliciting activities, and more! 

About: Parlay is a discussion-based learning tool and global community of educators who are reimagining class discussions for the 21st Century. In class or online, Parlay is your tool for building classroom community through meaningful and inclusive student-driven discussions. The Parlay Universe is a library of open discussion topics created by teachers from around the global Parlay community. 

About: Project Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects. PBLWorks believes that all students—no matter where they live or what their background—should have access to quality Project Based Learning to deepen their learning and achieve success in college, career, and life. 

PBLWorks services, tools, and research are designed to build the capacity of K-12 teachers to design and facilitate quality Project Based Learning, and the capacity of school leaders to create a culture for teachers to implement great projects with all students.

About: start.me is a smarter way to start! Create a free start page for your browser, classroom or company. Keep, organize, share and access all your Bookmarks, Feeds, Notes and Tasks in one place. Decorate your start pages with our beautiful backgrounds and advanced styling options.

About: Mazaam Interactive is a startup based in Montreal, Canada that produces and develops digital musical awakening solutions for young children. Mazaam strives to support early childhood development through play and classical music, facilitate the discovery of music by educating the new generations, and create special moments to enjoy music.

About: Artful Schools believes in the transformative power of arts education. Young students with exposure to the arts become more inspired, creative global citizens. The creativity of the next generation will shape the future, and this creativity begins with arts education in K-12 schools. That's why Artful is committed to providing teachers and K-12 schools around the world with free access to classes and lesson plan ideas from industry leading performers, professionals, and instructors.

About: The answers to tomorrow's problems can't be found in the back of a social studies textbook. The skills needed in the modern workplace aren't practiced on a worksheet. Inquiry Journeys, inquirED's elementary social studies curriculum, develops the skills and builds the content knowledge students need to succeed. 

inquirED's mission is shaped by the questions we ask ourselves. They’re inquiries - the kind of questions that have no right answers, that compel us to reflect, iterate, and learn.

About: It’s never too early to think about your dream job — and that’s exactly what young students do as they engage with the career-awareness activities in Kuder Galaxy. Kids (P-5th Grade) will harness the power of play as they interact with our game-driven system and learn concepts about work. Galaxy is aligned with prominent national and international career development standards.

About: In 20 minutes or less, students can complete the career assessments within Kuder Navigator and uncover amazing insights into their personal interests, skills, and values. But that’s just the beginning: they’ll also create multi-year education plans, learn real-world skills, and envision their future goals. Kuder Navigator provides expert career guidance for middle school and high school students.

About: Fiveable is student-first, innovative, accessible, collaborative, and fun. Discover thoustands of free resources from AP subjects to college admissions. Learn everything you need to know with resources created by our community of student superstars. New study guides, discussion threads, trivia games, live streams and more every week.

About: Glose for Education is an inclusive social reading platform where teachers and students can read and learn together. This platform contains a free collection of over 4,000 classic books which includes many of the most commonly recommended books for middle and high school students. This platform and 4,000 ebooks are free during these times of crisis.

About: HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic web site that delivers rich multimedia content--videos, animation, and simulations--on general education subjects to middle-school and high-school teachers and college professors, and their students, free of charge. Teachers project HippoCampus content during classroom learning and assign it for computer labs and homework. Students use the site in the evenings for study and exam prep. Users do not need to register or log in to use the site.

About: LabXchange is an online community for learning, sharing, and collaboration. Labs are places of exploration and discovery for every field imaginable. In this spirit, you can discover, engage, and share what you learn on LabXchange. They curate and create world-class digital content, delivered on a free, online platform that lets you integrate your learning and research experiences. Here, you take control of your learning and solve real-world problems as a community. Participation will always be free.

About: Muzology’s mission is to use music and science to improve performance and unlock potential. Muzology exists to eradicate performance gaps in education and enable ALL learners to reach their full potential. As a purpose-driven company, Muzology is dedicated to providing students, educators, and parents with the highest quality learning solutions that engender a love of learning. 

About: Project Exchange creates a platform to empower high school and college students from around the globe to unapologetically claim, embrace, and share their culture. They create opportunities for students to learn, live, and experience other cultures, allowing them from simply putting on clothing or a mask to truly understanding how their actions can raise awareness for the culture.

About: The Educational Insights's team of parents, teachers, and play experts have compiled all of their favorite at-home activities that kids (P-4th Grade) can enjoy on their own or with their parents, from puzzles and coloring pages, to math and reading worksheets. They are dedicated to providing resources that keep your kiddos learning and having FUN!

About: Help your children stay curious with DK's downloadable activities and curriculum resources. From science experiments, to creative crafts and LEGO builds, explore activity packs to keep kids educated and entertained. Don’t forget to check out the DKfindout! website, the safe online place for your child to see, learn, and explore almost everything, with free resources to supplement lessons.

About: CreositySpace K-5 curriculum offers a unique and engaging way to “hook” elementary students on STEM through innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as move educators from teacher-directed instruction toward student-led, inquiry-based discovery. All instructional materials fully supports the NGSS/NYSSLS standards and gives teachers necessary flexibility to delivery the content in a way that best suits their students' needs.

CreositySpace combines a 3-dimensional, phenomena-based approach with the personal stories and technology discoveries of today’s young entrepreneurs to help educators engage all learners in STEM and career exploration before they opt out. 

About: Elementari is an online platform that connects artists with writers to create and share interactive stories. There are over 10,000 illustrations and sounds with more added each week by the community to jump-start your story. Stories published automatically credit and promote the artists whose art and music you have used.

Elementari promotes arts, literacy, and computational thinking in an engaging and collaborative way, and believes that everyone, even kids, are able to write and code interactive stories. Elementari respects student privacy - this platform is compliant with COPPA, FERPA, and has no ads.

About: Explore and create educational content online. Glogster is a cloud-based (SaaS) platform for presentation and interactive learning. It allows users to mix all kinds of media on a virtual canvas to create multimedia posters, and access a library of engaging educational content created by students and educators worldwide. Glogster encourages interactive, collaborative education and digital literacy.

About: LearnToMod dares to inspire the next generation of coders by making the modding of video games as accessible to students around the world as possible. The LearnToMod Team's passion is for creating software that is engaging and powerful enables us to share the thrill and creativity of coding video games with young minds across the globe.

Learn how to Mod Minecraft with the best - Design your own mods, texture packs, and schematics. Share your creations with the Minecraft community.

About: MentalUP's vision is to support children, parents, and education leaders in the changing education environment by offering fun, personalized educational games. With more than 120+ exercises, MentalUP helps to develop attention, memory, logic, visual and verbal cognitive skills providing unique levels from preschool to the 8th grade.

MentalUP isn't just for the mind of children but for their bodies. It’s the first app in the world that features more than 240+ personalized, bodyweight fitness exercises in 5 categories for kids.

About: Mentoring Minds strives to give every student a shot at success, inside and out of the classroom.

Critical thinking is central to every resource Mentoring Minds makes. Why? Because success in school and the success of our future depends on critical thinking. Mentoring Minds impacts millions of students every day by partnering with principals and teachers across the country to improve student achievement and teach critical thinking.

About: You don’t have to choose between engaging content and delivering standards-aligned instruction. Every teacher should have accessible, standards-aligned content that excites at their fingertips so they can focus on what matters - inspiring a love of learning for life.

Newsela is committed to bringing authentic, engaging, diverse and accessible content to all learners. With Newsela you can inspire a generation of learners, support and empower teachers, and shape the future of K-12 education.

Content topics include ELA, Social Studies, Science, and more.

About: Carnegie Hall's mission is to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.

For educators, simply pick a program, use the online development resources and lesson plans, and teach your students about new musical genres and cultural traditions. 

Each program includes six lessons built around two songs by three unique artists. All programs culminate in an interactive concert experience, during which your students will celebrate what they've learned, singing and dancing along with their favorite new artists.

About: Mindsets! is an instructional platform for authentic, real-world multi-step problem solving your math students will love. Mindsets! provides teachers, schools & families with a highly engaging, interest-based curriculum to learn & explore math, science & STEAM: sports, art, data science, entrepreneurship, the environment and many more. Mindsets! is aligned to your state math & science standards and is accessible in Spanish and 100+ other languages.

About: Virtual Field Trips provides K-9 teachers with student-centered videos for the social studies, geography, life science, and ancient civilization curriculums. Take your students around the globe, or around the block, and open their eyes to the majestic and magnificent world around them! Some website features include videos, worksheets, online learning activities, and more. 

About: Motivate your students and your kids with Boreal Tales! In addition to teaching English with stimulating reading and writing activities, the app covers other school subjects such as history, French, mathematics and more. It is also possible to create virtual worlds to imagine original stories or recreate moments of everyday life!

About: Welcome to the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss! Here you will find resources to share with your students, news about special events and annual celebrations, and tips on how to incorporate Dr. Seuss books into your plans throughout the school year. 

About: Vooks is simply books delivered through a streaming app that helps kids learn from stories, develop language skills, social emotional learning and so much more. Kids are fully engaged and love reading on Vooks. 94% of teachers say Vooks gets their students excited about reading.

Vooks Activities and Resources help parents and teachers extend the learning beyond each storybook. Each one provides themes, summaries, talking points, discussion topics, activity ideas and even vocabulary cards.

About: The FUNecole® dynamic eLearning solution provides primary school students (K-6), a systemic multidisciplinary learning environment. FUNecole® empowers students to face the global challenges in education and for their future productive lives.

The FUNecole® project based themed lessons incorporate the STREAMS (Science, Technology, Reading & Writing, Engineer, Arts, Math and Social Sciences) approach, Digital Literacy, Computer Science/coding, 21st Century Skills and Social Emotional Learning.

FUNecole® fully supports student’s to develop higher order thinking skills such as creative expression, innovative design and ethical problem solving.

About: QuaverEd, Inc. is an education technology company advancing the state-of-the-art in interactive resources and software functionality. Founded in 2009, their prime mission is enriching the lives of children.  QuaverEd, Inc. has created thousands of curriculum resources that equip teachers to reach their students with the knowledge, mindsets, and skills they need to be successful citizens—in and out of the classroom.