Try These Great Tools for Teachers

Classroom and lesson planning essentials.

Classroom and lesson planning essentials. Improve your teaching with these helpful apps.

Want help freshening up your lesson plans, enlivening your lectures, or simply organizing your notes? We’ve done the homework for you! Check out these amazing tools for teachers.

Cultivate a classroom community

This app has long been a go-to for teachers, students, and parents to stay in touch and track what’s happening. The Class Story feature makes it easy for teachers to post everything from photos to upcoming school events to sweet stories from the day.

ClassDojo

    Pop quiz like a pro

    Teach engineering alongside your students’ favorite superheroes in Kahoot! This app is loaded with quizzes on science, languages, history, and countless other curriculum-friendly topics created by Britannica, NASA, and other experts. Create memorable lessons using Study mode’s flash cards and practice rounds.

    Kahoot! Play & Create Quizzes

      Organize your notes

      Ditch the pen and paper. Notability lets you combine handwriting, audio, video, and photos to bring your lessons to life. Customize your handouts and study guides, and get as creative as you like with fonts, colors, and backgrounds.

      Notability: Notes, PDF

        Learn just about anything

        If your students are curious about an academic subject, Khan Academy probably covers it. The app includes 10,000 educational videos explaining lessons through a mix of tutorials, articles, and practical sessions.

        Khan Academy

          Share with students

          Ever wish your chalkboard could share a video of photosynthesis or audio of JFK’s inauguration speech? App Store Award winner Explain Everything Whiteboard is the solution. Designed foremost for collaboration, it’s an interactive whiteboard that both teachers and students can share.

          Explain Everything Whiteboard

            Looking for more? Check out these other useful apps for teachers.

            Kahoot! Play & Create Quizzes

              Khan Academy

                Google Classroom

                  Scribble Together Whiteboard

                    Remind: School Communication

                      Explain Everything Whiteboard

                        Seesaw

                          TED

                            ClassDojo

                              Inko › Interactive Whiteboard

                                Notability: Notes, PDF

                                  Nearpod

                                    Quizlet: AI-powered Flashcards

                                      MindNode - Mind Map & Outline

                                        BEAKER by THIX

                                          Wikipedia

                                            Merriam-Webster Dictionary

                                              Barefoot World Atlas

                                                iTranslate Voice

                                                  The Elements by Theodore Gray