Task Type | Free Tools | Paid Tools |
Premade ELA Instructional Videos/Slides | LearnZillion, ShowMe, YouTube | iReady, Exact Path, Brain Pop, Flocabulary, Discovery Education, NearPod (for self paced lessons) |
Premade Math Instructional Videos/Slides | LearnZillion, Zearn, Khan Academy ShowMe, YouTube | iReady, Exact Path, Brain Pop, Discovery Education, Flocabulary, NearPod (for self paced lessons) |
Create your own videos | Screencastify (5 min), Loom, Screencast-o-matic (15 min), Webcamera.io, vocaroo (audio only), YouTube | ShowMe app (unlimited uploads/sharing) |
Teacher whiteboarding | Google Canvas, ShowMe | |
Add interactive elements (quizzes, questions) to existing videos | Vizia, Edpuzzle (20 video limit) | |
Student portfolios (create videos, photos, drawings, text) | Seesaw, Class Dojo | |
Tools for engagement during live teaching sessions | Google Jamboard, Padlet (3 boards only), Google Slides, | |
Turning regular worksheets into interactive assignments | Wizer | |
Math & science simulations | PhET Interactive Simulations | |
Student video response | Flipgrid | |
Slideshows | Google Slides, PowToon, Prezi, FlipSnack | |
Student collaboration & curation | Padlet (3 boards only), shared Google Slides and Google Docs, Wakelet | |
Green Screen Video | DoInk app | |
Podcast | Anchor app | |
Student graphic design & Storytelling | Google Drawings, Piktochart, ThingLink, Make Beliefs Comics, StoryBoardThat, PowToon | PowToon premium, KidBlog |
Skill Practice/Games | Room Recess, Kahoot, Quizizz, IXL, NewsELA, ABCya, Starfall (some free), Seesaw | |
Flash cards | Quizlet | |
Talking Avatars | Voki | |
Self Reflection & Assessments | Google Forms, Quizizz, Kahoot | |
Audio recording | Vocaroo | |