Useful applications - DigiTeaL: Digital Teaching Literacy

Lesson creators and info organizers apps

Teacher Management

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/learning-designer/ – For didactic design
https://www.planbookedu.com/ – EXCELLENT for didactic design
https://www.edu-studio.fi/lessonapp – For didactic design
https://www.notion.so/product/notion-for-education – Notes, research, tasks, and more — all in one place.
https://arbor-education.com/ – Helps schools of all sizes work more easily and collaboratively

Idea organizer / annotator

https://wakelet.com/ – Save links from the web, organize them into visual collections, and share them with the world!
https://padlet.com/ – a web application where one can create a collection of photos, texts and links. Functions like a portfolio.
https://popplet.com/ – Organizer for ideas gathered from the Internet.
https://evernote.com/ – Remember everything and tackle any project with your notes, tasks, and schedule all in one place.
https://notability.com/ – Create and annotate everything: doc, pdf, photos, sketches, conversations, books.

Class management apps

https://www.superteachertools.us/# – Numerous instruments for class management: virtual die, timer, draw lots, clock, benches placements.
https://www.classdojo.com/ App for computer and smart phone with good instruments. EXCELLENT
https://edpuzzle.com/ – Allow the teacher to see if students watched a video and how many times.
https://www.tricider.com/ – Voting instrument
https://www.online-stopwatch.com/full-screen-stopwatch/ – Race Timers; Classroom Timers; Holiday Timers; Random Name Pickers; Random Number Generators; Sensory Timers; Clocks; Exam Timers; Chance Games; Group Generators; Presentation Timers
https://bouncyballs.org/ App to manage the class noise and quiet time. .Bounce balls with your microphone – a fun way to manage classroom noise or visualize music.
https://new.edmodo.com/home – Blended learning and remote learning platform with communication and collaboration capabilities. Simplify communication and improve student engagement. Special designed for teachers, students, parent’s needs.
https://www.kamiapp.com/ – All-in-one digital classroom tool creating flexible and collaborative learning environments enabling students to interact with teachers, resources, and each other: static documents, PDFs, images, or other learning resources into an interactive experience; Create, send, and grade assignments; works online or offline for students without reliable network access.
https://slack.com/ – Bring all of your work communication into one place. spend less time shuffling tabs with a comprehensive message archive and all your work tools at your fingertips.
https://www.instructure.com/en-gb/canvas/schools – Organize coursework, video learning, catalog online. Create captivating lessons. Develop tech-savvy learners. Simplify teaching and learning, making them more engaging and interactive.

Online Quizzes

https://www.mentimeter.com/ Creating presentations; polls, quizz, word cloud.
https://wordwall.net/ Games creator
https://learningapps.org/createApp.php Games creator
https://www.liveworksheets.com/ Creating homework sheets that can be filled online.
https://quizlet.com/ A web instrument to create learning sheets that contain text, audio and tests. It is an instruments mostly used by students, but it can prove useful to secondary students and college students as well.
https://www.purposegames.com/ Games creator.
https://quizizz.com/ Quiz creator
https://crosswordlabs.com/ Rebus creator
https://www.proprofs.com/ Quiz creator
https://www.socrative.com/ Quiz creator
http://www.triventy.com/ Quiz creator
https://www.quizalize.com/ Quiz creator
https://quizwhizzer.com/ Quiz creator
https://asq.ro/ Quiz creator
https://knowt.io/ Quiz creator
https://testmoz.com/ Quiz creator
https://www.genial.ly/ Quiz creator

Online Whiteboards

https://openboard.ch/download.en.html Virtual whiteboard. It has to be downloaded on the desktop.
Jamboard – Google app Virtual whiteboard. It works online as part of GSuite/Workplace
https://idroo.com/ Virtual whiteboard. It can be shared in order for the entire class to write on it.
https://awwapp.com/# Virtual whiteboard.
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/student-activities/#interactive-whiteboard-activities Smartboard activities.
https://goformative.com/ A document can be uploaded for the entire class to work on it.
https://kahoot.com/ debates and online games

Interactive Presentations

https://www.canva.com/
https://www.powtoon.com/	Animations	Creates animations
https://livresq.com/ro/	All disciplines	Helps in creating online interactive classes
https://www.mozaweb.com/	All disciplines	Interactive presentations
https://www.sutori.com/	All disciplines	Presentation creator
https://www.gynzy.com/en/	All disciplines	Manny instruments for interactive presentations EXCELENT
https://infogram.com/	All disciplines	Infographic creator.
www.slidesgo.com	All disciplines	Free Google Slides and PowerPoint templates to boost your presentations
www.slidescarnival.com	All disciplines	Free PPT templates & Google Slides themes for your presentations. Free for any use, no registration or download limits
https://crello.com/	Design	A lot of templates that can be used to create diplomas, posters and timetables.
https://voicethread.com/	All disciplines	Adding voice to a presentation

Mind maps apps

https://www.mindmaps.app/	All disciplines	Mind maps and charts.
https://coggle.it/	All disciplines	Mind map, flow chart, collaborative maps
https://bubbl.us/	All disciplines	Creating mind map
https://infogram.com/	All disciplines	Infographic creator
https://maphub.net/	Geography	Interactive maps
https://histography.io/	History	Data base with images for historical events.

Creating collaborative and educational games

https://www.purposegames.com/	All disciplines	Games creator
https://im-a-puzzle.com/	All disciplines	Puzzle creator
https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/	All disciplines	Comics creator
https://www.gynzy.com/en/	All disciplines	Numerous instruments and applications. EXCELENT
http://www.kahoot.com/	All disciplines	Games creator
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/	All disciplines	Games creator
https://l-www.voki.com/	Online editor	Animations

Creating online books and videos

https://en.calameo.com/	All disciplines	Creating online publications
https://www.storyjumper.com/	Books creator	Design characters for your books, add voice and produce video books.
https://www.bookemon.com/	Books creator	Making a printable book online free. Create Children's Book, Biography, Yearbook, Poetry, Recipe & More
https://www.powtoon.com/	Animation	Creating animations
https://www.flipsnack.com/	Editor	Creating online publications
https://www.smore.com/	Editor and newsletter creation	Create beautiful, engaging school newsletters, updates and announcements.
https://stupeflix-studio.en.softonic.com/web-apps	Video editor	Stupeflix Studio is an online video editing application that lets users edit and create amazing videos. This software provides you with unique editing styles and features to help you create video pads or multimedia slideshows. It allows photos, videos, maps, text, and music to be mixed into one great digital content that you can show off on any platform.
https://animoto.com/	Video creation and editing	Easily make your own videos. Join millions of people creating and sharing videos with our easy drag and drop video maker. No experience necessary.
https://www.kizoa.com/	Video creation	Make videos, create movies and slideshows with Kizoa and stun your viewers today.
https://www.renderforest.com/	Video creation	Free time-saving growth marketing tools to succeed: high quality videos, animations, mockups, logos, presentations, SMM graphics, and a professional website.
https://giphy.com/	Design	Creating thematic giphy.
https://www.screencastify.com/	Video recorder	Use Screencastify to record, edit, and share videos.
https://l-www.voki.com/	Online editor	Speaking characters for education. Educate, engage, enjoy!
https://anchor.fm/	Podcast creator	Create, distribute, and monetize your podcast—all for free.
https://www.fotojet.com/	Design	Photo processing
https://www.qrayon.com/home/vittle/	Video & Audio	Record lesson videos
https://www.loom.com/use-case/education	Video & recording	Record lessons and enable individualized learning
https://corp.kaltura.com/education-video-platform/	Video Cloud Platform integrates with all major Learning Management Systems/ (Moodle, Canvas, D2L, Blackboard, Sakai)	A unified platform that supports virtual learning and communication needs – whether in a classroom, at home, in groups, or on the go – from online programs, remote learning, and live events to student outreach.

Apps for math lessons

https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/apps	Math	These free apps are based on the visual models featured in Bridges in Mathematics. Apps are available in multiple versions: a web app for all modern browsers, and downloadable versions for specific operating systems and devices (such as Apple iOS for iPad).
https://www.ictgames.com/	Math & English	Free educational games created by a UK teacher for 1-6 grades
https://mathigon.org/activities	Math	Many Puzzles, Activities and Lesson Plans. Free tools, courses and manipulatives to make online learning more interactive and engaging than ever before.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/	Math & more	Featured Games and Whiteboard Resources, Educational Resources organized by subject and age
https://www.kenkenpuzzle.com/play_now	Math	Free Teaching Tool: KenKen Classroom. Every week, you’ll receive by email a set of free KenKen puzzles that is perfect for student use.

Apps for music lessons

https://typatone.com/	Music	Make music while you write. Each letter you type corresponds to a specific musical note.
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/	Music	Vibrations, tonnes and time measurements.
https://www.noteflight.com/	Music	Writing a musical score.
https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids	Music	Listen to sounds from various composers and learn more about all of the instruments played by our Dallas Symphony Orchestra musicians, made specially for DSO Kids.
https://flat.io/	Music	Flat is a collaborative music notation platform for beginner composers and professionals alike.
http://www.imuscica.eu/	Music	Playing music, a smarter way to learn math and science. iMuSciCA is a pioneering approach using music for fostering creativity and deeper learning, thereby setting new grounds in the European STEAM curricula.
http://www.dariamusic.com/	Music	Class activities using music / travel around the world in song
https://www.classicsforkids.com/	Music	Play music games, find educational resources for kids, teachers, parents and compose your own song.

Apps for drawing lessons

https://www.quivervision.com/	Drawing	The drawings can be animated through AR.
https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/#	Drawing	Make and add your drawings to the world’s largest doodling data set, shared publicly to help with machine learning research.
https://www.studyladder.com/resources/activity/fullscreen?id=19480	Drawing	Drawing Using A Grid (This activity needs Adobe Flash Player to run. Students with Tablets that cannot run Adobe flash will not be able to play this activity).