Outwhiz is a free site/app (iOS, Android) for students K-8th learning Math or English. This fun app has over 200+ exercises aligned to common core standards. Best of all, Outwhiz tracks student projects and generates detailed reports for parents and educators. Also, this is a great app for self paced learning and offers lots of motivations for students such as digital and "real" rewards, badges, and more.
Plotagon is an excellent app for digital storytelling that reminds me of the now defunct Xtranormal. It's a super easy tool to use that lets students create a digital story by choosing a character and selecting and then typing their script. Plotagon does the rest. However, a user can also create their characters from scratch, add sound effects, and more. Best of all, is the educational portal that allows educators to manage/create student accounts as well as "house" their animations/stories in a safe controlled environment. Finally, educators are using Plotagon to help teach any subject and curriculum as well as for Project Based Learning and to "flip" their classroom.
Chronicle is an amazing iPad app that helps educators harness and organize their best teaching methodologies. This is done by "chronicling" a students' data and using it in a beneficial and meaningful way. Chronicle is an all-in-one tool that teachers are using for classroom management, grading, assessing, and so much more.
Seesaw the wonderful free site/app (Android, iOS, etc) for students making digital portfolios has just released their biggest update so far. Students can upload photos, videos, PDFs, or even create their own digital content for their portfolio. Educators can manage, monitor, and organize student work in folders, flag items, and invite parents to view their student's work.
ClassDojo the mega popular positive reinforcement/behavior management system for schools has just launched their latest feature, Class Story. Class Story allows educators to share their classroom stories via text or photos using ClassDojo's free site/app. Posts are seen by connected parents and teachers can see when a post gets viewed. This is a fantastic way to help parents keep engaged w/ their child's classwork.
NameCoach the innovative site for learning students names and how to pronounce them correctly has just released their latest update, Directory Integration Service. Directory Integration Service allows a district/school to embed a voice recording of your students' name pronunciation directly into your existing directory listings.