

Chatzy – Use Chatzy to support backchannel conversations in a private setting.Buncee – A creation and presentation tool that helps students and teachers visualize, communicate, and engage with classroom concepts and ideas.BookSnap – While currently this app is only available for iOS, it provides a digital way for learners to interact with text and with other learners.Binumi – Powering cloud-based video platforms for the world’s most forward-thinking organisations.Students also can review and recommend books to their peers on the site. Biblionasium – This online, safe, and simple book network allows teachers to view books students have read (a digital reading log), create reading challenges for students, and track progress.An extension of the in-the-moment conversation might be to capture the chat, create a tag cloud, and see what surfaces as a focus of the conversation. Backchannel Chat – This site offers a teacher-moderated version of Twitter.AudioNote – A combination of a voice recorder and notepad that captures both audio and notes for student collaboration.The Answer Pad – Allows teachers to capture data from students using the web or the app and is touted as being ideal for the flipped or blended classroom.AnswerGarden – A tool for online brainstorming or polling, educators can use this real-time tool to see student feedback on questions.Animoto – Gives students the ability to make a short, 30-second share video of what they learned in a given lesson.Students are introduced to content through dynamic multimedia that includes VR Field trips, 3D objects, PhET simulations, BBC videos, Microsoft Sways and more. Students contribute instantaneous feedback through assessment features such as quizzes, open-ended questions, polls, drawing tools, and more.


Learning experiences are created by teachers or selected from a catalogue of over 6,500 experiences found in the Nearpod lesson library. Students join synchronous learning experiences led by their teachers or learn at their own pace. Interactive software features empower student voice through activities like open ended questions, polls, quizzes, collaborative boards and more! Students will learn while having fun. With Nearpod, students have the ability to participate in lessons that contain virtual reality, 3D objects, PhET simulations and so much more. Nearpod is an award-winning instructional software that engages students with interactive learning experiences.
