Examples of Ready-made Educational Applications
Ready-made applications are already built and ready to use. A school signs up, logs in, and starts working the same day. Below are tools that many schools and teachers around the world already use.
Classroom and Communication Platforms
These tools handle the day-to-day running of a class: posting work, grading, and talking to students.
Google Classroom helps teachers manage classes, assignments, and communication with students.
Canvas is a learning management system where teachers post grades, announcements, and assignments.
Microsoft 365 is a set of productivity tools, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, for creating and managing documents.
Zoom is a video conferencing tool used for online classes and meetings.
Learning and Practice Tools
These tools give students content to learn from and ways to practice.
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform for quizzes and interactive lessons.
Duolingo is a language learning app with lessons in many languages.
Quizlet lets students create and study flashcards and quizzes.
Khan Academy offers free online courses and practice across many subjects.
Scratch is a coding platform for beginners to learn programming through stories, games, and animations.
TED-Ed has educational videos on many topics, made for teachers and students.
Google Classroom - manages classes and assignments online
Khan Academy - free online courses across many subjects
Others include Kahoot!, Zoom, Duolingo, and Quizlet.
Notice that none of these were built for one school. Each one serves millions of users with the same set of features, which is exactly what makes them ready-made.
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