Communication and Collaboration Tools

 

Communication and Collaboration Tools

Communication and collaboration are important aspects of both teaching and learning. We’ve compiled a list of online teaching tools that will help you make this process even easier and more efficient. Here you’ll find teaching communities, tools for sharing educational resources and tips, video conferencing software, and apps for conducting online discussions and working on group projects that many students love.

55. Flipgrid

Flipgrid is an online collaboration platform that provides a simple, free, and accessible video discussion experience for Pre-K to PhD educators, kids, and students and parents. As a teacher, you can create digital whiteboards or discussion topics and share them with your students. In response, they can record and share their videos with you and other students.

56. Goboard

Goboard is one of the interactive online teaching tools that combines video conferencing with an interactive canvas. It is designed to help students collaborate one-on-one on virtually any topic. Goboard features a digital blackboard, so users can share their notes, pictures, and calculations.

57. Teacheroo

Teacheroo is the only global social network designed specifically for teachers. You can post your resources and educational tips, comment, like, repost other teachers’ learning material, and build professional connections.

58. Loop

Loop enables you to gather feedback from your students in real-time. You
can type in your questions or pick ones from a library of best practice questions. Students will receive notifications and can reply instantly.

59. Teach Learn Lead

Teach Learn Lead is a community dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and connecting new teachers as they navigate their early careers in the classrooms. It includes the global education library that is a curated epicenter of K-20 research and professional development resources.

60. Google Docs

Google Docs is a free word processor included as part of a Google Docs suite within the Google Drive service. It enables you to create and edit your own documents, check your students’ writings, and add comments to provide them with feedback.

61. Bloomz

Bloomz is an interactive app that enables a teacher or a school to share classroom updates, events, and photos with parents securely. You can send an alert notification of the next parent-teacher meeting to emails and smartphones with a single click.