Hand-vetted, teacher-first
The tools we'd actually recommend to a friend.
No affiliate links. No vendor money. This is a small, deliberately curated list of organizations and tools we've used in real classrooms — picked for impact, safety, and time-respect.
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HappyClass.ai
An AI teacher's assistant designed for real classroom workflows — lesson planning, rubric drafting, parent communication, and feedback at scale. Built by a working teacher.
Visit resourceISTE Standards
Frameworks for digital-age teaching and learning design. The closest thing to a shared vocabulary for tech-forward classrooms.
Visit resourceDigital Promise
Research-backed guidance and implementation tools for schools navigating change. Quietly excellent.
Visit resourceKhan Academy
Curriculum-aligned lessons and adaptive practice with teacher dashboards. Still the best free intervention engine.
Visit resourceOER Commons
Open educational resources searchable by grade, subject, and standards. A solid first stop before you build from scratch.
Visit resourceNearpod
Interactive lesson delivery and formative checks built for active classrooms. Worth it if your school already pays for it.
Visit resourceCommon Sense Education
Digital citizenship curriculum and edtech evaluations. Plain-English, classroom-safe, criminally underused.
Visit resourceEdSurge
Education technology journalism and a usable product index. Skip the marketing posts; the analysis is good.
Visit resourceReadWorks
Reading passages and comprehension resources designed for differentiation. Quietly the workhorse of a lot of ELA classrooms.
Visit resourceCanva for Education
Teacher and student design tools for presentations, visuals, and classroom communication. Fast to learn, surprisingly powerful.
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