10 Coolest Finds at ISTELive + ASCD Annual Convention 2025

1. Pocketalk

For those who educate in a classroom with a number of dwelling languages, Pocketalk is a recreation changer. It’s a pocket translator that helps greater than 80 languages with instantaneous translation options, together with a text-to-translate digital camera. Accessing two-way translation on the push of a button is transformational.

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2. Clixo

It’s the basic constructing block fully reinvented! Clixo’s magnetic play system is gentle and versatile, and empowers youngsters to find their inventive confidence as they play and discover. Let creativeness take flight by permitting youngsters to freely create or observe how-tos to construct wonderful 2D or 3D shapes. We had a lot enjoyable taking part in round with this hands-on toy system.

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3. Viewsonic

Viewsonic not solely delivers wonderful and dependable classroom know-how. Their myViewBoard 3.0 is a digital whiteboard platform serving to academics such as you ship participating classes. It’s nice for each in-person or digital studying! Our favourite half? The power to seamlessly combine your present PowerPoint, Google Slides, or PDF lesson supplies. It makes attempting out this platform a no brainer!

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4. Beanstack

For those who’re searching for a enjoyable, motivating option to get college students to learn extra (who isn’t?), we love Beanstack, a platform that gamifies studying by awarding enjoyable badges and different prizes as college students log what they’ve learn.

Plus, Beanstack analyzes college students’ studying traits to let academics know general studying ranges. And academics and colleges can design customized studying challenges and lists to develop studying tradition (e.g., an inventory of books advisable by the principal or a school-wide checklist for Black Historical past Month).

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5. BBC Studying Hub

The brand-new BBC Studying Hub is right here, and it’s full of classroom-ready sources! Take a look at their website with 1,000+ video clips with corresponding actions, scholar journal articles at three studying ranges, and free classroom printables. We’re so excited to discover movies and actions together with Bluey and Planet Earth!

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6. Diffit

Scholar-ready sources could be at your fingertips in minutes! This AI platform permits educators to create sources based mostly on grade stage and aligned to your particular requirements. Plus, simply modify studying stage, language or size with no prep required. The perfect half is that Diffit is laser centered on high quality and security, with sources cited with each search and 0 scholar information collected.

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7. Scavos

Make scavenger hunts memorable with Scavos! This enjoyable app lets you choose from brief video challenges, multiple-choice quizzes, or text-based riddles to create an interactive expertise. It’s nice for trainer staff constructing, faculty scavenger hunts for college kids, out of doors occasions, and rather more! You may monitor progress in an in-app exercise feed with a leaderboard.

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8. Ozobot

For those who’re able to introduce robotics in your classroom, Ozobot is the place to start out! Their STEAM Kits present hands-on studying experiences which are enjoyable, instructional, and standards-aligned for college kids in grades Ok–5. Their merchandise make utilizing robots within the classroom extra approachable and achievable.

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9. T-Cellular for Schooling

We had been so impressed listening to about Venture 10 Million from T-Cellular! They’re dedicated to serving to guarantee web entry just isn’t a barrier to a baby’s schooling by providing college students in grades Ok-12 free 5G connectivity. Any scholar eligible for the Nationwide Faculty Lunch Program can get linked at dwelling via Venture 10 Million.

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10. SmartPass

SmartPass provides a extra versatile option to know the place college students are all through the varsity day. Their platform lets you maximize educational time, improve security, and enhance scholar outcomes. Think about it your digital corridor cross with exercise scheduling and actionable information!

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