Here is a collection of apps which might be useful. Hover to see descriptions or images and try them out! Feel free to send me some more recommendations so I can add them to the list.
Most of the links are iOS-related rather than Google Play, but there should be Google Play version of the same apps. Enjoy!
Administration
Tools to help you start the year off and get things done
Classroom Tools
Tools to help set up routines and share progress with parents.
Lessons and Tasks
Tools to deliver lessons, assign tasks to students and to gauge progress.
Quick Assessment
Tools to quickly assess students' grasp ranging from quizzes to small whiteboard-style technique.
A year planner, easy to change lessons around and add lesson content. iPad compatible
Easy to create calendars and sync with others.
A schedule/timetable app which is easy to create, although for NETs, Planbook is superior
Easy to set and with a detonated bomb at the end - it keeps students on their toes!
A coaching, communication and collaboration platform - can assign tasks and get reports.
A class and behaviour management tool where student activity, progress and reports can be shared between parents and teachers
A student engagement platform with ready-to-run interactive lessons capable of running both shared class and independent student-led activities.
You need G-Suite set up by your school first before you can access this. Can collaborate, assign tasks to students and see assessment reports.
Students share their understanding by answering formative assessment questions in a variety of formats
A game-based learning platform featuring quizzes, polls and jumbled sentences. Can be used for formative assessment
Can create and use study sets of flashcards then play games to test knowledge.
A fantastic app for 'Show Me' activities for quick at-a-glance assessment, particularly when teaching phonics. Letters can be moved and resized.
Tools to record student activities and progress before sharing with each other and parents.
Sharing
Storage
The three most popular storage systems capable of quick sharing for easy collaboration. For the best out of the three read https://bit.ly/2vcntCO
Reading
Useful reading apps from the basics up to upper primary and beyond.
Phonics, Vocabulary and Reading
Self-learning phonics and vocabulary apps to consolidate learning.
A student collaborative tool where boards can be created, shared and showcased.
A student journal-type tool where students can show and share their work and progress. Teachers can set tasks and activities for them to accomplish.
Students can create videos to tell stories, explain ideas, or document their learning. Can share on Seesaw too.
Links to the whole Google suite to sync seamlessly.
My personal favourite as I like the interface more than Google Drive's and OneDrive.
Microsoft cloud storage linked to Office 365
Access to 35,000 books, learning videos, quizzes and more. Teachers can create collections which help with lesson planning.
First daily online newspaper just for kids. Provides non-fiction articles with literacy tools. Needs paid subscription though, but worth checking out.
Learn to read with an award-winning reading and phonics game experience. Go on a Reading Adventure with your monster.
Various mini-games capable of replacing worksheets. Flashcards can be used for lesson delivery and there's a new report tracking function.
Interactive English bite-sized courses, good as self-learning activities/
From the Making English Fun collection of apps (creator: fellow NET teacher Marc Ford). This is an English word game that tests high level learners.
Students can touch, read, and eventually master letter/sound relationships through a variety of engaging activities, movies, and songs.
Interactive learning content where students can choose from a library of eBooks, eQuizzes, and other eResources.
Students can see, hear, and interact with letters and sounds in words, sentences, games, and songs.
A variety of fun and colourful games for students to try. Very engaging, requires a paid subscription though to access best content.
Simple flashcard sets of sight words.
Students can build up their sight word knowledge through listening and touching the correct word on screen.
Words & Flashcards
Useful reading apps from the basics up to upper primary and beyond.
Words & Flashcards
Online and physical flashcards that can be used in various ways.
KS2 Group Games
Apps for playing in pairs or in groups.
KS2 Individual Grammar Games
Grammar apps for upper primary students.
Augmented Reality
Print and colouring in apps to view 3D augmented reality.
Others
EIther didn't fit a category or I couldn't fit them in!
Very engaging pocket charts concept, although it needs a paid subscription. This is the compound words version.
A host of printable flashcards and resources in a distinctive and engaging cartoon style. These flashcards can be used for displays too.
Very good resource for teaching compound words to students. Students can also use as a revision tool.
Word games from categories with up to 4 players. Teachers can create their own categories. Very engaging and competitive!
Students can play in groups (to minimise the noise!) and choose categories of words to describe.
Create, make and print your own bingo cards from this generator.
A smashing sound which students love making. Students have to fill in the gaps. There's a good variety of sentence tense work.
Have to match three related words out of a scrolling list of horizontal words. Can be difficult, so for more able students only.
Same concept as Grammar Smash but with verbs instead. A smashing game which is very popular with students.
A 3D colouring app. Download and print one of the images from the associated website, colour in and use the app to scan the image. Test images first before using with students as some don't work.
Same concept as Quiver, again print and test the images before using. Look out for Quiver Education packs too.
A 3D mask-colouring activity. Good for lessons where having fun is the name of the game! Again print and test the pages before colouring in.
Vocabulary development in the student-friendly 1 and 2 player game. Great for self-learning or as a filler activity.
My go-to for PPT lessons and games as well as worksheets and other resources. I've provided the link to Herber, the member with the best resources.
Teachers can poll students without the need for student devices. Each student holds up a card and the teacher's Smartphone can scan and check for understanding. Data for reports can be logged too.