As I stated in Part 1, a smartphone is an indispensable teacher tool in the classroom. After all, a smartphone is essentially a small computer in your pocket. To help you with your day to day teaching duties, I recommend six apps that I believe can help you manage your workflow.
1. Scanner Pro/Turbo Scan: There are two here because they are both great scanner apps. It’s important to have a scanner at the ready for a couple of reasons. First, if you’ve got that old worksheet you’d like to digitally send to your students, quickly scan it and upload it to your LMS. Second, you can scan a piece of student work and share it in various apps.
2. Trello: I’ve written before about how Trello can be a good teaching planning tool. Trello is an easy way to plan your classes. Simply create a board for each class, a list for a chapter or unit, and a card for each assignment.
3. Twitter: Share on the fly what you’re doing in the classroom. Snap photos of student work and share them with your school or district.
4. Pinterest: Pinterest is a great resource for finding ideas and getting inspiration for your class. Look to Pinterest if you’re looking for teaching tips or ideas for new projects. Looking for teacher blogs to follow. Look no further than Pinterest to help you find that next blog read. is also a cool place to find teacher blogs.
5. Dropbox/Dropbox Paper: Dropbox is a fantastic storage receptacle. Store documents and photos and have them available on the fly through your phone. Use Dropbox Paper for taking quick notes on your. Everything is saved in Dropbox.
6. Fantastical 2: Available for iOS only, Fantastical 2 is a great way to write down calendar tasks. You type your entries in natural language which makes entering calendar events quick and easy.
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