We are pleased to announce the finalists for The 2017 Tech Edvocate Awards. On October

31, 2017, the winners will be announced. Finalists can access their award seals by clicking here.

Best Lesson Planning App or Tool

Finalists:

ClassFlow Family of Software

Unit Planner by Eduplanet21

Ogment

Best Assessment App or Tool

Finalists:

Istation

Proctorio

Renaissance Star 360

Turnitin Feedback Studio

Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool

Finalists:

Nuiteq (SnowFlake MultiTeach)

Alive Studios

Origo

StoryBots Classroom

Kinder Lab’s Kibo Robotic Kit

Best Literacy App or Tool

Finalists:

Speare Hybrid Word Processor

ThinkCERCA

myON

Turnitin Revision Assistant

Best Math App or Tool

Finalists:

Renaissance Accelerated Math

Origo

CanFigureIt Geomety

Best STEM/STEAM Education App or Tool

Finalists:

Defined STEM

Nepris

Collisions by PlayMada Games

STEM Gauge by Measured Progress

Best Language Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Rosetta Stone

Verbling

Best Virtual or Augmented Reality App or Tool

Finalists:

DiscoveryVR

Learning Alive Plus by Alive Studios

Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Nuiteq (Lessons Online)

Renaissance Flow 360

Claned Group

ThinkCERCA

Best Coding App or Tool

Finalists:

Tynker

Code.org

Best Gamification App or Tool

Finalists:

Mindcraft: Education Edition

Classcraft

Best Learning Management System

Finalists:

NEO LMS

Ogment

Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Istation

ClassFlow Family of Software

Defined STEM

Turnitin Revision Assistant

Best Assistive Technology App or Tool

Finalists:

MyChoicePad

Fast Forword

Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool

Finalists:

Parent PaperWork

LivingTree

Apptegy

Bloomz App

Best Collaboration App or Tool

Finalists:

Google Classroom

Insight Advance

x2VOL from intelliVOL

Nepris

Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool

Finalists:

HelpHub

GradeSlam

Best Classroom/Behavior Management App or Tool

Finalists:

Google Classroom

NetSupportSchool

Hero K12

Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool

Finalists:

BoardShare

ActivPanel

Best Higher Education Solution

Finalists:

iGrad

EssayJack Inc.

Student Connections Success Center

ClassLink

Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool

Finalists:

EDIS.io

Claned Group

Best Professional Development App or Tool

Finalists:

PD Planner – Eduplanet21

Insight Advance

Ogment

edWeb.net

Best Student Information System (SIS) App or Tool

Finalists:

SynergySIS

eSchoolPLUS by PoweSchool

Best Global EdTech Leader

Finalists:

Anant Agarwal

Harry van der Veen

Best Global EdTech Company

Finalists:

NetSupport

ClassLink

Promethean

Claned Group

Turnitin

Best Global EdTech Startup

Finalists:

Upswing

GradeSlam

Best K-12 School Leader

Finalists:

Christina Bice, Haleyville Elementary School, Haleyville, AL

Rachel Hesprich, Slinger School District, WI

Best Higher Education Leader

Finalists:          

Anant Agarwal, edx, Cambridge, MA

Ray Lefebvre, Bridgewater State University, MA

Best School District Technology Coordinator/Director

Finalists:

Rafranz Davis, Arlington School District, TX

Dan Phillips, Marin County Office of Education, CA

Best K-12 Teacher

Finalists:

Anthony Stirpe, New Rochelle High School; New Rochelle, New York

Francis Jim Tuscano, Xavier School; Luzon, The Philippines

Best College/University Professor

Finalists:

Nicole Kraft, Ohio State University

David J. Malan, Harvard University

Best EdTech PR Firm

Finalists:

PR With Panache

J Harrison Public Relations Group