We are pleased to announce the finalists for The 2021 Tech Edvocate Awards. On August 31, 2021, the winners will be announced. Finalists can access their award seals by clicking here.

 

Best Lesson Planning App or Tool

Finalists:

Algorithmics International School of Programming & Mathematics 

Certell, Inc.   

BuildYourOwnCurriculum (BYOC) 

 

Best Assessment App or Tool

Finalists:

Curriculum Associates – i-Ready

Learnfully   

edSpring by Sourcewell  

Learnosity 

TAO from Open Assessment Technologies

FastBridge 

Star Assessments by Renaissance

Edmentum Exact Path 

ProctorU  

MobyMax 

Great Minds®️  Eureka Math Equip™   

Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE) 

TestHound 

 

Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool

Finalists:

MobyMax

ABCmouse Early Learning Academy  

Little Fox 

Handwriting Without Tears 

Lalilo by Renaissance 

myIGDIs by Renaissance 

Amazon Kids+  

 

Best Literacy App or Tool

Finalists:

myON by Renaissance 

Accelerated Reader  

Lalilo by Renaissance 

MobyMax 

Imagine Lectura 

Reading Plus 

Pixton 

 

Best Math App or Tool

Finalists:

MobyMax 

SpringMath by Sourcewell 

Imagine Math PreK–High School  

SplashLearn   

ExploreLearning Reflex 

STEMscopes Math 

FEV Tutor 

My Math Academy 

Casio ClassPad.net  

Freckle by Renaissance 

ST Math 

Measurement Math Training Kit 

 

Best STEM/STEAM Education App or Tool

Finalists:

MobyMax  

ExploreLearning Gizmos 

STEMscopes Science 

Hughes Network Systems and 4-H   

Vernier Software & Technology – Graphical Analysis Pro 

Flinn Scientific – PAVO 

TwigScience Next Gen 

 

Best Language Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Little Fox 

ELT Songs   

 

Best Virtual or Augmented Reality App or Tool

Finalists:

Gamar

History Adventures, World of Characters 

 

Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Edmentum Exact Path 

MobyMax 

My Math Academy 

FEV Tutor

Freckle by Renaissance 

myON by Renaissance 

Lalilo by Renaissance 

Rosen LevelUp 

Learnfully   

ExploreLearning Reflex 

TutorMe 

 

Best Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Knowledge Ai, Inc.

Jenzabar Chatbot 

Deledao 

Yewno  

AVer DL30 Auto Tracking Distance Learning Camera  

 

Best Coding App or Tool

Finalists:

Unruly Splats 

STEMscopes Coding 

Algorithmics International School of Programming & Mathematics 

 

Best Gamification App or Tool

Finalists:

Baamboozle 

MobyMax 

guideWELD® VR Welding Simulator 

ST Math  

SplashLearn   

ExploreLearning Reflex 

 

Best Learning Management System

Finalists:

Google Classroom

Jupiter 

 

Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

MobyMax 

IPEVO DO-CAM USB Document Camera 

ExploreLearning Science4Us 

FEV Tutor 

TwigCreate 

Edmentum Courseware 

TCI 

classroom.cloud 

Learning Explorer  

ClassLink

Great Minds in Sync™ 

 

Best Assistive Technology App or Tool

Finalists:

AVer X18iS UV Sanitizing Charging Cart   

PresenceLearning – Therapy Essentials 

 

Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool

Finalists:

TalkingPoints 

MobyMax 

Jupiter 

Bloomz 

 

Best Collaboration App or Tool

Finalists:

Soundtrap for Education  

Crestron Flex    

One by Wacom

IPEVO iDocCam 

AVer M5 Document Camera 

Brainly

 

Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool

Finalists:

UWorld Finance 

MobyMax 

FEV Tutor 

Learning Tools for the ACT® and SAT® Exams 

Learnfully   

TutorMe 

Brainly

 

Best Classroom/Behavior Management App or Tool

Finalists:

NetSupport School 

MobyMax  

Jupiter 

 

Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool

Finalists:

ActivPanel Elements Series + ActivInspire & ClassFlow 

IPEVO V4K PRO Ultra HD USB Document Camera 

AVer VB130 

Agora Inc. 

ELT Songs   

Epson – PowerLite 

 

Best Higher Education Solution

Finalists:

TutorMe 

Outlier.org  

Anthology Encompass 

Othot   

InStride   

ClassLink 

 

Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool

Finalists:

Edsby  

ClassLink 

Lightspeed Systems 

eduCLIMBER 

Schoolzilla by Renaissance   

 

Best Professional Development App or Tool

Finalists:

Finders Solvers (Keningau Vocational College) 

National Institute for STEM Education (NISE) Micro Certificates 

Learn Promethean 

 

Best Student Information System (SIS) App or Tool

Finalists:

Cardonex 

Jupiter 

Anthology Student 

 

Best Global EdTech Leader 

Finalists:

Glynn Willett and Wade Willett, Co-founders of MobyMax  

Cindy Mi, Founder and CEO of VIPKid 

Todd Brekhus, Chief Product Officer for Renaissance 

Jamie Candee, CEO of Edmentum 

 

Best Global EdTech Company

Finalists:

Renaissance 

Promethean 

VIPKid 

MobyMax  

Learnosity 

Algorithmics International School of Programming and Mathematics   

Snapplify 

Edmentum 

NetSupport Inc.  

Proximity Learning  

Logitech for Education 

 

Best Global EdTech Startup

Finalists:

Class Technologies 

Learnie 

ELT Songs   

 

Best K-12 School Leader

Finalists:

Dr. Laura Stout, Executive Director of School Leadership at Corpus Christi Independent School District

Elizabeth Shaw, Chief Executive Officer at Chicago International Charter School

Dr. Usamah Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent at Dallas ISD

Dr. Johnnie Thomas, Superintendent at Rich Township High School District 227, Matteson, Illinois

Shawn Wigg, Director of Mathematics, Duval County Public Schools

Eduardo E. Lopez, Laredo Independent School District   

 

Best Higher Education Leader

Finalists:

Roslyn Clark Artis, JD, EdD, President at Benedict College

Janet Napolitano, President at University of California

Elmira Mangum, Vice President at Cornell University

Dr. Robbie Melton, Associate Vice President at Tennessee State University 

Jim Milton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anthology 

 

Best School District Technology Coordinator/Director

Finalists:        

Adrian Cepero, District Technology Coordinator, Hackensack Public Schools, Hackensack, NJ

Chris Long, Educational Technology Coordinator, Huntington Beach Union High School District, Huntington Beach, CA

Nora Laho, District Technology Coordinator and Instructional Technology Coach at Public Schools of CLK

 

Best K-12 Teacher

Finalists:

Mossie Shephard, Gifted Education Teacher, Jackson Public School District

Chloe Peterson, Teacher at Elevate K-12

Judy Williams, Teacher at Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind

Megan Jacobs, The Connecticut MakerSpace Teacher Consortium 

Aileen Gendrano Adao, Los Angeles Unified School District

 

Best College/University Professor

Finalists:

Dr. Alfred Boyd, Assistant Professor of Education, Mississippi Valley State University

Sangeeta Bhatia, Professor, MIT

Hope Rias, Assistant Professor at Bridgewater College

Derek D. Bardell, Professor of Business Administration at Delgado Community College

 

Best EdTech PR Firm

Finalists:

Pando Public Relations 

PR with Panache!