We are pleased to announce the finalists for The 2025 Tech Edvocate Awards. On August

29, 2025, the winners will be announced. Finalists can access their award seals by clicking here.

Best Lesson Planning App or Tool

Finalist:

TeacherFileBox      

Profile Planner 

OER Commons  

Best Assessment App or Tool

Finalist:

Google Classroom

CodeSignal

MobyMax  

ALEKS

MagicBox    

Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool

Finalist:

Jolly Phonics

MobyMax

Ambani Africa

Kindiedays

TeachTown’s Launch for PreK    

Best Literacy App or Tool

Finalist:

Jolly Phonics

Ambani Africa

MobyMax

Read and Write

Whooo’s Reading

Step Up to Writing   

DreamBox Reading by Discovery Education

News-O-Matic    

Best Math App or Tool

Finalist:

GeoGebra

Algebrator

DreamBox Math by Discovery Education 

JoyCat Flash Cards for Kids Ages 4-8 — Math Flash Cards & Pop Fidget Chart  

MobyMax

Best STEM/STEAM Education App or Tool

Finalist:

Complete Physics

Brilliant

STEM Careers Coalition

Inquisitive PreK-5 Science  

MobyMax

Best Language Learning App or Tool

Finalist:

Ambani Africa

Rosetta Stone for Schools  

AIM Language Learning

Gus on the Go: Spanish

MobyMax

Best Virtual or Augmented Reality App or Tool

Finalist:

Apollo 11 VR 

iTeach.world

Gamar

Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool

Finalist:

Zearn

Articulation Station

No Red Ink

Edmentum Exact Path    

Reflex

TeachTown enCORE    

IXL   

MobyMax

Best Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning App or Tool

Finalist:

Brisk Teaching

Feedback Aide by Learnosity   

Magicschool.ai

Surpass Tutor 

Pathify AI Chatbot 

SchoolAI  

Best Coding App or Tool

Finalist:

Itch

Tynker

Kodable

Best Gamification App or Tool

Finalist:

PBS Kids Games

MobyMax

Gimkit

Banzai  

Best Learning Management System

Finalist:

Google Classroom

Edsby    

Moodle

MaxBrain LMS

Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool

Finalist:

PlayPosit

Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI)   

Edbrix

classroom.cloud    

MobyMax

Best Assistive Technology App or Tool

Finalist:

Natural Reader

Writable

Kanga by Presence   

ModMath

Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool

Finalist:

Edsby    

MobyMax

Vasco Electronics 

Klassy

Classting

ChildPilot

Best Collaboration App or Tool

Finalist:

Google Classroom

Popplet

Schoolbox

Speachme

Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool

Finalist:

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand Course  

Wyzant  

Sound Partners   

Tutored by Teachers  

Edmentum Tutoring  

K12 Tutoring 

Best Classroom/Behavior Management App or Tool

Finalist:

Behavior Manager  

NetSupport School    

Class Charts

ClassroomQ

ClassReach

Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool

Finalist:

Logitech Rally Camera Streamline Kit    

Explee 

Slidetalk 

Best Higher Education Solution

Finalist:

Moodle

AppsAnywhere  

Classlink

iClicker Evernote

Connected Core    

Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool

Finalist:

UpGrade 

Edsby    

Learning Locker

LOOOP

Best Professional Development App or Tool

Finalist:

Share My Lesson  

GoodReads

Stride Professional Development    

Venture Valley Game   

Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI)   

Best Student Information System (SIS) App or Tool

Finalist:

Classes365

Alma SIS

ampEducator

Best Global EdTech Leader

Finalist:

Salman Kahn, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy 

Glynn Willett and Wade Willett, Founders and Owners of MobyMax

Jamie Candee President, CEO, and Board Director of Edmentum

Best Global EdTech Company

Finalist:

Discovery Education  

MobyMax

Edmentum   

Pathify   

Stride, Inc.     

NetSupport    

Best Global EdTech Startup

Finalist:

Gamar   

Edukoya

Classes365  

Best K-12 School Leader

Finalist:

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

Best Higher Education Leader

Finalist:

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

Janet Napolitano, President at University of California

Elmira Mangum, Vice President at Cornell University

Best School District Technology Coordinator/Director

Finalist:

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

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

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

Best K-12 Teacher

Finalist:

Chloe Peterson, Teacher at Elevate K-12

Karen Bacon, Ohio Virtual Academy, a K12-powered online school[email protected] 

Aileen Gendrano Adao, Los Angeles Unified School District

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

Best Professor

Finalist:

Hope Rias, Assistant Professor at Bridgewater College

Sangeeta Bhatia, Professor, MIT

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

Best EdTech PR Firm

Finalist:

Publicize  

PRlab  

Communications Strategy Group   

Young & Associates