We are pleased to announce the finalists for The 2020 Tech Edvocate Awards. On August 31, 2020, the winners will be announced. Finalists can access their award seals by clicking here.

Best Lesson Planning App or Tool

Finalists:

Profile Planner

Eduphoria! 

Learning Explorer

Best Assessment App or Tool

Finalists:

Google Classroom

edSpring

Star Assessments

ProctorU

EdIncites®, Incite® Assessment

MobyMax  

Lexplore 

TestHound 

Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool

Finalists:

MobyMax

ABCmouse Early Learning Academy

PBS Parents Play and Learn

Clear Touch 43” 7000XE interactive panel with mini convertible mobile stand 

Best Literacy App or Tool

Finalists:

Renaissance myON Reader 

Renaissance Accelerated Reader

MobyMax 

Raz-Plus-ELL Edition 

Lexia Core5 Reading by Lexia Learning 

MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach  

Lexplore 

Reading Plus 

Best Math App or Tool

Finalists:

Spring Math

MobyMax

LearnZillion Illustrative Mathematics 

Freckle Math 

ST Math 

MATHiaFlex   

Best STEM/STEAM Education App or Tool

Finalists:

MobyMax  

Science A-Z   

Britannica LaunchPacks: Science   

Chemix

LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime  

Pivot Interactives from Vernier Software & Technology  

Best Language Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Languagenut

Rosetta Stone English 

Raz-Plus/ELL Edition

Best Virtual or Augmented Reality App or Tool

Finalists:

Gamar

CoSpaces Edu

HistoryMaker VR

Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Elephango

i-Ready

Headsprout   

MobyMax

Lexia PowerUp Literacy by Lexia Learning

Rosen LevelUp   

MATHiaFlex   

Reading Plus  

Best Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

Knowledge Ai, Inc.

Lexplore

Yewno

MATHiaFlex 

Best Coding App or Tool

Finalists:

CoderZ

Tynker

GameSalad, Inc. 

Robo Wunderkind

Best Gamification App or Tool

Finalists:

TALi Health – DETECT and TRAIN  

MobyMax 

Adventure Academy 

guideWELD® VR Welding Simulator 

ST Math 

Best Learning Management System

Finalists:

Edsby

Google Classroom

Edgenuity Learning Management System  

NEO LMS 

Coding Dojo 

Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool

Finalists:

MobyMax

Raz-Plus/ELL Edition

Snowflake 

Treedom Inc.

ST Math  

Promethean Classflow  

EdIncites®, Incite® Classroom 

Learning Explorer  

Istation ISIP Progress Monitoring at Home

Best Assistive Technology App or Tool

Finalists:

Lexion

Natural Reader

Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool

Finalists:

Edsby

ClassPager

Bloomz   

Best Collaboration App or Tool

Finalists:

Google Classroom

Schoolbox 

Modo Campus  

Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool

Finalists:

LiveHint 

MobyMax

Study.com

UWorld Clinical Med Math  

Best Classroom/Behavior Management App or Tool

Finalists:

ClassLink

classroom.cloud

Google Classroom

Insight  

Behavior Manager

TALi Health – DETECT and TRAIN  

Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool

Finalists:

Promethean ActivPanel Elements Series 

Explee 

Slidetalk 

Aver M11-8M Document Camera

Aver Magic Presenter CB-310

Best Higher Education Solution

Finalists:

Study.com

Ellucian Ethos

TrueDialog Inc. 

HuddleCamHD SimplTrack 2

ClassLink

Atlas Powered by New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

eLumen 

AVER TR530 AI Auto Tracking Camera

Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool

Finalists:

Edsby 

MobyMax 

ClassLink

UpGrade 

Best Professional Development App or Tool

Finalists:

Finders Solvers (Keningau Vocational College)

PresenceLearning’s Teletherapy 101

Learn Promethean 

Trauma-Informed Practices for K12 Schools 

Best Student Information System (SIS) App or Tool

Finalists:

SynergySIS

Cardonex

Skyward Qmlativ Education Management System 

Best Global EdTech Leader 

Finalists:

Glynn Willett, Co-founder of MobyMax

Salman Kahn, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy 

Best Global EdTech Company

Finalists:

Renaissance 

MobyMax

The Britannica Group   

Lexplore 

Soundtrap for Education

Best Global EdTech Startup

Finalists:

Knowledge Ai, Inc.

Cypher

Save My Exams

Money Experience

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

Best Higher Education Leader

Finalists:

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

Janet Napolitano, President at University of California

Christopher Brown II, President at Kentucky State University

Elmira Mangum, Vice President at Cornell University

David Johnson, Assistant Vice President, Technology Services and Support at University of Houston

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

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

Best EdTech PR Firm

Finalists:

Nickel Communications  

Pando Public Relations 

PR with Panache!