Being a teacher can be hugely rewarding and equally demanding. It takes lots of creativity to keep students engaged and to help them thrive, but thanks to apps like these, preparing and delivering innovative lessons – whether in person or remotely – is easier.

Whether it’s a straightforward way to communicate with both students and parents, or making learning more fun, these apps will put you in the running for teacher of the year.

Games are a great way to help kids assimilate theoretical concepts, especially when they encourage them to learn from their mistakes. With Make It - Create & play games you can prepare games, activities, stories or fun tests in a few minutes.

The app lets you customise the educational content for each student or group of students to help them get the most from the class.

If your desktop is chock-full of folders, Additio - Teacher gradebook can help you free up some space. This intuitive and practical app helps you manage all your classrooms in one place: you can arrange your students’ grades in a format that suits you, register class attendance with a tap, or easily plan the content of your lessons.

Robust and easy to use, Additio will become your new go-to for efficiently organising your classes.

ClassDojo is the perfect tool to keep your students motivated... and their parents too. With the app you can establish original evaluation systems for your classes (like awarding and deducting points with real-time feedback), create fun icons for your students and even share relevant info with their parents, so they can track their child’s progress and feel they’re part of an amazing team.

Imagine a whiteboard where you can add video, audio, pictures and, best of all, it won’t disappear overnight. This is what Explain Everything Whiteboard is all about: an interactive whiteboard that you can use to engage with your digital classes.

You can also use the app to share presentations with your students and encourage them to create their own; it’s a great tool for making your lessons more flexible, effective and enjoyable.