Best Authoring Tools
October 2023 — Use EdTech Impact to find the best Authoring Tools for teaching and learning.
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Socrative provides an efficient way to monitor and evaluate learning that saves time for educators while delivering fun and engaging interactions for learners.... Show more
reduce teacher workload84%
improve teaching efficiency81%
build student knowledge77%
improve attainment71%
#1 in Authoring Tools
Free VersionPaid
0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+
2 awards
Pixton is a web-app that gives teachers and students a unique way to create stories, demonstrate learning, and enhance writing...... Show more
improve teaching efficiency74%
improve teacher wellbeing73%
Improves Behaviour / Wellbeing69%
improve attainment66%
reduce teacher workload65%
4.9/5
Make every lesson more engaging, joyful and effective with our intuitive teaching tool and interactive lessons library. ... Show more
improve teaching efficiency98%
build student knowledge93%
increase student collaboration90%
reduce teacher workload90%
reduce attainment gap75%
#3 in Authoring Tools
Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid
5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+
Powtoon enables easy creation of videos and presentations intuitive animation software by faculty, students and admin staff.
Powtoon offers education, training, and communication templates, as well as a massive media library to empower easy and intuitive creation of engaging learning materials, assignments, announcements, safety training etc.
Our greater vision... Show more
build student knowledge68%
improve attainment66%
improve teaching efficiency64%
improve teacher knowledge61%
increase student collaboration55%
save school money54%
Helping teachers turn their worksheets, workbooks and tests into engaging and interactive online assessments in minutes. (Formerly known as ClassMaster)... Show more
provide school data100%
improve teaching efficiency83%
reduce teacher workload83%
Genially is a free to use web application that teachers use to create interactive learning resources for any subject of study and grade level.
There are 12 categories of creations and hundreds of stunning templates to choose from. No design or programming skills required! Create interactive lessons, choice... Show more
build student knowledge75%
improve teaching efficiency75%
improve teacher knowledge75%
increase student collaboration50%
Award-winning technology that makes it easy to augment images, videos, 360 & 3D media. Quickly create branching, interactive & immersive learning experiences; the easiest and fastest way to create virtual tours and trips. ... Show more
improve teaching efficiency100%
reduce teacher workload100%
increase student collaboration75%
Bring creativity to your classroom with Book Creator, the one app you need for any subject or grade level.
Writing a book is a fantastic way to make connections in learning. Students create a finished product, giving them a platform for sharing their learning with peers or others.
Engage... Show more
increase student collaboration100%
build student knowledge75%
improve attainment75%
Improves Behaviour / Wellbeing75%
improve parent engagement75%
Loree empowers educators, learning designers and independent organisations to build entire pages in minutes, giving precious time back to focus on what they do best. Educate!
With zero coding experience, users can create customised, accessible and engaging online courses with ease.... Show more
0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18
14-16, 19, 17-18
LearnCove is a platform that combines the usability of Spotify and the versatility of Slack, for learning content. LearnCove provides a new way to mix and match content into personalized paths for learners, independent of segments and industries. As an example companies can use LearnCove for employee... Show more
0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 17-18, 14-16, 11-13, 19
LessonApp is a lesson planning tool for teachers. LessonApp is based on Finnish pedagogy and it offers basic information on what improves learning (explained in short videos) and how to design a lesson. LessonApp contains pedagogically smart lesson structure, over 150 different teaching methods to choose from,... Show more
0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19
The Commtap Symboliser adds some extra buttons to PowerPoint so that teachers can easily add picture symbols when making lesson materials. Select one or more words, click on the symbolise button, and picture symbols will appear in the document. You can set where you want the symbols... Show more
0-4, 8-10, 14-16, 19, 5-7, 11-13, 17-18
0-4, 8-10, 17-18, 19+, 5-7, 11-13, 14-16
Make movies on your smartphone, laptop, desktop, Chromebook or tablet.
Cloud Stop Motion is a powerful stop motion animation package which runs directly in the browser on any modern device. There is nothing to install, everything is saved to the cloud. Switch device seamlessly at any point.
Work with... Show more
Free Version
5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18
Inspiration 10 for Windows is a simple but powerful visual thinking tool for creating mind maps, concept maps, graphic organisers, outlines and presentations with ease. Inspiration makes it easy to capture ideas, structure thoughts and visually communicate concepts to strengthen understanding with the Diagram and Map Views.... Show more
8-10, 17-18, 19+, 11-13, 14-16, 19-25
Quizlet is a revision tool to help every student learn any subject or topic with confidence. Quizlet improves motivation and increase exam results by providing access to a database of millions of pre-created study sets on thousands of topics - created by teachers, lecturers and other students.... Show more
Free VersionFree TrialPaid
8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18
Flexcil is a PDF reader & a note-taking application for mobile devices.
Flexcil offers smooth and seamless digital note-taking and annotation that enhances the entire learning experience of reading books, organizing notes, reviewing, and sharing in the digital world. The app lets users to annotate PDFs and organize notes efficiently.... Show more
FreemiumPaid
5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+
Planet eStream is a powerfully simple and secure video platform, making media more accessible and engaging for students and educators across secondary, further, and higher education.
Planet eStream offers a wide selection of intuitive tools that assist educators to streamline the integration of video content into teaching and... Show more
Paid
5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18
Stop-motion and time-lapse video software available with or without an animation book with tips.
Tell your story with stop motion videos made using HUE Animation, which was built specifically for students by teachers. A simple, user-friendly interface enables students of all ages to visually express their ideas within... Show more
Paid
5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18