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
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