With Spiral’s suite of free educational apps, educators can transform their classroom into an interactive learning space. Apps can be used by the educator to give quick formative assessments, help compile learner portfolios, facilitate group projects, and turn any video into a live chat with discussion questions. Students simply need to have a device (smartphone, tablet, computer) and Spiral takes care of the rest, linking the devices and pushing out the educator-designed content. Teachers can load pre-designed content or ask questions on the fly—Spiral can adapt to any teaching style. There is even a grade book section that educators can use to document summative assessments, record learner notes, and export to share with parents. Spiral can be applied across grade levels and with any subject.

Website: https://www.spiral.ac/

What Users Love About the App

“I have used Spiral in my class for quite a while now and am amazed by how much my pupils and myself love the app. It is easy to use with a little practise and really does make teaching more effective.”

“This app was regularly utilised throughout lessons for quickfire question and answer, longer answers for example sentence structure work, description, story structure, reviewing films/books etc.”

“The app can also be used in small groups to create projects such as persuasive car adverts, science write-ups, presentations of ideas etc.”

“Perfect for use with a bank of ipads and really motivates pupils learning as is something different to pen and paper.”

What Users Dislike About the App

“The initial setup can take a little time.”

“At times it can be glitchy.”