The Digital Classroom

Ideas, research, and instructional insights for better teaching and learning.

Explore practical strategies, emerging trends, and expert perspectives on curriculum, assessment, instructional technology, AI, student learning, and the daily classroom data that helps educators know what’s working—and where support is needed.

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Use Classwork’s drawing tool to edit PDFs, worksheets, and more online

Use the Classwork.com drawing tool to edit PDFs, worksheets, and more online If you’re making the switch to digital worksheets but you miss the ease of quick assignment edits with your teacher’s pen, then Classwork.com has the solution for you. With Classwork.com, you can create interactive assignments using your existing worksheets and PDFs. We offer teachers the ability to edit documents in a variety of ways, and that includes drawing straight on PDFs, Word Docx,

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Apps that integrate with Schoology

Apps that integrate with Schoology: Use Classwork to make online assignments and digital activities Are you tired of making worksheets in Schoology? Making online worksheets and assignments can be frustrating when there is limited functionality. There is a way to upgrade your worksheet creator and still have assignments that integrate with your Schoology LMS. Read on to find out how. Why should you pick apps with Schoology integration capability? Picking apps that integrate with Schoology

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2023 Texas STAAR Practice Tests and Activities

Texas STAAR Practice Tests and Activities Have you been scouring the web looking for a way to prepare your students for the new STAAR Online test? But mostly all you can find are practice tests that the state released for prior years when the test was paper and pencil? Then you’ll want to read this! When there are seismic shifts in testing, it’s best to get your students ready well in advance. Classwork Teachers shared

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How do I spend less time grading?

How do I spend less time grading? 11 strategies for teachers to grade less and free up time Dedicated teachers are working so hard and are beginning to burn out. There is an easier way to free up your time and still help the students who need your support.  Here are some techniques to help teachers spend less time grading and still give students the quality education they deserve. How much time do teachers spend

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Apps that work with Canvas LMS

Apps that work with Canvas LMS: Use Classwork to make online free worksheets for Canvas If you have struggled to make worksheets with Canvas LMS, we have a solution for you. Choose an app that works with Canvas so that you can simplify planning, teaching, and grading online. When your online tools work more seamlessly, you can focus on teaching. And teaching is your superpower.  Why do you need tools that integrate with your LMS

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How do I draw on a webpage for my class?

How do I draw on a web page for my class? 9 Chrome Extensions and Apps for Teachers As a teacher, you may want to add drawings to your web pages to engage your students or make the pages more visually appealing. Thankfully, you can easily add drawings to any web page using basic Google Chrome extensions. Using Chrome extensions and teacher-focused apps to draw on a page can simplify your lessons and make learning

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Engaging activities for busting out of busywork in your class: 6 alternatives to worksheets to use in 2022

Engaging activities for busting out of busywork in your class: 6 alternatives to worksheets to use in 2022 Engaging activities for breaking out of busywork in your class can include many different activities. Teachers have often used worksheets and other busy work activities just to keep students occupied. However, there is a way to turn this busywork into productive learning activities. Engaging activities keep the students focused on the work rather than straying away from

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Classwork fits your classroom: Google Classroom Apps

Classwork fits your classroom: Using Google Classroom Apps Processes work more effortlessly when an app integrates to your LMS platform, like Google Classroom. Apps that work with Google Classroom allow data to move freely between both systems so that tasks are automated. This leads to more integrated data. But the bottom line is: it’s just easier when apps integrate into Google Classroom. Why should you pick apps that integrate with your LMS platform? It simplifies

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Get more from classroom data: Use data as part of your intervention strategy in parent conferences

Get more from classroom data: Use data as part of your intervention strategy in parent conferences There’s always a push to use more data in the classroom. It’s the primary justification for assessment measures throughout the country. But you can take hold of data in your classroom. Teachers can gather data more frequently to have a firmer grasp of what students know. This allows teachers and students to adjust more easily to learning challenges and

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Better Instruction Starts With Better Information

The classroom generates evidence of learning every day. The challenge is turning that evidence into something educators can act on.

The Digital Classroom explores the ideas, research, technology, and instructional practices shaping K–12 education—from curriculum implementation and formative assessment to AI, student engagement, instructional leadership, and data-informed teaching.

We look beyond technology for technology’s sake. Our focus is how educators can use the right tools and the right evidence to strengthen instruction, respond to student needs, and improve learning.

Classwork.com helps connect that same instructional cycle—turning everyday student work into timely instructional insights for teachers, campuses, and district leaders.

What is a digital classroom?
A digital classroom uses technology to support instruction, assessment, student practice, communication, and access to learning resources. The strongest digital classrooms use technology to improve teaching and learning—not simply replace paper with screens.

How can teachers use student data to improve instruction?
Teachers can use formative assessment and daily student work to identify misconceptions, group students for reteaching, provide enrichment, and adjust instruction while learning is still happening.

What is instructional intelligence in K–12 education?
Instructional intelligence is the ability to turn evidence from everyday teaching and student work into useful information about curriculum implementation, student understanding, instructional needs, and progress over time.

How is AI being used in K–12 classrooms?
AI can help educators create instructional materials, align content to standards, analyze student work, support grading, and identify learning patterns. Effective use keeps educators responsible for instructional decisions and student learning.

How does Classwork.com support formative assessment?
Classwork.com turns everyday assignments and assessments into actionable instructional data through autograding, standards alignment, reporting, and tools that help educators identify student needs quickly.