Recommended Free Software

Desmos

Website: Desmos

Desmos is a free, full-featured graphing calculator. Widely used for algebra, functions, geometry, and inquiry-based math lessons.

Desmos Classroom (via Amplify)

Website: Amplify Classroom

Desmos's classroom activities, Activity Builder, and Computation Layer moved to Amplify — teachers now go to classroom.amplify.com, not teacher.desmos.com. Still free.

GeoGebra

Website: GeoGebra

GeoGebra is a set of free geometry, graphing, algebra, and statistics tools. Great for constructing diagrams, exploring functions, and modeling.

Google Arts & Culture

Website: Google Arts & Culture

A free, rich digital platform that brings artworks, historical sites, and cultural stories from around the world into the classroom with immersive tours, 360° views, and ready-to-use teacher resources.

Google Scholar

Website: Google Scholar

A free search engine for scholarly articles, academic papers, and citations. Useful for high school research, extended essays, and data gathering.

Kahoot

Website: Kahoot

Free tier - a gamified quiz platform for fast-paced formative assessment. Great for engagement and quick knowledge checks. The free Kahoot! Go plan for K-12 teachers supports up to 40 participants in both Present and Assign modes.

Minecraft Education

Website: Minecraft Education

Minecraft Education prepares students for the future workplace by helping build skills like collaboration, creative problem-solving, communication, and systems thinking. Available for Windows, ChromeOS, Mac, iPad, and Android.

NatGeo Edu

Website: National Geographic Education

National Geographic for Education is a rich collection of maps, videos, lesson plans, and interactive resources that bring geography, science, and exploration to life. Great for supporting inquiry-based learning and global awareness across all subjects.

PhET Simulations

Website: PhET Interactive Simulations

PhET has free interactive science simulations covering physics, chemistry, and biology. Ideal for conceptual understanding and lab-replacement activities.

Wayground (formerly Quizizz)

Website: Wayground

Wayground (formerly Quizizz) free tier - a modern quiz tool with homework mode, analytics, and a massive question bank. Free tier limits: 100 participants per session, limited storage and question types, and no LMS integration.

Science Friday

Website: Science Friday

Science Friday provides high-quality STEM journalism, videos, and teacher resources. Excellent for phenomenon-based instruction and real-world science connections.

Scratch

Website: Scratch

Scratch (from MIT) is a great environment for learning coding with block programming; it is free-form and focused on creating music, games, and animation.

CodeAI (formerly Code.org)

Website: CodeAI

Code.org rebranded to CodeAI in June 2026, pivoting toward AI literacy alongside its original programming lessons — code.org still resolves. New: a free "AI Foundations" high school course, and an Hour of AI alongside the existing Hour of Code.