They say that being a teacher is one of the most demanding but rewarding jobs, and we couldn’t agree more. They have to create a lesson plan, teach in an effective way, connect to their students, and a whole lot more. The challenge to be organized and be effective as an educator is always out there and sometimes, they are under-appreciated for what they do. The World Teachers Day celebrated by the UN on October 5 is a great way to remember the sacrifices of our teachers and it gives us opportunities to give back to them and let them feel valued. In our efforts to celebrate the noble and selfless role of our teachers, we set up the top iPhone applications to help them be more focused on what they do and let these apps save them from the stress of minding those mundane tasks. Teacher's Assistant Pro: Classroom Management Notes This great app lets you record the behavior, actions and achievements of your students, easily contact and communicate with their parents and stores these data securely. Managing student behavior is one of the hardest roles a teacher does, especially when parents do not cooperate in behaving their children. This app helps you have the data you need, and when you are ready to talk with them or with their parents, you have enough things to say. It also organizes students’ data, and when you have more than one class to per on a daily basis, this helps you keep track each and every one of your students. Edmodo With the internet, teachers and students can interact effortlessly for follow up questions, file sharing and distribution, announcements or simply talk about other things. Edmodo creates a safe and secure way to communicate. Teachers can post assignments and discuss supplementary lessons, students can interact with another student or teacher, and a lot more can be done with this app. Teachers can also create a network with their co-teachers or the student's’ parents and interact there. Notability Taking notes is just as important to teachers as it is to students, and this app lets them do this easily. You can write notes, record lectures, sketch figures, take pictures of notes and a lot more. It also lets you write naturally with its features. With its latest update, it can now support multi tasking. Storing these notes became easier with this app, and truly a must have not just for teacher, but for note-savvy people out there. WolframAlpha Widely known as the largest database of knowledge in the internet, WolframAlpha is now available to the iPhone. If you need quick answers to a question, this app does that in a breeze. WolframAlpha is popular for being able to solve math problems using its different algorithms, and teachers can use this as a powerful reference in making exams and lesson plans. It does not only provides knowledge for math and science, but also literature, culture, music and almost all areas of knowledge and society there is. You can really turn your iPhone into a powerful device with this app. TED If you need extra information and inspiration, TED talks really leaves you inspired and empowered. And through the app, you can access these talks anywhere, anytime. The app organizes and categorizes the talks to cater your curiosity and interest, so you can easily look at a topic that you want to learn more about. The app updates regularly. With regular TED talks everywhere, you will surely never run out of resources. The best thing about this app is it is free. We salute every teacher and educator in the world for every effort they do to build the future society. We all wish you the best as you continue in your endeavors. Photo credit: Pixabay