GoPlans vs Lesson Maker Pro

GoPlans is a paid online platform for educators to create, collaborate on, share, and store lesson plans. Multiple educators can edit a collaborative plan at the same time, while schools control which teachers may add or modify specific plans. A browser-based WYSIWYG editor supports school and district templates, and teachers can revisit plans from previous academic years. Search covers lesson-plan content and displays results over time; heat-map analytics show content patterns. Educators can find standards and drag them into plans to connect standards with lesson material. Schools and districts can embed curriculum maps, pacing guides, schedules, calendars, and other resources. GoPlans generates customizable PDFs for printing, saving, or emailing. Teachers and administrators can monitor plans, search, and provide feedback from iPhone, iPad, Android devices, and the web. Simplex handles hosting, setup, user management, monitoring, updates, and maintenance. An internet connection and modern browser are required, with Adobe Acrobat Reader listed for viewing or printing.

Lesson Maker Pro is a web app for teachers to plan lessons, organize a teaching week, and create classroom materials. Its weekly planner is a drag-and-drop board for placing lessons into a bell schedule and switching days. The Teaching Assistant can brainstorm ideas, draft lesson plans, suggest activities, and discuss teaching questions. Plans can align with Common Core, NGSS, and state standards drawn from a catalog of more than 455,000 standards. The app generates worksheets, handouts, assessments, student notes, teacher guides, graphic organizers, infographics, card sheets, and presentations. Materials can be downloaded as PDF, DOCX, or PPTX, or exported to Google Docs, Slides, Forms, and Classroom. Free accounts include sub plans that can be printed or shared by private link. Student accounts, rosters, and student data are not needed; Digital Experiences also need no student accounts, installs, or app, and their links work for two weeks. The free plan allows five generated lessons and one unit plan monthly, ten standalone materials monthly, and 25 Teaching Assistant messages monthly. Pro costs $7.99 a month, billed annually.