Back To School Apps Offer Help At Your Fingertips

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- It's almost back to school time. Prepping for the new school year can get crazy for parents, but there's help right at your fingertips with lots of back to school apps that will make things a lot easier.

Kids are heading back to school within weeks, and many can't wait, CBS2's Cindy Hsu reported. But some parents said organizing the family for school is a huge jigsaw puzzle.

"Who's going to do what on what days... how they're going to get there and who's going to pick them up," mother Megan Glionna said.

Parenting expert Tammy Gold has three kids and said apps make things a lot easier. One of her favorites is Cozi, where the family's schedule is organized with a color coded calendar the whole family can pull-up.

There's also Life360, which keeps your family connected by sharing everyone's location on a map and you can receive alerts when kids arrive or leave specific places.

For keeping track of homework which can be a nightmare, there's MyHomework.

"An app like this helps organize all the subjects all the homework, so you know where it is or if it's late, so you can really help kids get ahead of the curve not fall behind," Gold said.

Gold and her kids love the "Teach Me" series which is fun for kids and helps parents gauge their child's academic progress.

Five-year-old Gemma Gold likes YouTube kids.

"Math, counting and reading my letters," she said.

And if it's tough to get your kids up for school, you can try an app like Kinderclock, which helps the little on's manage their time.

To find more great apps, just search for them online. Look for the best educational or back to school apps for 2016, you'll have plenty to choose from.