App.for.that.ppt 2

App.for.that.ppt 2

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  There’s An App For That By: Kathryn Linch Contessa Shew
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  4th Grade LearningGames ● Teaches math and language arts ● Uses games to teach subjects ● Designed using 4th grade curriculums and Common Core standards.
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  Why we recommendit ● Provides feedback to students by giving scores after games ● Easy to navigate through games ● Provides higher learning thinking skills by teaching subjects through playing games. ● Addresses fractions, word problems, angles and geometry, graphs and grids, patterns missing vowels, spelling, punctuation and grammar, synonyms and antonyms, homophones
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  Stack the States ● Geography for ages 9-11 ● Encourages learning state shapes, capital abbreviation, flag, and location ● Uses unique questions for problem solving
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  Why we recommendit ● Problem solving by hundred of unique questions in order to learn the states, learn a state for every successfully completed level. ● Applies to common core standards ● Privacy: does not include 3rd party links or advertisement ● Privacy: does not include 3rd party links or advertisement ● Easy to use and navigate ● Fast-paced games and engaging visuals hold kids' interest on a topic that can get repetitious.
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  4th Grade: CommonCore ● Math, language arts, and reading ● Fun and educational games ● Allows students to keep track and manage progress ● Fun and easy for students to navagate
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  Why we recommendit ● Has immediate feedback to let a student know if they answered questions correctly or incorrectly. ● Parents, teachers, or students can review all study sessions and see which questions students missed. ● School mode allows you to track up to 25 students. ● Promotes higher level thinking by having high quality question content built specifically to Common Core standards.
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  Science Quest- 4thGrade ● Provides higher learning skills by having 300 high quality science quizzes ● Students earn marine animals by passing quizzes ● Quizzes are used to track performance
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  Why we recommendit ● Designed by educators to allow young learners to be motivated in learning and enjoy solving science problems ● Themes, interactivity and animation of the quizzes aim to provide a fun and engaging learning environment ● Easy to follow and the quizzes are fun and engaging ● Level of difficulty can be adjusted by the adult or teacher to cater to the varying needs of students.
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  Mathmateer ● Mathapp for ages 9-11 ● Answer questions to keep rocket in the air ● Easy to follow with clear direction
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  Why we recommendit ● Missions cover such topics as odd and even numbers, money, shapes, telling time, the four operations, fractions, decimals, and square roots, at six levels of difficulty, from novice to genius. ● Applies to Common Core standards ● In a shared-device classroom, teachers could offer Mathmateer as a station activity for math practice. ● The level of precision students or teachers can select from within each level makes it really customizable
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  BrainPOP ● Gearedfor all grades ● Covers numerous subjects including math, science, and arts. ● Quizzes for students and updates for teachers.
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  Why we recommendit ● Easy to use and navigate by anyone ● It provides quizzes for students and updates teacher with score. ● Content is carefully mapped to the Common Core, aligned to academic standards, and searchable with our online Standards Tool. ● Privacy: does not include 3rd party links or advertisement ● The diversity of the app covers a broad scope of education including subjects such as math, science, social studies, English, engineering, Arts, health and music.
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  Toontastic ● Writer,actor, director: Kids play all parts in riveting storytelling too ● Students animate and record their voices while learning key story elements ● Share video privately or publish online
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  Why we recommendit ● It employs a "Story Arc" that contains five sequential scenes to guide story structure (Setup, Conflict, Challenge, Climax, and Resolution) ● Can be applied to other story arts like writing, moviemaking, songwriting, storyboarding, and more. ● Creative learning aligned with Common Core ● There's excellent in-app support for kids, teachers, and parents. ● Teacher feedback is the animation video itself. Provides a way to directly monitor student’s progress.
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  World Atlas ByNational Geographic ● All ages can spin, pan, and zoom in on the world with our interactive 3-D globe ● Get up-to-date information on every country and capital city in the world, including socio-economic data, demographics, weather, and currency.
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  Why we recommendit ● Impressive resolution and level of detail captures student’s attention. ● Navigation is a breeze; simply pinch and swipe to zoom and find places of interest, or tap the home button to return the full globe screen. ● Teachers with interactive whiteboards or projectors in the classroom will find this atlas particularly useful as part of a whole-class discussion.
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  Rainbow Sentences ●An individualized sentence-building app to help kids with their grammar, expressive language, reading, and comprehension. ● Students learn to recognize the parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives. ● Multisensory approach to learning writing skills
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  Why we recommendit ● Sentences are saved and emailed for progress ● Impressive accommodations support kids with learning difficulties. ● Teacher chooses levels and the ability to record audio and to color-code sentences, among other things. ● Can be used individually or as a group through a projector ● An extensive tutorial guides for users ● Connect and aligns with Common Core Standards for multiple grade levels
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  instaGrok ● Interactivesearch engine for learners ● Kids can learn research skills as well as detailed information about the subject of their choice. ● Teacher dashboard lets you track students, create assignments, and add quizzes all within the site.
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  Why we recommendit ● Auto-generated quizzes offer stimulating active recall practice that reinforces learning ● Built-in journals help develop research and synthesis skills, and allow teachers to track students' progress. ● Students can personalize the graph by pinning artifacts to it
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  What about mypersonal information? ● Some apps may collect phone information ● Used to report bugs, send updates ● Will never share or sell information to 3rd parties ● Some may link to external sites (for example, app developer’s homepage)