There’s an APP for That!

Lawrence Foss - Rebecca Yoon - Jenny SchuthGrade 4-8: Math Grades 4-8: English

Language Arts and Social Studies

(No grade; for adults) English as a Second

Language class

We’ve compiled a list of our Top 10 Apps according to their applicability in the classroom, their ability to boost

student learning and growth, and their ease of use.

Link to criteria for the apps we chose.

One basic assumption: we want apps to be free to students, but we are okay with apps that cost teachers to use or to even access a central web capability that tracks students’ progress.

A valuable lesson:Differentiation within apps is normally only available for apps that we buy. While the apps themselves may not be tailorable, teachers can use the app results to adjust their lesson emphasis for each student.

General Classroom

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These APPs are useable in any classroom K-12

Class Dojo● A New Classroom Culture

with web postings for parents and students to enjoy!

● Parent Involvement● Reward Good Behavior!● Aids in Transition Periods● Students are motivated to

have fun and create their own monster character

● Receive good and bad points for specific behaviors

● Find trends in student behaviors

● Don’t forget to send out weekly student updates to parents

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Explain Everything

• Interactive Wipe Board• Helpful for studying• Help parents understand

what you’re teaching• Students can see your

thinking as they listen• Can go back later

and review if they are still confused

• Much more interactive than a normal presentation with voice-over options

• Kids will enjoy your presentations with vibrant options!

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Kahoot• Study tool for classroom

level studies • Class/Student surveys• Create your own lessons • Use already created quizzes• Students will love this

social activity in class!

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Social Studies

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Learn World Geography• Eye opener for grades

1-12!• Options for many other

postgraduate programs as well

• Teacher or Student?• Learn and study

Geography• Simple and easy to use

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Middle School

Mathematics

Students in middle school are most easily engaged with games or lessons that include avatar/lively icons to encourage and/or instruct. Engaging the students and keeping them engaged is a high priority.

Applying is the highest order of thinking utilized, normally.

• At $5 /student, it is a worthwhile purchase • Smartboard compatible!• Focuses on Middle School CC Aligned material

w/variety of quizzes and infinite retries• Teachers receive progress reports that can be

used to tailor/differentiate student lessons• Website includes motivational icon/avatar that

will encourage the student as they develop and give immediate feedback

• Setting up the classroom with student app devices is the most technically difficult part; actual assignments are intuitive, authentic with reasons for real world math problems, and encourage the application of knowledge

• Reason in top ten: The app is strictly a classroom subscription app but ties together positive aspects for all rubric requirements

Buzz Math

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• This app at $1.99 is a solid low cost option• Reinforces number operations & is intuitive!• Students can enjoy practice with basic

add/subtract/divide/multiply of number tables• Feedback is instantaneous through progress in

levels of space missions• Students are motivated with this very active

space mission app• The most difficult part is buying the cheap app

and installing for students to play• Teachers- note the app does not mix-match

number table operations to help differentiate• Supports CC standards, and building spaceships

requires some analysis thinking• Recommended this app because kids love the

space rocket theme + bell work is hard to find

Mathmateer

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• Free, FREE, FREE with apps for each grade level• The app is not flexible; it has set games with

set math operations to solve, so no central assignment creation other than selecting quizzes. No differentiation other than the teacher’s interaction

• Feedback is instantaneous while they apply math skills to solve math problems to help a little chimp travel from place to place

• Students love this animal game that is very much like popular arcade games!

• Supports CC standards by grade level though teachers have to do the work of marrying games to standards for lessons.

• Recommended this app because it supports each middle school grade level with a separate app

Monkey in the Middle -top math pick!

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English as a Second Language

Applying and Analysis, to make comparisons between the student’s first language and English, are the higher order thinking skills used most commonly.

Duolingo• A free application that is VERY intuitive -

great for free time work!• The app is semi-flexible; it has set levels

with fixed problem sets • The app helps a teacher differentiate

instruction in the classroom by telling the student the areas where they need to focus and web page reporting can help

• Students receive immediate feedback through progress in the game to the next level, and summaries at the end of a game session tell the students about their weaknesses

• Difficulty of use varies since you can either use the app as a standalone tool (easy) or make it less private and post scores (technical)

• Very authentic because it uses normal conversations in the skill level instruction

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Speak English Like an American

• Five English idiom lessons for free and twenty more for $10

• The app is not flexible, with set English idioms recorded for conversation practice by the student

• Recommend this for advanced ESL students only• There are a lot of common idioms that students can

learn through this app. Listening to dialogues helps one's listening skills.

• Speech recording/playback is included• Students receive immediate feedback for each

recorded idiom that they attempt to master• User friendliness: intuitive within the lesson• Instructions: easy to follow• Very authentic because it uses normal idioms in the

skill level instruction• Advanced learners will be motivated to use

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Learn English - Speak English (Busuu)

• You can use flashcards for free and writing exercises for free and is private if purchased

• The app is very intuitive when using the flashcards and writing exercises, and quizzes provide immediate feedback

• Higher learning skill is to learn English and Apply knowledge to object recognition, writing & quizzes

• Instructions: very easy • Very authentic because the student can use

corrections from native speakers to practice writing• Recommend this app because the most effective method

to teach ESL is to activate what the student already knows and app provides college level equivalent instruction if purchased

• Students will be motivated to use this app because it practices vocabulary, grammar, audio dialogues, language games and provides interactive tests

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ResourcesClass Dojo. (2016). A web application for student and parent involvement [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://www.classdojo.com/

Explain Everything. (2016). Interactive whiteboard and presentation app [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://explaineverything.com/app/ Kahoot!. (2016). Interactive lesson and quiz app creation [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://getkahoot.com/?utm_name=controller_app&utm_source=web_app&utm_medium=link

Learn World Geography. (2016). Uses latest in cognitive techniques to teach world geography, by Brainscape [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://explaineverything.com/app/

ResourcesBuzzmath. (2016). A classroom subscription based web application [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://www.buzzmath.com/ipad

Mathmateer. (2013). A math table operations web application [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mathmateer/id393989284?mt=8

Monkey in the Middle. (2013). A grade level based math practice web application [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/middle-school-math-6th-grade/id648551920?mt=8

Resources ContinuedDuolingo. (2016). A free web application for learning languages [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://www.duolingo.com/mobile

Speak English Like an American. (2016). An English idiom learning tool application [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.languagesuccesspress.speakenglishlikeanamerican

Busuu. (2016). An English language learning web application [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busuu.android.en&hl=en