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Top 10 Apps
As Selected by Valerie Tyler & J. Rooney Baustert
iTooch 5th Grade Math
● Utilizes Achievements and Badges to reward students
● Approaches lessons as a game with levels through which to advance
● Based on the US National Common Core Standards
● Intuitive interface
● Fun and amusing graphics
● Detailed lesson summaries
Kahoot● Can work with almost
any subject matter
● Designed to work as a multi-player game for classroom settings
● Allows students to select their own nickname to use within the game
● Game data accessible to teachers to better tailor learning experience
● Students join with a game pin rather than creating some type of special account
Math Champ
Challenge● Aligned to State Common
Core Standards
● Utilizes Achievements and Badges to reward students
● Over 2500 questions available
● Engages students from the beginning by having them select their own avatar
● Students advance through five levels within their grade level
4th Grade Splash Math
● Aligned with Common Core standards
● Child progress can be monitored with routine reports
● Allows for students to advance at their own, individual pace
● Interactive rewards for correct answers by the student
● Reinforcing mathematical skills becomes a fun game
History Atlas For
KidsFairly intuitive interface
Highly engaging graphics
Ancient civilizations become interactive to young students
Incorporates games such as object finds to engage students
Many history areas covered - such as Ancient Egypt
Google Expeditions
● Designed for classroom and small group use
● Over 200 expeditions available to explore
● Allows teachers to lead students on field trips to locations that aren’t feasible to visit in-person
● Utilizing Google Cardboard Viewer creates a Virtual Reality type experience
4th Grade Math by LogTera
● Fun selection of avatars for the students
● Intuitive interface that is friendly for middle schoolers
● Dinah the Dinosaur serves as a guide for students within the app
● Multiple games to engage students
● Coins are earned from correctly answered questions
● Based on Common Core State Standards
● Real-time feedback
Quizlet FlashCards
● Works with almost any topic to reinforce information
● Mimics traditional flashcards to the interface is familiar to students
● Teachers can create and share study materials for their students
● Offers a testing option for self-assessment
● Allows for mobile studying without needing hefty textbooks to be carried
Fifth Grade Learning Games
12 games to engage the student - 3 of which are free
Modeled after Common Core State Standards
Single app that covers multiple subjects
Simple to use interface that is easy for 5th graders to navigate
Social Studies Friendzy
Designed to complement the classroom learning of 1st - 8th grades
Students scores available for parents to monitor
Can be played against the computer or another live player
Assists in connecting families with tutoring options