5. What are the numbers?
From 2009 to 2011 apps for toddlers -
elementary school have grown from
47% to 72%
of the education collection*.
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*(iTunes)
7. “All television is educational television.
The question is: what is it teaching?”
Nicholas Johnson
8. Educational Criteria
Teach or practice curriculum or skills
of value
Create evidence of knowledge or
skills
Produce materials to learn with or
from
More than CUTE, ENGAGING, FUN.
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9. Simplest Criteria
Appropriate content
◦ child safe
◦ relevant to curriculum or skills
◦ good match between
developmental stages and
content levels
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10. Apps and Application of Apps
Educational researchers and
practitioners alike assert that the
potential of new technologies for
learning is likely to be found not in
the technologies themselves but in
the way in which these technologies
are used as tools for learning (Means &
Olson, 1995; Owston, 1997; Valdez et al., 1999).
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From NCREL: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/reading/li300.htm
13. App Selection
A few “technical” things to look
for…
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14. Simplest Criteria
Appropriate format and
activity
◦ activity format is not violent or
biased
◦ access to content is not impeded
by game or action
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16. Additionally – format matters
Does the app consider multiple
users?
Bluster and Futaba
are examples of this…
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17. Additionally – strategy matters
Does the app target the users
appropriately?
Toontastic is a wonderful example
of this…
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18. Educational Criteria
Ability to play well with other files
and apps
Appropriate learning curve
Useability
Let’s Look at Some!
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19. Technical Criteria
Ability to get files off device
Screenchomp (free)
◦ Output to link on their site (with ads)
◦ On the iPad on which it was made
Explain Everything ($2.99)
◦ Output to: Email, Dropbox, Evernote,
Box, YouTube…
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28. Examples
DropBox
My favorite file management and
sharing tool… all platforms (free)
Audioboo
Audio recording on ALL platforms
including web (free)
Explain Everything
Annotate on almost anything,
voice, draw, etc ($2.99)
29. And More!
Zapd
Almost instant image-rich websites
– photo blogs (free)
Zapper Scanner
The best QR code reader and
creator so far! (free for now)
Sling Note
Best tool for capturing parts of
websites, annotating, etc! ($2.99)
30. A couple more…
Little Solver Preschool Logic
problem solving using matrix
analogies (.99)
Futaba
A reading game – worth
upgrading to paid version ($2.99)
Book Creator
My current favorite book making
tool. ($4.99)
31. Just a few more?
ArtSet
A full collection of art tools yet easy
to use. (.99)
Fotopedia – Heritage
Amazing images from World Heritage
Sites (free)
I learn with… Boingo Ice Land
Adventures
An interesting concept… (2.99)
32. Apps by Blooms Taxonomy
http://www.edutopia.org/ipad-
apps-elementary-blooms-
taxomony-diane-darrow
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33. Apps by Bloom’s Taxonomy
http://www.schrockguide.net/bloo
min-apps.html
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34. Apps by Student Action
http://edtechteacher.org/index.p
hp/teaching-technology/mobile-
technology-apps/ipad-as
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35. App Selection
Places to hear from others
http://www.tcea.org/ipad
http://www.tcea.org/documents/
PD/TCEA%20App%20Evaluation%2
0Rubric.pdf
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36. App Selection
Places to hear from others
http://www.iear.org/
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37. Reviewers of Apps
Children’s Technology Review -
http://childrenstech.com/
Common Sense Media -
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Also educators on Pinterest and Twitter
and
User Ratings (in the store or
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marketplace)
38. App Selection
Places to hear from others
http://teachwithyouripad.wikispac
es.com/iPAD+Apps
http://www.techchef4u.com/
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40. Android…
Not my area of expertise, but here
is the best resource I know:
http://www.android4schools.com/
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41. Thanks for your interest in
choosing the BEST for our
children!
Gail Lovely
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http://LovelyLearning.com
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Notas del editor
As we work to develop a criteria for the selection of apps for learners 3 - 7 years of age. The intended bias is for apps which are not just tools for learning something, but for practicing or learning things we value.
