App Information
iPad App Evaluation Guiding Questions
Education Apps
Utility & Organization Apps
Original document from ipad2educate.wikispaces.com
- For what age group(s) is the application appropriate?
- How would a teacher incorporate the application into the classroom?
- Does this app allow you to do something you were unable to do in the past?
- Does the app address more than one learning style (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)?
- Can more than one user account be set up?
- Does the app allow for progress monitoring of multiple users?
- Can student data be sent to the teacher or parent via email?
- How much instruction will need to be provided on use of the app?
- Will the app meet the needs of all students in the class or will it be used with a specific subgroup?
- Does the app provide enough positive reinforcement to hold the interest of the students?
Utility & Organization Apps
- How will this help a teacher organize and manage information in the classroom?
- How will this app help you to work smarter, not harder?
- Does the app have an easy to use format?
- How would this app benefit students?
Original document from ipad2educate.wikispaces.com
The following is an app review checklist and rating guide published by Deb Tomarakos at Speech Gadget. This tool reviews apps in the following three areas:
*Please note there is a newer version of this checklist on the Speech Gadget website called App Review Rating Scales.
- General Information and Operation
- App Design
- App Features and Use
*Please note there is a newer version of this checklist on the Speech Gadget website called App Review Rating Scales.
app_review_checklist_2.pdf |
Educational App Review and Recommendation Sites
APPitic: App Lists for Educations - Reviews are by Apple Distinguished Educators and have been tested in different grade levels with a variety of instructional strategies. The database is not organized by content areas, but by critical thinking levels, multiple intelligences, and other learning categories.
Apps in Education - Collection of recommended apps for the classroom. Apps are grouped by content.
Common Sense Media - This database is searchable by age level, genre, device type, content area and educational skills. Reviews provide a learning rating, information for parents, what students will learn, and more.
iPad Apps for School - Richard Byrne, creator of Free Technology for Teachers, provides weekly app reviews with brief descriptions and applications for the classroom. Reviews are searchable by grade levels and tagged keywords. You can even sign-up for an email subscription so the newest reviews come straight to your inbox.
Teachers with Apps - This teacher curated educational app site shares daily app reviews providing a general overview of the app and benefits for using with students.
TCEA iPad Apps and iBooks - Spreadsheet listing of recommended apps sorted by grade level and content area
Apps in Education - Collection of recommended apps for the classroom. Apps are grouped by content.
Common Sense Media - This database is searchable by age level, genre, device type, content area and educational skills. Reviews provide a learning rating, information for parents, what students will learn, and more.
iPad Apps for School - Richard Byrne, creator of Free Technology for Teachers, provides weekly app reviews with brief descriptions and applications for the classroom. Reviews are searchable by grade levels and tagged keywords. You can even sign-up for an email subscription so the newest reviews come straight to your inbox.
Teachers with Apps - This teacher curated educational app site shares daily app reviews providing a general overview of the app and benefits for using with students.
TCEA iPad Apps and iBooks - Spreadsheet listing of recommended apps sorted by grade level and content area
Articles & Web Resources
Who needs 100 apps? - This article addresses 10 types of apps students really need on their iPads.
The 25 Best Free iPad Apps - Show the list to seek all 25 options Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2013 - List of best apps by t 100 iPad Apps Perfect for Middle School - List generated by Glenn Weibe for iPad training at Essdack iPads in the ELA Classroom - Ideas, app recommendations and more centered around the English Language Arts Standards 107 Favorite iPad Apps for K-8 - One tech teacher shares the favorite apps of teachers and students in her school. |
Quixey - an app search engine
App Recommendations for Mobile Devices - Search for apps based on what you want students to do |