AppsKaren Conley

January 16, 2015

There are currently (approximately) 1.2 million apps in the App Store with 60,000 being added each month (the App Store has been around since July, 2008)

Education Apps make up approximately 129,000 of these “live” apps – 3rd highest with “Games” and “Kids” apps being 1 and 2 respectively.

Approximately 31,000 education apps are “dead” apps (removed from the app store)

Bottom line – that is A LOT to choose from https://

www.adjust.com/assets/downloads/AppleAppStore_Report2014.pdf

Apps Statistics

The average person only uses a couple dozen apps . . .

Maybe you’ll find one or two you might want to add to your repertoire today

Basic Apps

My opinion is to use apps as tools. We don’t create lessons around an app. We create a lesson and use the app if it “fits” into the lesson. Don’t use apps just to use them, only use apps that fit seamlessly into your already-created lesson/activity.

To be able to use an app in a lesson, you must be comfortable with it first before using it with your students.

“The more we model proper use, the more people will properly use the tool.”

Educators Teach

Photo-sharing app (Free) Launched in Oct. 2010 by two Stanford

graduates Had 1 million users after 2 months Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in

April 2012

Instagram

Instagram: easy-to-use interface

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2014/08/07/10-ways-to-use-instagram-in-the-classroom

https://www.pinterest.com/uhighlibrary/instagram-in-the-classroom/

http://www.nerdynerdynerdy.com/2014/06/using-instagram-as-classroom-tool.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2014/04/twitter-instagram-and-pinterest-classroom

https://twitter.com/instagram

Using Instagram in the Classroom

Maps/GPS app (Free) Will have its 10-year anniversary next

month. Has many extended uses including Google

Sky which uses pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (Google Moon, Google Mars, Google Traffic, Google Street View, Google biking directions, etc.)

Google Maps

Google Maps: Features

• Navigate with ease• Outsmart traffic• Find local businesses• Explore nearby

https://www.fractuslearning.com/2014/09/30/google-maps/

https://twitter.com/googlemaps http

://digitalexplorer.com/2010/01/12/40-ideas-on-using-google-earth-and-maps-in-the-classroom/

https://maps.google.com/gallery/?hl=en https://www.pinterest.com/farrahrosenthal/google-

maps-in-the-classroom/

https://burtonstechtips.wikispaces.com/file/view/Google_Maps_in_the_Classroom.pdf

Using Google Maps in the Classroom

weather app (Free) Keeps you up-to-date on today’s weather Provides weather-related news Detailed 10-day forecast

The Weather Channel

http://www.appsinclass.com/weather-channel.html

http://www.rakisradresources.com/2014/02/weather-channel-app.html

http://one-lesson-at-a-time.blogspot.com/2013/12/weather-channel-app-math-freebie.html

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2011/12/weather-channel (Also uses Skype)

Using the Weather App in the Classroom

File-hosting app (Free) Great for backing up files and sharing with others Created in 2007 and officially launched in 2008 A Classroom/teacher organizational tool http://plpnetwork.com/2012/08/10/dropbox-a-sup

erb-classroom-tool/

http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-and-breaches/dropbox-in-the-classroom-4-great-uses/d/d-id/1109359?

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=139679

Dropbox

Video-sharing app (Free) Founded in May 2005 by three early employees of PayPal.

Their office was above a Pizzeria. Officially rolled out to the public in November 2005

Google bought YouTube in October 2006 for $1.65 billion in stock

YouTube does have an educational section - https://www.youtube.com/education

http://www.edudemic.com/5-reasons-to-use-youtube-in-the-classroom/

http://www.edudemic.com/best-video-sites-for-teachers/ (GREAT resource 100 best video sites for educators)

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2012/03/21/essay-how-use-youtube-teaching-tool

YouTube

Note-taking app (Free) A "note" can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or

webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched, and exported as part of a notebook.

https://insidetheclassroomoutsidethebox.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/using-evernote-in-an-elementary-classroom/

https://www.pinterest.com/katie_peila/evernote-for-teachers/ http://

www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/07/6-uses-for-evernote-in-classroom.html

https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2011/01/13/10-tips-for-teachers-using-evernote-education-series/

Evernote

Internet Radio app (Free) NOTE – If everyone used Pandora at the same time in a

school district, it could crash the network It does use a lot of bandwidth!)

http://www.teachhub.com/10-ways-use-pandora-internet-radio-your-classroom

http://hippohoorayforsecondgrade.blogspot.com/2014/05/pandora-in-classroom.html

https://www.pinterest.com/explore/pandora-stations/ http://

dearrichblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/playing-pandora-in-classroom.html (copyright issues?)

Pandora

Social AppsFacebook – Free - for sharing pictures, post status & keep in touch with “friends”For educational use, more likely to create different facebook pages and not share personal profiles (pictures, etc.) – a tool for collaboration.https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.171939742861067.56325.160213990700309

Twitter – Free – share what’s going on in the world with 145 characters or lesshttp://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom

Pinterest – Free – create boards filled with visual bookmarks.http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/educators-guide-to-use-of-pinterest-in.html

Splash Math by StudyPad, Inc. - https://www.splashmath.com/apps (free)

Abcya apps by abcya.com - http://www.abcya.com/educational_kids_iphone_ipad_apps.htm

Brain Pop Jr. – Movie of the Week – free - It gives you a fresh movie and its related quizzes and comic every week, free of charge. http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/faq/app-support-faq/?iosapp=true

Elementary Apps – Grades K-5

Book Creator by Red Jumper, Ltd. - http://www.redjumper.net/bookcreator/ (free to make one book; otherwise, $4.99)

Popplet Lite by Notion - http://popplet.com/ mindmap/organizing tool (lite version is free; otherwise, $4.99)

Nearpod by Panarea - enables teachers to use their iPads to manage content on students' iPads. It combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution.  http://www.nearpod.com Silver Edition is free.

Elementary Apps – Grades K-5

TextPlus by textPLUS, Inc. - Create a group for each class and you’ll be able to text everyone basic reminders, questions to ponder between lessons, and more. (free)http://www.textplus.com/ Word Joust by Edmodo – vocabulary builder

- http://play.wordjoustapp.com/ (free) Poll Everywhere by Poll Everywhere – create questions/polls and show results- http://www.polleverywhere.com/ (free)

Middle School Apps – Grades 6 - 8

Virtual Frog Dissection by Emantras, Inc. http://www.frogvirtualdissection.com/ ($3.99)

Writing Prompts by 21 x 20 Media - http://www.writing.com/main/handler/item_id/1747029-Our-Mobile-Apps---iOS-and-Android ($1.99)

Middle School Apps – Grades 6 - 8

The Chemical Touch by Christopher Fennell - http://openscience.org/~chrisfen/Pages/Programs/theChemicalTouch.html (.99) Chemical knowledge on the go!

Shakespeare Pro by PlayShakespeare.Com ($9.99) http://www.playshakespeare.com/shakespeare-pro-app/

Socrative by Socrative, Inc. - http://www.socrative.com/ (free)

High School Apps – Grades 9 - 12

SAT Question of the Day - http://sat.collegeboard.org/home (free)

Khan Academy by Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/ (free)

High School Apps – Grades 9 - 12

Genius Scan by The Grizzly Labs - http://www.thegrizzlylabs.com/ great for Evernote or taking photos of materials at conferences. (free)

UnRoll.Me – Saves time with e-mail - https://unroll.me/ (web program not app) (free)

Accompli Email - easy-to-use email app that helps you get more done from anywhere - https://www.acompli.com/ (free)

Educator Productivity Apps

Feedly – RSS Feeder - lets you curate and read what matters to you – (free) - http://feedly.com/

Drafts4 -  different kind of note taking app – ($9.99) - http://agiletortoise.com/drafts/

Educator Productivity Apps

Coursera – free online courses – study everything from music to medicine – (free) https://www.coursera.org/

TED – inspiration for learners – (free) - http://www.ted.com/

Bitsboard – interactive games and flash cards – (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bitsboard-education-games/id516842210?mt=8

Duolingo – learn new languages on the go – (free) - https://www.duolingo.com/

Learning on the go

http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/p/art-ipad-apps.html

http://ipadschools.wikispaces.com/home http://

argoess.wikispaces.com/Home+Guide+to+Site

http://www.smartappsforkids.com/ http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/apps-

books-and-more/

Apps listed by subject area

http://naomiharm.org/Master%20App%20List-11.28.12.pdf

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/apps-for-elementary-school#

https://resourcelinkbce.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/2012t1corestudentapps.pdf

https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/10-great-apps-for-high-school

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/01/8-mobile-apps-created-by-high-school-students/

Resources

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/09/7-good-sources-of-creative-writing.html#.VLhY5kfF8rU

https://sites.google.com/site/itunesandpodcasting/i-touch http://

www.appolicious.com/education/articles/9492-top-20-must-have-educational-iphone-ipad-apps-used-by-real-teachers-in-the-classroom

http://www.appolicious.com/education/articles/9492-top-20-must-have-educational-iphone-ipad-apps-used-by-real-teachers-in-the-classroom

https://www.pinterest.com/techchef4u/ipad-lessons/ http://

edtechgary.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-resource-to-find-ipad-apps-by-subject.html

Resources

2015 has just begun . . .

And there will be more . . .