In June 2016, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their 25 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. The apps encourage qualities such as innovation and active participation, and are user-friendly.
This interactive app allows readers to choose their own adventure by using non-linear storytelling. Readers search for a magic lamp while moving around a map of the stories of Aladdin and Sinbad. The app features detailed collage illustrations, sound effects, and music. This app is recommended for ELL students or as part of a unit on traditional literature.
In June 2016, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their 25 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. The apps encourage qualities such as innovation and active participation, and are user-friendly.
The app Attributes by Math Doodles shows students that math is more than just numbers. The app uses seven illustrated games to help students understand patterns, combinations, and more. Some of the engaging games involve comparing using Venn diagrams, sorting, and using if/else logic. Students are able to adjust the challenge level as well.
To learn more about the app, check out this Educational App Review. The app is also included in this article from School Library Journal that lists of helpful apps for learning math concepts and skills.
In June 2016, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their 25 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. The apps encourage qualities such as innovation and active participation, and are user-friendly.
This app allows users to take their paper Post-it Notes into the digital world. Users can scan sticky notes and then arrange, organize, and even share their notes across platforms. Notes can be saved in Dropbox, Evernote, or One Drive. They can also be can be shared on social media and exported into PDF format. For classroom use, Post-it Plus can be helpful to use while brainstorming.
In June 2016, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their 25 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. The apps encourage qualities such as innovation and active participation, and are user-friendly.
The app Earth Primer is a great tool to reinforce concepts from an earth science class. The app functions as an interactive textbook, and allows students to manipulate a variety of concepts that make up our planet. Students can make volcanoes, move tectonic plates, manipulate weather systems, and more. These activities help foster an understanding of how all these concepts come together to affect our planet.
To learn more about Earth Primer, this article from TechGenMag explains how the app can be used in the classroom as a fun way to bring learned science concepts to life. It also allows students to work at their own pace. This post from EdShelf includes a video and also some reviews of the app.
Cost: $9.99 Level: Elementary and Middle School Platforms: iOS
In June 2016, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their 25 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. The apps encourage qualities such as innovation and active participation, and are user-friendly.
The app Homes allows students to travel around the globe and take interactive tours of different traditional homes. They can learn about living in a Brooklyn brownstone, Yemeni tower house, Mongolian ger (yurt), and Guatemalan adobe. Students learn about daily activities in other cultures and see how electricity and water is directed in each building. The app is available in over 50 languages and has a guide for parents that includes questions to help encourage learning.
Cost: $3.99 Level: Elementary Platforms: iOS
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In June 2016, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their 25 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. The apps encourage qualities such as innovation and active participation, and are user-friendly.
