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Recommended App: A Day in the Market

A Day in the Market app iconRecently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014.  The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.

One of these apps is A Day in the Market (Araw sa Palengke).  This interactive book allows readers to help the main character, a young girl, get dressed and ride the bus to the market.  At the market, readers help her shop, sort food, and witness the goings-on of the Filipino market.  AASL’s tip?  “Introduce this multi-cultural picture book app to foreign language students learning the Filipino language,” as the story can be read in both English and Filipino.

The app is available on iOS ($2.99) Android (free), and is recommended for grades K-2.  Both of the iOS and Android links will have screenshots like this one:

a day in the market screenshot

 

For more apps, check out our 2014 Recommended App archive!

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Recommended App: Historypin

History Pin iconRecently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014.  The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.

The app Historypin made the list. Users can take a picture on their smartphone and put it on the map – creating a modern event. Users can also compare and contrast their images to the past and learn about whatever geographic area they are in! AASL recommends having students “take a photo of a location that interests them and use the app to start a research project into the history of the area.”

This free app is available on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, and is recommended for all grades K-12.  Check out their short introductory video:

For more apps, check out our 2014 Recommended App archive!

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Recommended App: Water Cycle HD

Water Cycle HD iconRecently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014.  The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.

Water Cycle HD is one of these apps.  The app is very visual and interactive – students can view photographs and videos that describe all stage of the water cycle.  While students learn the basics of the water cycle, they also learn about how it impacts life on Earth.  AASL says, “the content correlates to Common Core Science Standards.”

At $1.99, the iOS-only app is a great investment for students K-5.  Here is a screenshot from the app (you can see more screenshots on the App Store):

Water Cycle HD

 

For more apps, check out our 2014 Recommended App archive!

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Recommended App: Notability

Notability iconRecently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014.  The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.

One of these apps is Notability.  This app allows students and educators to take notes and add to them – through writing, drawing, annotating, and even voice recordings.  This encourages students to mark up their texts with notes for themselves, creating a better understanding of their readings.  AASL suggests, “students might also create portfolios of their work throughout the year.”  Even Apple uses this app: “We rely on this sleek powerful note-taker to annotate documents, record lectures, sketch illustrations, and more.”

At $2.99 the app is a great value.  It is recommended for grades 3-12 and is available on iOS only.  Learn more about Notability through this tutorial:

For more apps, check out our 2014 Recommended App archive!