COOL APPS
BY DR. RICK WOODWARD
TEENAGERS & GAMING
GAMIFICATION: GAME DYNAMICS
1. Games Provide Feedback
GAMES PROVIDE STRUCTURE
• “Immediate Goal” –Task Completion.
• There is usually a short term goal and a long term
goal.
GAMES REQUIRE ATTENTION
• Rewards for just showing up.
GAMES ARE SOCIAL
• There is both competition and collaboration.
COOL APPS
• Meet Carrot. Com
• This is a to do APP
• Level up when you accomplish your task
COOL HEALTHY APPS
Fit Bit
Zombies Run (Keeps track of how fast you run)
COOL APPS
• Rubistar: Creating Rubrics
COOL APPS
• Polldady: For collecting class polling data.
HELPOUTS
• Provides tutoring for various disciplines.
COOL APPS
• Google Drive: Set up a g-mail account.
• BiologyWoodward@gmail.com
COOL APPS
• Google Alerts: Google Alerts you when information
on a specific topic pops up.
COOL APPS
• Google Maps Engine: Allows you to create maps
COOL APPS
• Google Voice: Provides a transcript of your voice
mails.
COOL APPS
• Google Forms: A tour of google forms
• Creating documents
• Form emailer: Survey Question with four possible
questions.
COOL APPS
• Google Voice Search: “What is the population of
the Pacific Palisades?”
COOL APPS
• Google Search Lesson Plans: You can edit lesson
plans.