First Class Apps for Teaching
and Learning
Alex Fegely
Lecturer & Instructional Technology Specialist
Coastal Carolina University
Information
Introduction
Presenter:
agfegely@coastal.edu
Alex Fegely
info@appedreview.com
Team Member of App Ed Review:
www.AppEdReview.com
Coastal Carolina University:
Lecturer & Instructional Technology Specialist
Objectives
By the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:
 Identify educational apps by purpose and function
 Integrate an app highlighted in the presentation into their instruction
 Navigate an online resource for finding educational apps and app lessons
Classifying Apps
•
Framework developed
by Cherner, Dix, and
Lee (2014)*
• Four main categories
• Content-Based
• Skill-Based
• Function-Based
• Teacher Resource
Created with
SimpleMind+, a
Function-Based app
*Cherner, T., Dix, J., & Lee, C. (2014). Cleaning up that mess: A framework for classifying educational apps. Contemporary Issues
in Technology and Teacher Education, 14(2). Retrieved from http://www.citejournal.org/vol14/iss2/general/article1.cfm
 Research
 Browse
 Read text
 View images
 Listen to audio
Content-Based Apps
• Apps that present material for
students to read, watch, listen,
memorize, and recall
 Watch videos
• Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Applying
• Analyzing
English
The Poetry App
Math
Khan Academy
Science
NASA App
Social Studies
White House
Content-Based Apps
 Have students investigate lesson
topics and material
 Differentiate lesson with videos, sound
bites, blogs, articles, and more
 Use as a hook, discussion starter, or
warmup exercise material
 Pair a content-based with a functionbased app so students can
demonstrate understanding
Integration
“Students will search for
episodes, images, and clips
related to the space topic they
selected from the prior step and
learn more about it using both
the Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
and NASA apps.”
http://appedreview.com/app/app-lesson-space-explorers/
 Lower-order thinking
 Provide remediation
 Test preparation
 Multiple choice
 Matching
Skill-Based Apps
• Apps that build users’ subject
knowledge via interactive skill
and repetition games/functions
 Interactive
 Timing
• Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Applying
• Analyzing
English
Simplex Spelling
Math
Todo Math
Science
Kodable
Social Studies
Zondle
Skill-Based Apps
 Get students’ engines going
 Alternative to paper and pencil
practice problems
 Fill in down time with educational skill
games
 Start classroom competitions for most
progress or highest score on skill apps
Integration
“Students will use the Math
Workout app to sharpen their
multiplication skills.”
“Students will use the Counting
Coins app to review the values of
the different coins, add the values
of multiple coins together, and
match coin values.”
http://appedreview.com/app/app-lesson-money-moneymoney-mon-ay/
 Differentiation
 Presentation
 Audio
 Video
 Images
 PBL
 Collaboration
Function-Based Apps
• Apps that students can use for
creation of learning artifacts
• Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Evaluating
• Creating
Interactive Video
TouchCast
Audio/Image Pres.
Adobe Voice
Presentation
Haiku Deck
Graphic Org.
SimpleMind
Function-Based Apps
 Brainstorm for essays and other
projects with mind mapping apps
 Students record each other explaining
class concepts for their peers
 “Making of” documentaries explaining
group’s process in project-based
learning
 Pair with content-based apps for
students to demonstrate understanding
Integration
“Students will use the TouchCast
app to record themselves giving
newscasts explaining the chosen
current event/policy debate and
how it links to previous U.S.
history, incorporating webpages,
videos, and other Internet content
they have curated…”
http://appedreview.com/app/white-house-policy-app-basedlesson-plan/
 Assessment
 Gradebook
 Classroom mgmt.
 Attendance
 Instructional tools
 Lesson planning
 Standards guide
Teacher Resource Apps
• Apps that help teachers accelerate
classroom functions, aid classroom
management, augment
instruction, or lessen professional
workload
Assessment
Socrative Teacher
Class Mgmt.
ClassDojo
Attendance
Chartkeeper
Instruction
NearPod
Teacher Resource Apps
 Streamline attendance with student
check in
 Keep students on task with screen
mirroring apps
 Gauge need for re-teaching with
informal, anonymous questioning
 Collect student data for Blended
Learning groupings
Create memes!
Favorite Apps
Memeatic
Chartcube
Jimdo
Vivavideo
Create websites!
Create charts!
Create videos!
Resources
 www.AppEdReview.com/app
 App reviews
 Search for app reviews by:
 Operating system
 Subject
 Grade level
 Price
 Skill, content, function,
teacher resource
Resources
 www.AppEdReview.com/app
 App Lessons
 Three or four complementary,
sequenced apps
 Mix skill, content, and function
apps together to form cohesive
lesson
Resources
1 month free access to App Ed Review
with promo code: applesson2015
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Be on the lookout! Monthly article on our
favorite apps on EmergingEdTech.com
Thank you for joining us today!
(agfegely@coastal.edu)