Choosing+Apps

Apple Educational App Store
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How to Choose Apps
[] > “Some prompt children to move around the real world taking photographs (such as Alien Assignment and Out-A-Bout, created by the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media); some focus on the reading experience and the building of background knowledge (such as Storia and Reading Rainbow); and some tap into children’s natural desire for storytelling and sharing of creative expression (such as Doodlecast and Toontastic).” > In addition, “eBooks from companies like Speak-a-Boo and Oceanhouse Media are building features associated with promoting literacy (enabling children to hear how sounds blend to form words and highlighting words during narration). Lastly, some apps allow young children to engage their loved ones—even at a distance—in joint reading experiences that take advantage of pre-recorded voices (such as A Story Before Bed).” http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/12/19/how-to-promote-literacy-skills-in-the-digital-age/3/
 * The first rule of selecting apps is to know what you need.
 * What do you need the app to do?
 * Before you start browsing, set a time limit for choosing.
 * Choose an app and settle on it.
 * If you think you want to look for a better one, the same rules still apply: review your needs on paper, consider alternative solutions, be honest about whether you need it, and set your browsing time limit.
 * And the researchers found some promising apps that go beyond what they called “flashcard learning”:

Choosing the Right iPad App for Your Lesson Plans

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 * [|App Evaluation rubric-- excellent resource]

Kathy Schrock's App Evaluation Sheet:

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Choosing Apps using Digital Bloom's
[|Diane Darrow ADE 2011 & Teacher at The Nueva School in Hillsborough, California]

Bloom's Taxonomy and iPad Apps
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iPad Apps by Bloom's and Subject
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