Analysis of apps for education

1. 10 Best Apps for Education
“There’s an app for that”!

2. App 9: Gimkit
Gimkit.com. This app uses similar methods as some other
live game show style apps, but it also has the feature of acting
as flashcards for a fun study alternative.
Gimkit is also very public and shareable if desired. It does
have the ability however to be private.
It promotes independent thinking as students can easily
create their own games. It can also be very engaging in with
group learning. It connects easily to standards.
It is very easy to use as students adapt to it very quickly.

3. App 4: Prodigy Math
Prodigygame.com. This math game is able to engage a wide
variety of learners with multiple options for approaching the
same math standards.
This game is very secure and can be completely independent,
however, some students have a hard time logging in.
This game has both independent practices, and group
activities where students can invite or challenge others to
play with them.
This is a fairly easy to use math learning tool, and they are
available for support if ever the need arises.

4. App 5: Khan Academy
Khanacademy.org is a wide ranging learning resource. It has
lessons, videos, exercises, and materials to supplement
classroom instruction.
This operates on a very secure website, and is free for
students to use.
It is not particularly intuitive or specifically standards based,
because there a so many resources available. It fulfills the
need of the students by being so wide ranging and versatile.
This is an easy to use website with some direction from an
educator. There is also a great depth of support for this from
educators across the country.

5. App 6: SplashLearn
Splashlearn.com is another game based math system that
lets students have some autonomy growing their skills while
still being able to take assignments from teachers.
This website is very secure but can be a little difficult for
students to sign in to.
This is a good game for struggling students as it has many
types of games and areas to increase their strengths.
It has a decent ease of use and can be applied to students of
varying levels. However, the games can be too simple for
some learners.

6. App 7: Lexia
Lexiacore5.com uses diagnostic data to challenge students
with ELA tasks and phonics games. It is useful in blended
learning and works very well with most curriculum
standards.
This is geared towards individual student learning, but can
be used in groups or rotations.
The skills practiced are helpful and enjoyable for students.
Differentiation is automatically built in as well as higher
order thinking.
It is very easy to use for students and teachers are able to
track and monitor progress.

7. App 8: Kahoot!
Kahoot.com is another game show based group learning app
that focuses on class based material and is a fun and
engaging way to cover material as a class.
This game can be used with actual names or chosen aliases
which many students prefer.
This does not give as much help for students to differentiate
or scaffold, however it is a great tool to assess how the class
as a whole is engaging with a subject.
It is very easy to use and intuitive. Students get immediate
feedback.

8. App 10: Class Dojo
Classdojo.com is an app that connects families, teachers and
students. It has a built in reward system which they find very
enjoyable with a built in sandbox style game where they can
redeem their good work.
The privacy between teachers and parents is helpful in
opening the lines of communication.
It has the ability to be a messaging service between teachers
and parents, and also can work as a class wide notification
system. While this doesn’t directly involve instruction, it
greatly aids in student success.
It is fairly easy to use as long as all parties involved are
connected.

9. App 3: IXL
Ixl.com is an app that tracks a student’s progress across
many different subjects and levels, and offers a new adaptive
level once they have reached proficiency.
It is very private in that it personally monitors each student’s
progress so it can adapt appropriately. Only the teacher
knows their level and progress.
This app is more for the independent learner, and while it
can be used in the classroom, it has no collective or game
focus.
This is easy to use and students find it easy to independently
get started.

10. App 2: Google Classroom
classroom.google.com
This app is a virtual classroom host for many other Google products
(such as docs, sheets, and slides) that have become ubiquitous across
the educational landscape. Teachers can performs most applications
through this app
Differentiation is easily applied as well as higher order thinking
without other students knowing about their peer’s work.
The ability to connect student work with standards is at the teacher’s
discretion. Differentiation is easily applied as well as higher order
thinking without other students knowing about their peer’s work.
The format does lend itself to authenticity and feedback is easily
given.

11. App 1: Flipgrid
Flip.com is an app that is a free video posting site that allows
students to respond to prompts from the instructor and learn
collaboratively from each other. It also allows students to begin
thinking and learning before the regular intended class time.
This is more public approach to learning in groups, however
students can learn at their own pace and benefit from the work of
others.
It has the ability to be used for a wide variety of learning but
especially for the flipped classroom approach where students
invest in a given subject before the class is directly instructed by a
teacher.
It is very easy to use, post, and also make activities. It is very easy
to respond and give feedback as well as monitor progress and
learning.