10 Educational Apps

1. My Top 10!
Weeks 7&8 EDT 6200

2. DISCLAIMER
I have only used 4 of these personally. The rest were chosen
based on research and word-of-mouth from those I trust.

4. Quizlet
● HyperLink
○ https://quizlet.com/latest
● Uses
○ Study, Review, Homework, Group Work
● Feedback
○ Yes. Provides feedback via quizzing or AI depending on the chosen modality.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Short form note taking, e-flashcards, variation of study
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Ease of Use
● Privacy
○ The sets/cards you create can only be available to you. Just date of birth required to create account.
● Skills Transferable
○ This app has been used successfully in my current classes so far.
● Rationale
○ Basically an up-to-date way of implementing flash card study and personal study guide creation back in the classroom!

6. Kahoot!
● HyperLink
○ https://kahoot.com/?utm_name=controller_app&utm_source=controller&utm_campaign=controller_app&utm_medium=link
● Uses
○ Teaching, Assessment, and Review Tool. Interactive Jeopardy if you will, allowing students to use their chromebooks to buzz in!
● Feedback
○ Provides learning outcome feedback in real-time immediately following completion of the question/quiz.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Allows for more personal study (interactive) rather than studying powerpoints and notes.
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Just created my account, having never used it before, and was given step-by-step instructions from creation of account to creation of first review game.
● Privacy
○ Pin required to view materials. Personal information required with sign up, but nothing extraordinary. Relatively private by my standards.
● Skills Transferable
○ Any time you can introduce a new study/review method and have success, the skill of adapting is always transferable.
● Rationale
○ Review periods are always part of class plans, this allows for variety and the ability to get away from the monotony.

8. Flipgrid
● HyperLink
○ https://auth.flipgrid.com/educator/profile?redirect_url=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.flipgrid.com%2Fmanage
● Uses
○ Class discussion, homework/review material, visual response.
● Feedback
○ Feedback is creator driven. Could be professor/teacher feedback or could be classmate. App itself provides little to no feedback.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Communication, speaking in front of a camera, comfortability speaking up (because they're not in a classroom setting).
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Self-explanatory if the computer/technology is equipped to allow for audio/video.
● Privacy
○ No user information is sold or shared to third party companies. Most private out of the 3 I have listed so far.
● Skills Transferable
○ Speaking in front of a camera and learning to knowledgeably and logically verbalize an opinion or response is something that will be used throughout the students lifetimes.
● Rationale
○ No brainer. Allows for those that like to talk a chance to do so without interrupting others, as well as allowing the silent ones the opportunity to share/discuss without the social pressure.

10. Evernote
● HyperLink
○ https://evernote.com/
● Uses
○ You can create checklists, record audio notes, handwrite notes, attach files, drop links and create tables as well. It’s great for creating and organizing all of your
notes for every subject.
● Feedback
○ In terms of reminders you create or items you set, yes. Feedback oriented from the app itself, no.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Organization is needed regardless of the task, job, or educational level. The ability to be organized is one of the higher learning skills that usually takes the most
time to get right. This app would assist in that process.
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Fairly straight forward with on-screen prompts guiding you.
● Privacy
○ Sharing your information is the only way that the information you provided in signing up would be shared. Very private from several reviews and articles I have
researched.
● Skills Transferable
○ Organization, note taking, planning, etc are all transferable skills.
● Rationale
○ Again, another no-brainer as pen/paper notes are a thing of the past.

12. Animoto
● HyperLink
○ https://animoto.com/projects
● Uses
○ Short-form lesson presentation/video assistance.
● Feedback
○ None. App will recommend time adjustments, but those are rare.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Learning to condense as well as present concise information.
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Straight forward use with on screen instructions to help guide.
● Privacy
○ Very. No information sharing, nor can anyone stumble across your videos with a search. Only by link from you.
● Skills Transferable
○ Condensing communication effectively is easily transferable.
● Rationale
○ For short-attention spans or younger audiences, this is the way to go. For complex subjects, other avenues might be best to explore.

14. Google Classroom
● HyperLink
○ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-classroom/mfhehppjhmmnlfbbopchdfldgimhfhfk
● Uses
○ Teaching, assessments (formative & summative), review, video, etc.
● Feedback
○ Student feedback is provided based on how the teacher set the classroom. Available but not guaranteed.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Encourages multi-menu navigation. Every educational tool you gain from being in a physical classroom can also be gained here.
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ As straightforward as it gets. However, there are several on screen prompts to assist you as well.
● Privacy
○ "We access your private content only when we have your permission or are required to by law"
■ https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/10467843?hl=en
● Skills Transferable
○ All skills required to use the app will transfer in the education or career space.
● Rationale
○ Depending on your needs as an educator, especially if your district provides an inadequate application, it will fulfill all needs.

16. ClassDojo
● HyperLink
○ https://www.classdojo.com/
● Uses
○ "ClassDojo is an online classroom management platform and app where teachers can record and track student behavior, facilitate classroom activities, curate
student portfolios, and engage in school-to-home communication."
● Feedback
○ Feedback is provided after the data has been provided to the platform.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Very few, however tracking and communicating trends via data reading are high level skills that will transfer.
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Self-explanatory. Children could easily navigate without help.
● Privacy
○ You own the information you provide, therefore the privacy and safety is dependent upon you .
● Skills Transferable
○ Tracking and communicating trends from reading data.
● Rationale
○ Parent/teacher communication is almost always sloppy or over email. This streamlined version with accessible data will allow for a much simpler process.

18. GroupMe
● HyperLink
○ https://www.groupme.com/en-US/
● Uses
○ Messaging app used for large classes/teams to streamline communication.
● Feedback
○ No. The app doesn't provide feedback unless requested.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Communicating behind a device is something that lower level students/adults take for granted daily. The ability to be a great communicator in a non-face-to-face
manner is extremely important in this digital age.
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Texting in an app. As straightforward as possible.
● Privacy
○ Poor. Easily accessible by everyone, content (vulgar and unrelated) can be easily found. Worst on this list by far.
● Skills Transferable
○ Becoming an effective non-face-to-face communicator.
● Rationale
○ If you manage a group or are in charge of a team, this app provides a much simpler communication avenue than email or text messaging threads.

20. Groovy Grader
● HyperLink
○ https://groovy-grader-ios.soft112.com/download.html
● Uses
○ Grading assistant aimed to replace the hand-held or hand-written graders of the past.
● Feedback
○ Instant feedback as numbers are plugged in.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ None. Simply a tool for teachers/educators to grade more efficiently.
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Very straightforward.
● Privacy
○ None listed. I would imagine the privacy would not matter considering no personal information is entered.
● Skills Transferable
○ Streamlining processes.
● Rationale
○ Grading can be overwhelming, however, with Groovy Grader the process is simplified well.

22. SeeSaw
● HyperLink
○ https://app.seesaw.me/#/login
● Uses
○ Allows for stored education and self-directed learning.
● Feedback
○ Will provide feedback based on the information downloaded into the app.
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Self-directed and paced learning. This is something, while in a Masters program, I am still learning.
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Straight forward and instructions are provided by the educator.
● Privacy
○ Students work is private to the classroom to which the student is assigned by default. High on this list in terms of privacy.
● Skills Transferable
○ Self directed and paced learning.
● Rationale
○ Younger students, online courses, snow/covid days would all make logical sense here. Another variation of an online classroom/online tool for a physical classroom!

24. Remind
● HyperLink
○ https://www.remind.com/
● Uses
○ Mass communication tool with limiting effects that make the app desirable.
● Feedback
○ Yes. Provides data based on every message sent. Will show the amount received, opened, read, etc all in numeric (both whole number and percentage values).
● Higher Learning Skills
○ Concise mass communication skills (character limit is why this app is #10)
● Ease of Use/Instructions
○ Little to no instructions upon introduction to the app. Difficult to use the first time. After that, there is no difficulty in use.
● Privacy
○ Collect normal data as other messaging apps, but location and others are permission eligible only.
● Skills Transferable
○ Concise mass communication.
● Rationale
○ One of the few that I have used and not hated. Therefore it made the back-end of the list.