Gail Lovely proposes that the number of app choices provided to learners should be limited based on their age. For young learners ages 3-4, only 1-3 app options focusing on skills like fine motor practice, adding words or images, and accessing online materials should be provided. For ages 5-6, slightly more options including art creation apps may be appropriate, but choices should still be limited to a small number of focused, specific apps. The key idea is that less choices can allow learners to be more focused and successful.

1. Age of Learner =
Number of Apps
A THEORY/IDEA PROPOSED BY
GAIL LOVELY
GAIL@SUDDENLYITCLICKS.COM

2. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
The BIGIdea
Choice has a role…
which grows with age

3. Take font selection…
This one?
Or this one?
Or this one? Or this one?
Or this
one?
Or this one?
Or this one?
Or this one? Or this one?
Or this
one?
Or this one?
Or this one?

4. Having choices and making decisions are important.

5. But, sometimes there are goals which entail
doing, making, creating, writing, and maybe even
finishing something.
MY ALPHABET BOOK BY TATE
MARYETTA SCHOOL, OK

6. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Age of Learners = Number of Apps Needed
Starting with the Very Young

7. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Why limit app choices?
When and why to provide more app choices
And look at some examples

8. Share your app
choices here
HTTPS://PADLET.COM/GLOVELY/LIMITEDAPPS

9. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Not talking younger than three…

10. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Threes
And
Fours
Maryetta School, PreK

11. The
Camera
All
free

12. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Add words to images… or images to
words

13. Chatterpix
Kids
iOS
Free

14. OR…
OR…

15. Book
Creator
iOS
Android
Chrome/Online
Free/$
https://bookcreato
r.com/education/r
esources/

16. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Fine Motor Practice

17. Writing
Wizard
iOS
Kindle Fire
Android
$

18. OR…
OR…

19. Patchimals:
First Lines
iOS
$

20. OR…
OR…

21. MOMA Art
Lab
iOS
free

22. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Accessing “Materials” online

23. i-nigma
QR Code
Reader
iOS
Android
Windows
Blackberry
Free

24. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Fives and
Sixes

25. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Art Creation Tool

26. Felt Board
iOS
$

27. OR…
OR…

28. Art Set
iOS
$

29. So what IS the
BIG
idea?

30. Gail@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Less may be more…
More focused
More specific
More appropriate…

31. Thank
you.
GAIL LOVELY
GAIL@SUDDENLYITCLICKS.COM
SUDDENLYITCLICKS.COM