There’s an APP for That! 
Presentation by Marcy Yoder 
EDT 620 Fall, 2014
Adobe Idea 
Adobe Idea: a digital sketchbook 
allows students to: 
• Sketch/ brainstorm while 
conserving paper 
• Get acquainted with digital 
painting 
• Save their drawings 
• Copy and paste their drawings 
to create unique compositions
Adobe Idea Cont. 
• This app is a tool and not a 
game. 
• No built in feedback 
• Excellent for encouraging 
independent creation and 
exploration 
• Tracing feature could be 
adapted for penmanship 
practice.
Frida’s World 
• Frida’s World is an interactive 
reading app. 
• A biography of Mexican artist 
Frida Kahlo. 
• Pairs reading practice with art 
history.
Screenshot from Frida’s world App
Frida’s World Cont. 
• Coloring pages –motor skills 
• Language options: English and 
Spanish
Art History Test 
• Very straightforward app 
• Flashcard effect 
• Encourages identification and 
classification of works from 
past units.
Screenshots from Art History Test

There's an App for That

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    There’s an APPfor That! Presentation by Marcy Yoder EDT 620 Fall, 2014
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    Adobe Idea AdobeIdea: a digital sketchbook allows students to: • Sketch/ brainstorm while conserving paper • Get acquainted with digital painting • Save their drawings • Copy and paste their drawings to create unique compositions
  • 3.
    Adobe Idea Cont. • This app is a tool and not a game. • No built in feedback • Excellent for encouraging independent creation and exploration • Tracing feature could be adapted for penmanship practice.
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    Frida’s World •Frida’s World is an interactive reading app. • A biography of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. • Pairs reading practice with art history.
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    Frida’s World Cont. • Coloring pages –motor skills • Language options: English and Spanish
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    Art History Test • Very straightforward app • Flashcard effect • Encourages identification and classification of works from past units.
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