August's choice of two amazing apps which could be used in class.

1. As a designer, both in study and work, one inevitably encounters the long history of the Chinese craftsmanship in both architecture and furniture.
The joint structures the essence of traditional Chinese furniture and architecture has always attracted people’s curiosity.
This app is a master plate for us to present a better education.

2. This app uses 3D models to make the tenon-and –mortise joint structure on ipod like playing a game and it was a wonderful app for students who learn about the knowledge of the abstract knowledge of Chinese architecture.
You could even take apart or combine the parts of the joints simply by moving your fingers, and it is an impressive way to learn.

3. Wood is from the frost and human being is mothered by the nature. The closeness that people enjoy with wood may derive from the nature.
This app also provides knowledge about various kinds of wood used for building the joints in ancients China and shows the different characteristics of them.

4. This app provides with 3D models of 27 different joints, timber knowledge for the joints structure and well-versed interactive explanations of traditional carpentry tools.
We could still use share all of the materials in that app and enjoy it with everyone. So it must be a great tool for students to know about the abstract and different culture.

5. With this app, you and your students could easily create infinitely flexible collections of works and share them with people all over the world. The interface of the app is very friendly and the main menu is separated into many different plates so that students could be free to find the field they enjoy.

6. Most of the people use Morpholio are the pioneer from the fields of Graphic designers, industrial designers and professors work in art program. So let students enjoy their works and share their own work to them could excavate their inner creativity and it will be very useful for their future development if they are going to work in the field of designing.

7. For our students, it is a must to learn about the frontier research and pioneering work in every field they learn about, this app provide us with many amazing design from the future such as 3D printing and fully presents the creating procedure of their works so that students could follow that method to make their own way in creating their own work.

8. Name: August Wang Date: 9/17/2014
Critical evaluation of apps used in education
Name of the app: Morpholio Cost： free
Creator of the app: Morpholio Apps
Content area: Design and creative culture Grade Level: 12 Specifc uses iof this app in the classroom
Help students share some of their work in one seamless platform The higher thinking skill used in this app Share all the information with this creative world.
Ease of use
This app provides us with a friendly interface. What kind of privacy does it offer? Intellectual property
Does the app provide comprehensive instructions?
Yes Does it provide students’ feedback? Yes
Are the skill reinforce connected to your curriculum standard?
Yes
iTunes application Ratings: 12+

9. Name: August Wang Date: 9/17/2014
Critical evaluation of apps used in education
Name of the app: wood joints Cost： free
Creator of the app: Beijing Tag UX Network Technology Co
Content area: Architecture Grade Level: 10 Specific uses of this app in the classroom
Students learn about various Joints structure in a vivid way The higher thinking skill used in this app Spatial imagination
Ease of use
This app provides us with a friendly interface. What kind of privacy does it offer? No
Does the app provide comprehensive instructions?
Yes Does it provide students’ feedback? Yes
Are the skill reinforce connected to your curriculum standard?
Yes
iTunes application Ratings: 4+