There’s An App For That! Jessamy Havens Kirser Jefferson
Jun 21, 2015
There’s An App For That!
Jessamy Havens
Kirser Jefferson
#1 NASA App
Good for All Grade
Levels!
● Explore Science with NASA’s latest missions, news
stories, & videos● Compare & Contrast with
12,000 images from space● Great way to use
technology to illustrate the relationship between
information & ideas (whst.6-8.6)
#1 NASA App
easy to use with clear instructions
olly safe browser with parental
controls
#2 Book Creator
Language Arts for
All Grade Levels
● Create your own e-books & make your story come to life● great for collaboration,
sharing, & giving feedback● users can make cook books,
photo & art books, manuals… whatever you can imagine!
● Great practice for writing narratives (W.1.3)
#2 Book Creator
backed by Red Jumper’s
Privacy Policy
easy to use & comes with a helpful tutorial
#3 Jungle Time
for ages 6 & up
● Great practice for thinking and reasoning skills
● learn all about telling time - work with analog & digital clocks, time zones, and lots
more (2.MD.C.7)
#3 Jungle Time
easy to use with audio
instructions
users only have to
enter their first name for privacy
● customizable for each user
● settings provide for great feedback
opportunities
#4 Spelling City
● customizable spelling lists for students that can be worked on at home or
at school● provides students with instant feedback and self-
direction (L.1.2.e)
For ages 7 & up
#4 Spelling City
Instructions included but
emerging readers may need initial instruction
from a teacher
complies with the children’s online
protection act
#5 Tally Tots
For preschool & kindergarten
● interactive games give incentives & help young students learn to count
(ccss.math.content.k.cc.a.1) ● Encourages number
recognition, attentiveness, & counting skills
#5 Tally Tots
Appropriate for young students
Easy to use
Provides instant
feedback
#6 1st Grade Math:
Splash MAtH
Worksheets
For 1st Graders
● interactive math worksheets That help
young students with Place VAlue(CCSS.Math.Content.1.
NBT.B.2) ● Geometry and word
problems will give students higher thinking
skills
#6 1st Grade MAth: SplasH Math Worksheets
Helps with place value and
addition and subtraction of 2-
digit problems
Clear to follow
Provides feedback And step by step
instruction to obtain correct
Answer
#7 Lola’s MAth Train
Very Clear and easy to follow; Teacher should monitor if student is having difficulties
Positive educational setting and
experience for 1st graders
#7 Lola’s MAth Train
● Allows students to engage in number puzzles and identifying patterns● fun game in number
recognition and practicing ordering and sorting
objects
Suitable for 1st
graders
#8 ABC MOUSE visits the zoo interactive Environment
series
For ages 2-7
● allows students to explore different animals as well as
their habits● Students get positive
feedback as well as getting feedback from quizzes that are that are given. (5-ESS3-1)
#8 ABC Mouse visits the zoo
interactive environment
series
easy to use instructions
NO NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE AND SHOWS IF PROTECTED OR NOT
● aCCOMMODATES FOR EACH AGE
● pOSITIVE feedback opportunities FOR
QUIZZES GIVEN
#9 BALLOONY WORD
Spelling skills for ages 6-10
● Great feedback● help students get a correct
answer by giving step by step instruction to find the correct
answer● CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3 ● CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2.b
#9 balloony word
Parental controls of
students
comprehensive instructions and clear
and easy to follow
#10 Number Hero:
Multiplication
For 3rd and 4th Graders
● Helps with multiplication skills
● timed test are given
#10 Number Hero: Multiplication
Race against the clock to beat your highest
score allows students
use higher thinking
skillsProvides
feedback and help students
get step by step instruction to
correct answer