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App Review Assignment: Theres an App for That!

Stacey Brown

Medaille College

EDU 571-U34

Mary Beth Sumaci

August 6, 2017
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1. ELA Reading App

Subject Area: English Language Arts: Reading
App Title: Read Me Stories
App Price: Free
Languages: English

Rationale: This app asks you a series of questions about your child's reading abilities and if you will be reading
with them. It then downloads four free books targeted to your childs reading level, with options for read along
out loud. The more advanced Read Me Stories app provides a library of titles organized into series with topics
such as Animals, Tales of Life, and Tales of Adventure. You can download the first title in each series for free.
Then they have the option to listen to the book being read or to read the book on their own. The stories are all in
picture books suitable for kindergarten to grade 3. Perfect for guided reading or take home snuggle up
program.

Standards:

ISTE Standards for Students

1d. Empowered Learning : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able
to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

ISTE Standards for Teacher

2a. Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments: Design or adapt
relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning
and creativity.

New York State P-12 Common Core Standards

Standard Strand: Reading Standards K5
Grade: 1
Topic: Print Concepts
Item number and statement: 1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic
features of print. A) Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word,
capitalization, ending punctuation).

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

Standard Strand: Reading Standards 1-8
Grade: 1
Topic: Reading for Meaning
Item number and statement:1.1 Variety of Texts Read a few different types of literary
texts, graphic texts, and informational texts.
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2. ELA Writing App

Subject Area: English Language Arts: Writing
App Title: Kidspiration Maps
App Price: 13.99
Languages: English

Rationale: This app is a mind-mapping tool designed to help young readers and writers in grades K-5 learn to
organize and classify information, gain sight word knowledge and expand their ideas into written and verbal
expression. By creating story maps, Venn diagrams, and webs, students visualize what they are learning,
improving their understanding and comprehension. Once they have entered their ideas they tap to transform
visual diagrams into text. It is perfect for pre-writing and organizing ideas for primary students.

Standards:

ISTE Standards for Students

1d. Empowered Learning : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able
to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

ISTE Standards for Teacher

2a. Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments: Design or adapt
relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning
and creativity.

New York State P-12 Common Core Standards

Standard Strand: Writing Standards K5
Grade: 1
Topic: Production of Writing
Item number and statement: 5. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic,
respond to questinos and suggestinos from peers, and add details to strengthen ideas.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

Standard Strand: Writing Standards 1-8
Grade: 1
Topic: Developing and Organizing Content
Item number and statement:1.4 Classifying Ideas Sort ideas and information for their
writing in a variety of ways, with support and direction.
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3. ELL App
Subject Area: English Language Learners
App Title: Kids Vocab
App Price: 1.99
Languages: English

Rationale: This app is a great tool for ELLs. It introduces students to Tier 3, low frequency, content-specific
vocabulary words. Each set of words is organized around a theme and built on games that keep children
engaged and excited to learn. With supports and positive reinforcement, students who struggle wont feel
defeated with the constant repetition of sight words as they work towards mastery. The graphics and engaging
activities with keep your students attention as they increase their Tier 3 vocabulary.

Standards:

ISTE Standards for Students

1d. Empowered Learning : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able
to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

ISTE Standards for Teacher

2a. Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments: Design or adapt
relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning
and creativity.

New York State P-12 Common Core Standards

Standard Strand: Language Standards f K5
Grade: 1
Topic: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Item number and statement: 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-
meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and conten, choosing flexibly from an
array of strategies.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

Standard Strand: Reading Standards 1-8
Grade: 1
Topic: Reading with Fluency
Item number and statement: 3.1 Reading familiar words Automatically read and
understand hig-frequency words and words of personal interest or significance, in a
vairety of reading contexts.
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4. SWD App
Subject Area: Students With Disabilities
App Title: ABA Receptive Identification
App Price: 0.99
Languages: English

Rationale: This app is a great tool for children who have autism. It is an application that helps kids understand
the names of certain objects and people and also what they do. So not only do they get word recognition with
picture cues but also they understand what the function of the object or person is. The application works by
showing three objects and asking which one does the specific job and the child will tap on the object that fulfills
the job and they can connect the image with the function.

Standards:

ISTE Standards for Students

1d. Empowered Learning : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able
to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

ISTE Standards for Teacher

2a. Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments: Design or adapt
relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning
and creativity.

New York State P-12 Common Core Standards

Standard Strand: Language Standards for Foundational Skills K5
Grade: 1
Topic: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Item number and statement: 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-
meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an
array of strategies.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

Standard Strand: Reading Standards 1-8
Grade: 1
Topic: Reading with Fluency
Item number and statement: 3.1 Reading familiar words Automatically read and
understand hig-frequency words and words of personal interest or significance, in a
vairety of reading contexts.
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5. Math App
Subject Area: Mathematics
App Title: Splash Math
App Price: Free
Languages: English

Rationale: This app is a great tool for students in grade 1 and it is specifically tailored to the common core
math skills in their grade level. You can choose the skills and the difficulty levels from all subject areas in the
grade one curriculum and they earn origami fish for their aquariums as they go. As they ear fish they can feed
them, make them chase each other or drop anvils on the crabs. This is a motivator for the students to earn
rewards for completing the challenges and parents can view progress or get email notifications of their childs
progress.

Standards:

ISTE Standards for Students

1d. Empowered Learning : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able
to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

ISTE Standards for Teacher

2a. Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments: Design or adapt
relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning
and creativity.

New York State P-12 Common Core Standards

Standard Strand: Mathematics Skills P-12
Grade: 1
Topic: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Item number and statement: Add and subtract within 20 Add and subtract within 20,
demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

Standard Strand: Mathematics 1-8
Grade: 1
Topic: Number Sense and Numeration
Item number and statement: Operational Sense Solve problems involving the addition
and subtraction of single-digit whole numbers, using a variety of strategies.
Reaches the entire grade 1 math curriculum this is just one example
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6. Science App
Subject Area: Science
App Title: Kid Science
App Price: Free
Languages: English

Rationale: This app is a great tool for science experiments. You can search for science experiments and it tells
you what youll need, the age group, the subject of science it caters to, and the amount of time you will need.
All the experiments are easy to do and have science explanations to go along with them. It is valuable for
creativity in the science curriculum in the classroom.

Standards:

ISTE Standards for Students

1d. Empowered Learning : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able
to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

ISTE Standards for Teacher

2a. Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments: Design or adapt
relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning
and creativity.

New York State P-12 Common Core Standards

Standard Strand: Science Learning Standards P-12
Grade: 1
Topic: Scientific Inquiry
Item number and statement: 2. Carry out plans for exploring experiments through direct
observation and through use of simple instruments.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

Standard Strand: Science 1-8
Grade: 1
Topic: Develop Investigation and Communication Skills
Item number and statement: 2.1 Follow established safety procedures during science
and technology investigations and experiements.
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7. Choice App
Subject Area: ELA
App Title: Sock Puppets
App Price: Free
Languages: English

Rationale: This app is a very fun tool that allows you to create stories with sock puppets. The students create
the narration and the sock puppets move around the different backgrounds you choose. When you play the
video the sock puppets actually look like they are talking. It is very user friendly and kids have a chance to
record their stories and share them with their friends if they are too shy to read them on their own or they can
use it to practice retelling stories in a fun way.

Standards:

ISTE Standards for Students

1d. Empowered Learning : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able
to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

ISTE Standards for Teacher

2a. Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments: Design or adapt
relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning
and creativity.

New York State P-12 Common Core Standards

Standard Strand: Reading Standards K-5
Grade: 1
Topic: Key Ideas and Details
Item number and statement: 2. Retell stories, including key details and demonstrate
understanding of their central message or lesson.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

Standard Strand: Reading Standards 1-8
Grade: 1
Topic: Reading for Meaning
Item number and statement: 1.4 Demonstrate understanding of text by retelling the
sotry or restating information from the text, including the main idea.
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8. Choice App
Subject Area:
App Title: Drawissimo Kids
App Price: Free
Languages: English

Rationale: This app is similar to the books that help kids draw with tracing lines and visuals to copy step by
step. You drag your finger to draw and if you give the app permission it can access your camera and kids can
take pictures that are then turned into drawing lessons. Its a fun tool to get kids drawing and to help with their
confidence in the area of visual arts. They can chose from a variety of templates and images to draw and it is a
fun addition to the classroom.

Standards:

ISTE Standards for Students

1d. Empowered Learning : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able
to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

ISTE Standards for Teacher

2a. Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments: Design or adapt
relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning
and creativity.

New York State P-12 Common Core Standards

Standard Strand: Visual Arts Standards
Grade: 1
Topic: Visual Arts
Item number and statement: 2. Develop skills with electronic media as a means of
expressing visual ideas

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

Standard Strand: Visual Arts Standards 1-8
Grade: 1
Topic: Creating and Presenting
Item number and statement: 1.4 Use a variety of materials, tools, and techniques to
respond to design challenges.