Articles Tagged With: Education Apps
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Six iPhone Apps for the Studying Student
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As we get deeper into the school year, students may feel they have an overload of information they must learn and retain. Not only are they cramming facts into their brains, but they must also remember deadlines for assignments and possibly recall where they placed a paper they need as a resource. Among that, November is an especially demanding time for students as they prepare for finals, and some may even find this month a time they must dedicate to saving a failing grade. With all of the …
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Five Apps for Teacher Organization
With all of the lessons to plan, emails to read, and grades to calculate, it’s no wonder why teaching can be overwhelming. As educators, there is often a heap load to do in so little time, that it becomes difficult to squeeze it all in without surrendering quality. Being organized is the agent to managing time, remaining efficient, and even staying sane during the demanding moments throughout the school year. A few months back we shared “Apps, Software, and Sites Every Teacher Should Know About,” and since organization truly matters, …
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Apps for Educators: Science
Science is vital to human life. In fact, it is intensely woven into our daily decisions and routines. To put it frankly, “Science affects us all, every day of the year, from the moment we wake up, all day long, and through the night. Your digital alarm clock, the weather report, the asphalt you drive on, the bus you ride in, your decision to eat a baked potato instead of fries, your cell phone, the antibiotics that treat your sore throat, the clean water that comes from your faucet, and …
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Apps For Educators: Mathematics
This week we are highlighting apps that focus on a different type of literacy. The process of developing literacy skills such as reading and writing are well known, but there is another type of literacy that is often overlooked- Math Literacy. Oxford Learning states, “Math literacy, also known as numeracy, means having the ability to problem-solve, reason and analyze information.” To learn more about what it means to be literate in math check out this article, What Does Math Literacy Mean?
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Apps For Educators: History
I often meet people who are indifferent to hearing or learning anything historical. When these people start telling me how much they disliked history classes growing up, my eyes start to get real big and my mouth opens in shock. Usually these conversations end with me informing people they were taught history all wrong.
If taught correctly, History and Social Studies classes should not only inform students about world cultures, governments, and religions, but also inspire creativity! This small list of History-based apps can give teachers extra inspiration to ensure historical … -
Apps For Educators: English Language Arts
Today we are highlighting English Language Art apps. With the hundreds of apps available for English Language Arts, it’s clear that this resource has the potential to be a fantastic tool in the classroom! We’ve chosen these specific apps based on education potential, design, creativity and statistic capabilities. These apps help students with things like Spelling, grammar and vocabulary. Like the 7 literature apps we shared last week, these English Language Art apps are great to use in the classroom, share with parents, and find inspirations for lesson plans!
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Apps for Educators: Literature
It’s hard to believe that a few years ago apps were essentially nonexistent. While many of us were trying to wrap our minds around the idea of having Internet capabilities on our cellphones, the concept of apps was developed and beginning to be implemented. Now there are thousands of apps for smartphones, iPods, and iPads! They range from the bizarre and goofy to the educational and inspiring. As we pondered the influence apps can have on education, we decided it would be fitting to dedicate some of our summer blog …
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5 Apps Bound to Make Educators More Efficient
The demands of a teacher go far beyond the walls of the school. Lesson planning, grading, and research often take place after work hours making for a busy schedule! Pondering the many expectations of an educator, we decided sharing a few time-saving apps may help make a teacher’s life a little less stressful. Here are 5 apps that are bound to make you more efficient:
Read-it-Later: This iPhone®/iPod® App allows teachers to save webpages to read later without an Internet connection. You may not be able to read an entire …