iPad App Evaluation for the Classroom:
Criteria-Content and components Differentiation: The app allows students to use subtitles but other than that there is not a lot of flexible settings
Curriculum Connections: This app allows for students to connect what they are learning in the curriculum to outside sources to further their learning
Authenticity: Targets skills are not practiced in a problem based learning environment.
-Logistics -advertisements only at the end of the videos - The app is easy to use -There is no limitations. The app is all inclusive - The images and sound quality is very good - The app doesn't allow for student creation, but it does allow all student to access videos without a log in - there is no inappropriate content. Everything is on the app for an educational purpose
-Evidence of Learning -The app allows for students to research a large variety of videos - Students can access lots of videos to develop a deeper understanding of the material - The presentation is all videos - there is not participation in the app - the app allows for imagination and learning different things creatively but doesn't ask Any creativity from the user -Substitution vs Transformation model - Replaces reading about a topic - engages students in visual and auditory way - Students use TED to learn about topics outside of the textbook or lecture - students can not create on the app - students have access to a wide variety of videos ranging all kinds of subjects from all over the world
App Evaluation Guidelines (Coffee)
Engagement: The app is user friendly and allows for new ways to learn
Developmental appropriateness: The content is appropriate and the design appeals to all levels
Motivation: The app’s content is inviting for all grade levels and can be used with wifi or cellular data
Accessibility: The app has many learning styles as well as personalized videos based on previously viewed videos.
Criteria-Content and components Differentiation: The app allows students to use subtitles but other than that there is not a lot of flexible settings
Curriculum Connections: This app allows for students to connect what they are learning in the curriculum to outside sources to further their learning
Authenticity: Targets skills are not practiced in a problem based learning environment.
-Logistics -advertisements only at the end of the videos - The app is easy to use -There is no limitations. The app is all inclusive - The images and sound quality is very good - The app doesn't allow for student creation, but it does allow all student to access videos without a log in - there is no inappropriate content. Everything is on the app for an educational purpose
-Evidence of Learning -The app allows for students to research a large variety of videos - Students can access lots of videos to develop a deeper understanding of the material - The presentation is all videos - there is not participation in the app - the app allows for imagination and learning different things creatively but doesn't ask Any creativity from the user -Substitution vs Transformation model - Replaces reading about a topic - engages students in visual and auditory way - Students use TED to learn about topics outside of the textbook or lecture - students can not create on the app - students have access to a wide variety of videos ranging all kinds of subjects from all over the world
App Evaluation Guidelines (Coffee)
Engagement: The app is user friendly and allows for new ways to learn
Developmental appropriateness: The content is appropriate and the design appeals to all levels
Motivation: The app’s content is inviting for all grade levels and can be used with wifi or cellular data
Accessibility: The app has many learning styles as well as personalized videos based on previously viewed videos.