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Apps

By David Vogt on December 28, 2019

While tablet and smart phone manufacturers are churning forward at a breakneck pace, making a fortune on humanity’s device-lust, the compelling back-story is what these devices can do – the proliferation of Apps.   And while addiction and burn-out on the distracting nature of most apps is already big news, there is also a rapid emergence of meaningful, productive and educational apps.  The app-world as a resource for learning is huge.

Opportunity Statement

It may seem like the design of successful Apps is pure chance, and less likely than the lottery.   However, as app-capable devices permeate learning environments the opportunity arises to design apps that are deliberated coupled in effective ways with every dimension of the learning experience.

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Educause – iPad Apps

Gartner – Media Tablets and Beyond

Gartner – Mobile-Centric Applications

Gartner – App Stores

Gartner – Top 10 Technology Trends 2013

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12 Jan Posted on Apps

While the concepts of Apps may seem to be old news - to me at least - they still provide us with many educational opportunities. I agree that apps become quite popular, and then phase out, there are always apps available to give us learning opportunities. ABCya, Starfall, ABCMouse are just some apps that I have used since I began teaching about 7 years ago. These apps are teaching basic concepts for reading, writing, math and more that turns learning into a game. Yes, there are millions of apps that are useless, but the use of certain apps in the educational context, provides us with many learning opportunities we may not otherwise have access to.

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Jessica Shea @jshea17

While the concepts of Apps may seem to be old news - to me at least - they still provide us with many educational opportunities. I agree that apps become quite popular, and then phase out, there are always apps available to give us learning opportunities. ABCya, Starfall, ABCMouse are just some apps that I have used since I began teaching about 7 years ago. These apps are teaching basic concepts for reading, writing, math and more that turns learning into a game. Yes, there are millions of apps that are useless, but the use of certain apps in the educational context, provides us with many learning opportunities we may not otherwise have access to.

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