App Reviews by Gina Glass

Three Educational Apps

Gina Glass

 

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Standard 9.

By the end of Grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the Grades 11-College and Career Readiness (CCR) text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RL.11-12.10]

PADLET

Review: https://privacy.commonsense.org/evaluation/padlet

 

Padlet is a free interactive multimedia bulletin board. It can be used by the teacher to share information and ask questions about an assignment Teachers can have a student read a book and then ask questions to the students to make sure that the students comprehend what they read based off the Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity standard 9. It is like an online discussion board for students to post the answers to the question and make comments. To use Padlet you must create an account and build a board. On the board you can add images for example add the image of the book the students are assigned to read, provide links about the book, or videos and clips from the book, and numerous other things. It can be used on the desktop, but it is also a free app for both an Android and IOS device. The web and app version vary a little bit. When a student post It would be a good idea to have the students include their initials, because it does not show who the post is from.

The review I listed is a credible source to judge because the website is a .org and it is a review from teacher’s who have use the app and Common Sense of Learning has selected Padlet as one of the best media resources and tools that enables great learning and experiences for students and educators. The overall learning rate is four stars out of five.

 

FLIPGRID

Review: https://privacy.commonsense.org/evaluation/Flipgrid

 

Flipgrid is a video discussion platform used by teachers to interact with students. It allows students to respond without the fear of speaking in front of everyone by recording their response to a question and then posted their response without the fear of having to respond in an actual class. Flipgrid is a tool that can be integrated with Canvas, Google classroom and other education platforms.  It is a free app. Students must download the app and then put in the join code for the class. It is available for download at the IOS App Store and the Google Play store. Under the Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity standard 9, one way to use Flipgrid is to have students’ video themselves providing a brief comprehensive summary of each chapter of the book they were assigned to read.

Again, the review I listed is a credible source to judge because the website is a .org and it is also a review from teacher’s who have use the app.

 

KAHOOT

Review: https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/kahoot

Kahoot is an online game-like student response tool that can cause students to become a little competitive. The music and instant scoreboards keep the students engaged in the game. Kahoot is free, but there is a paid subscription also. To learn about either the free app or the paid subscription the students will need to visit one of these websites https://kahoot.com/schools/plans/  or https://kahoot.com/businesses/pricing/, Under the Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity standard 9,  the teacher will create several multiple choice questions from each chapter of the book to make sure that the students have read the book and they are able to comprehend what they read.

Once again, the review I listed is a credible source to judge because the website is a .org and it is also a review from teacher’s who have use the app. The learning rating is a four star out of five.

 

I teach in Learning Services at JSU. The students that I teach struggle with retaining information that they read. This week I did a review for midterms and I used Quizlet. The students love it, they were engaged, and they were very competitive. Overall, I believe by creating multiple choice questions in Kahoot and having the class play the game, they will pass the midterm.