Apps Review
The first app I have chosen is called IXL
and this app will allow teachers to set the standard by being able to approve
certain lesson plans for students or kids that are working from home and intervention
and enrichment, and parents use IXL at home to maximize learning. It’s a comprehensive
curriculum that helps with K-12, with content from science, math, language art,
social studies, and Spanish IXL’s curriculum has been recognized as The
SIIA Cordie award winner for Best Math Instructional Solution for Grades PK-8,
Best Advanced Mathematics Instructional Solution, Best Foundational English
Language Arts Instructional Solution, and Best Reading/Writing/Literature
Instructional Solution for Grades PreK-8 The EdTech Digest Cool Tool award
winner for Best Language Arts Solution How to Home school’s top Online
Homeschool Curriculum & Resources. The Alabama Statewide Efficacy https://www.ixl.com/research/Impact-of-IXL-in-Alabama.pdf
is a credible site that gives a review of the IXL app for students. Their contact
is Call (855) 255-8800 or email orders@ixl.com.
1-year classroom license plan with 25 students.
ABC Mouse is one I have used a few times
for my own kids while preparing them for the next grade level. It is a full
online curriculum for ages 2-8 and they can advance to Adventure Academy and
their ages are 8-13 in Reading, Math, Science, and Art. The price is $12.99 a
month until you decide to discontinue the subscription. It's easy to see how
much progress your child is making with the ABCmouse.com Progress Tracker. In
addition to the display of the total number of learning activities completed in
each category (books, songs, puzzles, games, and art), there are easy-to-read
graphs that show progress both by academic level and by curriculum subject. ABC
Mouse focused on achieving results—positive educational outcomes for
kids—rather than awards, Age of Learning is proud to have been consistently
recognized for the excellence of our products, receiving numerous national
awards from education, parenting, and media organizations. The
multi-award-winning ABC mouse curriculum, the leading and most comprehensive
digital learning resource for children ages 2–8 have been honored with awards
since its launch in 2010. And all of our newer tech products—Adventure Academy,
ABC mouse Mastering Math, Reading, and ABC mouse Assessment Center—have also
been singled out with awards for their educational excellence. Contact ABC
mouse @ https://support.abcmouse.com
Mind Play is an individualized reading
intervention that features virtual reading teachers. These "reading
coaches" emulate one-to-one tutoring instruction and support. Instruction
is direct, explicit, and quickly targets reading gaps that prevent accurate and
fluent reading. The program is used for 30-minutes a day, five days a week
minimum, and improvement in basic reading skills is seen in the first month.
The average student using the program at home improves one grade level every 10
weeks (20 hours). Mind Play was selected for the 2018 Awards of Excellence Tech and learning and in
2020 they were recognized for their contribution to helping kids learn to read.
https://mindplay.com/mindplay-named-finalist-for-2020-tech-edvocate-award.
Mind Play is only $25 a month. Contact: 800.221.7911
I have never used Mind Play but I think it would be the app I would purchase because of the pricing, award-winning learning, and they have a private couch that can be scheduled to assist the students if needed.
I thought you were supposed to include a specific standard and tell how each app is supposed to teach/ remediate/ or enrich that particular standard?
ReplyDeleteOur school uses IXL and I have enjoyed it for many years. However, I realized how expensive it is recently, although it's less expensive than Membean. We've also had teachers get in trouble for using IXL as homework assignments. I was the one who had to enter all of the accounts into the system last year, and it was insanely time consuming. I know it pairs with Google Classroom, but not Microsoft products nor Powerschools. We are only subscribed to use Math and ELA, but we can allow our students do 10 practice questions in history and science. I like that you can use this to remediate by choosing a lower level standard.
I have heard of using ABCmouse with younger students, not middle grade and middle school aged students. I thought it was free, too.
I've never heard of MindPlay. As a reading intervention teacher, I may look into using it as well. We currently Lexia PowerUP for reaching intervention, and it's great. Our county pays for it, so I am unsure of the cost. I do know that they do provide personalized one-on-one training to teachers, which is wonderful! Lexia also offers personalized group and individual instruction lessons for you to download and print.