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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

App Review By Bailey Arnaud

 

Kahoot!

Health Standard: HE HS.1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/kahoot

Kahoot! is an interactive game-based learning platform. It features engaging quizzes called “kahoots” that are usually multiple choice and created by users. The games can be played through a web browser or the Kahoot! mobile app. Kahoot! offers both free and paid plans ranging from $3.99 to $19.99 depending on the package. The intended audience for the app is school aged children ages 5-18. The review website is a credible source because it comes from Common Sense Education, a non-profit that follows a structured educational review process and includes expert evaluation.

Sworkit Kids

PE Standard: PEGPE.1 The physically educated student demonstrates competency in a variety motor skills and movement patterns.

https://www.eschoolnews.com/innovative-teaching/2018/07/09/app-of-the-week-sworkit-kids/

Sworkit Kids is a fitness app that focuses on exercises and workout videos that are put on by kids. Sworkit Kids workouts and application are free of charge. The intended age group for this app is school aged children K-12. The app is compatible with mobile devices as well as web users. The review comes from the credible source eSchool news.

Nike Run Club

PE Standard: PEGPE.3 The physically educated student demonstrates knowledge and skills to help achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.

https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/nike-run-club-review

Nike Run Club app is a run/walk tracking that also features other guided workouts. Unlike many of the other similar apps, NRC is completely free. You can access the app from a mobile device or a smartwatch. The Nike Run Club app is available to a broad range of users but usually for people who are old enough to run on their own. The review site Tom’s Guide is a credible source whose writers and editors spend hours analyzing and reviewing products, services, and apps.

Best App: Nike Run Club

Out of these three apps, I think the Nike Run Club app is the best. As a high school physical education teacher, I use this app as makeup work for students that miss a day in PE or a fitness day in Health. The students download the app in the first week of school that way I know all students have access to it when they are out. They complete any workout on the app, take a picture of their watch or a screenshot of the results, and email it to me for full credit. I learned this from a former health and physical education teacher at a professional development and have used it ever since. One thing that I wish the app offered is a way for the teacher to track the students’ progress throughout a semester. If this were a feature in the app, teachers could use it for more than just makeup work. It could be a way to track their fitness components and progress.

1 comment:

  1. Bailey,

    You posted some great apps! I have used Kahoot before. However, I do not use it often because it excludes slower readers in the upper grades. The app that I found very useful for my class is Sworkit Kids. I teach students K-8th grade, and I normally can only find adults or children demonstrating exercises on YouTube. I think Sworkit Kids will keep my adolescent students more engaged in fitness. I believe it is always beneficial to see someone your age working out. Thank you for the resources!

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