App Reviews-Lin Slater

 

App Reviews-Lin Slater

 

State Standard-Health Education: Anchor Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health. 6.5.1 Describe situations that can help or hinder making a healthy decision.

https://wayground.com/admin                    

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/quizizz-play-to-learn

Wayground/Quizizz APP

Wayground was formerly known as Quizizz. It helps students meet grade-level standards. This free app is widely used in educational settings for students from middle school to high school. Wayground is a trusted platform that allows students to participate in interactive lessons using flashcards, videos, and active presentations. It is compatible with Apple, Android, and Google Drive. Wayground also uses AI to generate questions and prompts. This app's review is credible because it was based on child development research.

 

State Standard-Health Education: Anchor Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health. 6.6.1 Assess personal health practices. Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fooducate.nutritionapp&hl=en-US&pli=1

 

Fooducate App

Fooducate is a nutrition and health tracker used by many people to help lose weight. It can be used by students to help keep track of the foods they eat and also assist in determining which foods are the healthiest. The app tracks the calories in foods; it can also help keep up with calories burned during workouts. Users must be 17 and up to use this app. This is a free app, and it offers many benefits to help improve overall health. It is compatible with Apple, Android, and Google. The site I listed has credible reviews from current users that provide great insight into the benefits of using the app.

 

 

 

 

State Standard-Health Education: Anchor Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. 6.7.2 Describe practices to avoid reducing health risks to self and others. Examples: smoking or vaping, drinking alcohol, using illegal drugs, texting while driving

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/truth-about-drugs-education/id477643395

 

Truth About Drugs Education App

 

The Truth About Drugs Education App is an app designed to help give educators a tool to teach facts about drug use. This app helps encourage students to live a drug free life. The app features lesson plans, interactive activities, and videos that help teach real facts about the dangers of drug use. Students can review information, take interactive assessments, and learn how to make better choices about drug use.  Students can download the app and do assignments at home. This is a free app and is for the use of ages 12 and up. This app is compatible with apple devices. The reviews of this app are credible because the reviews are from former students who have used the app to complete assignments for their classes.

 

I feel the best app is Wayground/Quizizz. I use this app the most in my Health classes and my students seem to love it. I love it because I can customize the lessons to the specific subject and grade level that I am teaching in a particular class.  I can also create my own quiz based on the material I have covered in class. This helps because it’s not just a generic quiz, but a quiz I made based on particular information I may have given in notes during class. Students get to work on their own using this app which can help alleviate the pressure that some students face when trying to finish assignments at a particular time. Students can also get competitive when playing Quizizz games and competing for the highest scores on the timed quizzes.