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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://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.
Lin, thank you for your post. I love the idea of being able to customize the "quizizz" that your students take. You can scale and scaffold as needed for different mastery levels for different classes. Wayground seems to provide a low-stakes means to assess your students' mastery of the standards and allows you to take that data and make planning choices in the future. I will be sure to look more into this app and plan on using it this fall!
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