Get Educated on Education Apps
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The document discusses the prevalence and variety of educational apps available, emphasizing the importance of quality and relevance in learning tools. It identifies different personas in the educational space and their needs, while highlighting the gap between teacher belief in edtech improving student outcomes and actual usage. Additionally, it offers tips for improving educational products to better serve diverse learners and enhance teaching effectiveness.
Get Educated on Education Apps
- 1. Get Educated on Education Apps September 19, 2014
- 2. How many education apps are there in the Google Play store? a) 20K b) 30K c) 50K d) 70K
- 3. a b c d) All of the above For example …
- 4. 45%
- 6. With so many apps and sites, it’s hard to quickly separate the wheat from the chaff.
- 7. And so few lesson plans that integrate technology.
- 8. Persona 1: Tech-forward classroom teacher Identifiers • Pioneer • ELA • 6th grade Desires • Cutting-edge products • Connections to standards • Ideas for practice
- 9. Persona 2: Instructional technology coach Identifiers • Go-to • Cross-domain • PD leader Desires • Breadth • Lesson plans • Integration models
- 10. Persona 3: District instructional tech leader Identifiers • Approver • Outcomes driven • Creates systems Desires • Best practice • Privacy and efficacy • District reputation Beatriz A. Houston Independent School District District-level Sr. Manager, IT
- 11. Philip C. is looking for … Subject-specific Content-agnostic
- 12. If it’s for ELA, what does it cover? Reading? • Phonics • Comprehension • Vocabulary Writing? • Structure • Tone • Fluency
- 13. And to what end?
- 14. Most important, is it any good?
- 15. What does good for learning mean? Engaging • Is it engrossing? • Is it high-quality (graphics, no bugs)? • Would students want to play again?
- 16. What does good for learning mean? It builds conceptual understanding.
- 17. What does good for learning mean? It encourages critical thinking. Does it build conceptual understanding?
- 18. What does good for learning mean? It’s relevant to students’ lives.
- 19. What does good for learning mean? It challenges them.
- 20. What does good for learning mean? Learning is integral, not an add-on.
- 21. What does good for learning mean? Has supports • Supports for different learners • Tutorials and hints if students get stuck • Resources for teachers
- 22. Quiz apps can be OK, too.
- 23. School and district-level administrators Privacy Efficacy Outcomes
- 24. Major opportunity for you 89% of teachers believe edtech can improve student outcomes But only 18% of teachers use edtech at least once per week
- 25. 54% of teachers spend an hour or more per week researching products 72% of teachers find rating and review concept appealing
- 26. Meet Common Sense’s Graphite
- 28. App Flows tie products to practice
- 30. Missing pieces People • Middle school • High school • ELL/ESL Subjects • Writing • Social studies • World languages • Biology, chemistry
- 31. Tips for making your beta product better
- 32. 1. Think like a teacher.
- 33. 2. Make products that stress experiential, constructivist learning.
- 34. 3. Respond to students with constructive feedback, advice, and helpful hints.
- 35. 4. Provide teachers clear, actionable data on student performance.
- 36. 5. Support a diverse range of learners.
- 37. 6. Cover the right amount of learning content – without sacrificing depth.
- 38. 7. Encourage kids' collaborative and collective learning.
- 39. 8. Balance kids' privacy/safety with teachers' need for relevant assessment data.
- 40. 9. Meet different kids right at their level.
- 41. 10. Represent diversity -- gender, race, and culture -- without bias or stereotype.
- 42. 11. Deliver a kid-friendly experience that promotes distraction-free learning.
- 43. 12. Innovate and go deep to make your product essential.
- 44. Pitch us Erin Wilkey Oh, Apps [email protected] Jeff Knutson, Websites [email protected] Tanner Higgin, Games [email protected] Shira Lee Katz, Editorial broadly [email protected]
- 45. Questions