Popular classroom learning apps
Educational apps play a vital role in educating today’s students.
It is impossible to ignore the immense popularity of digital learning tools in today’s schools. Teachers routinely turn to online tools and available applications to offer students all the resources they need to become well-rounded individuals.
According to research from Grunwald Associates, LLC, 71 percent of parents embrace mobile devices and feel they open up learning opportunities for kids that didn’t previously exist. The research also suggests that a similar percentage of parents would like teachers to recommend apps for students.
Navigating learning apps can be daunting due to the sheer volume of apps available. According to Apps for Education, there are more than 500,000 educational apps currently
available for download. Apps can be stimulating and fun, but finding quality resources may involve sorting through those that aren’t necessarily valuable. The following are some apps parents may want to consider.
• Memrise: Learning a second or third language can be a boon to students of any age. Some schools may be limited in the number of languages they offer. Therefore, an app may be a great resource for students looking to learn a new language. Memrise drills students on vocabulary, phrases, aural recognition, and more.
• Kahoot: Kahoot is a platform to create games and review content. Players answer questions on their individual devices, while games are displayed on a shared screen. Kahoot can be an ideal way for several students to prepare for a test in a digital study session.
• Reading Eggs: This comprehensive learning system covers essential components of reading: awareness, vocabulary, phonics, fluency, and comprehension. Parents can see progress reports and know if and where extra attention may be necessary.
• Edmodo: This app is designed to streamline workloads for teachers and help make it easier for them to stay connected with the classroom and their students. Parents can set up accounts and stay abreast of their children’s activities, grades, messages, and progress. Though it’s not a learning app, Edmodo can be a valuable tool for classroom management.
• Epic: This online children’s subscription book service offers immediate, on-demand access to highquality reading materials for children ages 12 and under. Voracious readers will always have content they can access, in addition to audio books, educational videos, and educational quizzes.
• Photomath: This app enables students to snap pictures of complicated math problems and get step-by-step directions on how to answer them. Instead of simply giving the answer, Photomath provides students with the tools to answer the problems on their own.
• StudyBlue: Students can create and share mobile flash cards, study guides, quizzes, and choose from other study materials to help reinforce lessons.