Where can you go to find a selection of reliable, vetted iPad apps for the classroom, and how do you evaluate the apps you find there? Here are some ideas.

1. Finding and
Evaluating iPad Apps
By Jonathan Wylie
Technology Consultant
Grant Wood AEA
Email: jwylie@gwaea.org
Twitter: @jonathanwylie

2. Facts and figures

3. Facts and figures
Did you know?

4. Facts and figures
Did you know?
- 700,000+ apps in the
iOS App Store

5. Facts and figures
Did you know?
- 700,000+ apps in the
iOS App Store
- 275,000 iPad specific

6. Facts and figures
Did you know?
- 700,000+ apps in the
iOS App Store
- 275,000 iPad specific
- 35 billion apps have
been downloaded since
the App Store opened

7. Facts and figures
Did you know?
- 700,000+ apps in the
iOS App Store
- 275,000 iPad specific
- 35 billion apps have
been downloaded since
the App Store opened
- 100 million iPads sold 2
and a half years.

8. You Just Made It Worse!!

9. The Three Step Plan

10. The Three Step Plan
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1. Where to find apps
2 2. Informal evaluations
3. Formal evaluations
3

11. Where to Find Apps
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www.tcea.org/iPad

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30. Where to Find Apps
The Education Category in the App Store

31. Where to Find Apps

32. Where to Find Apps
The Education Category in the App Store

33. Where to Find Apps

34. Where to Find Apps
http://tinyurl.com/gwaeaipad

35. The Three Step Plan

36. The Three Step Plan
1
1. Where to find apps
2 2. Informal evaluations
3. Formal evaluations
3

37. Informal App Evaluations

38. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look
for the following
information to help with
informal evaluations.

39. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app App Store Advice
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look
for the following
information to help with
informal evaluations.

40. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app App Store Advice
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look - Read the reviews!
for the following
information to help with
informal evaluations.

41. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app App Store Advice
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look - Read the reviews!
for the following - Look at version history
information to help with
informal evaluations.

42. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app App Store Advice
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look - Read the reviews!
for the following - Look at version history
information to help with - Visit developer website
informal evaluations.

43. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app App Store Advice
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look - Read the reviews!
for the following - Look at version history
information to help with - Visit developer website
informal evaluations.
- Read App Description

44. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app App Store Advice
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look - Read the reviews!
for the following - Look at version history
information to help with - Visit developer website
informal evaluations.
- Read App Description
- Examine screenshots

45. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app App Store Advice
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look - Read the reviews!
for the following - Look at version history
information to help with - Visit developer website
informal evaluations.
- Read App Description
- Examine screenshots
- Try the Lite version

46. Informal App Evaluations
When you find an app App Store Advice
you like, look it up on
the App Store, and look - Read the reviews!
for the following - Look at version history
information to help with - Visit developer website
informal evaluations.
- Read App Description
- Examine screenshots
- Try the Lite version
- See related apps

47. The Three Step Plan

48. The Three Step Plan
1
1. Where to find apps
2 2. Informal evaluations
3. Formal evaluations
3

49. Formal App Evaluations
Rubrics
- The first rubric is a
traditional scoring rubric
from Harry Walker
- The second rubric is a
simpler Yes/No rubric
from Kathy Schrock

50. Formal App Evaluations
Rubrics
- The first rubric is a
traditional scoring rubric
from Harry Walker
- The second rubric is a
simpler Yes/No rubric
from Kathy Schrock

51. http://tinyurl.com/appeval1

52. http://tinyurl.com/appeval2

53. Apps of Note
Here are some iPad apps that are
popular right now and good examples
of high quality educational apps.

54. Nearpod

55. Nearpod

56. Educreations

57. Educreations

58. Toontastic

59. Toontastic

60. Class Dojo

61. Class Dojo

62. Letter School

63. Letter School

64. Questions?
Jonathan Wylie
Technology Consultant
Grant Wood AEA
jwylie@gwaea.org
@jonathanwylie