Top 6-10 of the Top 10 Educational Apps for META class

1. • provides a safe environment for
students to explore on their own
• Parent account, but not student
account in order to access the
videos
• Super intuitive due to so many
already using Youtube, but can
search for what it is they’re
looking for within the safety limits
“an app made just for kids”
Why we chose this app:
Youtube Kids YouTube Kids
was created to give kids a
more contained environment
that makes it simpler and
more fun for them to explore
on their own, and easier for
parents and caregivers to
guide their journey as they
discover new and exciting
interests along the way.

2. • fun, interactive way to help your
student’s passion for reading, also build
critical skills with a personalized learn-
to-read plan
• promotes critical/higher thinking by a
personalized reading plan, fun interactive
reading games, etc.
• HOMER is free to qualified and verified
teachers and librarians to support
educational instruction with progress
tracking for up to 32 individual students.
• HOMER is comprehensive because it is
setup for literally a child to use, so it
walks you through the books, reading
games, and your reading plan
Why we chose this app:
HOMER’s mission is to provide the best
educational start possible by offering
personalized, fun, and proven learning
products for children

3. •The feedback comes from teachers
grading work, but parents can also
check in and leave comments
•various types of higher level/critical
thinking where the teacher can
determine what the subject of that
higher level thinking is
•There are easy and comprehensive
instructions for the teacher to follow
in order to setup lessons, homework,
tutorials, etc.
Why we chose this app:
This app has a mission to bring
communities together and give
them the tools, ideas, and
energy to improve education for
all kids.
“Join 95% of U.S. schools using ClassDojo to engage kids and connect with families!”

4. •Provides flash cards to reinforce
student knowledge. Includes both
text-based and visual study
materials
•Can use the app without signing
in or can create an account for
advanced features. Privacy policy
states that it does not share
information.
• Quizlet provides feedback on
whether you provided a correct
answer or not.
Why we chose this app:
It is a mobile and web-based study
application that allows students to
study information via learning
tools and games.

5. • Can type in any function in a variety of
ways. Sliders are provided so that
functions can be adjusted to achieve
desired shape.
• App is very intiuitive and students are
able to immediately input their function
to generate a graph. Additional help is
available for more in depth support.
• students do not need to create an
account to use. Can participate without
signing in. Can also just use teacher
provided class code.
• Encourages analytical thinking and how
graphs are manipulated based on inputs.
Why we chose this app:
Desmos provides a graphing
calculator to all of your students
for no cost and it is one of the
most powerful elements of
Desmos is that it creates the
graph as you type numbers into
the program. If you make a
change to a number, the graph is
quickly redrawn. Students can
make these changes and see the
impact of these changes in real
time. This immediate feedback
on how a graph changes is a very
powerful way for students to
learn about math.