App Reviews

MARCH 2016
TIFFANY SHELL

NC Standard
FIRST GRADE:
1.MD.3 TELL AND WRITE
TIME IN HOURS AND HALFHOURS UNSING ANALOG
AND DIGITAL CLOCKS

Telling Time free

ClassroomApplication:Thisappcanbeputinquizmodeandbeforan
assessment.
Pros:Thesettingsallowyoutoputthegameinpracticeandquizmode,
thegamecangivealettergradeandalsoatimer.
Cons:Thisgamedoesnotallowyoutomovethehandsontheanalog
clock.

Learn Clock:
Telling Time for Kids 1st Grade Free

ClassroomApplication:Iwouldusethisappinalessonand
practiceabouttellingtime.
Pros:Theappisdividedintohours,quarters,minutes,andamix
ofall.Youcanalsocheckthestudentsprogress.
Cons:Theapprepeatsitselfafteryoucompleteallsections

NC Standard
THIRD GRADE
3.L.1- UNDERSTAND HUMAN
BODY SYSTEMS AND HOW
THEY ARE ESSENTIAL FOR
LIFE:PROTECTION,
MOVEMENT, SUPPORT.

The human body lite

ClassroomApplication:Thisappcanbeusedinalessonabouthowaskeletonisputtogetherandhoe
organsandmuscles
Pros:Studentscanconstructaskeletonandseetheveinsandarteries.Itdemonstratesthelungsbreathing
inairandwheretheoxygengoes.
Cons:ItwasonlytheliteversionsoIwasunabletoseetheorgansandmuscles

Human Body Facts 1000

ClassroomApplication:Iwouldusethisappwhendoingalessononthehumanbodythatwouldrequire
studentstoknowfactsaboutourbodies.
Pros:Givesfactsaboutanythingtodowiththehumanbodyandthefunctionsofthehumanbody.
Cons:Someofthefactarerandomandmightnotbeapprobateforthirdgradestudents.

NC Standard
FIFTH GRADE
5.H.1-ANALYZE THE
CHRONOLOGY OF THE KEY
EVENTS IN THE UNITED
STATES

Early Jamestown

ClassroomApplications:Iwouldusethisappinaunitabouttheearlycoloniesformedandtheeventsthat
tookplacefromthere.
Pro:ThisappcontainschaptersaboutJamestownandthehistoricaleventsthattookplacethere.Students
cannavigatethroughatimelineandreadkeyfeatures.
Con:Thisappdidn'tnotcontainanygames.

Ansel & Clair:

Paul Revere's Ride

ClassroomApplication:IwouldusethisapptoengagestudentsinterestaboutPaulRevere.
Pros:ThisisafunandinteractiveappthathelpskidslearnaboutthehistoryandactionsofPaulRevere.
Cons:Themightmightbealittlechildishfor5thgraders

NC Standard
KINDERGARTEN
KNOW AND APPLY GRADELEVEL PHONICS AND WORD
ANALYSIS SKILLS IN
DECODING WORDS

Hooked on phonics
Learn to Read

ClassroomApplications:Iwouldusethisappinasmallgroup.Especially,ifthegroupisalowergroupand
needsmoreindividualhelp.
Pros:Thisapptakeseachletterandusestheletterssoundsthencombinesitintowords.
Cons:None.Itisareallygreatapp.

My little Phonics
Speller Workbook

ClassroomApplication:Iwouldusethisappinaindividualsettingtohelpstudentstraceuppercaseandlower
caseletters.
Pros:Thisappkeepsarecordortheprogresstheusermakes.
Cons:Thereareonlyfourlessons.

NC Standard
SECOND GRADE
COMPARE TWO THREE-DIGIT
NUMBERS BASED ON
MEANINGS OF THE
HUNDREDS, TENS, AND ONE
DIGITS, USING >, =, <
SYMBOLES TO RECORD THE
RESULTS OF COMPARISONS

Animal second grade math games

for kids in first, second and third grade

ClassroomApplication:IwouldusethisapptohelpstudentspracticeGreaterthan,Lessthan,orequaltoo.It
alsohasagameonplacevalue.
Pros:Thegamesischallengingandengagesstudentstoreallythinkbeforetheyselecttheiranswer.
Cons:Youhavetopurchasemoreactivities

Allen Math:
2nd Grade Math

ClassroomApplication:Iwouldusethisapptoassessthestudentsattheendofalesson.Ithasagreattest
mode.
Pros:Itkeepstrackofprogress
Cons:Thefullversionhastobepurchasedinordertoaccessallfeatures.

NC Standards
NCPTS
TEACHERS KNOW THE CONTENT THEY TEACH
NETS-T
MODEL DIGITAL AGE WORK AND LEARNING PROMTE AND
MODEL DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY
NETS-S
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION
MAKING.
TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS

App References
KING, R. (2012) TELLING TIME FREE. (1.2.1) [MOBILE APPLICATION
SOFTWARE]. RETRIVED FROM
HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM
FERRE, M.D. (2015) LEARN CLOCK:TELLING TIME FOR KIDS 1ST GRADE FREE.
(1.0.1) [MOBILE APPLICATION SOFTWARE]. RETREIVED FROM
HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM
TINYBOB INC. (2015) THE HUMAN BODY LITE. (2.3.7) [MOBILE APPLICATION
SOFTWARE]. RETRIVED FROM HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM
QUACH, M. (2014) HUMAN BODY FACTS 1000. (2.3.0) [MOBILE APPLICATION
SOFTWARE] RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM
VICTORY PRODUCTION. (2011) EARLY JAMESTOWN. (1.03) [MOBILE
APPLICATION SOFTWARE]. RETRIVED FROM HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM
EDUCATE, INC. (2015) ANSEL & CLAIR: PAUL REVERE'S RIDE. (2.1.6) [MOBILE
APPLICATION SOFTWARE] RETRIVED FROM HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM
SANDVIKS HOP, INC. (2016) HOOKED ON PHONICS LEARN TO READ. (4.3.1)
]MOBILE APPLICATION SOFTWARE]. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM

App References
cont.
PERIN, A. (2014) MY LITTLE PHONICS SPELLER WORKBOOK. (3.2)
[MOBILE APPLICATION SOFTWARE]. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM
EGGROLL GAMES, LLC. (2015) ANIMAL SECOND GRADE MATH GAMES FOR
KIDS IN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADE FREE. (1.3) [ MOBILE
APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE] RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM
ALLEN RESOURCES (2013) ALLEN MATH 2ND GRADE MATH. (1.0) [MOBILE
APPLICATION SOFTWARE] RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM

Other References
ISTE STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS. (N.D.). RETRIEVED MARCH
16, 2016, FROM HTTP://WWW.ISTE.ORG/STANDARDS/ISTESTANDARDS/STANDARDS-FOR-STUDENTS
STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS. (N.D.). RETRIEVED MARCH 16,
2016, FROM HTTP://WWW.ISTE.ORG/STANDARDS/ISTESTANDARDS/STANDARDS-FOR-TEACHERS
K-12 STANDARDS, CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION. (N.D.).
RETRIEVED MARCH 16, 2016, FROM
HTTP://WWW.NCPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG/CURRICULUM/