All App Evaluations

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF AN CONTENT-BASED IPAD/IPOD APP

2011-2014 Kathleen Schrock (kathy@kathyschrock.net)
iPads for Teaching site: http://ipads4teaching.net

What is the title of the app? Aww app Cost: 0.00

Creator of the app A Web Whiteboard iTunes URL or location https://awwapp.com/
Content area(s): Analyzing performances for evaluations, and group collaboration
Grade level(s): _9-12

Level(s) of Blooms Taxonomy addressed with this app- highlight those

that apply

Remembering
Creating

Understanding

Applying

Analyzing

Evaluating

Content and components of the app: Answer yes, no, or N/A

1. Curriculum connection: Are the skills reinforced connected to targeted

skill/concept? Yes
2. Authenticity: Are skills practiced in an authentic format/problem-based
environment? Yes
3. Feedback: Is feedback specific and result in improved student
performance? Yes
4. Differentiation: Does the app offers flexibility to alter settings to meet
student needs? Yes
5. User friendliness: Can students launch and navigate within the app
independently? Yes
6. Student motivation: Are students motivated to use the app and select
it to use often? N/A
7. Reporting: Is assessment/summary data available electronically to the
student/teacher? N/A
8. Sound: Does the music/sound in the app add to the educational
aspects of the content? N/A

9. Instructions: Are the instructions included within the app helpful to the
student? Yes
10.
Support page: Does the apps supporting Web page provide
additional useful information? Yes
Summary of the app 6-8 sentences
Using the data you have collected above, explain why you would or would not
recommend this
application for use in the classroom. Include any specific ideas you have for its use.

Aww app is a customizable online whiteboard, students can use it to collaborate

when planning their own individual designs and pieces, as well as use it for taking
notes when evaluating each other. The app itself is browser based, and can be
accessed on mobile and desktop devices. Students can also share their own
whiteboards with each other so they can easily share collaboration ideas. Students
can also share data just as easily with you as the teacher so you can see any notes
they make when doing evaluations. I would recommend this app for any teacher
that is doing group related work so you can see what your students plan with each
other step by step. Overall I do really like this app, it is a free extended whiteboard
that students can utilize anywhere.

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF AN CONTENT-BASED IPAD/IPOD APP

2011-2014 Kathleen Schrock (kathy@kathyschrock.net)
iPads for Teaching site: http://ipads4teaching.net

What is the title of the app? Sketchbook Express Cost: ____0.00*_______ * Has In app
purchases for tools
Creator of the app Autodesk Inc_ iTunes URL or location:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sketchbook-express-for-ipad/id410871280?mt=8
Content area(s): _____Demoing and Creating stage and content design Grade
level(s): 9-12

Level(s) of Blooms Taxonomy addressed with this app- highlight those

that apply

Remembering

Understanding

Applying

Analyzing

Evaluating

Creating

Content and components of the app: Answer yes, no, or N/A

1. Curriculum connection: Are the skills reinforced connected to targeted

skill/concept?
Yes

2. Authenticity: Are skills practiced in an authentic format/problem-based

environment?
Yes
3. Feedback: Is feedback specific and result in improved student
performance?
Yes
4. Differentiation: Does the app offers flexibility to alter settings to meet
student needs?
Yes
5. User friendliness: Can students launch and navigate within the app
independently?
Yes
6. Student motivation: Are students motivated to use the app and select
it to use often?
Yes
7. Reporting: Is assessment/summary data available electronically to the
student/teacher?
No
8. Sound: Does the music/sound in the app add to the educational
aspects of the content?
No
9. Instructions: Are the instructions included within the app helpful to the
student?
Yes
10.
Support page: Does the apps supporting Web page provide
additional useful information?
Yes
Summary of the app 6-8 sentences
Using the data you have collected above, explain why you would or would not
recommend this
application for use in the classroom. Include any specific ideas you have for its use.

Sketchbook Express is a simple drawing and design app that I as a theatre teacher
can utilize when asking my students to explore what stage, lighting, makeup, or
costume design is like first hand. Students can use this app to create designs of
any of the above, while being able to easily edit them at will as they come up with
new design ideas and changes. I would recommend this application to anyone who
teaches lessons involving any type of creative expression, it allows students who
are artistic to be able to display that skill, while the app itself provides tools to assist
students who are not the best traditional artists. The app itself is free, while it does
have optional tools to purchase for one dollar each. The app itself has many
tutorials on learning all of its uses. I personally would recommend it to all teachers
who have looked for a way to assist students with being visually expressive.
What is the title of the app? _Google App________________________ Cost: _____0_____
Creator of the app ____Google_______________ iTunes URL or location
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-app-search-made-just/id284815942?mt=8
Content area(s): All around research, will be used for investigation of different
theatrical fields.
Grade level(s): 9-12

Level(s) of Blooms Taxonomy addressed with this app- highlight those

that apply

Remembering
Creating

Understanding

Applying

Analyzing

Evaluating

Content and components of the app: Answer yes, no, or N/A

1. Curriculum connection: Are the skills reinforced connected to targeted

skill/concept? Yes
2. Authenticity: Are skills practiced in an authentic format/problem-based
environment? Yes
3. Feedback: Is feedback specific and result in improved student
performance? Yes
4. Differentiation: Does the app offers flexibility to alter settings to meet
student needs? Yes
5. User friendliness: Can students launch and navigate within the app
independently? Yes
6. Student motivation: Are students motivated to use the app and select

it to use often? Yes

7. Reporting: Is assessment/summary data available electronically to the
student/teacher? Yes
8. Sound: Does the music/sound in the app add to the educational
aspects of the content? Yes
9. Instructions: Are the instructions included within the app helpful to the
student? Yes
10.
Support page: Does the apps supporting Web page provide
additional useful information? Yes
Summary of the app 6-8 sentences
Using the data you have collected above, explain why you would or would not
recommend this
application for use in the classroom. Include any specific ideas you have for its use.

Google as a tool is already arguably the most useful tool out there for investigation
and research. This app makes google searching even more convenient and
streamlined, it also has useful tools such as Save this Search Which allow for
students to save any search or search result in the app that they find useful. I
personally would have this app available for all of my students due to its wide
variety of uses, and invaluable utility. I would allow my students to use this app to
compile information about their topics that they are responsible for researching. The
app itself is also versatile in the platforms that it can be used on, meaning progress
that students gain using this on an ipad can be accessed on the PC with use of a
google account. Overall this app is incredibly useful for any lesson that requires any
type of research.