Learning App of the Week!

Name: eSchool News 30 top apps for 2014.

Discover how these apps are used in real classrooms.

Name: Learning.com Digital Citizenship App

What is it? This app provides students with information and instruction on online safety, ethical use of digital resources, and cyberbullying.
Best for: Middle and high school students and teachers.
Price: Learning.com will be a pilot app for free in mid-April 2014; full availability, including pricing, will be announced in the in May 2014.
Requirements: iOS or Android
Features:
The app:

• Provides an easy-to-implement curriculum about online safety, cyberbullying, and the ethical use of digital resources.
• Available on tablet and mobile devices for both iOS and Android.
• Interface, content, lessons, and activities are specifically geared towards middle and high school students.
• The app self-guided, yet ensures that students have a strong grasp of instructional objectives by requiring students to complete a quiz.
• Instructional objectives are aligned to Digital Citizenship Standards, part of the ISTE Standards for Students.
• Helps districts address the online safety and cyberbullying instruction requirement of eRate, and provides reports to show compliance.
• Supports BYOD and 1:1 programs by helping districts ensure that students know how to use devices safely and ethically.

Link: http://www.learning.com/digital-citizenship/

Name: World History, Android, $4.20

This social studies app offers a chronological presentation of historical topics and events. Users can travel through the history of mankind, from the earliest civilizations to the present.

Name: History Line, iPad, Free

History Line is a collaborative learning game for the iPad focusing on U.S. History. The game can be played by 1-6 players. As a single player game, a series of historical events are presented on the screen and the goal of the game is to place the events onto a timeline at the bottom of the screen in the correct sequence. When the event placed on the line is correct the date appears below.

 Name: Historypin, Android, Free

Discover windows into the past by seeing and interacting with the history all around you. The official Historypin app reveals photos near a user’s current location and allows them to view the photos layered over the modern scene in front of them. They can also explore collections of some of the best old photos from around the world, wherever they are. Users can add their own piece of history and pin it to the map, too, by using their phone to digitize an old photo, capture a modern moment of historic importance, or take a modern replica of a photo on the app.

Name: eduClipper

What is it? A free educational social platform for educators and students. This app makes it easy for educators and students to explore, share and create content. Users are able to save time, build personal learning networks, and begin to shift the culture of assessment to be more holistic. Created by an educator, eduClipper has been adopted by more than 250,000 unique users since launching in 2013.
Best for: All students and teachers
Price: FREE
Rated: 4+
Requirements: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPad. See Google marketplace for Android compatibility.
Features:

• Explore education resources for K-12
• Create clips from the web, Drive and Dropbox
• Use your camera to capture work that you create
• Create differentiated groups and share content with them
• Create Personal Learning Portfolios
• Create Class Portfolios as a teacher and share Assignments with students
• Provide feedback through video, audio, text, badges, or grades
• Collaborate with other users on eduClipboards for class projects or personal interests

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