Apps that Work

With Classroom Instruction That Works

Nine Strategies

Create the Environment for Learning

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Reinforcing Effort and Providing Feedback Cooperative Learning

Develop Understanding
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers Nonlinguistic Representation Homework and Practice Summarizing and Notetaking

Extend and Apply Knowledge

Identifying Similarities and Differences Generating and Testing Hypotheses

Nine Strategies Corresponding Apps

Choose with Intention

Create the Environment for Learning

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Reinforcing Effort and Providing Feedback Cooperative Learning

Backdrop of Every Lesson Motivate & Focus Student Learning

Create the Environment for Learning

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Reinforcing Effort and Providing Feedback Cooperative Learning

Setting Objectives
Organize your road trip. Know where you are going, the supplies you need, and
basic routes. Students should be aware of where they learning will take them. Infinote, Simple Mind, iThoughts, Corkulus

Create the Environment for Learning

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Reinforcing Effort and Providing Feedback Cooperative Learning

Providing Feedback

Use criterion-referenced feedback and explanations. Always need to know when we are going to use this Focus feedback on specific types of knowledge Give feedback on assessments Based on feedback, allow revisions. Engage students in peer feedback. Ask students to self-assess.

EClicker, Idea Sketch, iAnnotate, pdf.annotate, VoiceThread

Create the Environment for Learning

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Reinforcing Effort and Providing Feedback Cooperative Learning

Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition

Explicitly teach students about the importance of effort. Have students keep track of their effort and achievement.
Keynote/Numbers, Easy Chart

Create the Environment for Learning

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Reinforcing Effort and Providing Feedback Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Learning
Develop Collaborative Skills Provide Opportunities to Share and Discuss
DoodleToo, SyncPad, Dropbox, Edmodo, Wikispaces, BlogPress, Blogsy

Develop Understanding
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers Nonlinguistic Summarizing and Representation Notetaking Homework and Practice

Integrate prior knowledge with new learning Construct Meaning Organize and Store Information

Develop Understanding
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers Nonlinguistic Summarizing and Representation Notetaking Homework and Practice

Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

Enhance students' ability to retrieve, use, and organize what they already know about a topic.
eClicker, iAnnotate, Draw Free, Idea Sketch, Doodle Buddy, Pages, SmartNote, PenUltimate, PaperDesk Lite

Develop Understanding
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers Non-linguistic Summarizing and Representation Notetaking Homework and Practice

Non-linguistic Representation
Enhance students' ability to represent and elaborate on knowledge using mental images
Google Earth, StarWalk, Mindmeister, Timeline Eons, GarageBand, Toontastic, Comic Life

Develop Understanding
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers Nonlinguistic Summarizing and Representation Notetaking Homework and Practice

Summarizing & Notetaking

Enhance students' ability to synthesize information and organize it in a way that captures the main ideas and supporting details. Pages, Keynote, iAnnotate,
Notebook Apps, iBooks, Comic Life

Develop Understanding
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers Nonlinguistic Summarizing and Representation Notetaking Homework and Practice

Homework & Practice

Extend the learning opportunities Increase opportunities to reach expected level of proficiencies
Loads of Skill and Practice Apps for all content areas

Extend and Apply Knowledge

Identifying Similarities and Differences Generating and Testing Hypotheses

Encouraging students to move beyond the "right" answer and toward expanded understanding Using concepts and skills in real-world contexts

Extend and Apply Knowledge

Identifying Similarities and Differences Generating and Testing Hypotheses

Identifying Similarities and Differences

Enhance students' understanding of and ability to use knowledge by engaging them in mental processes that involved identifying ways in which items are alike and different.

iMovie, Sonic Pics, Comic Life,

Extend and Apply Knowledge

Identifying Similarities and Differences Generating and Testing Hypotheses

Generating and Testing Hypotheses Enhance students' understanding of an ability to use knowledge by engaging them in mental processes that involve making and testing hypothesis

SparkVue, Angry Birds, Isaac Newton's Gravity HD, Tangram App,