Non-Apple/Android Apps for Education

Criteria for choosing technology tools:
- are you teaching the right content (standards/objectives)?
- does the technology help students learn the content in a way they could not have learned it before?
- does the technology increase the efficiency with which students can learn/work with the content?
- technology should not just present the same content in a different mode--be more selective of technology

Recommendations for app integration:
The device:
- student-owned? after installing app, ask them to put into airplane mode (no calls or internet) if possible
- purchasing? try Amazon.com or TigerDirect.com - SquareTrade Warranty is very easy and provides complete coverage
    - consider cases, keyboards
- OK to mix devices, apple, Kindle, Droid, etc. if not requiring a specific app, but just a particular function

The apps:
- Try "test-driving" at Amazon:  Amazon.com, Apps for Android, Test-drive
   - narrow searches by using checkboxes on left
   - install the AmazonApp Store app on device and you can install directly from your computer as you search and test-drive
- Try the Google store at play.google.com

App search ideas...there are sooooo many apps:
-common core
-content topic (fractions, grammar, addition, calculus, graphing calculator, classify minerals, historical documents, newspaper, etc.)
- search on Google: top education apps once in awhile
- allow apps up to $20--get rid of ads


-syncing and eReader apps...

Geogebra for Geometry and Algebra

Follow these links to get great information about this useful Mathematics tool
- Download Geogebra
- Tutorials:
Geogebra GeoGebra Book with step by step practice
Geogebra Book
Drawing v. Construction
Shorter version of quick examples GeoGebra Quick Start Guide

- Introductory Lessons: Locating the triangle's centroid, constructing a rectangle, Triangles-Incircles-Circumcircles, Triangle side and angle properties, Triangle congruence, and much more.
- Youtube and Teachertube videos--search Theo Jansen kinetic sculptures
- Theo Jensen inspired Geogebra Standbeest

Computer Basics (Mon. June 17, 1-5 PM) MIET

Here is the agenda for today. Please click the link and save file. We will open it in MS Word and take notes on it today.

Agenda