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Haiku Deck is an app that
students/teachers can use to create impressive,
engaging professional presentations to share on any smart device. The app is
easy to use and has over millions of professional looking templates to choose
from to enhance the learning experience. For example, teachers can use the app
to create lesson plans that have graphics behind the learning material to make
it eye appealing to their students. Students can use Haiku Deck to create short, meaningful presentations that showcase a
student’s comprehension of the material in a visual manner. Some of the
features of Haiku Deck are being able to store presentation in the cloud
database for easy retrieval. The price for Haiku Deck depends on the
subscription selected. The Pro package is $9.99/month, Premium support is
$29.99/month, and the Bulk subscription is $499.00/year. However, there is a
free version that can be used but limited to 1 publicly shared presentation.
Another helpful educational app is Knowji to help build
vocabulary words in a visual manner through animated flashcards with audio.
Teachers can have the students play this interactive app to gain knowledge of
new words and sharpen their skills on previously learned words for memorization
purposes. Teachers have the option to
use the pre-recorded pronunciation of the
vocabulary words or add a personal touch to the program by recording their
voice within the game. Students can benefit from actively learning new words
and watching entertaining stories of how to pronounce and use the terminology. The
cost for the app on iTunes is $9.99 and can be used with a smart board to
engage students in learning their vocabulary words in a fun, interactive manner.
Students struggling with math
can benefit from the Photomath app that uses the
phone's camera to capture a written math problem and provides a
step-by-step tutorial on how to solve the equation. Teachers can have students
use their mobile devices to understand difficult equations and learn how to
break down the math problem by using the app as a tutor. The Photomath app is great tool for teachers
to consider when students are stuck on a particular math problem and need additional
guidance. The price to download this program is free on google play and
Appstore.
A teacher
wanting to turn their quizzes or lessons plans into an interactive game can use
Kahoot to make this a reality. Teachers can input their questions into the
Kahoot database and choose an interactive game to display their material in a stylish manner. There are options to add
videos, images, and diagrams to add an engaging presentation for students to be
excited to learn and answer educational questions. This app is recommended to
have students work in groups to collaborate and critically think about the
questions presented. Students will want to engage in the lesson plan because
they get to solve the problems in game form. Also, students can discuss their
Kahoots or create their own to showcase their mastery of the curriculum. The
price to download this program is free and easy to use.
Lastly, open
communication within and outside the classroom is beneficial in the learning
process and the app Remind makes this
easier. Remind helps the teacher
communicate with students and parents with their smart device to make the line
of communications convenient. This app has real-time messaging and reminders on
important meetings to keep teachers ahead of schedule. Another benefit to
Remind is that it has a language translator that can translate over 70
languages. The translator is beneficial
when teachers have students that do not speak the English language and need to
communicate with the student in their language. Teachers can also communicate
with parents and students in email style as another means of communication. The
price of this app is free and a great social tool to keep the lines of
communication open in and out of the classroom.
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