Selecting Apps to Support Children's Learning by Jessica Pasonski https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2 en-us 2018-04-11 17:08:29 UTC 2025-11-14 20:00:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Guidelines to use when selecting apps for young children 8 and under jppasonski https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252343008 "How can this particular app, or digital tool influence the learning outcome?"]]> 2018-04-16 20:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252343008 Hallmarks of quality apps for early childhood jppasonski https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252343475 Look at the DAP in the app
Ease of use

]]> 2018-04-16 20:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252343475 Questions to ask when looking for quality apps jppasonski https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252343794
  • Can you individualize the experience for a specific child?
  • Can the child control the sound or background music?
  • Are there multiple language options?
  • Can more than one child play at once? (especially a consideration for teachers)
  • What does it cost? You can get a lot of value for one or two dollars in the app store these days, if you know what you're looking for. If you find something you don’t quite like, keep looking. It’s likely that you can find a better app at the same price.
  • Are there multiple levels, so there is always a challenge?​

    • ]]>     2018-04-16 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252343794     When an app is not worth a child's time jppasonski https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252344149
  • Commercial agendas, licensed characters and tie-ins to toys or movies.
  • Too hard, or too easy.
  • No way out of an activity
  • Gender and ethnic bias
  • Poor quality illustrations, narration and music
  • "Free content that is really just a sample."
  • Why should I avoid free apps with sample content?

    • ]]>     2018-04-16 20:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252344149     Why to avoid free apps jppasonski https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252344264 may end up leading a child into a dead end, because key features are disabled or the content ends, just when a child gets interested.]]> 2018-04-16 20:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252344264 I thought that it is important to make sure that the app is worth the child's time. I like that you made sure that avoiding free apps is important. mbeissel2032 https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252345278 MB

    ]]>     2018-04-16 20:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252345278     Teachers should decide if apps are developmentally appropriate before showing it to their students. Is it individually appropriate? Is it culturally appropriate? Is it age appropriate? RK rachelkaufman96 https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252345395 2018-04-16 20:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jppasonski/wr6hwkmkagw2/wish/252345395