The document discusses what makes an app educational and describes the International Education App Review (iEAR). iEAR provides app reviews and ratings to help identify high-quality educational apps. It has over 50 volunteer app reviewers and 900 members who review apps in areas like digital storytelling, science, drawing, and more. iEAR also partners with others to share information on educational apps.
25. What makes an app educational?
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iear.org where volunteer teacher/administrator app reviewers ‘grade‘ educational apps \n
Community:\nover 900 member\nplace where teachers, administrators, parents and app developers come together.\n\nMention Lan School partnership -- session after this one\n\nNotable members: Tony Vincent, Kathy Burdick, Meg Wilson\n
Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
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Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
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need to do on iPhone...need a camera\n\nI am all about the FREE apps, but this one is pretty amazing “in app purchases 9.99”\n
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Storyrobe...take a screenshot and put into storyrobe, pictures from a textbook>take a photo\n
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gflash+ is free and iPhone/iPod Touch\niTunes store link has link to the support site that has templates for making flashcards\nFlashcard creator: add your own images, text, and audio\n
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Magnetic Full version has numbers, shapes\nAnimation: full version has audio capability, iTunes review talked about “throwing it into iMovie and rendering a finished project”\n\n
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Over 200 words in 11 categories\nOnce you know the words, the game is still fun and challenging.\nItalian and Polish versions are ready to go, just need to verify the spelling of the translators’ names\nWorking on a version that can be customized.\n