Finding the Best Apps for Your Classroom

A new school year is upon us and it brings many opportunities to help your students learn in new and exciting ways. Take a look at these sites for apps that fit into your curriculum, enhance the Common Core or that support student learning goals.

Graphite: http://www.graphite.org
Discover the best apps, games, and websites for classroom use. They also have a Common Core Explorer to find resources aligned with the Common Core.

APPitic: http://www.appitic.com/index.php/home/the-app-directory
Search for apps by theme and subject area.

EdTechTeacher: http://edtechteacher.org/apps
Search by mobile device and learning activity.

Kathy Schrock’s Apps for Bloom’s Taxonomy: http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html
Apps aligned with Bloom’s for Creating, Evaluating, Analyzing, Applying, Understanding & Remembering.

Also, check out these resources if you are looking for more apps or ideas on how to use them in your classroom.

50 Apps for the New School Year: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/11/50-productivity-apps-389/

5 ways to choose and use K-5 apps, mobile devices: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/07/k5-mobile-apps-372/
This article speaks to K-5 teachers but some of the tips can be implemented in other grade levels as well.