Educational Apps Checklist
What makes an effective app?
Teaching the Swipe Generation
What makes an effective educational app? Use this checklist to help choose from the appalanch of apps out there.
Open ended to support play and problem solving
Promotes literacy, language and vocabulary development (without drill and kill)
Include rich, engaging activities that invite a high degree of interactivity and control by the user
Encourages movement--fine and gross motor
Enhances and encourages interactions with adults or peers, rather than promoting solitary exploration
Culturally diverse/free of stereotypes
Meets a developmental need