Price: FREE for the app but you have to have an account for the full version.
Use: Reading and comprehension.
Enjoyment: 3/4 - The student "liked the read aloud option if you could not read a word." He commented on the pictures and text as he read aloud.
Effectiveness: 3/4 - The student thought it worked well because there were "no glitches." However, he thought that the app was "hard to pause" and read aloud too fast. He had to tap each page to pause it while he read to slow it down.
Math Bubbles
Price: FREE
Use: Practicing math facts.
Enjoyment: 3/4 - The student liked that the app had "good levels" of math. He was engaged.
Effectiveness: 4/4 - The student thought it worked well because there were "no glitches." Considering this app is free, it is definitely worth a download! Students can use it independently.
Math Evolve: A Fun Math Game
Price: $3.49
Use: Math facts game.
Enjoyment: 4/4 - The student liked that the game "corrects you after you get the problem wrong multiple times." He was engaged throughout. He liked "that you can adjust the speed of the app."
Effectiveness 4/4 - The student thought the "finger tracking worked well". He caught on to the app well. I helped the student break down the problems aloud. Worth the money!
Awesome Upstander!
Price: FREE
Use: Anti-bullying game.
Enjoyment: 4/4 - The student "liked how it helped me practice standing up to bullies. It taught me that I need to work with my friends to stand up to a bully." He was talking and engaging while using the app.
Effectiveness 3/4 - The student liked that "you can jump twice and flip, and that the controls worked well." The app skipped the bully video explaining the game in the upper levels.
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