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Price FREE |
Age Range Early Childhood & Primary |
App Type Leisure App |
Version Reviewed 1.3 |
Android Available? |  |
Lite Version Available? |  |
Help Provided? | |
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Ant Smasher allows the child to smash ants and watch them squirt out yellow guts. But, make sure you don't touch the dangerous bee.
Ant Smasher includes a score. The goal is to improve your score over time. |
(*) This app has been ranked according to its' effectiveness to achieve the learning goals and strategies listed.
Some apps may rank highly for achieving a specific use and lower for other uses. Some students will learn and engage with one app
more than others, because of the individual nature of us all.
| Leisure App | | Leisure apps are games designed for fun but can still offer a wonderful opportunity to support the student's learning. |
| Bloom's Thinking Process | | Bloom's Taxonomy is classification system used to explain the behaviours important in learning.
Apps range from simple memory tasks such as flashcards apps through to creative apps which ask students to create an original story or video. |
| Bloom's Creating | | The student creates new ideas, products or ways of viewing things. Activities include making, animating, designing, constructing, planning, producing and inventing. |
| Bloom's Evaluating | | The student justifies a decision or course of action. Activities include counting to check, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting and judging. |
| Bloom's Analysing | | The student breaks the information into parts to explore understandings and relationships. Activities include explaining, ordering, inferring, comparing and organising. |
| Bloom's Applying | | The student uses the information in a new situation. Activities include implementing, carrying out, using, illustrating, classifying and categorising. |
| Bloom's Understanding | | The student comprehends the new information. Activities include describing, predicting showing understanding use a multiple choice. |
| Bloom's Remembering | | The student recalls information they know. Activities include matching, 'fill in the blank', making a choice, answering using a multiple choice, naming a group. |
| Learning Connection | | How well does the app teach the targeted skill or concept? This is the area where we refer to current research and pedagogy to evaluate the efficacy of the app. |
| Authenticity | | Authenticity looks at the manner in which skills are learnt. Authentic apps use real life or genuine activities. Students learn in context rather than in a contrived or rote fashion (such as flashcards). |
| Feedback | | Feedback needs to be specific and result in improved performance. Feedback should be supportive and encouraging rather than negative. Data should be available to support decision making. |
| Differentiation | | Differentiation is the ability to customise the app to suit the student. The ability to record you voice, customise text, add pictures and alter settings enables individualisation of the app. |
| User Friendliness | | User friendliness is a measure of how well a student can use the app independently. Some apps are simply intuitive to use. Others include audio or visual prompts which support the student. |
| Motivation | | All apps are engaging the first time they are played. However, students with diverse learning needs may need to return to the app many times. Motivating apps offer rewards,games or incentives. |
| Physical calming | | There are times when children need to quickly release emotional energy. Physical calming apps may help in situations where the child is unable to punch a pillow or jump on a trampoline. Physical calming apps need to be non competitive and quick to open. |
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Disclaimer: The evaluations and rankings information provided here are based solely on the opinion of
the author and are for informational purposes only. Families should seek professional advice before making decisions regarding
interventions for their child.
