Apps on Apps

In my class, we have this activity called an App Smackdown. Each student picks an app and has to tell the class about it in 2 mins. This week I picked Glassdoor, which is a job searching  app.  This app was really cool because I can type in the job I am looking for and the location and all the results pop up in date order. Another fun feature is that it can tell you reviews, salaries, interviews and what is wanted from a specific company. It is far from your average job application.

Today technology is changing and growing as we speak. The new thing is 4D Apps. . Many of these help you learn thru a 4D reality. One cool one is Elements 4D. They take cubes of an element and with your phone can show you what that element looks like. If you put two cubes of two different elements next to each other, it can show you what would happen if you put the two together. 

Some other cool apps we were shown in class is Anatomy 4D , and Zookazam. These are the newest technology. You printout a template of some sort, download the app, point the camera to the template and WOAH a 4D image comes up! I used Anatomy 4D to help me study for my midterm. I could see the bones, muscles and nervous system on a miniature body! Zookazam is pretty fascinating, it brings up all different types of animals. This app lets you bring live animals to a classroom. To help explore and show what they look like.

There is an app called ShowMe.. This is a white board app that helps students learn based on notes and recording taken from the teacher. It is recorded and can be replayed and re-watched. The idea behind it, is to help students re-watch a teachers notes. This is less formal and maybe a better way to learn than a textbook. Plus, it is easy to watch outside the classroom and go over it again. Students and parents say it is very helpful when something needs to be drawn out to explain.