Questions When selecting Apps

There are some important questions to consider when you are selecting educational applications to meet the goals and objectives of students. A few questions to ponder are as follows below.

1) What is the intended outcome of the use of the educational application? For instance is the  applications purpose to make math skills stronger, or to gain speed and precision with some basic math facts?

2) Is the educational application selected likely to fulfill its stated purpose? For instance if the goal is to shape problem solving skills, does it offer the feedback needed to accomplish this, or just assess the problems for accuracy?

3) Can the educational applications be used as a substitute to  activities to improve students' participation?  For instance would students learn as efficiently using online math manipulatives as they would using modern ones?

Reference Below

Dell, A., Newtown, D., & Petroff, J. (2012). Assistive Technology in the Classroom. 
 Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Education Inc.

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