Cristen Arvin

Mary Morgan-LITR 630

Apps
June 29, 2017
App #1-Rocket Speller
The Common Core Standards this app connects to are RF 2.3 Students know and apply
grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. Sub standards say, distinguish
long and short vowels, know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel
teams, and identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. This is
met because in the app students are learning and practicing letter recognition as well as spelling
patterns (consonant blends and vowel blends). This helps with decoding and word recognition.
RF 2.4 Students read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. This is met
because in the app students are learning and practicing letter recognition as well as spelling
patterns, which helps them recognize words quickly. When students have and develop these
skills they can read fluently. Based on the group of students I have, this could be used in centers
to help students practice letter recognition and spelling patterns.
App ISTE ILA KTS6
Rocket Speller-With this a. Students demonstrate 1.1 Candidates 6.2 Uses available
app students practice creative thinking, understand major technology to
letter recognition and construct knowledge, theories and empirical implement instruction
spelling. In the app and develop innovative research that describe that facilitates student
students work on products and processes the cognitive, learning
consonant blends and using technology linguistic,
vowel blends. There are a. Apply existing motivational, and
5 levels of difficulty to knowledge to sociocultural
engage students at generate new foundations of
different levels. It ideas, reading and writing
reminds me of making products, or development,
words. processes processes, and
This is met because students components,
are practicing a skill using including word
technology. recognition, language
comprehension,
strategic knowledge,
and reading-writing
connections. This is
met through this app
because students are
practicing a
foundational reading
skill, which is
phonological
awareness.
2.2 Candidates use
appropriate and
varied instructional
 approaches, including
those that develop
word recognition,
language
comprehension,
strategic knowledge,
and reading-writing
connections. This is
met through the app
because students are
practicing spelling
words, which helps
with word
recognition.

App #2-Teach Me Second Grade

The Common Core Standards this app meets are 2.OA.2 fluently add and subtract within
20 using mental strategies. This app has quick fact practice, which meets this standard. 2.NBT.5
fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies. This is met because in the app students
practice two digit addition and subtraction. RF 2.3 Students know and apply grade-level phonics
and word analysis skills in decoding words. Sub standards say, distinguish long and short
vowels, know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams, and identify
words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. This is met because in the
app students practice sight words and word recognition with basic spelling patterns. This app
allows teachers to put up to 40 students. I could see using this with all students and allowing
them to access during center time (possibly as a choice between other apps).
App ISTE ILA KTS6
Teach Me Second 1. Students demonstrate 1.1 Candidates Uses available
Grade-Students can creative thinking, understand major technology to plan
work on second grade construct knowledge, theories and empirical instruction
sight words, spelling, and develop innovative research that describe 6.2 Uses available
and addition and products and processes the cognitive, technology to
subtraction quick facts. using technology linguistic, implement instruction
Students can earn b. Apply existing motivational, and that facilitates student
rewards and take knowledge to sociocultural learning
pictures in the app. You generate new foundations of
can personalize for up to ideas, reading and writing
40 students. products, or development,
processes processes, and
This is met because students components,
are practicing reading and including word
math skills in the app. recognition, language
comprehension,
strategic knowledge,
and reading-writing
connections. This is
met through this app
because students are
 practicing reading
comprehension and
word recognition.
2.2 Candidates use
appropriate and
varied instructional
approaches, including
those that develop
word recognition,
language
comprehension,
strategic knowledge,
and reading-writing
connections. This is
met through the app
because students are
practicing
comprehension and
word recognition

App #3-K12 Reader

The Common Core standard this app meets is RF 2.4 Students read with sufficient
accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. This is met because students are practicing
reading different texts focused on fluency. If you use the paid version there is a comprehension
piece with each text which would meet RL or RI 2.1 students ask and answer who, what, where,
when, why and how. This is met because students would be answering comprehension questions
after reading each story. If I were to use this in the classroom I would use the paid version. I like
that it has more passages and has the comprehension questions. This could be a center that all
students visit during guided reading groups to practice fluency and comprehension.
App ISTE ILA KTS6
K12 Reader-Students 1. Students demonstrate 2.2 Candidates use Uses available
practice reading fluency creative thinking, appropriate and technology to plan
by timing how quickly construct knowledge, varied instructional instruction
they read a passage. and develop innovative approaches, including 6.2 Uses available
There is a paid version products and processes those that develop technology to
($3.99) which has more using technology word recognition, implement instruction
passages and language that facilitates student
a. Apply existing
comprehension comprehension, learning
knowledge to
questions with each strategic knowledge,
passage. generate new and reading-writing
ideas, connections. This is
products, or met through the app
processes because students are
practicing reading
This is met because students fluency.
are practicing fluency and 2.3 Candidates use a
comprehension through the wide range of texts
app. (e.g., narrative,
expository, and
poetry) from
 traditional print,
digital, and online
resources. This is met
through this app
because there are a
variety of texts in the
app for students to
read.

App #4-Book Creator

The Common Core Standards this app meets is W.2.1, W.2.2, & W.2.3. These are the
opinion, narrative, and informative writing standards. These standards are met because students
can write one of these pieces and then create a book to share with classmates. This could be used
in a writing center.
App ISTE ILA KTS6
Book Creator-Students 2. Communication and 1.2 Candidates 6.2 Uses available
can take their writing and collaboration. Students use understand the technology to
make it into an eBook digital media and historically shared implement instruction
using this app. They can environments to knowledge of the that facilitates student
publish and share with communicate and work profession and learning
classmates. collaboratively including changes over time in
at a distance to support the perceptions of
individual learning and reading and writing
contribute to the learning development,
of others. processes, and
a. Interact, collaborate, components.
and publish with This is met because
peers, experts, or students are using new
others employing a technology and resources
variety of digital to produce writing pieces.
environments and
media.
b. Communicate
information and ideas
effectively to multiple
audiences using a
variety of media and
formats.

This is met because

students are using
technology to create and
publish works of writing.
This can be shared and can
show their learning.

App #5-Phonics Genius

 The Common Core Standards this app connects to are RF 2.3 Students know and apply
grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. Sub standards say, distinguish
long and short vowels, know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel
teams, and identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. This is
met because in the app students learn and practice reading words with specific spelling patterns
(vowels, consonant diagraphs, consonant blends). This helps with decoding and word
recognition. RF 2.4 Students read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension. This is met because in the app students are learning and practicing reading
words. When students have decoding skills and word recognition this creates fluency. Based on
the group of students I have, this could be used in centers to help students practice phonics skills.
App ISTE ILA KTS6
Phonics Genius-Students 1. Students demonstrate 1.1 Candidates Uses available
are read a word then creative thinking, understand major technology to plan
they record themselves construct knowledge, theories and empirical instruction
reading the word. and develop innovative research that describe 6.2 Uses available
Student practice words products and processes the cognitive, technology to
based on spelling using technology linguistic, implement instruction
patterns. There are over a. Apply existing motivational, and that facilitates student
6,000 words. knowledge to sociocultural learning
generate new foundations of
ideas, reading and writing
products, or development,
processes processes, and
This is met because students components,
are practicing a skill using including word
technology. recognition, language
comprehension,
strategic knowledge,
and reading-writing
connections. This is
met through this app
because students are
practicing
phonological
awareness and word
recognition.
2.2 Candidates use
appropriate and
varied instructional
approaches, including
those that develop
word recognition,
language
comprehension,
strategic knowledge,
and reading-writing
connections. This is
met through the app
because students are
practicing
phonological
awareness and word
 recognition.

TPACK
By using these apps in my classroom it allows TPACK to be present in my classroom. I
have content knowledge, because each app can be connected to a reading, writing, or math
standard. I know the skills that students struggle with in the class and have found appropriate
apps for them to use to develop the skills they are lacking. I have pedagogy knowledge, to know
how to use the app, implement it in the classroom, and teach the students how to use the app. I
am using appropriate technology that is fun and engaging for students. I can also allow student
choice by giving specific students certain apps to choose from.