3 Apps for Education

Goosechase https://www.goosechase.com/edu/
This educational app that allows teachers to find and assign scavenger hunts or create their own to suit their students! The app has students take pictures of the item in the scavenger hunt once they find it and the points are even recorded in the app.
Goosechase could be used in physical education classes because students could be asked to run from place to place. This app could also be used in any beginning of the year team building or icebreaker activities. It would also be a great tool to use during a field trip. As a teacher, you could also create a scavenger hunt of important library resources or books that will be used throughout a class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=62&v=6CyfDyHJ9uw&feature=emb_title

Great Big Story https://www.greatbigstory.com/
This is a website has a variety of interesting short videos that give a good look into a variety of topics. Everything from delicious snacks around the world to issues regarding climate change and environmental awareness are available in short video forms.
I can envision this website being a great place to find awesome videos to introduce a topic such as environmental issues or as a way to show the diverse cultures and traditions around the world. Many of these videos are short enough they could be used as hooks at the beginning of class or as extra information for a student interested in doing a project on that topic. A teacher could direct students to this website to find extra information or have students find a video to use as a jumping off point for a passion project. The link below will lead you to a video focussed on Greta Thunberg: The Teenager Leading the Fight Against Climate Change.` Not only is the message of this video is important, but the fact that the face of this video is a young girl could inspire students to stand up for important issues they care about as well.
https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/greta-thunberg-tackles-climate-change?storylist_type=brave&storylist_id=97

Floop https://www.floopedu.com/
This is an application for education that makes providing feedback to students easier and quicker. It is a way for teachers to open up lines of communication with students about their work WHILE they are working on it. Students take a photo of an essay or math problem and can easily send it to their teacher to ask a question. The app also always students to peer edit without revealing the identities of the students and has an option for students to complete self reflections and edits of their own work.
While this app was designed for high school teachers because they usually have over 100 students in their classes, I believe this would be an effective tool in junior classes as well. Particularly with subjects like English, this tool would be a great way to get students in the habit of creating many drafts and editing their work often. I also really like the idea of having students peer edit anonymously. I think this could help students view the class as working together as a team to do their best and also would be another way that students could receive timely, meaningful feedback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=22&v=yMsJfj2LGJ8&feature=emb_logo