4 Powerful BYOD Apps For The Disconnected Classroom

Keith, E.K.

IL-Communication of Products

KtBkr4. (2013). Tools. Retrieved from Edudemic: http://www.edudemic.com/byod-apps-classroom/

  

An interesting statistic is referenced in this article. According to Pew Research from May 2013, 95% of teens are connecting to the Internet, mostly by cell phone. So, the author encourages teachers to take advantage of this statistic by using free apps to connect the student to the classroom.

These free apps include: 

• Edmodo
• Curriculet
• ClassDojo
• Khan Academy. 

It is important for teacher librarians to develop a curiosity about what kinds of free tools are available that may have interesting new applications for students. It is clear that using new tools has the potential to yield new results for students.