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**__Apptastic Standards: Using Mobile Devices to Meet Common Core__** ==The use of integrating Apps into lessons will have a positive affect on students’ learning. Using Apps is a new innovation in the educational field as the use of using ipads and Android tablets are becoming popular in the classroom. The integration of apps in the classroom is simple to adopt if the school already owns tablets. If the school has to purchase the tablets then it would difficult to adopt this innovation because of the cost to purchase the tablets. Integrating the use of apps in the classroom can be use as supplemental aides to enhance instruction. The cost of the tablets may impede it diffusion into the classroom. The reason for selecting apps is because apps are very popular and most students have experience downloading and utilizing apps. There are several educational apps that can be downloaded for free or for a small fee. According to Roger Nevin, “ Google Apps is free for non-profit educational institutions, so it has the potential to save school districts significant amounts of money because Google Apps replaces most of the other software used and much of the physical infrastructure such as school and district servers”(2009,p.35). If its an app that the student enjoys he or she can have access to the app(s) in their personal life, which may enhance students achievement. According to Abdul Chohan,“Apple has helped us create a complete learning ecosystem where the building itself, and everything contained within it, is centered around how student actually learn”(Apple). Apple has an education iTunes section that denote to educational apps and it also has free apps.==

**__Screen Casting__** ==Screen Casting is a video of a person computer screen with audio. Screen Casting can be an added benefit to classroom instruction. The teacher can create a screen cast of the lesson and post it to a video-sharing site. This will give students and parents the opportunity to view the video as needed to understand a topic. It gives parents the opportunity to learn the material to help the child if he or she doesn’t understand. Screen Casting can also be used to allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the content. According to Jacqueline Mangieri, “in a screencast, students can articulate what they have learned and can explain their work process”(2009). The innovation may be difficult to adopt depending on the price of the software. If the school district does not have the funds to purchased the software or the cost of the software can impede it diffusion. If the program is difficult to use teachers may not be open to using the software in the classroom.==

**__QR Codes__** ==Mobile devices are becoming popular in education. Due the popularity teachers may being to create QR codes activities. QR codes can be a way for teachers to link resources together for students to have access to when on they are on the go. Teachers have used QR codes the following ways: worksheets, scavenger hunts, and teacher/parent contact information. Due the limited things that can be done with QR codes it may a barrier for integration. This innovation will be simple to adopt because an app is use to create the codes.==

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__iPad S-Curve__



__iPad S-Curve updated July 14.__

__Module 4

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