It’s what you wished you had when you were a kid — apps on smart phones that can help with homework.
Your kids have them in their hands. When ninth-grader Tyrone Barnes told his mom he was using his smart phone to study, “She just said what old people say… like ‘Technology is getting interesting by the day.’ ”
It is getting more interesting, but it shouldn’t make us feel old at all. Getting up to speed is easier than you think.
A variety of educational apps on smart phones allow students not just to check homework problems but actually solve them in some cases. Here’s one example:Quizlet lets students create their own flashcards, study off of flashcards other people have made and study on the go.
A Cleveland Metropolitan School called E3agle Academy has integrated technology into its teaching methods, including the apps.
“When I see a kid with a cell phone out, my first instinct is not to say put that cell phone away,” Peggy Schauer, the principal of E3agle Academy told Channel 3’s Hilary Golston. “My first instinct is to go over to the student and see ‘What are you using your cell phone for?’ ”
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source: Wkyc.com
