Thing 18 - Education

Being a former science person, I had to check out Bill Nye the Science Guy app. It had an interesting mix of games, activities, videos, etc. It's been a while since I've taught science. But the videos certainly could be used to quickly show students the results of a chemical reaction. For example I watched one where steel wool reacted with oxygen. With the close up filming, I'm sure students would be interested. One of the games demonstrated the affects of gravity. 

I did try out another app called Show of Hands. It's interesting in that students can participate in nation-wide polls or create their own. One downside was that there was advertising for a casino at the bottom of the screen. So this app should be used with older students. The advertising provides a teachable moment with regard to how free apps actually make it to a person's mobile device. 

There were many more apps listed that I will have to pass on to my staff.