"I am the most interested in ideation apps, because they involve process. When opening up a broad objective in science, for example, plants, the teacher can implement a mind mapping application on the SMARTboard, then he or she and the students can brainstorm all the inquiries the students have about plants and also the terms and ideas they may already know, like a KWL chart, but much broader. After saving that mind map and clearing it out, the teacher and students can then brainstorm the many ways of learning, or resources, about plants, like other apps, books, websites, field trips, professionals in the community, etc. The teacher could take this further by creating a link and sending it to the parents, so they can become involved in the learning process. They can add to the mind map by asking their own questions about plants and also give information and resources about where to look to find those answers and learn more. After the brainstorming process for questions and where to find the answers, the teacher can task the students by finding the answers that intrigue them the most, fostering a more personalized learning environment. After finding what the students want to know, they present it in the way that suits them, maybe even using an ideation app to brainstorm the many possible ways of presenting information.
"The other categories of apps are great. The teacher-productivity apps are especially handy, because educators always need that extra boost of organization and connectivity to their long-term and short-term goals."