EduCreations

App: Educreations

Company: Educreations, inc.

Cost: Free with In-app Purchases (Pro: $8.25/month for 1 teacher)

Device: Apple smart devices

SAMR Model: Redefinition

App Map Score: Here

Participatory Literacies Score: Here

Description

Educreations is an interactive whiteboard app. Teachers can create lessons and stream on an interactive whiteboard. Teachers can share their lessons or creations with students, and students can create content to share with peers, their teachers, or share online.

Differentiation

Educreations allows for differentiation as teachers can create and/or record lessons that can be shared with their students, targeting their individual needs. Students can make their own creations, demonstrating understanding, practicing concepts, or explaining their thinking and share with others. Students can use Educreations tools to create material in a way that is interesting and appealing to them, allowing for them to build literacy and 21st century skills, and aimed at helping them meet their specific learning goals.

Comprehension

Educreations helps students build comprehension through differentiated lessons and learning activities. Students can participate in or complete learning activities that the teacher created aimed at their specific needs. Students can use voice recordings, create pictures, or import digital media to demonstrate their comprehension of the material.

Possible Downfalls

This app has many different tools as it is very multimodal. This is very beneficial in allowing for differentiation and increased comprehension, but it may take some guided and independent practice for students or teachers to become familiar with the program. The free version only allows for one draft of a project to be saved at a time.

Educreations, Inc. (2017a). Educreations (2.2.10) [Web application software]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/educreations-interactive-whiteboard/id478617061?mt=8