ExplainEverything

App: Explain Everything- Classic Features

Company: Explain Everything sp. z o.o

Cost: $9.99. There are additional paid versions that can be found here

Device: Apple, Android, Chromebooks, Windows

SAMR Model: Redefinition

App Map Score: Here

Participatory Literacies Score: Here

Description

Explain Everything is an interactive whiteboard app. This app allows for collaboration where students and teachers can work on the same project, at the same time, on different devices (this is not available on free or paid versions). 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. This is a multimodal app where the user can create videos, recordings, create drawings or pictures, import Internet resources, create text, along with many other options.

Differentiation

Explain Everything 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 Explain Everything 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. Students can learn from the teacher or other students through the collaboration function.

Comprehension

Explain Everything 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. Students can listen to readings, songs, videos, or other Internet-imported media and then interact with comprehension-building learning activities all in the same app and document. Students are able to creatively express their understanding, self-assess, and share their creations.

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. There are a couple different paid versions that include different functions. Teachers should research what is available on each function when making their decision.

Explain Everything sp. z o.o (2017a). Explain everything (4.0.2) [Web application software]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/explain-everything-classic-features/id431493086?mt=8

Explain Everything sp. z o.o (2017b). Explain everything photographs. Licensed under https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/explain-everything-classic-features/id431493086?mt=8

Explain Everything Inc. (2017.). Explain everything pricing and plans [Website]. Retrieved from https://explaineverything.com/pricing/