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Details

Teacher Kit is an App that can be downloaded on both apple and windows products to aid teachers in the classroom. Some of the things that can be done using the app include logging attendance of students, taking class notes, recording grades, and creating/keeping student reports.  

Educational Uses

There are tons of ways that this app could be used in the classroom. However, none of them directly teach students. What I find to be most intriguing about the app is the class notes that a teacher can take and reflect on later. The notes would then directly affect the learning of students. The teacher could mark student behavior quickly during lessons in order to remember later. The teacher could also take notes about student performance on assessments or notes when conferencing with students during writing time. Teachers could even use the app to plan and take notes about students’ performance during Guided Reading. There are many ways that the app could be used for educational purposes but non greater than the luxury of having all your class data in one place that includes detailed on the spot notes about student behavior and performance, that could be used later to inform instruction.     

Content/Assessment

Since this is a tool for teachers to use as an aid there are no content standards that would be associated with the app. The app can also not directly assess student learning however depending on how the app is used teachers could use it it take notes about students understandings or to log and keep track of assessment data.   

Value/Merit

Teacher Kit is a FREE easy to use app that can be downloaded on both apple and windows devices. It offers many great features for teachers to use. However, some of the features differ depending on what device the user is on. Also, some of the more advanced features cost money to use.