Perhaps the most obvious place for apps and tools to be helpful is in providing support for teaching academic concepts such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and world languages. New learning activities that help students increase academic proficiency are in high demand. In particular, teachers are seeking tools to help increase opportunities to practice skills in authentic environments, and help students take more control of their learning.
App developers need to consider several factors while creating apps to enhance learning:
- Create apps to teach academic skills in more meaningful ways than traditional textbooks and lectures
- Give learners an opportunity to practice in realistic settings. This might be done through interactive simulations
- Think beyond can break traditional molds, allowing students more freedom to explore, create, and collaborate, and can open the door to more immersive learning experiences delivering content—are there tools that enable students to build and create projects that encourage deeper exploration of a particular topic? Games can break traditional molds, allowing students more freedom to explore, create, and collaborate, and can open the door to more immersive learning experiences
- Consider merging teaching and assessing to pinpoint knowledge gaps along the way to mastery through probes of understanding or by identifying competencies through formative assessments that are seamlessly embedded in the learning materials
- Finally, Be Innovative, Don’t digitize! The value of technology for transforming learning is lost if it is only used to digitize traditional materials (e.g. scanning worksheets makes them digital, but doesn’t improve the learning experience). Instead, think about innovative approaches that allow students to engage with content differently. What does technology make possible that could not be done before?
There are several examples of these types of app. Here are examples of New and Popular ones:
PhotoMath is the world’s smartest camera calculator! Just point your phone camera to a math expression, and PhotoMath will instantly display the answer with detailed step-by-step explanation. It is a free application available on Apple Store and Google Play.
Toontastic is a creative storytelling app that enables kids to draw, animate, and share their own cartoons with friends and family around the world. The app offers a creative and engaging educational experience that builds a critical new bridge between informal and formal learning
Khan Academy allows you to learn almost anything for free. Over 10,000 videos and explanations at your fingertips in math, science, economics, history, etc. over 150,000 interactive, Common Core aligned math exercises are included with instant feedback and step-by-step hints. Follow along with what you’re learning in school or practice at your own pace. Using Bookmark, allows you to download your favorite content to keep learning even when you’re not connected to the internet.
Opportunities for Educational Apps 
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