Eclectic Technology

"AT Specialist Jeannette Van Houten has shared her up-dated rubric for evaluating which app to select for a student. The rubric considers 12 different charateristics that can be rated, including connection to the curriculum, the type of skill to be practiced, age level, ease of use, and alternative access."

The rubric is available as an Excel spreadsheet, accessible from this site.

Are you looking for a rubric that would help evaluate educational apps? This article shares a number of rubrics looking at various aspects related to apps such as relevance, customization, thinking skills, engagement, sharing and more. Questions are posed that will make you consider what you want to do with the app, to see if it will meet the intended purpose and the needs of the student.