App Review: 'Common Core Standards' (iPhone/iPad)

App Name: Common Core Standards

Cost: Free

What does it promise? The Common Core Standards app promises a way for K-12 students, teachers, and parents to keep track of the Common Core Standards. More importantly, it promises an organized approach to understanding the standards by being broken down into grade levels and subject matters.

“This app includes Math standards K-12 and Language Arts standards K-12. Math standards include both traditional and integrated pathways (as outlined in Appendix A of the common core) and synthesizes Language Arts standards with the Corresponding College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR's),” according to iTunes.

Does it deliver? Yes. This app is a clean and simple guide to all the Common Core Standards points that educators, students, and parents will need to effectively follow the guidelines and teach to the standards.

The Common Core Standards are broken down into Traditional Math, Math Integrated, Language Arts, History/Social Studies, and Science and Technical subjects. This makes it easier for teachers to locate their subject and explore the Common Core Standards deeper. There is also a resources section where parents of students can visit. It explains the reasons for the standards and possible applications of it.

Can I use it in the classroom? Yes. Teachers are most likely the specific targets for this application. By using this app, they will be able to stay ahead of the Common Core Standards in their given subject area, and in turn will be able to teach and align lessons more effectively.

App review by Navindra Persaud, Education World Contributor.