Seesaw by Vicky

Name of App: Seesaw

Cost: Free

Device/s used: iPad/ iPhone

Available on: Apple, Android and Chrome Web Store

What was good about this tool?

You can document what you are learning, you can capture learning with images and videos. The work created by students can be accessed and shared to their teachers. It is a visual tool and a great way to display work. You can add almost anything to it from text, videos, notes to photos from your camera roll. I can create a portfolio anywhere at anytime. 

What was bad about this tool?

Nothing but for this tool to work well both teachers and students need to access it. 

How did you use this tool?

Seesaw is a digital portfolio and allows me to to show my work in a visual way. I would use this for my revision and as you could quickly take a photo of a book and add this to your portfolio. It is good revision resource as you can access it anywhere and it is easy to carry as it is on my phone!

Podcasts by Liam

Name of App: Podcasts

Cost: Free

Device/s used: iPhone

Available on: Apple Only (iPhone/ iPad), can be used thorough iTunes if on a PC or Mac. 

What was good about this tool?

There are lots of variety of topics in podcasts. such as English, computing and maths. The podcasts are free and are downloaded to your device.You can download more than one podcast. You can learn on your way to college. You can review the podcaster on the quality of the content, this can help when recommending apps and to see what content they provide. It also provides a related section where people can view similar content to the one they was listening too.

What was bad about this tool?

Like the internet the people on their may not know what they are talking about, as the author there can be anyone. I recommend to stick to authors that your know, as there is lots from well known companies and organisations.

How did you use this tool?

I used it for English and it helped me expand my vocabulary which can help me with my coursework. I think this is a great tool because you can have it tailored to your level. It can be used by anyone for any course.