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The App, Scratch Jr., is a coding app for the primary grades to get students accustomed with learning coding sequences and patterns. Coding has always been known as a "rough" subject to teach and get students excited about, so having this creative story maker option allows students to become engaged and excited about learning to code. The only option that limits this app to become collaborative in the classroom and outside of the classroom is the ability to disseminate and share work with others. Because this app lacks this option, sharing experiences with peers can be limited.

The app is free on iTunes and is very fun for the whole class. I have only used the app on an iPad. I would also like to mention that one should teach children about plagiarism and how to cite where they got their pictures from. Mine were taken from the internet really quick, so they were not cited which one can get in trouble for. Also students can take their own pictures to put in their own book. 

iPad App Evaluation for the classroom checklist:

Bloom's Taxonomy: I feel like Classify It! checks the Remember, Understanding, Apply, and Analyze box. In the app the student is able to do everything except evaluate and create. There is no way, other than keeping a journal, for the student to evaluate their knowledge in the app. 

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences: It checked the few boxes of Interpersonal and Logical. There is not much opportunity for much creativity or collaboration in order to expand their multiple intelligences.

21st Century Skills: It allows for Connection and Critical Thinking. The students would easily be able to connect ideas from the lectures and curriculum to the information in the app. 

21st Century Literacies: As I said in the video, it is a fairly simple app that doesn't give much opportunity for sharing outside of the app. I said it expands on the Basic and Information Literacies, so the students will not be getting all of their technology education within this app. 

Content and Components: This app allows for a little Personalization, Differentiation, Curriculum Connections, and Authenticity. However, they cannot officially Publish their results. 

This app will not be use to replace worksheets, however the students can use it to test their understanding of the concepts. 

This is a free app available for use on Apple iPhone or IPad. This app is free for users and very easy to use. I like how it has different skill levels. It also has an abundance of lessons and you have to work sequentially or test out to advance.