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29.07.2015

Learning apps for everyday working life, studies, and school

Norma Demuro

E-Learning Expert, CEO @ keelearning

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Learning apps for iPhone, iPad, or Android devices are available for all learning areas and target groups. But how do you find the right learning app in the App Store? As a survey by the tutoring portal "tutoria" shows, learning apps are already very trendy among children. 90% of the children of the parents surveyed acquire knowledge with the help of digital media. A third of them use learning apps to do so. Find out what makes learning applications so attractive!

Learning apps: attractive because they are individual, stimulating, and practical

A learning app tailored to children sparks fun for young users. They feel entertained and encouraged to learn by the sophisticated and affectionate design of the learning application. Because they load quickly, are easy to operate, and are equipped with an easily comprehensible navigation system, educational apps are also reaching seniors as a new target group.

With the right learning app, children suddenly enjoy solving math or spelling problems. Seniors, among other things, use crossword puzzle apps and the universally popular language learning applications.

The flexible and well-measured knowledge transfer via learning app corresponds precisely to the learning needs of many professionals.

In terms of topicality, the learning content of apps is also frequently superior to that of print media. In short: learning apps are a learning medium with their finger on the pulse of our time.

Finding the right educational app

For the Apple cult devices iPhone and iPad, app developers have already developed over 850,000 apps. The number of existing applications for Android smartphones is similarly high. Learning apps are also attractive to users because they are inexpensive. But can you achieve the desired learning goals with every educational app from the App Store?

If the learning content or structure of the applications does not correspond to your own learning needs, learning success will fail to materialize. However, with costs for learning applications ranging from 0 to 2.50 euros, you can easily download and test one or the other knowledge app until you find the right one.

If, on the other hand, you would like to get started immediately with the ideal educational app, it is best to ask an app expert about the ideal learning app for you or have them develop it for you.

Children and learning apps

Apps can remedy a lack of desire to learn in children and young people. When smartphones or tablet computers like the iPad come into play, the desire for effective visualization is satisfied. Suddenly, it becomes fun to practice vocabulary or drill the multiplication tables.

Learning apps exist for all age groups. Preschoolers learn things like reading the clock or matching animal sounds with app programs. Picture dictionary apps let elementary school students learn their first English or French words.

Parents and learning apps

For parents, it is important to carefully examine which learning apps are useful for their child in the broad range of apps on offer. Curricula differ from state to state or even from school to school. Learning support apps that allow you to save and use required vocabulary like flashcards prove practical here. Ask your child's teacher which educational apps they consider suitable.

Teaching apps for teachers

To enrich their lessons, teachers use, for example, teaching apps with interactive math exercises, periodic tables, or art applications for painting without paints and brushes.

Learning applications for professional training and further education

In professional training and further education, mobile learning has become indispensable for numerous users.

Among doctors and medical students, for example, medical quiz apps that prepare them for everyday professional life or exams are popular. Many field staff members receive operational and product information via learning app.

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