Peer Review

The Presidency App for iPad

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Reviewed:: Apr 13, 2020 by Teacher Education

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Overview:

'The Presidency application is an educational reference for easy access to historical information regarding the 44 United States Presidents. Designed as a reference for Elementary and Middle School students The American Presidency provides the following information on each president: • Birth & Death Dates • Political Party Affiliations • Years served in office • Official Presidential Portrait • Official WhiteHouse.gov history describing the contributions of the President' This is a free app

Type of Material:

Reference Material

Recommended Uses:

All levels: elementary, middle, high school

The app could be used as a reference in a history class, or as a starting point for individual reports on the presidents.

Technical Requirements:

Device with iOS 3.2.1 or newer.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Learner will be able to utilize materials to learn biographical and political information about each US President.

The goal of the app is to have easy access to information about all the presidents. It includes every president through Obama.

Target Student Population:

Grades K-12

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

None.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

The resources presented can be used during introduction of new concept or reviewing/application of material already presented.

All material about a given president is available in one place. Pictures of each president are provided along with information about their accomplishments.

Concerns:

The whitehouse.gov site determined the accomplishments listed. One review suggested that accomplishments for a particular president might not be accurate or might be positively skewed.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

It’s a great resource to help with the introduction of information about each President that students can then research specific topics they have read about.

This is an easy reference resource for the classroom or an individual student who is studying American history.

Concerns:

None.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

It is easy to use and navigate. The index or table of contents design is each Presidential portrait with name and in numerical order.

Provides:

• Birth & Death Dates

• Political Party Affiliations

• Years served in office

• Official Presidential Portrait

• Official WhiteHouse.gov history describing the contributions of the President

Other Issues and Comments:: Good tool for introducing material with accompanying essential question(s) to motivate students to delve deeper into researching about the Presidents and time periods.
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