Applications
A mobile application, or 'app', is a type of application software designed to run on a mobile device. Mobile apps are a move away from integrated software and are generally small, individual software units with limited function that can work in isolation. Simple examples include games, calculators or mobile Web browsers.
Educational Apps
There is an ever growing array of apps that claim the title of an educational app. In its rawest form, an educational app is any app capable of supporting learning. This can range from apps that use a device's built in sensors, such as a camera, to locational apps such as a compass or map application. True educational apps, however, have been specifically designed to deliver educational content, be it in game form, a simulator, or an integrated package of resources. Given the ability mobile devices have to create connection between learning, apps designed for social networking, communication and curation of learning can also prove to be powerful tools, as exampled by the videos and links.
There is an ever growing array of apps that claim the title of an educational app. In its rawest form, an educational app is any app capable of supporting learning. This can range from apps that use a device's built in sensors, such as a camera, to locational apps such as a compass or map application. True educational apps, however, have been specifically designed to deliver educational content, be it in game form, a simulator, or an integrated package of resources. Given the ability mobile devices have to create connection between learning, apps designed for social networking, communication and curation of learning can also prove to be powerful tools, as exampled by the videos and links.
REFERENCES
What is a Mobile Application? - Definition from Techopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2018, from https://www.techopedia.com/definition/2953/mobile-application-mobile-app
What is a Mobile Application? - Definition from Techopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2018, from https://www.techopedia.com/definition/2953/mobile-application-mobile-app