Web Development by WAGmob

Web Development by WAGmob contains tutorials and reviews designed to support users in learning Web Programming, HTML5, JavaScript, PHP Programming, CSS, DBMS, SQL Programming, and XML. From the app’s main menu, users scroll to the topic they wish to learn. Next, they select either the “Learn” or “Review” option. The “Learn” option consists of a tutorial outlined as a digital user manual, which presents a list of hyperlinked topics on the left of the screen and detailed information about the topics on the right. Users can scroll through the tutorial and search it as well. The “Review” option consists of digital flashcards. The front of the flashcard presents a topic and users can tap it to read information about it on the back of the card. To access the next flashcard, users must swipe sideways. Lastly, some tutorials contains a “Test” option that present multiple-choice questions to users based on the tutorial. Users are to answer the questions and the app records their score and time it took for them to complete the test.

Please Note: Users can only access the “Review” and “Test” options for free. Users will have to make an in-app purchase to access the complete “Tutorial” option.

Instructional Ideas

1. Teachers can assign a group of students a specific tutorial in this app to study and then present. Groups will then be required to read the tutorial, complete the review, and create a 10-question quiz about the tutorial. The group will then present their tutorial to their classmates using the Prezi, PowerPoint, or SlideIdea app. After presenting their tutorial, the group will administer their quiz to their classmates for accountability.
2. After learning about a tutorial and completing the review, teachers can require students to apply their newly learned skills by making or using the skills to create a product. After creating their product, teachers can require students to then write a brief synopsis of the skills they used to create it. Students can then email their writing and product (or link to the product) to their teacher.
3. To help students learn a tutorial, teachers can create a scavenger hunt or worksheet that requires students to read, browse, and/or search a tutorial to complete. Once students have finished, teachers can then review answers with students.
4. To help with a particularly challenging aspect of a tutorial, teachers can create a screencast about it for further explanation and support. Or, for advanced students, teachers can require them to create a screencast as an aid to students who are just learning the tutorial.

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