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App review by Amanda Bindel, Common Sense Education | Updated September 2014
WeLearnedIt

WeLearnedIt

Digital portfolio and management tool for project-based classrooms

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Grades
K–12 This grade range is based on learning appropriateness and doesn't take into account privacy. It's determined by Common Sense Education, not the product's publisher.
Subjects & Skills
Creativity, Communication & Collaboration
Great for
Assessment, Productivity, Instructional Strategies
Platforms:  iPad
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5 images
Students complete assignments and submit them in-app.
Assess assignments in-app by tapping the rubric.
Add files from the camera, DropBox, Google Drive, the Internet, and an in-app whiteboard.
Include assignment details and due dates.
Teachers can leave audio, video, or text feedback for students.

Pros: Teacher and peer feedback plus portfolios embody valuing process over product learning.

Cons: Teachers can't edit assignments once created.

Bottom Line: Impressive tool for individualized learning and managing projects is best for 1-to-1 iPad classrooms.

How Can I Teach with This Tool?

WeLearnedIt will work best in classrooms where personal feedback is possible for every student and every student has an iPad. In those project-based 1-to-1 learning environments, teachers can use this revolutionary tool to make assignments, monitor and assess student work, and leave feedback. All work is archived so teachers can re-create past assignments. Students' portfolios follow them so they have a true digital learning showcase.

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With this social-learning platform created by the makers of eduClipper, teachers can create project-based assignments complete with rubrics and attachments that can be pulled from DropBox, Google Drive, the device's camera or camera roll, or the Internet. Content saved on teachers' eduClipper accounts is automatically accessible in the library, as are resources other teachers have publicly shared.

Students can submit projects dynamically through the app -- attaching images, videos, documents, and more -- and get feedback from peers and teachers delivered by video, audio, or text. Teachers can create unlimited classes, attaching different assignments and students to each. Students join a class with a teacher-generated code, and their work is saved in digital portfolios. With paid versions, parents also get a portal to view student assignments.

Authentic, project-based learning is powerful but can be hard to manage, difficult to assess. WeLearnedIt brings all components together into a controlled chaos that students, teachers, and parents can all participate in. Teachers can create clear expectations for projects -- explaining assignments, offering resources or models, and building rubrics. Students can collaborate with one another, giving and receiving feedback from peers and getting feedback from teachers in a variety of formats -- video, audio, and text -- as they create a portfolio of their work over time. 

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Engagement Would it motivate students and hold their interest? Is it visually appealing? Would it inspire teachers to try something new or change their instruction?

Communication is efficient, and feedback is personalized and relevant, creating an engaging learning environment for students. Students keep their accounts year-to-year, creating a true portfolio of their work.

Pedagogy Does the tool help teachers promote a more student-centered experience? Will students gain conceptual understanding or think critically? Does it deepen teachers’ pedagogical thinking?

Students and teachers can communicate easily, viewing and completing assignments, giving and receiving feedback, and tracking portfolios.

Support Can students and teachers get assistance when they need it? Is it created with people of different abilities and backgrounds in mind? Is learning reinforced and extended beyond the digital experience?

Teachers can give feedback via rubrics, text, video, and audio comments. Assignments can also be set up to allow for peer feedback. Teachers can monitor assignments and reports in-app.

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Key Standards Supported

Speaking & Listening

  • SL.K.1

    Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

  • SL.K.5

    Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

  • SL.1.1

    Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

  • SL.2.1

    Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

  • SL.2.5

    Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

  • SL.3.1

    Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

  • SL.4.1

    Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

  • SL.5.1

    Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

  • SL.6.1

    Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

  • SL.7.1

    Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

  • SL.8.1

    Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

  • SL.9-10.1

    Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

  • SL.11-12.1

    Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

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