Quick Summary
- Yapp compares traditional communication methods with app-based approaches in a school or event context.
- The post argues that mobile apps can replace slower, cluttered workflows with a more organized digital experience.
- Schools and organizations rethinking communication tools will benefit most from this article.
For those of us that love our smartphones, apps play such a key role in our day-to-day life— so much so, that we may not even realize how many “old school” items apps have replaced. In thinking of Back to School we made a fun list of items that changed because of technology.
- Planner – MyHomework
- Expensive Graphing Calculator – Graphing Calculator App
- Coordinating outfits for the first day – Go Try it On
- Yearbook – Facebook
- Notebook – Evernote
- Dictionary – Dictionary.com
- Bookstore – Amazon or iPad editions
- Textbook – CourseSmart
- Teacher reviews – Rate my Prof
- Cliff notes – Cliffnotes.com
- Passing notes – Note Passing
- Frog Dissection – Frog Dissection App
Help us expand our list! Fill in the blanks: “When I was in school, I had to use [low tech], now you can use [app].”
