And it works - our first public school app went out the door already generating more revenue for the school district than was spent on development or support fees.
I guess there are probably a few hobbyists out there with some old-school apps that they maintain as a semi-commercial enterprise.
Ten of the best interactive book apps Ten of the best back-to-school apps for kids Ten of the best football apps and games.
Earlier this month, Jordan mentioned Astrid in her list of must-have back-to-school apps.
The lowest levels of participation (16%) arose from a study where community college students were invited to use the Schools App, a free application that connects students to their university's private Facebook community.
While the authors acknowledged that building an online community of college students is difficult (Fagioli et al., 2015), downloading the Schools App may have been a deterrent to widespread participation.
The Abl Schools app, still in development, can help principals and superintendents figure out how many teachers, coaches and counselors are available within their system, and who has what specialties.
And for high school students, apps like Anatomy 4D create 3D renderings of the human body to give students a hands-on anatomy lesson directly from a tablet.
Try downloading some school related apps or websites.
Mills says he has been surprised by the progress that some students have made in schools using apps on touchscreen tablet computers.
Even in the Windows Store, there are plenty of old-school desktop apps, after all.
