This blog post was originally published on Kerry Gallagher’s (@KerryHawk02) blog, Start with a Question.
According to EdTechTeacher, “App Smashing is the process of using multiple apps to create projects or complete tasks.”
According to Wikipedia, inquiry-based learning “starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios – rather than simply presenting established facts or portraying a smooth path to knowledge.”
The Problem
On many occasions, I have seen/read about App Smashing being leveraged in a way that is entirely anti-inquiry. In instances such as these, an overly contrived and smooth, risk free process is followed, all for the sake of a “cool” product.
Here are directions I pulled from a real project: