Оксфорд Юниверсити Пресс. Выучим английский вместе. Apps for special needs. Card making. 20 Great Classroom iPad Apps to add to your Collection (1-5) Over the last year and a half I have really enjoyed exploring the types of iPad apps that can be used in the classroom and so I thought I would begin to draw together some of my favourites and share them with you here.
This is the first of 4 posts in which I feature my first 5 recommendations: Hairy Letters A great app for early years classes – understanding letter shapes and sounds. Good to see a phonics app using fonts / sounds used in UK. • Interact with animations and trace the letter shape. • Play games to reinforce learning and build letters into simple words. • Letter sounds come to life with animated characters. • Learn to form each letter shape with your finger. • Play games to blend letter sounds into first words. iTunes Link £1.99 Paint Sparkles A lovely free paint application that sparkles when you use it.
iTunes Link FREE Toca Store I was shown this at the Taipei European School by Glenn Malcolm – a great little app for developing role play areas in class. iTunes Link £1.49. Create your own E-Book for your iPad. Apps for special needs. Unleash Your Genius with Mind Mapping. Image via Wikipedia Mind mapping is a powerful and underutilized whole brain system to solve problems, make decisions, develop plans, accelerate learning and communicate effectively with others.
It’s faster, more fun and covers more bases than traditional outlining methods. Mind mapping is widely acknowledged as being developed by British psychology author and brain researcher, Tony Buzan. His mind mapping contributions are an integrated approach, combining key words, visual images and symbols into a free-flowing “tree” emanating from a central idea, concept or subject area. “Trunks, branches and leaves” are the associated key points forming the “tree.” The core concepts and methodology of mind mapping are well grounded and supported by practical neuroscience.
Despite what you may think, mind mapping doesn’t require artistic abilities. Materials Start with a large piece of paper; flip chart paper is ideal. Methodology 1. 2. A. B. Mind Mapping. Text to mind map. There are several programs that allow you to produce a mind map, concept map or network from some structured text.
Click on the images to see full-sized versions. Text2mindmap Text2mindmap is probably the best known. It makes simple tree-based mind maps from text. The maps are very plain and the tree format is a limitation for serious work. Mappio Also the mind maps libary, Mappio has that function. (It's not obvious how to make a map from text with Mappio because the instructions are slightly out of date, saying there is a "Create new MindMap" link in various places, whereas now it's a big orange Upload a MindMap button. Diagrammr Diagrammr can make concept maps or sequence diagrams from text. WebSequenceDiagrams WebSequenceDiagrams makes UML sequence diagrams from text.
NodeXL If you have an Excel spreadsheet of data, NodeXL can make a graph from it. Diagramic (seems to be non-functional) Concept Maps. Tech Tools for Teachers: Podcasting. By Nik Peachey In the first instalment of his brand-new series, Nik Peachey looks at podcasting and how it can be used to help students develop their listening and speaking skills both inside and outside the classroom.
Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on podcasting, a downloadable lesson plan, a video screencast tutorial and a printable how-to guide. Using web-based audio for speaking and listening skills Although the term podcasting may be new to you, and the idea of using a computer to create digital audio for speaking and listening tasks for students may seem difficult, in fact it’s very easy – you can create podcasts in just a few minutes using a range of free websites and software. There are a huge number of podcasts freely available on the web that your students can listen to, but the focus of this article is on student- and teacher-created materials and activities. 5 Apps for Creating Interactive Books and ePubs on your iPad.
50 Must-Have Educational Apps. It’s time for holiday road trips and you know what that means: driving, flying, cranky kids, and… teaching opportunities!
What’s that, you say? Well, there is so much downtime during the holidays where kids and adults spend hours just passing the time… why not try out some new apps on your phone? Many of these apps were found by The Teaching Palette, be sure to check out their fantastic site for more helpful resources! From learning the ABCs to doodling, there’s plenty of terrific apps out there that will pass the time but also educate.
If you have other apps you want added to this list, just add them in the comments. *Most of the links below are to the iTunes store which will open another window and/or iTunes. Great Apps For Kids (And Adults) Alphabet Animals Perfect for your talented toddler, this game is packed with colorful animations, animal sounds, and tons of tips for learning their letters. Mad Libs Just as goofy and fun as your remember. SmackTalk Annoying? Super Why! Plants Vs. English iPad Apps. Science iPad Apps.
Art iPad Apps.