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5 Excellent Drawing Apps for Kids. March 12, 2014 One of the tested ways to unleash kids creativity and enhance their power of imagination is through drawing.

5 Excellent Drawing Apps for Kids

This has become even way easier and practical using the different web tools and mobile apps available out there for free. I have already featured several of these tools and apps in previous posts here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Learning with iPads - Home. Free Books - Wattpad eBook Reader - Read Fiction, Romance, Fanfiction stories by top writers. Sphere - 360º Photography. Splice - Video Editor (Free) Assessing - Kathy Schrock's iPads4teaching. iPad Apps that Teach Kids How to Code. iPad Insight. 27 Good iPad Apps for Elementary School Students. As the new school year starts many teachers and their students will have iPads at their disposal for the first time.

27 Good iPad Apps for Elementary School Students

If you’re one of those teachers getting iPads in your classroom for the first time, you’re probably on the hunt for apps for your students. The short document embedded below provides a sample of some of the apps that you might want your students to use. The document is hosted on Box.com. You should be able to download it from here. If you cannot see the document, click here for a direct link to it. Tags: digital storytelling, free ipad apps, ipad apps, ipads in education, ipads in elementary school, Math, science, social studies. Free Technology for Teachers.

Create Simple Narrated Photostories with Pixntell. Pixntell is an iPad app for quickly creating simple narrated photostories.

Create Simple Narrated Photostories with Pixntell

To create a story using Pixntell all that you need to do is start a new project, select some images, place them in order, and then start talking about each of your pictures. You control the timing for each image. Has having iPads in your classroom changed teaching & learning? Airdrop Is Awesome. That Is All. #airsmashing. Discussions List - Media Part 2 Fall 2013. Affiche iPad Nathalie ENG_print.pdf. How To Create A Paperless Classroom With Your iPad. How To Create A Paperless Classroom With Your iPad Update: Some of the feedback we are getting (an example of which you can see below in the comments section) is suggesting you might need certain rights for this to work–namely access to Google Apps in Education, and District admin rights.

How To Create A Paperless Classroom With Your iPad

We will update this post when we find out more specific information, but it seems that the majority of this workflow is relevant to simple access to Google Docs/Drive itself. Please share in the comments any experience you might have.) The idea of a paperless classroom is not new. In fact, there was recently one very good blog, TeachPaperless, dedicated to this very idea. When iPads came out, many laypersons assumed they’d simply replace textbooks, but any teacher worth their salt knew this was a bad idea. 50 resources for iPad use in the classroom. The transition to the more extensive use of technology in classrooms across the West has resulted in the integration of bring your own device (BYOD) schemes, equipping students with netbooks and tablet computers, and lessons that use social media & online services.

50 resources for iPad use in the classroom

Gesture-based technology is on the rise; according to the latest NMC Horizon Report, gesture-based technological models will become more readily integrated as a method of learning within the next few years. The iPhone, iPad, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect technology are examples of these kinds of developments, and in particular, resources for Apple products in education are becoming widely available online.

For teachers, some of which are just beginning to use tablets and mobile devices in class, these resources can be invaluable in promoting more interactive classrooms and understanding how best to use and control such products. Tutorials: 10 New Awesome iPad Apps for students. Apple TV - Now there’s always something good on TV. Mirror an iPad2 on your Mac Laptop with Reflection App. <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there!

Mirror an iPad2 on your Mac Laptop with Reflection App

If you are new here, you might want to <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to the RSS feed</strong></a> for updates on this topic. <div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> (cross-posted to iPadwithWes.com) Dreams come true, and I’m thrilled to share this one with you. Using the $15 Reflection App on an Apple computer, it’s now possible to MIRROR the screen of an iPad2 or iPhone4S right on your screen. After installing the Reflection App on your Mac computer, run the application. iBrainstorm - Free iPad & iPhone Brainstorming App. iPhone & iPad Apps for Special Education.

Apps in the Elementary Classroom. One area that I have not written much about on this blog is educational apps.

Apps in the Elementary Classroom

This is mostly due to the fact that my school has one first generation iPad and two iPod Touches for the entire school. We also ban cell phones and other electronic devices, so these are not available for use in the classroom unless the teachers specifically plan for the kids to use them for a lesson or activity, hand them out to the kids and collect them at the end of the lesson. Collect, curate and share your ideas, inspirations, and projects! Divisions Archive. iStopMotion You can be a master filmmaker, directing your own blockbuster animation movie.

Divisions Archive

It’s fun and easy for everybody from kids to grandparents to tell your story frame by frame, featuring your favorite toys. Turn the time spent with your children into a great creative experience and wow friends and family at your opening night. iStopMotion […] More Info Idea Sketch Idea Sketch lets you easily draw a diagram – mind map, concept map, or flow chart – and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa.

More Info Idea Flight Idea Flight enables one person, the Pilot, to use their iPad to control content to an audience, their Passengers, or other iPads via W-Fi or Bluetooth. More Info Skydrive The SkyDrive is a cloud storage app that you can store your files with a Microsoft account so you can access them from virtually any device. More Info Paper Paper is a sketchbook app that allows users to capture ideas as sketches, diagrams, illustrations, notes or drawings and share them across the web.