Project Graduation. 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. Differentiating Instruction. Differentiating Instruction ...
One Size Doesn't Fit All Effective Strategies to Improve Student Performance ! We have students in our classrooms who struggle academically and others who learn at an advanced level and accelerated pace. We can meet the needs of all learners by differentiating instruction. This workshop provides an understanding and application of the principles and strategies needed to set up a classroom that provides success and challenge for academically diverse students.
Testimonials about the workshops -- Fran McAleer is a valuable contributor to our work, training to create a new and better workplace in our schools. More! Franny McAleer has been providing staff development for teachers in the Berwick Area School District for the last four years, including whole staff workshops with the Six Thinking Hats as well as focused workshops detailing best practices with instructional strategies for gifted and honors students. AWESOME! Franny McAleer is a dynamic presenter. Examples. StoryKeepers - iPad StoryTelling APPS. Learning Technology Trends To Watch In 2012. Sharebar As the technologies of the 21st century evolve and mature, we become the beneficiaries of exciting approaches for designing learning experiences.
The convergence of informal and social media learning, combined with the explosion of smartphone and tablet use, is having a huge impact on how we think about training and education. So while last year’s list of learning technology trends to watch in 2011 is still viable, there are new and important learning trends to follow and explore this year. Here are the ones that stand out to me (in alphabetical order). What stands out to you? Backchannel Several years ago, audience members at presentations and workshops began communicating with each other using their smartphones and laptops. One dedicated practitioner of using the backchannel in this way is David Kelly, who collects the communications regarding an event in one place.
Content Curation Digital curation is nearly a necessity for dealing with information overload. Flipped Learning. Learning Technology Trends To Watch In 2012. Math Websites. Comparing Number Values. Grade 5 Math (with worksheets, videos, games & activities) OML Search Looking for videos, games, activities and worksheets that are suitable for Grade 5 math?
In this collection of lessons, we will learn numbers, integers, decimals, geometry, fractions & mixed numbers, algebra, coordinate graphs, statistics, number patterns, ratios, proportions & percents, consumer math and time. Related Topics: Common Core Math Grade 5 Common Core Lesson Plans and Worksheets Grade 5 Numbers Exponents Scientific Notation Number Theory Videos Review Prime Numbers and Composite Numbers from Grade 4 Worksheets and Games Integers Games Decimals Review Decimals from Grade 4 Decimal Place Values, Adding and Subtracting Decimals Understanding Decimals Model Decimals, Write Decimals in Expanded Form Worksheets Geometry Review Geometry from Grade 4 Line and Rotational Symmetry, Types of Angles and measuring angles, Perimeter and Area of Rectangles, Area and Circumference of Circles, Volume of Cubes and Rectangular Prisms, Nets of Solid Shapes, Types of Lines.
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