iKeep Learning: Looking at Games in the App Store. When I wrote the first iLearn report in 2009, mainstream news and industry sources were just starting to document the trend of kids and apps, and there was a significant amount of skepticism around whether apps would play an important role in the children’s media landscape.
The original report addressed this doubt by answering the question of whether apps were becoming a significant part of the children’s media landscape. What we discovered was a resounding yes. It may sound crazy now that we—along with the entire field—were skeptical about this “trend” of kids and apps, but one has to remember the context. When iLearn was published, one billion apps had been downloaded from Apple’s iTunes App Store. That number has now topped 25 billion. Today, the pairing of apps and kids is no longer a question.
Though we no longer question whether apps are an important new medium for providing content to kids, much remains unknown about this important market. ChargerTIS: General student tools apps:... ISTE12 Resources - iPads in Education. Creating an interactive Visual Schedule on the iPad using Pages. I have not purchased a visual schedule app yet. I know there are many available, I just haven't taken the time to research the apps and make a decision. Our department uses schedules with many of our students for many different reasons. We go through a large amount of expensive laminating film and velcro to create the schedules. As an alternative, my co-worker recently created some schedules for her Interactive White Board. On the IWB, she used a garbage can for the "all done" box and she figured out how to move objects to the front and back so that the schedule pictures can hide behind the trash can.
Here is the process in screenshots. After all of the pictures are in place, the garbage can needs to be moved to the front and the other pictures need to be moved to the back. This schedule can be projected during circle time, allowing you to move each item to the garbage can when it is completed. Inkflow - An iPad App for Visual Thinkers. ISTE12 Resources - iPads in Education.
Apps for Good. There's an app for that. SuperBad_: #iste12 run Flash on your... So...You Wanna Design Your Own Apps. I have published lots of posts on my favorite iPad resources, my favorite apps for administrators, and posted countless Tweets and had a number of conversations about apps for learning, producing and consuming.
But what about if you want to take the next step? You want (or better yet your kids) to create apps. Whether it's something basic like just appifying your blog or literally building something from the ground up, there are some pretty easy ways to create apps. Before I go the easy route, there are some standard (fairly nerdy) ways to create apps. It starts with a SDK or Software Development Kit that you download from either Apple or Android. Now, I am lacking on my computer programming skills so I turn to those that have streamlined the process. AppMakr-This is one of those "plug and chug" app makers. Smart Notebook App Moves to iPad. Mobile Computing | News Smart Notebook App Moves to iPad By Jim Barthold05/21/12 Smart Technologies will release an iPad version of its Smart Notebook app this summer, the company said.
The new mobile app, which will retail at $6.99 and be available in the Apple app store, is designed to let students use its collaborative learning software on personal or school-owned iPads. 40 STEM iPad Apps for Kids (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) APPitic - 1,800+ EDUapps. Apps to Use as Student ePortfolios. I have yet to find the perfect Digital Portfolio app that I think I would use exclusively in a Visual Arts class.
Some apps can be used as graphic portfolios or as beautiful sketchbooks, others are great at sharing. Creation Apps Used On The iPad. My technology integration specialist asked me to provide a list of creative apps that we have used in our classroom.
All the apps are in our tool box, have been used, or will be used. Quick List Of Mobile Apps For Administrators. Bloomin' Apps. This page gathers all of the Bloomin' Apps projects in one place.Each image has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Android, Google and online tools and applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.I have created a page to allow you to share your favorite online tool, iOS, or Android app with others.
Cogs of the Cognitive Processes I began to think about the triangular shape of Bloom's Taxonomy and realized I thought of it a bit differently.Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of the each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive processes or, simply, the "Cogs of the Cognitive Processes".
24 Educational iPad Apps for Kids in Reading & Writing. A Nice Guide to iPad App Evaluation.