Why we should be App Smashing! “I am not a teacher, but an awakener.”
Robert Frost ‘App Smashing’ (I have also heard it called App Synergy) was invented by Gregory Kulowiec. App Smashing is when students create content using a variety of apps for example smashing Tellagami and iMovie to make a video. Intro to App-Smashing from misterkling on Vimeo does a great job of explaining what App Smashing is more in-depth. Why should you be App Smashing? 10 FREE Apps You Can Smash: 1. 2. iMovie (now free) or TouchCast 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. App Smashing with Tellagami.
Context:The potential of the free app 'Tellagami' in education, once combined with other apps (*App Smashing), is vast and has so much potential in the classroom.
The app can of course be used as a stand alone app, but the real impact on teaching and learning occurs when the app is combined with any number of apps (see examples of App Smashing with Tellagami later in this post). Miss Haylee Taylor-Wood at Thanet Primary School Haylee (@teedubz3) a Year 2 teacher at Thanet Primary School (@ThanetPrimary) has been using the app Tellagami to great effect as a direct teaching tool with her pupils. Haylee shares how she used the app with her class below: Our topic this term looks at famous people and as we have just introduced hand held devices into KS1, what better person to research than Steve Jobs himself?
I kept it quite structured - the children worked on iPads in pairs and I played the video, pausing at each step. Macbeth Year 6 Beatles Documentary Year 1. Www.thedigitaldogpound.com/uploads/1/2/9/5/12952664/piccollagetellagami.pdf. Take the ThingLink App Smash Challenge. Take the ThingLink App Smash Challenge Today are pleased to launch the ThingLink App Smash Challenge!
#TLAppSmash. This mini version of the ThingLink Teacher Challenge #TLChallenge is designed to inspire, build excitement, share ideas and learn. Most importantly, it is designed to fit within a busy teacher’s schedule during the month of November. About the ThingLink App Smash Challenge App Smashing is a popular method of combining two or more apps together to create, publish and share content.
Objective In this activity you will Use ThingLink as a presentation tool to demonstrate how to combine the functionality of two or more apps to create, publish and share content. Interactive images with the most Touches will be invited to share during our Interactive App Smash in early December. Overview In this activity you will grab an iPad and explore ways to combine the best features of two or more of your favorite apps to help students create, publish and share content.
Rationale Example. App Smashing - Zig Zagging. App Smashing is the act of using multiple apps to create a project.
The term was originated by Greg Kulowiec. With App Smashing the possibilities are only limited by imagination! You are basically creating a work flow for yourself and your students. You start with one app, then use one or more apps to add more features. I call it “adding a layer of awesome”. Here’s a video I created a while back that gives you a simple example. Any learner can become an expert app smashers. The iPad’s camera, and ability to take screen shots, in addition to file saving tools like Google Drive & Dropbox, make app smashing possible. In addition, we also use both physical and virtual manipulatives to create app smashes for specific content areas like math, science or language arts.
We also especially love publishing our writing through app smashing. She used: Paper by 53, Pic Collage for Kids, Path On, ChatterPix Kids and iMovie. Do Ink Animation & Drawing. How To 'App Smash' And Implement Digital Storytelling On The iPad. App smashing, the process of using more than one apps in conjunction with one another to create a final product, is a concept that allows students to create engaging educational projects and illustrate their creativity in multifaceted ways.
One of the most gratifying and effective ways to use app smashing in the classroom is to create digital storytelling projects. The concept of digital storytelling is emerging as a form of personal and collective expression of knowledge, ideas, and perceptions. Its numerous and positive effects on students’ communication skills are well documented. Digital storytelling is the perfect vehicle for the delivery of visual and audio stimuli that greatly enhance a storyline or a simple narrative. How To 'App Smash' And Implement Digital Storytelling On The iPad. The Art of App Smashing. Why App Smash? Inspired by the last #1to1iPadChat , I thought it was time to post on the world craze that is App Smashing.
The term App Smash was coined by the great Greg Kulowiec (@gregkulowiec) from EdTech Teacher fame. It is a hot topic in EdTech and obviously has its own Hashtag – #AppSmash. What is an App Smash? Content created in one app transferred to and enhanced by a second app and sometimes third. Preferably the final product is then published to the web – remember, digital presence is the new résumé (CV). Reasons to App Smash: It demands creative thinkingIt demands more from the technology (value for money)It turns the issue of not having a ‘wonder app’ into a positiveIt removes any restrictions to take a topic as far as it can be taken.It often results in more engaging learning productsIt’s a fun challenge for ‘digital natives’