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Tony Vincent is tonyvincent on Pinterest. iPads!!!! Can anyone recommend apps to purchase or free that you use in your classroom?

iPads!!!!

I am soooooo excited that today I got to set up our new iPads for the school!!! Our principal ordered us 18 iPad minis, Otterboxes, and a locking cart. iPad Curriculum. Thefishbowl - iPads in KIS. Learn with Homer. iPads for the MS/HS Classroom. April 10, Pre-Conference Schedule - Leading Change in Changing Times: EdTechTeacher iPad Summit USA. Educate the Educators. Educate the educators!

Educate the Educators

Kids today seem innately bred for the touch screen. They are so comfortable and so confident that we need to use this motivation to our advantage and incorporate digital media as much as possible. Sadly, most schools would disagree. The challenges of using technology in the classroom are paramount. Lack of appropriate training before implementing a pilot program and districts forgetting about having a budget for purchasing apps, are two major gripes. App Learning Tasks By Brad Wilson www.21innovate.com. iRead. iRead is a group of teachers in Escondido Union School District dedicated to the idea that mobile devices can be powerful learning tools for all students. iRead gives teachers a chance to create meaningful, curriculum-centered projects with your students. iRead classrooms are using digital tools (iPods, iPads, and various creative mobile apps) to improve skills, engage in problem solving, and increase digital literacy. iRead has been recognized by the California School Boards Association as well as multiple times by the Classroom of the Future Foundation and Apple.

iRead

Click on Visitors to get an overview and detailed history of the iRead program, recognitions, and awards. Prospective EUSD teachers apply annually to be part of the program. Top 10 Apps - iPads in Education. iPod/iPad Apps for Education. Copy of iPod/iPad Apps for Education. Apptivities_LisaJohnson_v2.pdf. Really free ipad apps for literacy skills practice. Techchicktips - There's App 4 That. Imagine, inspire, innovate. Is it the iPad, the apps or the user? Technology has been trying to ‘revolutionize’ education for a long time now.

Is it the iPad, the apps or the user?

The mistake we’ve been making all along is placing all of the focus on the least important component of the revolution – the tech itself. It’s where all the money goes and then what? Nothing left to actually ensure it’s going to make the difference we want, with the the people we want to impact – the teacher and the student. It’s happened all throughout education tech history in recent times. The film projector, the photocopier, the typewriter, the desktop and laptop computer, data projectors, interactive whiteboards, digital cameras were all heavily invested in ( and many still are today ) to bring engagement and improved teaching and learning to the educational world….But talk of the revolution is still going on.

And now we have the tablet. It’s why I ask the question: Is it the iPad, the App or the User? The iPad. CarnazzosClass - The Lorax. A Journey of iPads in 2nd Grade. - Apps for Storytelling (Part 1) 5 Comments January 10, 2013 By: Ozge Karaoglu Jan 10 Written by: 1/10/2013 11:34 AM ShareThis Stories has always been one of the most popular mediums in the classroom to stimulate creativity and thinking process, providing opportunities for reflection, enhancing the learning experience both for the teachers and the students … and storytelling has never been that much fun and easy with all the mobile applications that we can use today!

- Apps for Storytelling (Part 1)

SockPockets lets you record your own voice for 30 seconds to make sock puppets talk on your screen. StoryRobe is another mobile application that lets you add narration to your pictures. PuppetPals is an app in which you can create a puppet show with your own voice and share it with others. Fotobabble has always been one of my favourite web tools. StoryKit is another app that lets you create storybooks. There’s an App for That. iPadAppEvaluation.pdf (application/pdf Object) EduTecher Backpack. EduTecher is a full featured portal to find online educational sites, watch how-to webisodes and connect with others to share your finds.

eduTecher Backpack

Both free and without advertising, it looks to be a major resource for the educational community eduTecher Backpack looks to be an amazingly useful resource for teachers and those in the world of education. Created by Adam Bellow, eduTecher started as a site to organize the literally thousands of online resources available for teachers and those involved in education.

Now it’s in its second iteration as a universal app it acts as a portal to connect a wealth of information. Educational links are searchable by name, keyword, or by tapping a “Subject/Level” button that lets you choose between thirteen subjects and five grade levels to hone down your search to get at what’s most helpful. Home. 5 Reasons The iPad Will Stay The King of the Classroom. The following piece is by the amazingly talented Adam Webster, Assistant Director of Learning and Teaching at a secondary school in Surrey, England. iPad Apps for School. Brandy's Ipad Resource Folder. Edmodo. Top-ipad-apps-for-education.pdf (application/pdf Object) Social Networking Apps - The 100 Best iPad Apps. iPad Apps. 5 Recommended iPad Screensharing Apps. The iPad is supposed to make teaching and learning easier, right?

5 Recommended iPad Screensharing Apps

But if you’ve ever tried to talk your mom through a new task on her computer or iPad without being able to show her what you’re doing, you can understand that some frustration might ensue as you try to get an entire class to follow along with you. Or maybe you want to show a quick video or diagram, but holding up your iPad to the class really isn’t reaching everyone. There are a lot of folks out there who feel your pain, and to ease it just a bit, they’ve created Apps to share your screen. There are a lot of them out there, so we’ve sifted through and picked out some of the better ones to give you a good place to start. If you’ve used any of these (or others) and like them, please let us know! Join.me With the join.me viewer, you can join an online meeting no matter where you go. View someone’s screen, share ideas and collaborate in real time, for free! Air Sketch Conference Pad Team Viewer Screen Chomp Just – Record It. 4 Whiteboard Apps for Creating Math Videos. Each month students will be engaged in creating at least one mini-video on a common core math standard that we are applying in our lessons.

4 Whiteboard Apps for Creating Math Videos

These videos will be posted to their Edublogs digital portfolio. The ability for students to publish work for their teacher, parents, peers, and the public to view increases the stakes in the quality and effort that is put forth. Students are no longer completing an assignment for me to view and assign a grade, but rather have the opportunity to show the world what they are learning in their own creative way. The iPad has four unique apps that students can use to create math videos. They can start from a blank whiteboard and/or use a variety of multimedia tools along the way. #11 – Technology Integration Tools: Educreations. I use the Educreations app as my most simple, yet creative tool, when students need additional practice on a math concept.

#11 – Technology Integration Tools: Educreations

This allows them to turn in their work electronically and include a voice/narration with their answers. Istorytelling.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) iPad in the Primary Classroom - Home. Techtracey - iPad Apps K-2. Creative Uses for iPads in the Classroom. New Math Apps. The post on apps I use in Kindergarten has been popular so I thought I would share the apps I have found over the summer that I am excited to use with my class this upcoming year… First the Math apps..

New Math Apps

Bugs and Buttons- This app is one of my favorite finds this summer. It is much more than math but does include patterns, counting, sorting, tic-tac-toe, connect the dots etc. This app is a great way to let young kids first use an ipad as there are games that teach pinching and other fine motor skills. Motion Math Zoom SimpleSort Marble Math Jr. Numberline Frog. Smore - Design beautiful online flyers and publish instantly. Socrative. App Annie - App Ranking, Analytics, Market Intelligence. iPad As.... iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms.

Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool. As teachers seek ways to integrate these devices, we recommend focusing on specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments. In other words, begin with..... Before the iPad Seminar. iPad As.... iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms. Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool.

As teachers seek ways to integrate these devices, we recommend focusing on specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments. In other words, begin with..... 15 Favorite iPad Apps As Selected By Teachers. Out of 125 responses from teachers indicating their top 3 apps, these are the apps that were listed most often. Over the last few weeks, we ran a survey asking teachers to tell us about two or three of their favorite iPad apps that they use in an education-related context. Today we share the apps that were listed most often, and include some feedback from teachers regarding why they like them so much. As it turns out, free apps really outweighed paid apps in our survey responses. Here I list eleven free apps that rose to the top of the list when ranked by numbers of votes, followed by four paid apps that performed as well as the lower ranking free apps.

Evernote and Dropbox easily rose to the no. 1 & 2 spots in the ranked list, with about 1 out of 3 respondents recommending at least one of these two popular applications. Ourinspiredclassroom. A Quick Guide on Blooms Taxonomy Apps for iPad. 50 Lifelong-learner Apps For iPad By Content Area. iLearn Technology. Only 1 iPad in the Classroom? APPitic - 1,800+ EDUapps. iPad Apps and Resources for Teachers. Apps for multiple intelligences.

The 200 Best Special Education Apps. Creative APP-titude: iPad Multimedia Tools for Creativity.