Web research on the iPad using Evernote and Skitch (how-to) My work involves frequent research on the web, and I am doing more of that on the iPad than ever before. This is mainly due to two apps that make capturing information as easy as tapping on the screen. The two apps, Evernote and Skitch, work well together since both of them are now produced by the Evernote Corp. I have previously detailed how I use Evernote to write long articles on the iPad, a method that still serves me well. Since Evernote is the home for my notebooks in the cloud, it is fitting to also use Evernote in the research phase of my writing projects. It is worth mentioning that both Skitch and Evernote work as well on the Android platform. Related: Evernote makes it easy for me to capture information on the fly as each account holder is assigned a unique email address linked to the Evernote account. This works as follows: I read an article on the web in Safari, Reeder, Zite, or Flipboard, and decide I want to save the reference in Evernote.
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41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills - 41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills by Tom Vander Ark first appeared on gettingsmart.com Math gets all the love–at least that appears to be the case in the edtech world. But applications of automated essay scoring have been growing steadily for 15 years. The shift to digital instructional materials, preparations for state online assessment, and a new crop of writing apps is adding new energy to digital ELA. We’ve collected more than 30 scoring engines and other literacy apps below. Writing Platforms With Scoring Engine Most of the following 10 web applications score essays and provide trait feedback and targeted instruction for students grade four and up. Criterion Online Writing Evaluation service from ETS is a web-based instructional tool that teachers use with students to help them plan, write and revise essays guided by instant annotated diagnostic feedback and a holistic score. Scoring Engines Writing Aids iPad Writing Apps Also: Day!
20 Awesome BYOD and Mobile Learning Apps We have now been Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for three years, and boy, do the students bring it. They bring it all! We have iPads, Surface, iPhones, Droids, Chromebooks, Macs, and PC laptops. Here's my current thinking. Please share yours in the comments section below. Note Taking If students can't find, review, and access their notes or pictures of the board, their mobile note-taking system is useless. Microsoft OneNote In my opinion, the most robust single note-taking app is Microsoft OneNote because it looks just like a traditional notebook. Evernote Evernote is a multiplatform app, but you cannot edit simultaneously. The premium version searches handwritten text so that photos of the board or your notes can actually be found later. eBooks With ebooks as the current battleground of education technology, students should know how to find and download ebooks and PDFs on Kindle, iBooks, and Kobo. Writing Traditional Essay Writing Collaborative Writing Moving Between Platforms Blogging Cloud Sync
Cathedral High plans iPads for all SAN DIEGO — Cathedral Catholic High School plans to put iPads in the hands of every student and teacher next fall, becoming the first school in the region to do so. Cathedral’s decision to embrace digital learning began five years ago when officials initially looked into acquiring notebook computers for students. The school shifted its focus to Apple iPad tablets about a year ago and purchased 200 of the tablets to test out this year in classrooms to make teachers more familiar with the technology and figure out teaching methods they’ll employ. Parents at the private parochial school will be paying a $350 technology fee that will cover the cost of renting an iPad as well as service and support for their student, said Principal Mike Deely. At the end of the contract period, students will have the option of buying the devices at a discounted price. The iPads will be used by the school’s 1,700 students as well as 110 teachers and support staff. “We’ve had only one iPad broken out of 200.
Technology Generating Work Flow in 1:1 iPad Classroom <img src=" class="headimg wp-post-image" alt="bmcldrev" title="" /> I’m finishing this first full quarter with the 1:1 iPad classroom but apps do not hold attention spans this time of year. With April, love springs to life in all of its awkward forms. Attention spans are diverted towards prom invitations and long looks out windows; lacrosse, melting snows on the softball diamond hold great appeal. Thus the last quarter begins with incentives and compromises to motivate students. I turn towards studies of current events and apps that generate discussion and negotiation, simplicity and possibility. <img src="
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ToonDoo - World's fastest way to create cartoons! East Haven schools invest in reading technology- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut EAST HAVEN -- Reading specialist Gina Tomassi sits with second-grader Isaac Florentino for a quick reading evaluation, listening to him read a short story about a riverside village. She's conducted these informal, frequent assessments countless times with other students in her career, having nailed down a stop-watch monitoring, hand-tapping, note-taking routine that certainly seems a challenge for the uncoordinated or inexperienced multi-taskers. But on this recent morning at D.C. School officials see the gadgets as a possible answer to the district's achievement gap, deciding at the end of last year to spend more than $120,000 on 220 iPads and software and equip every school with a set. Now halfway through the first school year of the district's wide-spread iPad use, educators say the tablets are already having an impact. "They're really serving many purposes while transforming the environment of teaching and learning. The kids have embraced the technology, according to Forti. But D.C.
Creative Class Starters | rajhill You’ve planned an exciting lesson for tomorrow! You’re ready! But there is just one thing. You are tired of the same ole same ole humdrum way to start class. You want to throw out daily grammar review and the test prep. Story Starter Give the students a lead in line using your favorite song lyric or a scary story starter.Concentration Review Have the students partner up with a game of concentration. Like this: Like Loading... Teacher Tip Tuesday: Classroom Management Apps Today's Teacher Tip is a comglomeration of some of the incredible ideas I've gotten from linky parties as well as Pinterest boards. Since my school year is essentially over (we have half days tomorrow and Thursday for finals, and then the students are done!), I'm planning to use this in my classroom next year. But I still wanted to share the idea now for those of you who are looking for a little end-of-the-year management help. I downloaded this app to my iphone and ipad called Decide Now (99 cents in itunes). Here's how I plan to use this: I'm going to use my Name Selector app (free in itunes) to randomly choose a student during a given activity. During the given activity, I will be in super stealth mode, watching my chosen student. As you can see from my photo, I'm planning to use each wedge of my wheel to indicate a reward. If, during the duration of the given activity, the chosen student is not following my expectations, however, I will simply choose a new student.