I spent today at the Region 10 Tech. Conference.
I am so excited about some of the apps I learned about! Some were new to me, and some were just good reminders, or good examples of how to integrate them. So many of them can be implemented right away!
Below are my notes. I
am confident that you can find at least one thing you can use.
Apps to try:
Pimp my app - free – draw on maps
Aurasma - free – augmented reality app – make images come to
life
Layar - free– bring
an image to life with animation and audio
iPads in
daily 5:
Slideshow
presentation of 5 apps for each part of Daily 5: http://www.haikudeck.com/p/yhOVSXqxnJ
Haiku
deck- free app. Like power point but visually better. Thousands of common pics already in the app. The graphing features are very cool. You can make infograpahics. Saves online for easy sharing
Can be used
for presentations vs. power point.
(The Daily 5 presentation listed above is created with Haiku deck.)
Ebook
creating:
Use
arkive.com for images and videos to put in ebooks. Also, use discovery images.
Story
creator- free app. add video with audio and images and text
Use
skitch (free app) to add diagraming labels etc to edd to an image
Flipsnack (website) – Allows you to
turn PDF files into interactive books.
You can take comic strip images from iPads and compile them on the
computer and read it like a comic book.
Tellagami. Free app. Your avatar tells the story you record.
Choose your avatar and edit. Select the emotion of the character. Convey
the emotions in body language. Can put all tellagamis in iMovie to string them
together to make a slideshow similar to a movie.
Matt
Gomez is a kindergarten teacher, who impressed me with all the ways he
integrates technology!
For his
handouts and examples of his students’ work go here: Bit.ly/10fTgut
Here
are the apps Matt shared with us:
Felt
board 2.99. Virtual felt board.
Use
felt board with educreations to add audio and write on it.
Make a
scene with characters. Then write a story and print the picture.
Educreations.
Use with story problems. Email lessons to parents.
Anchor
their thinking digitally.
Retell a story by finding the image of the characters online.
Create an adorable picture of each student and then import into educreations and record an adorable message about how they love their parents.
Take a pic of a student's story or journal entry. Have them record themselves reading it. Touch word by word. Great for parent conferences. Do this throughout the year to show reading and writing growth.
Skitch
app. Free. Add text to any image.
Can
blur faces via skitch for privacy when sharing online.
Doodlecast
pro. It's like explain everything but simpler.
Records drawings. Save the video to the iPad camera roll
2.99
Idea... show
monthly recordings of students reading throughout the year
Toontastic.
Free
Toontube
like YouTube but for the toontastic videos.
Very
thoughtful process that led up to the creations. Mapping web diagramming.
Brainstorming. Process not product focus
Popplet.
$4.99. Lite version lets you create for free.
Mind
mapping app or web mapping.
Kid
friendly for independent use.
Teacher
puts pictures on the camera roll. Students can go find the images needed
Integration
idea is a web map with with the definition of insects and they choose the
images from the camera roll that relate to the center text.
Storybuddy2. 4.99
Simple, kid friendly book creator
Explain
everything. 2.99
More
complicated to start with. Many options. Add pictures and video. Can write on
top of the video.
Idea for book topic: How are
you going to take care of the earth? for earth day.
Sling
note. Great for researching. Grab content. 2.99
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Green
screen-
Free
app- videofx live
Need
very bright lighting for green screening. Not too light for reflections and
shadows
Edit
the recording Live, and you can record your video.
Can use
green butcher paper, cloth, or tablecloth as a cheap greenscreen backdrop
iMovie
on the MacBook lets u do “greenscreening”
Photoshop
touch. edit screen images. Search: Pstouch. $9.99
Kid in
story $6.99 – take a picture of a student, and put them in a story.
Spreadsheet
of ideas for tech integration...
Great
websites:
Edcanvas-
creatbstep by step guides or lessons online. Include videos images
educreations.
Creates a link
and qr code for easy sharing.
Infuselearning.com
– similar to socrative
Teacher.infuselearning.com
Turns
your ipads/ipods into Mobile clickers
BUT,
this one allows students to draw their answers!
It’s free and
it allows you to make free quizzes and view student work
It reads the
quizzes out loud in multiple languages!!
Google
docs requires a google Id to collaborate but...
Primary
pad is free. Create account to protect and make your rooms private.
Join
and you can chat/edit a word document.
Cool tool for
meetings or team planning.
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