apptastic
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Apptastic presentation given by Emily Verbeke and Melanie Gray for EdCamp Grand Rapids - November 2011TRANSCRIPT
APPTASTIC
Some....must have apps!
-Emily Verbeke & Melanie Gray-November 2011
App Shopper
• Cost - FREE
• Create a wish list for notification when apps go on sale!
• helps to find COOL apps!
Evernote• Cost = FREE
• Capture anything! Access it anywhere!
• Uses:
• record keeping
• parent contacts
• writing/reading conference notes
• digital copies of student work
Dropbox
• Cost - FREE
• Never email yourself again.
• access files from anywhere!
Confer and Confer Lite
• Cost - FREE for lite version. Full version $14.99
• conference notes for students
• teaching points, strengths, etc
Corkulous
• Cost - $4.99
• Virtual Sticky Notes
• great for organizing and brainstorming
Dragon Dictation
• Cost = FREE
• Voice recognition that translates speech into text.
• great for students with spelling difficulties
ScreenChomp!
• Cost - FREE
• Screencasting on the iPad
• from TechSmith!
Mindjet
• Cost -
• Mind mapping- great for planning long term projects.
• Brainstorming
Cyberbullying
• Cost = FREE
• Professor Garfield talks internet safety
• Great way to discuss internet safety with students.
Readers...Personal Magazines
• Zite!
Voice Thread
• Cost - FREE
• Links with voicethread.com
• Create and share dynamic conversations around documents, pictures, and videos.
Book Creator
• Cost - $6.99
• Digital book creator. Add images and text. Can publish to iBooks!
Story Lines
• Cost - FREE
• Collaborative writing
Toontastic
• Cost = normally $3.99 (ipad) - FREE right now limited time!
• Create fun cartoons while learning about story elements.
Mad Libs
• Cost = FREE
• Create goofy stories will learning parts of speech!
chicktionary
• Cost = FREE
• Word game - use a set of letters to make a variety of words
• Great for Working with Words.
boggle
• Cost = $0.99
• Word Search Game
• Great for working with words.
Hangman Free HD
• Cost = FREE
• An old classic word game with a twist!
PopMath Lite
• Cost = FREE
• fun way to practice math skills
Math Board
• cost - $4.99
• Addition/Subtraction/Multiplication/Division practice in quiz format with multiple choice answers
• reminds me of a chalkboard
Everyday Math Games
• Cost = sometimes FREE
• Same games the kids play with EDM.
• Great practice.
Pictureka
• Cost = $0.99 iphone or $4.99 ipad
• Reminiscent of “Where’s Waldo”
• search for different items in a set time period
Stack the States
• Cost = $0.99
• Great way to practice geography.
Other favorites
• Tangram - free or $.99 -- Great for learning spacial relationships.
• Go Sky Watch - $3.99 - identify stars, planets, and consellations by pointing to the sky
• StarWalk - $2.99 or $4.99 - learn about the solar system.
List of places to find iPad resources!
Lucy’s Ipad Resources - goo.gl/Ege9L
iEar.org - Apps reviewed by teachers for education
iPod/iPad apps from Escondido Union School District
These are linked on the Tech Tuesday Teachers Blog and Wiki!