Bottom line, there are several apps available for the ipad that can be integrated into the classroom in several ways. I was especially intrigue by the apps that allow the user to integrate sound and video seamlessly together.
Ipad integration
Applications
· Appsfire.com
· Appstart
· Appsgonefree
o w/ push notification for daily free apps, can volumize it, NCTM, around holidays
· ipadeducator
· iear.org
· appsineducation.blogspt.com
eclicker response system
· eclicker is free
· host is 9.99, then you can put it on the student machines
· up to 30 students can be hosted at once, the closer 30 but it slows down
· send question and pushes to device (can be timed, and gives feedback on performance)
· bonjour needs to be disabled for the e clicker to work on the network
· you can bring your own device, iphone or itouch, not android or blackberry
Show me or screen chomp
· free app
· math, English (sentence structure), geography (maps)
· great for alternative assessment
· you can search for teacher and student work
Flashscards Deluxe
· 3.99
· Create flashcards with quizlet.com (Free)
· Create cards with real pictures from flicker
· Create or search for shared cards
· Kids can assess themselves
Animation creator and flipbook
· Creater 0.99
· Flip book 4.99
· Create animations to tell a story
Thinking
· Creative genius 0.99
· Sparks thinking
· 3d math, get’s students to think about math operations
Math
· Motion math HD 2.99, good for fractions, decimals, percents. Use a ball to provide intervention, used for all levels
· Factor samuri, free, slice through numbers until they are prime, similar to fruit ninja
· Success maker speed games, 1.99, rti intervention, tracks progress
Reading
· Tools 4 student 0.99
· Graphic organizers, used over and over again, can be emailed, monitors comprehension. Can be used across disciplines
· Good for monitoring progress
Madlibs is a good way to teach using the ipad!
Spelling
· Spell board is 4.99
· Create spelling lists
· Good language practice, good practice with words, can share practice between devices, logs time spent on practice sessions
Story writing
· Storyrobe is 0.99
· Record a story, 3 min long, share by email, record story and draw picture
Science
· Oresome elements is free, periodic table app
· Simple physics 1.99, figure out things work – simple machines, build and test
· Build a bird free, teachers about structure and function
· Hudson alpha is free, Icell 3d view of organism (animals, plants, and cells)
Social studies
· Wordfoto 1.99, allows 10 words become part of a photo, great for vocabulary
· Britannica kids apps are 4.99, several for social studies and science
Teacher tools
· Stick pics, 2.99, questions starts based on blooms taxonomy
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