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'Imagistory is a wonderful free iPad app that I just found out about from iPad Apps 4 Schools. This is a great "wordless" picture book where students can record their own narration of the story that they select. As they open the book, the story begins to record through the iPad''s microphone. Once a story is finished it can then be saved and played back or record a new version of your story.
'Shapes is a new iOS app that is fantastic for learning and manipulating geometric shapes. It lets a student control different shapes such as: prisms, pyramids, platonic solids, etc. while using familiar and easy to use hand gestures to change colors, zoom in/out, etc. Below is a list of features. - Select 27 unique shapes - Choose from a variety of: prisms, pyramids, Platonic solids, solids of revolution - Unfold shapes into different net combinations - Explore transparent surfaces mode - Highl
'Post-it Plus is a neat little free iOS app that''s been getting quite a bit of press online ( iPad Apps for Schools ) lately. This cool app lets a user snap a pic of their paper post-it notes and then turn them digital. Once they are uploaded to the iOS device they can be organized/tagged and shared w/ others. Just another great way to make the move towards making your classroom paperless!!!
'Answerables is a wonderful new innovative site/game that is perfect for Game Based Learning (or more accurate Game Based Learning meets Learning Management System). It reminds me of Second Life but geared more toward kids w/ their fantasy/SciFi environment. The game takes place in the 3D virtual world of Answerables on a planet called Proxima, where the native Ansibles (students) encounter an alien race.
'I''ve been in touch w/ the people over at Shadow Puppet and excited to announce their new spinoff free iOS app for education, Shadow Puppet Edu. This is an excellent easy to use app for Project Based Learning and Digital Storytelling. Like the former app it has a drag and drop interface but w/ this new educational instance it allows for easier/safer searching and integration of pictures as well as no student email account to use.
'The Adjective Detective is a fun online game I just found out about from Technology & Learning. This game explains what an adjective is and provides a lot of interactive exercises siting examples. Also, it has students being a detective and finding the adjectives (i.e. superlative and comparative) by highlighting them in a sentence w/ a magnifying glass.
'Great Websites for Kids is a nice collection of sites for kids up to 14 yrs old. All sites have been reviewed and safe for kids to use. Also, a student can browse through sites by topic, subject, or manually type in what they are looking for. I recommend checking out Great Websites for Kids by clicking here !!! For more information check out E dshelf.
'Modern Chalkboard is a wonderful free site for finding educational resources such as Smart Board files. These interactive lessons cover a wide range of topics from Math, to Science, and Social Studies. Right now this is a fairly new site and the majority of their resources are for K-5th grade but more Smart Board resources are being added all the time.
'Brainscape is an excellent free iOS app for studying any topic based on mobile flashcards. This "smart" flashcards get rated by the user and based on those ratings will differentiate instruction to help the student learn. Best of all, a user can either browse through and purchase decks of flashcards or create their own and even share their cards w/ others.
'iCivics is a fantastic site for learning about Civics through Game Based Learning. Best of all, iCivics has an educational portal that allows educators to create and manage student accounts. Also, teachers can create assignments such as games/webquests and track student performance w/ detailed reports. Finally, a educator can create a forum or message board to engage students in online discussions and send out class announcements.
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'" Otus is an easy-to-use, yet powerful classroom tool that brings the best iPad and Chromebook education features together into one secure environment, and uses a single Google login." I must say after reading this tag line I was quite intrigued to give Otus a look and it IS a complete mobile learning environment for schools. Otus comes in two free iPad apps one for the teacher and one for the student.
'Book Writer is a fantastic iOS app for digital storytelling that lets users create interactive digital books, PDFs, and more. Educators are using this to Flip their classroom, create tutorials, photo books, presentations, and Project Based Learning. It''s a simple app to use that has a drag-n-drop interface and lets users upload images, videos, audio, text, etc.
'EDpuzzle the premiere site for flipping a lesson through video has just released a free iOS app. As w/ the site this app allows users to take a video and easily "make it their own" by editing, cropping, adding narration and questions to flip a lesson or classroom. Students can then view the video on their mobile device, answer the questions, and gauge their learning.
'AR Flashcards Shapes and Colors is the brand-new educational augmented reality iOS app from Mitchlehan Media (i.e AR Flashcards Space ). Like AR Space, all a child has to do is point the iOS device at the printed flashcard to display a 3D rendered animal holding up a shape. A user can then take a snapshot or even hear the shape by pressing on the sound button.
'Biteslide is one of my favorite Web 2.0 sites w/ educational portal that is ideal for Project Based Learning. This site allows users to create stunning interactive slideshows or presentations w/ text, audio, images, and more. Also, the educational portal allows for educators to create and manage students accounts, create assignments, and much more in a safe environment.
'Chronicle is a innovative new iPad that is ideal for classroom management, grading, assessing, note-taking, and so much more. It is a educational tool that educators are using for harnessing their teaching best practice methodologies. It is designed for educators to "Chronicle" each student through detailed and easy to use data by allowing educators to add multimedia (i.e. audio, video, images, etc.) content to each student''s progress.
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