Ipad uses and apps in the elementary classroom 1/12 carolyn belle, sh tech mentor
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USES/TYPES OF APPSSkill/Drill Replaces practice worksheets; saves
paper; can be engagingContent/Reference
Access to information through text or video
Creative Platforms for students to create projectsApp Versions of websites
Often creative; can use computer or iPad/iPhone/iPod touch to access
Tools for iPad use
Apps that allow you to use the iPad to teach, share, or do research more efficiently
SKILL/DRILLApp Cost Leve
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MathBoard Yes Gr. 2 +
Computation practice; multiple students/levels/operations; students do work on board, answer mult. Choice ?s
MathPractice
Free 1-6 Type in answers to add, subt, mult, div, metric conv., fractions. Scale easy to hard. 3 accounts plus guest.
SplashMath
9.99 1-5 Practice in Common Core math at different grade levels. Doesn’t teach. “Lite” version available to try.
Operation Math Code Squad
$2.99
3-5 Fact practice review where 4 players on one iPad beat the clock.
Factr Samurai
Free 4-5 Game. Click on composite numbers to find factors until they are prime. 3 levels. 1 account. Quick!
TEACHING SKILLSApp Cos
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Bugs and Numbers (other Bugs apps are similar)
2.99 primary
18 games to learn and practice math from #, shape ID to simple fractions. Only 1 account, cant reset in app
LetterSchool 2.99 K-1 Handwriting app. Handwriting w/o tears. 3 accounts kept.
MATH PUZZLESApp pric
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5 dice free 4-5 Order of operations. Make equations with given #s to get target answer. 3 levels. Multiple players tracked.
Factorman free 4-5 Game to beat computer. Choose a number: you get that many points; your opponent gets the sum of the #s factors
MATH TOOLSapp pric
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Virtual Manipulatives
free 3-5 Has charts with fraction, decimal and percent bars. Student can pull any onto board to work with them.
Geoboard free all Virtual geoboard with 8 colors of rubberbands, 10X12 and 5X5 boards
Think 3D Free
GameTools
Free
free
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Build multi=colored figures with blocks, rotate to see from different angles
Timer, dice, buzzer, scoresheet to use for playing games.
TEACHER TOOLS
app price level
description
Too Noisy Free all Decibel meter shows from smiley to frown with fingers in ears
Nearpod Free all Teacher creates presentations. Students w/Nearpod on iPad put in presentation #, then teacher’s screen is mirrored on theirs. Can be interactive.
InstaWeb Free all Turn any clip from a webpage into a PDF file. Remember to give credit.
DecideNow Free all Create a wheel to spin with your own answers in each section. Spin and choose.
Socrative Free all Download teacher and student clickers. Make multiple choice, short answer questions. Students take quizzes, you see results in real time.
TEACHER TOOLS, CONT.App cos
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Class Dojo free
all Set up class on computer. Note behaviors positive/negative you want to keep track of. Use iPhone/iPad/iPod touch to tap behaviors during class. Makes/emails reports, sends on Fridays.
RR Calc free
all Same as your Fountas and Pinnel running record calculator.
Timer+ free
all Stopwatch-like timer
AppsGoneFree free
all Daily collection of apps on sale for free. 6-8 per day.
TEACHER TOOL: GUIDED ACCESS
CREATE!app pric
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Sock Puppets free all Record your voice making sock puppets talk. Save to iPod or share. Extra backgrounds, puppets at extra cost.
TinyTap free all Use photos from the iPad to create games where player points to something on the screen. Records your voice.
Explain Everything
$2.99
all Annotate, animate and narrate explanations and presentations.You can import docs, pics, video. Draw and explain, then export as YouTube video. Free similar apps: Educreations, Show Me.
Videolicious free all Choose photos, narrate to make movie. Email, YouTube movies.
CREATE! CONT.App cos
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QuickVoice free all Make a quick recording. Email it.Skitch free all Take an image (photo, map,
something captured from Web). Draw on it, save to Evernote
APPS TO MATCH CLOUD WEBSITESThe following cloud applications have apps for the
iPad:
Kidblog Edmodo VolunteerSpotGoogle Drive VoiceThread PreziPandora Netflix SkypeAncestry.com and many more!
Some people prefer to go through a browser to the website even on the iPad.
REMEMBER…The world of apps is constantly
changing.Keep talking to colleagues, checking
out top rated apps in the apps store (and reading reviews), and asking your students.
Have fun!