Videolicious App

Videolicious is an easy app to make a quick video to show student learning. You can add several pictures from your camera roll that you have taken or saved from the web. You can set the app to mic only to narrate the images or you can record video clips within the app.  You can add their royalty free theme music to the end. The final video saves to your camera roll. There is a one minute limit for the video.

Classroom Applications:

• Book Talks/Trailers - take a picture of the book cover and a picture of a drawing of your favorite scene.
• Discuss learning from field trips, science labs or other classroom events.
• Share research information about famous people or historical events.
• Show understanding of various content.

Pixntell - Digital Storytelling

Pixntell

Pixntell is a simple, easy to use Digital Storytelling app!  The free version allows you to use up to 5 photos and saves as an MP4. (You can upgrade for $.99.)

Tell Your Story in 4 Easy Steps!!

* Pick Your Pix - Use photos from your camera roll or take new pictures as you go.

* Arrange Your Timeline - Drag & drop photos to order them or delete photos.

* Record Your Voice (or Music) as you swipe through photos.

* Save your Story and Share via Email, Dropbox, YouTube, Facebook

Classroom Applications:

*  Take photos of science experiment; students narrate the process

*  Field trip photos with explanation of location

*  Take photos of artwork with student narration

*  Narrated photos of student work

*  Photos depicting a historical event, math concept, or other subject related idea

Skitch for iPad

Skitch for iPad (by Evernote)

Annotate - Create - Edit - Present!

Skitch for iPad is an app that allows you to add text notes, sketches, arrows, shapes, and more to photos, screenshots, maps, and web captures....or create a blank page to begin!


Classroom Applications:
*  Label the parts of a cell, a plant, the heart, etc. 
*  Point out locations of interest on a map.
*  Draw a route to a famous location.
*  Add a picture to a vocabulary word. 


Too Noisy

The Too Noisy app was shared with me by a student and I think it may have a place in the classroom management repertoire for some teachers. There is a free version and $.99 version that just adds more backgrounds.

From the TooNoisy website:

Just Right!

The "Too Noisy App" has been designed to assist a teacher keep control of general noise levels in a classroom using a visual stimulus.

As the noise level in a classroom increases beyond an acceptable level the noise level meter dynamically indicates the level of noise, and the background graphics within the app change to reflect the noise levels.

Teachers are able to control the sensitivity of the app by using the sensitivity slider within the app itself so the app can be used for all types of lessons.

Getting louder

Classroom Applications:

The app can be run directly on the ipad or displayed on the classroom interactive whiteboard by using a VGA adapter from the 30 pin iPad socket (note this feature only works on iPad 2's).

This app can be downloaded by clicking the image at the beginning of this post!

Too Noisy!!