Trading Cards

Trading Cards - This is one of my favorite new apps! It allows students to show what they know about people, places, or things in an original format. This even has an option to practice and show learning of new vocabulary!







Here is what the developer said about this cool app:

Create trading cards for any number of categories, including:
• Fictional person
• Real person
• Fictional place
• Real place
• Object
• Event
• Vocabulary word

Each category has  guiding questions for creating the card.

You can send the completed trading cards to the camera roll and then save it to WebDAV so you can move it or print it later!

Classroom Applications:

* summative project on famous historical figures

*culminating project-based learning activity

*formative checks for new vocabulary terms

*formative/summative assessments of literary characters

and, MUCH MORE!

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!!

WebDav

The Webdav app is a great way to get student work, pictures and video from the iPad to the network for printing, sharing and saving. See your TIS for assistance in setting up this app to connect to the network if you have not already done so. Click on the WebDav links below to see how to copy files to the network using this app.

Webdav with Keynote and Pages

Webdav with Pictures and Video

Classroom Applications:

Publishing

Printing

Collaborating

ScootPad


ScootPad is the ultimate way to engage kids in mastering Common Core Standards and Concepts in math and reading with personalized, self-paced and stimulating practice.  Kids love ScootPad!!

 My teachers love the ScootPad app because it is highly engaging practice for their students using Common Core standards, they can make the practice unique for each student, and because it's easy to maintain. 

You can even open it through Edmodo Apps or online at ScootPad.com!

Practice. Learn. Succeed.

Classroom Applications :
*Individual practice of math & reading skills
*Spelling practice
*Can be used in centers!
*Common Core review

Puppet Pals HD App

Puppet Pals is free iPad app used to create simple animated shows.  Choose actors and backdrops and record! (There is an option of purchasing additional content as well.)

Creative - Fun - Engaging!

Classroom Applications:
*  Creative writing

*  Book Talks

*  Historical events or biographies

*  Share Project Information

*  Collaborative Stories 

Pic Collage Poster Maker

Pic Collage is one of my favorite free apps. Students can add pictures and text to create a poster to demonstrate their learning.

When students finish the project, click on the forward arrow and select "Save to Library". This puts the image in the iPad's camera roll. You can then use the Webdav app to copy the image to your student R drive.

Classroom Applications:

Research Project Posters

Book Talks/Advertisements
Science Lab Explanations
Student Writing
Acrostics
Visual Vocabulary
and much more....

Managing Your iPad's Memory

Hello Lex1 Teachers! Here is a 5 min. video that describes strategies for managing space on your iPad.

Keynote

Keynote is a presentation app. It is the Apple version of PowerPoint. Use it to create slideshows and presentations. You can save a keynote presentation as a PowerPoint or a PDF.






Activity: Now It's Your Turn
Create a presentation in Keynote using pictures and animation.

Step 1: Create your own math problem using different color shapes..
Step 2: Click the plus sign and choose to Create Presentation.
Step 3: Show students how to make a shape (click the plus on the top right), change its color, and copy/paste to create more shapes to illustrate the problem.
Step 4: Add text boxes to write the math problem in 3 parts.
Step 5: Touch one of the text boxes to open the Inspector and click animate to add animation. 


Classroom applications:
1. Students practice Spanish/French vocabulary by making a slideshow with pictures and words describing vocabulary words. 
2. Students create a presentation with pictures about a historical figure in Social Studies.
3. Students create a presentation showing what they've learned about a topic in Science such as landforms or animal habitats. Include text and pictures.

Pages App

Pages is a word processing app (provided free by Lexington1 for teachers). It's the Apple version of MS Word.  Use this app to create, edit, and view documents.
You can send a Pages document as a Word doc or as a PDF.

Activity: Your Favorite Time of Day
Create a Pages document that includes a picture and paragraph.

Step 1: Take a picture of a clock or watch in your classroom.
Step 2: Open Pages on your iPad.
Step 3: Create a new document (Tap the + icon, top left).
Step 4: Choose Blank template
Step 5: Tap the picture icon (top right) and insert the clock photo.
Step 6: Write a paragraph below the picture about your favorite time of day and explain why it is your favorite time of day.
Step 7: Share with your classmates.

Classroom Applications:
1. Student takes a picture of him/herself and writes an autobiography.
2. Student takes a picture of a plant or animal and writes a paragraph describing what type of plant or animal.
3. Student takes a picture of a math problem and explains how to work the problem.

The Camera App

Welcome to Our Elementary iPads Blog!

The elementary schools in Lexington School District One are rolling out iPads into the classrooms. In order to share ideas and apps with teachers, this blog has been created. Please check back often to find more ways to use iPads effectively in your classroom.


Please use the comment link below the posts to let us know different ways you are using the apps we suggest!