Group items tagged

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - "Nowadays teachers and students have a variety of ways to show what they know and to express themselves. Take a look at some of the hottest online and mobile tools for showing, explaining, and retelling in my infographic, "Show What You Know Using Web & Mobile Apps." These tools can turn students into teachers and teachers into super-teachers! Furthermore, most of the apps listed in the infographic are free of charge."

For educators using iPads in the classroom, Happi Papi offers an Education Evaluation Program. Educational institutions that are members of the program will receive free versions of all new Happi Papi apps being launched. When a new app is available, Happi Papi will email a code so that you may install and evaluate the app on your iPad for free.

Recently six app developers from different parts of the world joined forces in an App Evaluation Program for Schools. The program will provide educators everywhere with free quality learning apps for the iPad platform. So far, more than 300 teachers from four continents have taken the opportunity to sign up.

I was one of the first teachers in my district to receive an iPad to use in my classroom. I was elated. I immediately found all kinds of apps for doing administrative tasks, but I really struggled with how to use the iPad with 25 or more students and only one iPad. It has taken a lot of trial and error, but I've found some free apps that work for me in a whole group situation. Here are a few of the apps I have used successfully.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nIdea Sketch lets you easily draw a diagram - mind map, concept map, or flow chart - and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa. You can use Idea Sketch for anything, such as brainstorming new ideas, illustrating concepts, making lists and outlines, planning presentations, creating organizational charts, and more!\n\nShare Your Ideas\n\nDiagrams can be saved to the Photos app, which are then synced to your desktop computer. You can also copy-and-paste diagrams and outlines into any other app on your iPhone. You can even upload diagrams to your Facebook account!\n\nEasy-to-Use\n\nIdea Sketch is designed to be intuitive and easy to use. You'll be creating and editing diagrams and outlines right away.\n\nNo Drawing Required\n\nJust enter your text and move the shapes around, Idea Sketch handles all the drawing.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nGlow Coloring is the first doodle app that allows you to scan in images that you can color in or trace. With Glow Coloring, you can adjust brush pattern, brush size, and color. When you are done drawing your masterpiece, you can save it to your camera roll or email it directly from the app.

For iPad on the iTunes App Store\nBoost your Math Skills! Math Flash Cards is a fun to use math drill application that looks and works just like the old paper flash cards. Great for Kids and Parents to practice and refresh arithmetic skills.\nWe spend numerous hours searching through reviews and we have listened. This is the most Exciting and Amazing Math Flash Card application produced. You have tried the rest now its time to use the BEST!\n\nDESCRIPTION\n\nThis is a perfect app for you kids to use during the school year. This is a digital pack of Math Flash cards that can be used anywhere! DRAW on the Screen and have your Child show his or her work! Challenge their friend or siblings with this app. See who has the fastest time, but remember they have to be correct as well.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nLearn Talking & Spelling Flashcards Kids Games Free Lite \n\nThis FREE app makes it fun and easy to go over the alphabet phonetics, spelling, reading, and sounds.\n\nThis ABC app provides a unique interactive teaching tool that makes learning letters fun.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store This free app is a small part of our huge SIGN LANGUAGE 101 app where you can later upgrade to learn 1,000 more categorized words & short sentences in ASL!"

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nThis is a free lite version which has a LIMIT of 4 decks and 4 cards per deck. The paid version does not have this restriction.\n\nFlashcards Deluxe is an easy to use, yet powerful flashcard app which you can use to study just about anything you want. I use this app for my own Chinese studies, and am constantly improving it to make it better for myself and others.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\niStart Spanish!" is an ABSOLUTE BEGINNER app for learning Spanish. If you already know some Spanish, please try the last lesson (#50) first in order to see if the app is suitable for you. Please enjoy this once-only limited-time free campaign!\n

As educators we need to become savvy about the ways apps can foster creativity and possibly begin to produce them ourselves A blog post which sorts apps into Blooms Revised Taxonomy categories 

From Richard Byrne "Rarely do I write about apps that are "free for a limited time," but Pinnacle Studio is one iPad app that I think deserves your attention. Pinnacle Studio is a video editing app that is free right now although I don't know how long it will be before they start charging. After giving it a try I have to say that you should not waste anytime and grab it now while it's free."

For a global view of the landscape - at least for iOS devices - start with this Google Docs spreadsheet curated by Scott McLeod. Updated regularly, the document breaks down the major online sources of reviews and of the apps themselves, with a few comments to help you browse.

"Smithsonian Channel for iPad is a fantastic free app for anyone that enjoys watching educational videos without having to go to YouTube. With the Smithsonian Channel iPad app installed you can browse and search for full-length educational videos as well as shorter clips produced by Smithsonian."

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT ipad app this toolkit can help when calculations become tedious while in the field.

Geocaching Toolkit iGCT ipad app this toolkit can help when calculations become tedious while in the field.

iMarkMySpot geocaching ipad app you can use to tag your digital photos with their exact GPS location.

iMarkMySpot geocaching ipad app you can use to tag your digital photos with their exact GPS location.

Seven Free Science Apps for Your Students' iPads http://t.co/y3aAYdfOi7

Seven Free Science Apps for Your Students' iPads http://t.co/y3aAYdfOi7

Sketch Nation- iPad app which lets users design and play simple games by drawing the character and backgrounds. https://t.co/oDWyDSWD04

Sketch Nation- iPad app which lets users design and play simple games by drawing the character and backgrounds. https://t.co/oDWyDSWD04

A good list of most free apps for iPod and iPad integration into classroom.

There is a good one that emulates the TI machine...A good list of most free apps for iPod and iPad integration into classroom.