Apps

Apps Creation Apps __Educreations__: use your iPad like a smart board, can add your voice to make a presentation, multiple slides, share lessons and publish online for student viewing (free) (www.educreations.com) __ShowMe:__ writing is recorded in real time with audio, great for demos of solving math problems (free) (www.showmes.com has great examples and teaching ideas) teaching idea – students or teachers create a show me to solve word problems __Animoto:__ can create 30 second slide show with your own pictures, text, music (also avialiable online), apply for a free teachers’ account for more tools (free) teaching idea –slide show to describe character traits slide show for a category(fruits, things you see in spring, weather) create a ‘book trailer’ __Enlyte Note:__ Type, write, insert and resize images and create a Notebook to share by mail or on Facebook, keep notes and support with visual and textual clips - all on the same page, note taking app (free) Vocabulary __StoryLines for Schools__: iPad version of the telephone game (free) teaching idea: vocabulary practice, writing - story

__Telephone:__ iPad version of the telephone game (free) __Futaba word games for kids__: faced paced game where students match words to images (free) (customizable word lists and pictures with $2.99 upgrade) teaching idea-smart centers – have students create/customize games for another group (with $2.99 upgrade) __Easy Board:__ great for students with disabilities, quick way to create visuals, help with communication through the use of simple strategies like first/then, yes/no ($.99)
 * Special Needs: **

__Cars in the Sandbox:__ move/control construction vehicles to pick up, stack, or move objects ($1.99)

__Dexteria:__ fine motor skill development, multiple levels, tracing letters ($4.99)

__Toca Hair salon__ (Toca Doctor, Toca Kitchen, happy KIDS Vet, Toca House) ([|www.tocaboca.com]) ($1.99 some of the apps have in app purchases) Teaching Idea: follow simple or multi-step directions, identify vocabulary

__Barnyard Mahjong FREE:__ matching tile game items found on a farm with varying levels Teaching Idea: follow directions, auditory memory, directional words; find the match for cow and the pig, find the animal in the first row that quacks __SuperDuper Data Tracker__: keep track of IEP goal data, easy to use, email data sheets to print out, video tutorial ($1.99) __Super Duper Age Calculator:__ Enter current date and student’s birthdate to calucate age in months, days, and years (FREE)

__ Watch That __ !: remember numbers on scree and touch them in a correct order after tye disappear, numbers increases with correct responces, 3 levels of difficulty (free) Teaching Tip: Good for short term memory and processing __ See.Touch.Learn: __ flash card/pictures designed for students with autism, easy to create custom lessons, includes a great tutorial, in app purchases for more ‘flash cards’, ability to create personalized flash cards (free) (PRO version $24.99)

__ Tapikeo: __ create picture books, sound boards, flash cards, simple AAC boards, visual schedules, free boards examples, customizeable boards ($2.99 – other boards available for purchase) teaching idea: create a board with a variety of items from a category – play iSpy [|www.tapikeo.com] free grids available for download


 * Educational Games **

__ Boggle Free __ : app version of Boggle (free version has add - $.99 for version without adds)

__ isay HD: __ similar to the electronic game Simon, touch colored squares in sequence, for each correct sequence – the length of the sequence is increase by one (free – there are several similar versions that are free as well)

__Sight Words Hangman:__ sight word game, hears and views the word select word that they think is correct, if incorrect word, a body part of the hangman shows up on the screen, 30 word lists, keeps track of progress ($.99 )

__Word Ball:__create words (2 versions to play) from letters that bounce (vowels are color coded) and shrink when player doesn’t use letters or slows down making words, word list at end to see words created ($1.99) teaching idea: have students make their spelling words, spell words from word walls, words in the a given word family

__ Word Slam HD: __ (like scrabble slam) 1 or 2 player versions, high speed game to change 4 letter words letter by letter (computer vs player difficult) (Free)


 * Math **

__ AbleMath: __ graphing calculator (free)

__Jungle Fractions/Jungle Coins/Jungle Time:__ Jungle themed tutorial/math games, multiple levels, Spanish option, track data for a session, variety of skill levels, customizable settings ($2.99)

__Subtracting Sardines, Multiplying Acorns, Adding Apples:__ teaches the concepts of adding, subtracting, or multiplying, great graphics, ear coins and trophies, keeps track of progress for 3 players, more than skill and drill ($.99)

__ Rover: __ web browser access to fun brain, starfall, discovery and other limited FlashPlayer sites; upgrades for more access
 * Tools: **

__PDF Notes__: organize PDF notes, ‘finger writing, can read any uploaded PDF file (free with advertisements, paid version is available)

__Scan to PDF__: scan documents with iPad and converts to PDF, use as a quick method with PDF Notes to make worksheets/notes/outlines into digital papers, quality of text isn’t the best ($4.99) __ Qrafter __ : qr code reader (Free) teaching idea: make pod casts of summaries of books, tape QR code to book, students can scan QR code to hear summary adapt books, record pod cast/video file of text, tape QR cod next to text, scan QR code to hear text

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