Apptastic

APPTASTIC

Some....must have apps!

-Emily Verbeke & Melanie Gray-November 2011

App Shopper

• Cost - FREE

• Create a wish list for notification when apps go on sale!

• helps to find COOL apps!

Evernote• Cost = FREE

• Capture anything! Access it anywhere!

• Uses:

• record keeping

• parent contacts

• writing/reading conference notes

• digital copies of student work

Dropbox

• Cost - FREE

• Never email yourself again.

• access files from anywhere!

Confer and Confer Lite

• Cost - FREE for lite version. Full version $14.99

• conference notes for students

• teaching points, strengths, etc

Corkulous

• Cost - $4.99

• Virtual Sticky Notes

• great for organizing and brainstorming

Dragon Dictation

• Cost = FREE

• Voice recognition that translates speech into text.

• great for students with spelling difficulties

ScreenChomp!

• Cost - FREE

• Screencasting on the iPad

• from TechSmith!

Mindjet

• Cost -

• Mind mapping- great for planning long term projects.

• Brainstorming

Cyberbullying

• Cost = FREE

• Professor Garfield talks internet safety

• Great way to discuss internet safety with students.

Readers...Personal Magazines

• Zite!

• Flipboard

Voice Thread

• Cost - FREE

• Links with voicethread.com

• Create and share dynamic conversations around documents, pictures, and videos.

Book Creator

• Cost - $6.99

• Digital book creator. Add images and text. Can publish to iBooks!

Story Lines

• Cost - FREE

• Collaborative writing

Toontastic

• Cost = normally $3.99 (ipad) - FREE right now limited time!

• Create fun cartoons while learning about story elements.

Mad Libs

• Cost = FREE

• Create goofy stories will learning parts of speech!

chicktionary

• Cost = FREE

• Word game - use a set of letters to make a variety of words

• Great for Working with Words.

boggle

• Cost = $0.99

• Word Search Game

• Great for working with words.

Hangman Free HD

• Cost = FREE

• An old classic word game with a twist!

PopMath Lite

• Cost = FREE

• fun way to practice math skills

Math Board

• cost - $4.99

• Addition/Subtraction/Multiplication/Division practice in quiz format with multiple choice answers

• reminds me of a chalkboard

Everyday Math Games

• Cost = sometimes FREE

• Same games the kids play with EDM.

• Great practice.

Pictureka

• Cost = $0.99 iphone or $4.99 ipad

• Reminiscent of “Where’s Waldo”

• search for different items in a set time period

Stack the States

• Cost = $0.99

• Great way to practice geography.

Other favorites

• Tangram - free or $.99 -- Great for learning spacial relationships.

• Go Sky Watch - $3.99 - identify stars, planets, and consellations by pointing to the sky

• StarWalk - $2.99 or $4.99 - learn about the solar system.

List of places to find iPad resources!

Lucy’s Ipad Resources - goo.gl/Ege9L

iEar.org - Apps reviewed by teachers for education

iPod/iPad apps from Escondido Union School District

These are linked on the Tech Tuesday Teachers Blog and Wiki!