The intention of this blog is to provide an avenue for sharing resources gathered at this year's VSTE conference. Please feel free to post comments so your thoughts can become a part of the networking experience.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Taking IT Mobile: iPad Apps for Teaching and Learning

Speaker: Lisa Heaton Amy Cottle
Great Presentation by Marshal University. Listed Apps for use in education.
Free Apps- Lists free apps for the day
Jib Jab Jr.-Puts your picture in the story, motivator for early readers
Blobble Write - Free - Trace letters and numbers
All Sight Words - Has Dolch sight words and allows student to record the word, can tag the words for later practice
Make a Word - From Starfall - Practice making words
Brain Pop Featured Movie - Free -
Sock Puppets - Create a sock puppet avatar, then record a message...Have two puppets talk together
Flash Cards - Create list of flash cards that can be shared among machines via account
Show Me - Interactive Whiteboard, lets you record and share drawings; Community of videos created, can follow other teachers
Groupboard - Connect up to 5 ipads for group drawing
Edmodo - Interactive blog app, connected to edmodo.com
Toontastic - Create a story with characters, narration, uses story arc
ABC Notes - Sticky notes, very customizable
Popplet - Create graphic organizer
TeamViewer - Remote Control App; Another good one is Splashtop
Disney Digital Books - Voice over disney books with puzzles, sold by the book
Color Uncovered - Teaches Art concepts
Hello Crayons - Uses different media (crayon, paint, markers)
How to Draw - Step by step drawing lessons
Adobe Photoshop Express - free version
Nasher - Virtual art museum tour
Stickman - Draw a stickman and it goes into an interactive story
Classic Books - Free Books
eCove -Admin - ESL - observation apps
inClass - Student class organization
Teacher Pal - Place to do grades, attendance
3D Brain - Interactive model of brain
Spark People - Diet and fitness tracker
iTranslate - Translates
Living Language -Spanish one is free
Newseum -Front Pages from different newspapers
Trade Nation - Simulation game about natural resources
www.marshall.edu/supersaturday/vsteipadapps.htm
http://stevebfw.wikispaces.com/iPad+Apps+BFW