APP SMASHINGThe art of using multiple apps for student creation

Robin Spencer, Librarian, CPE

AGENDA

Overview Places to go for ideas Considerations Types of apps Break Samples Give it a try Door prizes

BLOGS AND COOL PLACES FOR HELP

Greg Kuloweic’s blog http://kulowiectech.blogspot.com/

Ana Meneze’s bloghttp://lifefeast.blogspot.ca/2014/06/app-smashing-study-guides-for-students.html

Slide presentation on different ideas http://www.slideshare.net/mwestern/multi-apping-k6-handout

Ideas across content areas http://k12technology.weebly.com/app-smashing.html

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Purpose? Teacher created vs. student created Student created – free choice vs. step-by-step

End product?

Apps? Free vs. paid (don’t forget about in-app purchasing) Access to camera roll

Available technology?

Images?

o Student created/found vs image bank

TYPES OF APPS

Camera roll Brainstorm/workflow Production Creation Transfer Publication

SAMPLES

Discovery Education and just about anything Samples – social studies, science, etc. Free copy of The Ultimate App-smasher’s gui

de Thinglink and just about anything

TRY IT

door prizes