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iPAD Apps for Enhancing the Primary Classroom
Presented by Kristen Thornton and Melissa Gibsonhcworkshopforipads.weebly.com
Abstract:
If you are an elementary school teacher looking for educational apps to use in the classroom, this professional development is perfect for you. This session will offer various content-based apps that will enhance your classroom. Many of these programs will help you to integrate common core standards as well as keep you up to date with technology. You will walk away with a variety of free apps as well as a list of other beneficial apps available for purchase at your own discretion. iPads will be available for your use, but it is recommended that you bring your iPad as you will be able to directly apply this content to your device.
Welcome to iPAD Apps for Enhancing the Primary Classroom
Introduction ◦ Tablets/iPads Today◦ Meet the Facilitators ◦ Team Building Activity: App Fight
A Look at Language Arts Apps for the iPad◦ Exploration of Language Arts Apps for the iPad
Break Time A Look at Mathematics Apps for the iPad
◦ Exploration of Mathematics Apps for the iPad. A Look at Teacher Productivity Apps for the iPad.
◦ Exploration of Teacher Productivity Apps for the iPad. Break Time-Technology of tomorrow Wrap-UP
◦ Additional Apps Resources ◦ Workshop Survey: What did we learn? ◦ Coastal Carolina University Programs◦ Questions & Comments
A Glance at IPAD Apps for Enhancing the Primary Classroom:
Tablets are ultra portable tools that create flexible learning environments and provide almost immediate access to information.
There is no denying tablets are changing the way we learn.
Tablets/iPads Today
Meet the Facilitators:
Kristen Thornton&
Melissa Gibson
Teaching Experience:◦ Teacher at Maryville Elementary School in Georgetown.◦ 4th Grade Teacher◦ Technology Troubleshooter
Educational Background:◦ Obtained my Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
in at Winthrop University.◦ Currently obtaining my Master of Education in
Instructional Technology at Coastal Carolina University. Personal Information:
◦ Resides in Andrews ◦ Cheerleader Coach
Meet the Facilitators: Kristen Thornton
Teaching Experience:◦ First year teacher at St. James Santee Elementary
School in McClellanville.◦ 6th Grade Language Arts & Social Studies Teacher
Educational Background:◦ Obtained my Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
in May 2011at Coastal Carolina University.◦ Currently obtaining my Master of Education in
Instructional Technology at Coastal Carolina University. Personal Information:
◦ From Pawleys Island and currently lives in Pawleys Island.
◦ Has seven year old son with a newborn on the way.
Meet the Facilitators:Melissa Gibson
Team Building Activity:App Fight
On your piece of paper write your name and the name of one iPad app that you may use at school or at home.
App Fight Instructions:
Teachers want apps that teachers can input their own “curriculum” into the app in some fashion.
Teachers want the ability to pull “data” from the apps in some fashion. Teachers want to feel in control of their students “freedom” to provide a safe and secure learning environment.
Teachers want to feel in control of their students “freedom” to provide a safe and secure learning environment.
Teachers want apps that are easy for students as well as teachers to navigate.
What do teachers want in apps for education?
A Look at Language Arts Apps for the iPad & Exploration of
Language Arts Apps
Grammar Wonderland
Mad Libs
Pocket Phonics ABC Lite
Puppet Pals
A Look at Language Arts Apps for the iPad:
iGoal: Find an activity that you could use one of the apps presented during your classroom workstation related to your standards.
Ideas may go on the website under Feedback- Blog
Exploration of Language Arts Apps for the iPad:
iGoal
Age/Grade- 1st and up Common Core- Writing & Language Grammar Wonderland is a great resource to
reinforce nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Grammar Wonderland
Age/Grade- 1st and up Common Core- Writing & Language Mad Libs are a fun way for students to be
able to create hilarious passages, stories, and letters using different grammar skills.
Mad Libs
Age/Grade: Preschool kids – age 7 Common Core: Reading: Foundational Skills
and Writing
★LETTER SOUNDS★ Helps children learn to read by
understanding the sounds that letters make. ★LETTER WRITING★
Visually demonstrates how to write each letter★FIRST WORDS★
A child who knows their letter sounds will learn to read words they’ve never seen before.
Pocket Phonics ABC Lite
Age/Grade: Preschool kids - age 8. Common Core: Reading: Literature, Writing,
Speaking and Listening, and Language Create your own unique shows with
animation and audio in real time!
Puppet Pals
A Look at Mathematic Apps for the iPad & Exploration of
Mathematic Apps
10 Frame Fill Sail Through Math Play 123 My Script Calculator Agnitus Springbird
A Look at Mathematic Apps for the iPad:
iGoal: Find an app that you think would be beneficial for differentiation in your classroom (ex: high-fliers)
Ideas may go on the website under Feedback- Blog
Exploration of Mathematic Apps for the iPad:
iGoal
Grade/Age- 1st-2nd Common Core- Numbers & Operations in
Base Ten “10 Frame Fill” provides children practice
with recognizing additive “10 Families” (e.g., 1 and 9, 2 and 8, etc.).
10 Frame Fill
Grade/Age- 1st and up Common Core- Operations & Algebraic
Thinking, and Numbers & Operations in Base Ten
Sail Through Math offers a fun and exciting way to practice and reinforce math skills. Users face mounting obstacles and surprising hazards as they navigate through Math Facts, Algebra, Number Sense, and Rational Numbers.
Sail Through Math
Grade/Age- K- 1st Common Core-Geometry PLAY123 is a learning application where
your kids can play with all shapes, colors and numbers of their imagination, using various functions of the pad. They can throw, draw, roll, stack, turn, and more.
Play 123
Grade/Age- 1st and up Common Core- Operations & Algebraic
Thinking, and Numbers & Operations in Base Ten
With MyScript© Calculator, perform mathematical operations naturally using your handwriting.
My Script Calculator
Grade/Age- Pre-K Common Core- Operations & Algebraic
Thinking, Number & Operations in Base Ten, and Geometry
Agnitus is a great program to help primary aged children identify shapes, colors, healthy foods, and personally hygiene.
Agnitus
Grade/Age- K-2nd
Common Core-Operations & Algebraic Thinking and Numbers & Operations in Base Ten
Springbird will encourage students to try to excel at adding and subtracting because it is another form of the well known game Angrybirds.
Adding & Subtracting with Springbird
A Look at Teacher Productivity Apps for the iPad & Exploration
of Teacher Productivity Apps
Common Core Show Me Classdojo Grade It TeacherPLite Hall Pass
A Look at Teacher Productivity Apps for the iPad:
iGoal: Create one lesson that you can add to your plans next week using an one or more iPad apps.
Ideas may go on the website under Feedback- Blog
Exploration of Teacher Productivity Apps for the iPad:
iGoal
Guided Access helps students with disabilities such as autism remain on task and focused on content. It allows a parent, teacher, or administrator to limit an device to one app by disabling the Home button, as well as restrict touch input on certain areas of the screen.
Guided AccessHow To Use Guided AccessGo to SETTINGS then tap GENERALToward the bottom, tap ACCESSIBILITY and then go to the LEARNING sectionNow tap on GUIDED ACCESS and switch it to the ON positionWant to set up a passcode? You can do that nowNow go to the app you want to use. Tap the home button 3 times to launch the Guided Access optionsSet the options as desired and then tap the home button 3 times again.
Purpose: This app includes a simple way to view each Common Core standard.
Recommendation From a Real Teacher:A great reference for parents and teachers to easily and understand the core standards. Quickly find standards by subject, grade, and subject category (domain/cluster). This app currently includes Math standards K-12 and Language Arts standards K-12.
Common Core
Purpose: The ShowMe App allows the user to record annotations along with voice right on the iPad, esentially turning the iPad into an interactive, recordable "whiteboard."
Recommendation From a Real Teacher:I can see so many potential uses for this in the classroom! For teachers: instantly & on the fly create tutorials, directions, troubleshoot common problems, and project directions that include audio & notes so they meet multiple learning styles. For students: create how-to projects, ask questions, explain math problems, diagram a map, draw a diagram, and so many more!
Show Me
Purpose: ClassDojo helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behavior that teachers can share with parents and administrators.
Recommendation From a Real Teacher:Better learning behaviors, smoother lessons, and hassle-free data - and it's free for teachers!
Classdojo
Purpose: The Grade It! app is a must have app for every teacher. Grade It! makes it easy to calculate percentages for any assessment. Grade It! also allows teachers to email a copy of the assessment table.
Recommendation From a Real Teacher:- Calculate percentages based on total number of questions- E-Mail percentage table to yourself or other teachers
Grade It
Purpose: TeacherPLite is a technology savvy way for teachers to create Lesson Plans on their device.
Features:The app provides a template with many sections for the teacher to plan their lessons accordingly to the standards.Within the template there is a section provided for links to websites that align with the lesson plan.
Recommendations from a Real Teachers: This app is a great reusable resource for many years
because teachers are able to save their information to their device to use for the following years.
TeacherPLite
Purpose:Hall Pass is a great way to keep track of the students records of when and how often each student leaves the classroom.
Instead of having a sign out sheet, teachers are able to create Hall Passes for each student on this app.
Teachers are able to print and email these passes to others within the building.
Recommendations from a Real Teacher: This app is a great resource to use in case of emergencies
within the building. If teachers use this app, it will be easier to track the location of a student in any situation.
Hall Pass
A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning.
Preparing Students for their future
Survey of Workshop
What did we learn?
M.Ed. Learning & Teaching
Coastal Carolina University Programs
Questions & Comments
Thank You!!
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