Need ideas on how to get your students creating using iPads in the classroom? Check out the links below. They are full of wonderful creative ideas and student examples using a variety of apps on the iPads.
DAILY 5 - Needing ideas for how to use an iPad and Daily 5? Lisa Carmazzo has put together a slideshare that highlights apps and "apptivities" for primary students to use during the Daily5 rounds: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Word Work, and Work on Writing.
|
DIGITAL STORYTELLING - Needing ideas for doing Digital Storytelling with an iPad? Look no further. This slideshre by Karen Bosch is full of wonderful creative ideas for using storytelling apps with students.
|
eBOOK CREATION AND PUBLICATION - Check out Empowering Student Authors: eBook Creation and Publication by Karen Bosch to get some ideas on how to create and publish ebooks. She provides examples of books that can be created with audio and student examples.
|
iPAD PROJECTS FOR ELEMENTARY - Check out all the cool ideas for iPad Projects for students in elementary. All the Easy Creative iPad Projects for Elementary Students are contained in the SlideShare by Karen Bosch. Click on the link to find new ideas for your students.
|
Below are links to apps, resources and peripherals that relate to iDevices. The list is by no means exhaustive. It has been arranged alphabetically.
Apps for Children with Special Needs (a4cwsn) - the website states that it is designed to showcase iPad Apps that can help families with special needs children decide if the APP is appropriate for them or indeed what they thought it was. We do this by demonstrating the APP on video to show how it works before you buy it. This is a great site to check out an app before you buy it.
|
Bloomin' Apps - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything is a collection of Bloomin' Apps. The website states that each image has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Google, Android, and Web 2.0 applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.
|
Check out all the iPad resource posts on Educational Technology and Mobile Learning website. The posts range from 'Great iPad Tips and Resources for Teachers' to '5 Things to Try When Your iPad Acts Up.'
|
ERAC - Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium (ERAC) mobile apps collection has reviewed over 300 mobile apps. The reviews focus on education and various platforms. The reviews have been completed by teachers. Each review contains a product description and pricing information.
|
inov8 Educational Consulting website is has a nicely curated list of apps called, 'There's a special app for that'. You can find apps organized by categories: mindmapping, literacy, organizational skills, digital storytelling, behaviour and more.
|
iPad Apps for the Middle School Student Livebinder is created by Elissa Malespina. It is a nice collection of middle school apps that are broken into curriculum areas. The apps listed are free and paid.
|
Dan King's iPad Resource Site is a fabulous collection of iPad resources. You can find information on how to use apps, search and evaluate them, and check out the numerous links to apps that relate to special education, accessibility, ebooks, and multimedia resources.
|
iPaddiction is a blog by Mr. Reisler. He teaches Grades 6-12. You can find iPad articles, resources that pertain to the iPad and 21st Century learning.
|
iPads in School Livebinder was created by Mike Fisher. He has compiled an extensive collection of iPad apps, tips and tricks, lesson plans and more. The apps listed are free and paid.
|
iPad Insight has a nice collection of posts related to iPads tips and tricks.
|
Check out Lauren Enders on Pinterest. She has a wide array of Pinterest boards that relate from idevice cases to apps. Her boards are really nicely organized.
|
Mobile Apps for Education Livebinder has resources for accessing educational applications for mobile devices; iPhone/iTouch/iPad Resources and Apps, Smart phones and resources for using QR codes with mobile phones.
|
Smart Apps for Special Needs reviews apps. They have a wide range of experience working with children from birth to high school. This is a great site to check out an app before you buy it.
|
Spectronics - Apps for Literacy Support by the Spectronic Consultancy Team lists apps for reading, writing, OCR, mindmapping, organization and reference. They provide a brief description of the app, list accessibility and differentiation options, and link to a video of the app where available.
|
Spectronics - Apps for Special Education by the Spectronic Consultancy Team lists apps for reading, writing, speaking and listening. They provide a brief description of the app, list accessibility and differentiation options, and link to a video of the app where available.