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This week’s Tech Talk was: iThings
Here are some of the Apps that were mentioned this week:
Be sure to also check out the list of apps from the iPad for Elementary Session from our January In-service too!
Have a great day!
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This week’s Tech Talk is: iThings
App’s that were mentioned this month:
Toontastic - This app was recommended by handheld expert, Tony Vincent, and it ROCKS! It’s still free right now so get it while you can! (Can you tell I love this app!?)
Preschool University Apps – LOTS of free apps for spelling, phonics, and reading
Wall of Memories – possible for portfolio building?
Pocket Phonics
Kids Match Rhyme
Fun Rhyming
Mad Math Lite
Pop Math
Other items to note -
***Kris Neuens shared this awesome math website…check it out!!!
***The Summer Instructional Technology Academy (SITA) dates are set! Mark your calendars for July 30th through August 2nd. SITA will be held at Bayport High School again this year.
Have a great day!
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This week’s Tech Talk was: iThings
The last Tech Talk of every month will be dedicated to the “iThings” topic. Here are some things that were mentioned this week -
· Apple recently came out with a new operating system. Check out the new Apple iOS5 Information on their site! The greatest feature (in my opinion, of course), is the iCloud, which means that you no longer need a computer to “sync” your iThings. I also really love that there is a Reminders App – which syncs all of my Outlook tasks to my iPad. I was really struggling to find a good “to-do list” App – and this solves it!
· A couple of educational technology experts have been making the connection with Apps to Bloom’s Taxonomy. Check out these links -
· Dana Darrow’s Connections to Apps & Bloom’s – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
· Kathy Schrock’s Bloomin’ iPad
· Roxann Nys from CESA 7 has a great iThings wiki page started. Feel free to explore and add to it!
· Other items that were mentioned during the meetings –
· GrasshopperApps (Search in iTunes; lots of customizable apps for primary grades)
· MathDrills (Totally customizable math App w/progress monitoring; Lite version available for trial)
· ShowMe App (Free, Recordable whiteboard app)
· Lakeshore Apps (Phonics Tic-tac-toe, Beginning Sounds, Letter of the Day) are free until December
· Zaggfolio keyboard/cover (For iPad 2 only; I have this one and it is FANTASTIC!!!)
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