Had some time thought I would add a post.

Here's an app I think iTunes users might like to use after Christmas.

After Christmas, iTunes gives away free music, videos, books, apps, and a variety of other things for 12 days.  Check it out...I always seem to find a few things that I enjoy.  Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you are so busy finishing your shopping that have forgotten to add this app to your iPhone, iPod, or iPad. 

Happy Holidays!!!!

On the 12th Day of Apps....

We celebrated with....

Nearpod

It's FREE....

This app has become one of my favourites for teachers to use in their classrooms with all students to increase student engagement.  Students of all ages are using this app in classrooms around our school board with great success.  

I found this on the Nearpod website and I thought it provided good info on what you can do with Nearpod in your classroom.  I have posted the link below.

Create interactive classes with ease

Using the Nearpod Content Tool, simply upload a pdf or start a new presentation and add interactive features.

Share content in real time

Push information, questions, and activities to students’ mobile devices.

Engage students

Multimedia content harnesses the students’ attention, keeping them focused and minimizing off-task behavior.

Control students' devices

Teachers can see all student activity in real-time, check attendance and identify students who log out from Nearpod.

Quickly assess student progress

Obtain detailed real-time and post-session reports showing individual and class results.

Here is a link to the Nearpod website that you may find useful

http://www.nearpod.com/how-it-works/

Also a quick YouTube clip on how Nearpod could work for you in your classroom.

Thank you for checking in on my 12 Days of Apps. I hope you found something that you might be able to use in your teaching practice. Enjoy your holidays.... They are well deserved....

The 11th Day of Apps...

My True Love of Apps, Gave to Me.....

Socrative!!

I really like this app as it provides instant feedback from your students.  Socrative is a smart student response system. It helps increase student engagement, and empowers teachers to engage their students through educational exercises and games through Smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

itunes Description

Socrative brings smart clickers, student response and ease of use to a whole new level. Be engaged for the entire class with educational exercises and games. See all your classmates’ ideas in real time and interact with the responses. Provide your instructor feedback on the lessons and how well you understand the material. Ask your own poll questions for the entire class or build a pre made activity for your whole class. Have Fun!

--WORKS ON ANY DEVICE WITH A WEB BROWSER: Tablets, Smartphones & laptops (expect some types of blackberries)

MOST POPULAR ACTIVITIES:
✔ Short Answer Questions
✔ Space Race
✔ Exit Tickets
✔ Quick Quiz
✔ Multiple Choice

Here is a link about Socrative on YouTube that you may find interesting. There are many great YouTube videos on how to use Socrative in your classroom, check them out they are excellent....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EoJtCtOhio

Only one more Day of Apps to go.... Where have the last 12 days gone?

The 10th Day of Apps

Only 2 more days left.....

So here is the app for the 10th day of apps....

Evernote!!!!

There are a lot of great features associated with using this app that many of my LD students use. This app is becoming infectious because the other day I was at a school and one of the office administrators asked me "what I was showing the student?" so I told her and the next thing I knew she was jumping on the EVERNOTE bandwagon as well.

There are some really great features that even I haven't accessed yet, but what I do have students do is keep track of their notes, take pictures of the board so they can access the teachers' notes later, do audio recordings so they can have access to the teacher's instructions for the assignments.  One of the best things is that students now have access to their notes on more than more device.  There are no more excuses that they left their homework at school.

Teachers and students are really enjoying the features of EVERNOTE.

Description from iTunes: 

Evernote is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use. Stay organized, save your ideas and improve productivity. Evernote lets you take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders--and makes these notes completely searchable, whether you are at home, at work, or on the go. 

Key Features:

• Sync all of your notes across the computers and devices you use
• Create and edit text notes, to-dos and task lists 
• Save, sync and share files 
• Record voice and audio notes
• Search for text inside images
• Organize notes by notebooks and tags
• Email notes and save tweets to your Evernote account
• Connect Evernote to other apps and products you use
• Share notes with friends

There many great yotube videos to choose from that I couldn't decide upon which one to post, so check it out if needed.

This is a great app for everyone, but my LD students are really finding it helpful in organizing their school work and being prepared for class.   

On the 9th Day Apps

My True Love gave to me....

Smart Notebook....
This app is great as students can now access the notes on the iPad that the teacher is using on the Smart Board.  A great accomodation for our special needs students. Just remember that you cannot access the flash player media on the app.  

Description from iTunes....

The SMART Notebook app for iPad is a light version of SMART Notebook collaborative learning software. Using this app, you can create basic multimedia files and complete SMART Notebook lesson activities. You can use the app for individual and collaborative learning with an iPad, and you can use SMART Notebook software with a SMART Board interactive whiteboard for small group and class learning.

Features

• Pens and Erasers. Draw and write using colored digital pens and highlighters, and choose from multiple ink colors, pen thicknesses and eraser sizes.
• Text. Insert or edit typed text and change the font type, color, size and justification on the page using Text Properties.
• Objects. Organize information and change the page layout. Tap to move, rotate or scale an object. Double-tap or tap and hold an object to cut, copy, paste, lock and unlock objects or to change their order. Double-tap or tap and hold an object to activate the Infinite Cloner and to change the sound properties.
• Shape and Line tool. Add shapes and lines to your file and choose the fill color, line color and thickness.
• Photos. Make files visual by inserting photos from the iPad Camera and Camera Roll.
• Sound. Enhance the auditory experience by adding sound recordings to objects. Double-tap or tap and hold an object to view the context menu and record a new sound.
• Share files. Share SMART Notebook files by e-mailing or upload to your Dropbox account.
• Integrated with Dropbox. Keep your SMART Notebook files up-to-date across multiple devices with Dropbox integration. One tap on the Dropbox icon in the SMART Notebook app for iPad file manager and you can quickly login to your Dropbox account to download or upload SMART Notebook files.
• Activity Builder. Complete activities created with the activity builder and reset for the next class.
• Integrated assessment. Easily complete assessments using SMART Response VE.
• Display content. Show content from an iPad on an interactive whiteboard for the whole class to see using AirPlay and an Apple TV or using an HDMI or VGA cable with the proper connectors.
• Save As. Save the file with a new name to create multiple copies with unique file names.
• Revert to Original. With one tap, you can quickly reset a file to the original version for another group of students to complete.

8th Day of Apps....

Sorry that the 8th Day of Apps is a few days late...

I was just a little too tired on Friday to create a post...and then the weekend was busy with decorating the Christmas tree, and Christmas parties... Christmas holidays can't come soon enough, I think I may need a rest... 

Bits Board.....

This is a terrific app that features....
Description from itunes....
OVER 10 GREAT LEARNING GAMES IN 1 APP

Game 1. Flashcards - 10,000+ free flash cards, fully customizable settings
Game 2. Explore - Review all flashcards at once. Awesome study mode
Game 3. Photo Touch - Can you spot the right item? Play and learn at the same time
Game 4: True or False - Do you know the answer?
Game 5: BINGO - an all time favorite. Up to 4 players can play together.
Game 6: Pop Quiz - Ready for a new challenge?
Game 7: Mach Up - Can you match the items?
Game 8: Word Builder Part 1 - Can you form the words?
Game 9: Word Builder Part 2 - Can you form the sentences?
Game 10: Spelling Bee - Suddenly spelling is a game
Game 11: Reader - A fun way to learn how to read
Game 12: Genius - Ready to mix up all the games at once?
Game 13: Photo Hunt - Just like Bingo but all players compete on the same Bingo board.
IMPORTANT: The free Bitsboard app comes with 3 FREE games (Flashcards, Explore, and Photo Touch). Each additional game can be unlocked via in-app-purchases for $0.99 or you can unlock all games at once for one low price of $2.99. 

BITS BOARD TRACKS YOUR PROGRESS

• Bitsboard keeps track of every answer and makes it easy for you to see what words and boards you have mastered and which ones you need to study some more.
• You can now instantly see your level of mastery for each particular board so it becomes easy to keep track and figure out what to work on next

SUPPORTS MULTIPLE USERS

• Bitsboard makes it easy to add multiple users and switch between user accounts
• Track progress at the user level
• Automatically saves game settings at the user level

ACCELERATES YOUR LEARNING

• Bitsboard's learning algorithm automatically personalizes each game based on the players skills.
• Bitsboard knows your problem words and when you are ready to move on to your next challenge.

SHARE AND SYNC CONTENT ACROSS DEVICES

• With Bitsboard, you can share and sync your custom lessons across devices with just one click

Check out this video, it is very helpful.