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Tellagami for Story Telling
27 FebThere are so many great screencasting apps that I use in my classroom. Tellagami is a fantastic free iPad app takes it to another level by allowing users to create their own avatars and place themselves anywhere they’d like (I’m “standing” in my classroom now.) If you’re flipping your classroom, leaving a message for students to play when you’re pulled out for a meeting, or just looking to start off a lesson in a new way, you have to try Tellagami.
Check out my Common Core aligned lesson plan using this app in the classroom!
Use this app with my Common Core aligned lesson plan for the iPad camera!
Pic Collage to Make iPad Posters
30 Jan
You might have used a app like this to create a scrapbook page of family pictures but it can be easily used in the classroom. Pic Collage is a free app that allows users to take multiple images and place them on a blank canvas or within borders and add text and captions. Students in my class use pictures that they’ve taken themselves or gathered from Google Image search. They can save their “posters” to their Camera Roll and email their work. These make great bulletin board items!
Check out my Common Core aligned lesson plan for using this app in your classroom!
SnapGuide for How-Tos
28 Jan
I love learning new things and SnapGuide is a fantastic free app that you must explore! Pinterest is a great place for gathering new ideas, and SnapGuide takes this concept to a whole new level. SnapGuide is full of how-to guides that show step-by-step instructions on how to complete a variety of tasks. You and your students can even create your own how-to guides using this free service!
Check out my Common Core aligned lesson plan for using this app!
Picture Perfect Behavior
18 Jan
There are lots of ways to create a classroom culture that rewards positive behavior. I love using the camera on my iPad to record “Picture Perfect” behavior.
When I’m ready to start a lesson I want my students sitting up straight, with a pencil on their desk, and their iPads flipped over to prevent any distractions. Whether my iPad is tethered to my projector or I’m using AirPlay to project without wires, I tell students that I’m looking for a “Picture Perfect” student who I can show off to the class. I’ll scan the room with my camera open and snap a few pictures to show off to the class. This management trick takes less than a minute to execute but ensures that all students are focused and on task for a lesson.
iPad Document Camera
11 Jan
So many teachers in one iPad classrooms love using Educreations as a SMARTBoard simulator. Another fantastic presentation tool is Stage: Interactive Whiteboard and Document Camera.
This app works as a document camera and allows you to switch from a whiteboard, picture background, and camera while leaving text on the screen. It also has a laser pointer feature that allows the user to point out details on the screen without leaving a mark on the image.
I’ve heard of teachers creating a document camera using an iPad in place of an ELMO projector, and there are products that do just this for you. I’ve used Stage Interactive in whole class instruction and small groups but I can definitely see the benefits of having an iPad on a stand when using this app.
Replace Your Dry Erase Board with a Portable WhiteBoard
7 Jan
My students spend a lot of time working in differentiated groups. That means that I’m constantly circulating to make sure that everyone is on task. Sometimes I need to quickly review a skill for a group. Instead of carrying a small dry erase board (and turning my fingers different colors from messy Expo markers) I take my iPad from group to group and draw on the screen.
Using a whiteboard app like Educreations, I can work through a math problem or draw the arc of a story. In a small group using Educreations I’ll take snapshots of student work to annotate, just like I would grab a fantastic example and place it in under my Elmo projector for the whole class to see. This is a great tool for a one iPad classroom!
Classroom Google Image Search
31 Dec
Students in my class use the Internet for research and are often given the task of finding a photograph or primary source document.
We use Google on our iPads to locate the perfect image. Tap on the photo on your iPad screen to save it to the Camera Roll for easy access when using other apps.
Easy Memes for Every Subject
21 Dec
I’ve discussed how much I love HaikuDeck as a presentation tool and the way I’ve used it to create memes with my students. There are lots or free apps that make it even easier to create memes (I like Mematic), and I’ve started using them across subject areas.
Have students….
- write a riddle for math over a picture of Albert Einstein
- pose a science question over an image of Marie Curie
- summarize the main idea of a text over a snapshot of a book’s cover
Check out my Common Core aligned lesson plan that would be perfect for this app!
Bring the World to Your Classroom
19 DecTake your students on a virtual field trip to the Lincoln Memorial. (This one I found in the app!)
Traveling this holiday season? I love to take pictures when I’m on vacation, especially of landmarks or places I’m studying with my fifth graders. Students will be more engaged during a lesson about Mayan culture when they see a picture of you standing in front of Chichen Itza.
Take your travel photos to a new level by using the Tourwrist app. It allows you take a 360 degree panoramic view of any location and upload it using your iPhone or iPad.
If you’re not planning a trip to the Washington Moniment anytime soon, that’s fine too! TourWrist allows users to upload their pics and it’s easy to search and share them in your classroom.
Famous Faces: Funny Movie Maker
7 Dec
This app might seem silly but there are lots of ways to use Funny Movie Maker in you classroom. Use a picture from your camera roll and insert your mouth or entire face to make the image come to life. Try reading the Emancipation Prolamation using Abraham Lincoln’s picture. Have students replace the face of Susan B. Anthony with their own and read a journal entry they’ve written from the perspective of a suffragette. Students can email their videos to you or save them to their camera roll. Try it out in math or science as a fun way to record steps for problem solving or documenting an experiment.
Check out my common core aligned lesson plan using this app!
Here’s another common core aligned lesson plan using this app!
Film Your Own Persuasive PSAs
26 Oct
Public service announcements are a great way to turn a traditional persuasive essay writing piece into a multimedia presentation. There are lots of ways I like to use the iPad camera in my classroom and this is one of them!
Check out my lesson plan on creating public service announcements in your classroom!
Getting to Know the iPad AND Each Other
6 SepOne of the challenges of introducing anything new to students is allowing time for self discovery. This is especially true when using the iPad in the classroom. As the new school year approached, I knew that I wanted students working on their iPads on Day One.
In addition to introducing some apps that we will be using this year, I felt that it was important to give them some free time to explore the iPad – if only to eliminate some distractions down the line.
In my first year using the iPad with students, one feature that they loved to “explore” was the camera. I’ve used the camera with students for various activities throughout the school year but this September I decided to have them filming right away.
Working with partners students first interviewed each other asking questions such as:
What books did you read over the summer?
Did you visit any family members?
What activities got you outdoors this summer?
With their partner students filmed each other answering the questions and played their videos back to rest of their groups. Students then emailed me their videos and I hope to play these back to them at the end of the year. (Using the reverse filming option, students can also film themselves independently).
Stay tuned to hear about how the camera can be used to film persuasive commercials, book recommendations, and much more!
Check out my lesson plan using the Camera app in my classroom!
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