Ask3 - Video Instructions

Finally I have found an easy to use video screen capture app that is simple, clean, shares with others seamlessly, all students can access without hassle, and I can see and mark the work that students are uploading. It also allows others to comment on the videos that have been created. Student voice, teacher voice, feedback and assessment. This app ticks all the boxes. 

Ask 3 - https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/ask3/id572042047?mt=8

Word Clouds - Apps

Had a bit of fun with these two great Word Cloud Apps this afternoon. Word Collage is a very easy 2 button app that lets you create Word Clouds in a very similar way to http://www.wordle.net which is a Word Cloud Web based program. Visual Poetry is my favourite of the two as you have a few more options and you are able to shape the text and manipulate the colour more than with Word Collage. 

Both great buys and heaps of fun. 

App Harvest - KPS 2013

Monday 11th March - KPS hosts our first App harvest. A chance for iPad, iPod and Mac users to share and collaborate on Apps that they find useful and Apps that we can't do without. All harvested Apps from tonights Harvest will be posted here.

Summed Up - Awesome Math app that teachers groups or numbers up to 20. NZ made too !

Screen Chomp - When you want to show and record something on screen this is the perfect little app for this. Easy and kid friendly.

Puzzle Maker - The only App that I know of that allows the user to create, publish and share Word searchers. Easy to use and a brilliant little activity for spelling, lang development etc. Well worth the money. 

Blogsy - Allows you to post pics, video etc from the net and your iPad straight onto your blog in 1 easy step. Visual and easy to use for kids. Tried and Tested by Room 8 at KPS. 

Toon Camera - Turn pictures or take pictures into Cartoons and pencil sketches. 

vDictation - Speech to Text app. 

Foldify - A great way to show nets and create your own net structure.

Word Salad - Just like wordle for the iPad.

Google Forms - Check This Out as a way to create omline forms that the child can survey. You can post the link, email, or set who can see it. Then the results can be graphed and are completely instant. 

Momentsia - Picture collage, easy create and easy to share. 

Sling Note - This is a must check out App. Best note taking app I have seen for a while. Move between 2 pages, copy, cut, paste and manipulate with ease.

Pic Collage - Pic Collage app with plenty of bells and whistles. Stickers, drawings, and text. 

Sonic Pics - Put photos in and they are can be transformed into an audio visual story. Digital story telling. 

Scribble Press - Cloze activity book or story creator with heaps of functions. Beginner to Advanced Writers. 

AR Apps - 

My Story - E Book creator. 

Video Star - 

Mad Pad - 

Maths Slide - 

Motion Maths - 

Multi Touch Maths -

Spellosaur - 

A+ Test - Spelling List Creator.

Bugs and Buttons - 

If you feel the need to push your more able kids a bit further then get into Game design and App development. Try these 2 websites out. Both are very easy to navigate and both have the ability to be played on any portable device. 

GameFroot - http://gamefroot.com

Game Salad - http://gamesalad.com/download

1 To 1 Roll Out

On Feb 4th we start back at school. Summer was one of the best ever and it is going to be hard going back to school, but it is going to be an excitinf time for me and my wonderful students in Room 8...We are going to be one of if not the first Northland classroom to go 1 to 1 with Apple iPads. This is now becoming a slightly mind bending challenge.

-Where do I begin?
-What will work ?
-What wont work ?
-Saving, Cloud, App use, sharing, Blogger ??? There is so much to think about. One step at a time though as for most of these kids it is new technology and a new experience for them and ME. One that I am very excited to be a part of! Bring on 2013.

This is something that I will show the students. A timely reminder for myself as well.