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Check out these six iPad apps to create fun, engaging, interactive study guides for your students. Better yet, have students create their own study guides using these tools and share them with other students. Apps suggested include ScreenChomp, StudyBlue and Socrative. 
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If you are looking for a browser that provides accessible features check out Google Chrome, specifically the "many add-ons available to facilitate access, as well as websites that have been designed to take advantage of features built into Chrome." Once again Paul Hamilton has pulled together a variety of add-ons, both Chrome extensions and apps. All are free from the Chrome Web Store. Some examples of extensions and apps discussed include SpeakIt!, which provides text-to-speech for reading web content; Voice Search, which allows you to speak your search terms (and works with multiple search engines); and Chrome Vis, which allows you do magnify and change the color of text as well as view the text selected inside a separate lens. An additional five add-ons are listed with links to the add-ons and in some cases additional information. Please note "You need a Google (GMail) acccount to install an app."
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If you are looking for apps for the iPod, iPhone and iPad that address individuals whom have dyslexia and learning disorders this post will provide you with a list of apps that address "reading, spelling, writing, organizational/study skills, (and )increasing self-confidence in the classroom and workplace." The apps are divided into categories so you may quickly move to the area of interest. Many but not all of the apps are free.
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A high school student's plate isn't just filled with classes, but also tons of extracurriculars. Turn to your phone or tablet to manage the load. Here are ten apps that might help a high school student with homework and studying. Not all are free but all have value.
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July 1, 2013 4:28 PM
With as many advances in technology we've had there has to be something to help student stay more organized and prepared for class. This article gives advice on exactly that, I can't wait to download some of the apps.
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You can help get kids interested in STEM fields no matter their age with the help of the iPad and its numerous apps. The fifty apps are categorized into General, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. A short explanation of each is provided.
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"So you’ve got one or a few iPads that you want to use in the classroom. You could visit the Apple App Store’s education section and peruse the many offerings… do some Google searches to figure out what’s good… or just use this print-friendly image below to get started! Following on the heels of our wildly popular Twitter Spectrum, we wanted to build an ‘iPad Spectrum’ for all our wonderful readers out there."
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The Harvard Education Letter looks at a number of apps and discusses different ways to have students demonstrate their knowledge. Ideas include using Twitter to "give kids a firsthand sense of history," a variety of math apps that help explore different concepts from telling time to geometrical proofs; tools for auditory learners like Librivox and much more.
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"AT Specialist Jeannette Van Houten has shared her up-dated rubric for evaluating which app to select for a student. The rubric considers 12 different charateristics that can be rated, including connection to the curriculum, the type of skill to be practiced, age level, ease of use, and alternative access." The rubric is available as an Excel spreadsheet, accessible from this site.
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a directory of apps by education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. (apps, education, educacion, primaria, preescolar, educativos.
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There are a number of apps that are available that let you record your voice in order to convert it to text. I find this helpful when I need to transcribe longer pieces or even if I need to transcribe multiple entries. This technology is not yet perfect but it has improved considerably since these apps first came on the market. The first time I tried these app I got about 30% of the words correct, that figure is now more like 85% and with some effort on your part can be as high as 95%.
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The Triptico resource application currently contains 23 different interactive resources - all of which are easy to edit, adapt, save and share. You can access them all with one simple download... everything is completely free - and you will receive updates whenever new resources are added!..
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Instagram is a photo-sharing app that makes it easy for anyone with an iPhone, iPad or iTouch to snap a photo, apply a filter and share it with friends on Instagram and other networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Tumblr. The filters offer an added sense of creativity and “color correction” — perfect for amateur photographers.
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This free iPad presentation app is ideal for teachers and others to show their PowerPoint presentations and preserve original animations.
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If the SAMR model is new to you here is a brief explanation of the four letters that make it up: S- Substitution - Tech acts as a direct tool substitute, with no functional change. The SAMR Model begins with Substitution (as in read the poster from the bottom up to more clearly understand the model), moving to Augmentation, then Modification and finishing with Redefinition. The SAMR model is the work of Ruben R. Puentedura, Ph.D. from M.I.T. For more information on the SAMR model check out his website at http://hippasus.com/rrpweblog/. For an indepth look you may want to check out the presentation from August 23, 2012 with the title "The SAMR Model: Background and Exemplars."
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January 7, 2014 7:46 PM
Great poster, but it's important to note that what you're doing with the app will depend what SAMR level the lesson is. Keynote CAN be at Modification, but it can also be used as Substitution. For example, if a student is typing an "About Me" slide in Keynote, the technology is simply acting as a direct tool with no functional change in the task. However, if a student created an "About Me" presentation in Keynote that contained Photo Booth pictures of his/her family, and video of a family tradition that would bring the lesson to Modification. The student could not have "brought his/family" into his presentation without the use of the technology. 
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February 9, 2018 10:14 PM
APPS which can be used in each SAMR classification
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February 9, 2018 10:20 PM
APPS which can be used in each SAMR classification
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This presentation was given by Ray Birks and Aaron Hansen at WAETAG 2012. The focus was how to engage and enrich students and teachers in technology. Mobile apps, websites and software are included as is a key that lets you know if it is free or a cost, and grade level (K-5, 6-8, 9-12). Most likely you will fine (or perhaps be reminded of) a couple of new tools that you might like to use.
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While we’ve witnessed many effective approaches to incorporating iPads successfully in the classroom, we’re struck by the common mistakes many schools are making with iPads, mistakes that are in some cases crippling the success of these initiatives. The five critical mistakes (and more information is in the post): * Focusing on content apps. * Lack of teacher preparation in classroom management of iPads. * Treating the iPad as a computer and expecting it to serve as a laptop. * Treating iPads like multi-user devices. * Failure to communicate a compelling answer to "Why iPads?"
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Are you looking for a directory on educational apps? Edudemic and FindTheBest have collaborated and created a list that allows you to search and find educational apps. You may narrow results by age and content rating, sort by product (iDevices and Android), adjust based on price, filter by size of download and more. To go directly to the the Compare Education Apps site (which also includes a buying guide):
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Online gaming among tween girls is on the rise, as more are turning to the web to take quizzes and participate in role-playing challenges. "A new report by tween gaming platform GirlsgoGames.com found that about 50% of tween girls between the ages of 8 and 12 are turning to the Internet for entertainment and social gaming. In addition, the amount of time tween girls spend playing games each month has more than doubled over the last year, from 38 minutes a month to 1 hour and 18 minutes." If you would like to read the report, The State of Online Gaming Among Tween Girls in the U.S. Q1 2012 go to http://www.spilgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/StateOfGamingTweenGirls_US_Q1_2012.pdf ;
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What's the difference between an ebook, an app and an interactive ebook? We explain. This article not only explains the differences it provides examples of each and shows how the books have evolved over time.
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I felt it was worthwhile to update the Top Post (over 25,000 views) on Langwitches: Bloom’s Taxonomy for iPads I have added links to each app represented on the visual.
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Are you looking for a rubric that would help evaluate educational apps? This article shares a number of rubrics looking at various aspects related to apps such as relevance, customization, thinking skills, engagement, sharing and more. Questions are posed that will make you consider what you want to do with the app, to see if it will meet the intended purpose and the needs of the student.
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Inspiring young adults..educators responding to our rapidly changing society...evolving teaching styles and classroom settings...here are 5 was to inspire students.
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Forget Lord Sugar's precocious apprentices, meet a real teenager entrepreneur...who created an app that summarizes websites (iPhone, iPad, iTouch).
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If you're looking to make the most of Instagram, check out these 10 apps to extend the app's digital reach.
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A colleague of mine recently asked me to share my top ten favorite apps for “Special Education in the Inclusive Classroom”, which is actually something that I am asked to do quite often. Unfortunately, that list does not exist.
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