I love Minnesota Public Radio! My kids used to think that there were only three radio stations: news, classical music and crazy rock music: all from MPR!
While this may go under #4: I find myself going straight to the MPR app instead of going to Flipbook to get my news. Or usually, if I am listening to a great discussion while I drive between schools, I can find the same program on the app.
I have said this many times, but I don't have roaming wifi and so I do all my "mobile" aping while at home or in the office. Not really what the iPad was made for and I know that I don't use it to its full extent . . .
Thursday, June 12, 2014
#20: Games
Of all the blogs, this one is the easiest! I played Candy Crush until I got stuck. It was a great time waster! I liked the fact that after losing so many times, you got booted off and had to stop playing. Good!
Now I am into Solitare and Spider Solitare. I like to think this is more educational then Candy Crush, but really is it?
Others games my girls and I like to play together: 7 Little Words and Rhymablez. Addicting!
I think these slightly more education or word games can be shown to kids more often. When we get AirPort (is that what it is called when you can show on the SmartBoard what you are seeing on the iPad?) the class could play 7 Little Words for those last three minutes of class.
Now I am into Solitare and Spider Solitare. I like to think this is more educational then Candy Crush, but really is it?
Others games my girls and I like to play together: 7 Little Words and Rhymablez. Addicting!
I think these slightly more education or word games can be shown to kids more often. When we get AirPort (is that what it is called when you can show on the SmartBoard what you are seeing on the iPad?) the class could play 7 Little Words for those last three minutes of class.
#19: Hobbies
I got Road ninja and played around with it in the office and at home a bit, but then I realized it was really made for the road (yes, Road Ninja) and I don't have roaming wifi! What a dork!
Something I do use similar to Marquee Rochester is MovieFone. I really like this as it gives me reviews of movies and trailers. I love to go to the theatre and this is a great service.
I also like to use this or Amazon book reviews to teach kids how to write book reviews. I work at an elementary school and these kids are not looking up things by themselves to look at reviews, but here I am asking them to write reviews! So we look at reviews of other products first: movies, books, vacuums, iPod cases to see what a review does and what is valuable or what makes a good review.
Something I do use similar to Marquee Rochester is MovieFone. I really like this as it gives me reviews of movies and trailers. I love to go to the theatre and this is a great service.
I also like to use this or Amazon book reviews to teach kids how to write book reviews. I work at an elementary school and these kids are not looking up things by themselves to look at reviews, but here I am asking them to write reviews! So we look at reviews of other products first: movies, books, vacuums, iPod cases to see what a review does and what is valuable or what makes a good review.
Friday, May 30, 2014
#18: Education
I just learned about DuoLingo and then saw it listed here as an app. We love this! We got the French version and me and my three girls have all been learning French. Because we share one ipad at home, I wish there were different users and we each have to remember what was our last lesson.
I love the way DuoLingo approaches language from many different ways: sight, spelling, audio, English and French. Plus one of my kids taught me how to hold a letter down and get alternative letters (like a c with a swish on top.)
AWESOME!
I love the way DuoLingo approaches language from many different ways: sight, spelling, audio, English and French. Plus one of my kids taught me how to hold a letter down and get alternative letters (like a c with a swish on top.)
AWESOME!
#17: connection to community
I used Marquee Rochester a few times. I am really glad that smaller towns have these and not just the Twin Cities! So, thanks for thinking of ALL of Minnesota!
I like the "venues" options so I can search for Asian restaurants quickly. Plus they have a quick blurb about the place at the top (I think written by each restaurant themselves.) There is even a cross-country skiing venue! Rock on!
I would have to work a bit to use this is the classroom, but I am sure I would start of "tech tip" of the week and share many of the sites that I don't use, but others may like. Personally, I will come back to this often!
I like the "venues" options so I can search for Asian restaurants quickly. Plus they have a quick blurb about the place at the top (I think written by each restaurant themselves.) There is even a cross-country skiing venue! Rock on!
I would have to work a bit to use this is the classroom, but I am sure I would start of "tech tip" of the week and share many of the sites that I don't use, but others may like. Personally, I will come back to this often!
#16: audio
I messed around with ipadio and Audioboo. I find that kids are not as interested in just audio and audio AND video.
One of my children records notes for classes or thought while studying and listens to them later while running. Super nerd and smart. But that is beyond my elementary kids ability. I would rather use SocialCam to make book trailers or really just the video camera on the ipad is enough for some kids.
I would rather students spend more time on the CONTENT of the presentation than on the editing and fancy borders.
Does that make me super old-fashioned or just lazy?
One of my children records notes for classes or thought while studying and listens to them later while running. Super nerd and smart. But that is beyond my elementary kids ability. I would rather use SocialCam to make book trailers or really just the video camera on the ipad is enough for some kids.
I would rather students spend more time on the CONTENT of the presentation than on the editing and fancy borders.
Does that make me super old-fashioned or just lazy?
#15: Infographics
I used InfoGraphics for a while. Ok, so all this app presents is like a store for infographics. I was hoping for one that allowed us to make infographics. But maybe that is more of a graphic designer.
I had fun looking all the different graphics, but nothing that was great for elementary school. I wanted to make one or find one about books. Hmm . . . the closest I found was movies. Not quite.
UPDATE!
I found a website: www.piktograph.com that lets one create from scratch or modify other's infographics. I would not use this in elementary school yet; there are too many features. But since it is like powerpoint, I would teach it to kids who already know how to create graphics or powerpoints. So if I started teaching powerpoint in grade 1, by grade 5 kids should be able to do this.
I had fun looking all the different graphics, but nothing that was great for elementary school. I wanted to make one or find one about books. Hmm . . . the closest I found was movies. Not quite.
UPDATE!
I found a website: www.piktograph.com that lets one create from scratch or modify other's infographics. I would not use this in elementary school yet; there are too many features. But since it is like powerpoint, I would teach it to kids who already know how to create graphics or powerpoints. So if I started teaching powerpoint in grade 1, by grade 5 kids should be able to do this.
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