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Technology integration. Technologies this presentation covers. Glogster Whyville Itouch E-readers. Glogster. Glogster Video presentation by Cathy Willard. Whyville. Whyville youtube video. iTouch , iPhone , iPad. Languages Health Grammar/Reading Brain exercises Math Science
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Technologies this presentation covers • Glogster • Whyville • Itouch • E-readers
Glogster • Glogster Video presentation by Cathy Willard
Whyville • Whyvilleyoutube video
iTouch, iPhone, iPad • Languages • Health • Grammar/Reading • Brain exercises • Math • Science • History • Flashcards
Languages • There are apps to help students with all different languages • Example • Free Italian Tutor- Italian language game • easy to use and understand without directions • Definitely has scaffolding depending on which activities you start with • Finished the entire free app in about an hour (purchased one has more to do)
Health • Yoga poses app • Provides free poses to help exercise • Calorie Counter- • Allows you to look up the calories of food • Maintain a healthy lifestyle • Recipe Finders—several free versions (tastebook, Mccormick, betty crocker, crock pot recipes) • Cooking Teachers could have this available for students to search for recipes and generate shopping lists
Reading/Grammar • Grammar Up- Late elementary to early high school • Gives students quizzes on a variety of grammatical topics • Read me stories (reading) • You get a new book, everyday you use the app • Free books, students can read what they want and independently • Can’t advance the screen if you read faster than the narrator • Comes with two free books, so teachers would have to manually continue adding books • Animation is cool
Grammar cont. • Storykit • Students can make their own stories with ready made animation or by importing pictures • They can add text and speech • Teacher could create stories for students to complete at their own pace
Brain exercises • Brain Pop- free • Probably mostly geared towards elementary school, but I learned a lot about semi-colons. I seriously never really understood when to use them before • It has a video that gives instruction on a topic and then you take a 10 question quiz applying the information. • Topics include: Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts and Music, Health and Science and Engineering
Math • Brain tuner • Makes student determine whether a math equation is correct or incorrect—faster time and more correct responses=high score • Makes it a competition, which perhaps it shouldn’t be • If you buy the version, you can compare your scores with other global users • Math problems range from addition to division • Graphing Calculator Pro • Does all the same functions as a graphing calculator, fraction of the cost
Science • Chem pro- • $4.99- provides flash cards, lessons and tools • Lessons- 31 hours of video lessons, 80 different videos that provide multiple representations of typically tested problems • Tools- molar mass calculator and unit converter tool
History Today in history-lite- $ free
Flashcards • Flashcards Deluxe- $3.99 • There is a free version but you can only have 4 sets of 6 flashcards • You can download premade ones • You can create your own • On app or computer