Think In is a close reading iPad app specifically designed for elementary students to share their thoughts about any book they are reading or have read. While the premise is simple - students take pictures of the pages and use the included digital sticky notes to mark a page then record their
DIGITAL COMICS ON THE IPAD WITH PICCOLLAGE
One of our members of the Facebook community, Tech with Us, posted looking for some app ideas for making digital comics on the iPad. Because our community is seriously awesome, many educators responded with ideas. (Did you know any tech-interested teacher, administrator, educator, and coach
POST-IT PLUS APP FOR DIGITAL EXIT TICKETS
I love the idea of exit tickets, and especially digital exit tickets. I think having students quickly reflect on what they learned and giving instant feedback is a powerful tool in the classroom. However the reality of exit tickets can sometimes make their implementation cumbersome. Plus we are
PROJECT BASED ASSESSMENT: STEAM ON THE IPAD
Show what you know: project based assessment iPads have made it possible for students to SHOW what they KNOW in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago. In addition to creating and connecting, I have had my students use iPads as a tool for project based assessment this year. I have seen
TURNING A TECHNOLOGY GLITCH INTO A TEACHABLE MOMENT
One of the roadblocks that many teachers feel limits their integration of technology is the dreaded technology glitch. I'm not talking about the times that you need to scrape the technology all together because the site is down or the internet is not working, but more the times when something small
USING THE FREE APP TACU TO MAKE TALKING ANIMATED VIDEOS
Create free animated videos with the free app TACU! Learn how students can add mouths, eyes, and more to images that move when recording is played back. TACU is my new favorite free app for making short animated videos. Students can add animated faces and objects to any picture