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APPS FOR LITERACY PROJECTS
Summer 2014
ANIMOTO(FREE)
• Slideshow set to music
• Uses images, video clips or a combination of the two
• Creates a movie with music and cool effects
• Movies can be saved to camera roll or uploaded to animoto site
• Example: http://animoto.com/play/HmVmEdvU01OxU8QmCK4IWA
• Ideas for classroom use- take pics of kids holding up posters of work or notecards; have kids add text to photos in photo2text app for research project
HAIKU DECK (FREE)
• Presentation maker
• Has a library of pics in the app
• Can import from library or create drawings in the app
• Export finished presentations as PowerPoints, keynotes or into other apps
• Use for research projects, to publish student writing or poetry
• Example: https://www.haikudeck.com/jerboas-education-presentation-dkyrrAApTI#slide-8
30 HANDS (FREE)
• Digital story telling app
• Take pics or import from camera roll
• Students narrate on each slide
• Ideas for use: have students draw pictures on paper of what they learned and take photo of each drawing, import into app and have each student tell about their work to make a class presention
• Take photo of students and have them narrate on their slide- telling about their favorite part of the assignment, etc.
• Students can illustrate and narrate original writing or poetry
PIC COLLAGE
• Create a photo collage with your pictures or student drawings
• Create digital posters
• Add text, backgrounds, videos, photos from camera roll or web
• Save to ipad or print by emailing to yourself
• Can be imported in Animoto, Haiku Deck, or 30 Hands to make a presentation
of the class’s posters (one made by each student)
• Ideas: reports, vocabulary (each student makes a poster for a word, then
compile for class book or presentation), students can illustrate poems
PIC COLLAGE EXAMPLES
SKITCH (FREE)
• Picture note-taking/labeling app
• Example project idea (from Pinterest):
• Take 3 or more pictures of insects
• Insert pictures into Skitch
• Label at least 2 parts of the insect
• Load pics into 30 Hands.
• Type at least one sentence for each picture.
• Record audio of the sentences you typed.
AUDIOBOO (FREE)
• Easy way to publish audio files to the web.
• Access online from computer and within app
• Create QR codes online to link audio files to student work. The students can scan the QR with the Scan app and listen to each other on headphones.
• Directions for adding QR Codes https://sites.google.com/site/ipadmultimediatools/creating-a-qr-code-listening-gallery
CHATTERPIX (FREE)
• Create talking pictures by drawing a mouth on a photo and recording audio.
• Ideas for use:
• Bring student artwork to life
• Talking biographies
• Main character retell book reports
• Example
• http://mspanasays.com/aurasma-and-chatterpix-a-fun-way-to-bring-photos-to-life/
AURASMA
• Augmented reality app
• Link videos to photos so the photo comes alive when scanned using the app.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKy-hSedg8
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHIxYpBW7sc
• Ideas for use: Student reflections, Biography reports, homework help, “digital hallway” display
TELLAGAMI (FREE; MORE OPTIONS IN EDU PACK)
• Create a character, load a background, and record audio for the character to say.
• Text to speech option in EDU version
• Use for assessments (tell what you know about ______), book reports, presentations, poetry, original writing
• See education example on this link https://tellagami.com/examples/
• Teachers Pay Teachers Tellagami project (free) http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Elements-Tellagami-iPad-Project-PowerPoint-Presentation-1294258
BOOK PRESS
• Awesome FREE book creator.
• Created books will be stored in bookshelf for future reading.
• 20 pages of text
• Add pictures, text, and backgrounds
• Online version = bookemon.com some example books http://www.bookemon.com/
DRAWING APPS
• Hello crayons
• Wow paint
• Doodle buddy
• You doodle
COMPUTER PROGRAMING APPS
• Coding or computer programing is an important 21st century skill. It is also a STEM skill.
• Tynker- a lot of features – including the ability to add classes and projects. It includes a basic curriculum for elementary that already has lesson plans with projects.
• Daisy the Dinosaur
SOME PINTEREST IDEAS • Create a Tic Tac Toe board for students to choose apps while using iPad cart
• Use Wordfoto app to create an “All About Me” poster in the beginning of the year using students’ top ten favorites. Or use for a book character in a book report or a bibliography.
MORE FROM PINTEREST• Letter photography to make alphabet, teacher’s name, student’s name.
Each student is assigned a letter to photograph using the iPad.
• Create your own app
MORE…
All about my friend “Getting to Know You” activity. Use one of the
other presentation apps instead of Keynote