Presentation for Warsaw E3 Conference 2013

1. APPS ACROSS THE
CURRICULUM:
FAVORITES FOR EVERY
AGE GROUP
Lynett Croyle, Therese Dristas,
Nettie Eichelberger, Anastasia Trekles
ICE Indiana – http://iceindiana.org

2. APPS FOR
ELEMENTARY

3. APPS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS DEVELOPING SKILLS
 Young learners develop automaticity
with practice.
 Apps make practice fun!
 FlashToPass for math facts
 Spelling City for spelling & vocabulary
 BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. for
educational video, quizes, activities, and
more!

4. RESEARCH
 http://www.kidrex.org/

5. APPS FOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL

6. ORGANIZATION
 Students should understand a need to curate their important websites for
easy access.
 Students can set up a tab.
For each subject.
 Students can chronicle their
Web research.
 http://www.symbaloo.com/

7. THE NEED FOR RESEARCH
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a
question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources
and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple
avenues of exploration.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print
and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and
accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of
others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to
support analysis reflection, and research.

8. SEARCH ENGINE
 http://www.refseek.com/

9. SEARCH ENGINE
 http://www.sweetsearch.com/

10. CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS SAFELY
 https://www.remind101.com/

11. INTERACTION
 http://padlet.com/wall/dristas
 If you have your own device, go here and add an idea:
http://padlet.com/wall/14t0uy897c

12. APPS FOR HIGH
SCHOOL

13. INTERACTIVE LECTURES -
http://todaysmeet.com/meetinginwarsaw

14. VOCABULARY
 http://www.studystack.com/

15. PROGRESSION -
 http://www.timetoast.com/

16. APPS FOR COLLEGE
AND BEYOND

17. BEST APPS FOR BIG KIDS ON NEW LEARNING PATHS
 By college, students need to write,
create, and stay organized
 Essentials include:
 Pages, Keynote, Numbers (iWork)
 iMovie, iPhoto, GarageBand (iLife)
 Notability
 VoiceThread
 PearlTrees
 Evernote
 Dropbox

18. RESOURCES
 Graphite app curation service (FREE!): http://graphite.org
 Cool Tools for Schools wiki: http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com
 Cool Apps for Schools wiki: http://coolappsforschools.wikispaces.com
 APPitic app list for education: http://www.appitic.com
 Apple Education apps: http://www.apple.com/education/apps/
 Top 10 list of apps for Android and iOS:
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/04/26/new-10-of-the-best-apple-and-
android-apps-for-education-in-2013/

19. THANK YOU!
 Lynett Croyle, 2nd grade teacher, School City of Hammond:
lmcroyle@hammond.k12.in.us
 Therese Dristas, Technology Coach, School Town of Munster:
tdristas@munster.us
 Nettie Eichelberger, 2nd grade teacher, East Porter County Schools (Kouts, IN):
nettie.eichelberger@eastporter.k12.in.us
 Anastasia Trekles, instructional technology chairperson, Purdue University
Calumet (Hammond, IN): atrekles@purdue.edu