Looking for ways to use iPads as a part of your curriculum? This session will share real examples of creative student projects using photo, video, drawing, audio, and digital storytelling apps. Ideas will be given for language arts, math, science, social studies, and art that can be done in the one iPad classroom as well as with small groups and one-to-one iPads.
Influencing policy (training slides from Fast Track Impact)
Easy Creative iPad Projects for PreK - 8 Students
1. Karen Bosch
K - 8 Technology Instruction
Southfield Christian School
Southfield, Michigan
Discovery Star Educator
Easy Creative iPad
Projects for
PreK - 8
Students
http://tinyurl.com/ipadcreate
2. About our iPads
Southfield Christian School
High School - one to one iPads
Elementary School - shared set of
38 iPads + 2 per class
Middle School - shared cart
Also have a set of 13 iPod touch
devices (some project examples
done on iPods)
6. Use a variety of digital tools
to produce and publish
writing
including with
collaboration with peers
with multimedia
components (graphics,
sound, video) in
presentations
iPads and Common Core
7. What is one thing you
would like to learn today?
‣Answer Garden website
‣Perfect for Brainstorming!
‣Answers limited to 40 characters
‣Works as a website
‣No login required to create or use!
‣Also a free Answer Garden app!
Link to Our Answer
Garden Brainstorm
http://answergarden.ch/view/178229
8. Photography Ideas
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Literacy: colors, shapes, ABCs,
vocabulary words
‣Writing: sequence, creative writing
‣Science: experiments, simple
machines, clouds, weather, leaves
‣Math: real life problem solving
‣Social Studies: field trips to
locations, community
‣World Languages: vocabulary
11. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Students at the state
capitol building in
Lansing
‣Use the pictures in your
blog, photobooks,
narrated slideshows,
comics
Field Trips
14. iStrips (free)
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Yearbook group photos
‣Save to camera option helpful!
‣Contains ads (some might not be
appropriate for students)
ClassicBooth (paid)
‣Photos of students with projects
‣We used a free version (no longer
available)
15. Dr. Seuss Camera (paid)
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣from Jennifer Vowles PreK
16. Animoto (free)
‣Use this app to combine
images and video clips into
a movie with music and
cool effects.
‣Direct upload online to
Animoto site or download
to camera roll.
‣Free full featured
account for educators!
Musical Slideshows
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
18. Six Word Story
‣Six Word Story -
project by HS
English teacher
Diane Allen during
first week of
school.
‣Front facing
camera
‣Use any app that
combines a photo
and text.
GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
19. Fall Poems using Phonto app
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣4th graders combine their
photography with poetry (step by step
directions at blog link using Snapguide)
‣Ideas: adjectives, poetry, science
experiments
20. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Use apps like Skitch or
Doodle Buddy to
annotate photos
‣From second grade
teacher Ruth Bennefield
Illustrate
Concepts
21. Balloon Stickies Plus
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Add cartoon balloons to
an individual photo
‣Variety of styles, colors,
fonts
‣Email or save to camera
roll
‣Ads in free version
‣From Nicole Nesbitt’s
second grade
22. Halftone - (paid)
‣Student drew picture of
a school service project
‣Turned it into a comic
using Halftone
‣Added date, speech
bubble, and name
‣Great way to easily
create comic using
student drawings!
‣From Ruth Bennefield’s
second grade
COMIC APPS
23. New Year Goals using
LabelBox app
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Use front facing camera
‣Ideas: descriptions,
vocabulary, parts of
speech, poetry, science
experiments
‣4th grade
24. Color Poems using LabelBox app
‣6th Grade
‣Use copyright
friendly sites for
images:
Pics4Learning
Morguefile
GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
25. Start of School Project
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Use LabelBox app
‣Use front facing camera
‣Write adjectives or
phrases that describe
yourself or goals for the
school year
27. Color Collages using
Polyframe (paid)
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Kindergarten - worked
with a partner
‣Polyframe lets you take
photos in app and add
text
28. Using Photo Collage Apps
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Sequence/directions
‣Field Trips
‣Science Experiments
‣Class activities
‣Topic Posters:
download pictures
from internet
using Safari app
29. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Use copyright friendly images,
especially if you plan to publish
‣Save to camera roll
‣http://pics.tech4learning.com/
‣http://www.morguefile.com/
‣https://openclipart.org
‣http://www.photosforclass.com/
(includes attribution!!)
Images for Projects - online
Note: I put icons on our iPads that connect to these websites
30. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Pic Collage for Kids (free)
• Digital Posters!
• Search for photos for project in
app
• Add text and backgrounds
• Save to camera roll
• New version for kids removes
social media!
• Example - Thank you notes,
Mark Steer’s second graders
31. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage - Reports
• Reports - famous African
Americans, Africa, Bats,
Climate
• Searched for images in app
• Examples - Nicole Nesbitt’s
and Ruth Bennefield’s 2nd
grades, Denise Bourque’s 4th
grade, Gwen Sullivan’s 8th
grade
32. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage (parts of speech)
• Fall adjectives and
pictures
• Example - Sheri
Veldman’s 3rd grade
33. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage
• Singular/Plural
• Example - Nicole
Nesbitt’s 2nd grade
34. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage
• Homonyms/
Homophones
• Example - Nicole
Nesbitt’s 2nd grade
35. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage
• Landforms
• Google Earth
screenshots + Pic
Collage
• Example - Ruth
Bennefield’s 2nd grade
36. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage
• Description/adjectives
for stuffed animals
• Example - Ruth
Bennefield’s 2nd grade
37. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Pic Collage - Literacy
• Picture drawn with
Hello Crayons app
• Kindergarteners
worked with 5th
grade buddies to
write the stories
• from Jan Tetirick’s
class
38. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Pic Collage (free)
• Vocabulary
• Definition, synonym,
antonym, part or
speech, example
sentence
• Searched in app for
photo or drew a picture
• Example - Carrie Fair’s
Fifth Grade
39. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Pic Collage (free)
• Fifth grade Common
Core Exemplar:
Sentences with
correlative conjunctions
• Example - Carrie Fair’s
Fifth Grade
40. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Pic Collage (free)
• Create a Quarter
• Use camera in app to
photograph their quarter
drawing
• Search for photos for
project in app
• Add text description
• Example - Nicole Nesbitt’s
2nd grade
41. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Photo Art Generators
• Face on Coin Booth
(free)
• Face on Stamp Booth
(free)
• Wanted Poster Pro
(paid)
• Example - Nicole
Nesbitt’s 2nd grade
42. Start of School Project
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Use PicCollage to make
a “What I did this
Summer” collage
‣Add text titles and
sentences
‣Bonus: superimpose a
photo of yourself into the
image!
43. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Trading Cards (free)
• Famous African
Americans
• Print and fold
• from 5th grade
teacher Crystal
Voytal
• Note: somewhat
inflexible template
44. ‣Save projects as photo/video to camera roll.
‣Email projects.
‣Use cord to sync photos/video to computer.
‣Turn on Photostream, photos/video go directly to
Photos on a Mac computer.
‣Printing via wifi from iPad photo roll prints 4 x 6
size.
How to Print or
Transfer Projects
MANAGEMENT/HINTS
45. ‣Upload to a Dropbox account. (Other
online storage options: Google Drive,
Copy, Box)
‣Use transfer apps - Photo Transfer and
Photosync apps.
‣Use Airdrop - between devices, to a
Mac computer
Apps to Transfer Projects
MANAGEMENT/HINTS
50. DRAWING APPS
Draw a Picture that
Begins with a .......
(art and literacy)
Hello Crayons app
• Simple drawing apps - draw
with crayons, marker, paint,
pencils
• Includes a paint bucket fill
option
• Can open and save images
from and to camera roll
• Shop includes additional in
app features and coloring
pages for purchase
51. DRAWING APPS
All About Bats
Hello Crayons app
• Kindergarteners drew
picture of a happy bat after
field trip to Cranbrook
Science Center.
• No option to add text,
saved to camera roll and
opened in A+Signature to
add their name.
• Use in narrated slideshow
using 30 Hands or Explain
Everything apps
52. Start of School Project
‣Use Hello
Crayons
‣Draw a
picture of a
place that you
went this
summer.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER APPS
53. Narrated Slideshows
‣Use apps: 30 Hands
(free) or Explain
Everything ($2.99)
‣Load images (artwork
does not need to be
created on iPad) into
app, then record audio.
‣Perfect for the one
iPad class!
IMAGE NARRATION
54. At the Pumpkin Patch
‣Kindergarten art
work created with
Hello Crayon app
‣Saved to camera roll
‣Recorded audio using
Explain Everything app
‣More options in
Explain Everything -
can redo audio
recordings
IMAGE NARRATION
55. Hints for Managing
Recording
IMAGE NARRATION
• Set up project ahead of time with all
images loaded in
• Station in hallway where it is quiet
• Teacher Aide or Parent Helpers
• Older students working as buddies
• Teach one who teaches the rest
• Rest Time!! (or other quiet work
time)
61. SCENE BUILDERS
SCENE BUILDER APPS
‣Make a Scene: Farmyard
‣Feltboard
‣Alien Buddies (has additional activities)
‣PBS Parents Play and Learn (has additional activities)
‣My Play Home Lite
‣Faces I Make
‣Imagination Box
62. Build a Scene: Farmyard (free)
‣Drag and pinch to
add animals and
objects to your farm
‣Animals make
sounds and
animations as you
move them!
‣Take a snapshot to
save to camera roll
SCENE BUILDER APPS
64. Faces I Make (paid)
DRAWING APPS
Food Faces -
Kindergarteners
create fun faces
as part of a
health unit.
65. Faces I Make (paid)
DRAWING APPS
Words that
Begin With..
Kindergarteners
66. Imagination Box (paid)
‣Virtual Playdough!
Create out of shaped
pieces
‣Add your own
background images
‣Transportation
examples from Jan
Tetirick’s
Kindergarten
SCENE BUILDER APPS
67. Show Me + FeltBoard
‣Kindergarten
pictures created with
FeltBoard app, saved
to camera roll
‣Opened pictures in
ShowMe, recorded
story
‣Published to
ShowMe website
SCREENCASTING APPS
68. Chromeville (free)
AUGMENTED REALITY
‣Color and scan
pages - the character
or scene comes to
3D life
‣Take photo of your
scene, use in Write
about This or
another app for
creative writing
70. Christmas Generator apps (ALL FREE!)
DRAWING APPS
• Christmas Tree Maker PRO
• Make a Snowman
• Christmas Cookie Maker
• Gingerbread House Maker!
• Happy Snowflake
• My Flake
• Mandalas FREE
71. WordPress
‣ Blogging app lets you
take photos/images from your
camera roll on your iPad and
directly upload them to your
blog - huge time saver!
‣Let students photograph
and blog class activities!
Document learning!
MANAGEMENT/HINTS
72. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER APPS
‣Popplet (free/paid for full version)
‣Inspiration (free/paid for full version)
‣Corkulous (free/paid for full version)
‣Grafio (free/paid for full version)
73. Goals with Popplet
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER APPS
‣Photo with front
facing camera
‣Simple tools
‣By fourth graders
‣Use with book
covers, book
characters, science
concepts
74. Food Chains with Popplet
‣Images
downloaded from
internet using
Safari
‣By third graders
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER APPS
75. Start of School Project
‣Use Popplet
‣Use front facing
camera
‣Write out goals for
the school year:
mental, physical,
social, emotional/
spiritual Luke 2:52
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER APPS
79. Screencasting apps
DRAWING APPS
‣Show Me (free)
‣Screen Chomp (free)
‣Explain Everything (paid)
Has many features not available in free apps
‣Educreations (free) - in app search for images
‣Knowmia/Teach (free) - in app search for images
80. Math Tutorials
‣Fifth and Sixth grade
students created tutorials
as review for MAP
testing
‣Free account
‣Published directly to
ShowMe and Knowmia
websites
‣Common Core: explain
your thinking!
DRAWING APPS
‣ShowMe and Knowmia Teach
82. Favorite Audio apps
AUDIO APPS
‣AudioMemos SE (free)
‣iTalk Recorder (free)
‣Songify (paid)
‣GarageBand (free on new iOS devices )
83. AudioMemos SE (free)
AUDIO APPS
‣Fluency/Vocabulary
‣Reader’s Theater
‣Create/record commercials - National Parks
‣Recordings for band teacher (Jon Busch)
‣Mail/transfer recordings to teacher
iTalk Recorder (free)
84. Fotobabble (free)
‣Snap a photo and
record a one minute
audio description.
‣Instantly upload
online to free
Fotobabble account,
simple publication!
‣Easy for kids to use.
‣Students reflect on
their artwork
IMAGE NARRATION
85. Message
Posters
‣Pic Collage + Fotobabble
‣Students record
explanation, commercial, or
rap explaining their poster
‣Picture and audio
published to web!
‣Link to example
IMAGE NARRATION
86. Audio Book Reports (free)
AUDIO APPS
‣Second grade book reports
from Nicole Nesbitt
‣Snap photo of book cover
(or student artwork/project)
‣Record audio
‣Link to example
Add to projects that you already
do!
87. Songify (paid)
AUDIO APPS
‣Turns talking into a song or a
rap! Easy and fast!
‣Comes with 3 song styles for
free, additional styles for
purchase
‣Note: can block public
published areas
‣Example: Computer Lab Rules
‣Fun way to review
88. Audioboo (free)
AUDIO APPS
‣I no longer recommend
Audioboom (new name) for use in
schools for podcasting
‣Links to social media
‣Must login to account to listen
as well as record.
‣Will be exploring iPadio for next
year as a replacement
Record students
talking about what
they learned - top ten list
style!
89. QR Record (paid)
AUDIO APPS
‣Replacement for Audioboo for audio QR
codes
‣Easy app to record up to 10 minutes of
audio
‣Completed audio generates an QR code
‣Email or save codes to Dropbox account
‣Does not save the audio in app
‣Created by an educator!
91. QR Code
Listening
Galleries
AUDIO APPS
‣Superheros (4th grade)
Link to webpage with
directions on how to create the
QR Codes with Audioboo app
Note: directions are not current,
as Audioboom has changed.
92. Election Posters
with QR Code
Speeches
AUDIO APPS
‣Fifth grade students made
election posters and recorded
a related speech using which
was linked to QR code.
‣From Crystal Voytal
99. Favorite Digital Storytelling Apps
DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS
‣Book Creator
‣Puppet Pals
‣Facejack
‣PhotoComic
‣30 Hands
Presentation link at Slideshare
100. ChatterPix Kids (free)
DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS
‣Talking
Biographies
‣From 2nd grade
teacher Nicolle
Nesbitt
‣Can add text to
the finished
video!
101. ChatterPix Kids
DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS
‣Talking artwork!
‣Talking snowmen by
second graders
‣Picture drawn with
Drawing Pad app, but
could also take a photo
of student artwork
102. President Campaign
Speeches
‣Created by 5th graders in
Carrie Fair’s class using the
Facejack app.
‣Searched and downloaded
images from the internet to
use in project.
TALKING CHARACTERS
103. I am Brave like a Lion
‣Photographed lion
face created in art class.
Then used FaceJack to
record a way they are
brave (with teacher
help).
‣Clips combined by
teacher using Splice
video editing app.
TALKING CHARACTERS
105. Talking Human Bodies
‣Created by 5th graders in
Crystal Voytal’s class.
‣Used bodies created with
Doodle Buddy
TALKING CHARACTERS
106. Start of School Project
‣Draw a self portrait/or take a
selfie (use your LabelBox
picture)
‣Have the character talk
telling about their summer or
their goals for the year.
TALKING CHARACTERS
107. Kindergarten First Thanksgiving
with Puppet Pals
‣Kindergarteners
recorded puppet play
about what they learned
about Thanksgiving.
ANIMATED STORIES
108. Bible Buddies (free lite version/paid)
‣Create puppet
shows with Bible
characters
‣From the same
company as Puppet
Pals
‣Example: The Fiery
Furnace
ANIMATED STORIES
109. Sock Puppets (Free Lite Version/Paid)
‣Talking Socks! Crazy
voices!
‣Second grade teachers
Mark Steer and Ruth
Bennefield use to review
math facts and
vocabulary words.
ANIMATED STORIES
110. Sock Puppets (Free Lite Version/Paid)
‣Story Elements
‣From second grade
teacher Ruth Bennefield
ANIMATED STORIES
111. Toontastic (Now totally FREE!!)
Animated stories broken down
into easy to follow directions with
audio.
Comes with many settings and
characters, including option to
paint your own.
New camera allows you to add
photos for backgrounds and
characters.
Tall Tale Story -
The Forest Fire
ANIMATED STORIES
112. Toontastic (Free)
Tour of Zambia:
‣incorporates social
studies research
‣ student drawn
characters and objects
‣by 6th grader Khari
ANIMATED STORIES
115. Start of School Project
‣Use Tellegami
‣Use a picture of a
place you visited -
either a drawing (Hello
Crayons) or
downloaded from the
internet
‣Create an avatar that
tells about what
happened during the
summer
TALKING CHARACTERS
116. Collin’s Big Cat Series (free)
‣Create stories
using
backgrounds,
objects,
characters, text,
record audio
‣ No option to
save projects
outside of the app
BOOK CREATION APPS
117. SPOKEnPHOTO (free)
‣Create free account
‣Add photos, record
audio for each image
(no text)
‣Saves to account,
view online or in app
‣Example: Snowmen
All Year
BOOK CREATION APPS
Use projects that
you already do, turn into a book!
118. StoryKit (free)
‣Create storybooks
that include photos,
drawing, text, and
audio
‣View on the iPad
‣Easy to upload to
free internet page as
images with buttons to
listen to audio
‣Idea: Lego stories
Link to Penguin Stories
BOOK CREATION APPS
119. DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS
Book Creator for iPad ($4.99)
‣Add text, pictures
(from camera roll),
record audio, add
video, hyperlinks
‣Export as epub
document directly to
iBooks or to Dropbox
‣ Link to our
elementary collection
of eBooks
120. Write About This (free/$2.99)
• Photos with story
prompts
• Write story, record
audio
• Save to camera roll
• Can create your
own prompts
• Also Tell About This
for younger
students
GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
121. PRESENTATION APPS
‣Haiku Deck - presentation
maker
‣Search for images in app!
‣Beautiful text
‣Save online
‣Export as a Powerpoint/
Keynote file, can import into
other apps
‣Link to Jerboas Example
Haiku Deck (free)
122. PRESENTATION APPS
‣Create free Adobe account to
use.
‣Photos, icons, audio, music
‣In app search for photos and
icons
‣Creates copyright credits for
images/music at end
‣Save online or download to
camera roll
Adobe Voice (free)
Link to video
126. Favorite Video apps
VIDEO APPS
‣Splice (free/paid)
‣iMovie (free on newer iPads/paid)
‣Vintagio (paid)
127. Video Camera Hints
VIDEO APPS
‣Use horizontally, like
the shape of a TV
screen!
‣Take short clips of
students in action, edit
into a simple video at
night while watching TV.
‣Assign students to take
videos of class activities.
128. Splice (free/additional features for purchase)
VIDEO APPS
‣Easy and fast app to edit
multiple video clips and images
together
‣Add simple titles, transitions,
record audio, and add music
‣Free version contains ads
‣Export projects to camera roll
130. VidRhythm (free)
VIDEO APPS
‣Take short video clips
to create wacky music
videos
‣Variety of templates
to use
‣Limited educational
value, but oh so fun!
Link to examples
131. Create Video Tutorials
VIDEO APPS
‣Easy way to give
multiple directions
for projects.
‣Use iPad case as a
tripod when
recording.
‣Can replay video
as students work.
‣Let students
create tutorials!
link to view video
132. ‣Publish to blog using Wordpress app.
‣Upload video projects directly from iPad from camera roll to
Vimeo or YouTube
‣Use apps with accounts that publish to web: Fotobabble,
Audioboo, Showme, Educreation, SPOKEnPHOTO
‣See my Elementary APPtitude blog for examples of iPad
published projects!
Publish to your Digital
Hallway!
MANAGEMENT/HINTS
133. Student Publication
‣Edmodo - Free online educational community
similar to Facebook. Students can post many kinds
of projects directly from iPad. Free app.
‣Kidblog - Free blogging platform geared for
students. Students could post projects to their blog.
Free app.
MANAGEMENT/HINTS
134. Feedback from Today’s Session
‣Padlet.com (not an app)
‣Perfect for Brainstorming or Exit
Tickets!
‣No login required to create or use!
Link to Our Padlet
http://padlet.com/wall/fjm2vsmab0q7
What was the most
helpful thing you
learned?
Which apps will you
use?
What would have
improved the
session?