Are you App Smashing yet? We often hear "there's an app for that." Yes, but there is not one app that does everything. Come learn about the power of combining apps as well as explore a variety of apps that can be used to create smashed projects. In this hands-on session, participants will leave knowing how to smash apps in order to increase student retention of learning.
2. Director of Professional Development
972-275-9251
dbenner@tcea.org
@diben
Diana Benner
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Facilitator Information
3. Objectives
• Define app smashing
• Identify iPad apps that work well with app
smashing
• Discuss how using several
apps for one product targets
the higher levels of Bloom’s
Taxonomy to increase student
retention of learning
5. Today’s Meet
Go to Today’s Meet
http://todaysmeet.com/smash
1. Introduce Yourself
(Name, Position, District, Grade Level)
2. What is your knowledge
of app smashing?
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
7. App Smashing is the process of using
MULTIPLE apps
in conjunctions with one another
to complete a final task or project.
What is App Smashing?
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
9. • Students can create,
transfer, and enhance
• Students can publish
and share an engaging
learning product
• It demands creative
thinking, critical
thinking, and evaluation
Why App Smash?
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
10. • Allow for a variety of apps to
be used
• Find an app that allows saving
in camera roll
• Assessment criteria must be clear
• Start with simple apps
• Give time to explore apps beforehand
• Let the imagination roll
Key Points & Tips
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
14. A teacher shares a 5th grade assignment that smashes WordFoto, Phoster, and
Tellagami to teach findings about scientists.
http://youtu.be/C5w0_FuuhNM
Scientists
15. Karen Ogen shares a 1st grade assignment that smashes the Tellagami and iMovie apps (Karen
compiled the videos using Windows Movie Maker but iMovie could achieve the same result) to teach
about the sun and moon. While the backgrounds were clearly hand drawn and then captured using
the iPad camera, the same activity could be recreated with students drawings using any sketching
app.
http://youtu.be/Jc7pBNGxhEU
Earth & Moon
16. Laura Chaffey’s class shares one of my favorite purposeful app-smashing projects.
Her primary students composed a persuasive piece depicting why they would be a
good candidate to be recruited for Mars One. The apps smashed were the camera,
Google Earth, Tellagami, and iMovie.
http://youtu.be/fnZu1UY466g
Mars
20. More Sample Projects
• Mr. Andrew’s iPads in Education
• Lone Star Legends Thing Link
• Have you ever seen a pumpkin?
• Published Web Book
• Weekly Vocabulary Words
• Teacher Presentation on GT Program
• Rose, Where Did you get the Red? Poem
• TechChef4U Examples
• More Lesson Ideas
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
25. Email it: dbenner@tcea.org or
post at https://todaysmeet.com/
1. Download Apps:
•Pic Collage
•Tellagami
2. Go to Challenge Doc:
http://goo.gl/8T6WTT
3. Share Project:
App Smashing Challenge
“Learn Today, Use Tomorrow”
26. My Sample App Smash
https://tellagami.com/gami/H9TZPI/
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
30. How to Join the Group
1. Go to tcea.org and click on
the Login button. Enter
your info and log in.
2. Click on the Social
Community link in the left
menu bar.
3. Click on the Groups menu
link and search for iPad.
4. Click the Join Group link.
Join the iPad in the Classroom Group
Social Community
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
31. What are some of your
favorite
apps to smash?
Share on Today’s Meet
http://todaysmeet.com/smash
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
32. Now What?
Share:
• Twitter - @diben or @tcea
#tcea2015
• Today’s Meet http://todaysmeet.com/smash
What will you take back to your
campus/district after this session
and how will it be used?
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
34. Lunch & Learn Webinars
Upcoming Webinars:
February 11th – Tips for Starting a Makerspace at
your School
February 18th – Accessibility Features of the iPad
February 25th – Rubric Resources
March 4th – Free Fonts, Music, Images, and
Graphics for your Classroom
http://goo.gl/m10Kg0
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
35. Get Your GOOGLE On Webinars
Upcoming Webinars:
February 12th – Google Tools A-Z
March 5th – Gmail Tips, Tricks, and Labs
April 2nd – Accessibility Features of Google
http://goo.gl/9zQC4a
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
37. Member Engagement
As an attendee to the TCEA conference, you are
now a TCEA member. Below are several ways to
participate and find additional resources for
learning and sharing:
http://www.tcea.org/learn
http://twitter.com/tcea
TCEA Social Community
http://www.facebook.com/tcea.org
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
38. Diana Benner, M.Ed.
Director of Professional Development
Email: dbenner@tcea.org
Thank You for Attending
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
follow me on twitter
@diben
39. 1. Intro to App Smashing Video
http://vimeo.com/71366694
2. Zig Zagging: App Smashing
http://zigzaggingedtech.blogspot.com/p/app-smashing.html
3. Literary Fusions
http://www.literaryfusions.com/2014/04/02/app-smashing/
4. What are App Flows? Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnyRKeS7iA8
5. App Smashing: Combining Projects
http://www.graphite.org/blog/app-smashing-combining-apps-for-
innovative-student-
projects?utm_content=buffer05585&utm_medium=social&utm_source=
twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
6. Calling all App Smashers
http://comfortably20.blogspot.com/2014/03/calling-all-app-
smashers.html?m=1
Session Resources
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
40. 7. Thank You App Smashers
http://comfortably20.blogspot.com/
8. App Task Challenges
http://www.thedigitaldogpound.com/app-task-challenges.html
9. My App Smashing List http://list.ly/list/LAu-app-smashing-list
10. App Synergy http://www.techchef4u.com/history/app-synergy-the-art-
form-of-app-smashing/
11. App Smashing: iPad Created Content
http://blogs.cofc.edu/tlt/teaching/conference-presentations/app-
smashing-ipad-created-student-multimedia-projects/
12. App Smashing on Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/bookwoman/app-
smashing/
Session Resources
http://goo.gl/ieZt7u
Hinweis der Redaktion
App smashing is the simple process by which you create an image, a video, text combination in one app, then "smash" it into another app. This allows you to overlay elements, add video/audio content easily.
For example, take a photo of student work. Put that photo into 30HandsLearning slideshow, add audio recording of student discussing that photo. Repeat that process for a small group of students. Save that audio-narrated slideshow of photos of student work as a video into your iPad's Camera Roll. Import that video into iMovie, Explain Everything, Touchcast and then stitch several group projects together...voila! App smashing.
1. When you're app smashing, begin with the end in mind. What do you want to see at the end of the process? Then, backtrack from there. What apps will you have to "run" your idea through to get the result you want?
2. Make a list of the apps you'll need to get your app smashing done.
3. Create a flowchart or outline of what apps you'll be smashing.
4. Publishing, or sharing your product, is one of the most difficult aspects. It's difficult because you have to know where you can publish your work to so that it will be most accessible for your audience. For smaller sized videos, YouTube, Dropbox, Box.net are solid choices. For ebooks (ePub), Dropbox and/or GoogleDrive are your next best choices. For images, anywhere will do.