Liz Whaley and Paula Tousignant Riverside IL District 96 ICE Conference 2012

1. APPS: MOVING BEYOND DRILL
& PRACTICE
Paula S. Tousignant & Liz Whaley
Riverside District 96

2. ISTE NETS-S
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking,
construct knowledge, and develop innovative
products and processes using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate
new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of
personal or group expression

3. DEVICES IN D96
Shared 1:1 Staff
1,000
750
500
250
0
iPods iPads Laptops

4. ONLINE RESOURCE
http://createonipadipod.wikispaces.com

5. BASICS THAT
MAKE IT WORK

6. BASICS THAT
MAKE IT WORK
Volume Purchase Program

7. BASICS THAT
MAKE IT WORK
Volume Purchase Program
Creating Mail accounts on the devices

8. BASICS THAT
MAKE IT WORK
Volume Purchase Program
Creating Mail accounts on the devices
Creating a Screenshot

9. BASICS THAT
MAKE IT WORK
Volume Purchase Program
Creating Mail accounts on the devices
Creating a Screenshot
Adding a site to the Home Screen

10. BASICS THAT
MAKE IT WORK
Volume Purchase Program
Creating Mail accounts on the devices
Creating a Screenshot
Adding a site to the Home Screen
Saving Images from the web

11. BASICS THAT
MAKE IT WORK
Volume Purchase Program
Creating Mail accounts on the devices
Creating a Screenshot
Adding a site to the Home Screen
Saving Images from the web
Keep those iPods charged!

12. POW - STRIP DESIGNER

13. POW - STRIP DESIGNER
• $2.99

14. POW - STRIP DESIGNER
• $2.99
• Create comic strips

15. POW - STRIP DESIGNER
• $2.99
• Create comic strips
• Explorers Project using iPod

16. DOODLE BUDDY

17. DOODLE BUDDY
• Free!

18. DOODLE BUDDY
• Free!
• Draw, use stamps, add text, add background

19. DOODLE BUDDY
• Free!
• Draw, use stamps, add text, add background
• Share easily - email or add to Photo Library
for use in another app

20. DOODLE BUDDY
• Free!
• Draw, use stamps, add text, add background
• Share easily - email or add to Photo Library
for use in another app
• Great at all grade levels

21. CELL STRUCTURE - 7TH GR.

22. CELL STRUCTURE - 7TH GR.

23. STORYKIT

24. STORYKIT
• Free!

25. STORYKIT
• Free!
• Record voice, draw, import photos, add text

26. STORYKIT
• Free!
• Record voice, draw, import photos, add text
• Editing features

27. STORYKIT
• Free!
• Record voice, draw, import photos, add text
• Editing features
• Share with teacher - get a link

28. STORYKIT
• Free!
• Record voice, draw, import photos, add text
• Editing features
• Share with teacher - get a link
• “How to” Writing Project

29. CLASSROOM EXAMPLES

30. RECORDING APPS - FLUENCY
Voice Memos iTalk Recorder SonicPIcs AudioBoo

31. RECORDING APPS - FLUENCY
Voice Memos iTalk Recorder SonicPIcs AudioBoo
• Voice Memos - comes on iPods (free)

32. RECORDING APPS - FLUENCY
Voice Memos iTalk Recorder SonicPIcs AudioBoo
• Voice Memos - comes on iPods (free)
• iTalk Recorder (free)

33. RECORDING APPS - FLUENCY
Voice Memos iTalk Recorder SonicPIcs AudioBoo
• Voice Memos - comes on iPods (free)
• iTalk Recorder (free)
• QuickVoice Recorder (free)

34. RECORDING APPS - FLUENCY
Voice Memos iTalk Recorder SonicPIcs AudioBoo
• Voice Memos - comes on iPods (free)
• iTalk Recorder (free)
• QuickVoice Recorder (free)
• Fotobabble (free) or SonicPics ($2.99)- can add audio to an image

35. RECORDING APPS - FLUENCY
Voice Memos iTalk Recorder SonicPIcs AudioBoo
• Voice Memos - comes on iPods (free)
• iTalk Recorder (free)
• QuickVoice Recorder (free)
• Fotobabble (free) or SonicPics ($2.99)- can add audio to an image
• AudioBoo, SoundCloud (free)- upload to an online account

36. FLUENCY CHECKLIST
(BURLEY ELEM., CPS)
Reading Fluency Self-Check
Name: Date:
Book Title:
Rate or Speed - Am I reading at a smooth, steady rate – not too slow and not too fast?
Clarity - Did I pronounce all the sounds in my words clearly?
Expression - Am I showing my understanding by reading with expression and energy?
Recording #1         
Rate or Speed Clarity Expression
Recording #2         
Rate or Speed Clarity Expression
Recording #3         
Rate or Speed Clarity Expression
Today I worked on:
Reading Fluency Self-Check

37. FLUENCY CHECKLIST
(JR. HIGH)
ACCEPTABLE
MEETS EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT NEEDS
ACCEPTABLE PLUS... MEETS EXPECTATIONS PLUS...
IMPROVEMENT PLUS...
Read mostly in 2 word Read mostly in 3 word Read mostly in fluid
Phrasing Read word by word
phrases phrases phrases
AND Using inflection at
AND Pausing at the end of sentences, AND Sounds natural,
Expression Read words in a plain tone
commas and periods questions, exclamation like speaking
points
Reading is frequently Reading is often Reading is occasionally Reading is rarely
interrupted by stalls, interrupted by stalls, interrupted by stalls, interrupted by stalls,
Smoothness umms..., umms..., umms..., umms...,
mispronunciations, and self mispronunciations, and mispronunciations, and mispronunciations, and
corrections self corrections self corrections self corrections
Speed is too fast or too Speed is too fast or too Speed is at a pace that
Speed sounds like
Rate slow and greatly affects slow, but sightly affects does improve meaning
conversation
understanding of the text meaning of text of text
98-100% of words
Accuracy ≤ 91% of words correct 92-94% of words correct 95-97% of words correct
correct

38. CREATING BOOKS
Creative Book Builder eBook Magic Book Creator
• Creative Book Builder - $2.99
• eBook Magic - $3.99
• Book Creator - $4.99

39. PUPPET PALS
& FRIENDS
• Free ($2.99 for the Director’s Pass, or $0.99 per set)
• Use their characters and backgrounds or create
yours from Photo Library (with upgrade)
• Sock Puppets
• Toontastic

40. BRAINSTORMING APPS
Corkulous Sticky Notes Total Recall MindMeister
• Corkulous (free)
• Sticky Notes (free)
• Total Recall (free)
• MindMeister (free) - Mind-mapping

41. OTHER GREAT APPS
Skitch Notability Screen Chomp ShowMe
• Skitch (free) - annotate
• Notability ($0.99) - annotate
• Screen Chomp (free) - screencasting
• ShowMe (free) - screencasting