Project+Apps

=Project Apps=



The iPad is a very new device and although there are already many Apps designed for eduaction there will be many more available throughout the year and in the future. The main limitation of the iPad as an educational tool is that it does not support Flash (see article) so we will be relying on these educational Apps to replace the online games currently on our portals. We are currently exploring the option of teachers making educational games on Quizlet and then the students accessing them using a flashcard App. When selecting or making a learning activities for use on the iPad we need to ensure that the game or task has a clear educational outcome.

1. Story Kit
This is an app made for the iPhone and iPod touch so it is not in HD for the iPad yet. It is, however, the most useful productivity app we have found for Year 1 ... and currently free. With the app students can create a multi page electronic story book by writing text, drawing on the screen, inserting photos and recording audio. The interface is simple with minimal formatting options which makes it work intuitively and allows students to concentrate on the content and not the technology when making their ebook. The ebook can then be shared online via email. A URL is shared in the email and this contains a copy of the book (not a 3D, wizz bang copy yet though) where all pages are viewable on the page and the audio plays.

Check out an [|information report Mandi made with her class in her first week with the iPad]. Check out the [|App comments] too.

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**iPad Apps to trial**

iPad Apps

 * 1) Safari
 * 2) Notes
 * 3) Photos
 * 4) Videos
 * 5) Maps
 * 6) Mail

Productivity Apps

 * 1) Pages - Apple word processing app ... share via dropbox and email
 * 2) Keynote - Apple presentation/slideshow app ... share via dropbox and email
 * 3) Storykit - used as the first productivity App in Year 1. Mandi created an Information Report using images from the web and then recorded the students reading the text.
 * 4) Adobe Ideas - the best drawing app ... share via email
 * 5) Simplenote - the best and most simple note taking, drafting, thinking app ... saves online and can access from any computer
 * 6) Comic Touch
 * 7) Fotobabble - super useful app using a photo and 30 sec audio recorded in the app on the iPad and then upload to the fotobabble site .... embeds
 * 8) Pocket Note iP3
 * 9) Paper Desk
 * 10) White Note
 * 11) Sundry Notes

Saving/Sharing/Viewing Apps

 * 1) Dropbox
 * 2) Good Reader
 * 3) iPicasso - Google Picasa uploader and viewer
 * 4) iBooks
 * 5) Kindle
 * 6) Camera-A/Camera-B

Educational Game Apps (HD or iPhone)

 * 1) Flashcards HD (play Quizlet games)
 * 2) Early Reader (iPhone)
 * 3) Early Maths (iPhone)
 * 4) Kids Math HD 1
 * 5) Kids Math HD 2
 * 6) Kids Math - Advanced (iPhone)
 * 7) FlashToPass HD (operations)
 * 8) Sight Words HD
 * 9) First Words HD
 * 10) Word Families HD
 * 11) iWW Lite (iPhone)
 * 12) ABC Tracer words (iPhone)
 * 13) Animal Repeater HD
 * 14) Tap to Talk HD
 * 15) Sentence Builder HD
 * 16) I Know Phonics - ABCs HD
 * 17) I Know Phonics - Consonants 1 HD
 * 18) I Know Phonics - Consonants 2 HD
 * 19) I Know Phonics - Vowels 2 HD
 * 20) Kids Clock Challenge Lite
 * 21) Word Magic
 * 22) Sentence Builder
 * 23) Question Builder - Lite (trial Sentence builder and test Question Builder before buying both)
 * 24) Kiddie Animated - Multiplication, Addition & Subtraction
 * 25) gFlash Lite (iPhone)
 * 26) Dot to Dot Animals
 * 27) iSentence
 * 28) iQuestion
 * 29) Sight Words
 * 30) BrainPOP
 * 31) AniMult
 * 32) AnimAdd
 * 33) Chicktionary
 * 34) Laz Reading a-z (Making Pizza)
 * 35) Math Bumpies

Art/Creativity

 * 1) PS Mobile
 * 2) Doodle Buddy
 * 3) f doodle
 * 4) Draw Free
 * 5) Whiteboard
 * 6) Doodle Kids
 * 7) Doodle
 * 8) iDraft
 * 9) Photo pad

=App Purchases=

Bought Apps

 * ~ App .................... ||~ Date ........ ||~ Cost .......... ||
 * Keynote || 28/5 || $12.99 ||
 * Pages || 28/5 || $12.99 ||
 * Pocket Note iP3 || 28/5 || $2.49 ||
 * Word Magic || 1/6 || $1.19 ||
 * Sentence Builder || 1/6 || $5.99 ||
 * I Know Phonics - Consonants 1 || 1/6 || $2.49 ||
 * I Know Phonics - Consonants 2 || 1/6 || $2.49 ||
 * I Know Phonics - Vowels 2 || 1/6 || $2.49 ||
 * Chicktionary || 25/6 || $2.49 ||
 * PaperDesk || 26/6 || $2.49 ||
 * WhiteNote || 26/6 || $4.99 ||
 * Math Bumpies || 28/6 || $2.49 ||
 * iPicasso || 5/7 || ? ||
 * Sundry Notes || 5/7 || ? ||
 * Comic Touch || 5/7 || ? ||

Wish List

 * ~ App .................. ||~ Cost ......... ||
 * 100s chart || $2 ||
 * Flashcards delux || $5 ||
 * Fish School HD || $2.50 ||
 * Question Builder || $5.99 ||
 * ABC Phonics Word Families || ? ||

=Links to Educational iPad App Reviews=


 * [|U Tech Tip] s - 50 edu iPad apps
 * [|IEAR] - heaps of edu app reviews
 * [|Apps for special education] - This is a list of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps for education and special education. Each app in the list includes a one sentence description by the author.
 * [|Recommended iPod apps for education] - huge list with comments/reviews
 * [|Top 50 iPhone/iPod apps for education] - created December 2008

=Tools for the iPad=
 * **Cloud Browse** - an App available in the USA that is currently not available in Australia that browses the internet and gives access to Flash objects. When available here we will trial it for use especially with Web 2.0 apps.
 * **Clicker** - an iPad friendly video search engine
 * [|Documents To Go] - A business tool for viewing and editing documents - lets you create and edit Microsoft Word apps, and additionally displays Excel, PowerPoint, PDFs
 * [|Apple Education Apps] - official Apple site
 * [|eClicker] - personal response system