Mining Gems: Finding Elementary Apple Apps that

Meet Common Core Standards

Katherine Page Burdick

We are just beginning to educate the first generation

of digital learners

What kind of student Is coming?

http://youtu.be/MGMsT4qNA-c

Meet two-year old Bridger.

http://youtu.be/MGMsT4qNA-c

What teachers are asked to do.

Mobile devices make learning…

* Nonthreatening * Engaging* Easy to differentiate

Can Mobile TEACHNOLOGY

replace the textbook and help curb runaway

textbook expenses?

http://youtu.be/DntAbEah6k4

Three major events have collided

1. Recession2. Introduction and rapid

adoption of iPads and other mobile devices

3. Adoption of Common Core Standards

The technology behind the ipad can be layered.

That ability can be used to teach the rigor and differentiation behind

Common Core.

STEP 1: Determine your content

Step 2: Set up themed content folders on your iTouch and iPad

iPad -180 folders, each folder can store 20 apps for a total of 4,400 apps

iPhone - 180 folders, each folder can store 12 apps for a total of 2,160 apps

Step 3: Download a Common Core Standards App

Promote Guided Investigations

Guided Investigations:

• Can be Theme/Topic-based, or match core instruction• Support Common Cores call to expose students to multiple text types at varying degrees of challenge• Allow for student-led instruction

The Three Little Pigs

Create App Tasks for StudentsOpen the folder the Three Little Pigs1. List three books you might want to read.

1.2.3.s

2. Circle one in green. Tell why you want to read that book more than the others.

3. Set the alarm clock for ten minutes. Read and reread the book until the alarm goes off.

4. How many times did you read the book?

5. Use the word meaning graphic organizer in Tools4Students and note three interesting words from your book.

6. Use Dragon Dictation to retell the story. Email the retelling to MissB@gmail.com.

7. How much did you like this activity?

It rocks! It is OK I’d rather skip it 5 4 3 2 1

8. Tell me one thing you learned or that you want to explore further.

Leveled Reading Apps

www.readinga-z.com and www.Raz-kids.com

K-5 Mobile Reading

http://youtu.be/MOYvM8FdXtE

The Three Little Pigs

Free RAZ leveled reader

Tools4Students.99 iPad only

Puppet Pals HD

universal

Tools 4 Students

iPad Only

SongifyFREE universal

Anything you speak is turned into a song.

• Story• Spelling List• Water Cycle, life

cycles• Math facts

This Weeks Words12.99 universal

Facejack LiteFREE 1.99 universal

The Three Little Pigs The Wolfs Story

K-5 Mobile Reading

Cool books

Scribblenauts

universal

Aaah!! Word Zombies

universal

Stick Pick

universal

Math

http://carnazzosclass.wikispaces.com/Multiplication+Stories

Reverse Math

iPhone and iTouch only

Column Addition

universal

Counting Billsand Coins

universal

Telling Time – Photo Touch Game

universal

Fractions AppTap to Learn

universal

Pizza Fractions:Beginning with Simple Fractions

universal

Katherine Page Burdickkburdick32@comcast.net520-834-4355

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