Tech Forum Chicago 2012: There's An App for That!
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1 Yes, There’s an App for That!
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Presentation given at Tech Forum by Naomi Harm and Lucy Gray
Transcript of Tech Forum Chicago 2012: There's An App for That!
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Yes, There’s an App for That!
Try Socrative
Open a computer or smartphone and go to m.socrative.com. You can also download the student app from the iTunes Store.
Join the Room 82086 as a student.
Take a few minutes to answer the questions and we’ll display the results.
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ResourcesHandout: http://goo.gl/Ho3x3
Contact us:
Lucy [email protected]@elemenous on TwitterBlog: http://www.lucygray.org
Naomi [email protected]@nharm on TwitterWeb Site: http://naomiharm.org
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Suggest Apps
Use this form to add your app suggestions: http://goo.gl/Xk9YN
Access the spreadsheet here: http://goo.gl/YILN2
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Today’s Learning Outcomes
Purpose and educational value of apps
Exposure to a variety of educational apps
The criteria of selecting an app
Collection of repositories to finding apps
Collaborative shared learning experience
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It’s Not About the Device
It’s about teaching and learning differently...
The critical thinking and learning process
The relevance of new gained understandings
The collaborative conversations
The inquisitiveness and inquiry-based learning
The engagement and motivation
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Apple Apps
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iBooks
iTunes U
iBooks Author
Selection CriteriaFor what age group(s) is the application appropriate?
How would a teacher incorporate the application into the classroom?
Does the app meeting a student learning target or academic need?
Does this app allow you to do something you were unable to do in the past and improve an existing curriculum activity?
Does the app address more than one learning style (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)?
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Tony Vincent’s Educational App Evaluation Rubric
Super WhyPizza FractionsThe ElementsProject Noah
Naomi’s Subject Specific Apps
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DropboxAuditorium Class and Meeting Notes
Side By SideSocrative
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Naomi’s Productivity Apps
The ArtifactsX is for XrayFlip: Interactive Storybook
Animalia
Naomi’s Book Apps
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StorylinesFaces iMakeBlurb MobileSock Puppets
Naomi’s Creativity Apps
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VoicethreadVideoliciousSpreakeriMovie
Naomi’s Multimedia Apps
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Total RecallTaposéExplain EverythingEducreations
Naomi’s Creation Apps
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Cookie DoodleTour WristGoogle EarthPandora
Naomi’s Fun Apps
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Minds of Modern Mathematics
Shakespeare in Bits
National Archives DocsTeach
Literary Analysis
Subject Specific Apps
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Pear NoteInspiration MapsGroupboardEvernote
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Lucy’s Productivity Apps
Be Confident in Who You Are
Our ChoiceBartleby’s Book of Buttons Vol. I
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Lucy’s Book Apps
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Paper by Fifty-Three
Wreck This AppColor SchemerPress Here: The App
Lucy’s Creativity Apps
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LEGO Super Hero Movie Maker
Science 360 for iPad
iStop Motion for iPad
Animation Creator HD
Lucy’s Multimedia Apps
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Qrafter - QR Code Reader and Generator
Screen Chomp360 PanoramaToontastic
Lucy’s Creation Apps
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LEGO Life of George
ReadabilityAppStart for iPadTopps Bunt
Lucy’s Fun Apps
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Where to Find Apps
Appitic
iEAR.org
iPad Curriculum
iPad4Education
iPads in Education
iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Users Group in Diigo
Mind Leap Tech
On Twitter using the hashtag #edapps
ResourcesHandout: http://goo.gl/Ho3x3
Contact us:
Lucy [email protected]@elemenous on TwitterBlog: http://www.lucygray.org
Naomi [email protected]@nharm on TwitterWeb Site: http://naomiharm.org
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Time to share....
Bring your iPad and show your favorite app OR
Use our laptop to show the web site of a favorite app.
Add your suggestions to our spreadsheet:
Form: http://goo.gl/Xk9YN
Results: http://goo.gl/YILN2
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Suggest Apps
Use this form to add your app suggestions: http://goo.gl/Xk9YN
Access the spreadsheet here: http://goo.gl/YILN2
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