Callie Ballara
Here is a list of apps I have successfully used to support learning in my classroom.
The award-winning "PlayART by Tapook" is full of new surprises. More rich with 8 famous painters!More creative with the new painting function!More fun with new illustrations! Play, learn and create your masterpiece with elements taken from the original works of 8 masters: Katsushika Hokusai, Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Henri Rousseau, Vincent Van Gogh, Gustav Klimt, Paul Klee e Amedeo Modigliani.
Record short audio snippets that are easily shared or embedded. I use to embed into QR codes.
Generate Visual QR Codes and use them to link to websites or text etc.
A very simple to use way to create Venn diagrams.
A free app that can be used in so many ways. Use to create posters by adding your own photos or web images and text. An absolute favourite with my students.
Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Creating a great video tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Explain a math formula... Create an animated lesson... Add commentary to your photos... Diagram a sports play...
A free app that allows you to make presentations using photos and voice recordings. Very easy to use for younger students.
Many possibilities! Students link to a themed presentation that the teacher controls on their device. It is interactive, students are able to complete activities that the teacher can monitor.
Brainstorm, list, order...easy to use in so many ways.
Explain Everything is an easy-to-use design, screencasting, and interactive whiteboard tool that lets you annotate, animate, narrate, import, and export almost anything to and from almost anywhere. Create slides, draw in any color, add shapes, add text, and use a laser pointer. Rotate, move, scale, copy, paste, clone, and lock any object added to the stage.
Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about Pinterest on the App Store. Download Pinterest and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
A fantastic, safe blogging site for kids. A great way to introduce kids to blogging. Easy to use ipad app, I've had a class of 6 year olds using it and uploading images/ video to the blog.
A must! IPad version doesn't have as many features but easy to use and share movies.
Daily apps that are free for a short time. Worth trolling list each day as there are sometimes great freebies.
Write About This is a visual writing prompt & creation platform perfect for classrooms and families! With endless ways to respond and the ability to craft custom photo prompts, it will kick-start any writing activity. Free version provides more than 50 leveled text & voice prompts and the ability to try the custom prompt creation and digital publishing tools!
Presentation and Slideshow Maker, easy to use with access to bank of beautiful photos or use your own.
Use your photos to create posters etc. Great photo effects.
Google earth
With goREACT, you can become a virtual chemist. Whether you're a novice or expert, the free play and guided modes make it fun and fascinating.
Essential Skeleton 4 is a fully functional, self-contained app covering the essential anatomy of the skeleton. This app is being offered free to demonstrate the groundbreaking 3D technology and innovative design inherent in 3D4Medical's new range of apps.
It is a stand alone app and does not contain any in-app purchase requirements.
NEW 3D TECHNOLOGY
Essential Skeleton 4 is responsive, visually stunning and effortless. The app is fully 3D, meaning that you can easily manipulate the skeleton and individual bones, as well as view them in isolation from any angle. Our new Multiple Selection Mode allows you to select multiple bones and isolate, hide or fade them.
Through this free app and a simple printed image, Anatomy 4D transports students, teachers, medical professionals, and anyone who wants to learn about the body into an interactive 4D experience of human anatomy. Visually stunning and completely interactive, Anatomy 4D uses augmented reality and other cutting edge technologies to create the perfect vehicle for 21st century education.
Virtual Heart lets you explore multiple real-time views of the human heart, using the same highly realistic visual elements as the iconic Giant Heart at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.
Grab your camera! Let’s ChatterPix! Chatterpix Kids can make anything talk -- pets, friends, doodles, and more.
Simply take any photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and record your voice. Then share your Pix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, creative cards, or even fancy book reports. And best of all, it’s FREE! AGES: 6-12.
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Kahoot! is a classroom response system which creates an engaging learning space, through a game-based digital pedagogy. Kahoot! is an easy-to-use blended learning platform which works on any device, making the classroom interactive, encouraging both educators and learners to ask great questions.
CLASSROOM IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WITH A GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION ACCOUNT
Using Google Classroom in school? Get the iOS App to use Classroom on the go.
Classroom helps teachers save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students. It is available to anyone with Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools including Gmail, Drive and Docs.
Classroom is designed to help teachers create and collect assignments paperlessly, including time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Document for each student. It also creates Drive folders for each assignment and for each student to help keep everyone organized.
