Transcript Top Apps and Beyond - Center Grove Community Schools

Kristi Watters
Kindergarten Teacher
Center Grove Elementary School
Greenwood, Indiana
Top Apps and
Beyond
iPads in a Primary
Classroom
Martha Andersen
Kindergarten Teacher
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Greenwood, Indiana
Top Apps
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are a lot of apps out there! The
problem is finding the best and what
meets the needs of your students.
 Apps reinforce skills previously taught
 Apps offer differentiation for students at all
levels
 Students are engaged and excited to
practice skills using their iPads.
 Don’t forget there are more ways to use
the iPad besides just apps
Language apps
Little Sky Writers
Letter of the Day
Sound Sorting
iWrite Words
Phototouch Sight Words
Learning A –Z
Smarty Pants School
ABC Magic series
Rocket Speller
Montessori Crosswords
Word Ball
Letter Detective
Sentence Magic
Read on Sight
Howie Finding Vowel
Math apps
Tally Tots
Montessori Numbers
Phototouch Concepts
Kids Numbers and Math
Butterfly Math
Math Bingo Games – A Racing
Game for Kids
Addition and Subtraction for
Kids
Kindergarten Math Drills
General Ed apps
Teach Me Kindergarten
Teach Me First Grade
Story Wheel
Writing Pad
Scribble Press
Kindergarten 21 in 1 Pack
Little Solver – Preschool Logic
Corkulous
Just for Fun apps
Doodle Buddy – more than just
fun!
Toontastic
Pocket Zoo
Dr. Seuss Band
Lorax
Lego Kid Blocks
PBS Kids
Google Earth
And Beyond
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Shape Hunt – use camera to take photos of
shapes in the environment
Noun/verb Hunt – same as above. Students
followed a checklist and performed the verbs
while recording as video
Tree Journal – documented the changes in a
tree throughout the year with photos
Animal Research – QR codes/webcams
Zoo Book – used Pocket Zoo to research an
animal and used Doodle Buddy to draw a
picture of the animal. Teacher
assembled the drawings into a
class book.
And Beyond
 Alphabet
Video
 Where Do We Live? –Google Earth
 Video Recording (student reading)
 Gingerbread Hunt
 Skype
 Email
 Apple TV
 QR Codes
 Create web link shortcuts
 Brainpop,
Big Universe,
App Databases
APPS
 AppShopper
 KinderTown
 Apps
Gone Free
WEBSITES
 SmartApps
for Kids
 Appsmitten
 Appolicious
 iPad Education
Apps
 Appitic
 Teacher Hub
Tips and Tricks
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Specify rules from the
beginning
Students and parents must
sign contract
Make iPads easily accessible –
this is a gradual process 
Scavenger Hunt for learning
the basic use of the iPad
Recharge weekly
Installation of apps
Share your apps with parents
Update apps every 2 weeks
Search under App store to see
what has been purchased
Deleting apps
Beware of the free (lite)
versions. You don’t always get
the extra features.
QR Code Activity
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Make sure you have a scanner such as Best
Barcode Scanner or I-nigma on student iPads
Find a website you wish your students to link to
or paste a photo of an app.
Create the scanner code using
www.qrcodekaywa.com and print this out.
You will copy and paste a web address into
the code maker.
Students bring up the scanner on their iPads
to scan the code. It will automatically take
the student to the website you have entered.