List of iPad Programs and Applications
All of these applications and programs will be used during the vocabulary workshop implementation.
Students will be able to practice vocabulary items and skills using hand-on, interactive, multisensory
applications and programs.
1. SPELLING CITY – gives students an opportunity to study words using interactive vocabulary
games and activities. Students can input their own vocabulary lists and practice both, spelling
and meaning.
2. WORDGIRL WORD HUNT - presents unknown words within narrated stories about WordGirl,
a superhero who uses her powers to fight villains. Children use visual and context clues to
select the correct meaning. They’re rewarded for their correct choice with a game in which
they tilt the device to make WordGirl fly.
3. PIC COLLAGE – is great for creating photo posters, short image-based stories, learning
vocabulary by associating words with images and more.
4. VOICETHREAD or ITALK RECORDER – lets record oral discussions and lesson instruction
(could be sent home to students who misses a lesson or used for review). Students will be able
to create and record "multimedia conversations" and dialogues.
5. DICTIONARY – allows access to online dictionary and thesaurus.
6. LIFECARDS - creates simple digital postcards with images and text.
7. TYPEDRAWING - inputs text, pictures, and go to town drawing. It is a great way to explore
content vocabulary with color, pictures, and creativity.
8. STORYROBE - creates simple video stories that combine a slideshow of images with student’s
narration.
9. STORYKIT – creates a digital storybook with vocabulary words, pictures and sound. It allows
its users to share books with others. It is a practical tool for teachers, and can be used to create
their own storytelling books for instructional purposes and share them with their students.
10. COMICLIFE or STRIP DESIGNER - creates digital comics. Students can include their own
photos or drawings.
11. ANIMATE IT – is a wonderful and simple app for creating stop motion animations. It can be
used at any grade level to accompany oral presentation.
12. TEXTROPOLIS and FISHTROPOLIS - In this game, players rearrange the letters in city names
to form as many words as they can. As the number of words increases, the cityscape is filled
with objects. As each word is formed, its definition is displayed. The sequel, Fishtropolis, uses
a similar premise–players use the letters from fish names to form words. A nice feature of
these apps is that they support use by multiple players who share a device.
13. CHICKTIONARY – allows students to practice vocabulary words by building them using
available letters, educational game.
14. DOODLE BUDDY – can be used for vocabulary illustrations, easy to use.
15. IMOVIE – allows creating movies and video clips.
16. PAGES – creates appealing to students and effective handouts, tests, quizzes, assignments,
notes, and presentations using this word processing application. With 16 templates for
everything from cards to fliers, teachers can incorporate graphs, charts, videos, and photos
into their projects to add interest and better illustrate information. Capable of file sharing,
Pages also allows for saving files in convenient Word and .pdf formats as well.
17. TEACHER’S ASSISTANT PRO – allows teachers to track students’ behaviors, and
achievements quickly and easily. Incidents on student behavior and achievement can be
documented in real time and reports can be sent to parents and administrators instantly via
email. Organizing important documents is also simple and clutter free. The app can be
customized to fit your classroom needs.
18. KEYNOTE – creates visual aids to go along with instruction: animations, pictures, tables,
charts, videos, and other multimedia touches.
19. DROPBOX – by synching with other technological devices, allows users to access documents
and files anywhere. Teachers can save their findings and data for future offline viewing and
organize them into specific galleries, files.
20. EVERNOTE – allows iPad users a high degree of portability for their digital documents.
Capable of reading Word, Excel, PowerPoint, .pdf files, rich text, plain text, HTML, and other file
formats, it allows transfer between desktop and portable device using USB and iTunes.
Invaluable tool for collecting and organizing digital information, taking notes, sharing content,
and more.
The following websites resources will also be incorporated into lessons:
www.scholastic.com
www.scholasticnews.com
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
www.youtubeforchildren.com
http://www.ldoceonline.com/
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html