Best iPad Apps
for
Differentiation
Courage to Risk 2013
Anne M. Beninghof
Education Consultant
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www.ideasforeducators.com
720-934-1508
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Approaches to
Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated instruction (DI) is a teaching philosophy
based on the premise that teachers should adapt
instruction to meet students’ varying readiness levels,
learning preferences and interests.
Readiness
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Interest
Content
Process
Product
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Learning
Profile
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Cultural Sensitivity
Size
Requires internet connection
Appealing
Multiple Modalities
Choices for Students
Various Readiness Levels
Positive Feedback
Data Collection
Share/email feature
Multiple users
Advertising
Motivating
Supports curriculum
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Preschool App Selection Guide
Directions: Select an app with an educational purpose in mind and explore the app to decide
whether it might be useful. Then evaluate the app for these factors. Evaluate several apps to
identify the most suitable app for the child you are working with.
App Title:______________________________________________
Price: _________
Rating
1= Characteristic is Mostly Absent
2= Characteristic is Somewhat Absent
3= Characteristic is Somewhat Present
4= Characteristic is Mostly Present
Accessibility
App can be used by children with a range of abilities
App is easy for children to understand
Minimal adult assistance is required
Images and sounds are used to present important information
App gives positive feedback for correct answers
App gives corrective feedback in a positive way
App reduces fatigue and maximizes comfort for use
App allows enough space on the screen for 1 or more children to use it
Content
App can be used by children with a range of preferences and interests
App encourages children to be interactive
App has multiple options for children to explore
App minimizes rote responses
App encourages children to find answers to problems
Language is appropriate for young children
New vocabulary is taught
Music is socially appropriate
App is free from violence
App avoids cultural stereotyping
App promotes diversity
App is free from advertisements
Content of app is challenging but not frustrating for children
Individualization
App teaches skills the children need in order to use it
App is compatible with the child’s assistive technology
The difficulty of the app can be adjusted or changes based on child’s response
App has options for prompting and other supports that can be turned on and off
Content of app addresses multiple skills
Use of app can be embedded into daily routine.
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Overall Score
Reprinted with Permission from: More, C. & Travers, J. C. (in press). What’s app with
that? Selecting educational apps for young children with disabilities. Young Exceptional
Children.
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Anne’s 5 Point App Rubric
Is it intuitive? Does it take less than 2 minutes to figure
out?
Is it engaging? Do real students like it?
Does it apply to varying ability levels? Have depth and
breadth?
Is it free or inexpensive? If not, is it worth it?
Can I quickly see ways to connect it to the Common Core
Standards?
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Lesson Plan for:
EQ/Standard/Objective:
CCS:
Have we considered the following elements?
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Aud/ Visual Perception
Modeling
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Activator
Body of Lesson
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Closure
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Lesson Plan for: Science, 2nd grade
EQ/Standard/Objective: Use observational skills, perform analysis,
draw conclusions
Access skill: Stay on task for extended periods of time
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Magic Bag – pull out iPad.
Teacher acts out what it looks like to be off task. Use
CoachMyVideo app to analyze with group.
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These students will sort the
magnets into common categories.
Body of Lesson
Take video of students looking on task and have
them analyze proper behaviors.
Using wipe-off magnets, brainstorm ideas for what
is needed for effective observation. Sort magnets
into categories.
Practice observation skills in lab activity.
How will we support?
Share observations.
Categories on board.
Self-monitoring practice.
Visual supports.
Closure
Return to categories for effective observation.
Verbally rehearse 3 times for retention.
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Lesson Plan for: Photosynthesis
EQ/Standard/Objective:
CCS: 5.RIT.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same topic, noting
similarities and differences
5.L.6: Acquire and use accurately domain specific words
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Modeling
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Retention
Activator General Approach
Hold up a raw vegetable and ask what this has to do
with photosynthesis. Have students talk with
partners, then share.
Model some simple abbreviations for note taking
while recording their ideas.
Be sure to record definition of photosynthesis.
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Assign to highest level QR station
Have students perform Word
Surgery on “photosynthesis”
Body of Lesson
Hang 6 different QR codes on classroom walls,
linked to websites with information on
photosynthesis.
Groups of 6 go to each QR code, bringing mini
white boards to record information learned. Use QR
Scanner app. Before breaking up, have students pair
to review the information they have recorded.
Jigsaw cooperative learning groups – each student
shares about what they learned at their QR station.
Complete similarities/differences chart.
Closure
Add new learning to science journals. Show two or
three students’ work on doc cam.
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How will we support?
Whiteboards to record info,
review with partner
Sample abbreviations on board
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General Tools
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Reflection
View your iPad on your Mac or PC and continue using it while
you're mirroring. Download software onto computer first. Then
anything on your iPad will show on computer and can be projected
onto screen.
Doceri
Download software onto your computer and then add the app to iPad.
Doceri causes mirroring onto the iPad, so that your iPad becomes an
interactive whiteboard. Annotate anything on your screen.
QR Reader
Fast and effective. App opens instantly in real time scanning mode.
Simple to use.
Aurasma Lite
The world’s first visual browser. Aurasma allows your smart phone
or tablet to recognize images and objects. It then augments your view
of the real-world with videos, music and 3D animations called auras
or overlays.
Socrative
A student response system that empowers teachers to engage their
classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games.
Nearpod
Teachers use Nearpod to share content with their students and to
manage the flow of the lecture. · Students use Nearpod on their iOS
devices to receive multimedia content and to participate in engaging
assessment and collaboration activities.
Class Management
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ABC Data
ABC Data is an unobtrusive data collection tool for counting
behaviors and recording session duration. Data analysis can be
emailed. Also serves as a stopwatch and tally counter.
Three Ring
Three Ring allows you to take pictures of student work and keep
track online. Each piece can be tagged with pre-loaded or customized
descriptors such as “district standard” or “adapted.”
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Take Turn Timer
Customizable timer for up to 5 different students. Simple to use for
managing turn taking.
Giant Timer
Free timer with large, bold numbers, and a variety of sounds.
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VisTimerFree
Free timer that shows a pie chart visual changing as the minute
counts down. Free version allows up to 5 minutes. No sound effects.
StopGo!
This app allows you to set different times to help students stay on
track. Includes a warning noise when the light turns yellow.
Communication
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Dragon Dictation
Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition application that
allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email
messages. Accuracy is good (for native English speakers,) even with
background classroom noise.
Sock Puppets
Several puppets to choose from with a few backgrounds and props.
Student records own voice, but voice is morphed to different pitches.
Easy, intuitive way to capture storytelling.
FreeSpeech
Provided by a non-profit, an easy to use app for people with
difficulty speaking. Use computer voice or record your own. Use
icons provided or add your own photos.
Morfo
Take a photo of a face, adjust it to line up with parameters, then
record your voice. The app turns the face into a 3-D, talking image.
Students are motivated to speak through a morphed image of
themselves.
Grid Player
A symbol, text and voice communication system that allows the user
to build sentences or use pre-recorded words, phrases or sentences.
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Translate Box
Voice and text translation into dozens of languages. Simple to use.
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Bugs and Buttons
Very engaging activities to practice fine motor skills, path finding,
patterns, sorting, tracking and more. Self-paced, two play modes,
and progressive skill levels.
PicknStix Classic
A modern day adaptation of the classic Pickup Sticks game. Visual
focus and fine motor skill practice within a colorful game.
Dexteria
Designed by occupational therapists. Three therapeutic hand
exercises in game format to build strength, control and dexterity.
Touch and Write Shapes
16 different writing textures, 28 backgrounds, wide variety of
shapes with increasing difficulty. Students are guided through
tracing shapes, with built-in correction and reinforcement.
Handwriting without Tears
A multi-sensory approach, two options for sensitivity, introduces
letters in a developmental order, 3 levels of difficulty for each
letter.
Logic/HOT
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Cargo-Bot
Cargo-Bot is a puzzle game where you teach a robot how to move
crates. Strategic thinking causes greater success. Very engaging
across grade levels.
inDecision
Teaches a process for decision making including pros and cons,
weighted importance, bar graph and percentage. Effective for
individual, small groups or whole class decisions.
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Little Solver Figural Analogies
This game helps students develop critical thinking skills for
figural analogies. Fourteen different levels, detailed performance
tracking, fully customizable.
Creative Braining
Develop fluency, flexibility and creativity by generating
examples in a wide range of categories.
Kids iHelp Analogy
Children are challenged with a variety of visual pictures and
verbal concepts in order to hone their analogy skills. The
combination of images and words provides different ways to
develop analytical skills and visual awareness.
ABA-Problem Solving – Which does not belong?
This app displays 4 images and require the child to identify the
one item that is different. The difference could be due to the
color, name of the object, type of object or concept being
presented.
Math
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Chicken Coop Fractions
This app provides practice at determining the decimal equivalent to
a given fraction. Hens lay an egg and the player must place the nest
in the correct spot to catch it – or it gets very messy. A range of
settings for differentiation.
Math Duel
Math Duel is a split screen mathematics game that pits two players
against each other on the same device. Each player can be working
on different operations.
Marble Math
Math practice for intermediate grades. Student tilts the iPad to roll
a marble through a maze to capture correct answers. Many levels
and options for differentiation. Very appealing with obstacles and
things to earn. Do overs allowed and no time limits.
Factor Samurai
Focused, fun game for factor practice. Student plays as the samurai
whose sacred duty is to cut all the numbers down to their prime
factors. Three levels of speed, very visual and tactile. Numbers
stay below 25.
Math Evolve
Stop the aliens and save Earth by quickly completing math
equations. A variety of levels make this accessible to many, but
even the beginner levels require quick responses. Appealing
graphics.
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Pick-a-Path
Excellent game for practicing strategic thinking. Utilizes all four
operations. Student has to choose a path of numbers and operations
that will lead to the target total. Distributed by NCTM.
Operation Math Code Squad
2 to 4 players race against the clock to complete a math mission,
using chosen operations and difficulty levels. Stats are kept for
each player. Engaging “Mission Impossible” feel to the game.
CandyFactory
Candy Factory is an educational game that teaches the concept of
fractions to middle grades students based on splitting operations
with partitioning and iterating. Directions are very complex, so it
may frustrate students who have trouble with multiple step tasks.
Fill the Cup
Four math games allow students to experience math concepts with
a variety of visuals and manipulations.
Slice it!
This app is about slicing shapes into pieces that are equal in size. It
requires strategic thinking and applied understanding of fractions.
Great for higher level thinking in geometry.
Math Board
Screen looks like a chalkboard. Student is given a math problem, a
black board with chalk colors to work out the problem, and a
multiple choice list of answers. Student can also opt to have steps
in the problem shown on the chalkboard.
Data collection and timer.
Note Taking
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Note Taker HD
The most comprehensive note taking app for the price. Lots of
features that provide choice, accessibility and enhanced productivity.
Sling Note
On the left panel you have a web browser while on the right panel
you have a notepad. Student can read in a web page, highlight text,
copy it and paste it into notes. Can choose images, crop them and
copy them into the notes.
Paper Helper
PaperHelper splits your iPad screen in half providing you with a
Internet Browser and a Document writer. Keep track of sources with
the “source” button.
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Notability
Very comprehensive productivity tool that integrates handwriting,
PDF annotation, typing, recording, media and organizing. Features
allow for creativity and artistic expression, as well as traditional note
taking.
Photography/Imagery
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Lego Super Heroes Movie Maker
Bring objects to life with this simple app for creating a stop motion
movie. Simple guides make it easy to shoot and edit. Picture your
animal research projects come to life!
WordFoto
Similar to Wordle, this app lets you enter your own text and your
own photo, placing the words into the photo randomly to create the
typographic work of art.
Videolicious
Instantly combine your videos, photos, music and stories. Just talk
and tap to create a video showing knowledge about any topic.
CoachMyVideo
This app uses videos you take with your iPad. You can review and
analyze videos in slow motion, draw, mark or write notes on videos.
Show two videos side by side for compare and contrast. Use to view
academic or social behaviors, or physical skills.
Pre-K/K Emerging Skills
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Counting Ants Lite
Cute game for practicing 1:1 correspondence. Five mini-games.
Spanish option.
Sentence Maker
Make and complete sentences with just the touch of a finger.
Highly customizable with lots of support. Can add your own voice
and items if desired.
Funny Alphabet
This funny interactive learning game features original phonetics,
animation, and pictures that come to life. Very interactive.
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Savannah Adventures!
Beginning numeracy skills in a cute interactive game format.
Includes “parent” tracker to show student progress. Part of a series
by ILearnWith.
Montessori Numbers
Part of the series of Montessori apps. Offers a sequence of guided
activities that gradually help children reinforce their numeracy
skills. Many levels and adjustable options to choose.
Reading
Reading Comprehension Booster
A collection of interactive bookmarks that keep students thinking
while they are reading. Students practice comprehension skills by
making connections, following sequence, noticing literary elements
and developing story ideas.
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Super Why
A collection of interactive literacy games based on the four main
characters from the TV series. Lots of nice graphics and audio.
Learning is scaffolded nicely for beginning readers.
Reading Remedies
A quick and easy assessment in six areas of literacy: rhyming,
blending, segmentation, sight words, fluency, and word attack.
Suggested follow-up activities.
Phonics Genius
Over 6000 unique words, grouped by phonemes. Includes audio,
visual and ability to record. Can customize and add your own words.
Lots of options for presentation.
Word Bingo
4 games based on the Dolch word list, pre-primer through third
grade. Simple word recognition, audio repeats available, data
collection, up to 30 players.
Bluster
This word matching game develops vocabulary and word
understanding skills through drag and match activities. Can play solo
or against an opponent.
Subtext
This app is a book reader that has partnered with google to provide a
social platform for shared reading. In Subtext, teachers and students
can exchange ideas as they read—right in the margins of any ebook!
JibJab Jr.
These books allow you to insert a child’s face to become the main
character. Nice graphics and rhymes, but not interactive. One free
book per month, others available for purchase.
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HMH Readers
HMH Readers provides a selection of FREE interesting non-fiction
and fiction selections designed for K-6 students. Others available for
purchase.
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Project Noah
Grab a photograph of a plant or animal that you want to learn more
about, select the appropriate category, confirm your location, add
some descriptive tags, and submit it. If you need help identifying
species, the community will suggest species IDs.
Touch Physics
Draw shapes with a crayon that come to life on your device. These
shapes interact with the wheel, causing it to move according to
physical laws. Logic and strategic thinking involved.
3D Brain
Rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures of the human
brain, lighting up specific areas and retrieving information on their
functions.
Dr. F’s Body Lab
Drag and drop body parts to build a complete monster and bring it
to life. Timed and very fast paced.
Science 360
The National Science Foundation’s app provides stunning images
and video from around the globe and a news feed featuring breaking
news from the science world. Easy to save favorite images to return
to later.
Selectors
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Stick Pick
This app allows you to draw a student’s name randomly. The best
part – in advance you have chosen the level of questioning
appropriate for each student’s ability. Includes Bloom’s Taxonomy
and levels for ELL. Tracks data on student reponses.
Not It
Students place a finger on the board. A random picker begins and
selects one of the fingers to be “Not It.”
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Make Dice
Very easy dice creation. Customize the 6 faces and the color. Shake
the iPad to roll the dice – one or more dice on the table at a time.
Custom Spinner
Customizable spinner – determine how many slices and add your
own content to each section of the spinner. Also includes some
preset options.
Undecided
Multiple decision making tools – coin toss, rock-paper-scissors,
straws, dice, spinner and random number generator.
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Stack the States
Reinforce your knowledge of the states – shapes, locations, capitols
and other facts. Earn bonus games as you progress through the
levels.
Globe
Moveable globe. Search feature lets you choose a country name
and then spins and zooms in to show that place on the globe. With
internet connection, can tap a country and receive all types of
demographic info.
MAKERS
MAKERS is a living library containing hundreds of original stories
from exceptional women who impact the world in which we live.
National Geographic Today
This app brings you the best of their daily offerings – news, videos,
quizzes, articles and photography.
Today’s Document
Explore American history with 365 fascinating documents and
photos from the collections of the US National Archives. An
interactive gallery that displays a significant historical document or
photo for each day of the year. Searchable collection.
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Spelling
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Spellosaur
Practice your customized spelling list by listening and choosing,
completing the word, unscrambling the word, then spelling the word
independently. Prompts provided when errors are made
SpellBoard
SpellBoard allows you to create any spelling quiz in any language
and can now generate a Word Search & Word Scramble puzzles from
any spelling list. SpellBoard allows for multiple student profiles so
you can track the performance of students.
Build a Word
Provides a visual and/or audio prompt to "write" a word. The word is
to be written by dragging appropriate letters one at a time in the
designated slot in the correct order. Success is rewarded by a short
fun game. A variety of levels and accessibility options.
Cimo Spelling Sight Lite
This app teaches a combination of high frequency and sight words
from the Dolch Sight Word list, K-3, using a cute penguin and visual
and auditory prompts. Simple data report on student success.
Alpha Writer
Hear the sound of each letter as you touch it. Position letters to form
words. Two options: The first asks child to spell words after seeing a
picture of the word and hearing it spoken. The second section lets the
child use letter and images to write their own story.
Study
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Evernote Peek
If you have a Smart Cover, then peek under the cover to see the
clue, lift the cover higher to see the answer. If you don't have a
Smart Cover, then simply enable the Virtual Cover in Settings.
Create your own study notebooks.
Brainscape
Online site allows you to create your own flashcards or download
hundreds that have been shared by other teachers. After checking
answer on the flashcard, student rates confidence level with the
answer. Data collection on progress.
iHomework
iHomework allows you to set alarms for Assignments and
Reminders. Be notified of an upcoming test or paper even when you
don't have iHomework open. You can even set how far in advance
you want to be notified. No network connection required.
Khan Academy
Kahn Academy includes videos on a variety of topics, including K12 mathematics standards. Students (and parents) can watch math
skills being taught and learn at their own pace. Line by line text for
the video lecture is also provided.
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Visual and Auditory Attention
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Dyslexia Quest
The games are designed to provide practice with working memory,
phonological awareness, processing speed, visual memory, auditory
memory and sequencing skills.
P.O.V
A set of 3 activities designed to teach spatial reasoning skills
through challenging, interactive activities. Includes automatic
tracking and reporting features. Ages 10 +
Doodle Find
Scan and find colorful hidden objects. Increase your speed as you
try to beat the clock. Compete through social networking.
LetterReflex
LetterReflex provides a fun way to help overcome common letter
reversals. The first activity, Tilt It, uses kinesthetic learning to
teach left from right. The second activity, Flip It, allows practice on
number and letter discrimination skills.
Odd 1 Out
Scan and select specified objects from a moving field. Various
difficulty levels, lots of bright colors and verbal reinforcement.
Visual Boards
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Corkulous Pro
A multipurpose app, Corkulous provides large corkboard
backgrounds onto which you can easily pin notes, labels, photos and
more. Simple to use. Email, save or export projects.
Jigsaw Box
This app lets you create a jigsaw puzzle from any photo. Puzzles can
be designed to contain 16 to 208 pieces, and can be changed each
time you play.
Educreations
Turns your iPad into a recordable white board. Creating a video
tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking.
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Paperport Notes
This notetaking app has the extra feature of a dictation option that
turns recorded voice into text on the page. Also includes sticky notes,
drawing and typing, various paper backgrounds, and ability to insert
photos, files, etc.
SAS Gloss
Open a new “canvas” and layer text, images, and drawings. Turn on
graph paper for math class or create elaborate drawings and scenes to
add to any creative project.
Easy Chart HD
Creates bar/line/pie/sidebar charts. - Save to photos and then share.
Color choices and font adjustments. Simple to use.
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Same Meaning Magic
Same Meaning Magic is an adventure game designed to help children
and students understand synonyms. The game incorporates learning
synonyms attuned to the various grade levels.
WordConnex
Students sort words into different categories. Many levels for
differentiation, with no-fail supports. Use for vowel types, patterns,
themes, and concepts.
Vocab-a-Splat
Match pictures to words by slinging paint at the correct choice.
Words are grouped by theme, with difficulty levels increasing from
more concrete to more abstract. Help available.
Shake-a-Phrase
Shake the iPad to join phrases that form a silly sentence. Tap
individual words to see meaning. Save and share favorite sentences.
Noodle Words
Through interactive play, the set of active words come to life as the
Noodle Bugs demonstrate word meanings with their highly animated
antics. Helpful for ELL students as well as early readers. Limited
words in first release.
Word Spinner
1-4 players will encounter more than 100 vocabulary words through
6 board games, while building their storytelling and oral vocabulary
skills.
Word Games
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Chicktionary
Unscramble a roost full of letters and create as many words as
possible. Each hen bears a letter. Touch the hens and spell out a
word, then watch as the word appears below them.
Wordflick
Flick or drag game tiles to the bottom of the screen to spell words.
The longer the word, the more points. Option to share your scores
with other players.
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Boggle Lite
Word Search game, just like the Boggle you know. Free version has
ads.
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7 Little Words
Each bite-size puzzle consists of 7 clues, 7 mystery words, and 20
letter groups. Find the mystery words by deciphering the clues and
combining the letter groups. Challenging.
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Writing
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Story Cubes
9 cubes, 54 images, millions of combinations. Each image represents
story ideas. Shake the ipad to roll a new selection, then create your
story.
Puppet Pals
Create your own unique shows with animation and audio. Simply
pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and
tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time
for playback later. Customize the stories by adding your own photos.
Writer’s Hat
This app is an idea generator to inspire creative writing. Tap a “who,
what, when and where” button to discover an idea for writing. Tap a
“noun, verb, adjective and adverb” button for additional ideas. Word
lists are customizable.
Story Builder
This app leads students through the process of creating and telling
stories. Picture prompts, audio cues and recording capabilities help
students build a story, one step at a time. Lots of accessibility
features.
Kids Book Report
Templates and prompts to guide a child through developing a multiparagraph book report. Share finished product by email.
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StoryKit
Create an electronic storybook with your own photos and voice
recordings. Draw on the pages to add emphasis. Add as many pages
as you like!
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iDiary
Password protected journal. Write, add photos, stickers, drawings.
Includes address book and calendar system for looking at past
entries.
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Story Patch
Easy to use story creation app that includes lots of images for
background, characters, objects, etc. Write from scratch, or use the
supports built in to develop a story. Unlimited pages.
Toontastic
Guides student through the creation of a story, building each phase
with helpful prompts. Choice of characters, setting, music and more
is very motivating. Intuitive use, plus helpful audio directions.
Strip Designer
Select one of the many included page templates. Insert photos into
the cells. Add a couple of balloons with fun words. Add additional
effect symbols (stickers) like "Boom", "Splash", or "Bang" to spice
up the story.
Book Creator
The simple way to create your own beautiful iBooks, right on the
iPad. Read them in iBooks, send them to your friends, or submit
them to the iBookstore. The best part…they show up on the library
shelf in your iPad so the publishing feels very authentic.
Comic Touch Lite
Add thought bubbles and other comic touches to a single photo. Save
and share features.
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