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Western Illinois University
Beyond the Fireworks and Applause: Effective Use of iPads in Small Group
Reading – Iowa Reading Association ESEA Title I Conference
APPLICATIONS MENTIONED IN PRESENTATION
App Name Age Group Description Cost
Common Core For teachers This app includes Math and Language Arts Free
State Standards and parents standards K-12 organized by grade level.
Appendices are also included.
Notability All This is a note-taking app which also allows you to $4.99
import documents for reading, highlighting, and
annotating. You may add sticky notes to imported
documents.
Bluefire Reader All This is a reading application for ePub and PDF Free
content including ebooks from many online book
stores and libraries. PDF files (e.g. Reading A – Z
files) can be imported into Bluefire Reader and
then highlighted and annotated.
iBooks All With this app, you can download and read books. Free
You can highlight, retrieve definitions, bookmark,
and annotate.
iMovie All Create a movie project or a movie trailer using $4.99
photographs and videos. Students can use this
app to create projects demonstrating their
knowledge of a subject.
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iTalk All Voice recording application – press a red button to Lite = free
record. There is a free iTalk app and you can also Upgrade =
upgrade for $1.99 $1.99
Flashcardlet All Study aid on the iPad. Can import key vocabulary Free
By Jeff Holliday words from Dropbox, or download from Quizlet.
Software Flash cards for every possible subject and level,
including elements of literature and math
problems. Answers are on the back. You also can
create your own flashcards for high frequency
words or vocabulary terms.
Fry Words Primary Divided into short lists like flash cards. May opt to Free
by Innovative have the cards read aloud. Includes Fry’s first,
Mobile Apps second, and third hundred lists.
Magnetic ABC Preschool - ABC - Magnetic Alphabet Lite has 26 "magnets," $.99
Primary colorful letters of the alphabet, all upper case. For
$.99 you can change the background to pirates,
circus figures, modes of transportation, etc. ($.99
each). Children can manipulate the letters and the
figures as if they were placing magnets on a
background.
Sight Words Preschool - App covers all Dolch Sight Words (four levels). $1.99
Sentence Builder Primary Images appear and children assemble short
By Sierra Vista sentences from given words, placing the words in
Software the correct order. Words are read aloud when
touched. Visual and auditory feedback indicate
whether answers are correct.
Word Sort Wizard Preschool/ Over 300 built-in word sort exercises. Choose the $1.99
By Culhane J Gibbs Elementary spelling patterns you wish to work on from a
detailed list, then a list of sample words using
these patterns appears on the left side of the
screen. Tabs across the top show categories that
the child can sort the words into. The child taps
the word, "man," for example, then the
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appropriate tab (e.g. "short 'a'" or "short 'e'") to
group words according to vowel sounds. Correct
choices are rewarded with a variety of fun audio
effects.
Word Wall HD Preschool/ Matching words (rat, bug, horse) with images on $1.99
By Emantras, Inc. Primary cards that turn over. A child's voice reads the
words aloud.
Long Vowels Elementary Children click on words that use the long vowels Free
By Abitalk specified. Colorful graphics, simple directions.
Good for practicing identifying long vowel
spellings. Abitalk has a variety of related apps for
short vowels, long vowels, and rhyming.
Flipboard All Flipboard is a social news magazine. A variety of Free
children’s magazine articles are available for free:
Kids Discover, Time for Kids, Scholastic News,
National Geographic Kids, The Kid Should See
This, Weekly Reader. National and local news is
also available as well as Reading Rockets and
Colorin Colorado.
StoryKit Primary and Children can draw, write, upload photos, take Free
up photos, and record sound to create their own
stories, retell, or conduct a digital picture walk.
There is also a dictation mechanism that can be
used.
ShowMe All Allows you to take photos or import photos from Free
Interactive iPad to create presentations or projects. The app
Whiteboard also allows you to record a voice over for the
presentation.
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iDiary for Kids Ages 5-13 Provides a mobile platform for journaling. Free or
by Tipitap, Inc. Children can type daily entries or write on the purchase
screen with a finger or stylus. For full upgrade
functionality, purchase an upgrade for $1.99. for $1.99.
Educreations All ages Educreations is an interactive, recordable Free
whiteboard. Photos and Dropbox documents can
be imported and then manipulated.
Tutorial available at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oer20QtZdMo
Corkulous All ages This app helps organize information, take notes, Free
and upload photos on a digital corkboard. (Corkulous
Pro =
Demonstration video available at $4.99)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj4CxLLxlvI
Drawing Pad All ages This app allows you to create drawings and/or $1.99
written material using a variety of tools.
StickyBoard2 All ages This app is like a giant whiteboard and can be $4.99
used to create storyboards, take and organize
notes using sticky notes, photos, and drawing
tools.
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Sticky Notes All ages This app is for note-taking and organizing Free
information using colored sticky notes.
WordMover All This app was originally designed to allow children Free
by to create found poems but can also be used for
ReadWriteThink creating words and sentences or for creating word
sorts. Word banks from existing famous works
provide a reservoir of words, phrases, sentences,
and passages; however, you can create your own
word banks. Various backgrounds are available to
match themes.
Trading Cards Intermediate Students can build card collections about what Free
by grades and they are learning in school: places, books,
ReadWriteThink up vocabulary words, and characters. Photos can be
imported.
Timeline All This app can be used to create a graphical Free
By representation of an event or process by
ReadWriteThink displaying items sequentially along a line.
Timelines can be organized by time of day, date, or
event. Images can be added to create visually
appealing projects.
Scribble Press Primary and Book creation and sharing app including a variety $3.99
up of drawing and writing tools. 50 story templates
included or a child can create his/her own.
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Strip Designer All Various templates available to create projects. $2.99
Students can include photos, text balloons, and
stickers with a multitude of fonts and colors.
Book Creator All Adults and children can use photos, drawings, and $4.99
a variety of text to create their own books.
Tools4Students 2nd grade App features various graphic organizers: .99
and up timeline, drawing conclusions,
character/setting/plot, Venn diagram, main
idea/details, chapter notes, .
CompareNContrast All This app allows the user to use 2 scenes or .99
pictures to compare and contrast. Built-in picture
templates are available or photos can be taken or
uploaded from photo gallery.
ReadNRespond All Questions are organized according to Bloom’s .99
Taxonomy and can be applied to reading, movies,
etc. Students can type answers to a variety of
questions posed according to the Bloom’s levels.
Popplet All This allows you to create graphic organizers using Lite = free
text and photos. The Popplet lite app is free and Upgrade =
upgrade is available for $4.99. $4.99
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KidRex search KidRex is a safe search engine for students to
engine search the Internet on computers or iPads.
http://www.kidrex.org/
Subtext Subtext is a free iPad app that allows classroom Free
groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital
texts. See a demonstration video at
http://www.subtext.com/.
SlideShark allows you to show PowerPoint Free
SlideShark presentations from your iPad.
Presentation app
by Brainshark, Inc.
Keynote This app allows you to create presentations $9.99
similar to PowerPoint.
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BASIC IPAD OPERATIONS
Organizing Apps To rearrange icons:
Tap and hold your finger on icon until the icons begin to wiggle
As they wiggle, tap and hold the icon you want to move. Once the icon
enlarges, you can drag it to the desired spot and let go.
Press the Home button to stop the wiggles
To create folders:
Tap and hold your finger on any icon until the icons begin to wiggle.
As they wiggle, tap and hold an icon you want to put in a folder. Once
the icon enlarges, drag and hover the icon over another icon you’d like
in the same folder. Let go to place the two in a folder.
Name the folder
Drag any other icons to place them in the folder.
Press the Home button to stop the wiggles
Search Apps Swipe to the right to bring up the search box. Type in the name of the app
(already downloaded on your iPad) you are searching for and then tap the app
in the list to open it.
History Swipe up to reveal recently opened apps. Clear history by tapping icon until it
wiggles and then tap red circle on wiggling icons to delete as history (does not
delete the app).
Photos/Videos Go to Camera icon.
You may choose camera or video in bottom right corner.
Choose front facing or rear facing camera.
Tap circle with camera to take a picture. It goes to your Camera Roll in
Photos. These photos can be organized into albums. Press + tab to
create a new album. From Photos, tap “edit”, tap to select photos, then
tap “add to” icon to add to an existing album or to a new album.
Screenshots To take a screenshot of what you see on your iPad, press the Home button and
the Sleep/Wake button at the same time. The image will automatically go to
your Camera Roll. The screenshot can then be edited. Open the photo and tap
Edit on the upper right. You then may rotate, enhance, red-eye, or crop the
photo. Once you have made your edits, tap Save on the upper right.
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INTERNET LINKS FOR READING MATERIALS
Website Internet Link and Description
Poetry4Kids http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems
Poetry available by topic or grade level. Students can read poetry and listen to podcasts
of poetry. Rhyming dictionary also available.
Ben’s Guide http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
to Resources on this site provide learning tools for K-12 grade students, parents, and
U. S. teachers as they learn about government through primary source materials.
Government
Beyond http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/
Penguins This website contains online magazine issues in printable text and digital text
and Polar formats for K-5 students. There are 3 versions of each topic corresponding to K-1,
Bears 2-3, and 4-5 levels. In addition to the text, links to related activities and podcasts
are provided.
KidRex http://www.kidrex.org/
Search KidRex.org is a child friendly search engine. The site searches kid-related
Engine webpages and filters our inappropriate materials.
Kids.gov http://kids.usa.gov/
For all grade levels, this website links to numerous topics related to art,
government, health, history, science, math, jobs, social studies, and music. The
website links to information found through the Smithsonian, the Library of
Congress, and a host of related websites.
National http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/pathfinder/index.html
Geographic This is an online magazine for elementary students. The teacher’s guide provides
Explorer links to videos and a host of additional information related to the monthly topic.
National http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/
Geographic This is an online magazine for K-1 students. The online text includes text features
Young and audio accessibility. The National Geographic Kids website also contains a
Explorer variety of reading material and videos for students:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Reading and http://readingandwritingproject.com/resources/book-lists-classroom-libraries-
Writing and-text-sets-for-students/text-sets.html
Project This site links to a variety of Internet-based text sets including online informational
sites, videos, and books for students to read and research. A variety of topics are
represented.
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Description:Flash cards for every possible subject and level, including children's magazine
articles are available for free: Kids Discover, Time for Kids, Scholastic News,.
