ipads and writing integrating ipads with writing in the classroom
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iPads and Writing
Integrating iPads with Writing in the Classroom
WHY use an iPad for Writing?
Allows for the 4 C’s! *Creativity *Collaboration *Critical Thinking *Communication
Common Core Writing Standards
CCSS.ELAWith
guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish
writing.
How can we use iPads to make writing more
meaningful?
Generating an Idea
Traditional MethodsComposition notebookSpiral notebook
iPad MethodsPoppletEducreations
Developing an IdeaTraditional MethodsTimelineTalk to partner
iPads MethodsDragon DictationPoppletQR Code
Drafting
Traditional methodsPaper and pencil
iPad methodsSling NoteScribble Press
Revising
Traditional MethodPaper and PencilWriting Journal
iPad Method Scribble PressTelligami
Editing and PublishingTraditional MethodPaper and pencil and crafts
iPadScribble PressPuppet PalsEducreationsTelligamiOver Lifecards
Word Wizard
What is Word Wizard?
This app allows students to create words and then have
the words read back to them. It sounds the words out as
the student goes and students can also create
sentences.
Ways I Use
OMaking wordsOMaking sentencesOPhonics practice
Scribble Press
What is Scribble Press?
Scribble Press is a multimedia creativity platform for creating,
sharing and publishing stories.
Scribble Press
• Independent AND Collaborative • Excitement (begging actually)• Knowledge/Pride• Creative and Critical Thinking• Communicate (students, parents,
teachers)• Edit/Revise/Publish/ HAIKU• Individual or Group (new) Accounts
Share and Email it!
Share with EVERYONE!
Ways I Use
Center Rotations (Creating books the students are interested in)
Research Reports (Ocean Animals)
Whole Class Books (OCEAN for Open House)
Published pieces for Writer’s Workshop
Dragon Dictation and Evernote
What is Dragon Dictation and Evernote?
Dragon Dictation Voice recognition Speak and instantly see your text
Evernote Save your ideas Take notes Capture photos Voice reminders
Ways I Use
Use Dragon to record voice and change into text
Save in Evernote
Have separate notebooks in Evernote for each student
Educreation
What is Educreation?
Recordable interactive whiteboard that captures your voice and handwriting to
produce amazing video lessons that you can share online.
Students and colleagues can replay your lessons in any web browser, or from within the app on their iPads.
Ways I Use
Assessments (Writing Sight Words, kids record themselves as they write the words)
Flipped Lessons
CGI Math-explain your thinking
Writing ANYTHING and recording student or teacher while writing.
Tellagami
What is Tellagami?
Tellagami is a mobile app that lets you
create and share a quick animated
message called a Gami.
Ways I Use
Writing Projects-read or type it into the app and the avatar reads it back.
Read books into the app and it reads it back.
Presenting research, present lessons
QR Codes
What is a QR Code?
QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan. Now you will see them everywhere from a McDonald’s Happy Meal to a box of nails.
The barcode is an optically machine-readable label that is attached to an item and it records information related to that item.
www.qrstuff.com
Ways I Use
I had fun with these… Centers/Rotations Scavenger Hunt Research Writing Response Open House “Welcome”After our class Orange Hot Air Balloon field trip, we did a week of “field trip fun zones”. I put QR codes at rotations and the kids scanned them and then wrote information about hot air balloons, then we shared what we learned. They didn’t want to stop.
Hot Air Balloon QR Code Centers
Puppet Pals
What is Puppet Pals?
Puppet Pals is a digital puppet theater complete with a large
array of characters and backgrounds.
This is another creative app that can be used in your classroom in a variety of
ways in all curricular areas.
Ways I Use
Creative Writing-I had students write their own fairy/folk tales and then record them.
“Modern” Reader’s Theater Collaborating on stories together Present Information
Popplet
What is Popplet?
A popplet is a big pinboard that you can
put popples onto. It reminds me of a
graphic organizer.
Ways I Use
Graphic Organizer Classify and Categorize Collaborate on a specific topic Pre-Writing Presentation
Sling Note
What is Sling Note?
Sling note allows you to open a web browser and a notepad or a calculator
side by side. It’s great for gathering research or
compiling notes.
Ways I Use
Research Project Based Collaborate on a specific topic Pre-Writing Note-Taking
Over
What is Over?
Over is a fun app that allows students to write text on top of
photos.
Ways I Use
Photos and labeling
Create a presentation with historical facts, science facts, etc.
Lifecards
What is Lifecards?
With Lifecards you can use up to four of your own photos to design your own imaginative
postcard.
Ways I Use
Photos and labelingBook reports, presentations,
organizing thoughts, GATE icons, newsletters to parents.
Create a presentation with historical facts, science facts, etc.
iPads and Writing
How will you use them in
your classroom?
TASKNow it’s time to play…..