ELA2+Apps


 * iPad Apps in the ** **English Language Arts Classroom (Grades 6-12) **

 Objectives: Participants will...

...review productivity apps (note-taking, word processing, presenting, annotating) ...review iTunes & the App Store ...ask clarification questions ...discuss iPad care & maintenance ...explore apps for the secondary ELA classroom & their integration ...participate in discussion of other apps that they have discovered

**//Welcome Activity: Think-Pair-Share//**

**Think** about the productivity apps (note-taking, word processing, presenting, annotating) that are most helpful to you. **Pair** up as instructed. **Share** your thoughts on apps: >>>>>>> (What do you still need apps to be able to do to increase your productivity?) >>>>>>>
 * 1) What apps are the most useful to you?
 * 2) How do you utilize them?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What needs do you have to make the iPad more efficient to use?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**//Activity 2: Review- Using iTunes & the App Store//**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Checklist: Do you know how to...

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">...download new apps using the App Store on the iPad? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">...download new apps using iTunes on the computer? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">...update the iPad's operating system? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">...update apps? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">...locate & download educational books? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">...locate & subscribe to podcasts? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">...use iTunes U

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**//Activity 3: Q&A-//**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">iPad Care & Maintenance
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Clarification from topics of previous sessions

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**//Activity 4: Explore-//**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Apps for productivity, reference, presentation, & annotation


 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Name ** || **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Grades **  ||  **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Description **  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cambridge AL Dictionary || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">5-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students can use as a reference tool to increase/improve their vocabulary. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Classicly || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">7-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This is a library of over 23,000 classic books. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictionary! || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">5-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app is a dictionary/thesaurus for student reference. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictionary.com || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">5-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app is a dictionary/thesaurus for student reference. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">English Idioms Illustrated || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">6-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students explore idioms in English through visuals. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Free Exam Vocabulary Builder || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students study using digital flashcards & quiz themselves. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Free Grammar Up || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">11-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This allows students to test proficiency in English grammar. (Great for ESL students!) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Kobo || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">7-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This provides a variety free & inexpensive eBooks. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">iBooks || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">K-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students access free & purchased books on this app. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Official SAT ? of the Day || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students get practice with SAT questions daily. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">SAT Vocab || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students use this app to prepare for the SAT or GRE. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Shakespeare || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This has the complete works of Shakespeare. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Word Warp Xtreme || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">6-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app lets students create as many words as possible from randomly generated sets of letters. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Word Warp Xtreme || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">6-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app lets students create as many words as possible from randomly generated sets of letters. ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Resources for Apple Users:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">How to make your own Audiobooks
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">How to make your own eBooks


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Georgia,serif;">General Education Apps **
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Name ** || **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Grades ** || **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Description ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">BigRedBuzzer || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">K-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app turns the iPad into a 4-person quiz show. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">BrainPOP || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">3-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students can view educational videos on a variety of subjects. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">BubbleSheet || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Free || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app lets students take multiple choice tests & quizzes through MasteryConnect, BubbleScore, etc. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Caster FREE || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">K-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app allows students to create & share podcasts. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">CHALK_BOARD || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">K-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students can write, paint, & draw in chalk. Via Bluetooth, students can connect & work on projects together. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">eClicker || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">3-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Via W-iFi, students respond to quiz questions generated by the teacher. This must be used with [|eClicker Host]. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">eTextbooks for the iPad || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This free app allows access to purchase CourseSmart textbooks. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Evernote Peek || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">7-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app only works with the iPad 2 with a smart cover. Use as a study tool & a self-assessment. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Google || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">K-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This is the mobile version of Google. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">HowStuffWorks || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app has podcasts & videos about how various things work. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Inkling || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app allows students to purchase/use eTextbooks. The eTextbooks aren’t free, but the app is. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">IQ Test Free || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students can test their IQ. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">iResponse Pro || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">7-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teachers use this app to distribute eAssessments via WiFi. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">myHomework || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">6-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students keep organized with a calendar & reminders of assignments due for class. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">OverDrive Media Console || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">K-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Download eBooks & audiobooks from local libraries. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">PBS for iPad || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">6-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Access a variety of PBS educational shows. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Replay Note || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">3-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teachers & students can record instructional videos on the iPad & share them. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">SAS Flashcards || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">8-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students can browse & create their own flashcards for various subjects. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">SonicPics || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">6-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app allows students to make presentations using images on the iPad synchronized with voice. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Textbooks || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students can access over 70,000 textbook titles at 30-50% the list price. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Timer+ || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">K-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teachers & students can set countdowns for activities. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">wikiHow || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">6-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This app provides info. about how to survive various situations. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Wikipanion || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">6-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students can use this app to access Wikipedia in an iPad-friendly format. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">10,500+ Cool Facts || <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">9-12 || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students can learn interesting facts daily. ||



<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Closing Activities:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Resources
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Q&A
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Survey