Chatterpix and Chatterkids are both free apps. These apps allows you to take a photo and then add the voice over; a talking avatar. The…
Category: Literacy Apps
Apps for EAL (English as a additional language) students
Posted in Classroom, EAL apps, iPads and Apps, Reading apps, and Speaking and Listening Apps
Today’s post has been written by the wonderful Amber McLeod. The provocation for this post came from a student who asked me what apps I…
Story Cubes
Posted in Classroom, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Speaking and Listening, Speaking and Listening Apps, and Writing
I LOVE Rory’s Story Cubes they have so much potential for the classroom to develop a wealth of literacy skills. There are physical versions of…
23 Augmented Reality Apps for Education
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, General Teacher Apps, iPads and Apps, and Literacy Apps
AR: Augmented Reality is a interactive way to engage and scaffold learning tasks in the classroom. Augmented reality requires a trigger point to produce another…
Creating multimodal texts
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Last week I wrote about the importance of balance between traditional and multimodal texts. This weeks post continues this discussion but focuses on the importance…
Traditional and Multimodal Versions of Books: Isn’t it all about balance?
Posted in Classroom, Comprehension, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Reading, and Reading apps
Hi everyone, I am intrigued by the use of traditional and multimodal texts in literacy classrooms. These texts are electronic books that incorporate additional features…
Finally a word cloud app for the iPad.
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, and Uncategorized
I am so excited !! I have previously blogged about word cloud tools which can be found on the internet. Tools such as Wordle and…
Heads Up: A great charade app which you could use for literacy
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Phonics, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, and Uncategorized
I am sure that many of you have heard of Ellen’s app titled Heads Up. If not the app costs .99c and is based on…
ABC alphabet app
Posted in iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Phonics, and Uncategorized
Hi everyone, Firstly I would like to apologise for my absence. I have started semester and have been so busy starting the year that I…
Hi Collage App – Create scrapbooks (FREE today)
Posted in Collage apps, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, and Writing Apps
Hi Everyone, This little app HiCollage by Pinnisinbe lab is FREE today it is normally .99c and is similar to pic collage (which is one…
Educreations
Posted in General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Screen casting, and Speaking and Listening Apps
Educreations is a FREE app and is similar to screen chomp. It is a interactive whiteboard where you can narrate your thoughts. It is a…
Some great free apps today only
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, General Teacher Apps, iPads and Apps, and Literacy Apps
Today’s apps which have gone FREE include: Photo and Video transfer by Capable Bits which is usually $2.99 is free today only!. https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/photo-video-transfer-over/id591923366?mt=8 This app allows…
Inkflow – note taking app
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https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/inkflow-visual-notebook-for/id519524685?mt=8 Inflow is an notebook which allows you to hand write (using a stylus), add text and photos. It then gives you the option to…
Penultimate – Note Taking App
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https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/penultimate/id354098826?mt=8 Penultimate is a FREE app which you use in conjunction with Evernote, ibooks or dropbox. The app allows you to hand write (using a…
A Infographic of apps for speaking and listening
Posted in Classroom, infographics, iPads and Apps, and Speaking and Listening Apps
easel.ly On Friday I had the pleasure of presenting at the ACMI/ALEA statewide conference. I spoke about my current research which looks at iPads and…