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…
Category: Reading apps
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…
Big Cat Books App
Posted in Classroom, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, Speaking and Listening Apps, and Writing Apps
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/collins-big-cat-in-garden/id499208536?mt=8 Wow, I can not believe that these great apps are free. There are eight different stories (8 different apps). They all have exactly the…
Create you own interactive story app
Posted in iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, and Writing Apps
This app titled Fairy Tale is a FREE story creation app . You can download it from itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/app/id432391841?mt=8 This app is interesting it offers…
Toontastic App creativity comes alive
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, Speaking and Listening Apps, Uncategorized, and Writing Apps
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/toontastic-free/id404693282?mt=8 Toontastic is another fantastic FREE app. I LOVE IT !!!!!!! This app is open ended and can be used across a variety of…
Tellagami app for storytelling and oral language skills
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, Humanities/ Topics, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, Speaking and Listening Apps, and Writing Apps
This app is Fantastic and it’s FREE !!!!!! The app allows you to create short recorded stories using an avatar. You are able to customise…
Stickman for reading and writing
Posted in Classroom, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Reading, Reading apps, and Writing
http://www.drawastickman.com/ There is an app version which comes in all formats (windows, mac, andrioid etc). The link is the version on the app store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/draw-a-stickman-epic-hd-free/id569898232?ls=1&mt=8 The…
The Fantastic Flying books of Mr Morris Lessmore book, apps, movie
Posted in Character Development, Classroom, General, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, Speaking and Listening, and Writing
The Fantastic flying Books of Mr Morris Messmore BY Wiliiam Joyce is a beautifully written story. The book cab be used as a stand alone…
Comic Life app
Posted in Classroom, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, and Writing Apps
A fantastic app for the iPad. The app allows you to create comics. I recently blogged about the other comic creation tools here. ( http://ictintheclassroom.edublogs.org/2013/02/13/websites-and-apps-for-comic-creation/) This…
Online Postcard Maker – Character Analysis/Reading Comprehension/Writing
Posted in Character Development, Classroom, History, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Reading, Reading apps, Science, Teacher Resources, writing, and Writing Apps
Last week I blogged about a series of tools which could be used for character analysis and reading comprehension (My examples were based on the big bad wolf). Today’s post is…
Websites and Apps for Comic Creation
Posted in Classroom, History, Humanities/ Topics, iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, Reading, Reading apps, Writing, and Writing Apps
Creating a comic is a great engaging learning activity. It can be used in all subject areas from P-12. Reading ( retell, make a new ending, create…
Wild Fables App – Aesops Interactive Fables
Posted in iPads and Apps, Literacy, Literacy Apps, and Reading apps
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wild-fables/id418338859?mt=8 Wild fables is a FREE app (you are able to purchase additional fables for .99 cents). You get three stories which are interactive. The Crow…
Pic Collage App
Posted in Collage apps, General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, Speaking and Listening Apps, and Writing Apps
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pic-collage/id448639966?mt=8 Pic Collage is a FREE app and I must admit instead of cleaning my house this morning I have been playing with the app seeing just…
Screen Chomp App
Posted in General Classroom Apps, iPads and Apps, Literacy Apps, Reading apps, Screen casting, Speaking and Listening Apps, and Writing Apps
Screen Chomp Screen chomp is another fantastic FREE app. It allows you to draw and write on the iPad and record your voice over the top. You can…
Sparklefish Story App: good for grammar and funny stories
Posted in Featured, iPads and Apps, and Reading apps
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sparklefish/id432462341?mt=8 Sparklefish is a free app that is lots of fun. The children have to record themselves saying a word (noun, adjective etc) the app…