iPad Apps

I am finding it harder and harder to keep track of all things technology but I keep trying.  It has been quite awhile since I posted here because I kept getting blocked by our school filter, that is another story!  I think we are good now so I am going to try and give you a few links to some good  iPad apps I found today.

Today most of the apps are coming from Technology Tidbits, a really great blog offering a lot of good resources for technology in the classroom.

1. Level it Books - an app that helps parents and teachers track their students reading level.
2. 30hands - a free Digital Storytelling app.
3. Door24 - Math app for grades 4 - 8.
4. Water Cycle HD - Nice science app with videos, animations and photos to help students learn about the water cycle.

Great infographic on Digital Manners from Langwiches

Knowthenet presents Manners Matter the online Netiquette Do's and Don'ts infographic.

Is your district buying iPads?  Have your teachers been trained?  Often the answers are yes and then no.  Hopefully this is not your issue, teacher training in the use of any new technology is crucial to its effective use.  Here is a great blog from Free Technology for Teachers with resources to help guide your teachers and your district in the use of your iPads.  There is a link to an article detailing What the iPad is and what it isn't!  In addition there are a number of links to presentations helping teachers figure out what their best practices might be.
Now That Your Students Have iPads... Great Advice from Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

Been a long time

The internet filter in our school district blocks the dashboard for blogger, I have stopped blogging because of it.  And that is a flimsy excuse, it can be bypassed it just takes a tiny bit of effort on my part.  So I decided to get back here and continue putting out the great sites and ideas I find for using technology.

Here is another one from Free Technology for Teachers (if you teach and don't follow this blog shame on you!!).  If you use Google Chrome this is an app you can download into the browser.  It is called Task Timer and it lets you set times for short term and long term projects and activities.  Here is a link:

A Task Timer to Use Offline or Online

Another great site from Free Technology for Teachers.  This is the Rand McNally site for teaching and learning about the elections.  It has a great interactive map about the electoral college, believe me, I need to know more about that!!  You can try it out and the register for free.

Play the Election

I love the blog Free Technology for Teachers!  He always finds amazing resources.  This is an iPad app to make presentations called Haiku Deck.  Do check this out, it has some good features that make it very useful for teachers and their students.

Free Technology for Teachers - Haiku Deck

I haven't been on for awhile, our school filter blocks the dashboard for blogger.  So today I bypassed the filter to come on and post.  It has also been way to busy for me to keep up with the blogs I follow and my twitter stream!  Finally as school begins I have been able to take a look at my feedly page and check out twitter.!

So many great resources are being posted every day, it is impossible to keep up, but I am going to post a couple here.

Here is a really great online periodic table:  http://chemreference.com/

Here is an app you can download to find good educational apps:  http://itunes.apple.com/app/id539933442#