Some of my Favorite iPad Apps!
iMovie App
Students were able to use iMovie to create short videos, commercials, public service announcements, trailers and more. This app is a limited version of the iMovie app on the Mac. It offers just enough for students to use their creativity and knowledge.
Here are a few student samples uploaded to YouTube:
Hall Passes Trailer
Fencing Club Trailer
Here are a few student samples uploaded to YouTube:
Hall Passes Trailer
Fencing Club Trailer
Garage Band App
Garage Band is an awesome app that provides students the ability to create their own music and/or use the Apple loops that are included with the app. This was a very popular app the students used to create podcasts, speeches, or music for their videos.
Educreations App - $$
Students used Educreations to summarize their knowledge on a particular unit in any subject. This app allows you to create many pages, insert pictures, record your voice and notations as you move along your story or summary.
Popplet App - Free and $$
Popplet is a tool that allows users to visualize ideas. Teachers and students can create graphic organizers, timelines, and many other forms of visual organization. This app also acts as a presentation tool. A great way to use as a book report!
Below is an example from a Health class project:
Below is an example from a Health class project:
Study Blue App - Free
StudyBlue is your online home to store lecture notes and make flashcards. Study online and on your phone for effective, productive learning. Students create a free account and manage flashcards for all subjects.
Toontastic App - $$
Toontastic is a Creative Learning app for the iPad that empowers kids to draw, animate, and narrate their own cartoons and share.
IDEAS
IDEAS
- An easy app to use for Learning Support and ESL students that helps kids to structure their stories is to define the turning points in their narrative using story events like the Setup, Conflict, Challenge, Climax & Resolution.
- Use in Spanish to create and narrate a story in Spanish.
Nearpod App - Free & $$
Here's an image that tells it all!
Comic Life - $$
Photo Comic Creation App. - Everything you need at your fingertips: speech balloons, photo filters, comic lettering, templates and more.
Photo Comic Creation App. - Everything you need at your fingertips: speech balloons, photo filters, comic lettering, templates and more.
StoryBuddy 2 - Free & $$
Create, read, share multi-page stories on the iPad. Email in PDF format.
Create, read, share multi-page stories on the iPad. Email in PDF format.
Art Studio - $S
Sketching, painting and photo editing tool. It offers a large number of brushes and tools, plentiful options, layers support, filters and effects, and a well-designed user interface.
Sketching, painting and photo editing tool. It offers a large number of brushes and tools, plentiful options, layers support, filters and effects, and a well-designed user interface.
Photoshop Touch App - $$
Adobe® Photoshop® Touch lets you quickly combine images, apply professional effects, and share the results.
Book Creator - Free & $$
Book Creator for iPads is an app where you can create your own e-books.
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