Tuesday, December 15, 2015

ReadWriteThink

Technology Tip of the Week: ReadWriteThink

ReadWriteThink.org Student Interactives are wonderful free tools for students to create a variety of digital products using a computer or laptop.   

Here are just a few of the many interactives you can choose from:

App of the Week: ReadWriteThink Apps

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Monday, December 7, 2015

Toontastic

App of the Week: Toontastic 


App Store Link:


Description:

  • Toontastic is a creative digital storytelling app.  Students create by drawing, animating and sharing cartoons.  The app has a built in story board that is organized into scenes.  Students can choose from a variety of backgrounds and characters.  It could be used in teaching story elements as well as providing students with creative ways to share learned concepts.   

Examples:


Integration Ideas:

  • ELAR- Retell or summarize stories
  • Social Studies- Create biographies/ Compare and contrast historical figures
  • Math- Create story problems

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

StoryKit &TikaTok

Technology Tip of the Week: TikaTok

TikaTok is on online publishing studio where students can write and illustrate digital and printed books.   The site includes publishing projects, writing prompts, image galleries, and more.  Teachers can use the district provided grade level code to create their account and get students set up.  Contact you campus Academic Coach or Digital Learning Specialist for setup details.

App of the Week: StoryKit


App Store Link:

  • Click here to download StoryKit  

Description:

Storykit is a multimedia storytelling mobile app . It allows its users to create electronic storybooks and share them with others . Storykit is a practical tool for teachers . They can use it to create their own storytelling books and share them with their students . It is all free and anyone can use it easily . Storykit is compatible with iPod touch, iPhone touch, and iPad .


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Integration Ideas:

  • ELAR - books can be created for...
    • parts of speech review
    • story creation
    • character study
    • poetry
  • Math
    • math facts
    • problem solving steps/strategies
    • illustrate math problems
  • Social Studies
    • famous person books
    • physical feature studies
    • historical facts
    • culture studies
  • Science
    • create books on many topics
      • planets
      • soil
      • measurement
    • books detailing steps/results in experiments

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