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<div style="text-align: justify;">Not just a fun diversion - it's really invigorating to click the "buy" button and see $200,000 in stocks appear in your virtual account - it's a great way to learn without feeling like a classroom. Many finance teachers in high schools and colleges use <a href="http://www.smartstocks.com/">the stock market game</a> to give students real trading experience. You can create groups where you can compare and compete with a class or group of friends. Smart Stocks also has entertaining and educational videos and certifications to help participants learn the ins and outs of the market.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">If you're just looking for the bragging rights, Smart Stocks allows you to see how you rank among all Smart Stocks players. The stock market game even awards prizes to the investors who make the best investments each month.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">You might find your kids wanting to use and re-use an app that you consider too simple. Remember, feeling successful is especially critical for early readers, so allow them to continue to review the things they know already as it just cements the knowledge, and makes them feel good. This learning is the cornerstone for all the rest!</div><br />
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1. iWriteWords<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">iWriteWords is a good letter forming tool for preschoolers and kindergartners. Your kid will practice spotting and writing letters, making use of their little finger to trace each letter. You can select upper as well as lower case. We like that it demonstrates correct directionality for forming each letter.</div><br />
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2. Bob Books #1<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">We have been fans of the hard copy version of these books since our kids just started learning to read. They are a series of very short books which advance step by step (i.e. the 1st book allows your pre-reader to read a whole book of words composed only with the letters M, A, T, and S). In this app, when your child clicks on a moving shape they are taken to an activity that supports them in spelling the name of the shape. It's a great, simple, and easy, effective app.</div><br />
3. Pocket Phonics<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">We Phonics can be really good to practice hearing letter sounds, writing letters and sounding out short words. This isn't a gorgeous app, but it is helpful. You may need to show your son or daughter the button which says Play Sound, so they can listen to the actual letter sound once again before they select the actual corresponding letter. The graphic and spoken reinforcement is good</div><br />
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4. Teach Me Kindergarten<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Teach Me Kindergarten offers strong practicing opportunity for sight words and spelling, and kids in particular like the rewards (you earn coins and may spend them to "buy" stickers to put on screen backdrops). This app keeps track of the progress of multiple players, and you've got the choice to decide on which subjects to work on.</div><br />
5. Sight Word Bingo<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Plenty of sight word and spelling opportunities here. This app consists of a spelling practice section, sight-word bingo (all Dolch sight words), and a couple of other sight-word games - each with fun incentives to earn a Bingo bug. There are grade level options (PK-3rd), and progress is tracked.</div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-85340454537925266422012-04-10T02:15:00.000-07:002012-04-10T02:15:53.809-07:00Prepare to Be Schooled With These Essential iPad Apps for Education<div id="article-content"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhV2MXKYju0Uf7SHJonk1RQYQYve1mJy1lyiFerzUBezmjXvhfXB1gVqJp71p0xdFIHccjSqIp-0lBEeoImzOPQieTCBAOk6gRw3tR1bQkuMiedK-VHcESdlZxxKD5CqjkZ6nT4a5O/s1600/ipad_education.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhV2MXKYju0Uf7SHJonk1RQYQYve1mJy1lyiFerzUBezmjXvhfXB1gVqJp71p0xdFIHccjSqIp-0lBEeoImzOPQieTCBAOk6gRw3tR1bQkuMiedK-VHcESdlZxxKD5CqjkZ6nT4a5O/s320/ipad_education.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While your days of summer fun are over, going off to college doesn't mean you can't have fun anymore. With the right iPad apps, learning can be a lot easier and faster -- so you'll have time to play.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Gone are the days of lugging around books or pulling all-nighters in the library. Now, all you need is one sleek and portable device and you have practically everything you need to study where ever you want. Download our list of the most <strong>essential iPad apps</strong> and prepared to be schooled. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Dictionary and thesaurus.</strong> Having a dictionary with you is very useful especially when you need to look up the meaning of a word. The dictionary application for the iPad can help you improve your vocabulary significantly. It even has a "word for the day" feature to add a new word to your vocabulary everyday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Todo</strong> is an application that can help you keep a close track on all your homework for the day. No more having to check all your notebooks one by one just to see if you have homework for that particular subject, as Todo will keep track of everything for you. This is perhaps one of the most useful iPad apps for going back to school.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Are you a virtual learner? If you learn better with pictures, then <strong>Cooloris</strong> is definitely an application that you should download. You can search practically any topic that your teacher is talking about and view large pictures of it to make it easier for you to understand.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Looking for iPad apps to help you study? If so, then you should get the application Mental Case Flashcards. For a lot of people, studying for a test is so much easier with the use of flashcards. With this app, you can download pre-made flashcards online about any subject to make studying a whole lot easier and fun.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you need to read a classic novel for your literature class but you don't want to have to go to a bookstore to buy it, then you can use <strong>Stanza</strong>. This application has a database of over 50,000 books. Instead of having to carry too many books, all you need is your iPad and Stanza, and you can start reading what you are asked to.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Wikipanion</strong> is an application that gives you fast and easy access to Wikipedia. If you want to read a summarized account of a certain topic, then you can use this application to do so. Just be sure to check for sources to ensure its legitimacy.</div><br />
Whatever your learning needs are, there is sure to be an iPad application for it.</div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-78736260322551218552012-04-10T02:13:00.000-07:002012-04-10T02:13:03.942-07:00Contribution of Android Apps in Education<div id="article-content"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkbgUZ6AyZOihi7_bMwraN1DJGNUe4VQCRSK1Nq66CM2aizdvD7Z4ysFwiEl6NCZAmoq7vkoY63_yCKTlCnxd8EGLwgx1WWi_PsljkC1LHAh9JsLXPdJnfnPQ2hK0GeAnA7WapvhSvK4s/s1600/AndroidMarket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkbgUZ6AyZOihi7_bMwraN1DJGNUe4VQCRSK1Nq66CM2aizdvD7Z4ysFwiEl6NCZAmoq7vkoY63_yCKTlCnxd8EGLwgx1WWi_PsljkC1LHAh9JsLXPdJnfnPQ2hK0GeAnA7WapvhSvK4s/s320/AndroidMarket.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand. (Chinese Proverb) That is exactly what Android apps for education are doing.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">There is more to Android than Angry Birds. Whether you are a student or someone just seeking self-improvement, plenty of <strong>android apps</strong> are available to enhance your skills and knowledge base. Technology has tremendous application in education and technological advancements have considerably changed the way education is disseminated. Computers and digital note taking devices are fast replacing traditional text books. Virtual classrooms have started replacing brick and mortar structures that we used to call schools.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The latest trend to revolutionize education is app development. Apps or applications are computer based software programs decided to perform certain tasks. For instance, the Android app called Algebra Tutor makes learning algebra faster and easier by giving step-by-step instructions.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">All operating systems have apps designed for them. There are apps for Windows, iOS and Android. What makes these apps all the more popular is the ubiquitous nature of Android phones. Millions of them ship each month. The best part of using these apps for education is that they are highly cost effective. Many apps are available for free download. You can access these apps on all smartphones and tablets running Android. If students use these apps for educational purposes, they can even eliminate the need for text books and private tutors. They can access ebooks on their tablets and smartphones. It will reduce the cost of education and save trees.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Nowadays many schools and educational institutions have made Android apps an integral part of the teaching system. Because of their multimedia nature these apps allow students to learn new concepts pretty easily. For instance, an Android app like the Flash Card Maker Pro can teach young kids' skills like reading and elementary math. With its advanced gesturing and text-to-speech capabilities it provides a fully interactive experience for students of all ages.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">So what are the right apps for your unique education needs? Well, Android app developers are the right people to answer that question. They can advise you what apps you need and how you can install them.</div></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-58151386401112857392012-04-09T11:47:00.000-07:002012-04-09T11:47:37.581-07:00Build Backlinks Service With SEOX3.com<div style="text-align: justify;">There are lots of forms of business people that run their own online businesses. In the event you additionally operate web business, you can get develop inbound links service to support it. There might be many companies or even internet sites that are identified to provide link-building support. However, for the successful lead to helping internet business, you can visit <a href="http://seox3.com/">seox3.com</a> for top level support within large pr backlinks. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">After a so many years, a handful of teachers really stick out. Here are four. Out of respect for privacy, I’ll give them pseudonyms:</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">1. My third grade teacher, Mr. Jenkins: What is it about third grade that’s so magical? I can’t say the number of people I’ve talked to who loved that year of school. For me, Mr. Jenkins remains the best teacher I ever had, both in-person and for any <a href="http://www.tutorspot.com/" target="_blank" title="tutor online">tutor online</a> I’ve had, in part because he made things so fun. We studied dinosaurs in class, graphed out “Choose Your Own Adventure” stories on the chalkboard, built a survival hut outside. More impressively, I can’t remember ever hearing the man yell.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">2. My seventh grade world history and literature teacher, Mr. Jeter: Like Jenkins, Mr. Jeter was renowned for his sense of calm. He treated my class, a bunch of 12 and 13 year old kids, as intelligent young adults, valuing our opinions, never condescending, his <a href="http://tutorspot.com/professional-homework-help-tutor.html" target="_blank" title="homework help">homework help</a> apt. He was so good the school created a special humanities class so that we could have him again in eighth. I still keep up with him periodically.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">3. My college English teacher, Mr. Hall: If he’d done nothing else besides introduce me to the work of Tobias Wolff and Dave Eggers, two of my favorite writers, Mr. Hall would be alright in my book. He also earned points for running a fun, lighthearted class and being easy to approach at office hours, like a free <a href="http://tutorspot.com/professional-language-tutor.html" target="_blank" title="English tutor">English tutor</a>.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">4. My second grade teacher, Ms. Huang: Never before or after did I have such misconceptions about a teacher. Coming into second grade, there were rumors that Ms. Huang threw chairs in class and was something of a terror. She turned out to be a tough, but fair lady.</div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-54138270809296998602012-02-17T22:38:00.000-08:002012-02-17T22:38:21.333-08:00Continue Your Education, Further Your Career<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://westbound415.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rodney-back-to-school1-274x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://westbound415.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rodney-back-to-school1-274x300.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many people have considered getting additional education in order to advance their careers or perhaps to get into a career in the first place. When you start doing a search online for various colleges, you might be surprised with exactly how many different types of colleges are available to you. It is important for you to look at the choices that you have and then to make your decision, based on those choices as well as your decision as far as a career is concerned. In that way, regardless of whether you need something such as <a href="http://searchbydegree.com/find-medical-nursing-schools/usa/surgical-technology-degree-programs.html" target="_blank" title="Sergical Technician Certification">surgical technician certification</a> or if you’re going to be going in for <a href="http://searchbydegree.com/find-medical-nursing-schools/usa/pharmaceutical-degree-programs.html" target="_blank" title="Pharmacy technician training">pharmacy technician training</a>, you will make sure you choose a college that gives you what is needed.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">There are also going to be times when a college is needed that is even more specific to your career choice. As an example, if you want to help people to design their homes and to make choices that will improve their living space, there are some <a href="http://searchbydegree.com/find-design-media-schools/usa/interior-design-degree-programs.html" target="_blank" title="Interior Design colleges">interior design colleges</a> that are available. It’s important to note, some of the college choices that you have available for this purpose are going to be very specific to interior design. Other college choices that are available, however, may offer some interior design courses but they are not necessarily going to focus on that as the overall criteria. It is very important for you to be able to distinguish between these two different items and to choose a college that is convenient for you and that will give you the specific education that is necessary.</div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-52346472561244535062012-02-14T20:55:00.000-08:002012-02-14T20:55:45.952-08:00Irrevocable Trust Planning: An Indispensible Tool in Rhode Island Elder Law<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://westbound415.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/HandsHolding-300x199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://westbound415.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/HandsHolding-300x199.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One focus of <a href="http://www.viscontilaw.com/practice-areas.htm" title="RI Elder Laws">RI Elder Laws</a> is to assist seniors with planning for possible long term care expenses. At the present time, planning will often focus on eligibility for Medicaid and for Veterans benefits. Irrevocable trusts are popular asset protection planning tools, and are frequently used in both Medicaid planning and Veterans planning. Asset protection trusts allow you to transfer certain assets into an entity that will be managed by a designated person who is financially competent and trustworthy.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">A trust must be irrevocable to provide any asset protection. Generally, “irrevocable” means that the trust cannot be changed. However, RI attorneys provide that there are certain provisions that provide flexibility. For instance, if the person who creates the trust retains a special power of appointment, then that power can exercised to change the beneficiaries at a later date. Asset protection trusts can be designed to protect the assets from the creditors of the beneficiaries and from beneficiaries’ divorce claims as well. Thus, asset protection trust provides far superior control than outright gifts to children.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Generally speaking, any rights that are retained by the grantor (the person who creates the trust) will be considered legally “available.” In RI Medicaid planning, individuals often create an irrevocable trust and retain the rights to any income earned by the trust but relinquish the rights to trust principal. This makes the principal “unavailable” for Medicaid purposes. However, funding such a trust is considered a prohibited transfer and is subject to a five year look back period.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">In Veterans planning, <a href="http://www.viscontilaw.com/construction-law.htm" target="_blank" title="Rhode Island attorneys">Rhode Island attorneys</a> state that retaining the rights to trust income will make the trust principal and the trust income available to the grantor. Thus, for Veterans purposes a retained right to income is not recommended.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">There are many significant tax issues that need to be addressed in designing an asset protection trust. If the trust is to hold a principal residence it is important to create a “grantor trust” for income tax purposes. This will preserve the tax exemptions that apply to the sale of a principal residence.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Transfers to asset protection trusts can be structured as completed or incomplete gifts. If the transfer is incomplete, the assets will be included in the estate of the grantor and the basis of the assets will be stepped-up at the death of the grantor. This usually means that the beneficiaries will save on capital gains tax. If the transfer to the trust is complete, a gift tax return may be required and the trust will maintain the same basis in the assets as the grantor of the trust. This means that capital gains tax may be due on the sale of the trust property.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">With respect to Medicaid eligibility, funding an asset protection is considered a prohibited transfer and is subject to a five year look back period. In addition, many cities and towns will not continue property tax exemptions when a home is transferred to an irrevocable trust. Lastly, refinancing real estate held in an irrevocable trust can be difficult and reverse mortgages will be impossible.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The Rhode Island Supreme Court licenses all lawyers in the general practice of law. The court does not license or certify any lawyer as an expert or specialist in any particular field of practice.</div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-14306906106348414342012-01-23T21:51:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:07.754-08:00Smart e-Book Interface Prototype from KAIST<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rVyBwz1-AiE?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />This is another great find from the guys over at <a href="http://www.ipadcreative.com/blog/">iPadCreative</a>. Make sure you check out the rest of their blog. It really does have some interesting finds for both ipad users and for people interested in using iPads in education.<br /><br />Some have said that Apple's designs, both hardware and software, are so complete that it's almost impossible for competitors to come up with anything new without infringing on their patents. This smart eBook interface prototype from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) shows that competing against Apple's innovation is certainly not impossible. Many of the ideas on show are some of the most innovatitve we've seen in a long while.<br /><br /> We hope to see this technology implemented on the iPad (and other eBook readers) in some shape or form shortly.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ipadcreative.com/blog/">http://www.ipadcreative.com/blog/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-89533920272871987592012-01-21T16:27:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:07.864-08:00My E-Textbook Manifesto:<br /><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Apple announcement this week about <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ibooks-author/id490152466?mt=12"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>iBooks Author</b></span></a> - the new app that will allow anyone to create and distribute multimedia interactive books has been a long time coming. The initial introduction of PDF documents and then ePub documents into iBooks was always a stop gap measure because of the limitations of each of the individual formats. Anyone could produce these documents but they did not really live up to the promise of what we knew was possible. I knew what we could create in Pages but I was unable to reproduce this in an interactive format to distribute to my students on iBooks.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBjPwfJVuXIg0-Nqmlc7qJw6WhnqfKJWnB0ScLZyllas2H_GS7d70F1tO-HY1uw4GnwcDqzsVpEZQCfgTaU5c6EoxOmCZAY_lWfE5J6y7pTBg58p9PpQpaT_seSE7XIAeVSULL7aNi2U/s1600/van+gogh.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBjPwfJVuXIg0-Nqmlc7qJw6WhnqfKJWnB0ScLZyllas2H_GS7d70F1tO-HY1uw4GnwcDqzsVpEZQCfgTaU5c6EoxOmCZAY_lWfE5J6y7pTBg58p9PpQpaT_seSE7XIAeVSULL7aNi2U/s640/van+gogh.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This announcement needs to be tempered with an evaluation of what we want and what we need as teachers. After all, we are the ones that are at the coalface, we are the risk takers, the experimenters, the alchemists. What do we want for our students? What do our students need from e-texts?</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am not sure that I have an exact answer yet but I given some thought to the notion. So here we go - Part wish list, part rant.</span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My e-Textbook Manifesto:</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As educators what do we want from e-textbooks?</span></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It goes without saying that the e-Textbooks need to be visually stunning. This is imperative given the nature of the iPad and what we have already seen as possible. The e-textbooks need to have an inherent interactivity that engages all our students - it should be a fascinating read, because the concepts in it are demonstrated with interactive images, text and manipulatives. They need to have visuals that can be dismantled in order to focus on one aspect of the system and then the ability to gradually add components to see how the parts work together in order for the whole to perform. The students should be able to change the variables so that the effects are changed accordingly. The e-Textbook should be filled with engaging non-linear interactive media that allows the students the freedom to negotiate their own learning activities. In the e-Textbooks we want learning experiences that immerse the students into the real world experiences that a mathematician, scientist, architect or product designer experiences. It should include interviews with these same mathematicians, scientists or artists.</span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEnIdYO1c6RDKAnBzXOvVF7qp63iHxBhZ2X4_WDGoli30beuYQKQpQibbk3WuxOoxEcr8wIOF8ze4e-G63fOc3EOTBCXyKl_uVI9bcNZH1EW8ZjWhlsn9vchYxYdqW7HhlFRMEFG7pMA/s640/Jason+Hack.png" width="640" /></div></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The interactivity of the touch interface is the key element. It is the manipulation of the information by the students themselves that will create a sense of purpose and ownership. If e-Texts are to become the norm, they need to do a better job than most e-Books are doing at the moment. Our students should instinctively take to iPads without instruction because the stimulus material is real, is manipulative and is connected to their lives. The developers need to do this at the most basic levels, the student’s everyday digital tools, like Facebook, internet, chat networks or texting tools will be need to be a part of the experience . We need to include these social media tools in order to facilitate information and research sharing, for collaboration, group projects, resource sharing, videos or how-to-instructions.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How do we ensure understanding?</span></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To develop a deep level of understanding students need to decode, decipher, digest, reflect, and then re-package their findings. If we are talking about revolutionizing education we need e-Textbooks with integrated Web 2.0 tools. We need to provide students with app like experiences within each of the chapters, we need to provide them with a wide range of web technologies and collaborative tools. They should be able to draw diagrams, charts, tables, drawings and sketches straight into the document as part of annotated notes. We need to give the students the ability to create animations, incorporate video or include annotated graphics. We should provide the students the ability to manipulate existing graphics to then re-present in their own workbooks or study notes.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We need e-Textbooks that allow students to complete tasks that utilise a variety of apps or Web 2.0 tools in order for the students to become <b>content creators</b> - producing content that illustrates their understanding of the concepts being studied. Surely we have proven to ourselves that the iPad is not just a consumption device. We need to provide students with real and authentic audiences for the content that they do produce. This could be with an integrated e-Portfolio app or even an RSS feed that produces magazine style publications of a student or class’s work - Flipboard style</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We need to provide e-Textbooks that are constantly updated. This is important considering the transient nature of information itself. We should expect the e-Texts to be updated on the iTunes App Store model, with each update including the most current information, updated and improved tools and notifications of upcoming exhibitions, lectures, movies or publications that may be relevant to the course or concept in the chapter.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">E-Textbooks need to include all of the visual clues of an interactive game. We should be constantly informed of the number of course outcomes we have met, we should see bars informing us of how far we have come in the chapter, how many more research questions or interactive quizzes we need to complete. We could be awarded badges for the different levels of the book we have completed successfully. We could even have embedded games or puzzles that are used as rewards for tasks completed. In fact there is more than enough evidence to suggest that whole chapters/units may even be able to be games. Game Based Learning as an activity in the e-Textbook where specific outcomes are specifically addressed as part of the nature and goals of the game would be perfect for some students.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtO6QSuMnSgvk3WTBco3OP8x1DEMZCxQHzhyw0Eoojtpme36qDvJ_dQ0ZF-fNwVvj98JrMiYD7Gv7GgZgiWQyumhS5bTTv3JP386HyP4222Cv1b0XHBaSc8ySxytZJU4zdDe4k4kavgc/s640/AP+1.png" width="640" /></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These e-Texts would need to be equipped with modeling tools to forecast and then see the consequence of predictions. They would need to include tools like maps, charts, graphics and tables with touch screen abilities to alter variants. They would have to include integrated geo-search to locate twitter feeds or Facebook posts around specific issues or problems across the world. These e-Texts would have to include widgets to locate any place name or other names in relation to topics mentioned in the text as well as geographically locating blog sites locales, experts, universities etc. They would even provide realtime access to artists and artist’s studios, sketchbooks, inspirations, the music they listen to, the people they follow or who follows them. You could even embed the ability to back channel or crowd source solutions or issues, problems, challenges, designs, inventions. You could poll experts, have Skype conferences or watch TED style lectures. You could even have Webquests as part of an activity. But why stop here, why not also include voice to text answer facilities for those students with greater verbal intelligence, augmented reality and virtual excursions to the ancient world or under the sea. Lets really open up the world to our students.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can we monitor a students progress?</span></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I can see a situation where teachers would have a host copy of a e-Textbook and each of their students would log into an online teacher portal. Teachers would then be able to access student data so they can use it at a glance and in real time to assess the performance of individual students or groups. The e-Textbooks would have embedded links to or copies of the relevant syllabus documents - allowing the students and teachers to cross reference learning activities with syllabus outcomes. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The technology is available for these e-Textbooks to monitor, record and become cognisant of what the learner has mastered and where he/she needs assistance. Individualised instruction and differentiated activities could be presented ensuring that the weaknesses that the e-books identifies become strengths. The e-Textbooks could also provide opportunity for enrichment and self extension. Some of these activities could be based on the student's preferred Learning Styles.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Students would be able to access their own information in order to take responsibility for their own learning. Each of their self paced tutorials and auto-assessed tasks, games, animations, simulations or student lead research projects would be included in their built-in e-Portfolios. Question and answer sections would be instantly marked and therefore could be repeated until mastery has occurred - hopefully the students realise it is an open book quiz, the real task is about locating the information. The e-Texts would also have response and poll capabilities so the teacher could check for understanding.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In my class the students would need the ability to collect or bookmark their own information sources/resources. They would have the ability to create text or video annotations that could be shared with their peers. I would also add a series of graphic organisers and mindmapping tools for creating summaries or study notes. While we are at it, lets create a feature that automatically references any source from the text used in student work and text to voice reading of texts and instructions, scaffolding of written tasks and homework. The e-Text could have it own little avatar helper reminding the students of what the expectations of homework are or when an assessment task is due.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The self publishing model would also allow the teacher more opportunity to develop topical and relevant activities post production to ensure that the student tasks meets local needs. These local differences could be shared or developed at a network level and then included in updates.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Postscript: Are e-textbooks the answer?</span></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The short answer is no. E-Textbooks are a tool, a tool that in the hands of good teachers and motivated students would produce some absolutely special results. E-Textbooks are only part of the solution. What we need is a situation where student buy-in to their own education. This is where you really see student engagement. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Is technology the answer? Again the answer is no. Access to new media and technologies</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">certainly provide motivation for students. It says to them that we are acknowledging the world in which they live and that that world has merit. It says to them that the tech skills they already have are worthwhile and useful, more than that it says to them that the way they develop these skills will be a marketable commodity. It will be this ability to learn and adapt and absorb that will make them an employable asset.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What I really think is this! I think this is the most exciting time in history to be involved in education. I have never had as much fun as I have with my students as I have in the last 4 or 5 years. Can I see the e-Textbook becoming a huge educational revolution? Yes, but in reality it has already started with hundreds if not thousands of teachers and students who are, as we speak producing digital content, content worthy of being in any classroom anywhere in the world. I am looking forward to students getting hold of this app to complete their assignments - multimedia interactive presentations. Now we're really talking!</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-62110696684258490522012-01-20T16:10:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:07.966-08:00Collaborative Whiteboard Apps for the ClassroomInteractive and collaborative - Whiteboards are a great way for teachers to explain concepts to their students. With the ability of some iPad apps to record, you ensure that students who did not develop understanding of the concept the first time have the opportunity to watch and listen again and again. Working in small groups or brainstorming as a class, collaborative whiteboards are a great way to share ideas. Work in the same room, on the same network or even from different parts of the country. No matter what you are working on these interactive whiteboards are a great way to document or record your thinking process.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYEzFjmbmVFIQ43OwBShJqjAbfGYf0dX6rqL0G_YcFrzgbBU_fSDngPdpQEE18_ZunDXooeZkkTEpaj_kIeFtWv9s1snF3Z8X0KRtckteMPosQ-LEVKSLcdlBuGt6OujyGAz-HAeZqRQ/s1600/Educreations.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYEzFjmbmVFIQ43OwBShJqjAbfGYf0dX6rqL0G_YcFrzgbBU_fSDngPdpQEE18_ZunDXooeZkkTEpaj_kIeFtWv9s1snF3Z8X0KRtckteMPosQ-LEVKSLcdlBuGt6OujyGAz-HAeZqRQ/s200/Educreations.png" width="120" /></a><b>Educreations: FREE</b><br />Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Creating a great video tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Explain a math formula... Create an animated lesson... Add commentary to your photos... Diagram a sports play... With voice recording, realistic digital ink, photo imports, and simple sharing through email, Facebook or Twitter, now you can broadcast your ideas from anywhere.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/educreations-interactive-whiteboard/id478617061?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/educreations-interactive-whiteboard/id478617061?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7Y1dPdVF1gpPRuAmVPk6mbLY0DXU_LENcaIHcQ-TZoEF_gXQDzXnf3_Y1893yrTaaL12qlmUB7AHL7QrLrfYmu49fXfpviKwvZ9XF3PH2iPrLGju7U_yKFTIfqYeMD5zKN0OHN9ioPw/s1600/ShowMe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7Y1dPdVF1gpPRuAmVPk6mbLY0DXU_LENcaIHcQ-TZoEF_gXQDzXnf3_Y1893yrTaaL12qlmUB7AHL7QrLrfYmu49fXfpviKwvZ9XF3PH2iPrLGju7U_yKFTIfqYeMD5zKN0OHN9ioPw/s200/ShowMe.png" width="120" /></a><b>ShowMe: FREE</b><br />Turn your iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard! ShowMe allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. Drop images from your photo library to write over or around. Easily switch between drawing and erasing (as well as pausing and playing) to make your ShowMe flow from concept to concept. You can make your ShowMe as long or as short as it needs to be, and record as many ShowMe’s as you want.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbR5MXLP-E05BJr3gOFTDeOHpdi3HvPvtsPU2XpZvjPRauvBrN7wYw_xXuaxpHQ6Rd_xtSm3MmPzDbsybV-50CEBdBFZMi7S88I35NgZV3mxVcJSv-ORwwB44iuIYt49ULpMWT5i6uDk/s1600/Jot.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbR5MXLP-E05BJr3gOFTDeOHpdi3HvPvtsPU2XpZvjPRauvBrN7wYw_xXuaxpHQ6Rd_xtSm3MmPzDbsybV-50CEBdBFZMi7S88I35NgZV3mxVcJSv-ORwwB44iuIYt49ULpMWT5i6uDk/s200/Jot.png" width="120" /></a><b>Jot: FREE</b><br />Tired of complicated, unstable, or abandoned whiteboard apps that get in your way? Tap less. Jot more. Jot! is a simple, fast whiteboard that lets you sketch out your ideas and share them in real time. Draw, take notes, or wireframe on your iPad quickly and easily as soon as ideas come to you. Share your ideas via email or save them as photos. Collaborate in real time over the internet with Live Sharing.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/jot!-whiteboard-free/id371937922?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/jot!-whiteboard-free/id371937922?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKGZwuL7nb9E4-LKzbOn9mswKnS3dWsK58mwX8eqSJVMAE8vMNOot_QJptVwzDh7DdBnmh-aHNwu5Bu3pmG8PEUDC3zL3kdYpOTBzeZXtvbCxvUi8aqb6kDeb0MWN7QxfX7G8JmgGRxs/s1600/SyncPad.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKGZwuL7nb9E4-LKzbOn9mswKnS3dWsK58mwX8eqSJVMAE8vMNOot_QJptVwzDh7DdBnmh-aHNwu5Bu3pmG8PEUDC3zL3kdYpOTBzeZXtvbCxvUi8aqb6kDeb0MWN7QxfX7G8JmgGRxs/s200/SyncPad.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>SyncPad: $10.49 AU</b><br />Forget those whiteboard and sketchpad applications that require you to be few feet from each other in order to collaborate. With SyncPad you just need to be connected to the internet, and you will be able to enjoy a live connection experience, just like if you were working the very same whiteboard, no matter where you are. If you want to clear your whiteboard, just tap on the trash bin icon and you will be able to clear just the notes.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/syncpad-remote-whiteboard/id404997059?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/syncpad-remote-whiteboard/id404997059?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliSz2p8pUx189nSPy8X_wJQ8NU93yYzgDTLscZ6NTUWsdxDo3XmeAMxzs8XuAiG-KAUvtLJNSN69YK6xdkS-O8DjVcV4CttxfR2hWFmwEG2tlD6cSAYlixJBzAzwNfyxWuom-H351x6I/s1600/Whiteboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliSz2p8pUx189nSPy8X_wJQ8NU93yYzgDTLscZ6NTUWsdxDo3XmeAMxzs8XuAiG-KAUvtLJNSN69YK6xdkS-O8DjVcV4CttxfR2hWFmwEG2tlD6cSAYlixJBzAzwNfyxWuom-H351x6I/s200/Whiteboard.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Whiteboard HD: $5.49 AU</b><br />Whiteboard makes it easy to visualize ideas by providing the ideal environment for writing notes, sketching charts and recording brainstorming sessions. You can make freeform drawings with the drag of a finger, and easily add pre-made shapes and lines with familiar tap, pinch, and drag multi-touch gesture controls. There are grid or lined backgrounds, and you can import any image or diagram from the iPad photo library.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/whiteboard-hd/id383779666?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/whiteboard-hd/id383779666?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNAp6JXktd1Ai1RalfvL1xoH0_9OO5mV7kNwCISHVtf-fHYJEQ770a6I6xNqie2uyCEiHP9hN6I50icG9gMS_J223C4B00YITnxuaJrMrSQZkfnnAeVm2LgbVQ0ySoLy1NRMlGb_PUNk/s1600/SyncSpace.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNAp6JXktd1Ai1RalfvL1xoH0_9OO5mV7kNwCISHVtf-fHYJEQ770a6I6xNqie2uyCEiHP9hN6I50icG9gMS_J223C4B00YITnxuaJrMrSQZkfnnAeVm2LgbVQ0ySoLy1NRMlGb_PUNk/s200/SyncSpace.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>SyncSpace: FREE</b><br />SyncSpace for iPad provides a zoomable drawing space that can be shared in real time over the net, a sort of shared whiteboard. Turn on synchronization and send a link to the document to others who will be able to see your drawing and also make changes using SyncSpace. The resulting drawings can be posted to Twitter, Facebook or emailed as a PDF. It's the perfect whiteboard replacement for distributed teams.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/syncspace/id408672838?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/syncspace/id408672838?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNEaMDFo9SjKWzOaom1BsZ0fSlUgx6nwAeImWy6GrNQlIcc5eAxIN8UnPahNKs83_UIsXnivzdRotx-OeVXmK1ByKxMlQRxtBo4gVnX8kNWXtQF2tWvBbUJ-_02yG0eh6c0fOQ5QXljk/s1600/Idea+Flight.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNEaMDFo9SjKWzOaom1BsZ0fSlUgx6nwAeImWy6GrNQlIcc5eAxIN8UnPahNKs83_UIsXnivzdRotx-OeVXmK1ByKxMlQRxtBo4gVnX8kNWXtQF2tWvBbUJ-_02yG0eh6c0fOQ5QXljk/s200/Idea+Flight.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Ideas Flight: FREE</b><br />Idea Flight is the only tool you need to share ideas, documents and presentations and direct the experience of an audience easily on iPad. Your FREE download includes Passenger so you can join Pilot presentations, network on the fly and see a sample presentation to test-Pilot Idea Flight. Upgrade in-app to Pilot to lead unlimited presentations and be ready for takeoff anytime! <br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/idea-flight/id427659445?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/idea-flight/id427659445?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNQ3qTWxsTziR6oJUBRFlnlinrKIyqnoaBwR9cQuRg9SJb1ho25Q-TH-MiS39P0TI-gBYpWCTkvu9SwGiil4MFPagxqMTy5kE0ccfYtTGIFlg1FpXQq8iEedNB5l_z9J8yU2V87ni-rs/s1600/AirSketch.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNQ3qTWxsTziR6oJUBRFlnlinrKIyqnoaBwR9cQuRg9SJb1ho25Q-TH-MiS39P0TI-gBYpWCTkvu9SwGiil4MFPagxqMTy5kE0ccfYtTGIFlg1FpXQq8iEedNB5l_z9J8yU2V87ni-rs/s200/AirSketch.png" style="cursor: move;" width="120" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>AirSketch: $10.49 AU</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You can now project PDF documents to a computer on the same local network, then annotate them in real time, all from your iPad. Air Sketch is great for presentations in the boardroom, classroom, or on the go. Just fire up Air Sketch on the iPad and open the specified URL from any HTML-5 compatible browser on the local network. Your photos and drawings show up natively in the browser. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/air-sketch/id376617790?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/air-sketch/id376617790?mt=8</a></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br />hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-24752436626371478132012-01-19T16:58:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:07.989-08:00Managing Individual Education Programs (IEP) on the iPadIndividual Education Programs (IEP) can be difficult to put in place at the best of times. IEP's are sometime a source of concern and frustration. The more informed people are about the IEP process the better the IEP can be. Parents will normally work with teachers to develop a plan to help the students succeed in school. The IEP assists this process by describing the goals the whole team sets for a student during the school year, as well as any special support needed to help achieve them. Here are a number of apps that make managing and collecting data for the IEP Process just that little bit easier.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iep-checklist/id348702423?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlgCQioQU_wAC9Hrjl2yEHitBPwYvj5JG06w3QsEUNFl8Dwe7kDNkktOvOjZsD97kRNfgZL3JTwIhvECg2-g-dKjqFK5asF8rbpDvaSBzLy-QvUTxqv_WZUIJ13_QfA_G1uQWrFgxnik/s200/IEP+Checklist.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>IEP Checklist: FREE</b><br />IEP Checklist is a tool for parents and teachers to consider as they develop the IEP. Not every item on the checklist is required by special education regulations. For more information, consult the Federal regulations and other information that can be found at http://idea.ed.gov. The IEP Checklist is sponsored by The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC). http://www.peatc.org.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iep-checklist/id348702423?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iep-checklist/id348702423?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/proloquo2go/id308368164?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfMeWeipAve2fJP9z0RVOxvCuXNq4dG2rk8LJCj1PwvaXXAkWjegtyFF1GJdiAU6yo_HdvRvvN1o1aPA3pFC8xhXAdySRMx13QIGYI2BM7hnrCsPeKH0NtStvsFfCUYZ5kGaMUCIIpJ8/s200/Proloquo2Go.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Prologuo2Go: $199.99 AU</b><br />Proloquo2Go is for anyone who cannot afford spending thousands of dollars on an AAC device and yet wants a solution that is just as good if not better. SLPs, teachers and parents recommend it for children and adults with autism, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, developmental disabilities, apraxia, ALS, stroke or traumatic brain injury.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/proloquo2go/id308368164?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/proloquo2go/id308368164?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/myiepmeeting/id479474205?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigkyyH_WYmvZzVr8zU-5WCnRoFGHw2A3QUwukGl0RcNgeikqQ1m9zF6NLqG-7lmO0YjD5HmXFykR6zW968aPKW3TZK4gOiMHn_ujYrTOcDz0nG46nAyRhZ7F1TgQCtXxQFIYMZGgZQjI/s200/MyIEP.png" width="120" /></b></a></div><b>My IEP: $5.49 AU</b><br />myIEPmeeting helps parents and guardians effectively participate in their student’s Individualized Education Program process. Organize and gather information, Monitor child’s progress and Give Access on a mobile device to help maintain support. Tools include: Before, During and After checklists and questions to help gather and organize information for your IEP meeting; Behavior Tracker and Monitoring<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/myiepmeeting/id479474205?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/myiepmeeting/id479474205?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/first-then-visual-schedule/id355527801" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s-07rOCj6XKILOABpu3aW3KVsb-nyQRBoNQVmdlc-Fd1M4El196ZGRrGwzrRLSBPb4hkDHpVdOUaQE_2OHucg1bnXFtKV-44tpISR7VulNN3ZkyKGlQHqkKZl8ZQkGXGMYVCLSfIr5U/s200/first+then.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>First Then Visual Schedule: $9.99 AU</b><br />Designed to provide positive behavioral support for those with communication needs. This application provides an affordable and convenient audio-visual prompting tool for use on the iPhone or iPad. The portability and ease of use of the of the iPhone and iPad make it perfect for use at school, home or in the community. Visual schedules also help individuals transition to other activities quicker and more efficiently. <br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/first-then-visual-schedule/id355527801">http://itunes.apple.com/app/first-then-visual-schedule/id355527801</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/goaltracker/id363497991?mt=8&affId=1618378&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-L6yZOezJMMzfhyphenhyphen6gLY1lLLUXmKjU71PSkpWMPUnvbVbLYO5fFU9yLJPLE6bu5FEdXm-WremnwFs3mvynQb_Fjp66TKJjfYXFw5xP-kpNHo2r9TYqNRG-vgpnAExGTKJQ0BBNerEJUaA/s200/Goal+Tracker.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Goal Tracker on the Go: $2.99 AU</b><br />Goal Tracker helps you focus on daily tasks. It can be used to track good behavior, a set of chores, a daily routine, or other personal daily goals. You can also set goals for improving eating habits, taking medicine, drinking enough water, or whatever you choose. You can adjust your goals to make it more challenging. You'll visually see your accomplishments, and you can setup rewards for when you complete your goals.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/goaltracker/id363497991?mt=8&affId=1618378&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/goaltracker/id363497991?mt=8&affId=161837uo%3D4</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/behaviortrackerpro/id319708933?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbETvGWcTnmbCMI5ay0QWkbKvNu9NmK_IuiozLV206ksU1zvmHD2DpDkGodN283WoVBcLi_sGnybToHSj5A0Ql4OlRqKfADC5-psathR0M_mADz4gzEEVm3bqQAvkp7DHGEPIVit-trY/s200/Behaviour+Tracker.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Behaviour Tracker Pro: $31.99 AU</b><br />An app to track behaviors and automatically graph them. Dr`matically improves the process of teaching and treating children with Autism! Supports unlimited number of children and observers! Optionally record video of behaviors or interventions for later review. Upload your data to our secure Team Portal for advanced online charting, team collaboration, video messaging, document management and more!</div><div><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/behaviortrackerpro/id319708933?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/behaviortrackerpro/id319708933?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/abc-data-pro/id349426906" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpXSxLVMp8RVMVexpRNBDWgxk5Z3tprwV-3yxFYBOlopo4MIbh2RqiOH0WhzUn2lcY-TbwPxNcfp679VK6Xlv9Tu2ZZFlSzteDF3MK44zOcZufktAhp11UQpNwlTzmOoeAfgW9dxEr7M/s200/abc+data+pro.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>ABC Data Pro: $29.99 AU</b><br />A multi-mode data collection App made to assist professionals and students in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), special education, school psychology, and clinical psychology, as well as researchers conducting observational studies. ABC Data Pro is an unobtrusive data collection tool for behavior and/or event counting, partial interval recording, full interval recording and ABC (FBA) recording. <br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/abc-data-pro/id349426906">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/abc-data-pro/id349426906</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/autismtrack/id391660393" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7z6DVStm327fDYmpmJJ-UbOQ8ZipkvQZuPdAL9rdzFhFt-_sSr9aOMo__ssluBrzJqjXEXxQwCqR9r5FMVimlXLZ4VyDrZ6TZDyCzvb9VL9TiqHa7i-eJlvQPvB8pO9q_dvBbdiYOTyQ/s200/autism+tracker.png" width="120" /></b></a></div><b>Autism Track $49.99 AU</b><br />AutismTrack is a journaling tool that empowers caregivers to easily track interventions, behaviors and symptoms. Checkboxes allow daily recording of any therapy, medicine or diet. Simple “sliders” allow rating of any behavior or symptom (e.g., eye contact, aggression and echolalic speech). Daily log screens provide a snapshot of any particular day’s interventions and behaviors. Users may also graph symptoms and monitor compliance over periods of time. <br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/autismtrack/id391660393">http://itunes.apple.com/app/autismtrack/id391660393</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/skill-tracker-pro/id398058644" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_B6HoX_NhDCynnQ-jSJh6r9JqzoO5EmfUEVPGOU5nztXXXAT-F27VZs_9GNGQ_ZmWCGVliqFjbxDlNZEvT-Kz2jEzNEce6eIIKq6feE-Kf9USYzJytOYE1O2nNF2wQlJgLPIjO66iyU/s200/skill+tracker.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Skill Tracker Pro: $31.99 AU</b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skill-tracker-pro/id398058644"><br /> </a>Skill Tracker Pro automates ABA therapy instruction for children with Autism. STP allows unlimited clients and observers, optional video capture and charting/export of all data. STP has a built in library with hundreds of skills and targets that can be assigned to the clients’ curriculum. During cold probe data collection, skills and targets are automatically randomized, or the user can choose which target to probe, one at a time.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/skill-tracker-pro/id398058644">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/skill-tracker-pro/id398058644</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/conversationbuilder/id413939366?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpluxfZ7o-D6TsO2hYRAeO_jgBNxgvadnWn96bUI0daibBupoGV9w6Yo6X8rjTyRwV-dNdzifZId7WdpzPCJJCYiYE0scGzeheVQjMMJrp6ELluHUZfGI1L5QqrO90jI2x_kwWc9clTI/s200/Conversation+Builder.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Conversation Builder: $10.49 AU</b><br />ConversationBuilder is designed to help elementary aged children learn how to have multi-exchange conversations with their peers in a variety of social settings. The auditory pattern of conversation is presented in a visual format to help students recognize and master the flow of conversation. Students will learn when it is appropriate to introduce themselves, ask questions, make observations and change the subject of the conversation.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/conversationbuilder/id413939366?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/conversationbuilder/id413939366?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iprompts/id313144705" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPEonrLMhW8dRfLT5bzyocNwFhs_27W9IXjpoTI_6MPUdAdZNIiyRWyj00pHheTyYE3U7TJCkgnFNQ0DjG1JJNv77Lrngyw7ivGxGjY5vhXN7uw0R4MnjxAeTqFDDr9nNBFZd5W2tWGw/s200/iprompts.png" width="120" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>iPrompts $51.99 AU</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">iPrompts is a picture-based prompting app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad It is used by parents, special educators and therapists working with Autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and apraxia of speech. The app includes picture schedules with a visual count-down timer so an individual knows how much time is left for a specific activity and choice prompts so an individual can choose the item they want.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iprompts/id313144705">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iprompts/id313144705</a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ireward/id324643198" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRR7ZHGx5Q9JHDmiFeYD411Qiq5vHOT-MDXZF5XFhIqEDaskee6eZ7moCLTuBrNdAGiZkT4FdXsEKbll2yhdWA1MCV8C4gH7PKOCLABFROuv3xlczE6ksZbygFvSD4cQcIUkCKIFZqcA/s200/ireward.png" width="120" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>iReward $5.49 </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Behavior analysts often use tangible rewards when working with children. For example, when a child earns a certain number of stars for behavior you want repeated, they are rewarded. You can choose the behavior you are trying to reinforce, choose your reward, and then choose the number of times the behavior needs to be completed before the reward is earned.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ireward/id324643198">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ireward/id324643198</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/teachers-assistant-pro-track/id391643755?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBV12sGJqJcGfJT4nveiArKBK0rN5yUKUgO0B5si4lwQEHUuF68ZIpMMCtdGjt_bZpfp_q72DwzynHWV9gHClC0umaplGjBnwJUvTqDCc599hSB_2k0y-Gb0QL1-HLJ0OgOYOnxqEGjg/s200/Teacher+Assistant+Pro.png" width="120" /></b></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Teacher's Assistant Pro: $7.49 AU</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Teacher's Assistant Pro allows teachers to keep track of student actions, behavior, infractions, and achievements in the classroom. Communicate quickly and easily with parents and your administration by documenting student classroom habits and behaviors and sending reports via email or making a call right from your iPhone. Designed by a teacher, and used by thousands of teachers across the world. Includes PIN code security.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/teachers-assistant-pro-track/id391643755?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/teachers-assistant-pro-track/id391643755?mt=8</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><br /></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-82037707658084139002012-01-17T16:05:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:08.016-08:00Discovery Learning: Games Designed to Let you FailGames can sometimes provide us with opportunities to fail. It is this failing that allows us to learn. This is necessary in order to improve our next attempt and our next, until we get it right. Some of the most interesting games come without any instructions at all and mean that the very nature of the game itself needs to be discovered. This fits in perfectly with how kids use and embrace new technology - no one read the instructions - they just press the buttons until they work out what they all do. Here are some great games that allow kids to fail and in the process learn to learn.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/feed-the-head/id415138546?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqLwWRvW-mrEcZxNGC8g17ruDz53EpEunBQ29cV4QE_CgdU7LjiiFS78o9EyBcyd1nhV2ABZotewLvjizmSfm8zmeMSz5heQquXqzBDLdHzJl5c15rIG5P82BWjxUPLBbx7Toc2O54Uw/s200/feed+the+head.png" width="120" /></a><b>Feed the Head: $1.99 AU</b><br />This has to be my all time favourite game. Prod the Head. Tug the Head... but most importantly, Feed the Head. Like a living cartoon, the Head will unfold and transform in surprising and hilarious ways. I won't give away too much, it is guaranteed there is no other iPad app quite like this one. Trial and error without any instructions. It is fascinating to watch a student with this app. Why can my students do this so much easier than me?<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/feed-the-head/id415138546?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/feed-the-head/id415138546?mt=8</a><br /><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wheres-my-water/id449735650?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyHwdFfB4Iqq1vZBQP2h2eSgSxhJHGY1ikGw7nyCgtHkRl1b8Tk2ck4qkBb9Pc9PgJa9eNyb9wiAf62LD7fL1AOdkQ7TmawfXQWHC_sXtqNkjLJSMguGwWrFKQaE7icCmyNH5amtJjnQ/s200/Where%2527s+my+water.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Where's My Water: $0.99 AU</b><br />Swampy the Alligator lives in the sewers under the city. He is a little different from the other alligators — he’s curious, friendly, and loves taking a nice long shower after a hard day at work. The other alligators have damaged his plumbing and disrupted the water flow. Help Swampy by guiding water to his shower! Great ability to retry both the develop solving skills and to improve score.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wheres-my-water/id449735650?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wheres-my-water/id449735650?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/roombreak-escape-now!!/id463700550?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisowpBF3FhRgco3ucLAvAkCSrj0XRlMhEfVkLx3WHMmVnmWFJ_ZaAJlCU741ZBTic_IRsH4rqqzbGtpipLSKEKJ9XOMP6AqDD0FahkvHPDjfGsEiuIwOn0Iv54vzPjHu8OrQIaPxC_9Vo/s200/Roombreak.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Room Break: $1.99 AU</b><br />Room Break is an adventure game about escaping. The purpose of this game is simple. Users will be detained to certain situations and they need to open the door of each room and escape. Obviously, users need to figure out how to open the doors. Maybe, there are some unexpected tricks hidden. But, it is not difficult at all, if you pay attention a little bit more, you will be able to find out all the hints.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/roombreak-escape-now!!/id463700550?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/roombreak-escape-now!!/id463700550?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/cross-fingers-free/id337490783?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDb4HGx4U-sGU0WeSJQFADjtAN3MnvELG63KEckqeojj1UnKz1hr0mWH4ou8ywglnhyN_zFWlfR9s1SAz_-m9KfM1MrZhW-cMMDQR_u7DFEaZ9mDm-s9o_24LCP0WxvmnjlzRH_AtmD4/s200/CrossFingers.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Crossfingers: FREE</b><br />A unique game which challenges you to combine solid pieces in a gigantic tangram puzzle. You will need to exercise your brain, imagination and - unique for a puzzle game - your reflexes and dexterity to complete all levels. The full version contains 390 levels, for unlimited replay, the Arcade Mode, which puts you in the middle of a frenetic machine where the challenge is to survive and beat the top score.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/cross-fingers-free/id337490783?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/cross-fingers-free/id337490783?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/doodle-fit/id392912231?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaeGi2o2BvpIFFK1vLh-ZUj0yjZV8lx5IACjMxNtxaS7nKBDwO83P8DupX1Vx3yJPdK-jU3vyCdYvzoETva78Yrm-fSBQ7-LG_oKTrsGZCcJNkqWp-maK5-pjcvQhEsZS66rdzFUGyio/s200/DoodleFit.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Doodlefit: FREE</b><br />The task in Doodle Fit is simple: fit the given sets of blocks into the given shapes. Drag the blocks into positions in search for the layout that covers the whole shape. A level is complete when all blocks have been used and there is no more space free in the shape. Once you start playing you won't be able to stop! Many levels with different shapes and even more different solutions in total for replayability.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/doodle-fit/id392912231?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/doodle-fit/id392912231?mt=8</a><br /><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/drainworks-lt/id401793044?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHO_7msYHsTL1y2svm2iVIO83CE559Tl7KRx3X6ckHDwR0ffUQrf-3Cc7BM9kEKC6-LJh9MMvrZ5LQo_jEmseRg8V7UmUyVRmdeuLL5VX7lQNXzMDS_Y5_IU7lSXKGhGS8UV1Fucla1w/s200/Drainworks.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Drainworks: FREE</b><br />Splash into the world of Drainworks! 48 unique levels await you, challenging your dexterity and your puzzle-solving skills. Drainworks boasts realistic water physics, an original soundtrack, Game Center leaderboards and a host of achievements. Twist, touch and push your way through 4 distinct worlds to collect runaway water - do it quickly and without losing a drop for maximum scores.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/drainworks-lt/id401793044?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/drainworks-lt/id401793044?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/jellycar/id293886459?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9tgy3u9paGwzi5RdSBPEckR1Qb62pgNGmy3JVutfL5QR7wQYWAM2ptNUYUSL96sfKK0caGj51EunF-aLZPWQPFdmsYrzswsl7fHunO1u_SzHO5jnSyUrz1k2EnNaWp47DszLvoEoBiA/s200/Jelly+Car.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>JellyCar: FREE</b><br />JellyCar is a driving/platforming game for both iPhone and iPod touch. The game is about driving a squishy car through squishy worlds, trying to reach the exit. JellyCar features soft body physics for all of the objects in the world. Also your car can transform for a limited time to aid progression through the level. So hop in, start your jelly engines, and find the stop sign!<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/jellycar/id293886459?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/jellycar/id293886459?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/geared-for-ipad/id368624362?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l98MFDKGi4u0udOgO7A0MEAkxbCYOHOnOkFrABBElGn0-GLzZymohFcNoKYrxV9qzcR83S3HjY3p6p9YSEfDXB0cxAZXgFUWl4Rgh2mNUMOrVj03WVUg5YY9Dclp2o3Yfu5IjotwuZ4/s200/Geraed.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Geared HD: $0.99 AU</b><br />Geared is a radically new and innovative puzzle game; a unique addition to its genre. The first and only Gear-based game with absolutely no snap-grid. Geared delivers complete and total freedom to the player, bestowing every puzzle with a near infinite array of choices. Pit your intellect against 200 uniquely designed levels, original to this game. 200 levels of addictive gameplay.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/geared-for-ipad/id368624362?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/geared-for-ipad/id368624362?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/7-little-words/id431434152?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wVzikkErl5ShQAsIBc4EEUJPulG645zCRftxAZFUkg0AJb3XWjAaJDWghyphenhyphen_8ppnHhT6ADVF6O6_bXBGeHflhQCQli-Xvj83v0mRQWEM_a7Q0UXB8PqkVFdwRRliqpgoIG1H18te8-lk/s200/7+Little+words.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>7 Little Words: FREE</b><br />If you enjoy crossword puzzles, word finds, and anagram games, you're going to love 7 Little Words! Each bite-size puzzle consists of 7 clues, 7 mystery words, and 20 letter groups. Find the mystery words by deciphering the clues and combining the letter groups. 7 Little Words is fun, challenging, and easy to learn. You've never played anything like it before. Give 7 Little Words a try today!<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/7-little-words/id431434152?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/7-little-words/id431434152?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/crayon-physics-deluxe/id300830915?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2__jdpEs6mqLztBHgldy3xOkfuEM6IVbO8vPu73LryIdHSszdk3omN3QG0837gnbr5FO2a2g4aHOSzz9adD53pgEmWgAnpabp2b0MwTFDDTgLX6yo5AkG0LN5frDJeNu4J4ay99hi38o/s200/Touch+Physics.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Touch Physics: FREE</b></div>Draw shapes with a crayon that come to life. These shapes interact with the wheel, causing it to move according to physical laws. When it reaches the star, the level is complete. Are you up to the challenge? Touch Physics Lite is an innovative game that allows you to be in control of the wheel's destiny. Change the laws of physics to suit your game! Beware, this is not as simple as it sounds!<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/crayon-physics-deluxe/id300830915?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/crayon-physics-deluxe/id300830915?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.com88 Lilyfield Rd, Rozelle NSW 2040, Australia-33.870415550941829 151.171875-40.738911550941829 141.06445300000001 -27.001919550941828 161.27929699999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-46934079199617442152012-01-16T19:24:00.001-08:002012-01-16T19:24:59.846-08:00dkreissdkreissAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-63744441040115291152012-01-16T16:50:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:08.116-08:00English Apps for Middle School<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">English is one of the major components of the curriculum. For any 1:1 iPad program to be really successful appropriate apps need to be sourced that will not only meet curriculum outcomes but also address the learning needs of your students. The following is a list of apps that have been researched and evaluated specifically for use in the Middle School English course. This extensive list was compiled by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 17px;"><a class="screen-name screen-name-ShireenRichards pill" href="https://twitter.com/#!/ShireenRichards" style="color: #0084b4; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 2px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">@ShireenRichards</span></strong></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Reference:</b></span><br /><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Must Have:</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkyiH6fmvP9urwiOJ16pkIlLXHLabyZPfRFf_JuJ6vnUwJwMegqUcmINVpR_zaNmr9onDOKQo8KQukabbOYuUFKQiw4_hjwnkWT_UY75SyO69FdftxzAo1yJilvDc0N_0lg1-ti8-VCk/s1600/dictionary+.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkyiH6fmvP9urwiOJ16pkIlLXHLabyZPfRFf_JuJ6vnUwJwMegqUcmINVpR_zaNmr9onDOKQo8KQukabbOYuUFKQiw4_hjwnkWT_UY75SyO69FdftxzAo1yJilvDc0N_0lg1-ti8-VCk/s200/dictionary+.com.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Dictionary.Com:</b> (Suitable for Years 5-8) </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Essential dictionary and thesaurus for students </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dictionary.com-dictionary/id364740856?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dictionary.com-dictionary/id364740856?mt=8</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Reading and Reading Strategies:</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Must Have Apps:</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-W_g_Ft2larwJrXUkthWW8fKpTIVthFJNnoXYN9kKuFka01ta7zi9kWLpJetcb2ipyQWexK-Hlv14FAPDb-1X8YK-U09HDuyF2Sv23lhHfXACETpjU-FrQNdsJg3Klqj2oywthTFv7UM/s1600/ireaditnow.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-W_g_Ft2larwJrXUkthWW8fKpTIVthFJNnoXYN9kKuFka01ta7zi9kWLpJetcb2ipyQWexK-Hlv14FAPDb-1X8YK-U09HDuyF2Sv23lhHfXACETpjU-FrQNdsJg3Klqj2oywthTFv7UM/s200/ireaditnow.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>iReadItNow FREE</b> </span>(Suitable for Years 5-8) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">At last - a reading log that is suitable for the Middle School age range!</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">(otherwise could use Pages or blogs/forums instead)</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ireaditnow/id349773058?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ireaditnow/id349773058?mt=8</a> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ_vPBZfpc3MViKo3vWMoC1Sg-Hp8Am77L80E22M7rA2ZaNKPUUIJIjSBP6FocOBYJ2AXQrp3w1E1knZDKNAHo4j96r22UIoZKCAbwR5BVf0dG7So9T9YXVqrA3ixMZKNM0U_EKUcPgY/s1600/Garfeild+ForOp.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ_vPBZfpc3MViKo3vWMoC1Sg-Hp8Am77L80E22M7rA2ZaNKPUUIJIjSBP6FocOBYJ2AXQrp3w1E1knZDKNAHo4j96r22UIoZKCAbwR5BVf0dG7So9T9YXVqrA3ixMZKNM0U_EKUcPgY/s200/Garfeild+ForOp.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Professor Garfield Fact or Opinion: FREE</b> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-6)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Teaches students how to identify fact vs opinion in text </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/professor-garfield-fact-or/id401257010?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/professor-garfield-fact-or/id401257010?mt=8</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/professor-garfield-fact-or/id401257010?mt=8"></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofKMld0zoZHBCglzd1YiA4H-V0iTXhgxaaZGTRwU-IhEXcKItvV6dT8-NWTGjXGgS5wbPgyWFPEvkOL51qlY42_QUTwGpx6tdBGdjusJYdapmNthzmbH6q9EcX7_lgy79_bVfLC1WRoE/s1600/Garfield+Forms+of+M.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofKMld0zoZHBCglzd1YiA4H-V0iTXhgxaaZGTRwU-IhEXcKItvV6dT8-NWTGjXGgS5wbPgyWFPEvkOL51qlY42_QUTwGpx6tdBGdjusJYdapmNthzmbH6q9EcX7_lgy79_bVfLC1WRoE/s200/Garfield+Forms+of+M.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Professor Garfield Forms of Media: FREE </b>(</span>Suitable for Years 5-6)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Teaches students about persuasive forms of media</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/professor-garfield-forms-media/id401257299?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/professor-garfield-forms-media/id401257299?mt=8</a></span><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/professor-garfield-forms-media/id401257299?mt=8"></a><br /><br /><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Recommended Apps:</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4KrteZ40RR-7PB4JrOMDCoqdIIr2DY8r-xD6w1MwNdTADLedRSqRCk1TEnGFaa1DUNTnxoQlJh-rWbVRTdhZGQSvFUhUDH96ozWfWp746MDRyhe27bI74iDlTaKMZQWUUR6vnenDjio/s1600/English+Idioms.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4KrteZ40RR-7PB4JrOMDCoqdIIr2DY8r-xD6w1MwNdTADLedRSqRCk1TEnGFaa1DUNTnxoQlJh-rWbVRTdhZGQSvFUhUDH96ozWfWp746MDRyhe27bI74iDlTaKMZQWUUR6vnenDjio/s200/English+Idioms.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>English Idioms Illustrated: FREE</b> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-8) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Provides a pictorial explanation of the meaning and origin of idiomatic sayings</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/english-idioms-illustrated/id413057971?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/english-idioms-illustrated/id413057971?mt=8</a></b></span><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/english-idioms-illustrated/id413057971?mt=8"></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZvVriT99gRYa1BlBA7XPZmrdTZEXaGYP4zFhfrzmKRZpKQcSfE7LMzg_BsOJ8o81Dir4u5voW2Y6UfYuLgaZRy30lJ5_hS_vrRzB1wyoKc9R-0-i33iPGd0armI3jXmHBiFcZmygWqg/s1600/Best+Books.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZvVriT99gRYa1BlBA7XPZmrdTZEXaGYP4zFhfrzmKRZpKQcSfE7LMzg_BsOJ8o81Dir4u5voW2Y6UfYuLgaZRy30lJ5_hS_vrRzB1wyoKc9R-0-i33iPGd0armI3jXmHBiFcZmygWqg/s200/Best+Books.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Best Books for Tweens: FREE </b> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-6) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lists and reviews suitable books for students in this age group to read </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/best-books-for-tweens/id431558984?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/best-books-for-tweens/id431558984?mt=8</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Spelling Utilities/Vocabulary/Word Games:</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Must Have Apps:</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HcgDgB0Dw0zJv272J5l_7_oSsMm8Yz0TPPTT6XLI65oOQo_ILk5wuoqUeBDBTEVRT-DvBFOcngAOb0LFfYFmd2YKVAometkKcav4s8n8clyJXESCC6zAFGKklJ51cModLZGqhu090CQ/s1600/Chickiontary.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HcgDgB0Dw0zJv272J5l_7_oSsMm8Yz0TPPTT6XLI65oOQo_ILk5wuoqUeBDBTEVRT-DvBFOcngAOb0LFfYFmd2YKVAometkKcav4s8n8clyJXESCC6zAFGKklJ51cModLZGqhu090CQ/s200/Chickiontary.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Chicktionary HD: FREE</b> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-8) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">An addictive, boggle style word game. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/chicktionary-for-ipad/id365374807?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/chicktionary-for-ipad/id365374807?mt=8</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Recommended Apps:</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6DUvYIlFxdOErq0ptnMlGI7ucPB3rqwX6JSRbCmJnd5VnQzfAuX4ykjiWw_eHk7qXh1MuBq-mX9tt-xz3Xpw-JGMPMuM160XvRp_Rmf2kCJIjrqnCwXpq2CSFwHpfgHE17lcp8p4WQw/s1600/Flashcard+%252B.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6DUvYIlFxdOErq0ptnMlGI7ucPB3rqwX6JSRbCmJnd5VnQzfAuX4ykjiWw_eHk7qXh1MuBq-mX9tt-xz3Xpw-JGMPMuM160XvRp_Rmf2kCJIjrqnCwXpq2CSFwHpfgHE17lcp8p4WQw/s200/Flashcard+%252B.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Flashcards+ : FREE</b> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-6) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A useful app for students to learn spelling words </span>(could use the free version and put up with ads)</span><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/flashcards/id408490162?mt=8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/flashcards/id408490162?mt=8</span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg25BCCv6X_Gmza9unk0O3G1rWzelir5M_2GOPN8i2ck6D9M0wu5c9kxuhPr38yJXKCms-aw-mav0zrI21pUXES7PjyvDgRul4VbhPelIrMnJLQKezNJLcRtQSn4c1q-6x5Kys1qaieUs/s1600/words+with+friends.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg25BCCv6X_Gmza9unk0O3G1rWzelir5M_2GOPN8i2ck6D9M0wu5c9kxuhPr38yJXKCms-aw-mav0zrI21pUXES7PjyvDgRul4VbhPelIrMnJLQKezNJLcRtQSn4c1q-6x5Kys1qaieUs/s200/words+with+friends.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Words with Friends HD: FREE and $2.99</b></span><b> AU</b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-8)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Great for students to compete against one another (could use the free version with ads!)</span><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/words-with-friends-hd/id364140796?mt=8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/words-with-friends-hd/id364140796?mt=8</span></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUJR0a_T0euHiOXi0tzJS9uYbivZIwH84fJsj_YswtcG0M6xGztztENJZ1U2G_w1b6T1Bz0GlqJzlvJ68P14lU1j-DmomUL6aTFf0LX8DtN9jjBkE0eYV7aqGMXTVfJ8QfCMPi3iHi-k/s1600/blanks.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUJR0a_T0euHiOXi0tzJS9uYbivZIwH84fJsj_YswtcG0M6xGztztENJZ1U2G_w1b6T1Bz0GlqJzlvJ68P14lU1j-DmomUL6aTFf0LX8DtN9jjBkE0eYV7aqGMXTVfJ8QfCMPi3iHi-k/s200/blanks.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Blanks: FREE</b> (Suitable for Years 7-8)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Teaches students correct word meaning and expands vocabulary</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/blanks/id286883373?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/blanks/id286883373?mt=8</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK1QuVykGjMTI49EiSNGdOo4fMlohyyNWNvR4ONtc1wnoZjuku4UOjn80Vhq5H7jxpRapIn5RDA9Tn_ySG-zH3HW4R6FLABSPEiAduNAeSa9gHgQy9ECfU3VTe6_4OEjMMudJm2EONm0/s1600/The+Opposites.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK1QuVykGjMTI49EiSNGdOo4fMlohyyNWNvR4ONtc1wnoZjuku4UOjn80Vhq5H7jxpRapIn5RDA9Tn_ySG-zH3HW4R6FLABSPEiAduNAeSa9gHgQy9ECfU3VTe6_4OEjMMudJm2EONm0/s200/The+Opposites.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>The Opposites: $2.99</b></span><b> AU</b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">(</span>Suitable for Years 5+) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Teaches students opposite words in context via games, starts easy and gets quite difficult</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-opposites/id480194638?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-opposites/id480194638?mt=8</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br /><br /></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Writing Tools:</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Must Have Apps:</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLxshYm4l5Mkt1-iP3WgFARwpH7lc-oZMxjwPVdOpW5HYXcaK3QLamx86GrlzDeW7RK9OTE7N8qsUpFj4DkSkyw3vmP3rXheWhGkNGAFhw4Q79hxN_YLHmEDEfcbnSvfSJjv1FO8MEG4/s1600/toontastic.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLxshYm4l5Mkt1-iP3WgFARwpH7lc-oZMxjwPVdOpW5HYXcaK3QLamx86GrlzDeW7RK9OTE7N8qsUpFj4DkSkyw3vmP3rXheWhGkNGAFhw4Q79hxN_YLHmEDEfcbnSvfSJjv1FO8MEG4/s200/toontastic.png" width="80" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Toontastic: </span>$1.99</b><b> AU</b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">(</span>Suitable for Years 5-6)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Must have as it uses cartoon writing to teach students about narrative structure</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/toontastic/id404693282?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/toontastic/id404693282?mt=8</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8-tVJ_RO9eMh-ntlJTsvh6tNlBCPNCBgfFk5O9nKd6AEGUqQi4KFMM7o4sGhG2wZfGN0baOA4otwZFRMZHE68yAQfnrEwdsGtFDhKoKs1KHevm86hXxgJco6IJLOdphopANv_Jdkv3Q/s1600/storykit.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8-tVJ_RO9eMh-ntlJTsvh6tNlBCPNCBgfFk5O9nKd6AEGUqQi4KFMM7o4sGhG2wZfGN0baOA4otwZFRMZHE68yAQfnrEwdsGtFDhKoKs1KHevm86hXxgJco6IJLOdphopANv_Jdkv3Q/s200/storykit.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Storykit: FREE</b> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-6)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">A simple way to create picture storybooks or illustrated stories</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/storykit/id329374595?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/storykit/id329374595?mt=8</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ05EIWoJhYOYfiXIamUbyw5mJomsOvqB-iunZiUrWMD0OM-BAhC1jBW9JGH_cc-8PRookhJFbNTvN-8TZH_OO4-u6N3T4CU8q7UC5Mq0RnlnejoFdSPzmNkQAhO-vWGcRe6Gw3cb-Q0/s1600/CBB.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ05EIWoJhYOYfiXIamUbyw5mJomsOvqB-iunZiUrWMD0OM-BAhC1jBW9JGH_cc-8PRookhJFbNTvN-8TZH_OO4-u6N3T4CU8q7UC5Mq0RnlnejoFdSPzmNkQAhO-vWGcRe6Gw3cb-Q0/s200/CBB.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Creative Book Builder: $4.49</b></span><b> AU</b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">(</span>Suitable for Years 5-8, particularly 7-8)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Create and publish ebooks</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/creative-book-builder-create/id451041428?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/creative-book-builder-create/id451041428?mt=8</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOr1tSP9VCOCmNQCIOi9k536XaCJtICUGUpJ57DMmazoKPwnTm3mQyAiSAs6JYOp2O8562HxFzTwJ3UcFaSwqPRydYux2ya_qFxpINY8IKEqXUyFsik0lcXMA9wBpRWkJmFXEgA8CUBM/s1600/Sock+Puppet.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOr1tSP9VCOCmNQCIOi9k536XaCJtICUGUpJ57DMmazoKPwnTm3mQyAiSAs6JYOp2O8562HxFzTwJ3UcFaSwqPRydYux2ya_qFxpINY8IKEqXUyFsik0lcXMA9wBpRWkJmFXEgA8CUBM/s200/Sock+Puppet.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Sock Puppets: FREE</b> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-6) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Students can create mini dialogues between 'sock puppets'</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sock-puppets/id394504903?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sock-puppets/id394504903?mt=8</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KXmkNPmiF80x9cCwaxWt2JyUwLOANFJWXEg0x1ZuzBfXqN3xKxCxGCOBruA9Sw0LZY0Z5Z_jczYIMyEPmkLxg9DEmcXM9bhsP6-2EHh7zNa0M-P8dNo8Fh_1zU0dXVgt405hJux91_A/s1600/Kids+Text+Types.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KXmkNPmiF80x9cCwaxWt2JyUwLOANFJWXEg0x1ZuzBfXqN3xKxCxGCOBruA9Sw0LZY0Z5Z_jczYIMyEPmkLxg9DEmcXM9bhsP6-2EHh7zNa0M-P8dNo8Fh_1zU0dXVgt405hJux91_A/s200/Kids+Text+Types.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Kids Write Text Types $0.99</b></span><b> AU </b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">(</span>Suitable for Years 5-6)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Outlines all required text types, complete with examples, blank planner templates and posters. Very useful for Year 5</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/kids-write-text-types/id480079925?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/kids-write-text-types/id480079925?mt=8</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhRW4LrO6zuLiBR-5OtfAskpIueptPNVP5s5PsGKGPKA6DPyhF1Kd7NUYLeIuJIjJzbelQHKK7P_vsWvJ-y7gVTmnCwZ3ccScCzSqm2iaWAaEehmJrDL3FYpHI6wqOJ-iIE1da4txQ8Y/s1600/the+guardian.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhRW4LrO6zuLiBR-5OtfAskpIueptPNVP5s5PsGKGPKA6DPyhF1Kd7NUYLeIuJIjJzbelQHKK7P_vsWvJ-y7gVTmnCwZ3ccScCzSqm2iaWAaEehmJrDL3FYpHI6wqOJ-iIE1da4txQ8Y/s200/the+guardian.png" width="80" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>The Guardian Eyewitness: FREE</b> (Suitable for Year 5-8)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a daily gallery of distinctive and provocative photographs that are great for use as writing stimulus</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-guardian-eyewitness/id363993651?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-guardian-eyewitness/id363993651?mt=8</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Recommended Apps:</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span><br /><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PiO-Cmj4HsJoptK0pzrxVTGxYXSgk-NZcEKr9Picb73ev4uXS_GEYr6Fd0yAMQnbrsnI42EXT57id3mjejZfk-qiP2qQ73z1G7s5roZtM_eeA4OpF-aXRRPoy2xuKMtc-BcBWi6CEqE/s1600/Storyrobe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PiO-Cmj4HsJoptK0pzrxVTGxYXSgk-NZcEKr9Picb73ev4uXS_GEYr6Fd0yAMQnbrsnI42EXT57id3mjejZfk-qiP2qQ73z1G7s5roZtM_eeA4OpF-aXRRPoy2xuKMtc-BcBWi6CEqE/s200/Storyrobe.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>StoryRobe: $0.99</b></span><b style="font-weight: bold;"> AU</b><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">(</span>Suitable for Years 5-8) </span></span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">A mobile digital storytelling app that provides a simple way to record story readings with illustrations or photos. </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/storyrobe/id337670615?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/storyrobe/id337670615?mt=8</a></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvlmnbKdWJhc4IloOefp73qIMRqT8V4ahcq0om-mX3qq-Q7_yxzr10Vaty8bNOdxg2FYfpZVdsXYh5x-EuC7GiGkuONlv6yLkTxd8Wi_gMOdkAruQzouuI6sgzSsmQMgdLWl0mgMbZCk/s1600/penultimate.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvlmnbKdWJhc4IloOefp73qIMRqT8V4ahcq0om-mX3qq-Q7_yxzr10Vaty8bNOdxg2FYfpZVdsXYh5x-EuC7GiGkuONlv6yLkTxd8Wi_gMOdkAruQzouuI6sgzSsmQMgdLWl0mgMbZCk/s200/penultimate.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Penultimate: $1.99</b></span><b> AU </b>(Suitable for Years 5-8) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">A useful and very quick scrapbook/journal creator.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/penultimate/id354098826?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/penultimate/id354098826?mt=8</a></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3HYNoazY6sF_vsIZB_qhD9Z74wug-9NINkJWIkHiV8cSV_WqGAk2zXzHK3jYpiOQIwPUF2XgBA4sSgECvHWtDI51KzPkQt6aWDn-xyLVDGRMr1i8C5lDYBxWAHYMVFFIJcrE3h3RXpw/s1600/mad+libs.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3HYNoazY6sF_vsIZB_qhD9Z74wug-9NINkJWIkHiV8cSV_WqGAk2zXzHK3jYpiOQIwPUF2XgBA4sSgECvHWtDI51KzPkQt6aWDn-xyLVDGRMr1i8C5lDYBxWAHYMVFFIJcrE3h3RXpw/s200/mad+libs.png" width="80" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Mad Libs: FREE</b> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-6)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">A classic that enables the user to input words that are then used to create a 'mad' story. Usually very popular with students and a bit of fun that enhances knowledge of grammar and provides reading practice. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mad-libs/id326885152?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mad-libs/id326885152?mt=8</a></span><br /><br /></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYTrC6OFQhbm-zTbJhvIg9d9HQuK4ai0b3km56BSAQIxVn7PYZoGwT2o4aD65EW5UF803eIV6HsMTycj6aR-9qe7u9qUNXTSH968Ih2oia2ykh3icH5knyLfaZddEXC1Et9D0w7eVz9E/s1600/haiku+poems.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYTrC6OFQhbm-zTbJhvIg9d9HQuK4ai0b3km56BSAQIxVn7PYZoGwT2o4aD65EW5UF803eIV6HsMTycj6aR-9qe7u9qUNXTSH968Ih2oia2ykh3icH5knyLfaZddEXC1Et9D0w7eVz9E/s200/haiku+poems.png" width="80" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Haiku Poems: FREE</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">This app provides a range of poems based on the seasons. It also has instructions on how to compose within the Haiku structure. Students can send their own compositions for inclusion in the app. Useful for year 6 poetry unit<b>.</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/haiku-poems/id451144568?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/app/haiku-poems/id451144568?mt=8</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Grammar:</span></b></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Must Have Apps:</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVD050nM-KlR0AGS4zNWgL8yqhUQjfFuSFpkcffru3pg9q9JyK7t-e10mIh_uMwb2f6EHGJI2aol20F4B1WbxuBGJ0X7EIS0aByEQ8VA-95M98NEtFHh5yVOjnX6DlW0rCnfx03l3v7g/s1600/iTooch.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVD050nM-KlR0AGS4zNWgL8yqhUQjfFuSFpkcffru3pg9q9JyK7t-e10mIh_uMwb2f6EHGJI2aol20F4B1WbxuBGJ0X7EIS0aByEQ8VA-95M98NEtFHh5yVOjnX6DlW0rCnfx03l3v7g/s200/iTooch.png" width="80" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>iTooch English: $5.49 AU </b>(</span>Suitable for Grade 5)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">This really is a must have app that could potentially replace the use of a grammar text book. Currently on sale at $2.99 but will be $5.49. This app explains the concept, provides practice and then tests understanding. Hopefully the app will be available for year 6 in the near future. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/itooch-english-grade-5/id423779711?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/itooch-english-grade-5/id423779711?mt=8</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CdT4FNNp9f8IVPt5JtSmwkVzVG4G2LhHmPeWES2NObtwrtUPkBZwOcB3dZtGc2vrnA1iDA1P1UkNmNYrQBBDS60LQCioNq876Et0P2gonqckKDnA1TQ3Cg85ZQtajbB_-e6O8vlzdeI/s1600/Grammer.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CdT4FNNp9f8IVPt5JtSmwkVzVG4G2LhHmPeWES2NObtwrtUPkBZwOcB3dZtGc2vrnA1iDA1P1UkNmNYrQBBDS60LQCioNq876Et0P2gonqckKDnA1TQ3Cg85ZQtajbB_-e6O8vlzdeI/s200/Grammer.png" width="80" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Grammar App HD: $1.99</b></span><b> AU</b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> (</span>Suitable for Years 5-8) </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Provides lessons, reference information and practical applications of all aspects of Grammar. Also reinforces learning through games, quizzes and tests. Very useful. <b>must have</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/grammar-app-hd-by-tap-to-learn/id379790077?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/grammar-app-hd-by-tap-to-learn/id379790077?mt=8</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Recommended Apps:</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPW51jjpFEoR1O1ZUGGvuruqYfhgFwgKG8Izte7eo2EOz1MZNqlEu7Xo204he9d5PazXKccHG1aWMokUC_fI6akO84Vflu_Dr43UYzdNwB8cIjcB_RdS_QuAgDO5JbaoQsf7TjmQK61ds/s1600/Grammer+Games.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPW51jjpFEoR1O1ZUGGvuruqYfhgFwgKG8Izte7eo2EOz1MZNqlEu7Xo204he9d5PazXKccHG1aWMokUC_fI6akO84Vflu_Dr43UYzdNwB8cIjcB_RdS_QuAgDO5JbaoQsf7TjmQK61ds/s200/Grammer+Games.png" width="80" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Grammar Games $0.99</b></span><b> AU </b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">(</span>Suitable for Year 5-6)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">This app has lessons followed by reinforcement using simple but quite challenging and fun games which require the user to 'fly' the words into the appropriate parts of speech airport hangars. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/grammar-games/id434660444?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/grammar-games/id434660444?mt=8</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Other interesting Apps</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEX0t3zX1RXgeBYSNZrBu54lQ-D1ZJYZt4-Ft7RipTmbCze7poZ0Du_ZfxHxRx5sQCEWhiEWOyc-yyQw_TbCMTvhV-bua5KNr0Ff3QM-G6JUCCjrwLDmNZuqmBZe2xBrBh8ewNma-15Rk/s1600/Mobile+mouse.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEX0t3zX1RXgeBYSNZrBu54lQ-D1ZJYZt4-Ft7RipTmbCze7poZ0Du_ZfxHxRx5sQCEWhiEWOyc-yyQw_TbCMTvhV-bua5KNr0Ff3QM-G6JUCCjrwLDmNZuqmBZe2xBrBh8ewNma-15Rk/s200/Mobile+mouse.png" width="80" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Mobile Mouse: $2.99 </span>AU</b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Enables the use of the iPad to remotely control laptop - very handy when laptop is connected to IWB! </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mobile-mouse-remote-trackpad/id363573369?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mobile-mouse-remote-trackpad/id363573369?mt=8</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgce8i_z0Gbb7Vgcf2H_JKSIa7s_tOHgWBt8UpskW-Z0jFaTz7eWGeHJzu6MnPfjI2AHmcTbOMvx7Rwfcjit3UlM2AVTpVA_lNafGg3aumvwjNFZ3XDFQyq58-kk_cW7-PiICLBqyFtIw/s1600/eclicker+host.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgce8i_z0Gbb7Vgcf2H_JKSIa7s_tOHgWBt8UpskW-Z0jFaTz7eWGeHJzu6MnPfjI2AHmcTbOMvx7Rwfcjit3UlM2AVTpVA_lNafGg3aumvwjNFZ3XDFQyq58-kk_cW7-PiICLBqyFtIw/s200/eclicker+host.png" width="80" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>eClickerHost $10.49</b> AU</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">The eClicker apps provide the opportunity for quizzing students whereby students individually log their responses.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/eclicker/id329200145?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/eclicker/id329200145?mt=8</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq7cD2DEhc_YmigzJ-UzAeBI7g9rvVi08Ax-hE5FOQRvZr0pgZg04eA1g5JowG6NVfPlX9g9-9BZcE_r9cO9ZUTAwMepqXAowCcrGFZSushVN7qNUX8WsHolAj8zEaq9jK_z4MYBcKXk/s1600/eclicker.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq7cD2DEhc_YmigzJ-UzAeBI7g9rvVi08Ax-hE5FOQRvZr0pgZg04eA1g5JowG6NVfPlX9g9-9BZcE_r9cO9ZUTAwMepqXAowCcrGFZSushVN7qNUX8WsHolAj8zEaq9jK_z4MYBcKXk/s200/eclicker.png" width="80" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>eClicker: FREE </b></span><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The eClicker app works in conjunction with the eClicker Host paid app to provide opportunities for quizzing students whereby students individually log their responses.</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/eclicker-host/id329199509?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/eclicker-host/id329199509?mt=8</a></span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEhcJ0oJ3HI51ui6DXuoaFASuIUVJ-h1npKrwydcnwaDKAGdzaKhHYnHEdcCpplrG9vJDVE7QQK_93KdwKTqWUjndDQfd__m0p5VN3iZ5EsYZVHNH8q5ZJej1q4gB_RLt0qEa44kp_gQ/s1600/Rover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEhcJ0oJ3HI51ui6DXuoaFASuIUVJ-h1npKrwydcnwaDKAGdzaKhHYnHEdcCpplrG9vJDVE7QQK_93KdwKTqWUjndDQfd__m0p5VN3iZ5EsYZVHNH8q5ZJej1q4gB_RLt0qEa44kp_gQ/s200/Rover.png" width="80" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Rover: FREE </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Enables user to play flash games - have yet to test on a school network! Would be useful for students to access 'Spelling City' games.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/rover/id483262612?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/rover/id483262612?mt=8</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcR8_tlzyVs9DvmPZmkNs3cHyyiMxhPed-Tv1vc7rxn70r0zvf1urdNOuy7V6zp1FYT4R4PVLiy7ZCiulHbMERb-pMXUIgctUBX9juT8BJlMREqRTKGG9LFdD0Thcdr0ckQ5BOEzyX80/s1600/iSwifter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcR8_tlzyVs9DvmPZmkNs3cHyyiMxhPed-Tv1vc7rxn70r0zvf1urdNOuy7V6zp1FYT4R4PVLiy7ZCiulHbMERb-pMXUIgctUBX9juT8BJlMREqRTKGG9LFdD0Thcdr0ckQ5BOEzyX80/s200/iSwifter.png" width="80" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>iSwifter $5.49 </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Enables users to play flash games and movies. Would be useful for students to access 'Spelling City' games at home.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iswifter/id388857173?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iswifter/id388857173?mt=8</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-5912480366738609632012-01-15T16:21:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:08.148-08:00Apps for TeachersPeople often ask what apps I would recommend for Teachers? There is no simply answer that fits all.<br /><br />What I do is give them an insight into the apps that I have on my iPad that I use all the time or that I use in preparation for my lessons. They probably say more about my own teaching style than I would care to reveal. See if any of them are useful for you.<br /><br />My students have always use <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/prezi-viewer/id407759942?mt=8">Prezi</a> exceptional well to zoom in and investigate the detail and then pull back to see how it all fits within the curriculum outcomes. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/skitch-for-ipad/id490505997?mt=8">Skitch</a> is one that has been a very recent addition but one that I am finding indispensable. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wer-hat-was/id480481608?l=en&ls=1&mt=8">Who has What?</a> is also a recent addition but one that I will use frequently this year. I don't know how many great resources I have lost simply because I have lost track of who borrowed them. So here is my little list of apps that I think are great for teachers<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wkYRsklI79R8tYrl7z5OkVZvnKTAKUZcpOaNo4R3NLd6MJZRJV3lA5zgMTJSV9QASeQuijSn7M2pq4Zxi2IxjYR8QfWNPk9D3PFLxBSZ1sjx84oJNNUYyU7YjGvieR7YT3am87O6rs4/s200/dropbox.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Dropbox: FREE</b><br />Dropbox is a free service that lets you save any file to your Dropbox and it will automatically save to all your computers, your iPhone and iPad and even the Dropbox website! The beauty of Dropbox is the ability to use it to distribute and collect student's work. I love the fact that I can save a file on one device and get access to it on any of may other digital devices. The new add-ons that continue to appear also make Dropbox an important tool for the classroom.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/flipboard/id358801284?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOXyfUggI18eiuvTswZU_jAkk9lDDaIwQr6f0bsuz1WMygqrMnbp4ZXwvMACetUOC9kEOuaWbHwcpfu0lG5VrVh6z2ir86nMqZhOdSL7ohG52_Dw41MjeUDBZP1Mqb1xrpDC0Qw_Iu7I/s200/flipboard.png" width="120" /></a><b>Flipboard: FREE</b><br />Flipboard creates a personalized magazine out of everything being shared with you. Connect Flipboard to all your social networks, and you'll have a single place to enjoy, browse, comment on and share all the news, photos and updates that matter to you. This is a perfect way to keep abreast of all the information on a specific topic that you are investigating in class. Collect feeds from different related hashtags and send them all back to your Flipboard<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/flipboard/id358801284?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/flipboard/id358801284?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/teacher-clicker-socrative/id477620120?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UzZhA5rYnjKqJ1R-2kn1a8axRmbAH4I6BxeVPE__nWac5NKKwVC3AjadMBnXY02t64t_NcC2OP-WAapoGWQ13zanms4RanxRu0fPKeKJTI5ClmPZgYtbiyr-0E2RvgCg1-3aveHDwUc/s200/Socrative.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Socrative: Teacher and Student App FREE</b><br />Socrative brings smart clickers to a whole new level. Engaged the entire class with educational exercises and games. Let the students see their classmates’ ideas in real time and interact with the responses. Students can provide you with instant feedback on the lessons and how well they understand the material. Ask your own poll questions for the entire class or use a pre-made activity. This can be very powerful tool for teachers.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/teacher-clicker-socrative/id477620120?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/teacher-clicker-socrative/id477620120?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/skitch-for-ipad/id490505997?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnE8gnjMsqtZrqVEU-_vdkq5VH-UfTGfKisfK1hKg2HXLIvolxEqXnOOop_6VBGyg9LXRIQyszy29Vuqmh8aI2vSMhqv2bdhAz-BeUxDgax3cdCrQZPKELbi6cS_vQ3ZWwzdnzN1rrqZE/s200/skitch.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Skitch: FREE</b><br />Skitch for iPad only came out a couple of weeks ago and already I am finding it indispensable. It is the perfect tool for creating how-to and instructional materials for students and colleagues alike. I love how easy this app is to create really professional looking images that can be dropped into documents or used as stand alones. It is almost too simple. The beauty of this app is that it is just as valuable in the hands of your students.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/skitch-for-ipad/id490505997?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/skitch-for-ipad/id490505997?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tweetdeck/id429654148?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyu0fwk4Ji1MgHxZ4DqnXdc5uUJwVcfGjxAIlzsz7N0VJ5cgjhC3_Vx3l3CocPXJ1meiPbdtIiVfcek9i8ViEjVFtsuNteeGhT34NkOMfOPBEJP0ZWmulYEOo1ISCj75erVZ-LUlYjto/s200/Tweetdeck.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Tweetdeck: FREE</b><br />TweetDeck allows you to monitor multiple social media outlets all at once. You can follow 6 or 8 hastags at once. Bring together your Twitter and Facebook feeds in a column-based dashboard. All major Twitter features are supported: Sending updates, retweeting, favourites, mentions, direct messages and searching. Posting to multiple Twitter accounts is a breeze. Facebook status updates, notifications, Likes and comments all at your fingertips.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tweetdeck/id429654148?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tweetdeck/id429654148?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wer-hat-was/id480481608?l=en&ls=1&mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkipXc3ZlgE34V7LA2ZWkHwk-uwjf3VXoMqvQJcan7qK9nKEBFMC0kfYl_obRbdfbNhvXD9fDjzdaY8Cm-heHGXN7wWeTd8aKz0oQ31WeveE4fAxTeZCFnGpIJTGaDXehyphenhyphen3EX3dG9W8Y/s200/Who+has+What%253F.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Who has what?: $0.99 AU</b><br />Who has What? helps you keep track of items that you lent to or borrowed from other. This app allows you to become your own resource library. Scan out items that you lend and then have automatic reminder sent to remind you who has borrowed it. It's incredibly easy. Add new entries with the built in bar code scanner. 1. Scan the Barcode of the Item, 2. Choose a Contact from your Address Book 3. Add a Return Date for the Entry, it is that easy!<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wer-hat-was/id480481608?l=en&ls=1&mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wer-hat-was/id480481608?l=en&ls=1&mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/doink-animation-drawing/id364762290?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgud9DTutny9W10k-zE7mC-kGEAIWZ8rh7mJ4FZhKXGVX2OUS8zVgxABkJtfMK_jo54RnzYUvE-ddP85ovAIelgfMt4tLKqZgTv7mVj9UgyfImh2DdC9oftjufn3Xn493nZw9yJIsk4B0A/s200/Doink.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Doink: $5.49 AU</b><br />DoInk is probably the best animation iPad on the market. Like all the best iPad apps, its simplicity is a key strength. There are plenty of other excellent animation apps and it was indeed difficult to chose just one but for me this the one that I like to use and that I like my students to have access to when they are creating digital stories. It has the ability to be used simply or to produce works of surprising complexity<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/doink-animation-drawing/id364762290?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/doink-animation-drawing/id364762290?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxjHPmEq2Wm8lZJu4QVNPbALor057b0uECr4Da3PM8wUdWJMP4Fld_5lboXsWM60H3Q9siXIHZAIf40rsjximrS7libnvgWTaUbWW6dttk1tVplgBdvcNjjUADpcAwenvEm0xsEIh25M/s200/Dragon+Dictation.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Dragon Dictation: FREE</b><br />Dragon Dictation is an voice recognition app that allows you to dictate and instantly see your text on the iPad. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard. Dragon Dictation will also utilize the data in spoken messages collected over time to continuously improve and provide high speech recognition accuracy. This app is getting better all the time. Once completed simply email your text and open in any of your other apps.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/prezi-viewer/id407759942?mt=8"></a></div><div><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/prezi-viewer/id407759942?mt=8" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLZerK-5fsgDlFHU9HW7gGJRgawemwz8y5wg05cOAy5tja3K9UcxHWR0Tv1GOWLLyNWHqRLVXnJF1bNS1p0dkNII5c-7Lg5eCMafIq_2hsuxWN8Vh7i7NOFzw-l9Rl3xc8So_91W5m5U/s200/Prezi+viewer.png" width="120" /></a><b>Prezi Viewer: FREE</b><br />Prezi is called the zooming presenter. It is a non-linear presentation tool that is like powerpoint on steroids. It is perfect for making connections between disparate items and then looking at the big picture. This is because you can zoom into and out off the canvas. This allows the audience to make the overarching connections or conversely to focus on one particular piece of information. Prezi Viewer allows you to show your prezis on the iPad!<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/prezi-viewer/id407759942?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/prezi-viewer/id407759942?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/google-search/id284815942?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QI2za2e-FSJBHtSyfI0xpaK9C9PreY1gdaEZ-ZEp0ox1ocCvVxODIoPHaPP68HSooz7xL7iAIN1TDg2Lg8L-Dbc07_ACyfrpGPF3gY9X5dXGBVoIQW1pz5iaHltBDKLJyHJ-hX0O56g/s200/google+search.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Google Search: FREE</b><br />This is the lastest Search app from Google and has been completely redesigned for the iPad. I like the Voice Search function which is excellent for some of your disabled students. Google Goggles is also a great function that allows you to search by image to find more information about what you are looking at. It also gives you quick access to other Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, Docs and more. Nice package all round.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/google-search/id284815942?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/google-search/id284815942?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-68148827083977785922012-01-14T16:07:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:08.253-08:0010 Essential Science AppsScience apps are becoming more popular because we can use them to illustrate volatile chemical reactions, to look at molecular structures or even find constellations not visible to the human eye. These are the science apps that I have on my iPad that I use all the time - sometimes just to show off what the iPad is capable of. Have a looks to see if any of these apps fit in with what you are doing in your science classes.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/molecules/id284943090?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ySvTzRAX5zaO_fy5Gs3oGLUfOhQuXrXXhCZYNd1Ncea06qyRIxduEjFFRjiJQWSvo3I-f7EdvVDy-KBbH2Xsi-PrOFpaNOwDTtrE9j6uNk7-Kksfjvefp6P-eKlJASEdhVPBEpzzbyA/s200/molecules.png" width="120" /></a><b>Molecules: FREE</b><br />Molecules is an application for viewing three-dimensional renderings of molecules and manipulating them using your fingers. You can rotate the molecules by moving your finger across the display, zoom in or out by using two-finger pinch gestures, or pan the molecule by moving two fingers across the screen at once. These structures can be viewed in both ball-and-stick and spacefilling visualization modes.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/molecules/id284943090?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/molecules/id284943090?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/star-walk-for-ipad-interactive/id363486802?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCHa0ItcoZqvzW_61CNHgEaBzHqn7TCubPqhkKMf-kYKecexhW79w6Mps1-dR9uB0tRTeqV_m2r6-yLzw_GgjleDe2n5_p5xh-31VOSVZUR74e6JuUKrgSFMDX9aJ8_9IMt4DLC3048s/s200/star+walk.png" width="120" /></a><b>Star Walk for iPad: $5.49 AU</b><br />Star Walk enables you to point your iPad at the sky and see what stars, constellations, and satellites you are looking at in real-time. Check out the full list of features below. When someone new asks to see what an iPhone can do, all of us have a list of apps prepared to wow them. Star Walk is a gorgeous, dynamic application that will tease your eyes skyward on clear, starry night says, Billy Miller, 148apps.com<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/star-walk-for-ipad-interactive/id363486802?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/star-walk-for-ipad-interactive/id363486802?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-elements-a-visual-exploration/id364147847?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4iTsFIUUZguvCDtY4ISGj7Q8gtITqV4_gkgZmVrNBe3IrDGNxAWXeLIuG5199OZotZ-1WymyV1ho6qyvLwVEAEPq7ILzUp4EsFvRNlt68f-xlpNRtm2l7HCnSObzsxophPxuKy8apyw/s200/the+elements.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>The Elements: Visual Exploration $14.99 AU</b><br />If you think you've seen the periodic table, think again. The Elements: A Visual Exploration lets you experience the beauty and fascination of the building blocks of our universe in a way you've never seen before. This is the US English version of The Elements. Fully translated versions are also available in French, German, Japanese, and British English.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-elements-a-visual-exploration/id364147847?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-elements-a-visual-exploration/id364147847?mt=8</a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/solar-walk-3d-solar-system/id347546771?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA72LORtvPwAXO5KyRLrEOsLkVnJuDCW40JDreNwOlRWR774exvDQ7Ggp6jmPL7jt4XcYAnRdE2aQ6_ra-yzlAF7w-Ok65EhxpfVOfHeymtOsG-s4IxJQTSs4UmSqNmEm-Dq0IiDQk3oM/s200/solar+walk.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Solar Walk: $2.99 AU</b><br />This 3D Solar System model enables you to navigate through space and time, observe all the planets in close-up, learn their trajectories, inner structure, history of their exploration, points of interest and more. Use 3D mode to get a more realistic experience and zoom out to view and spin the entire Galaxy! Enhanced for iOS 5 with the ability of the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S to wirelessly mirror its screen to an Apple TV 2.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/solar-walk-3d-solar-system/id347546771?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/solar-walk-3d-solar-system/id347546771?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/frog-dissection/id377626675?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg558oLrDgGgEfzJ9_SWPZDvz0rU1DTv5OVv4CLudWEPP1AJIrGYl5a2xpZ7M7q19Rd-UYC479tUTTNnacHj9jJmZasxSb8fO8SC_SnqvjydTzP8u2BS70OPAAFN6f_l_a8mK6DhIXvrlc/s200/frog+dissection.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Frog Dissection: $4.99 AU</b><br />This iPad app is suitable for students who are learning about the organ systems in their life science curriculum. Students can try dissecting a virtual specimen with all the trappings that come with the real procedure-minus the mess of course! Besides a virtual chloroformed specimen, the app comes with all the dissection tools and detailed instructions to complete the procedure. Once dissection is complete, the frog’s organs are exposed for further study.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/frog-dissection/id377626675?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/frog-dissection/id377626675?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ilab-timer-hd/id369878608?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXKMq-NRwbv9rusncUDaWONnBpIoji8jR3nlCz-BkbLjKxGkUk9jb6Fe3hluj_eV7ZJSAV5usWqfLuDZvojUan4QCa_KQ2ATruaGFzzalnVtoUBT4U6FRp1yi59E973SDOpw9gNHKeGY/s200/ilab.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>iLab Timer: $0.99 AU</b><br />Harnessing the simplicity found in physical laboratory timers, iLab brings accurate, simple, and easy timing to the iPad. Up to 10 independent timers can be set, timing simultaneously, and customised to your timing needs. iLab is perfect not only for laboratory timing needs, but has also a variety of other uses such as timing practice for speeches, timing tests, and exercise programs... your imagination is the limit!<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ilab-timer-hd/id369878608?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ilab-timer-hd/id369878608?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pocket-heart-by-pocket-anatomy/id384060873?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvuientWLi4NmnipZqhfVfHbLahbSK2mMVkRUKAg2lXZ3PG3_4B7xS9aZ4m18WDyybRkcwiEL75Myp0VeMvgDAH9YOBSShLaX616Xzi38e2r1JjnlJNoQXeJAGkpxgH4qUIUA54_LhWE/s200/pocket+heart.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Pocket Heart: $7.49 AU</b><br />Pocket Heart on the iPad is a novel way to visualize, hear and understand how the human heart works, in 3D! Whether you’re a human biology student needing to learn, understand and memorize all of the anatomical features and functions of the heart, or a health care professional looking for a novel way of communicating a diagnosis or procedure to a patient, colleague or trainee, Pocket Heart’s unique 3D interface can facilitate this.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pocket-heart-by-pocket-anatomy/id384060873?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pocket-heart-by-pocket-anatomy/id384060873?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/self-assembly/id417045439?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwZcrCFssFao7yoszEvYMVNnJoQ6LbIw0NicB_OWZjQz_Ebl3ED5rYFm5hiNaQTkUhjTHVjSkOycTii-y_KcdVDUZh-qXdBhMqjR80C3IsWdMLT1J4ff82q-S2Nxt3uMAvNjbvv8oh4s/s200/self+assembly.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Self Assembly: FREE</b><br />Design your own molecules and watch them self-assemble into complex two-dimensional structures. The idea is to provide a simple and direct tool for nonscientist to experience first hand the beautiful world of physical chemistry. Figure out how to form interesting structures by manipulating the shape of the molecules, the concentration of the solution, and its temperature. The user can post his/her structures online in a flickr.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/self-assembly/id417045439?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/self-assembly/id417045439?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mythbusters-hd/id383888696?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxgXplnF0v8urCOZ_hSh35bV3YB2Wgdy6VHWeaXBR9V7Q5gQ8qKq4LDorB64biCR_GIWdaoeqrAVDXG-nE2Wg5V8W-kZOG2wi9Wy5PQsOE84Ve3aWE8HvomRSLu4QjjUiejVQCQ8AB4E/s200/mythbusters.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>MythBusters: $4.99 US - US iTunes ONLY</b><br />The MythBusters App for iPad is an engaging experience developed specifically for iPad. You will never think about TV the same way again! Watch the most popular MythBusters video clips and compete against other fans by busting 3 popular myths through multilevel casual games. Stay in touch with the latest MythBusters news and announcements and share your thoughts with the community through Facebook and Twitter feeds.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mythbusters-hd/id383888696?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mythbusters-hd/id383888696?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/touch-physics-hd/id364870866?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M4BYYsMx1w50o1rZNTfUMmeNARgU_JrYZi9RQIa1bgIE44X7Xp6toEn9NbLqXFJIrTt7O8o-UbZZCYcD_p-rUvMQy3VwZr7PVIGf0yKsh2BikLdNRGZr6PX4Lru4ba8-Tjzo6ulLSVk/s200/touch+physics.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Touch Physics: $2.99 AU</b><br />Touch Physics is a collection of hand drawn levels devised by the professor in his lab. They are as progressively challenging. Can you defy the laws of physics and control the wheel's destiny in order to complete all 89 levels? You can even change the laws of physics to suit your gameplay! Draw shapes that interact with the wheel, causing it to move according to physical laws. When it reaches the star, the level is complete.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/touch-physics-hd/id364870866?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/touch-physics-hd/id364870866?mt=8</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-76376279868876454592012-01-12T18:09:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:08.354-08:00Cool Games on the iPad for Learning MathsMaths is one of the most fundamental skills that any child needs to succeed at school and life in general. Make the learning less of a chore by implementing gaming elements into the learning process. Lots of kids chose to play these games even knowing that they are maths based. That says something about the concept on which these types of games have been developed. See if any might be suitable for your class or perhaps just for one or two struggling students.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-evolve/id482475948?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtjsaly_LERCkM2_FoU1-aYnOET0gzXRwF6eSugXaf59wFF2U0Hm6EhXS1Eo80AlHIIJA5_-vLN9Z6XNnQugfDKjc0bkTTWKrkqYxC1mRxHnml5f5Eu09u9GoaDZOQo8njp69smDgY2M/s200/maths+evolve.png" width="120" /></a><b>Maths Evolve: FREE and $1.99 AU</b><br /><div>Do you want your kids to have fun while they learn? Math Evolve is the best math game on the App Store for practicing multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. This revolutionary app provides a fun and engaging way for kids to improve their math fluency, number sense, and mental math skills. Math Evolve is for kids ages 6+, but is challenging and fun even for adults.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-evolve/id482475948?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-evolve/id482475948?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/operation-math/id487387270?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm9OtlnpJeI48TN658h43Y4QtNsy4lq1Y3cfK5Q85tJdxWAJE4-OiOFiF-tQgMXqJmdNFRwi8OAfSNeAdHwDBpAAx8tMo_naOdjyy27Im2NeCMvQw4kmr371ajdgWkcKDchjzLoGZnKI/s200/operation+math.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Operation Math: $4.49 AU</b></div>Dr. Odd is on a global quest to eliminate the world’s even numbers. And it’s your job to stop him, by seeking out his secret bases and making the world a safer place for math. Designed for children ages 5 to 12, the faster they work the further they’ll go in a game designed to take your novice mathematician from the pyramids of Egypt to a seat at the head of the class. This is a cool game with great graphics. and a scenario that will easily motivate.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/operation-math/id487387270?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/operation-math/id487387270?mt=uo%3D4</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-evolve/id482475948?mt=8"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/splash-math-3rd-grade-worksheets/id449564960?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CqpUYQCaYadjrBrEbvyU8T19K7Wnib7zRxbqNVXJT8ZbJkaXGStCmOUR38al902Grrek_1p1QiTNydetJ0DuXs9WL9bJ4unikADVgeZhRyTPLQc-eZq_iP-zbPJjHbEyze88Y0FlG60/s200/splash+maths.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Splash Maths: </b><b>FREE </b><u>BUT</u><b> </b>Beware - in app purchases.<br />Splash Math is a fun and innovative way to practice math. Covering over 200 math concepts and an endless supply of problems it is by far the most comprehensive workbook in the app store. All of the included problems are aligned with state standards for 3rd grade. 2 chapters are in this free version and rest all can be bought through in-app purchases. Emails parents work completed.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/splash-math-3rd-grade-worksheets/id449564960?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/splash-math-3rd-grade/id449564960?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/splash-math-3rd-grade-worksheets/id449564960?mt=8"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ninegaps/id317223443?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehvpq-k88cWRwsXhiwwtAELbagdYduUrcvnHLj-2D8f9dPgeHxUYd_gbqGkiqK1_VcQpWLyLR_S-QhLN4GxDc8-GGQmpz_EKl_hW1wOxRhvtr2F79kUJeGj2fpy_ik4n2skkl3sRCik0/s200/ninegaps.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>NineGaps: $0.99 AU</b><br /> NineGaps is a highly addictive and tricky puzzle game. The goal of the game is really simple. You have to use your wits to place numbers from 1 to 9 in the missing gaps, while matching the operations presented in the puzzle. It's just like sudoku, but different! FEATURES: simple and unique puzzle-based gameplay, cute graphics, 5 difficulty levels, unlimited brain burning puzzles<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ninegaps/id317223443?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ninegaps/id317223443?mt=8</a><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ninegaps/id317223443?mt=8"></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/bubbling-math/id433427229?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4BY9mMluQG5ZVtK1Xf567iQ7vb7mCDMTIn7xPviGV3v6zkutYRPuoNe1GRegBt2tfRf8PArS7FIXaoE6KlAIqDNUZkl9KpuvQlTnYvazWCMjb5DbwMVa5bE1jicDprzwkVS0J72Yjbc/s200/bubbling+maths.png" style="cursor: move;" width="120" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Bubbling Maths: $1.99 AU</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Your child will love to do math tasks - because this is a game - complete with levels, goals, nice graphics and music. Your child can practice all the elementary math operations, and you, as a parent, can set what task to practice. Parents section - with detailed results - you will know how many tasks your child has finished and you can even view which tasks your child finished incorrectly</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/bubbling-math/id433427229?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/bubbling-math/id433427229?mt=8</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/motion-math-hungry-fish/id483049169?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdw0i2kjPcUShA_JmWArC4sUXlPgqNqI6Xz2c00GJKkDtDYtay3wfRrFhoygjTzEvDHQx47CgVesx7CQW_j02vVB4MlsBNG-buR98q90yZzS2CO0Bz7U2lZtspbooSQxNEWG8Uz6gE0p0/s200/hungry+fish.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Motion Math: Hungry Fish: FREE </b><u>BUT</u><b> </b>Beware - in app purchases.<br />Your fish is hungry for numbers. You can make delicious sums by pinching two numbers together – instant addition! Keep feeding your fish to win a level and unlock new colors and fins. The app is free to try, with In-App purchase for an addition level and two subtraction and negative levels. (Plus purchase anything and you'll get bonus fish colors and fins.)<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/motion-math-hungry-fish/id483049169?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/motion-math-hungry-fish/id483049169?mt=8</a><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/motion-math-hungry-fish/id483049169?mt=8"></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/rocket-math/id393989284?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8yAfkjsx5E8Bda6bxCgLlFAEBkqHRE0VjDAwCtzmvA-eRthbIomty08nY2T56AMlCmU4kSIr445oKqme1NSnphIYlFITtmHTFcraSe6HDgq5MyoyqVHos9w3ZcnSmTjuiVP_jPzkXwI/s200/rocket+maths.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Rocket Math: $0.99 AU</b><br />Math can be fun! Build your very own rockets and fly them to the stars with Rocket Math! Play one of the 56 different math missions. Each mission has touchable objects floating in space, including stars, coins, clocks, 3D shapes and even pizzas! Earn a medal or try to beat your high score. Missions range in difficulty from even/odd numbers all the way to square roots. Hours of fun!<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/rocket-math/id393989284?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/rocket-math/id393989284?mt=8</a><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/rocket-math/id393989284?mt=8"></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/alien-equation/id355771326?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtl5U-Y_72HgGdmKHHVdMmj33ZdYBpAaaixuEousK-XTkA3WI-jxqvEpPjVonR1bOfMktA6q7hdzUiTxf29Mt5e4yc-_bD4_TdbGtppD9PmZXOO4reHRuoS3VNXTf7e4V2y2GsNlDGgU/s200/alien+equation.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Alien Equation: $0.99 AU</b><br />Math proficiency is a skill that takes practice. People who are good have spent a lot of time doing it, the best one’s because they enjoy it. Alien Equation provides an environment for kids to experiment, instantly rewarding them for success, allowing math to be fun and fluid. Alien Equation is a great way for kids to build fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/alien-equation/id355771326?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/alien-equation/id355771326?mt=8</a><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/alien-equation/id355771326?mt=8"></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/numvaders/id411709992?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFO7a4NbLTKnkQiQ-u2dubr4oPK0nmD_LvkJ9fH4AzYVMVIFqSmZPMlAYAugUf65Qu6tZAbl8bYUXDPLs9u_q-PPChAWxA9ZqPqoWrNJ1tBTQwqfNHRLXiXGNGNvMhFxGjK5JoOH9vMM/s200/numvaders.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Numvaders: $1.99 AU</b><br />Numvaders, a series of time attack challenges that involve basic Math operations. The goal of the game is to answer as many mathematical questions as fast as you can. As your level progresses, the intensity of the pressure and the number of questions also increase. You may then get additional bonus lives to help you stay on the game. There are 10 worlds that needs to be unlocked as you level up<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/numvaders/id411709992?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/numvaders/id411709992?mt=8</a><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/numvaders/id411709992?mt=8"></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/factor-samurai/id441919897?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg426__FRTkJcZIO8Ifc-enbyN9xDxsUPtHdSYuqmUL5CPF_sck_YE1QVDMgyeeUvI9UqlQsIO7JgrtdEHJw4VTgqxtqp7yfL0X0OiHgRQVqOFBuMpmrdsSxxmPoGHGPSzSX7Ws8ONTOFY/s200/factor+samurai.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Factor Samurai: FREE </b><br />Factor samurai is a great way to learn times tables. Hard to get your head around initially it gets more addictive the more you play. You are the samurai whose duty it is to cut the numbers down to their prime factors. You will be thrown one number after the next, cut them up if they can be factored into smaller ones. One, two, three, five, seven, and eleven are all examples of prime numbers. 15 is not.<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/factor-samurai/id441919897?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/factor-samurai/id441919897?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mathgirl-number-garden/id379873064?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb8riAPvAVRkTwSb_XUyI3ssSl5q0atwn9sUgqFs-l1L-ESAN4_TdqVuT7l2jRJgRkH1jjSF733BQa15d007g56SOPkrQFODy6UwOXUG4slwKzpCPN2MRHx92IpQl-1b0gJd3hsjwD3I/s200/mathgirl.png" style="cursor: move;" width="120" /></a></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>MathGirl Garden: $1.99 AU</b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Number Garden makes every girl a MathGirl. A 4-year-old can tackle the first of 12 levels. For girls learning addition and multiplication, Number Garden fills in the steps too often missed in school. For adults it’s a challenging mental exercise. ” Number Garden wins Creative Child Magazine 2010 Award of Excellence. Not sure why or how this is just for girls (apart from the name) but it is a good app.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mathgirl-number-garden/id379873064?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mathgirl-number-garden/id379873064?mt=8</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/mathgirl-number-garden/id379873064?mt=8"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lemonade-stand/id294861983?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQqVtArOX1U71axQUxw4IfKHJFwO_o7az6-H9H7awlTR4wUCQXqibx5bk5Ewbsbjc3qyaJWsuvd-Emfhdg3Zu41N3ci_1gZPYFloc2QUwKwz6T3AOzl3tCn5zDvxspK3JqfiVOTdudww/s200/Lemonade+Stand.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Lemonade Stand: $0.99 AU</b><br />Lemonade Stand is a simple tycoon style game. You need to juggle pricing, recipe, advertising, and amount of lemonade to make each day. You have 30 days to see how much money you can make, but keep an eye on the weather forecast - a thunderstorm blowing in could ruin an entire day but a heat wave could send your sales soaring!<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lemonade-stand/id294861983?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lemonade-stand/id294861983?mt=8</a><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lemonade-stand/id294861983?mt=8"></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-ninja-hd-free!/id373814902?mt=8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo8pV2aGNK3qY35nKIjdvk7pdfcNvSCV3GTkHqh6OX3Lwmg3fbGTeki-CTl_IE-ddog_IYFLqcTg6fEIfxfjpVOlU302eQMLBWrAq-XtShy0wYLHyRmgJU_qmj-mBl_eNe2MtoCHdWns/s200/math+ninja.png" width="120" /></a></div><div><b>Maths Ninja: FREE and $1.99</b><br />Use your math skills to defend your treehouse against a hungry tomato and his robotic army! Choose between ninja stars, smoke bombs, or ninja magic - and choose your upgrades wisely! Action-packed strategy in the castle defense genre! You'll have so much fun you won't even realize you're learning Math! Humorous story starring the hungry Tomato-San, who istrying to steal your math treasure!<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-ninja-hd-free!/id373814902?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-ninja-hd-free!/id373814902?mt=8</a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582739350275450785.post-17331505723487603902012-01-11T17:04:00.000-08:002012-01-26T02:34:08.459-08:00iPads changing the game for learning at Longfield<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyqE4iHktm35ZrkGusxTW8f3mKRft7_byHXX9NfjVn1t7ROioR8Vu0ON-r8UoiXfQCntZOO9fxCNGuHLTAczlljlqeu0ercI6CzunycVU_Q7fHDfE4QPWvodfey9TgI3Af-FXuKpT1Pc/s1600/schoolbadge.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyqE4iHktm35ZrkGusxTW8f3mKRft7_byHXX9NfjVn1t7ROioR8Vu0ON-r8UoiXfQCntZOO9fxCNGuHLTAczlljlqeu0ercI6CzunycVU_Q7fHDfE4QPWvodfey9TgI3Af-FXuKpT1Pc/s200/schoolbadge.gif" width="200" /></a></div>John Merlin over at <a href="http://www.agent4change.net/bett-week/news/1364-ipads-changing-the-game-for-learning-at-longfield.html">MJO - learning, teaching, technology</a> has written an excellent article on the introduction of iPads at one of England's most conservative school institutions - Longfield Academy. The School recently won a national ICT award for its ground breaking iPad scheme at the recent Education Business Awards held on 10th November 2011. Merlin has written concisely about the decision to introduce both Apple hardware and software. It was a finanically viable and sustainable approach to technology integration not decided by the school but rather through consultation with the staff, the students and the importantly the parents.<br /><br />Merlin goes on to discuss the academic benefits of the 1:1 program as well as discussing the redefinition of the relationships between the students and staff - they are now a community of learners. This change in the relationship is most obvious in the cultural acceptance of "risk taking" for learning.<br /><br />Read the <a href="http://www.agent4change.net/bett-week/news/1364-ipads-changing-the-game-for-learning-at-longfield.html">full article</a>:<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.agent4change.net/bett-week/news/1364-ipads-changing-the-game-for-learning-at-longfield.html">iPads changing the game for learning at Longfield</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MONDAY, 09 JANUARY 2012 00:00 MERLIN JOHN<br /><br />Longfield Academy takes schools ICT to a new level, and the implications for other schools are important.</span><br /><br /><div class="img_caption right" style="color: #999999; float: right; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center !important; width: 400px;"><img align="right" alt="Longfield Academy" class="caption" src="http://www.agent4change.net/images/stories/11newspics/piclongfieldict.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center !important;" title="Longfield Academy: game-changing ICT" /><br /><div class="img_caption" style="clear: right; color: #999999; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Longfield Academy: game-changing ICT</div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Longfield, in Kent, gets its first official mention in records in the Domesday Book and in Saxon Charters more than a thousand years ago. But in 2011 it has been setting new standards for learning and teaching with technologies.</span></span><br /><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Longfield Academy for Arts and Sciences is thought to be the first school to offer iPads to all its learners and staff – and, even more unusual, there's no Microsoft. And the decision wasn’t made by Apple-oriented ICT advisers. It was based on consulting the school community – learners, staff and parents.</span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.agent4change.net/bett-week/news/1364-ipads-changing-the-game-for-learning-at-longfield.html">http://www.agent4change.net/bett-week/news/1364-ipads-changing-the-game-for-learning-at-longfield.html</a></span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>hyudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04513338109288902976noreply@blogger.com