The document discusses using iPods and iPhones in early childhood education. It provides examples of apps used for spelling, literacy, handwriting, listening, speaking, writing and reading. It also describes projects where children took photos, recorded audio, and combined multimedia elements to create presentations. Examples of math and phonics apps are also listed.

1. HK Handheld & Mobile Learning Festival Hong Kong University 9 th October 2010

2. Serena Fan ISF Academy Currently teaching 4.5 ~ 6 year olds Began using iPod Touch in May 2010 4 iTouches Email: sfanhk@gmail.com Twitter: @sfanhk Katrina Hall Kellett School Currently teaching 4.5 ~ 6 year olds Began using iPod Touch in January 2010 16 iTouches shared throughout school

4. Own itouch Access to iTouch/iPhone iPad

5. Spelling Literacy Handwriting Listening Speaking Writing Reading

6. abcPocketPhonics US$1.99 iSpy Phonics US$1.99 Flip Phonics US$1.99 ABC Ladybugs US$1.99

7. SentenceBuilder US$3.99 Voices US$1.99 Make a Martian free ABC TraceLite free iKnow Phonics free Learn Sight Words US$0.99

8. Usually these book have the option of reading along to a story and reading by themselves. Headphone splitters

9. Children created background pictures using DinoMixer ($0.99). Took a screenshot & emailed. We then made cutouts of their photo’s using Photoshop. Children used Voice Recorder on iPhone to record stories. This was then emailed to the teacher. Children combined image, photo and voice recording in PowerPoint.

10. 3 steps to the create Search for images and save to photo library. In Pixter (free)arrange photos on a canvas Using Comic Touch Lite (free) and add annotations

11. Fotobabble Children created the lifecycle of a butterfly using plasticine. Then using iPod Touch children took a photo and recorded their explanation of the lifecycle.

12. Using an app such as clickysticky the children sit opposite each other and give directions. After completing they can compare their screens and discuss the similarities and differences and the reasons why. Eg. Were the directions clear? Were you a good listener?

13. Shapes Maths Patterns Phonics Numbers Positional Language Drill & Practice

14. Number Whiz US$0.99 Kid calc US$0.99 Match Up Math Lite (free) Shape Builder (free) Pattern Blocks US$0.99

15. Monkey Rows US$0.99 Balloon Pop US$1.99 Math Bingo US$0.99 Computer Carl free Pop Math US$0.99

16. Turn Taking Observations Problem Solving Creativity Independence Cooperation

18. http://appsforedu.com/ http://freeappalert.com http://www.bestkidsapps.com/