Engaging Reading Activities with iPads & Other Mobile Devices
1. Day
 152
 of
 365:
 si/ng
 by
 Arek
 Olek,
 Flic.kr/p/fmhjmW
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Reading Adventures with the iPad
ShellyTerrell.com/mlearning
2. Photo
 by
 AngryJulieMonday,
 Flic.kr/p/a96EEo
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Reading furnishes the
mind only with materials
of knowledge; it is
thinking that makes
what we read ours.
- John Locke
3. Character Texts
â˘âStudents get in pairs
â˘âThey chose character
they want to be
â˘âThey text to each other
a conversation they
imagine the 2 characters
would have now
â˘âTake screen shots, post
on blog & discuss
Thedigitalshift.com
4. Photo
 by
 Aurimas
 Adomavicius,
 Flic.kr/p/igjaLV
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Choose engaging reading
materials
5. Character Texts
â˘âStudents get in pairs
â˘âThey chose character
they want to be
â˘âThey text to each other
a conversation they
imagine the 2 characters
would have now
â˘âTake screen shots, post
on blog & discuss
Graphic Novels
6. â˘âStudents get in pairs
â˘âThey chose character
they want to be
â˘âThey text to each other
a conversation they
imagine the 2 characters
would have now
â˘âTake screen shots, post
on blog & discuss
Comics
7. â˘âAudio
 narraNon,
 music
 &
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sound
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â˘âRead
 along
 with
 the
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narraNon
 as
 the
 words
 are
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highlighted
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â˘âRecord
 your
 own
 narraNon
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â˘âHidden
 surprises
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â˘âQuizzes
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â˘âCreate
 a
 book
 with
 the
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pictures,
 characters
 &
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vocabulary
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â˘âSuggested
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Harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/app
9. Play games! Watch animated scenes!
Tabtale.com/apps/
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animated
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â˘âPlay
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games
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â˘âFree
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Apps
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10. â˘âStudents get in pairs
â˘âThey chose character
they want to be
â˘âThey text to each other
a conversation they
imagine the 2 characters
would have now
â˘âTake screen shots, post
on blog & discuss
Experienceanomaly.com
â˘âFree 1st chapter
â˘â-300 Page Epic
Sci-fi/Fantasy Story
â˘âOver 1500 Panels
of Art with Parallax
Animation
â˘â3 1/2 Hrs of Audio
â˘âOver 175
Informational Touch
Points
â˘â3 Different reading
modes
21. Character Texts
â˘âUpload
 your
 own
 images
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â˘âAdd
 sNckers
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â˘âAdd
 mouths
 to
 characters
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â˘âMore
 than
 one
 slide
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â˘âVoice
 distorNon
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YakIt for Kids IOS App
Freakngenius.com
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22. Create Trading Cards
â˘âAdd
 images
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â˘âChange
 the
 card
 design
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â˘âAdd
 background,
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descripNon,
 moNvaNon,
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personal
 connecNon
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28. â˘âBookmark
 music,
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clothing,
 etc.
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â˘âPersonal
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Ex.
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 like
 escaping
 to
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 like
 the
 main
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character.
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Schooltechnology.org Elementary students using the iPad in school.Flickingerbrad, Flickr, CC 2.0
Visualize the reading with curation!
34. Book trailers or chapter
into a movie!
iMovie
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Magisto
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Animoto
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Youtube
 Capture
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Game
 Your
 Video
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Ligh^
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QuoFX
 Video
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VidEditorFree
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AcNon
 Movie
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Creatures
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CineBeat
 by
 Smule
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