60 IN 60: INSPIRING
APPS
by Aaron Hansen and Ray Birks
Wenatchee School District
October 20th, 2012

THINGS TO HELP YOU
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Designed for the non-techie to enhance, enrich, engage,
challenge, inspire and have FUN!
Key: App = mobile app, Web = website, Soft = software
Price:
Grade Level (E/M/H): Elem = K-5, MS = 6-8, HS = 9-12
Example: App E/M

MORE THINGS TO
HELP YOU
Reminder: Learning is a Social Construct
This is a High Pass/Flyover
Not paid by anybody to promote products

COLLABORATION

#1 - POLL
EVERYWHERE
Web E/M/H Website
- Audience
response system
that uses mobile
phones, web &
Twitter

#2 - TODAYS MEET
Web M/H Todays Meet Website
Let’s Give it a Shot
- Give a social
opportunity
-Create a
backchannel
- A day or a Year

todaysmeet.com/waetag

#3 - CORKBOARD
Web M/H Corkboard.me Website
waetagcorkboard.tk
Collaborate on a
virtual corkboard

waetagcorkboard.tk

#4 - BUBBL.US
Web E/M/H Bubbl.us Website
- Brainstorming
Made Easy
- Colorful and fun

#5 - SIMPLE MIND
App M/H App Store Download
- Mind Mapping
Application

WRITING

#6 - JOURNAL JAR
Web E/M/H Visit Journal Jar
- Scan the QR
code below to
get Journal Jar

#7 - WRITING
PROMPTS
Web E/M/H App Store Download
- Prompt
generator
-Millions of
unique prompts
- Scenes, genres,
words, sketches

#8 - POETRY CREATOR
App M/H App Store Download
- Mash up
Shakespeare and
Hip-Hop
- Buy extra
dictionaries

#9 - EPALS
Web E/M/H ePals Website
Safely Connect
with Classroom
Around the
World

#10 - KID BLOG
Web E/M/H Kid Blog Website
- Safe and
Simple Blogs
- Free for
Teachers
- Moderate All
Student Posts

#11 - LULU
Web E/M/H Lulu Website
- Write & publish
your own book
- Add images

#12 - PAPER RATER
Web M/H Paper Rater Website
- Grammar and
Spelling Check
- Free Online
Proofreading
- Plagiarism
Detector

REFERENCE

#13 - WORDFLEX
TOUCH DICTIONARY
App E/M/H App Store Download
- Dictionary and
Thesaurus
- Visual &
Tactile
Interactive
Experience
$11.99 but worth every penny

#14 - HISTORY: MAPS
OF THE WORLD
App E/M/H App Store Download
- High-
resolution
Historical Maps
of Americas,
Europe, Africa,
United States

#15 - GRADES 2
App M/H App Store Download
- Helps kids get
the grade they
want
- Calculates GPA
& Due Dates

#16 - WOLFRAM ALPHA
Web M/H Wolfram Alpha Website
- Computational
Search Engine
- Computes
Answers from
Structured Data
- Returns Relevant
Visualizations

MATH & SCIENCE

#17 - 3D CELL
SIMULATION
App E/M/H App Store Download
Create your own
cell
Explore in 3D

#18 - SCALE OF THE
UNIVERSE
Scale/Universe Website
Web E/M/H
Let's Take a Look
- Wonderful
Science Tool
- Show Perspective

#19 - SPANGLER
SCIENCE
Web E/M Web Site
- Future Quest -
Science
Classroom
Adventures
- New YouTube
Channel

#20 - DIY EXPLORE
DIY Explore Website
Web/App E/M/H
App Store Download
- Do Challenges
- Share Projects
- Earn Badges
- Spend Time
OFFline

#21 - COASTER
PHYSICS
App M/H App Store Download
- Create your own
roller coaster
- See how speed, G
forces, etc. affect it
- Works with 3D
glasses!

#22 - TUTPUP
Web E Tutpup Website
- Compete in fun,
educational math
and spelling
games against kids
from around the
world

#23 - CREATE A GRAPH
Web E/M Create a Graph Website
- Collect data
- Create charts
- Share!

#24 - SCIENCE 360
App E/M/H App Store Download
- Engaging
Engineering
Images and Videos
from Around the
World

#25 - KHAN ACADEMY
Khan Academy Website
Web/App M/H
App Store Download
- Watch. Practice
- Learn Almost
Anything for Free
- 3,400 Videos
- Practice Skills
"providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere"

CREATIVITY

#26 - PAPER
App E/M/H App Store Download
- Wonderful
drawing tool
for all ages

#27 - DRAWZ-IT
Web E/M
- Drawing
and Sharing
Tool

#28 - FLOCK DRAW
Web E/M/H Flock Draw
Let’s Try It
- Draw on the
same page at the
same time
- Save to gallery
and share

Let’s try it
waetag2.tk

#29 - STORY BIRD
Web E/M Story Bird Website
- Short, art-
inspired stories
- Create and share
- Classes feature

#30 - PICTURE BOOK
MAKER
Web E/M Picture Book Maker Site
- Telling Stories is
Universal
- High Levels on
Bloom’s

#31 - SOCK PUPPETS
App E/M App Store Download
She’s talking
about Martin
Luther King

#32 - TALKING TOM
AND BEN NEWS
App E/M App Store Download
- Create and
record funny
conversations
between Tom
and Ben

#33 - TOONTASTIC
App E App Store Download
- Create your own
animated cartoon
- Share it with the
world

#34 - STOP FRAME
ANIMATOR
Web E/M Stop Frame Website
- Learn to Tell
Stories without
Words
- Learn patience
and storyboarding

#35 - SCRATCH
Scratch Website
Soft M/H
Scratch Help
- Create and
Share Video
Games

CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT

#36 - ONLINE
STOPWATCH
Web E/M/H Online-Stopwatch.com
- Free, Cool
Timers and
Stopwatches

#37 - EGG TIMER
Egg Timer Website
Web E/M/H
Let’s Do 4 seconds
- Quickly set a
timer for any
amount of time

#38 - STICK PIC
App E/M App Store Download
- $2.99 from
iTunes
- Choose a Name
and Leveled
Question Starter

#39 - SOCRATIVE
Student Download
App E/M/H
Teacher Download
Student response system (clickers) using devices

AUDIO & MUSIC

#40 - SPEAK PIPE
Speak Pipe Website
Web E/M/H
Give It a Shot
- Allow Anyone to
Send Voice
Messages to your
Email
- Up to 10 Minutes

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#41 - WOICES
App M/H App Store Download
Explore and record. Create local walking tours.
Sample WOICE from Obama’s Inauguration

#42 - ITALK
App E/M/H App Store Download
- Record anything
- Email it from the
app
- Record Reading

#43 - SOUNDCLOUD
Web E/M/H Sound Cloud Website
- Record and share
audio files quickly
and easily

#44 - SOUNDATION
Web E/M/H Soundation Website
- Like Garageband
but free!
- Kids LOVE this

#45 - FORSCORE
App M/H App Store Download
- Cost is $4.99
from iTunes
- Download PDFs into the App - Store
Bluetooth Page Turn Pedal
- Take a picture of sheet music

GOOGLE

#46 - GOOGLE APPS
Web E/M/H Google Docs Website
- Collaboration
- Sharing
- Free!
- Google Apps for
Education

#47 - GOOGLE SITES
Web E/M/H Google Apps Website
- Create
- Share with the
world
- Free!

#48 - GOOGLE FORMS
Google Quiz
Web E/M/H
Answers
- Gather Data
- Quizzes
-Trivia
- Free!

waetagquiz.tk

#49 - GOOGLE
HANGOUT
Web & App E/M/H Google Hangout
- Collaborate with
Video
- Up to 10 People
- Free!

SOCIAL

#50 - LEARNIST
Web Teacher Learnist Website
- Pinterest for
Education - Social
Learning
- Study with
others, learn faster
manteresting.com

#51 - TWITTER
Web M/H Twitter Website
- The new way to
follow and be
followed (and
learn stuff too!)

#52 - HISTORICAL
FACEBOOK
Web M/H Historical Facebook Template
- Create Facebook
Profile for
Historical Figures

#53 - GOODREADS
App M/H App Store Download
- Discover and
share books you
love
- Barcode Scanner
- Online Book
Clubs

MISCELLANEOUS

#54 - JEOPARDY LABS
Web M/H Jeopardy Labs Website
- Students Create
Quizzes to
Demonstrate
Mastery
- This is not
PowerPoint!

#55 - PREZI
Web & App M/H Prezi Website
- Great
presentation tool
- Puts Power Point
to shame

#56 - TED TALKS
Ted Ed Website
Web/App M/H
App Store Download
- Ideas Worth
Spreading in 18
minutes
- Great Talks to
Stir Your Curiosity
in a Wide Range of
Topics

#57 - IPAD AS...
Web Teacher iPad As… Website
- Figure out how
to use your iPad in
the classroom
-iPad Learning
Objectives

#58 - BLOOMS
Web Teacher Blooms Website
- Helps you
narrow down
which apps are
best for which
learning
environment

#59 - ITUNES U
App M/H App Store Download
- Create your
own courses for
iPad. For free!
- K - College
Content

#60 - BYOD
M/H Article on BYOD
- Check your
district’s AUP
- Kids have them
- Free!

CONTACT
INFORMATION
Thank you!!
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or
comments or to share your inspiring tech tools
Ray Birks - birks.r@mail.wsd.wednet.edu
Aaron Hansen - hansen.a@mail.wsd.wednet.edu
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