Waetag: 60 in 60: Inspiring Apps

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

#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

#3 - CORKBOARD

Web M/H Corkboard.me Website
waetagcorkboard.tk

Collaborate on a
virtual corkboard

#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

#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


- 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

#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

- High-
resolution
Historical Maps
of Americas,
Europe, Africa,
United States

#15 - GRADES 2


- 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

#17 - 3D CELL
SIMULATION

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

- 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


- 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"

#26 - PAPER


- 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

#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

- 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

#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


- $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

#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

#41 - WOICES


Explore and record. Create local walking tours.
Sample WOICE from Obama’s Inauguration

#42 - ITALK


- 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


- Cost is $4.99
from iTunes

- Download PDFs into the App - Store

Bluetooth Page Turn Pedal

- Take a picture of sheet music

#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!

#49 - GOOGLE
HANGOUT
Web & App E/M/H Google Hangout

- Collaborate with
Video

- Up to 10 People

- Free!

#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


- Discover and
share books you
love

- Barcode Scanner

- Online Book
Clubs

#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


- 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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