The document highlights various educational apps for instructional productivity, engagement, research, flipped instruction, and creativity that are available for both CPUs and mobile devices, primarily free of charge. It provides specific examples, including tools like Fotopedia for dynamic images, Show of Hands for discussions, and Xtranormal for animations, aiming to enhance teaching practices. Contact information for the authors and links to their social media and websites are included.

1. APPetite for Instruction
FALL 2012
Traci Cook, PD Manager Brian Thomas, Social Media/Acct. Mgr
tcook@teachtci.com bthomas@teachtci.com
@Brian_ThomasTCI

2. Preview

3. Types of Apps
Made for CPUs
Made for Mobile &

4. Preview Poll
Use the chat box to answer the following question:
“How often do you use apps with your students (web or device
based)?”
A. Never
B. Rarely –have done it once or twice
C. Sporadically
D. Routinely

5. Apps for
Instructional
Productivity

6. Apps for Instructional Productivity
What: Magnifying Glass
http://virtual-magnifying-
glass.en.softonic.com/
Type: For CPUs
Cost: Free
Use: Use this easy tool to
have students/you
magnify important
parts of images.
The other great resource you will see in this is http://www.fotopedia.com/#search.
Fotopedia has several iOS apps, in addition to the web-based app you see in this
example. Fotopedia is a tremendous resource for dynamic images to use at every level.

7. Apps for
Engagement

8. Apps for Engagement
What: Show of Hands
Type: For iOS & Android
Cost: Free
Use: Use this easy in your
current
events, civics, econ,
gov, and more…as a
discussion starter.
http://showofhands.mobi/

9. Apps for Engagement
• Based on the results, which region(s) did each Roosevelt perform best in?
• When looking at the filters, what is a takeaway you have from looking at
male/female splits? Democrat/Republican/Independent splits?

10. Apps for Engagement
• When scrolling through state responses, each Roosevelt had states where they
received strong majorities. What role might geographic location and history
play in these state by state results?

11. Apps for Research
and
Flipped Instruction

12. Apps for Research/Flipped Inst.
What: Old Maps Online
Type: Web-Based
Cost: Free
Use: Tons of great
primary source maps
throughout history!
http://bit.ly/SlKF5i

13. Apps for Research/Flipped Inst.
What: Go Social Studies
Type: Web-Based, YouTube
aggregate for videos.
Cost: Free
Use: Quality YouTube videos
on all the social
sciences (tabbed) or
searchable.
http://www.go000.com/learn/academic/Society.html

14. Apps for Research/Flipped Inst.
What: Global Closet
Type: Web-Based, interactive
tool.
Cost: Free
Use: Great preview activity
before discussing
globalization, trade, an
d production with
elementary/middle
schoolers.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/globalcloset/?ar_a=1

15. Apps for Research/Flipped Inst.
Global Closet Continued…

16. Apps for Creativity

17. Apps for Creativity
What: Xtranormal
Type: Web-Based, interactive
tool.
Cost: Free & Paid
Use: Create easy animations
that will say anything
that is typed.
http://www.xtranormal.com/

18. Apps for Creativity
What: Kerpoof
Type: Web-Based (Flash)
Cost: Free & Paid
Use: Perfect for elementary
students to create
posters and story
books.
http://kerpoof.com

19. Apps for Creativity
What: Mixbook, http://mixbook.com
Type: Web-Based (Flash)
Cost: Free & Paid
Use: Perfect for middle and high school students to create
digital picture books.

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