The document discusses educational apps and provides information about finding and evaluating them. It introduces the Socrative app for classroom polling and sharing. Various app categories are presented, including subject-specific, productivity, book, creativity, and multimedia apps. Selection criteria for evaluating apps are outlined. Resources for finding apps include several websites and the hashtag #edapps on Twitter. Participants are invited to share their favorite apps and add suggestions to a shared spreadsheet.

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Yes, There’s an App for That!

2. Try Socrative
Open a computer or smartphone and go
to m.socrative.com. You can also
download the student app from the iTunes
Store.
Join the Room 82086 as a student.
Take a few minutes to answer the
questions and we’ll display the results.
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3. Resources
Handout: http://goo.gl/Ho3x3
Contact us:
Lucy Gray
lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
@elemenous on Twitter
Blog: http://www.lucygray.org
Naomi Harm
naomi@naomiharm.org
@nharm on Twitter
Web Site: http://naomiharm.org
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4. Suggest Apps
Use this form to add your app
suggestions: http://goo.gl/Xk9YN
Access the spreadsheet here:
http://goo.gl/YILN2
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5. Today’s Learning Outcomes
Purpose and educational value of apps
Exposure to a variety of educational apps
The criteria of selecting an app
Collection of repositories to finding apps
Collaborative shared learning experience
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6. It’s Not About the Device
It’s about teaching and learning differently...
The critical thinking and learning process
The relevance of new gained understandings
The collaborative conversations
The inquisitiveness and inquiry-based learning
The engagement and motivation
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7. Apple Apps
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iBooks
iTunes U
iBooks Author

8. Hot Apps for HOTS
By Lisa Johnson & Yolanda Barker
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9. Study By App
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10. Selection
Criteria
For what age group(s) is the
application appropriate?
How would a teacher incorporate
the application into the
classroom?
Does the app meeting a student
learning target or academic need?
Does this app allow you to do
something you were unable to do
in the past and improve an
existing curriculum activity?
Does the app address more than
one learning style (visual, auditory,
kinesthetic)?
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Tony Vincent’s Educational App Evaluation Rubric

11. Super WhyPizza FractionsThe ElementsProject Noah
Naomi’s Subject Specific Apps
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12. DropboxAuditorium Class
and Meeting Notes
Side By SideSocrative
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Naomi’s Productivity Apps

13. The ArtifactsX is for XrayFlip: Interactive
Storybook
Animalia
Naomi’s Book Apps
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14. StorylinesFaces iMakeBlurb MobileSock Puppets
Naomi’s Creativity Apps
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15. VoicethreadVideoliciousSpreakeriMovie
Naomi’s Multimedia Apps
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16. Total RecallTaposéExplain EverythingEducreations
Naomi’s Creation Apps
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17. Cookie DoodleTour WristGoogle EarthPandora
Naomi’s Fun Apps
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18. Minds of Modern
Mathematics
Shakespeare in
Bits
National Archives
DocsTeach
Literary Analysis
Subject Specific Apps
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19. Pear NoteInspiration MapsGroupboardEvernote
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Lucy’s Productivity Apps

20. Be Confident in
Who You Are
Our ChoiceBartleby’s Book of
Buttons Vol. I
The Fantastic
Flying Books of Mr.
Morris Lessmore
Lucy’s Book Apps
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21. Paper by Fifty-
Three
Wreck This AppColor SchemerPress Here: The
App
Lucy’s Creativity Apps
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22. LEGO Super Hero
Movie Maker
Science 360 for
iPad
iStop Motion for
iPad
Animation Creator
HD
Lucy’s Multimedia Apps
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23. Qrafter - QR Code
Reader and
Generator
Screen Chomp360 PanoramaToontastic
Lucy’s Creation Apps
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24. LEGO Life of
George
ReadabilityAppStart for iPadTopps Bunt
Lucy’s Fun Apps
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Where to Find Apps
Appitic
iEAR.org
iPad Curriculum
iPad4Education
iPads in Education
iPad, iPhone and iPod
Touch Users Group in
Diigo
Mind Leap Tech
On Twitter using the
hashtag #edapps

26. Resources
Handout: http://goo.gl/Ho3x3
Contact us:
Lucy Gray
lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
@elemenous on Twitter
Blog: http://www.lucygray.org
Naomi Harm
naomi@naomiharm.org
@nharm on Twitter
Web Site: http://naomiharm.org
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27. Time to share....
Bring your iPad and show your favorite app OR
Use our laptop to show the web site of a favorite app.
Add your suggestions to our spreadsheet:
Form: http://goo.gl/Xk9YN
Results: http://goo.gl/YILN2
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28. Suggest Apps
Use this form to add your app
suggestions: http://goo.gl/Xk9YN
Access the spreadsheet here:
http://goo.gl/YILN2
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