MCSD Technology
Recommended iPad Apps
Google Docs
Create, edit, and collaborate with others on documents from your iPod, iPhone, or iPad with the free Google Docs app.
Google Classroom
Classroom helps teachers save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students. It is available to anyone with Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools including Gmail, Drive and Docs.
Google Drive
Get started with Google Drive for free and have all your files within reach from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. All your files in Drive – like your videos, photos, and documents – are backed up safely so you can’t lose them. Easily invite others to view, edit, or leave comments on any of your files or folders.
Google Sheets
* Share spreadsheets and work together with others in the same spreadsheet at the same time
* Open, edit, and save Microsoft Excel files
Google Slides
Google Calendar (iPhone App)
Spelling City
VocabularySpellingCity is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging games using any word list.
Accelerated Reader
• Make essential reading practice more effective for every student.
• Personalize reading practice to each student’s current level.
• Manage all reading activities including read to, read with, and read independently.
• Assess students’ reading with four types of quizzes: Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice, Literacy Skills, and Textbook Quizzes.
• Build a lifelong love of reading and learning.
iMovie
$4.99 - If there was one app that you just have to pay for, it's iMovie. It's simple interface allows even the youngest of users to import or take pictures & videos, add audio, and create amazing video projects. Here is an example.
Padlet
- Professional Development
- Student portfolios
- Lessons
- Exit tickets
- Backchannels
- Class assignments
Educreations
Educreations is a unique interactive whiteboard and screencasting tool that's simple, powerful, and fun to use. Annotate, animate, and narrate nearly any type of content as you explain any concept. Teachers can create short instructional videos and share them instantly with students, or ask students to show what they know and help friends learn something new.
Keynote
Keynote is a powerful presentation app designed for a mobile device. It makes creating a world-class presentation — complete with animated charts and transitions — as simple as touching and tapping.
Post-it
The Post-it® Plus App takes the momentum from your collaboration sessions and keeps it rolling. Simply capture your notes, organize and share with everyone. That way your great ideas don’t stop when the meeting ends.
Chatterpix Kids
Chatterpix Kids can make anything talk -- pets, friends, doodles, and more. Simply take any photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and record your voice. Then share your Pix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, creative cards, or even fancy book reports.
Example: https://youtu.be/8tHeN3ScSbs
Evernote
• Write notes, checklists, and research
• Organize web articles, docs, and photos
• Discuss your work with others, right within the app
• Present ideas without creating a slide deck
Evernote vs Notability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJDxNgU7xs
ThingLink
Use Pic Collage, a scene maker, or take a picture. Then add "nubbins" with text comments, links, videos, images and more.
You can create portfolios of student work, class portfolios, a project resource page, and so much more!
Tellagami
Tellagami allows users to create an avatar and record up to 30 seconds of audio which the avatar will say. Users can use a preset background or import an image they have created in another app.
Tellagami videos can be saved to the camera roll, the combined in iMovie to create longer videos.
Nearpod
It seamlessly combines interactive presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution.
Socrative Student
Students share their understanding by answering formative assessment questions in a variety of formats: quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races. Once students launch the Socrative Student App, they'll be prompted to join the teacher's room via the teacher's unique code.
ShowMe
Turn your iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard!
ShowMe allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online.
GeoBoard, by the Math Learning Center
Geoboard is a tool for exploring a variety of mathematical topics introduced in the elementary and middle grades. Learners stretch bands around the pegs to form line segments and polygons and make discoveries about perimeter, area, angles, congruence, fractions, and more.
Google Photos
Google Photos is the home for all your photos and videos, searchable and organized by the people, places, and things that matter. BRING PHOTOS TO LIFE: Automatically create montage movies, interactive stories, collages, animations, and more. EDITING: Transform photos with the tap of a finger. Use simple, yet powerful, photo and video editing tools to apply filters, adjust colors, and more.
YouTube Capture
Create beautiful movies on the go with YouTube Capture 2.0. Start recording in a snap, then edit and share videos of any length right from your device.
Photosphere
Create beautiful, 360º panoramas, and publish them to Google Maps. Explore a global map of other public photo spheres too. At up to 50 megapixels, these high resolution photo spheres let you to look up, down, and all around to revisit the amazing places you and others have visited.
Quick Scan - QR Code Reader
Quick Scan helps you scan and decode all the QR codes around you.
Explain Everything
Notability
Notability & Google Classroom
Book Creator
https://drive.google.com/a/moffatsd.org/file/d/0B8csZSyEz6nAd3VTWHptajFtYWc/view
Storia
Get 5 free eBooks for children when you download Storia. Discover the innovative features designed to capture your child's imagination.
The Storia eReader will give you access to thousands of highly curated Scholastic eBooks for all ages and reading levels. From favorite picture books to story books and the hottest new series, Storia has the titles kids want, in a digital book format they love.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sites/default/files/asset/file/storia-flyer-for-parents.pdf
Overdrive
Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and more from your local public library - anywhere, anytime. All you need is a library card.