iPad+Apps+&+Activities

Find the app or activity you are interested in below, click the link and find out a little more about it as well as the teachers who are already using it. If you click a teacher name it will open in an email so you can contact them about what they have been using in their classroom. = = = The Apps & Activities =

Photos, Video, & Recordings

 * // TED Talks //
 * // iMovie //
 * // The Camera //
 * // Pixlr Express //
 * // Skitch //
 * // PicCollage //
 * // Spreaker //
 * // Educreations //

Presentation Tools

 * // Keynote //
 * // Prezi //
 * // Nearpod //

Books & Articles

 * // iBooks //
 * // Flipboard or Zite //[[image:cysdtechsupport/Image 2.jpg width="504" height="672" align="right"]]
 * // York Daily Record //
 * // Newsify //
 * // Story Creator //

Notes & Documents

 * // Notability //
 * // Google Drive //
 * // Evernote //
 * // Livebinders //
 * // SpringPad //
 * // Pages //
 * // ScribblePress //
 * // Dropbox //
 * // Chirp //
 * // Scan //

Brainstorming & Study Materials

 * // Lino //
 * // Idea Sketch //
 * // Study Blue //

Social Media
> === ===
 * // Edmodo //
 * // My Big Campus //
 * // Wordpress //
 * // Blogger (Google) //
 * // Google Sites //
 * // Zoho Sites //
 * // Weebly //
 * // Todaysmeet //

Subject Specific
> === ===
 * === English ===
 * // Swipespeare //
 * // Homers Odyssey //
 * // The Odyssey HD (Lite) //
 * // Minecraft //
 * === Health ===
 * // Stress Relief Apps //
 * === Math ===
 * // Khan Academy //
 * === Science ===
 * // Interactive Periodic Table //
 * // Nova: Build an Atom //

= Who's Who? =

Photos, Video, & Recording

 * // TED Talks // - watch videos on content then complete a "focused free-write" on what they saw - Katie Anderson & Jennifer Balmer
 * // iMovie // - public service announcements, digital stories - Brandy Detwiler, Trailer to quickly create PSA much faster than traditional iMovie - Lisa Turner
 * // Camera // - photos of student work to share for examples in class - Rob Kedney
 * // Pixlr Express // - editing photos - Brandy Detwiler
 * // Skitch // - mark up images to convey knowledge or use for projects; students stand in front of a blank poster and type up what they want communicated through Skitch to display much more clearly - Lisa Turner
 * // PicCollage // - make posters, customized are that integrates web objects and their own drawings, photos, text, etc. - Lisa Turner
 * // Spreaker // - allows students to record audio and add sound effects, music, etc. and email link to teacher (easy & user-friendly) - Katlyn Zeigler
 * // Educreations // - demonstrate understanding by creating a screencast - Lara Bushey, Brenda Linebaugh

Presentation Tools

 * // Keynote // - slide show presentations; create text slides to use in iMovie - Lisa Turner
 * // Prezi // - moving, multimedia presentations - Lisa Turner
 * // Nearpod // - teacher- run, interactive slide show; includes polls, drawings, videos, slides, etc. pushed out to each individual student device - Lisa Turner

Books & Articles

 * // iBooks // - "Talk to the Text;" Read & annotate articles from the web, take notes - Lisa Tuner, Jennifer Balmer
 * // Flipboard // or // Zite // - SSR, RSS feed for research - Brandy Detwiler, Lisa Turner
 * // York Daily Record // (E Edition) - current events - Lisa Turner, Brandy Detwiler
 * // Newsify // - RSS reader in newspaper format - Lisa Turner
 * // Story Creator // - create & draw children's book to convey knowledge; allows for pictures & short videos - Lisa Turner

Notes & Documents

 * // Notability // - in place of handouts, students open PDFs and write directly on them (annotate), brainstorm, organized by subject or units, teachers "mark up" student work and return - Brandy Detwiler, Jennifer Balmer, Katie Anderson, Lisa Turner,  Lara Bushey, Karen Hudson
 * // Google Drive // - collaborative documents - Brandy Detwiler, Karen Hudson - take notes in spreadsheet - Lisa Turner
 * // Evernote // - warm-ups, photos of notes/text, journaling, as an agenda to record assignments/to-dos - Brandy Detwiler, Lisa Turner
 * // Livebinders // - research notetaking - Brandy Detwiler, Lisa Turner
 * // SpringPad // - collaborative notebooks for small group projects, store &/or collect any kind of file, URL, task, checklists - Lisa Turner
 * // Pages // - creating newsletters, business letters, brochures, posters, etc. - Brandy Detwiler, Lisa Turner, Jennifer Balmer
 * // ScribblePress // - creating books, visuals, notes - Brandy Detwiler, Jennifer Balmer
 * // Dropbox // - store documents, hand in work, & distribution of handouts - Lisa Turner
 * // Chirp // - send out articles or interactive maps, images, etc. - Katie Anderson
 * // Scan // - students scan QR codes to quickly access warm-ups - Brandy Detwiler, Lara Bushey

Brainstorming & Study Materials

 * // Lino // - sticky notes - Brandy Detwiler
 * // Idea Sketch // - mind map, word web - Brandy Detwiler, Lisa Turner
 * // Study Blue // - review & study vocabulary, students quiz partners - Katie Anderson, Lara Bushey

Social Media

 * // Edmodo // - Jennifer Balmer, Lara Bushey, Katlyn Zeigler
 * // My Big Campus // - discussions, class blog - Brandy Detwiler, Katie Anderson, Karen Hudson, John Daniels
 * // Moodle // - Lara Bushey
 * // Wordpress // - individual student blogs - Brandy Detwiler, Lisa Turner
 * // Blogger // (Google) - blogging, journaling - Lisa Turner
 * // Google Sites // - collaborative website builder great for group projects - Lisa Turner
 * // Zoho Sites // - website builder for individuals; nice variety of themes and customized layout - Lisa Turner
 * // Weebly // (Google) - collaborative website builder, has a new app - Carol Roth
 * // Todaysmeet // - website for interactive chats for students to collaborate and share ideas (Katlyn Zeigler) or to backchannel during a video or presentations - Carol Roth

Subject Specific

 * === English ===
 * // Swipespeare // - read original Shakepeare text and translate into modern English - Katie Anderson
 * // Homers Odyssey // - Katie Anderson
 * // The Odyssey HD // (Lite) - Katie Anderson
 * // Minecraft // - used to recreate virtual settings and adventures for Odysseus - Katie Anderson
 * === **Health** ===
 * // Stress Relief Apps // - find, evaluate, and share thoughts with classmates - Lara Bushey
 * === **Math** ===
 * // Khan Academy // - math tutoring - Lisa Turner
 * === **Science** ===
 * // Interactive Periodic Table // - Matt Hess, Susan Everett
 * // Nova: Build an Atom // - Matt Hess, Susan Everett