3 Apps that will change your lifePaul H. Smith

Explain EverythingExplain Everything is an easy-to-use design, screencasting, and interactive whiteboard tool that lets you annotate, animate, narrate, import, and export almost anything to and from almost anywhere.

Cost: $2.99Publisher: MorrisCookeApp Store rating: ****

The Good•Powerful app that is very open ended•Great for year levels from 1 - 12•Wide range of tools to incorporate web, photos, videos•Computer based player software available

The not so Good•Takes a while to get the hang of•Exporting can take a while from the iPad•Videos can make files very large

EXPLAIN EVERYTHING

Educational Value•Students learn by explaining a concept•Speaking, writing, sequencing, editing, publishing

Overview of how the app works

Explain EverythingStarting out:

Year 1 students teach each other how to draw

Explain Everything Mathematical problems for assessment

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Explain EverythingAssessment:

Create a simple maths problem for PrepStudents demonstrate counting on from 5Make a cloze activityRecord video and export as movieKeep for assessment / parent interviews

Explain EverythingProject Work

Create an AE about a particular authorInclude images and maps about the life of the

authorStudents give opinions about their books Record video and export as movie

Explain EverythingInstructions :

Create an AE about how to use the schools library borrowing system

Publish this on the schools Intranet

Book creator

Cost: $5.49Publisher: Red Jumper

StudioApp Store rating: ****

The simple way to create your own beautiful iBooks, right on the iPad. Read them in iBooks, send them to your friends, or submit them to the iBookstore. Ideal for children’s picture books, photo books, art books, cook books, manuals, textbooks, and the list goes on.

Book creatorThe Good•So incredibly easy! Prep students can create books•Publish to iBooks, Dropbox, Good Reader, EPub, email, iTunes files•Sound is easy to record

The not so Good•No ability to take a live photo, have to use Camera Roll•Can’t draw on it

Educational Value•Create digital stories easily•Sequencing events •Good for struggling writers (record function)

Book creatorOverview of how the app works

Book creatorExcursion Recounts

•Use the app to recount a recent excursion or event with the help of photos and audio.•Great for those students who have difficulty in writing as they can narrate.

Book creatorStudent Portfolio

•Insert some images of key achievements •Narrate important events and achievements•Insert photos of key pieces of work

Book creatorBooks to read with your class

•Create a book for students •Customise to their reading levels•Insert familiar text and images•Make a meaningful text for them to read.•A Prep Alphabet book

Book creatorBooks to read with your classCreating the Year 1 Rule Book

•Create a class book for students to share

Exporting the Year 1 Rule Book to iBooks

What is a qr code?

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A QR Code is a

Quick Response

How they work

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Cost: FREEPublisher: QR Code City

App Store rating: **** 1/2

A fast way to create links to Internet content, text, contact details and anything by scanning a funny looking code.

The Good•Free!•Fast•Picks up QR codes easily in variable light•Keeps a record of past codesThe not so Good•Not much wrong with this

SCAN

scanOverview of how the app works

scan•Great way of creating a fast link to a website, image, audio, google doc, dropbox file, text or anything on the web•Put them on the wall as virtual tours•Display them near assessment pieces for further information•Library Book reviews (stick on cover)•Information about a building•Instructions on ICT Equipment•Information links on event posters (Plays, Music Gala)•Guess the famous person

QR Treasure hunt QuizFrench Day QR Treasure Hunt

Artist Commentary

Meet the Artist

Year 6 Websites QR Codes on Display

Short Book Reviewwww.recordmp3.org