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Celebrating December Holidays Digitally

with Learners �

As  we  work  to  create  light  for  

others,  we  naturally  light  our  own  way.  

~Mary  Anne  Radmacher  

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Hangouts on Air�

• Teach  each  other  songs,  carols,  finger  chants,  rhymes  • How  to  sessions  about  tradi8ons  or  recipes    • Interviews  • Have  an  author  read  a  holiday  story  

Kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/winter-celebrations/ �

Storytelling with Storybird �

BookCreator Lite App�

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/book-creator-free/id661166101?mt=8

• Easiest way to create multimedia books & publish to iBook store • Include audio, music, videos, images

Adopt a younger class & create books for them! �

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Create a book starring their younger siblings �

Make a game! �-drag & drop - over 500 graphics, music, sound effects, particle effects -import your own pictures, graphics, animations, sound effects, music - create sound & special effects - physics engine for real world simulation

Tiny Tap Game Creation IOS App�

http://www.tinytap.it/

Features: • Add own images or from a web search • Record your own voice • Record a question, an answer, a hint • 20 different soundtracks • Track progress using the in-game scoring system • Personalize pre-made games from the TinyTap store with narration and images

Send a meaningful message �

Animoto IOS/Android/Web�

Make a Holiday Video! �

Holiday Music�

• Students send greeting cards to others • Allows them to email the card, upload images, include text & has templates

A Card For That Android App �

• Send via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail

Newspaper of

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Magazine of memories

Photo story reflecting on

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Calendar

PicCollage App- Create a Scrapbook�

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Recipe book

Blessings book

Goal book with quotes

Journal with

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Buncee Web Tool & IOS App�

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Buncee Backgrounds, Stickers, Quotes �

Buncee Backgrounds, Stickers, Quotes �

Buncee Audio �

• Modernize the lyrics to the 12 days of Christmas or any holiday song, then create a video • Create movements for specific words or phrases • Play in the background • Create musical instruments & play the song

Create a Holiday Music Video with Video Star IOS�

*To download these apps, search these specific names in the app store

• A Holiday Piano Book: Jingle Bells by StoryBoy (I-friendly) • Maxi’s Holiday Piano (I-friendly) • Piano Mi (I-friendly) • Christmas Piano (I-friendly) • My Baby Piano (Android)

More cool sites!

• Create a story with the student as the star • Chat with Santa’s elves • Send Santa a letter and he’ll write back • Print a Good Deeds Calendar • Print stories & color the pages • Christmas Countdown Calendar with fun activities • Play holiday games • Send holiday e-cards • NORAD’s Santa Tracker (Dec. 24th)

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