iPads in the Classroom

By: Angela RussellEDUC 215 Final Project

How to Download Apps on the iPad

▪ It is very easy to download apps on the iPad.1. Open the App Store on the iPad2. Search for the app you want3. Press “Get” or “Install”4. Type in your iTunes account information5. Your app should begin to download!

Benefits of Apps in the Classroom

▪ Round-the-clock availability

▪ Interactive elements

▪ Help in classroom performance

▪ Effective use of leisure hours

▪ Becoming tech-savvy

▪ Learning by sharing

▪ Alternative modes of learning

Benefits Continued

▪ Fun and informal

▪ Systematic learning

▪ Staying connected with teachers and guides

▪ Portability

▪ Sustainability

▪ Entertainment

▪ Social interaction

15 of the Best iPad Apps

▪ For Teacher Use:– Common Core▪ This app has all of the Common Core standards in an easy to access

system for teachers whenever and wherever they need them.

– You Can Handle Them All▪ A quick resource guide for any and every student behavior and how to

handle it

– TeacherKit▪ TeacherKit allows teachers to manage their classrooms, take

attendance, add behavior notes, record grades, create seating charts, and create reports.

– Edmodo▪ Edmodo is a social network for teachers, students, and parents to

collaborate and communicate on assignments and other school-related things.

Apps Continued

▪ Reading and Language Arts:– Our Story▪ Our Story allows students to create a story by adding sound and text

to pictures on the iPad.

– Scholastic Reading Timer▪ This app allows students and parents to log their reading minutes as a

motivator for reading.

– Booksy▪ This is a learn to read platform for grades K-2. It has books students

can listen to. They can also record themselves reading and track their progress.

– Sight Words for Reading HD▪ This app has sight word games and activities.

Apps Continued

▪ Math:– Virtual Manipulatives!▪ This app has manipulatives for fractions, decimals, and percents.

▪ Science:– Solve the Outbreak▪ This is a fun game in which students work to solve disease outbreaks.

– BrainPOP Featured Movie▪ The daily featured movie from BrainPOP is on this app, which can be

used for any subject.

Apps Continued

▪ Social Studies:– Google Earth▪ The app for Google Earth allows students to have the website at their

fingertips to explore Google Earth.

– History Line▪ This game allows students to try to place events in history in order on

a timeline.

– Scholastic Magazines for Kids▪ This is the app for the classroom magazines that teachers can

subscribe to.

– News-O-Matic for Kids▪ News-O-Matic has kid-friendly news articles to allow students to keep

up with current events.

Sources

▪ http://100thingsapp.com/4-benefits-of-using-apps-in-education/

▪ http://www.storytimeforkids.info/app/top-benefits-mobile-learning-apps-kids/

▪ http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/the-55-best-best-free-education-apps-for-ipad/

▪ http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/12/a-list-of-all-best-ipad-apps-teachers.html

▪ http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-apps/2013