Touch and Write is a letter identification and writing app that provides options for early literacy for young learners. The TIPS Project uses iPads to implement learning challenges in classrooms. This blog is designed to guide and support teachers and pre-service teachers as they explore ways of using iPads in classrooms. Asking children to reflect on their day is an important learning activity. Kid Journal easily allows children to focus on the content of their reflection with an easy-to-use interface. Children can record their feelings, location (i.e. home, school, on vacation), or the weather. Kid’s Journal entries have the option to post a photo and include room for text to add more details about the day. 
Paul Hamilton lists the top apps for students who struggle with text. Just 13 more ways to level the playing field!
> Paperport: Note-taking app with audio and voice recognition > Text Grabber: Turn hard copy to readable PDF > Cloudon: Do equations and other math on the iPad > Type on PDF: Complete tests on the iPad; import PDF's form Dropbox > Abilipad: Word prediction with TTS > Nebulous Notes: Text editor; integrates with DropBox > AudioNote: Combine typed and handwritten notes with built in mic to record voice. > Dragon Dictation: Easy to use voice recognition; use "Speak Selection" to read dictated work. > vBookz PDF Voice Reader: TTS for reading PDF files > GoodReader: Offers TTS for text files; works with DropBox > Idea Sketch: Create mind map and turn it into an outline. > Book Creator: Create and share multimedia projects on the iPad > Side by Side: Split iPad screen into up to customizable "windows"
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By Melissa Taylor
"As I started a go-to list of the best educational iPad apps for kids, the list got so long, I split up my posts into categories. So, today we’ll start with my favorite iPad apps for literacy — reading and writing for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age kids. Also, I’ve included special needs iPad app resources at the end of this post." Via Jim Lerman 
Inkling is an e-book publishing platform that's currently running an app on the App Store, and while Apple has been making an official push for more... Via John Evans 
"With Line & Verse, you, too, can write technically accurate poetry. It won’t make you a poet – Line & Verse won’t serve as your muse, unless you’re inspired to write an ode to iOS apps – but you should at least find it a breeze to keep the meter." Via John Evans However, this post also argues that for many learners, particularly those with additional support needs, tablets, especially iPads and the range of Apps can really make a difference and engage many learners who might otherwise fail or disengage... 
What is Who Can Read? It’s an iPad book reader for kids produced by literacy experts!
The app features ★ Several free books to get your young reader started. ★ A voice that reads the books to help the reader learn which words to emphasize. ★ Stories with vibrant illustrations and photographs. ★ Engaging plots that keep kids interested in reading. ★ A simple leveling system to help parents choose which books are right for their children.
★ Additional books to purchase inside the application for $.99 each. 
Compatible with iPhone/iPad, this app features 150 - 3 letter words requiring identifying first, middle and last letter consonant and vowel sounds. As all the Innovative Mobile Apps, they ... Not familiar with Innovative Mobile Apps? New numbers show that a plan to use iPads instead of textbooks appears to be working. The Lake County School District County made the move at the beginning of the school year, in an effort to save money. 
At the start of this school year, mobile learning was the new hot topic. At the close of this school year, mobile learning has only increased in its hotness. Apple says there are 1.5 million iPads in K-12 schools in the U.S. Android tablets, with a camera and accelerometer, are available from less than $100. Very enticing! But helicoptering in technology has never been a productive and sustainable pedagogical strategy. In our webinar, we identify the 10 barriers to mobile learning adoption and discuss techniques we see schools employing to break down those barriers. Food for thought as we prepare for 2012-2013 and beyond.
Webinar is Thursday, May 24. Register at http://goo.gl/pCJ2x 
There's no Google Drive iPad app, but with GoodReader, iPad users can access all their Google Drive files and folders from the iPad. Via Jon Samuelson, Jim Lerman |
Amazon.com: Raise a Reader: 25 Effective Ways to Get Kids Reading eBook: Lisa Dalesandro: Books (RT @abookmama: Worried that your child doesn't like reading? 
Real-World Skills: Financial Literacy ... Toddlers and young children, aged 2 and 3 and 4, are increasingly gaining at least some access to touchscreen devices such as iPads and other tablets, or touchscreen phones. ![The Best iPad Note Apps [Best Of] | Cult of Mac | iPad & Literacy | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/VOVUYkKjfIvkdJjmfe5P6zl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
"One of the first things about the iPad that caught people’s attention was the touch screen, and it goes without saying that some of the first apps to start taking advantage of that touch screen were handwriting/note taking apps. Apps that let you write, draw, sketch—-and sometimes type–notes on your iPad. Something that combined technology with the age-old practice of scribbling notes on paper." Via John Evans 
Proponents of digital textbooks say they save school districts money, even when factoring in the costs of tablets. ![6 Apps Every Aspiring Poet Should Have On Their Device [iOS] | iPad & Literacy | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/a5FHjT3y2vyhPQpX1vlBPDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
By Dave LeClair
"It seems like there is no hobby or topic a person could be interested in that does not “have an app for that.” For poetry, I was shocked in regards to just how many iPhone apps are available and how many different things they can do. There are apps for writing poems, finding words that rhyme, reading other’s poems for inspiration, finding writing prompts and even watching videos of people performing their poetry live. If there is something you want your iPhone to do that is related to poetry, an app can handle it." Via Jim Lerman 
"For the past years, Apple has been showcasing the educational advantages of devices like Macs, iPhones and iPods on its Apple in Education website. Since the introduction of the iPad in 2010, however, the company has been making an effort to position the device as the best tool now available to teachers and students to improve the quality of education and level of engagement. The dedicated iPad in Education webpage showcases recent moves by Apple such as iBooks Textbooks and the iTunes U iOS app." Via John Evans 
When the first iPad launched in 2010, critics were quick to lampoon the device for being geared too heavily toward content consumption. Via John Evans 
Just like that it played on my iPad." These days, Rogers uses Rover, a browser iSwifter developed specifically for use in education. In addition to streaming Flash-based material, the free app filters websites for compliance with ... 
NEW @commoncraft explanation: why and how APPS evolved to be smaller, cheaper and mobile (in <3 mins). 
Top 12 Reading Comprehension Apps (from Reading Rockets) Apps that provide practice with specific comprehension skills, including sequencing, differentiating between fact and opinion, developing word awareness (through ...
One method of getting kids to engage reading in different ways is through a tablet-based literature circle. One educator reveals how the process works at her school and why it's effective. Students have integrated technology into their lives seamlessly because a connected world is the only world they have ever known. In the twenty-first century, it is impossible for teachers and parents to know and understand “the whole child” without knowledge of the everyday technology experiences, activities, and skills in which students engage. This study is framed as an ethnographic exploration of student technology use in the qualitative tradition focusing on students in Grades 3–8. Seventeen focus groups were conducted and findings from these focus groups were grouped into eight primary categories, including “Technology Device Access and Use,” “Gaming,” “Electronic Book Readers,” “Television and Online Video,” “Imposed Limits on Technology,” “Communicating Using Technology,” and “Technology in the School Environment.” “Other Observations” offer additional patterns that emerged. |
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