40 Apps in 40 Days ~ Apps 7-11

coLAR Mix - FREE

This allows you to make your students artwork come to life.  Simply print off one of the color sheets from the website and color it in.  Open the app and your picture jumps off the page.  This app mesmerizes my students every time they use it.

Dice - FREE


Many times I do not have enough dice for my students to play some of the ELA board games or addition games in my classroom.  This app has alleviated this problem and the problem with dice falling on the floor.  In this app you can have from one to twenty dice on the screen.  The sum of all the dice shows on the center of the screen.  I have also used this app to call on students randomly.  I roll the dice and the student with that number is able to answer the question.

Running Record Calculator Lite - FREE


The app calculates the words-per-minute, accuracy rate, and self correction ratio.  I use this app for fast calculations when computing my student's words per minute.  There is also a paid version of this app ($3.99) which has additional bonuses such as a stopwatch and voice recorder.  This tool would be beneficial when you need to record a student for playback at another time.

 Show Me - FREE

Show Me is an app for creating and sharing whiteboard-style lessons on your iPad.  I have used this app to deliver instructions to my students as well as for my students to develop and share short lessons with each other.  We use this app to provide a review of what they have learned.

Too Noisy Lite - FREE

This app is great to help control the volume level of the classroom during small group time.  I projector the screen onto my Promethean board for the class to see.  I have a couple leaders in the classroom that remind their friends when they become too loud.  This allows me to continue working with my own small group and keeps us from disturbing other classes around us.

40 Apps in 40 Days ~ Apps 5 & 6

Sorry that I am posting this late, but better late than never right??  I am just now getting over the stomach virus.  It is horrible and I don't wish it on anyone.  Now that I'm feeling better on with the apps. :)

Thinking Blocks - Free

Thinking Blocks is an app that allows students to model and solve math problems. It is a free app that also has a website that students can access to also play the math games.  There are four apps for Thinking Blocks: Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Fractions, and Ratio and Proportion.  Each app provides guided instruction and independent practice.  The check feature allows students to check their work before moving on.  I have seen tremedous growth in math over the past few years of using this app and website.  Most students hate doing word problems on a worksheet, but when you present it to them on an iPad they don't mind doing them.  Win-Win!

Students are able to chose how many steps and how big the numbers are in the problem.









The word problem is displayed at the top of the screen and instructions are at the bottom.  Students must first read the problem and determine where the modeling blocks go and label them.  The student then chooses check to see if they are correct.

Students then add numbers to their model.  The ? is used to show the missing number.  Feedback is given at the bottom of the screen after the check box is chosen.

The student is now ready to solve the problem.  There is a built in calculator that can be turned on or off.  Students may also compute their answer by drawing on the screen with the drawing tools.

If the student gets the question correct they earn a star.  Once they earn five stars they are able to move on to another area with multi-step problems.

Here is a list of the different types of problems in the addition and subtraction app.









Math Slide - Free Version and $0.99 upgrade

Each app has a free and paid version.  In the free version you can play each of the games twice before it is locked.  There is a total of 10 games in each app.  This is a multiplayer app supporting from 1-4 players.








Each app presents different type of questions and different levels.  Shown here is the place value app ($2.99) which includes the hundreds, tens, ones app and the tens and ones app all in one.

This is the addition and subtraction app.  Students slide their answer into the middle of the screen to beat their opponent.
















The student that uses all of their numbers first is the winner.

Do you have apps that you use in your classroom everyday that you would like to share?  Please share them in the comments area.

40 Apps in 40 Days ~ Apps 3 & 4

Popplet Lite - Free

     Popplet has an easy to use interface, intuitive for users,  is visually appealing and allows you to embed images, and links.  You can save your brainstorm as a jpeg or pdf and email it.

     I have used this app in my classroom to map vocabulary words, create character maps, create a story map, and create parts of speech word maps.

Story Me App - Free

     The Story Me app lets you design personalized comic strips from your own photos. Create beautiful framed collages with speech bubbles and captions – then apply a unique cartoon filter! Turn individual images into a story in seconds.

     This app can be used to retell a story, for character dialog, or to illustrate a story.

40 Apps in 40 Days ~ App 2

Write About This

This app has a free version and a paid for version.  Both apps give a picture for students to respond to that will help start a writing activity.  The free version has 50 images and the paid app ($3.99) has 125 images.  Teachers are also able to upload their own pictures for students to use.
My students recently researched Mardi Gras on using World Book.  They were required to write at least five facts in their journal.  Once they finished there research they used the iPad app to write about Mardi Gras.  Using this app the students were able to save their writing as an image.

Where has the time gone?

It's March already! The end of the school year will be here before you know it.

I know I have been absent from blogging since the beginning of the school year.  No excuses!! I'm jumping right back in with ...

I will be reviewing 40 apps over the next 40 days that my students and I use in my classroom everyday.  I am also in the process of starting my own Etsy store.  I will be posting by sneak previews here as well as Facebook. So stay tuned!!!

App #1 Math Duel

This is one of my students favorite apps to use in math centers.  It costs $2.99, but I feel it is worth every penny.  It is a split screen math game that can be played by one player or two.  When in the two player mode, students play against each other answering addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problems.  My students in my RTI groups love this activity as an early finisher activity.

Inspirations

One of my best friends recently had her baby and for her baby shower I decided to break out my embroidery machine I received for Christmas (Thanks mom!!!).  Here is the finished product.

I am super excited about how many different things I can embroidery.  I am working on a few burp clothes right now and a few Easter surprises for my niece and nephew.

I hope everyone has an awesome Wednesday!! See you tomorrow!