Tech Cafe: Apps to support Social Studies

How do you find quality apps for Social Studies?

Kathy Schrock Bloomin Apps - http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html

How to find good educational apps that have been evaluated by educators – http://www.graphite.org/

Build Content Knowledge
BrainPop – www.brainpop.com
netTrekker – www.nettrekker.com

Organization – Mind mapping - Brainstorming

BrainPop - Make-a-map
http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/video/introducing-make-map-tool-brainpop-powered-ideaphora/

Inspiration/Kidspiration - PC/Mac

Templates: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0Sc9yjrWb1DeTJ0RUJWSEQ2Wjg&usp=sharing

Inspiration Map – iPad
Brainstorming Visually - grades 6 thru 12
http://www.inspiration.com/sites/default/files/filemanager/file/Brainstorming%20Visually.pdf
Mind Maps - tapping prior knowledge and Developing Ideas
http://www.inspiration.com/sites/default/files/filemanager/file/Mind%20Maps-Tapping%20Knowledge.pdf
Additional Inspiration Lesson Plans:
http://www.inspiration.com/lessonplans/inspiration

      Story Creation/Presenting
      Questions when evaluating apps for presenting:
      Can you add photos or drawings?
      Can you add text?
      Can you add voice recording?
      Can you share or publish?
      How do you see yourself using this in the classroom as a teacher?
      How do you see yourself using this in the classroom as a student?

Haiku Deck

Flash Site: http://wintercounts.si.edu/index.html

HTML Site: http://wintercounts.si.edu/html_version/html/index.html

Download the entire Teachers' Guide (2MB)

Lakota Wintercount & Haiku Deck - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Toontastic:

Lesson Plan 1: Mission Plan – The Dream

http://www.launchpadtoys.com/edu/PDF/LaunchpadLeaders_MattGomez.pdf

Lesson Plan 2: BrainPop Inspired Movies (Create using Toontastic)

http://www.launchpadtoys.com/edu/PDF/LaunchpadLeaders-AndrewGardner.pdf

Video: http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/video/digital-storytelling-with-toontastic/

Story Design Worksheet: