Tech Cafe: BrainPop

How do you find quality apps?

Apps for Bloom Taxonomy: http://www.appitic.com/index.php/bloom-s/apps-for-bloom-s-taxonomy

Interactive Ladder to assign apps to Bloom's Taxonomy:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/08/web-tools-to-use-with-blooms-digital.html

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/

Search for App by Content Area, Grade Level

Common Sense Media - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Children's Technology Review - https://childrenstech.com/

Education Apps Store - https://www.educationalappstore.com/

Google Play - Education App Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=educationalappstore.eas&hl=en

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

QR Codes

QR code generator: http://www.qr-code-generator.com

Physics - Amusement Parks http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/amusementparks/

Productivity Tool Apps

Apps designed to help teachers and students plan, develop materials, communicate, and keep records.

Science Apps for HS

3D Cell Stain

AtomsInMotion

Cells

Gravity 2.0

Labtimer

Nature_HG

Newton's

Periodic Table

Sparkvue

UDL Tools

Supports multiple means of representation to give learners various ways of acquiring information and demonstrating what they know

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/

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: