Support Reading with Animoto and Toontastic

How do you find quality apps?

Apps - Blooms 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
edtechteacher.org (Where do I begin?) - http://edtechteacher.org/apps/

Search for App by Content Area, Grade Level

Apps evaluated by Educators – http://www.graphite.org/

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

Pinterest - search for Reading Apps, Reading Apps Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans using Inspiration - 

http://www.inspiration.com/lessonplans/kidspiration#reading-and-writing-lesson-plans
20 iPad Apps to Teach Reading

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/20-ipad-apps-to-teach-elementary-reading/

15 Apps to Improve Reading Comprehension

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/15-of-the-best-educational-apps-for-improved-reading-comprehension/

50 Popular Apps for Struggling Readers

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/50-popular-ipad-apps-for-struggling-readers-writers/

Reading Comprehension Strategies Chart

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/bb/cd/f4/bbcdf44c839d04478e3a57d723c2aa1e.jpg

Animoto for Education - http://animoto.com/education
Sign up information - http://help.animoto.com/entries/20239847-Getting-Started-with-Animoto-for-Education

Six ways to use Animoto in the Classroom - https://animoto.com/blog/education/education-videos/

Free music - www.jamendo.com

Examples:

• West Lake Students

• Book Trailer

• Great Gatsby

• Elementary

• Story of Me -Middle School

Flickr.com - For images
http://www.flickr.com/

Library of Congress - Prints and photographs online collection - For images
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/

Google Images - For images
http://www.google.com/imghp

Chicago Public Library - For book summaries, reviews, and book cover images
http://www.chipublib.org/

Amazon.com - For book summaries, reviews, and book cover images
http://www.amazon.com/

Toontastic

Lesson Plan 1: Pre-writing with Toontastic

http://www.launchpadtoys.com/edu/PDF/LaunchpadLeaders_KimberlySimpson.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:

http://www.launchpadtoys.com/edu/teacher-resources/StoryDesignWorksheetPortrait.pdf

Additional Toontastic Lesson Plans:

http://www.launchpadtoys.com/edu/learning-goals/#common-core

Ideas for Integrating into Classroom

Digital Book Reporter - http://classwithapps.com/2013/04/digital-book-reporter/

eBooks - www.wegivebooks.com (free ebooks!)

Whole group instruction - connect mobile device to projector, students take turns reading and discuss scene

Pairs - students read story together, take turns reading narration and dialogue

Reenact story

Ideas for integrating app on graphite.org - (check under How Can Teachers Use it)