“You mean they didn’t really go there?” a student asked me. She was pointing to a bulletin board of Photo Mapo projects by my 1st graders. Each student had chosen a Google Street View image of a landmark in the country they were studying. Using the Green Screen app by DoInk, the students inserted pictures … Read more
I think we’ve already established that I have very little imagination. I admire creativity, but I am much better at borrowing other people’s ideas than I am at generating my own. When I first learned about Word Clouds, for example, I thought they were fun but really couldn’t think of too many applications for their … Read more
I know I should probably not post this for Phun Phriday as many people take their Klingon skills quite seriously. However, it struck me as a tad bit funny to learn that one of my favorite language-learner apps, Duolingo, apparently plans to offer Klingon lessons in the near future. As I tried to do a … Read more
Games have their place in education, but my students know that I tend to emphasize creation rather than consumption – especially when it comes to technology. Few “education” apps pass muster for me, but I have a feeling this particular one will be on my “Gifts for the Gifted” apps list this December. I first … Read more
In the interest of disclosure, I did receive the “Wonder Pack” for free so that I could review it for this blog. Wonder Workshop recently contacted a few bloggers to see if we would be interested in reviewing their new robots, Dash and Dot. Knowing my students would be more than happy to test … Read more
In yesterday’s post, I offered some ideas for free apps to add to children’s iPads for creating. Today I am giving a few recommendations for paid apps in that same category that are, in my opinion, well worth the money. As I mentioned yesterday, I think that it’s essential that these apps are accompanied by … Read more