I had a great time at the end of last school year allowing the students to use the Pic Collage app on the iPads to create mini-yearbooks using pictures from our class blog. There are many uses for the app, and I’m pretty sure that I have yet to use it to its full potential. At a … Read more
I don’t often recommend paid apps on this blog. One reason is that they are difficult for many educators to obtain for their classroom, as I outlined in yesterday’s post. Another reason is that I feel that many of the paid apps have features that can be found in other free apps. However, every once in … Read more
I’m afraid that this is going to be a venting post. I try to use this blog to share resources and to, hopefully, inspire. But one of the resources that I’ve shared quite a bit on this blog has sorely disappointed me, and I feel that I need to express this. Some people may have … Read more
UPDATE 11/13/14: Here is a link to a post about Scratch Jr tutorials for primary students that you might find helpful. I have been eagerly waiting the release of the ScratchJr app for the iPad this summer. It became available on Tuesday, and I spent part of Wednesday playing around with it. ScratchJr is a free … Read more
PixelPress first came to my attention when I discovered its Kickstarter campaign last year. Unfortunately, I came across it after it was too late for me to back it. Then, a couple of months ago, Drew Minock (Two Guys and Some iPads) mentioned that the Floors app was available for a free download on the iPad. I … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, Adobe released a new iPad app called, “Adobe Voice.” It reminds me a bit of Microsoft’s Photo Story – a free piece of software that allows you to create a video out of images. Like Photo Story, Adobe Voice allows you to add photos, text, narration, and music. However, it … Read more