UPDATE: Photo Mapo is no longer free (.99) and Tellagami no longer offers the text-to-speech or customization in the free app. You can read more about the Tellagami changes here. Yesterday I wrote about an app-smashing project my GT 5th graders did, and today I want to present to you one that my GT 1st … Read more
UPDATE: Photo Mapo is no longer free (.99). I have a bad habit of downloading apps that look interesting and then forgetting to try them. Photo Mapo is a free iOS app that should not be overlooked. Photo Mapo allows you to integrate any photo with a map and short description. It offers 13 different … Read more
You may remember a post I did last week on using Twitter with younger students, based on a presentation by Matt Gomez about his Kindergarten class’ experience with “Twitter Friends.” I couldn’t wait to try connect my 1st graders with a class on Twitter, and was thrilled to receive a reply to my request for … Read more
Last month, I saw a post about TED-Ed Clubs on Richard Byrne’s blog, Free Technology 4 Teachers. Hoping to host such a club next year, I applied. (According to the TED-Ed Clubs site, you may still apply.) This post isn’t actually about TED-Ed Clubs, since Richard and the TED-Ed site have that pretty well handled. … Read more
My gifted 2nd graders study the theme, “Structures,” and begin the year with animal structures. I recently saw this fabulous article on Edutopia, “Superhero Science” by Autumn Ware, that inspired me to leverage student interest in superheroes as a route for researching interesting animals. Experience has taught me that scaffolding is particularly important with these … Read more
UPDATE: Tellagami no longer offers the text-to-speech or customization in the free version of the app. You can read more about the Tellagami changes here. I decided using three apps and a website for one project was not enough, so I decided to throw another iPad and an additional website into the mix this … Read more