SONGZA (Music)
I absolutely LOVE SONGZA for the classroom setting! You can set any tone for your classroom by choosing different types of music: Acoustic, Classical, Today's Hits without lyrics, etc. Music is great to play soflty in the background while students are working independently or even when in the group setting. Click on the SONGZA picture to the left and it will take you directly to the website where you can download this app on your iPad for endless and free music. You may even catch yourself using it other places besides your classroom!
The best part.....NO COMMERCIALS and you can set up a favorites list so it's easy to access your preferred classroom music.
The best part.....NO COMMERCIALS and you can set up a favorites list so it's easy to access your preferred classroom music.
EDMODO (Social Networking)
Having a virtual classroom and social network under the safe umbrella of Huntsville City Schools is simply GENIUS! Click on the edmodo picture for a direct link to the website for Huntsville City School's edmodo setup. Need help creating an edmodo page for your 21st Century learners? Contact me and I will be happy to help.
The best part......YOU are in complete control. You control who is in your virtual classroom, what they see, their responses, and you can even create quizzes (which are graded for you) and polls using edmodo. You know you want to try it out!
The best part......YOU are in complete control. You control who is in your virtual classroom, what they see, their responses, and you can even create quizzes (which are graded for you) and polls using edmodo. You know you want to try it out!
CLASS DOJO (Classroom Management)
This is a neat tool that allows teachers to manage and improve behaviors in a classroom quickly and easily. It is probably one of the easiest apps I have used and it can be made visible to students, as well. Click on the picture to go directly to the website to see if this app is for you.
The best part.....it generates data per student and per class that you can use to drive instruction, use in parent conferences, AND you have documentation of behaviors (good AND bad) with the simple touch of an iPad screen.
The best part.....it generates data per student and per class that you can use to drive instruction, use in parent conferences, AND you have documentation of behaviors (good AND bad) with the simple touch of an iPad screen.
DROPBOX (The Lifesaver)
You know that question, "If you were stranded on an island, what would you want to have with you and why?" We've all heard it before and strategically planned what we would need to survive.
Well, the iPad version is, "If you could have one app, what would it be and why?" My answer: DROPBOX. Even the slogan wins me over......."Simplify your life." Ummmm, yes please! No need for a jump drive with this online backup system that offers you 100GB of space.You can share files, pictures, videos, etc. Syncing files across your computers, mobile devices, and iPads is so easy and simple.
The best part......all of it! I give it so much credit because this simple tool has saved me numerous times when a file was misplaced or couldn't be opened from a jump drive. It also can open a number of different file formats.The sharing tool is unbeatable and is a great way to share lesson plans, ideas, etc with your teammates.
Well, the iPad version is, "If you could have one app, what would it be and why?" My answer: DROPBOX. Even the slogan wins me over......."Simplify your life." Ummmm, yes please! No need for a jump drive with this online backup system that offers you 100GB of space.You can share files, pictures, videos, etc. Syncing files across your computers, mobile devices, and iPads is so easy and simple.
The best part......all of it! I give it so much credit because this simple tool has saved me numerous times when a file was misplaced or couldn't be opened from a jump drive. It also can open a number of different file formats.The sharing tool is unbeatable and is a great way to share lesson plans, ideas, etc with your teammates.