Educational Technology for Teachers

1. Notability

Combine handwriting, photos and typing to bring your projects to life.

Add as much detail as you like with a variety of colors and fonts. Notability is a powerful ($1.99) app
which allows you to mark up worksheets, pdfs, photos and documents for a smooth digital workflow. http://www.gingerlabs.com/
 

2. Explain Everything

Explain Everything allows the user to present slides on which they annotate, animate and record narration.

http://www.morriscooke.com/applications-ios/explain-everything-2

 

3. Book Creator

Harness the creativity of your students with Book Creator. This paid App is an amazing outlet for students to create their own iBooks right on the iPad. Add your text, images, video, music andnarration and use all of your contentto tell the whole story. 

 

 

4. Socrative Student/ Kahoot.it

 

Socrative lets teachers engage and assess their students with educational
activities on tablets, laptops and smartphones. Through the use of real time
questioning, instant result aggregation and visualization, teachers can gauge
the whole class’ current level of understanding. 
 

Kahoot.IT is a website to create and play quizzes, discussions or even
surveys (which we call Kahoots) using any device with a web browser. 

 

5. iMovie

iMovie makes it easy to browse and share the HD video you shoot on your iOS device. Turn your favorite clips into blockbuster movies or Hollywood‑style trailers. And watch your mini‑masterpieces anywhere with iMovie Theater. The implications to education are massive as students can visually show their learning through pictures, audio using their own voice, and music. This has been successful in many classrooms district wide already!

 

4 Core Websites that work with the iPad

1. IXL is a site where kids can practice Math & English and have fun doing it. IXL provides comprehensive, standards-aligned math and language arts practice for K–12. http://www.ixl.com
    

2. Schooltube.com The Best Videos from Students and Teachers Everywhere http://www.schooltube.com/
    

3. Kidblog.com is where over 5 million K-12 students have a voice. Trusted by teachers around the world. Set up your class for free in 20 seconds - no student email addresses, no ads. An amazing resource to give students a voice and a way to interact and respond to each other in a safe environment. http://www.kidblog.com
    

4. Internet4Classrooms.com is a site with a ton of resources, games, and activities for K-12 using common core based practices and skills. http://www.internet4classrooms.com
    

More Websites that do a variety of classroom related things

1. Recite this is an awesome website which allows you to make graphics of your favorite quotes. Great for putting quotes around the classroom or on a cork board. Students can also use this resource to create graphics for a quote of their choosing which they can then elaborate upon for classroom display. http://recitethis.com/
    

2. Figment is more than an app or a tool. Figment is a community of readers and writers, creators and artists, using the internet to share ideas and stories. In Figment, one can search for particular types of texts/writing, by genre or by tags. Check out Figment's library or spotlight books, or join a group based on interests. There are forums for networking, sharing ideas and opinions, and troubleshooting. Keep up to date on the Daily Fig for contests, polls, and quizzes. Get feedback and share your talents! Grades 4-12. http://figment.com
    

3. This site allows for the creation of web-based presentations that include animated videos and amazing content. Powtoon is ideal for those seeking a nice alternative to more traditional presentation tools. Simple to use, it makes creating engaging, interesting, and exciting animated videos extremely easy. Users can create and show presentations straight from the Powtoon site, or opt for the export to Youtube option, or even download a MP4 video format for use offline. Grades: K-12 http://www.powtoon.com