ipads and writing integrating ipads with writing in the classroom

iPads and Writing

Integrating iPads with Writing in the Classroom

WHY use an iPad for Writing?

Allows for the 4 C’s! *Creativity *Collaboration *Critical Thinking *Communication

Common Core Writing Standards

CCSS.ELAWith

guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish

writing.

How can we use iPads to make writing more

meaningful?

Generating an Idea

Traditional MethodsComposition notebookSpiral notebook

iPad MethodsPoppletEducreations

Developing an IdeaTraditional MethodsTimelineTalk to partner

iPads MethodsDragon DictationPoppletQR Code

Drafting

Traditional methodsPaper and pencil

iPad methodsSling NoteScribble Press

Revising

Traditional MethodPaper and PencilWriting Journal

iPad Method Scribble PressTelligami

Editing and PublishingTraditional MethodPaper and pencil and crafts

iPadScribble PressPuppet PalsEducreationsTelligamiOver Lifecards

Word Wizard

What is Word Wizard?

This app allows students to create words and then have

the words read back to them. It sounds the words out as

the student goes and students can also create

sentences.

Ways I Use

OMaking wordsOMaking sentencesOPhonics practice

Scribble Press

What is Scribble Press?

Scribble Press is a multimedia creativity platform for creating,

sharing and publishing stories.

Scribble Press

• Independent AND Collaborative • Excitement (begging actually)• Knowledge/Pride• Creative and Critical Thinking• Communicate (students, parents,

teachers)• Edit/Revise/Publish/ HAIKU• Individual or Group (new) Accounts

Share and Email it!

Share with EVERYONE!

Ways I Use

Center Rotations (Creating books the students are interested in)

Research Reports (Ocean Animals)

Whole Class Books (OCEAN for Open House)

Published pieces for Writer’s Workshop

Dragon Dictation and Evernote

What is Dragon Dictation and Evernote?

Dragon Dictation Voice recognition Speak and instantly see your text

Evernote Save your ideas Take notes Capture photos Voice reminders

Ways I Use

Use Dragon to record voice and change into text

Save in Evernote

Have separate notebooks in Evernote for each student

Educreation

What is Educreation?

Recordable interactive whiteboard that captures your voice and handwriting to

produce amazing video lessons that you can share online.

Students and colleagues can replay your lessons in any web browser, or from within the app on their iPads.

Ways I Use

Assessments (Writing Sight Words, kids record themselves as they write the words)

Flipped Lessons

CGI Math-explain your thinking

Writing ANYTHING and recording student or teacher while writing.

Tellagami

What is Tellagami?

Tellagami is a mobile app that lets you

create and share a quick animated

message called a Gami.

Ways I Use

Writing Projects-read or type it into the app and the avatar reads it back.

Read books into the app and it reads it back.

Presenting research, present lessons

QR Codes

What is a QR Code?

QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan. Now you will see them everywhere from a McDonald’s Happy Meal to a box of nails.

The barcode is an optically machine-readable label that is attached to an item and it records information related to that item.

www.qrstuff.com

Ways I Use

I had fun with these… Centers/Rotations Scavenger Hunt Research Writing Response Open House “Welcome”After our class Orange Hot Air Balloon field trip, we did a week of “field trip fun zones”. I put QR codes at rotations and the kids scanned them and then wrote information about hot air balloons, then we shared what we learned. They didn’t want to stop.

Hot Air Balloon QR Code Centers

Puppet Pals

What is Puppet Pals?

Puppet Pals is a digital puppet theater complete with a large

array of characters and backgrounds.

This is another creative app that can be used in your classroom in a variety of

ways in all curricular areas.

Ways I Use

Creative Writing-I had students write their own fairy/folk tales and then record them.

“Modern” Reader’s Theater Collaborating on stories together Present Information

Popplet

What is Popplet?

A popplet is a big pinboard that you can

put popples onto. It reminds me of a

graphic organizer.

Ways I Use

Graphic Organizer Classify and Categorize Collaborate on a specific topic Pre-Writing Presentation

Sling Note

What is Sling Note?

Sling note allows you to open a web browser and a notepad or a calculator

side by side. It’s great for gathering research or

compiling notes.

Ways I Use

Research Project Based Collaborate on a specific topic Pre-Writing Note-Taking

Over

What is Over?

Over is a fun app that allows students to write text on top of

photos.

Ways I Use

Photos and labeling

Create a presentation with historical facts, science facts, etc.

Lifecards

What is Lifecards?

With Lifecards you can use up to four of your own photos to design your own imaginative

postcard.

Ways I Use

Photos and labelingBook reports, presentations,

organizing thoughts, GATE icons, newsletters to parents.

Create a presentation with historical facts, science facts, etc.

iPads and Writing

How will you use them in

your classroom?

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