Hey Y'all!!
How are my favorite friends? I am so excited to tell you all about our giveaway at iteachfirst! Just for you, we are giving away an iPad Air 2, a case, AND an iTunes gift card!!!!!!! (SO SO JELLY!)
I am so excited!! Can you imagine getting a gift like that?
I have one iPad for all of my students and I use it all the time in small group, as a center, and as a reward. There are soooo many apps out there! It can be daunting to find the perfect collection of apps for your students. So I have made a list of my top 9 apps just for you. In fact...you can actually see them on my phone...yes...I have minions on my phone....I can't help myself...BANANAS!!!
Apps for you....
I love my camera at school!! I use it all the time!!! I take pictures of students to send to parents, pictures of work that we have done in our classroom, and pictures of my students as they work. I don't just use it in the classroom but I also take pictures of ideas I see around me, student work that I need to keep in my records, parent notes that I might need later, or notes that we may bring up in our grade level meeting. I know that we all have that app but the use of an iPad or an iPhone camera in the classroom is definitely worth the mention.
Level It is the app I call on when I am leveling my books. I have several leveling apps but this is the one that most likely has the level I need. But you may use another one just like I use this one. Hey...that's okay! There are several out there to LOVE!!!
Also, Class Dojo is WONDERFUL. (I wish there were caps on those caps!) My parents love it, my students love it, and I love it. The thing that I love most is the cute little monsters....okay okay...that is true but what I really love is the fact that you can find patterns of behaviors and show parents that this particular behavior is a behavior issue or a great reason to go out for a Sonic shake.
Another thing that I love is that I can record behaviors on my phone while in my reading groups, and it shows up on my Smartboard. My students NOTICE that I NOTICE! When I see see good behavior and I record it, you can feel the pride, people, when they hear the ding and see their name.
Epic!
Apps for reading...
Another favorite app of mine is Epic!! Not only can you use this app on your iPad, but also on your laptop or computers. It is fantastic to use for reading centers!! There are so many choices, students have their own profile, and the best thing about it...it's FREE for teachers! Remember to keep a file on books that you happen to find for free in the app store.
Apps for writing and spelling...
Especially for the littles, apps like Little Spellers, Sight Words, and Little Writers are all great apps to help students learn how to write and identify words. Little Writers is a tracing app that show students how to form their letters. Sentence Maker helps students to form sentences.
Ten Frame Fill
Apps for math....
Sushi Monster is a great app to practice addition and subtraction. One of my favorite apps to practice adding and subtracting with a tens frame is called Ten Frame Fill. I love that is such a specific skill to practice and it's FREE! Animal Math for First and Second Grade are also wonderful to use to practice ALL kinds of skills from adding to patterns to skip counting. As of now, the First Grade version is FREE!
Toca Boca
One of my favorite apps for students during free time or as a reward is Nighty Night , Toca Boca, and Pepi Play. They are a little quirky but encourage creativity, curiousity, and they are so FUN! I love to play them all and shhh...sometimes I do.
My niece and I made an iPhone for her out of construction paper. She was going to text me but she can't seem to get a signal. : )
Apps from YOU....
What awesome apps have you found? Got a great one you can share? I would LOVE for you to leave the name of the app in the comments to share with everyone. :) I am always looking for the next great app!
Remember to click on the picture to enter the giveaway!! Good luck!! I hope YOU win!!!
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