social studies opening the minds of students
https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/the-civil-rights-act-of-1964/id958392306 Under the Inspiring Lesson Ideas section of iTunes U for Educators, I selected the lesson The Civil Rights Act of 1964. What sparked my personal interest in the lesson is that it is largely a project based lesson. Due to the fact that this lesson is based on projects, students not only build an…
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/tag-journal-lesson-ideas/id1003449698?mt=11 In the Using Apps in the Classroom section of ITunes U for Educators, I selected the book, Tag Journal Lesson Ideas. The Tag Journal is an app that allows for productive journal writing and note-taking for students through out the day. Learning of this app for the first time, I was blown away! There…
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/reaching-all-learners-utilising/id870422846?isInPurchasedView=true&mt=11 The One Best Thing IBook I chose to read was called; Reaching All Students: Utilising Student Interests to Empower Accessibility. As the title eludes to, the main focus of the book is different Apple apps that can assist in connecting course material to students interests. The benefits of utilizing the strategies laid out in…
The above animation was created on an app called Tellagami. Tellagami by Tellagami Labs Inc. https://appsto.re/us/nK0iI.i The app allows you to style a presenter and the environment they exist in, while animating the presenter to either, move with the recording of your voice, or read written texts. There are both free and paid versions…
Comic strips can serve many roles in a classroom. Having students create a final product encourages the student to have ownership and more efficacy in their own education. Comic strips can serve as the medium for students creations. When creating a comic strip students must also activate their prior knowledge, as well as learned…
The app I used to create my first word cloud (above) was Phoetic; (Link Below). Phoetic is an outstanding app for creating word clouds. The features included in the one time purchase price of $.99 are numerous and easy to access and use. This app contains more creative options on how to create a word…
The app I used to create my first screencast was named Vittle. A link to the app is below. Vittle Free: Interactive Whiteboard Video Recorder to Teach Concepts, Show Presentations, and Explain Everything You Need by Qrayon, LLC https://appsto.re/us/aEgbM.i The thing that first attracted me to the app is that it is free…
For the week 5 reflection I watched 3 episodes from the University of Nebraska-Lincolns, Tech Edge Edition- History. https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/tech-edge-ipad-edition-history/id663440528?mt=10 For the first video I watched I chose episode 34: Election apps. The presenter showed apps from the constitution to current events. Constitution for iPad by Clint Bagwell Consulting https://appsto.re/us/Wo1Pv.i The constitution app seemed like the…
To create the above presentation on Abraham Lincoln using the app, Adobe Slate – Make your words and images move by Adobe https://appsto.re/us/cbsU5.i I chose this app because of its simplicity while still having options. I found this to hold true while creating the presentation. There are many option you can select from themes to…
One Justin Tarte’s blog there is an article giving advise to new teachers. while going into teaching, advise from experienced teachers is invaluable. Justin shares many unique and interesting perspectives on everything from classroom management to lesson planning! the first point made in the article impacted me the most. “Strong student relationships will be your…