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Apptastic!

This last weekend a crew of us from PCCS got up WAY early in the morning and headed to Grand Rapids for edCamp Grand Rapids.  It was an incredible experience and I highly recommend that everyone attend an edcamp if they have the opportunity.

Emily Verbeke and I had no intention of presenting at edcamp.  However, someone had posted that they would love to see a session on apps.  Emily asked if I had planned on presenting my Apptastic presentation from edCamp Detroit and I quickly told her only if she did it with me.  So needless to say we presented at edCamp!  Our session started with us sharing some of our favorite apps and then we opened it up for other people to share theirs.  Below you will find our presentation as well as some other links of resources for iPad apps.  If you have a favorite app please leave a comment.  We'd love to add it to my list!

~Melanie

Apptastic

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iPad Resources:
-Lucy's iPad Resources
-www.iear.org - apps recommended by educators - awesome site!
-Escondido Union School District - list of ipad apps by subject area
-iPad apps shared by EdCamp Grand Rapids peeps

iPad Resource Links for #edcampGR

Escondido Union School District

iEar.org

Lucy's iPad Resources

PCCS Tech Tuesday Teachers Wiki

Use YouTube as a search engine for tech ideas.

When I wanted to learn about Google calendar, I went to YouTube and searched for "Google calendar tutorial." This video showed up.



As a visual learner, I really appreciate tutorials made by other educators and techies. I learn a great deal this way.

How to shorten links for your students to read from the board.

goo.gl

How to make a Google form.

Sample: http://goo.gl/rMCJZ

Pinterest

Pinterest now has an education category. Check it out!

Espon Interactive Whiteboards

Here are some resources that you might find helpful.

1.  Video Tutorials by AJ Brothers.  These quick videos that walk you through what your IWB can do! You can follow this link to the AJ Brothers videos on the PCCS UDL webpage or view them here!  There are also a ton of other videos on youtube.

Video 1: Splash Screen

Video 2: Orientation

Video 3: Easiteach Menu 1

Video 4:  Easiteach Menu 2

Video 5: Glass Mode

Video 6: Drawing Tools

Video 7: Text Tools Part 1

Video 8: Text Tools part 2

Video 9: Object Properties and Manipulations

2.  Websites:

• http://www.easilearn.com/ - Has additional interactives that can be download. There is no cost for some, however some are paid.
• http://www.myeasiteach.com/ - Interactives that have been created by teachers around the globe.  You must create a user name to see the lessons that have been created.  Free.

3.  Moodle Resources - Last year as part of the UDL Training.  Two teachers from every builidng worked with another teacher from their building to create interactive lessons using the Easiteach Next Generation Software.  Those lessons were for 4th and 5th grade only. They can be found in the K-8 Math and Science section of moodle.  Both 4th and 5th grade science folders have a folder called Easiteach Lessons. 
Moodle site: http://www.forums.pccs.k12.mi.us/

4.  Interactive Books: You can also use books like the one below from Scholastic called "Writing Lesson for the Interactive Whiteboard."  You have to be careful though...not all books like this will work for our system.  If it say "SMART" then it will more than likely only work if you have a SMART board.

What resources have you found that work? Leave a comment!