I’ve
been researching and finding new things for Friday Five and my classroom for
several years. There have been few finds
that have me as excited as some of the tech tools that I have discovered over
the last few weeks for this edition.
1. Aurasma: This is an augmented reality app. It gives you the ability to let the physical
world around you interact with the digital world. You create a video and link it to a
picture. When the camera is held over
the picture the over-layed video plays.
My students recorded themselves giving a book report. They took a picture of the book cover and
made it the aura. When the camera is
held over the book cover their video book report begins. I have also used it with some intervention
students. I recorded a video reading the
sight words at the back of the book.
When they scanned the book, a video began reviewing sight words before
they read the book. It is user friendly
and free. A great combination.
2. Showbie: This new app is the easiest way I have found
for students to turn in their digital assignments. The teacher gives an assignment and students
can easily upload their completed digital product. It houses them all in one place for each
class. It is like a digital drop box for
students. It is very user friendly. My second graders easily mastered how to sign
in and submit their work. The showbie
sight has several how to videos that show how to integrate with many of the
apps you may currently use.
3. Kids Book Report App: Book Reports go high tech with this app. It allows students to type in the characters,
setting, problem, solution, and review of the book. They can then save it as a PDF that can be
emailed or printed. This app costs $0.99
but I highly recommend it for the reluctant writer. There is just something about putting an
electronic device in the hands of a child that will give them the confidence
that they CAN write.
4. Where Do the Balloons
Go?: This interactive book was free
earlier in the week. It is beautifully
illustrated with watercolor pictures.
Jamie Lee Curtis wrote it. There
are activities to click on every
page. There is even a place to write a
postcard or make a constellation. The
full version is $3.99 but there is a lite version that is still free.
5. Puppet Workshop Lite: Do you love sock puppets? There is something about their creation that
makes everyone smile. With this app
students can create a puppet by choosing a sock, facial features, and a
background. Students can save the puppet
as a picture. This could then become the
inspiration for a writing assignment. I
wish this app had the ability to record a voice. I still think it could be a useful app. The lite version is free. The full version is $2.99.
Have
a great weekend!
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