Follow @ed_apps A couple of days ago I posted “5 Apps for Media Creation in the Elementary Inclusive Classroom”. Which there is definitely some overlap with respect to apps which could be used across various grades, I thought I’d expand on the app possibilities by sharing a few more that would work well in the middle school/junior high and senior high areas. With apologies to those who read the previous post, I’ll include some of the framing inclusive education ideas in this post as well. In the inclusive UDL classroom, accommodations are...

Follow @ed_apps   If you’ve recently gotten an iPad or a set of iPads in your school and you’re not sure what to do with them, here are four things you can do right away:   1. Share content or apps on your projector Certainly the least interactive and engaging for students, this may be one of the easiest ways to get your group of students participating with content from your iPad. Apps like Qwiki or Google Earth that share information visually and interactively; Sharing photos or videos shot in...

Follow @ed_apps On Monday past, I emcee’d a Film Festival for students in Junior and Senior High. The festival was a huge hit thanks to my amazing team of colleagues and dozens of talented teens. But my proudest moment of the evening was one video in particular – created by a kindergarten class. Before you watch this inspiring video, let me tell you a little bit about it. This was a 2 month process, from start to finish. Kids making a volcano – it was huge – and amazingly executed...

Follow @ed_apps Recently I hosted 20 teachers in my school district at the zoo for an afternoon. The idea was to explore how we might use iPads during a field trip. It was certainly an exciting form of professional development. Instead of sitting at a desk and listening to someone like me talk about what you could do, we just went out and did it! Teachers had a lot of fun, and many ideas were shared. Below are some of the activities that we (I co-hosted the afternoon with a...

Follow @ed_apps Is there an app for that? Well, chances are there are dozens of apps for anything you want to do, but sometimes you find one app that is robust enough to have multiples uses for you and your students. For me, iMovie is that app. I find myself using it for everything from slow motion videography to documentation, to presentations and everything in-between. Below are 13 ways that I have used iMovie (or have heard of others using iMovie) with students to enhance learning. Documentation: Use the camera...

Follow @ed_apps Popplet is an integrated app and web service that can be used for graphic organizing, brainstorming, mind-mapping and presentations. My grade 10 science students particularly enjoyed using it as a collaborative graphic organizer for their notes. Three or four students would all work on a common popplet, adding their ideas, understandings about a topic or a lesson, and organize and make connections between each concept. Students could then add photos and videos from either the web or their own camers, adding visuals to help with memory and understanding....

Follow @ed_apps   Platform: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android Price: 4.99 (iPad) FREE (iPhone) Mindmeister is a mind-mapping app that allows users to draw rich, connected concept map. It has all of the benefits of paper concept mapping with the added richness of mobile technology. Maps can be saved within the app, photos and web links are easily added, and when you are done maps can be emailed (maybe to hand in to a teacher). The greatest benefit the technology adds is the collaborative function. Multiple iOS and web users...