I have just spent the last hour researching and downloading digital book Apps for the iPad. I felt I had a fairly good selection but was asked by a Middle School teacher if I could recommend any that could become part of her reading rotation. This then led me to realise there is a wealth of Apps aimed at Junior or younger readers (especially Picture Books and well known stories) but finding quality age appropriate content for older readers is not quite so easy.
I have just downloaded
Flip
Oh the Thinks you can Think (Dr Seuss)
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the REALLY big Adventure
The Penelope Rose
Gone Wishing
Numberlys
Eleanor's Secret
I initally found an article via The Digital Media Diet website, which then led me to the
Digital Storytime digital book review site. There is a wealth of Apps on this site, many of which I have been using in classrooms in the past. I'll spend some time exploring and using the apps I have just downloaded and add another post soon.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has any digital book apps they could recommend for this age group. Just leave me a comment on this post. Cheers.
Paula Jamieson - "Making Connections" Learning from each other with each other.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Te Akau ki Papamoa
A fabulous start to 2013 with two Teacher Only Days and a Powhiri today, for all new comers to the Te Akau ki Papamoa (TAKP) School Whanau. Including myself plus the teachers and students new to TAKP there were also 35 RTLB's who will have the school as their base/lead school for at least the next two years.
It's fabulous to feel not only part of a team but also to have the enthusiasm and excitement from staff to have me 'back' under their wing.
I am working 0.5 in school with teachers, so 'odd weeks' of the school calendar and then even weeks running Switch On NZ (with all workshops based in TAKP).
I appear to be one (if not the only) facilitator who is not now working for CORE.
Interesting and challenging times ahead.
It's fabulous to feel not only part of a team but also to have the enthusiasm and excitement from staff to have me 'back' under their wing.
I am working 0.5 in school with teachers, so 'odd weeks' of the school calendar and then even weeks running Switch On NZ (with all workshops based in TAKP).
I appear to be one (if not the only) facilitator who is not now working for CORE.
Interesting and challenging times ahead.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Holiday Find Number 1
I stumbled across this fantastic array of Presentations this morning via Pinterest they are created by Karen Ogen. I have been using and enjoying another site of Karen's (Interactive Sites for Education) for years but hadn't discovered this one until today.
The presentations are attractive, clear, concise and would not only be useful for teachers but you could use many of them in class with your learners to drive and guide them through the new learning (eg Lights, Camera, Green Screen, Action! - even thought the tutorial is using Abode 8 there is also links on the last page to tutorials with iMovie, Windows Movie Maker and others)
You can view all of Karen's fabulous presentations by clicking the link below
http://karenogen.weebly.com/my-presentations.html
The presentations are attractive, clear, concise and would not only be useful for teachers but you could use many of them in class with your learners to drive and guide them through the new learning (eg Lights, Camera, Green Screen, Action! - even thought the tutorial is using Abode 8 there is also links on the last page to tutorials with iMovie, Windows Movie Maker and others)
You can view all of Karen's fabulous presentations by clicking the link below
http://karenogen.weebly.com/my-presentations.html
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