ISTE Conference

Wow!  Day three of the ISTE Conference, and I have so much to share with you all.  I attended classes on flipping the class, ipads, moodle, cross-curricular projects, global learning, online projects, and web 2.0 tool reviews.  There is so much to learn and see here that it is overwhelming.  I am keeping notes and will be happy to share any information you are interested in.  Look for emails with suggestions for in class implementation in the future.

Leafsnap

Leafsnap is a really neat app that allows you to identify a tree or plant by inputting a picture.  Though it is only partially finished, it will soon expand to cover all plants and trees in the United States.  Cool app to take with you on hiking trips.  How awesome would it be if they created a similar app for all things creepy and crawly?  My kids would love it.  As of now, we carry identification books with us.  Would love to just take my iphone!  leafsnap

dvolver

dvolver is a cute tool that can be used very quickly. The movie created can be emailed or embedded. I have seen this application used for foreign language classes, where they had to create a movie in spanish. Be aware that the backgrounds and characters are a bit more mature, maybe suited towards Juniors and Seniors. Here is a jing I created to show you how easy it is to use dvolver. dvolver

Applications for Foreign Languages

Edgemates: Peer-review says foreign language teachers love this game. The review was rather vague.

World Lens: Translation tool. Can be used for scavenger hunts, hidden word search, study guides and field trips.

Mindsnacks Spanish: Focuses on vocabulary, spelling, grammar, visual learning and context. Has 50 levels of content.

VerbGeek: Spanish- One of the most comprehensive, intuitive and fun ways to learn Spanish ver conjugations on the ipad.

5. MindSnacks Spanish: Features six games designed to build essential Spanish vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and conversation skills.

Applications for English

Shakespeare in Bits- Romeo and Juliet: Allows students to experience the play in various formats with as much support as necessary.

100 SciFi Stories and more: A huge library of world science fiction stories.


Vocab Wiz SAT: Drills students on SAT level vocabulary.

Shakespeare: Complete works of Shakespeare with search functions and glossaries.

Literary Analysis Guide: Good for higher level students. Wheels for poetry, prose, and rhetoric.
The Elements of Style: Classic text by Strunk and White in an app.

Grammar: Basic rules of grammar are reviewed and practiced. Initial assessment and tutorials available.

Jacaranda Plus: HTML based ebooks with multimedia resources.

This I Believe: This application puts the beliefs collected in NPR’s vast essay collection into the hands of people so they can take them and be inspired wherever they go.

10. Miss Spell’s Class: An original word game that lets players test their spelling skills against the most commonly misspelled words on Dictionary.com.

Applications for Math

K12 Algebra 1 Study and Review: A well developed review application. Includes fundamentals, equations and inequalities, linear graphs and systems, polynomials, rationals and radicals, quadratics and functions.

Combine 4: app tests user’s knowledge and ability to use the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to combine 4 numbers in a way to equal 24. It’s all Greek to me.

Math Equation Solver: It does what it says, it solves equations.

Polar Sweep: Reinforces relationships between rectangular coordinates, polar coordinates, and basic trigonometry.

fxintegrator: evaluates area under the curve for 1d equations.

OmniGraphSketcher: creates beautiful graphs and exports as pdf, vga out.

PCalc RPN: calculator.

8. PocketCAS: Scientific calculator and function plotter.

Geometry Stash: Theorems, postulates, and corollaries for geometry.

10. Calc XT: Calculator with side note pad.