15 F ANTASTIC A PPS TO R EFUEL L ITERACY I NSTRUCTION IN THE C LASSROOM Presented by: Bailey Streicher 4 th grade NGES

O UR 15 A PPS BROKEN DOWN INTO 4 DOMAINS Writing/Research Grammar Fluency Performance and Fun

W RITING “I have never have enough time for writing during the school day!” -Teachers everywhere

W RITING Wordsalad Creates word collages Students can create through the app or copy and paste previous pieces Font, color, and orientation options Free- $2.99 to upgrade (removes watermark)

W RITING Kidblog Classroom blog Fully functional blogging for kids Could be used for specific assignments, creative writing, daily journaling, etc. KhMeHcCG_8

R ESEARCH InstaGrok Academic search engine New age internet search, organized specifically for students, unlike Google/Wikipedia Supports research, critical thinking, use of evidence, and writing skills

R ESEARCH InstaGrok Helps students to organize their notes, and form a bibliography Search a topic: a web is presented with key facts, pictures, videos, website links, and related concepts Students can make notes and pin items to look back at later **Demo video**

G RAMMAR “People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as unimportant, are unlikely to think carefully about anything else.” ― B.R. MyersB.R. Myers

G RAMMAR Grammar Express Grammar Quizzes for a range of levels Full version: $2.99

G RAMMAR Grammar App Learn and play with grammar Introduction section gives presentation slides on each topic Videos, videos, videos! Once students have learned they can play games, test their knowledge and even track progress

G RAMMAR Bluster Word sorting game Great for parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes, etc.

G RAMMAR BrainPOP Center grove subscription log in: Username: cgng Password: Trojans Within “English”, 5 categories with endless information! Colorful and different way to present the same old grammar lessons to students.

F LUENCY

One Minute Reader Placement application tests for a student’s starting level Cold read, read along, read alone, and quiz Students can look back at passage if needed to answer questions and try to beat their score by reading again ledgebase/how-to/24/342

F LUENCY Ocean House Media Free sample book when you download (Ex: The Cat In The Hat) Buy per book Features: Read to me, Read it myself, Auto play Suggests additional apps

F LUENCY Storia Use current Scholastic teacher account to log in 5 FREE books when you download and sign up Students can have individual accounts while “Reading Manager” controls books, levels, and monitors reports

F LUENCY Storia Features: - Read to me - Reports - Book suggestions - Dictionary while reading - Picture starter (think while you read) “?” Icon for demo video

P ERFORMANCE AND F UN

Video Editor Free Create classroom videos individually, in small groups, or as a class project Pull video clips from your iPad’s camera roll Rearrange/cut clips, preview, and export to camera roll or upload Option to use photos: $0.99

P ERFORMANCE AND F UN SparkleFish Interactive MADLIBS for your iPad Great for parts of speech and word choice!

P ERFORMANCE AND F UN ScreenChomp Online “White board” Used for recording video to share Could be used by teacher for “flipped classroom” experience or for homework help on website Students could use for performance purposes, or even for “jigsaw” learning

P ERFORMANCE AND F UN ScreenChomp Record videos using voice and writing/drawing, then upload to website or other social media Click “Why Chomp” for demo video Example video: Analogies

P ERFORMANCE AND F UN iPrompt Great for student presentations and author share days Simply copy and paste previously written documents Set the speed that’s right for each student and GO!

P ERFORMANCE AND F UN Toontastic Animated story creator for students Create “Story Arc” with selected characters, recorded voices, and music

P ERFORMANCE AND F UN Toontastic Introduction: BY9JEh0cLI BY9JEh0cLI Adorable tutorial made by a student: tch?v=H1Bda5szj88https:// tch?v=H1Bda5szj88

D ON ’ T HAVE A CLASS SET OF I P ADS ? These apps we covered today have websites! Try them with your Netbooks/Chromebooks this year! *** These apps and many more from today’s presentation are available for download using Google Play.

J UST FOR F UN ! Here are a few other apps that caught my interested during my search for literacy apps. Enjoy! Stack the States (Lite Version) Friendzy Your World