Purposeful Ipad apps for kindergarteners Danielle Rau Jan. 18, 2016th

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What will teachers take away from this session? Something that you can put into effect TOMORROW not something that has to go on a “to-do” list or a “goals” list to try and implement next year How to decide which apps to keep and which apps to delete iPad apps that have meaning & purpose in kindergarten Apps that your students can do independently Less in more (how to organize your apps) Knowledge from each other – SHARING IS CARING!

Less is more Organize apps into folders or categories Emoji’s are your friends when naming folders

purposeful APPS… align with kindergarten common core standards are editable allow students to work independently

iPad apps that you can use tomorrow! ABC practice Alphabet Learn – Letter ID (Free) Letter Quiz ($1.99 – Lite Version is Free) Math Geoboard, By The Math Learning Center (Free) Math Dots (Free) Connect Dots (Free) Kinder count (Free)

Phonics Sight Words Fun Sight Words(.99) Sight Words Ninja (1.99) Sound it Out (.99) CVC Reader (.99) Kids Match: Rhymes (Free) Lake Shore Sound Sorting Beginning Sounds (.99) Sight Words Fun Sight Words(.99) Sight Words Ninja (1.99)

1 Student App To CONSIDER… An iPad App for Creating Creativity and problem solving skills for 21st century learners Model whole group before allowing them to use it independently Little bird Tales (free)

Paint Joy (free)

Teacher app to consider… Confer App ($24.99) Use during readers and/or writers workshop for quick conferences 3 components of conferring Compliment (I noticed…) Teaching point Next step All data can be stored on ipad (easy to use/transport for report card comments) Take pictures to store information Tag for groups Teaching points save on iPad