Welcome to 101 K-5 Instructional Coaches Blog App Smashing Intro Created By: Kristi Druvenga

What is App Smashing? Content created in one app transferred to and enhanced by a second app and sometimes third. Preferably the final product is then published to the web – remember, digital presence is the new résumé! App Smashing Tutorial

Reasons to App Smash: 1.It demands creative thinking 2.Students are CREATING!!!!!! 1.It demands more from the technology (value for money) 1.It turns the issue of not having a ‘wonder app’ into a positive 1.It removes any restrictions to take a topic as far as it can be taken. 1.It often results in more engaging learning products 1.It’s a fun challenge for ‘digital natives’

Key rules for successful App Smashing: 1.Use the Camera Roll as your main conduit between Apps. 2.Leave the app choice to the students. 3. Have a list of apps capable of smashing content together. (recipes)

App Smashing Steps 1.Create a goal or an essential question (start with the end in mind) 2.Conduct research 2.Organize (use a storyboard)storyboard 2.Find or take pictures/video 2.Choose your app smashing recipe 2.Publish and share your piece

Publish Your Work

Smash #1 Ideas: Plant/Animal reports, Book summaries, Book Retellings, Book recommendations, Science and S.S. reports, vocabulary Words, sight words, Author’s Purpose, biographies……….. Take a picture or save an image off of the internet Import to Chatterpix Create an Aurasma += Chatterpix + Aurasma TutorialBiography Example + Chatterpix + Aurasma

Smash #2 Ideas: Advertisements, Book summaries, Book Talks, Reports, Promotion of activities, foreign language/ESL, go back in time, Digital Storytelling, fluency reading, CGI problems Create a tangible object or poster Import to Tellagami EDU Create an Aurasma += Aurasma Tutorial1st grade example + TellagamiEDU + Aurasma Take a picture or import image from internet

Smash #3 Ideas: Book reports, Biographies, Social Studies topics, Creating images, summaries, narrative writing Toontastic Storyboard + Save to Cameral Roll ++ Print a Screenshot Toontastic 3 rd Grade Example Create a Toontastic Create an Aurasma Toontastic + Aurasma

Smash #4 + Trading Cards + Explain Everything + Aurasma Design a set of cards based on characters, places or even words themselves then import into Explain Everything to screencast, sharing more information about each card or even telling the story they are part of. Another variation of this smash would be to replace Explain Everything with Chatterpix. Trading Card App Tutorial Explain Everything Tutorial Create an Aurasma +

Smash #5 + Google Earth or Google Maps + Pic Collage Design a collage to showcase landforms, or places of Interest. Have students plan a vacation or give Directions. Design a map of planets. or = Google Earth tutorial Google Maps tutorial Pic Collage tutorial or + Rainforest Thinglink Thinglink

Smash #6 Ideas: Math problems, story problems, shapes, patterns Science projects, procedural writing, sequencing………. 1 st Grade ideasMiddle School ideas + + Internet Upload into Explain Everything Import into Book Creator Explain Everything + Book Creator Explain Everything + Book Creator Example = + Publish Popplet

Smash #7 Ideas: Math equations, story problems, shapes, patterns Science projects, procedural writing, sequencing, emotions, Writing prompts, character traits, descriptive writing………. + + = Upload photos to PicPic Collage Save to Camera Roll App Smashing Challenge Upload Pic Collage into Tellagami 2 nd Grade Example Pic Collage + Tellagami Publish

Smash #8 Ideas: Genius hour, weather reports, animal reports, book Summaries, book recommendations, book reports…… Upload images From the internet Record your Message-use a green background Upload into Green Screen App Print out a picture that relates to your project Create an Aurasma 5 th Grade Genius hour examples Green Screen lesson plan Green Screen + Aurasma

Smash #9 Ideas: Genius hour, weather reports, animal reports, book Summaries, book recommendations, book reports…… Upload images From the internet Record your message Upload into Green Screen App The Camera Roll Import to iMovie/ add Music Elementary ideasMiddle School ideas Green Screen + iMovie Green Screen Tutorial with Do Ink

Smash #10 Ideas: Science and Social Studies reports, current events, Book summaries, character traits, non-fiction retelling, Research reports, biographies, landforms, animals, planets ++ Pic Collage + Youtube + Thinglink Create a Pic Collage Find Youtube videos That relate to your images Upload into ThingLink Thinglink Tutorial Pic Collage tutorial

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