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

2. Good Morning!
Stop at 1:13

3. 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!

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

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

6. 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)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. Paint Joy (free)

10. 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