1. Getting Techie with Your Kids! Come see what apps/technology you can use with your kids!

2. Select Your Device ●Desktop Computer ●Laptop Computer ●iPad/Tablet ●iPhone/Android/Smartphone ●iTouch/iPods ●Wii/X-Box Kinect/Apple TV

3. Educational Use of Devices ●Teachers/Parents can make learning “fun!” ●Children learn through play. ●Students are more likely to be engaged longer with a device. ●Parents/students can use devicesto reinforce skills learned at school or to practice skills learned at school. ●Many games/programs can help parents track student’s progress on educational skills.

4. ●BrainPop ESL ●Google Docs ●Comic Life ●iPad Apps (Puppet Pals) ●Clips from Websites ●PowerPoints Some “Technology” Used at School

5. Websites ●www.starfall.com (Reading)www.starfall.com ●www.colorincolorado.com (ELL Family Website)www.colorincolorado.com ●www.abcya.com (Math and Language Arts)www.abcya.com ●www.pumarosa.com (Spanish website for learning English)www.pumarosa.com ●www.Xtramath.com (Math)www.Xtramath.com ●www.cookie.com (Literacy, math, and Science)www.cookie.com ●www.spellingcity.com (Language Arts for ELL Learners)www.spellingcity.com ●www.translate.google.com (Translation)www.translate.google.com

6. ●Starfall (Reading) ●Story Kit (Reading and Writing) ●Emotions (Vocabulary) ●Dictionary.com (Dictionary) ●iwritewords (Letters to Words) ●Multiplication Genius (Math) ●Subtraction!! (Math) ●Google Translate Apps

7. ●www.fremontlibrary.orgwww.fremontlibrary.org ●All public libraries have ebooks that can be checked out. EBooks

8. Questions?? Thank you for coming.