ipads in the classroom using apps for group assignments

IPADS IN THE CLASSROOM

Using Apps for

Group Assignments

DOCERI• (doe-cer-ee)• Recordable Slide

Presentation app• Voice recording

capabilities• Learning curve higher

than other apps• FREE DOWNLOAD

MOXTRA• (mox-tru)• Group Project Management using Binders to collaborate and present.• Enables a fun way to interact with others - over shared content. • Share documents, annotate pages, post

comments, chat & have instant meetings, all in a continuous flow focused on the topic at hand.

• Have meetings without actually meeting, by exchanging recordings over pages.

• Voice commenting capabilities• FREE DOWNLOAD

Bb MOBILE LEARN• Blackboard App for mobile

devices• Students can collaborate

and share ideas through discussion board, blogs, and work together to create wikis on assigned topics

• FREE DOWNLOAD

KNOWMIA TEACH• (No-mee-u) • Slide Presentation Website and App with voice-over recording capability• Embed videos, record and post to Blackboard for students • Great Teaching Tool for using with Flipped

Classrooms• Available for Android and iOS phones, tablets,

and iPads.• Students adapt quickly to using this App• FREE DOWNLOAD

PREZI• (pre-zee)• Presentation Website and App with a lot of ZOOM-ity ZOOM!• Students will LOVE creating group

presentations with this App.• FREE DOWNLOAD

TOUCHCAST• WOW! What an APP!• Students can record group video demonstrations or tutorials• A video that is fully browsable, responsive, and alive. Web pages, images, and an

assembly of video Apps (vApps) can be tapped for a two-way video experience.

• It's a TV studio in your hands. Create broadcast-quality videos with a built-in teleprompter, green screen, visual filters, sound effects, and titles. Watch TouchCasts from the app or online at TouchCast.com.

• FREE DOWNLOAD

SHOWME• One of the easiest ways to create and

share whiteboard-style tutorials (ShowMes)

• Assign groups a task to teach their peers and have them create a tutorial.

• Voice recording capability• Simple to use• Share to multiple devices• FREE DOWNLOAD

EDUCREATIONS• Turns your iPad into a

recordable whiteboard.• Groups can create a great

video tutorial or animated lesson.

• Voice recording capability• Very simple to learn, and very

similar to ShowMe.• FREE DOWNLOAD

GRAFIO• Create stunning diagrams, graphs and other

designs with the best vector diagramming app.

• Draw your own shapes and line connections or Grafio provides hundreds of shapes you could easily drag in from the library.

• You could also Insert images from your camera roll as shapes and connect them to your other shapes.

• Recording audio notes to your shapes could help you to collect your thoughts or something more creative, like taking an interview or recording your riffs for example.

• NOT FREE -- $6.99

KEYNOTE• The most powerful presentation app ever designed for a mobile device. • Built from the ground up for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, it makes creating a world-

class presentation — complete with animated charts and transitions — as simple as touching and tapping.

• Highlight your data with stunning 3D bar, line, area, and pie charts, animated with new 3D chart builds such as Crane, Grow, Radial, and Rotate.

• NOT FREE -- $9.99

Other Goodies for Your Consideration• Nearpod• Ask3• eduTecher• eClicker• Audience• Showbie• Whiteboard Lite• Quizlet• Edmodo• Flashcards +• Evernote• Documents Free• Podcasts• WireShare

•Khan Academy•Common Core•SlideShark•Zappar•FormConnect•GoClass•Penultimate•Dropbox•Adobe Reader•Chrome•Box •Google Search•Artsonia•Subtext (for Common Core)

iPads used in Collaborative Projects