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App of the Day
I initially discovered this app on Twitter – it does exactly what it states in the name: recommends an App of the Day … and it’s free for the next 24 hours. A word of warning, there are lots of games that are recommended. Some of these games have been great and I now have the students recommending games, with a great degree of urgency, that relate to a current unit of work. An example of this was Algebra Touch, normally $3.79, but free for the day. Once students have decided to install the recommended app they are directed to the App Store. The students will need to install the app to access the free apps, otherwise they will pay full price. The general consensus from the students – if in doubt, download the app. If you don’t like it you just delete it. The worse thing that could happen – you find out later that it was a great app and you have to pay for it.
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Costs $1.29
I’m using this in the classroom to randomly select students to answer questions or provide information. I don’t use this all the time, as the novelty would wear off. It is a great way to ensure the students who are always volunteering have to wait until their name comes up. I like this app because it allows me to create my own list. Collect is an iPhone app which can be installed on the iPad. I initially started using this to keep track of my photo-a-day photos. This is a free app. There is an option to upgrade for $1.99 … but I haven’t found this necessary. Instead of Parent-Teacher Interviews we have Student-Led Conferences. This is an opportunity to celebrate learning, discuss goals achieved and outline new goals and steps to achieve these. There are, however, always a few students who can’t decide which work they would like to show or why. This app is a great way to keep track of the work students are proud of. All they need to do is take a photo of their work and save it in the calendar. They can write a description about the piece of work (recommended) and include any tags should they want. Students can set up multiple albums as well as collect multiple photos per day – there is no restricting you selection to just one photo for the day. I have been using Zip Grade as a quick tool to correct student quizzes. You print the sheets for students to record their answers from the web page. You then install the app (on your smart phone or iPad). To get started:
Don’t worry, you can create a smaller quiz than the sheets provided – it is all based on how many answers you enter in. Grades can be created and each student will be provided with a ZipGrade ID – students can enter their number when completing larger quizzes (50 and 100 question sheets). It is free to download and you receive 100 scans. This app also keeps track of how many papers you have graded so you know when you are coming to the end of your free version. The full version is $1.99 for two months or $6.99 for one year. |
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