Over the years, I have incorporated the use of Ipad apps into the OG lesson. It has helped me get organized and definitely helped keep the student's attention. Most of my students have an Ipad at home so they enjoy playing with new apps that they can also play at home too. I'm always in search of new apps on a weekly basis to change it up. Ipad can be used for transitions from one activity to another. And it is a great tool to use to help students who struggle to write and read. There are plenty of apps that sparks the creative mind to write stories with their own animation and voice. The read along stories are useful since the child can control the speed and practice reading with someone (ipad). I have complied a current list of apps I use -
* Study Flash - cue card app for the visual and reading drills
- can create one for each student and I use the red cards for sight words and the other colored cards for phonetic words
- can highlight cards that students need to work on- so great for diagnostic lesson
*Toontastic - create your own cartoons with voice
- students can create phonetic themed cartoons
*Talking Carl - fun for kids to hear a cartoon character repeat things they've said
- great for auditory drills
*Educreations - create powerpoint lessons with voice
- use it as a whiteboard - I've used this app to teach sight words and spelling rules
*Goofy Mad Libs - create fun stories and practice nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs
*Hangman - fun app instead of playing on a board or paper
*Wurdle - fun boogle game which is multiplayer -
*Wordstack - practicing synonyms
* TED, Science Illustrated, National Geographic Weird but true - interesting reads
* Study Flash - cue card app for the visual and reading drills
- can create one for each student and I use the red cards for sight words and the other colored cards for phonetic words
- can highlight cards that students need to work on- so great for diagnostic lesson
*Toontastic - create your own cartoons with voice
- students can create phonetic themed cartoons
*Talking Carl - fun for kids to hear a cartoon character repeat things they've said
- great for auditory drills
*Educreations - create powerpoint lessons with voice
- use it as a whiteboard - I've used this app to teach sight words and spelling rules
*Goofy Mad Libs - create fun stories and practice nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs
*Hangman - fun app instead of playing on a board or paper
*Wurdle - fun boogle game which is multiplayer -
*Wordstack - practicing synonyms
* TED, Science Illustrated, National Geographic Weird but true - interesting reads