tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21781718296033478792024-02-06T22:22:37.101-06:00Tech Integration ToolsFollow me @kdamm on Twitter Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-1117783143006942015-11-13T10:28:00.003-06:002015-11-13T11:06:06.991-06:00Free App Friday! 27 Apps Gone Free!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-58648404415264115392015-11-12T10:58:00.001-06:002015-11-12T10:58:24.831-06:00Free iPad Apps Thurs 11/12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-35724858445209981522015-11-10T08:12:00.000-06:002015-11-10T08:14:41.757-06:00Celebrating Veterans Day & Native American Heritage Month PBS Learning Media<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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veterans in the United States. Check out our recommended resources below!
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Different Kind of Lottery: Understanding the Draft During the Vietnam War<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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impact of the Vietnam War draft on the lives of young Americans at the
time. These oral histories give a firsthand look into the attitudes and
experiences of soldiers who were selected to serve. <a data-targettype="webpage" href="http://s2143.t.en25.com/e/er?s=2143&lid=15053&elq=ec029eebee8b4b94ba3baa4056ccb238&elqaid=1933&elqat=1&elqTrackId=33ab584fc60543b8aa6713c5a651d976"><b>View Media Gallery</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-32271815708536665732015-10-26T11:26:00.002-05:002015-10-26T11:26:37.120-05:00Monday, Monday Tech Freebies!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kid-awesome-kindergarten-math/id850452247?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Kid Awesome Kdgn Math Premium</a> - A Full Year of Skills to Learn!<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id632039091?mt=8" target="_blank">The Jungle Book</a> - 3D Pop up<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storytoys-jigsaw-puzzle-collection/id894986920?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">The StoryToys</a> - Jigsaw Puzzle Edition<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wake-up-mo!-3d-interactive/id796983921?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Wake Up Mo!</a> - 3D Pop-up book<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2178171829603347879#editor/target=post;postID=3227181570853666573" target="_blank">Toca Boo!</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monki-shake-it-language-learning/id946979216?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Monki Shake It</a> - Language Learning<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animal-game-show-whose-toes/id507372973?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Animal Game Show - Who's Toes Are Those?</a> - Matching Game<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/color-fractions-1st-grade/id1042489087?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Color Fractions 1st Grade</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writing-practice-educators/id925315031?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Writing Practice</a> - Ruled lines for students to work with<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speech4good-stuttering-speech/id467558411?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Speech4Good</a> - Stammering & Speech Therapy<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jacobs-shapes/id390351536?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Jacob's Shapes</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-15177058350467095992015-09-11T09:56:00.002-05:002015-09-11T09:56:21.442-05:00Free App Friday 9/11<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Free App Friday - download the apps while they are still "on sale" for free!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/presentperfect-wireless-presentations/id591312000?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">PresentPerfect</a> - Normally 9.99. <span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The presentation is fully under your control. When you change pages, pinch to zoom and pan around, or tap-and-hold to activate the laser pointer, all other connected devices instantly do the same. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Imagine, everyone in the room watching your presentation from the iPad in front of them – no more bad viewing angles, fuzzy text, or shutting out the lights. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Even better, when you’re presenting, it’s simple to get real-time yes/no feedback with the built-in voting option. Just tap the button, and your viewers can quickly provide anonymous feedback to whatever you ask.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id577535521?mt=8" target="_blank">Musical Paint for Kids</a> - Normally 4.99</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writing-wizard-kids-learn/id631446426?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Writing Wizard</a> - Kids Learn to write Letters and Words - Normally 4.99</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ilearn-geography/id505516029?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">iLearn Geography</a> - Normally 2.99</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-comprehension-skills/id967752045?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Reading Comprehension Skills for 1st and 2nd Grade Students</a> - Normally 3.99</span><br />
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<span style="color: #898989; font-family: Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans Unicode, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-comprehension-second/id945727163?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Reading Comprehension for 2-3 grades Non-Fiction</a> - Normally 3.99</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-comprehension-nonfiction/id942759068?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Reading Comprehension for 4th and 5th grade</a> - Normally 3.99</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-playhome-school/id922188121?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">My PlayHome School</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - Normally 2.99</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mouse-alphabet-alphabet-adventure/id531635327?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Mouse Alphabet</a> - Normally 1.99 Adventures for Pre-Readers and Early Readers</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">Interactive Books - all Normally 3.99</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dino-bedtime-ages-4-6-kids/id964205821?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Dino</a></span></div>
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hank-dentist-ages-4-6-kids/id964302317?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hank the Dentist</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marla-pepper-plant-ages-4/id964507114?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marla the Pepper Plant</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marla-camping-ages-0-6-kids/id964310738?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marla and Camping</span></a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-75530255095715430562015-08-13T07:48:00.000-05:002015-08-13T07:48:53.083-05:00Don't Miss - Free iOS Apps!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Apps that are free for a limited time! <div>
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id698018772?mt=8" target="_blank">Numbers & Counting</a></div>
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id577535521?mt=8" target="_blank">Musical Paint </a></div>
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/token-economy/id907100287?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Token Economy</a></div>
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-wonderland-primary-full/id611436564?mt=8" target="_blank">Word Wonderland (Primary)</a></div>
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The BIG News is here! July 28 & 29 Summer Teacher Academy! July 28 is reserved for Elementary Teachers and July 29 is for Secondary Teachers. For more information and to register, please visit <a href="http://www.swsc.org/workshops" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.swsc.org/workshops</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-80659024295690714032015-05-18T13:09:00.001-05:002015-05-18T13:09:20.666-05:00EdTech Professional Development Workshops Summer 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Don't miss out on some amazing EdTech Professional Development this summer!<br />
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To view our current list of classes, dates, time, and cost please visit:<a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=aa82f951-c93b-47f6-a7db-f101a7449918&c=a7fffd80-9fdc-11e3-adc8-d4ae5275509e&ch=a804b870-9fdc-11e3-adc8-d4ae5275509e" target="_blank"> EdTech Professional Development</a>.<br />
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To register for any workshops that the SW/WC Service Cooperative is offering please visit <a href="http://www.swsc.org/workshops">www.swsc.org/workshops</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-45011813249305167452015-04-07T09:38:00.000-05:002015-04-07T09:38:01.026-05:00Reading EGGS Free Apps Today!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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EGGY Word Snap: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eggy-word-snap/id715395961?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eggy-word-snap/id715395961?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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EGGY Subtract to 20: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eggy-subtract-to-20/id828176966?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eggy-subtract-to-20/id828176966?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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This is not my article, however, I thought it was so good, I had to share it!<br />
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As I continued to think about what my student had said, I thought about the recent math activities that we had done on the iPad. My student was right. It typically takes longer to complete a task on the iPad because there are multiple tasks that need to be completed. We usually do an anchor chart with the learning goals and success criteria for the task.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Could I have handed out worksheets for the students on these two math concepts? Of course. Would it have taken less time? Probably. Do I think they gained a better understanding of the concepts? Definitely! I also love using these pieces for assessment purposes. These two examples were completely done independently and I can go back to their blogs and look at their work whenever I want to. So can their parents. A very powerful tool if I do say so myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pipestone Area School 3rd Grade students had a blast on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015 learning about science through Squishy Circuits. I have 5 Squishy Circuit kits and made a Makerspace in the teacher's room. The students were so excited to use the Squishy Circuits even though they didn't know anything about them. </div>
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I briefly told the students a little bit about what we would be doing. I purposely didn't explain how to do everything because I wanted the students to try and try again before asking for help. I found a worksheet on the Internet that I left at each station to assist students in their quest with Squishy Circuits. Once students got the hang of it, science and learning took off!</div>
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<a href="http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/" target="_blank">Squishy Circuits</a> were invented at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. The kit can be purchased <a href="http://squishycircuitsstore.com/kits.html" target="_blank">online</a>. The kit includes a recipe card to make your own conductive and insulating dough, 1 motor, 1 Piezoelectric Buzzer, 1 Mechanical Buzzer, 1 battery pack, and 25 LEDs in red, yellow, green, white, and blue. I think the price is very reasonable, especially to incorporate into your classroom ($25.00 per kit). The company does offer a price break the more you purchase. </div>
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I hope you follow our journey as I bringing Squishy Circuits to more schools that I work with. We will also be showing them off at our <a href="http://www.swsc.org/techconf2015" target="_blank">"This is IT" Technology Conference</a> in March 2015. </div>
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We love the word free in education, especially when it is paired with a great resource. Today, I bring to your attention the Free Leveled Reading Program from Smithsonian for grades PreK-12 and even in Spanish!<br />
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Teachers will need a free account from <a href="http://tweentribune.com/" target="_blank">Smithsonian TTribune</a>. Once your free account is set up, the teacher can enter classes and student names. No information is collected from the student.<br />
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The TTribune consists of daily news site for kids, tweens, and teens. The articles contain text, photos, and audio/video. The site also contains lessons, with instructional and assessment tools. The articles are grade-appropriate. Users can also choose their Lexile Level for each article.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-80583660032130452112015-01-12T09:18:00.001-06:002015-01-12T09:18:57.541-06:00Free Apps Monday 1/12 iPad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id912631663?mt=8" target="_blank">Line Plots 4</a> - Engaging way for students to practice measurement and line plots. </li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id869178805?mt=8" target="_blank">Lit Circles</a> - Allows teachers to set up and manage Lit Circles on the iPad.</li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id515307172?mt=8" target="_blank">iTeach Math</a></li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id515631669?mt=8" target="_blank">iTeach Chemistry</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/refme/id553222694?mt=8" target="_blank">RefME </a>- allows you to scan a book/journal barcodes, search via DOI, URL, ISBN, etc and sync with RefME.com to create citations, bibliographies and reference lists in a click.</li>
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Photo Editor by Aviary is a free photo editing app for both Android and iOS. I recently downloaded the app and saw that you can receive all of their add-ons for FREE until January 5. In order to receive the free add-ons, you need to sign in with your free Adobe ID. If you don't have an Adobe ID you can create one for free in the app.<br />
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<li style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">This will download an Excel spreadsheet that includes a detailed analysis of the student answers, including correct and incorrect answers by each student, along with an overview of how all of the students performed. </span></li>
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The following apps are free for today only. It is up to the developer of the app to determine how long the apps are free for. If you see something you like, be sure to download right away!<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/multiplayer-science-quiz-planet/id811256841?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Biology - Multiplayer Science Quiz</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id763459727?mt=8" target="_blank">The Hobbit Official Visual Companion</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nick-has-a-funny-day/id918402246?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Nick has a funny day </a>- interactive story<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/little-pirate-saving-mirandella/id542202236?mt=8&uo=4&at=11l4FR" target="_blank">Little Pirate - Saving Mirandella</a> - story that allows for your child's name to appear in it<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tydlig-calculator-reimagined/id721606556?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Tydlig Calculator</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/padtales-animated-books-for/id372675715?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Padtales Animated Storybooks</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/joy-sprouts-kids-preschool/id492611731?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Joy Sprouts</a> - preschool<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wee-adventures-shabu-shabu/id609442283?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">The Wee Adventures of Shabu Shabu Book 1</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-dots-by-babybus/id923276706?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Magic Dots </a>- preschool<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-writing-full/id919056944?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">ABC Writing (full)</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abcanimations/id786031451?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">ABC Animations</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-70849895550201531822014-11-10T08:15:00.000-06:002014-11-10T08:42:58.728-06:00Finally View, Create & Edit Microsoft Office Docs on your ipad for FREE, <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Microsoft has finally allowed Office for the iPad to be free for everyone. Before, iPad users could only view documents on the iPad without an Office 365 subscription. Now, everyone can enjoy viewing, creating and editing Office documents by signing up for a free Microsoft account. This is huge news for iPad users.<br />
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To sign up for a free account (13+) visit: <a href="https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?lic=1">https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?lic=1</a> or click on the Sign Up in the app.<br />
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Download Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel from the AppStore. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-30696830906337874422014-11-04T11:01:00.000-06:002014-11-04T11:01:16.266-06:00Create a Word Cloud in Google Docs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Google has added a lot of interesting Add-On's for Google Docs. One of the newest that I have come across is Tag Cloud Generator. Using a word cloud in writing is a wonderful idea for students. Students are able to visually see if what words they used the most and make adjustments.<br />
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To use Word Cloud Generator:<br />
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<li>Open a Google Doc document</li>
<li>Click Add-On from the toolbar</li>
<li>Choose: Get Add-Ons...</li>
<li>In the search box, type Tag Cloud Generator and press enter</li>
<li>Click the blue free box to add it your Docs</li>
<li>Click Add-On</li>
<li>Choose Tag Cloud Generator</li>
<li>Click on Create Tag Cloud</li>
<li>On the right side of the screen, the tag cloud will appear</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-11927078014576191772014-10-31T08:45:00.001-05:002014-10-31T08:45:20.166-05:00Spooktacular Savings for Halloween - iOS Apps FREE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Some wonderful iOS Apps are free for Halloween! If you see something you like, be sure to download right away...you never know when it will be gone! <br />
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Happy Halloween!<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math-possible-addition-subtraction/id864061080?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Math Possible</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/preschool-farm-fun-teach-your/id875654180?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Preschool Farm Fun (colors, numbers, etc)</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/overten/id913457693?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Over Ten (adding over the number 10)</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/underten/id923801428?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Under Ten</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/addtwo/id913355047?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Add Two</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minustwo/id913321384?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Minus Two</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aquapo-zzz-daily-life-habit/id869228479?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Daily Life Habit</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mia-the-mouse/id490476532?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Mia the Mouse</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rapid-maths/id850392480?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Rapid Math</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geography-brain/id862771597?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Geography Brain</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thermodynamic-cycles/id834153226?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Thermodynamic Cycles</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/say-goodnight-winter/id775696632?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Say Goodnight Winter</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/little-abc-writer/id647749067?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Little ABC Writer</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id477581818?mt=8" target="_blank">Laminar Pro (Image Editor) normally 14.99</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id924586605?mt=8" target="_blank">StarPractice for Math</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id414294235?mt=8" target="_blank">Everyday Mathematics Monster Squeeze</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id417016316?mt=8" target="_blank">Everyday Mathematics Equivalent Fractions</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id428594346?mt=8" target="_blank">Everyday Mathematics Divisibility Dash</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id413518042?mt=8" target="_blank">Everyday Mathematics Beat the Computer</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id413312885?mt=8" target="_blank">Everyday Mathematics Addition Top It</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/olafs-adventures/id894234843?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Olaf's Adventure</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-61372752992525506192014-09-18T10:26:00.000-05:002014-09-18T10:26:22.664-05:00Free iOS Apps 9/18<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you see an app that interests you, be sure to download it right away. If your students have their own Apple ID ask that they download right away as well. What you see now may not be free later!<br />
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3000+-fractions/id873651109?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank"><br /></a>
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3000+-fractions/id873651109?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">3000+ Fractions</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1500+-percentages/id910491124?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">1500+ Percentages</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3-animations-1-word-word-games/id658683769?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">3 Animations 1 Word</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/match-it!-for-preschool/id708807712?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Match It for PreK</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/childrens-environmental-education/id790089482?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Children's Environmental Ed. Series</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/us-geography-flat-stanley/id586738062?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">US Geography w/Flat Stanley **On Sale $.99</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timemaps-u.s.-history-historical/id819196005?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">TIME Maps US History Historical Atlas</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rock-bye-baby-story-book-voice/id903361413?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Rock-A-Bye Baby Book w/Sounds</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-74060020029957584752014-09-16T08:16:00.001-05:002014-09-16T08:16:00.539-05:00Free iOS Apps & Kindle Books for Education 9/16/14<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Big Bird’s Words: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/big-birds-words...-sesame/id723204894?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/big-birds-words...-sesame/id723204894?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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My Face Play: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-face-play/id899494805?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-face-play/id899494805?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Animal Sequence: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animals-sequences/id527548323?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animals-sequences/id527548323?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Vincent the Anteater’s Space Voyage: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vincent-anteater-s-space-voyage/id788323152?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vincent-anteater-s-space-voyage/id788323152?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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A Day on the Farm Book:
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Little Scholar’s Math:
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Dancing with the Sun (ages 3-5) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DU4Y2R0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00DU4Y2R0&linkCode=as2&tag=smaappforand-20&linkId=UTPDLPBR4AKK3P3A">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DU4Y2R0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00DU4Y2R0&linkCode=as2&tag=smaappforand-20&linkId=UTPDLPBR4AKK3P3A</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Princess in my Teacup (ages 2-8) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NG4EDH8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00NG4EDH8&linkCode=as2&tag=smaappforand-20&linkId=5LKWYZV4PFPSZWKQ">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NG4EDH8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00NG4EDH8&linkCode=as2&tag=smaappforand-20&linkId=5LKWYZV4PFPSZWKQ</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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151+ Cat Jokes: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NF6AKKG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00NF6AKKG&linkCode=as2&tag=smaappforand-20&linkId=3K3UP4E67W224B5Y">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NF6AKKG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00NF6AKKG&linkCode=as2&tag=smaappforand-20&linkId=3K3UP4E67W224B5Y</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Adventures in Cutie Patootie Land and the Pizza Party (ages
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Lily Lemon Blossom Welcome to Lily’s Room (ages 3-5) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lily-Lemon-Blossom-Welcome-Lilys-ebook/dp/B007K81D60/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1410872995&sr=1-1&keywords=childrens+books+for+kindle+free">http://www.amazon.com/Lily-Lemon-Blossom-Welcome-Lilys-ebook/dp/B007K81D60/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1410872995&sr=1-1&keywords=childrens+books+for+kindle+free</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Ugly Duckling: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ugly-Duckling-Illustrated-Christian-Andersen-ebook/dp/B004SUP1XO/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1410872992&sr=1-2&keywords=childrens+books+for+kindle+free">http://www.amazon.com/Ugly-Duckling-Illustrated-Christian-Andersen-ebook/dp/B004SUP1XO/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1410872992&sr=1-2&keywords=childrens+books+for+kindle+free</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Tongue Twisters for Kids:
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-2633468132761147022014-09-02T12:03:00.002-05:002014-09-02T12:04:30.112-05:00New Themes in Google Forms!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love that Google Drive has (finally) added more themes to Google Forms (forms.google.com). It also allows you to load a theme you have used in the past. If you are a Google Forms lover like me, be sure to check it out!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834887001686694092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178171829603347879.post-59642147657816650772014-09-02T08:18:00.000-05:002014-09-02T08:19:39.972-05:00Free Apps 9/2/14<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
All apps were free as of this posting. If they are not free any longer that is because the publisher decided to change the price. It is always best if you see an app you like to get it right away while it's free.<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id819196005?mt=8" target="_blank">Time Maps</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id784503361?mt=8" target="_blank">Read with Pen - Pen Eats Out</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id384354262?mt=8" target="_blank">Algebra Touch</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elements-of-chemistry/id623227756?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Elements of Chemistry</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/little-abc-writer/id647749067?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Little ABC Writer</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/universal-zoom-all-about-sizes/id807673066?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">Universal Zoom - All About Distance & Sizes</a><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id570231808?mt=8" target="_blank">Complete Number Sense Mastery</a><br />
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