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itouch in the classroom

by Froggybee

Jul 11, 2011

Hi, I am looking for ways (apps) to incorporate itouch/iphone/ipad/smartphones into my middle school classes. I teach a variety of topics, incorporating different curriculum including science, math, and writing. Thanks for any help you can give! Katie

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Jamie in MO Hi, We used iPod Touches with iMovie this past spring to create original documentary films. Previously, we had used Flip cameras with MovieMaker.

iMovie was better software for movie filming and editing, but our district has PCs and no Macs. We had a special cable to view the movies from the iPod Touch to the screen, bypassing the computer...See More

Jul 11, 2011

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Check out Itunes University... On 7/11/11, Jamie in MO wrote: > Hi, > We used iPod Touches with iMovie this past spring to create > original documentary films. Previously, we had used Flip > cameras with MovieMaker. > > iMovie was better software for movie filming and editing, but > our district has PCs and no Macs. We had a special cable to > view the mo...See MoreOn 7/11/11, Jamie in MO wrote: > Hi, > We used iPod Touches with iMovie this past spring to create > original documentary films. Previously, we had used Flip > cameras with MovieMaker. > > iMovie was better software for movie filming and editing, but > our district has PCs and no Macs. We had a special cable to > view the movies from the iPod Touch to the screen, bypassing > the computer to share the films when we were finished. > Although the clips were backed up in the iTunes library on the > PC, we were careful to keep all the same clips on the same > devices, and each small group used the same iTouch each time. > If we had had even one Mac laptop, it would probably have been > easier to manage in terms of having usable back-up files. > > We used a couple of free apps to add photo effects. > > On 7/11/11, Froggybee wrote: >> Hi, >> I am looking for ways (apps) to incorporate >> itouch/iphone/ipad/smartphones into my middle school >> classes. I teach a variety of topics, incorporating >> different curriculum including science, math, and writing. >> Thanks for any help you can give! >> Katie

Check out I-Tunes University on I-Tunes... They have free resources for teachers to view and use in the classroom. Also, I- Tunes often has free children's book selections to download... Like I downloaded a free copy of Nelson Mandela reading his favorite African Folktale... I didn't get the whole book, but the selections are very good and free!

Also, Teacher Tube has some videos I download for classroom use.

I also use my I-Phone timer, music for transitions to clean up or finish up an activity... I play instrumental music to help students write... For reading, I play instrumental music from various movie soundtracks to show how music plays a role in establishing a setting.... Lyrics as poetry... Songs to help remember key concepts like "The Water Cycle", etc.

I love my voice recorder application.... I use it for my reluctant writers.... I ask them to tell me about their story and they really can put a lot of detail into their descriptions, but when it comes to writing, they say they don't have anything to write about or can't. Then I play back their recording and their faces light up, like, "Wow! That's a great idea! And it's mine! I can write a good story!" They develop much more confidence in their ideas.

For my struggling readers, I record their first attempt at reading a selection, then, after about 10 minutes of re-reading the same selection, I have them record their latest attempt. Then I replay the first selection, then the first, they are amazed at how practicing reading can dramatically improve their fluency.

There are even key apps you can get like Teacher's Pick (electronic popsicle sticks) to help out in the classroom.

Hope you have as much phone using your I-Touch as I have using my I-Phone!

Jul 17, 2011

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