Friday Apps (2013)
Choiceworks
Mar 2013
Choiceworks – $5.49
This one is for all those Boardmaker users out there. Choiceworks is another Visual Scheduler App, but what makes this one different is that it has the ability to drag and drop tasks to indicate 'all done' (something which was often requested from the other Scheduler Apps). You can also add a little timer to particular steps. I think you'll like this one if you have been using (or looking for) a Visual Scheduler. It also includes 3 Companion Books (short and straightforward which describe to the child the purpose of the boards. Oh, I may as well mention that it is 1/2 price at the moment! I'm also including a blog post for this App which is well worth a read.
Blog Post: http://smallbutkindamighty.com/2013/01/04/great-app-deal-choiceworks-by-beevisual/
If you google Choiceworks you'll find some youtube tutorials.
Description:
The Choiceworks app is an essential learning tool for helping children complete daily routines (morning, day, & night), understand & control their feelings and improve their waiting skills (taking turns and not interrupting). Based on the multi-award winning Choiceworks Visual Support System (http://www.beevisual.com), this app is designed for caregivers to provide clear and consistent support to foster a child’s independence, positive behaviour, and emotional regulation at home and in the community. It can also be customised for teachers in a school setting. It was created with the support of leading hospitals and child development specialists.
Key Features
■ Three boards: Schedule, Waiting, and Feelings
■ Three Companion Books supporting each board
■ Image Library preloaded with over 165 images and audio
■ Add your own images and record your own audio for limitless customizability
■ Save an unlimited number of boards for multiple children or different routines
■ Speaks boards out loud with professionally recorded audio
■ Time saving essentials like search and auto-save
■ Share boards by Email or iTunes File Sharing with other Choiceworks app users
■ Ability to print boards
**Lots more information on the iTunes Store Page
Choiceworks – $5.49
This one is for all those Boardmaker users out there. Choiceworks is another Visual Scheduler App, but what makes this one different is that it has the ability to drag and drop tasks to indicate 'all done' (something which was often requested from the other Scheduler Apps). You can also add a little timer to particular steps. I think you'll like this one if you have been using (or looking for) a Visual Scheduler. It also includes 3 Companion Books (short and straightforward which describe to the child the purpose of the boards. Oh, I may as well mention that it is 1/2 price at the moment! I'm also including a blog post for this App which is well worth a read.
Blog Post: http://smallbutkindamighty.com/2013/01/04/great-app-deal-choiceworks-by-beevisual/
If you google Choiceworks you'll find some youtube tutorials.
Description:
The Choiceworks app is an essential learning tool for helping children complete daily routines (morning, day, & night), understand & control their feelings and improve their waiting skills (taking turns and not interrupting). Based on the multi-award winning Choiceworks Visual Support System (http://www.beevisual.com), this app is designed for caregivers to provide clear and consistent support to foster a child’s independence, positive behaviour, and emotional regulation at home and in the community. It can also be customised for teachers in a school setting. It was created with the support of leading hospitals and child development specialists.
Key Features
■ Three boards: Schedule, Waiting, and Feelings
■ Three Companion Books supporting each board
■ Image Library preloaded with over 165 images and audio
■ Add your own images and record your own audio for limitless customizability
■ Save an unlimited number of boards for multiple children or different routines
■ Speaks boards out loud with professionally recorded audio
■ Time saving essentials like search and auto-save
■ Share boards by Email or iTunes File Sharing with other Choiceworks app users
■ Ability to print boards
**Lots more information on the iTunes Store Page
Naplan Apps
Mar 2013Naplan Style Tests – Lite version Free | Paid version $9.49
Description:
This app has been developed by Australia’s leading NAPLAN-style Test book publisher.
This app will give your child hundreds of NAPLAN-style questions to practise.
There are three tests each for Numeracy, Reading, Language Conventions and Writing.
With our Detailed Explanations and Tips for every question, you can easily explain
any wrong answers so your child learns and improves.
To find these Apps, perform a search for 'Naplan' in iTunes where you can then choose.
Description:
This app has been developed by Australia’s leading NAPLAN-style Test book publisher.
This app will give your child hundreds of NAPLAN-style questions to practise.
There are three tests each for Numeracy, Reading, Language Conventions and Writing.
With our Detailed Explanations and Tips for every question, you can easily explain
any wrong answers so your child learns and improves.
To find these Apps, perform a search for 'Naplan' in iTunes where you can then choose.
Math Champ
Mar 2013
Math Champ (Host and Client) – Free
Description:
Designed for years 4 to 7.
The Math Champ Client has always been free (to encourage the use of BYOD learning). The Host which was $7.49 is now completely free for teachers to download and use.
While Math Champ is loads of fun for kids of all ages, teachers can also access valuable student metrics in the class list area, and the host will keep a record of results for all players for every quiz they complete. This data can be easily emailed and exported to a CSV file.
Thousands of Questions
Before play kicks off a teacher can easily select the appropriate grade and the difficulty level and the Math Champ HOST app will do the rest of the work - a unique quiz is generated on the fly from from thousands of available questions (all based on Common Core Curricular standards). Math Questions are sent to each client device in real time as play unfolds.
Interactive Leaderboard
As students play, the leaderboard (viewable on the HOST) can be streamed via an interactive whiteboard or Apple TV to display the current top ranking players (the leader board is updated after each question). The interactive leaderboard is completely unique in educational gaming and promotes friendly competition in the classroom.
Quick Start Guide available here...
http://www.inkids.com.au/2012/08/math-champ-quick-start-guide/
Math Champ (Host and Client) – Free
Description:
Designed for years 4 to 7.
The Math Champ Client has always been free (to encourage the use of BYOD learning). The Host which was $7.49 is now completely free for teachers to download and use.
While Math Champ is loads of fun for kids of all ages, teachers can also access valuable student metrics in the class list area, and the host will keep a record of results for all players for every quiz they complete. This data can be easily emailed and exported to a CSV file.
Thousands of Questions
Before play kicks off a teacher can easily select the appropriate grade and the difficulty level and the Math Champ HOST app will do the rest of the work - a unique quiz is generated on the fly from from thousands of available questions (all based on Common Core Curricular standards). Math Questions are sent to each client device in real time as play unfolds.
Interactive Leaderboard
As students play, the leaderboard (viewable on the HOST) can be streamed via an interactive whiteboard or Apple TV to display the current top ranking players (the leader board is updated after each question). The interactive leaderboard is completely unique in educational gaming and promotes friendly competition in the classroom.
Quick Start Guide available here...
http://www.inkids.com.au/2012/08/math-champ-quick-start-guide/
Documents
Mar 2013
Documents – Free
Description:
Read, Listen, View, Download, Annotate almost anything you want on your iPad. Files, documents, music, videos, books, any content is at home in Documents by Readdle.
READ
Documents – Free
Description:
Read, Listen, View, Download, Annotate almost anything you want on your iPad. Files, documents, music, videos, books, any content is at home in Documents by Readdle.
READ
- View Office Documents
- Read and Annotate PDF files
- Search Inside Documents
- Edit Text Files
- Read Books and Articles
- View Photos from your Trip
- Watch Movies while on a plane
- Listen to Your Favorite Music
- Manage your files
- Copy Documents from Mac or PC
- Sync with iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive and other Services
- Share Files with Your Friends
- Protect Everything with a Password
- Store Email Attachments
- Download Documents from the Web
- Save Web Pages to Read them Later
Clicker Docs
Feb 2013
Clicker Docs – $25.99 (This App is the partner to last week's App Clicker Sentences. Clicker Docs enables users of all abilities to easily create documents using word prediction and customised word banks AND has the most wanted lower case keyboard!)
Description:
Develop students’ writing skills and build struggling writers’ confidence with Clicker Docs - the writing tool that provides differentiated support for students of all abilities.
REVIEW WRITING WITH CLEAR SPEECH
Students use the child-friendly keyboard to type into the simple word processor, and a range of speech options encourage them to review what they have written. This helps them to find and correct errors for themselves, enabling them to become more independent writers.
DEVELOP VOCABULARY AND SPELLING WITH WORD PREDICTION
The intelligent word predictor suggests words that fit the context of students’ writing, encouraging them to use more adventurous vocabulary and helping them to create flowing, grammatically correct text with accurate spelling. Learners can even hear words before they write them, helping them to find the word they want and achieve writing success. There's even a talking spellchecker!
BUILD WRITING CONFIDENCE WITH WORD BANKS
Word Banks provide tabbed vocabulary support for any subject or topic - just tap a word to add it to the document. Make your own Word Banks in a flash (you can even paste in a block of text from anywhere and have it created automatically) and use the free, ready-made Word Banks on our LearningGrids site, accessible from within the app!
CHECK WORDS BEFORE THEY ARE USED
Learners can even listen to words before they write them, helping them to find the word they want and achieve writing success. Any word in the predictor or Word Bank can be heard before it is used by using our unique Sound Shift tool.
WRITING TO BE PROUD OF
The child-friendly Sassoon font included in the app makes your documents look great on-screen and on paper. Print your work to any Airprint-compatible printer, or share it via email. Whatever your students’ current level, watch their confidence grow and their motivation soar as they experience writing success!
SHARE WITH DROPBOX
Use the built-in Dropbox support to share Word Banks and documents across all your iPads!
Clicker Docs – $25.99 (This App is the partner to last week's App Clicker Sentences. Clicker Docs enables users of all abilities to easily create documents using word prediction and customised word banks AND has the most wanted lower case keyboard!)
Description:
Develop students’ writing skills and build struggling writers’ confidence with Clicker Docs - the writing tool that provides differentiated support for students of all abilities.
REVIEW WRITING WITH CLEAR SPEECH
Students use the child-friendly keyboard to type into the simple word processor, and a range of speech options encourage them to review what they have written. This helps them to find and correct errors for themselves, enabling them to become more independent writers.
DEVELOP VOCABULARY AND SPELLING WITH WORD PREDICTION
The intelligent word predictor suggests words that fit the context of students’ writing, encouraging them to use more adventurous vocabulary and helping them to create flowing, grammatically correct text with accurate spelling. Learners can even hear words before they write them, helping them to find the word they want and achieve writing success. There's even a talking spellchecker!
BUILD WRITING CONFIDENCE WITH WORD BANKS
Word Banks provide tabbed vocabulary support for any subject or topic - just tap a word to add it to the document. Make your own Word Banks in a flash (you can even paste in a block of text from anywhere and have it created automatically) and use the free, ready-made Word Banks on our LearningGrids site, accessible from within the app!
CHECK WORDS BEFORE THEY ARE USED
Learners can even listen to words before they write them, helping them to find the word they want and achieve writing success. Any word in the predictor or Word Bank can be heard before it is used by using our unique Sound Shift tool.
WRITING TO BE PROUD OF
The child-friendly Sassoon font included in the app makes your documents look great on-screen and on paper. Print your work to any Airprint-compatible printer, or share it via email. Whatever your students’ current level, watch their confidence grow and their motivation soar as they experience writing success!
SHARE WITH DROPBOX
Use the built-in Dropbox support to share Word Banks and documents across all your iPads!
Clicker Sentences
Feb 2013
Clicker Sentences – $21.99
Description:
Develop young pupils’ writing skills and build struggling writers’ confidence with Clicker Sentences - the definitive early writing tool that enables you to build sentences with whole words.
Continuously developed by Crick Software for over 20 years, the Clicker product range is used in schools around the world.
HELP EVERY CHILD ACHIEVE WRITING SUCCESS
Pupils tap words in the grid to build sentences in the simple word processor, then hear each sentence automatically spoken aloud as they complete it, helping them to identify any mistakes and make corrections.
Pupils can even hear words before they write them, helping them to find the word they want and achieve writing success.
USE ANY SEQUENCE OF SENTENCES
Set up any sequence of sentences for your learners in a few seconds by simply typing or pasting them in. What’s more, get free, ready-made Sentence Sets via our LearningGrids site, which is fully accessible from within the app!
PROVIDE DIFFERENTIATED SUPPORT
Numerous support options ensure that children of all abilities are given the right level of challenge to experience success:
For pupils just getting started with writing, show the completed sentence as a model on the grid, so they can copy it word-for-word.
A model sentence in a popup enables the pupils to see the sentence, but not copy it – the popup must be closed before they write.
A spoken model means the pupil can listen to the sentence, but not see it.
Automatically randomise the words on the grid, or provide additional support by showing them in the correct sentence order.
USE PICTURES FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION
Adding a picture to each sentence provides pupils with an additional cue. Choose pictures from your photo library, or snap them straight into the grid with your iPad camera. The pictures can be sent into the document too, helping pupils when reading their work back.
WRITING TO BE PROUD OF
The child-friendly Sassoon font included in the app makes Clicker Sentences documents look great on-screen and on paper. Print your work to any Airprint-compatible printer, or share it via email. Whatever your pupils’ current level, watch their confidence grow and their motivation soar as they experience writing success!
Clicker Sentences – $21.99
Description:
Develop young pupils’ writing skills and build struggling writers’ confidence with Clicker Sentences - the definitive early writing tool that enables you to build sentences with whole words.
Continuously developed by Crick Software for over 20 years, the Clicker product range is used in schools around the world.
HELP EVERY CHILD ACHIEVE WRITING SUCCESS
Pupils tap words in the grid to build sentences in the simple word processor, then hear each sentence automatically spoken aloud as they complete it, helping them to identify any mistakes and make corrections.
Pupils can even hear words before they write them, helping them to find the word they want and achieve writing success.
USE ANY SEQUENCE OF SENTENCES
Set up any sequence of sentences for your learners in a few seconds by simply typing or pasting them in. What’s more, get free, ready-made Sentence Sets via our LearningGrids site, which is fully accessible from within the app!
PROVIDE DIFFERENTIATED SUPPORT
Numerous support options ensure that children of all abilities are given the right level of challenge to experience success:
For pupils just getting started with writing, show the completed sentence as a model on the grid, so they can copy it word-for-word.
A model sentence in a popup enables the pupils to see the sentence, but not copy it – the popup must be closed before they write.
A spoken model means the pupil can listen to the sentence, but not see it.
Automatically randomise the words on the grid, or provide additional support by showing them in the correct sentence order.
USE PICTURES FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION
Adding a picture to each sentence provides pupils with an additional cue. Choose pictures from your photo library, or snap them straight into the grid with your iPad camera. The pictures can be sent into the document too, helping pupils when reading their work back.
WRITING TO BE PROUD OF
The child-friendly Sassoon font included in the app makes Clicker Sentences documents look great on-screen and on paper. Print your work to any Airprint-compatible printer, or share it via email. Whatever your pupils’ current level, watch their confidence grow and their motivation soar as they experience writing success!