Yes, even early learners can create using the easy but powerful tools on the iPad! This presentation shares real examples of creative student projects using photo, video, drawing, audio, and digital storytelling apps. Ideas are given for activities in all areas of the curriculum that can be done in the one iPad classroom as well as with small groups and one-to-one iPads.

1. Karen Bosch!!
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K - 8 Technology Instruction
Southfield Christian School
Southfield, Michigan
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Discovery Star Educator
Easy Creative iPad
Projects for
Early Learners
http://tinyurl.com/ipadcreate

2. About our iPads
Southfield Christian School
High School - one to one iPads"
!
Elementary School - shared set of
27 iPads + 2 per class"
!
Middle School - shared cart "
!
Also have a set of 13 iPod touch
devices (some project examples
done on iPods)"

3. Presentation
Resource
Link:
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Karen Bosch
kbosch@southfieldchristian.org
Twitter: @karlyb
http://tinyurl.com/ipadcreate

4. Audio
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Drawing
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Photography
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Video
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Internet/Research
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Text
!
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Why iPads for Creativity?
ALL IN ONE SOLUTION!

5. Creativity
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Collaboration
!
Publication
!
!
Why iPads for Early
Learners?

6. Use a variety of digital tools
!
to produce and publish
writing
!
including with
collaboration with peers
!
with multimedia
components (graphics,
sound, video) in
presentations
iPads and Common Core

7. SCENE BUILDERS
SCENE BUILDER APPS
‣Make a Scene: Farmyard"
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‣Feltboard"
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‣Alien Buddies (has additional activities)"
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‣PBS Parents Play and Learn (has additional activities)"
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‣My Play Home Lite"
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‣Faces I Make"
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‣Imagination Box

8. Build a Scene: Farmyard (free)
‣Drag and pinch to
add animals and
objects to your farm"
!
‣Animals make
sounds and
animations as you
move them!"
!
‣Take a snapshot to
save to camera roll"
!
SCENE BUILDER APPS

9. PBS Parents Play &
Learn (free)
‣Build simple sticker
scenes by dragging
(no resizing) "
!
‣Also has excellent
games to practice
shapes, sizes, and
other skills"
!
!
!
SCENE BUILDER APPS

10. Alien Buddies (paid)
‣" Create imaginative
space scenes with alien
creatures"
!
‣" App also includes
other activities
including matching and
puzzles"
!
SCENE BUILDER APPS

11. FeltBoard
(paid)
‣Kindergarten work
with partners"
!
‣Pictures created
saved to camera roll"
!
‣Create activity to
combine with
storytelling!
SCENE BUILDER APPS

12. Faces I Make (paid)
SCENE BUILDER APPS
Food Faces - "
!
Kindergarteners
create fun faces
as part of a
health unit.

13. Faces I Make (paid)
SCENE BUILDER APPS
Words that
Begin With.."
!
Kindergarteners

14. Imagination Box (paid)
‣Virtual Playdough!
Create out of shaped
pieces"
!
‣Add your own
background images"
!
‣Transportation
examples from Jan
Tetirick’s
Kindergarten"
!
!
SCENE BUILDER APPS

15. My PlayHome Lite (free)
‣Virtual living room
and kitchen (more
rooms in full
version)"
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‣Add characters,
interact with
objects in the room"
!
‣No save to camera
roll"
!
!
SCENE BUILDER APPS

16. Christmas Generator apps (ALL FREE!)
DRAWING APPS
!
• Christmas Tree Maker PRO
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• Make a Snowman
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• Christmas Cookie Maker
!
• Gingerbread House Maker!
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• Happy Snowflake
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• Paper Snow
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• My Flake
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• Mandalas FREE

17. How to Lock
an iPad Screen -
Guided Access
‣Go to Settings > General"
!
‣Scroll down to Accessibility"
!
‣Learning > Guided Access >
turn switch to ON"
!
‣Set a passcode (if you wish)"
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‣Turn on Accessibility Shortcut
(if you wish)"
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‣Go to whichever app that you
want to control"
!
‣Triple Click the Home button in
that app to turn on and off"
!
!
!

18. Favorite Drawing Apps
DRAWING APPS
‣Drawing Box (free/paid for full
version)"
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‣Drawing Pad (paid) - text!"
!
‣Doodle Buddy (free) - also
add text!"
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‣WowPaint (free) - simple!"
!
‣Hello Crayons (free) - great
for early elementary"

19. DRAWING APPS
Draw a Picture that
Begins with a ......."
(art and literacy)#
!
!
Hello Crayons app"
!
• Simple drawing apps - draw
with crayons, marker, paint,
pencils
• Includes a paint bucket fill
option
• Can open and save images
from and to camera roll
• Shop includes additional in
app features and coloring
pages for purchase

20. DRAWING APPS
All About Bats"
Hello Crayons app"
!
• Kindergarteners drew
picture of a happy bat after
field trip to Cranbrook
Science Center.
!
• No option to add text,
saved to camera roll and
opened in A+Signature to
add their name.
!
• Use in narrated slideshow
using 30 Hands or Explain
Everything apps

21. Pumpkin Patch
Field Trip
‣Kindergarten art work
created with Hello Crayon
app
DRAWING APPS

22. Drawing Pad (Paid)
‣Excellent set of realistic looking drawing tools, intuitive"
‣Clipart collection"
‣Includes text!"
DRAWING APPS

23. Digital Slates
DRAWING APPS
‣Chalkboard (free)"
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‣Glow Paint (free)"
!
!
!
!
!

24. Photography Ideas
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Literacy: colors, shapes, ABCs,
vocabulary words"
!
‣Writing: sequence, creative
writing"
!
‣Science: experiments, simple
machines, clouds, weather, leaves"
!
‣Math: shapes, numbers, patterns,
simple problems"
!
‣Social Studies: field trips to
locations, community"

25. Document Learning
with Photography
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣First grade students built
words in Daily 5 centers
and photographed."
!
‣Screen shots of game
scores."
!
‣From teachers Suzanne
Swanson, Meredith Palmer,
and Judy Wilson.

26. Outdoor Photography
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Use pictures as
part of science or
creative writing
projects"
!
‣ Work with"
partners

27. Photo Cams
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Photo Booth (comes on iPad)"
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‣OrangeCam (free)"
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‣CamWow (free) "
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‣WeCam (free)"
!
!

28. CamWow
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Creative expression -
preschoolers (from Jennifer
Voyles)"
!
‣Use for creative
writing!"

29. CamWow
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
!
‣Andy Warhol style pop art photo wall"
!
‣Open House!"

30. iStrips (free)
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Yearbook group photos"
!
‣Save to camera option helpful!"
!
‣Contains ads (some might not be
appropriate for students)"
ClassicBooth (paid)"
‣Photos of students with projects"
!
‣We used a free version (no longer
available)"

31. Dr. Seuss Camera (paid)
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣from Jennifer Vowles PreK"

32. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Photo Art Generators
!
• Face on Coin Booth
(free)
!
• Face on Stamp Booth
(free)
!
• Wanted Poster Pro
(paid)
!
• Example - Nicole
Nesbitt’s 2nd grade

33. Animoto (free)
‣Use this app to combine
images and video clips into
a movie with music and
cool effects."
!
‣Direct upload online to
Animoto site or download "
to camera roll."
!
‣Free full featured account
for educators!"
Musical Slideshows
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS

34. Photography with Text
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Labelbox (free)"
!
‣Labels (free)"
!
‣Phonto (free)"
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‣A+ Signature (free)"
!
‣Skitch (free)"
!
‣Phoster (paid)"
!

35. New Year Goals using
LabelBox app
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Use front facing camera,
4th grade"
!
‣Ideas for early
elementary: vocabulary,
science experiments, field
trips"

36. Balloon Stickies Plus
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
!
‣Add cartoon balloons to
an individual photo"
!
‣Variety of styles, colors,
fonts"
!
‣Email or save to camera
roll"
!
‣Ads in free version"
!
‣From Nicole Nesbitt’s
second grade

37. Cypher Kids Wild Animals (free/paid)
AUGMENTED REALITY
‣Scan the cards and a 3D
image pops to life, moves,
talks, interacts!"
‣Also available: Numbers
and Letter!"
‣Apps are free, must
purchase the cards to
scan. Links to purchase:
i3D Interactive Animal Cards
i3D Interactive Number Cards
i3D Interactive Letter Cards

38. Chromeville (free)
AUGMENTED REALITY
‣Color and scan
pages - the character
or scene comes to
3D life"
!
‣Take photo of your
scene, use in Write
about This or
another app for
creative writing

39. ColAR (free)
AUGMENTED REALITY
‣Free coloring pages to
scan (additional pages
can be added with
purchase)"
!
‣Animals, holidays"
!
‣Dot Day coloring to
illustrate the difference
between a circle and
sphere

40. Photo Collage Apps
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣PicStitch (free)"
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‣Pic Collage (free)"
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‣PolyFrame (paid)"
!
‣Layout (paid)"
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‣Shape Collage (paid)"
!
!

41. Using Photo Collage Apps
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Sequence/directions"
"
‣Field Trips"
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‣Science Experiments"
!
‣Class activities"
!
‣Topic Posters: "
download pictures
from internet"
using Safari app

42. Color Collages using
Polyframe (paid)
PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
‣Kindergarten - worked
with a partner"
!
‣Polyframe lets you take
photos in app and add
text

43. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Pic Collage (free)
!
• Digital Posters!
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• Search for photos for
project in app
!
• Add text and backgrounds
!
• Save to camera roll
!
• Example - Thank you
notes, Mark Steer’s
second graders

44. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage - Digital Posters/Reports
!
• Reports - famous African
Americans, Africa, Bats,
Climate
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• Searched for images in app
!
• Early Learning Idea: Memory
Scrapbook
!
• Examples - Nicole Nesbitt’s and Ruth
Bennefield’s 2nd grades, Denise Bourque’s
4th grade, Gwen Sullivan’s 8th grade

45. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage (parts of speech)
!
• Fall adjectives and
pictures
!
• Example - Sheri
Veldman’s 3rd grade
!
• Ideas for early learning:
anchor charts,
vocabulary posters,
number of objects,
colors
!

46. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage
!
• Singular/Plural
!
• Example - Nicole
Nesbitt’s 2nd grade
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• Ideas for early learning -
comparisons, sequence

47. PHOTOGRAPHYAPPS
Pic Collage - Literacy
!
• Picture drawn with
Hello Crayons app
!
• Kindergarteners
worked with 5th
grade buddies to
write the stories
!
• from Jan Tetirick’s
class

48. ‣Save projects as photo/video to camera roll."
!
‣Email projects."
!
‣Use cord to sync photos/video to computer."
!
‣Turn on Photostream, photos/video go directly to
iPhoto."
!
‣Printing via wifi from iPad photo roll prints 4 x 6
size."
How to Print or
Transfer Projects
MANAGEMENT/HINTS

49. !
‣Upload to a Dropbox account. (Other
online storage options: Google Drive,
Copy, Box)"
!
‣Use transfer apps - Photo Transfer and
Photosync apps."
Apps to Transfer Projects
MANAGEMENT/HINTS

50. WordPress
‣ Blogging app lets you
take photos/images from your
camera roll on your iPad and
directly upload them to your
blog - huge time saver!"
!
‣Let students photograph
and blog class activities!
MANAGEMENT/HINTS

51. Sonic Pics (paid)
IMAGE NARRATION
Narrated Slideshows
Pixntell (free/$paid for EDU version)
Explain Everything (paid)
30 Hands (free) Lets you redo audio recordings!

52. Narrated Slideshows"
‣Use apps: 30 Hands
(free) or Explain
Everything ($2.99)"
!
‣Load images (artwork
does not need to be
created on iPad) into
app, then record audio."
!
‣Perfect for the one
iPad class!
IMAGE NARRATION

53. At the Pumpkin Patch
‣Kindergarten art
work created with
Hello Crayon app"
!
‣Saved to camera roll"
!
‣Recorded audio using
Explain Everything app"
!
‣More options in
Explain Everything -
can redo audio
recordings
IMAGE NARRATION

54. 30 Hands (free)
IMAGE NARRATION
• Example - PreK talks about their Seuss pictures

55. Hints for Managing
Recording
IMAGE NARRATION
• Set up project ahead of time with all
images loaded in
• Station in hallway where it is quiet
• Teacher Aide or Parent Helpers
• Older students working as buddies
• Rest Time!! (or other quiet work
time)

56. Screencasting apps
DRAWING APPS
‣Show Me (free)"
!
‣Screen Chomp (free)"
!
‣Explain Everything (paid)"
Has many features not available in free apps"
!
‣Educreations (free) - in app search for images"
!
‣Knowmia/Teach (free) - in app search for images"
!
!

57. Math Tutorials
‣Teachers (and students)
can use these apps to
create tutorials!"
!
‣Free account"
!
‣Published directly to
ShowMe and Knowmia
websites"
!
DRAWING APPS
‣ShowMe and Knowmia Teach

58. Educreations Tutorials
‣Second graders
demonstrate
money strategies -
from Nicole
Nesbitt"
!
‣Common Core:
explain your
thinking!"
!
SCREENCASTING APPS

59. Favorite Audio apps
AUDIO APPS
‣AudioMemos SE (free)
!
‣iTalk Recorder (free)!
!
‣Audioboo (free)
!
‣Songify (paid)
!
‣GarageBand (free on new iOS devices )
!
!

60. AudioMemos SE (free)
AUDIO APPS
Ideas for Early Learning:"
!
‣Teacher audio directions for stations"
!
‣Student imagination/storytelling"
!
‣Explain your thinking, tell what you learned"
!
‣Mail/transfer recordings to teacher"
iTalk Recorder (free)

61. Fotobabble (free)"
‣Snap a photo and
record a one minute
audio description (can
adjust settings for longer
recording)"
!
‣Instantly upload online
to free Fotobabble
account, simple
publication!"
!
‣Students explain/reflect
on their work or projects
IMAGE NARRATION

62. Audioboo (free)
AUDIO APPS
‣Easy way to publish audio files
directly to the web, files can be
embedded on a blog"
!
‣Free account!"
!
‣Record files up to 10 minutes
long, like a podcast channel"
!
Record students"
talking about what"
they learned - top ten list"
style!"

63. Audioboo Book Reports (free)
AUDIO APPS
‣Second grade book reports
from Nicole Nesbitt"
!
‣Snap photo of book cover
(or student artwork/project)"
!
‣Record audio"
!
‣Link to example"
Add Audioboo to projects that
you already do!

64. QR Code Listening
Galleries with
Audioboo and Scan (free)
AUDIO APPS
!
‣Pink Pigs (Kindergarten)

65. QR Code
Listening
Galleries
AUDIO APPS
!
‣Superheros (4th grade)"
!
Link to webpage with
directions on how to create the
QR Codes with Audioboo app
!
!

66. Audioboo QR Codes!
!
‣Create account for class"
!
‣Go to your Audioboo
account online"
!
‣Click QR code at
towards bottom left"
!
AUDIO APPS

67. Audioboo QR Codes!
!
‣Generates code"
!
‣Print in large (full page)
or small (good size for
corner of project)"
!
AUDIO APPS

68. Election Posters
with QR Code
Speeches
AUDIO APPS
!
‣Fifth grade students made
election posters and recorded
a related speech using
AudioBoo which was linked
to QR code. (Crystal Voytal)"
!
‣Idea for early learning: 100
Day posters"
!
!

69. GrandParents Day
-QR Code Books
!
‣from 2nd grade
teacher Nicole Nesbitt"
!
‣Used Audioboo to
record/publish audio
AUDIO APPS

70. Audioboo Books
!
‣from 2nd grade
teacher Ruth
Bennefield"
!
‣Students were able to
read/listen to each
other’s books"
!
‣Fluency!
AUDIO APPS

71. Favorite Digital Storytelling Apps"
DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS
‣Book Creator"
!
‣Puppet Pals"
!
‣Facejack"
!
‣PhotoComic"
!
‣30 Hands
Presentation link at Creative APP-titude"
!

72. ChatterPix Kids (free)
DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS
‣Talking
Biographies"
!
‣From 2nd grade
teacher Nicolle
Nesbitt"
!
‣Can add text to
the finished
video!"
!

73. ChatterPix Kids"
DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS
‣Talking artwork!"
!
‣Talking snowmen by
second graders"
!
‣Picture drawn with
Drawing Pad app, but
could also take a photo
of student artwork"

74. I am Brave like a Lion
!
‣Photographed lion
face created in art class.
Then used FaceJack to
record a way they are
brave (with teacher
help)."
!
‣Clips combined by
teacher using Splice
video editing app."
!
!
TALKING CHARACTERS

75. Bethlehem Eyewitness
!
‣Bethlehem Eyewitness
project"
!
‣In art class, created portraits
using construction paper and
chalk"
!
‣Wrote story, then recorded
in FaceJack"
!
!
TALKING CHARACTERS

76. Kindergarten First Thanksgiving
with Puppet Pals
‣Kindergarteners
recorded puppet play
about what they learned
about Thanksgiving."
!
!
!
!
!
!
ANIMATED STORIES

77. Bible Buddies (free lite version/paid)
‣Create puppet
shows with Bible
characters"
!
‣From the same
company as Puppet
Pals"
!
‣Example: The Fiery
Furnace"
ANIMATED STORIES

78. Sock Puppets (Free Lite Version/Paid)
!
‣Talking Socks! Crazy
voices!"
!
‣Second grade teachers
Mark Steer and Ruth
Bennefield use to review
math facts and
vocabulary words."
ANIMATED STORIES

79. Art Maker (paid)
!
‣PreK use to tell stories about being friends"
ANIMATED STORIES

80. Collin’s Big Cat Series (free)
‣Create stories
using
backgrounds,
objects,
characters, text,
record audio"
!
‣ No option to
save projects
outside of the app
BOOK CREATION APPS

81. Write About This (free/$2.99)
!
• Photos with story
prompts
!
• Write story, record
audio
!
• Save to camera roll
!
• Can create your
own prompts
!
• Also Tell About This
for younger
students
GRAPHIC TEXT APPS

82. SPOKEnPHOTO (free)
‣Create free account"
!
‣Add photos, record
audio for each image
(no text)"
!
‣Saves to account,
view online or in app"
!
‣Example: Snowmen
All Year
BOOK CREATION APPS
Use projects that"
you already do, turn into a book!

83. DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS
Book Creator for iPad ($4.99)
‣Add text, pictures
(from camera roll),
record audio, add
video, hyperlinks"
!
‣Export as epub
document directly to
iBooks or to Dropbox"
!
‣ Link to our
elementary collection
of eBooks"

84. Our Book Shelf in iBooks
BOOK CREATION APPS

85. Our Winter Books published on iTunes
BOOK CREATION APPS

86. Favorite Video apps
VIDEO APPS
‣Splice (free/paid)
!
‣iMovie (paid)
!
‣Vintagio (paid)
!
!
!
!
!

87. Front Facing Camera
VIDEO APPS
‣Use for student
reflections after a
lesson, reality TV
style!"
!
‣Practice for speeches"

88. Video Camera Hints
VIDEO APPS
‣Use horizontally, like
the shape of a TV
screen!"
!
‣Take short clips of
students in action, edit
into a simple video at
night while watching TV."
!
‣Assign students to take
videos of class activities."

89. Splice (free/additional features for purchase)
VIDEO APPS
‣Easy and fast app to edit
multiple video clips and images
together"
!
‣Add simple titles, transitions,
record audio, and add music"
!
‣Free version contains ads"
!
‣Export projects to camera roll"
!
!

90. Splice (example)
VIDEO APPS
‣Have students film
and edit a class activity
link to video

91. Create Video Tutorials
VIDEO APPS
‣Easy way to give
multiple directions
for projects."
!
‣Use iPad case as a
tripod when
recording."
!
‣Can replay video
as students work."
!
‣Let students
create tutorials!"
link to view video

92. ‣Publish to blog using Wordpress app."
!
‣Upload video projects directly from iPad from camera roll to
Vimeo or YouTube "
!
‣Use apps with accounts that publish to web: Fotobabble,
Audioboo, Toontastic, Showme, Educreation, Knowmia,
SPOKEnPHOTO"
!
‣See my Elementary APPtitude blog for examples of iPad
published projects!
Publish to your Digital
Hallway!
MANAGEMENT/HINTS

93. iPad Multimedia Resources
!
Link:
!
http://tinyurl.com/ipadcreate
!
I would love your"
feedback"
and comments!"

94. Creative-APPtitude - iPad Multimedia Tools for Creativity
by Karen Bosch is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
License.
Karen Bosch
kbosch@southfieldchristian.org