Presentation from the ISACS conference, November 4, 2011. Learn how the iPhone has transformed the classroom of one teacher who uses a variety of apps to replace dozens of typical classroom tools. Creative real life examples and solutions will be shared from the perspective of an art, technology, and elementary classroom.
1. Smartphones: The 21st Century Teacher
Tool Box that Fits in your Pocket!
Karen Bosch
K - 8 Technology/Art Teacher
Southfield Christian School
kbosch@southfieldchristian.org
Twitter: karlyb
Discovery Star Educator
Saturday, October 29, 2011
4. My iTools
iPhone 3GS and iPad2
iPEVO Point 2 View USB Camera
($69.99)
11 iPod Touch devices - for students
to use
5 iPads for student use
Thought Out NAJA-KING-FORM
Flexible Stand ($34.95) - tripod
Saturday, October 29, 2011
5. Calendar/
Communication
Alerts for appointments/meetings
Reminders student medication
Email while laptop connected to Smartboard
projector
Text questions to teaching partner
Have been testing iStudiez Pro app for
lesson plans
Saturday, October 29, 2011
6. Reference
Dictionary/Dictionary.com (free)
Units - conversion tool (free)
YouVersion Holy Bible (free)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
7. Tools
Clock (included)
Stopwatch for testing/timings
Alarm/World Clock
Lose It (free)
Calories/carbs for diabetic student
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8. Music/iPod
Pandora Radio
Slacker Radio
Saturday, October 29, 2011
9. Grading
A+ Grader ($0.99)
Common Core
Standards (free)
NumberKey ($1.99) - turns your phone into a
wireless keypad that can enter numbers into
a grading program or spreadsheet!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
10. Google Mobile App (free)
Traditional Search
Links to Google
Apps
Voice Search
Image Search
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12. Voice Recording
Voice Memos (included)
Audioboo (free) - uploads to your account on
web, can embed files into a blog Thanksgiving Example Link
iTalk (free) - allows you to wirelessly link to
computer to transfer multiple files to iTunes for
further editing in Garageband Ecology Podast Example Link
Saturday, October 29, 2011
13. Digital Storytelling
SonicPics ($2.99, free lite version)
StoryKit (free)
Fotobabble (free)
Art Fotobabble Examples
Saturday, October 29, 2011
15. Discovery
Video
Mobile Site
(iPad only)
http://mobile.discoveryeducation.com/
Saturday, October 29, 2011
16. Camera
Photo of worksheet - email to use on Smartboard
Videotape fun classroom moments to upload to class blog
Visual directions for art clean up
Saturday, October 29, 2011
17. Camera/Scanners
Genius Scan (free)
JotNot (free)
Image to Text (free)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
18. Blogging
Instant posting to internet!
Wordpress (free)
Blogpress ($2.99)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
19. Field Trips
Maps (included)
Weather Channel (free)
Wordpress (free) - to
“live-blog” the trip.
http://ififth.edublogs.org/
category/trips/
Saturday, October 29, 2011
21. Photography - Editing
Fotolr PS (free)- crop, adjustments,
frames, filters
Adobe Photoshop Express (free) -
crop, adjust, effects, borders
HDR Pro ($1.99) - takes two pictures at
once, automatically balances lighting
and creates one perfect image
Saturday, October 29, 2011
22. Camera - Photo Transfer
Photo Transfer ($2.99) - quickly transfer many
photos and video from phone to laptop in a zip
file using wifi, also between two devices
Simple Transfer Lite (free) - use with first 50 picts
on camera roll
Photocaster ($0.99) -transfer photos/videos to
laptop using shared network
Flickit (free) - upload many photos to Flickr
Bump (free) - transfer from iPhone to iPhone/
iPod by bumping devices
Saturday, October 29, 2011
23. Photography - Effects
Lunapics (free) - all kinds of
amazing filters for photos
Saturday, October 29, 2011
24. Photography - Effects
BeFunky (free)
Pixlr-o-matic
(free)
Effects (free)
10 Fun Free Photo
Effect Apps
Saturday, October 29, 2011
25. Photography - Fun Effects
ToonPAINT ($1.99) -
cartoonize your photos
Photofunia (free) - add photo to pictures,
dozens of cool effects
Saturday, October 29, 2011
26. Photography - Fun
CamWow (free) - like
PhotoBooth, great
with front facing
camera
ClassicBooth (free) -
photobooth strips
PopBooth (free) -
photobooth strips
Saturday, October 29, 2011
27. Photography - Fun
CamWow - Andy Warhol style pop art photo
wall
Use for creative writing!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
28. Video Splice (free/$3.99 for full version)
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 in
the app, but not the video
Export projects to camera roll
Saturday, October 29, 2011
29. Video
Silent Film Director (free/$0.99
for full features)
Record videos with old-
fashioned silent film effects!
Highly recommend to update to
full version - you can edit your
together multiple clips, add
titles, and add music
appropriate to a silent movie
Saturday, October 29, 2011
30. Animoto (free)
Use this app to combine
images/video clips into a
movie with music and cool
effects
Free full featured account for
educators! http://
animoto.com/education
Saturday, October 29, 2011
31. iTimeLapse Pro ($0.99)
http://
www.vimeo.com/
20021471
Thought Out NAJA-KING-FORM Flexible Stand
($34.95) - tripod
Saturday, October 29, 2011
32. Video
Vimeo (free)
Free online account to publish videos,
similar to Youtube
Simple video editing
Use this app to upload videos from your
camera roll to Vimeo
Saturday, October 29, 2011
33. Game Tools
Wheel of What (free, with ads)
Decide Now ($0.99, no ads)
Game Show Sound Board (free) - sound
effects, timer, scorekeeper
NBC Olympic Cheer (free) - crowd cheers,
horns, cowbell
Saturday, October 29, 2011
34. Just for Fun!
Noise Control ($0.99)
Words with Cheats for Friends
($0.99)
Balloonimals ($1.99, also lite version
for free)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
