Writing with iPads

   

iPads in Writing    Oct. 9th 2013

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It’s not WHAT app I should use.  It’s HOW I should use it!

The Tech in the Common Core

An Example from Grade 6:

Use technology including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.

          

GTKY Activity                                                                   *Trading Card App                                                                                                                                   

iOS 7 and iOS 6 

    *Gesture Changes
    *New Restriction Features 

Built in Features 

    *Spell Checker

    *On Screen Keyboard vs Blue Tooth

    *Speak Selection Tool

    *Voice Recording - Revision Tool  

    *Dictation (SIRI on iPad 3 or higher)

        *Dragon Dictation
         Audioboo  (website and app communicate)
         Quickvoice

SAMR - SAMR in 120 Seconds 

Brainstorming, Mindmapping, Notetaking:
     *Paperport Notes

     * Simple Mind 
     *Total Recall

    *iBrainstorm
*iBrainstorm Companion
    * Padlet   (website - useable across all devices)
     *Evernote

    *Educreations   (app and website communicate)

Just Writing:

    5 Myths about Writing on the iPad

    *Google Drive (need Google Account)

    *Pages ($$$) The Mac Word Program
    *Native NOTES app 

Writing Resource Sites:

    *Purdue OWL - Online Writing Lab
    *Read Write Think 

    *OSLIS

Prompts:

    *Using Videos:  Example:  I can prove my dad is a space alien

    *Writing Prompts Sites:  Tumblr

    *teachhub.com  tap on:  “Lesson and Teaching Tools”along top blue ribbon

Blogging - Publishing Work:

Internet Safety and Copyright Lesson - Common Sense Media    

Class Blog:  (one iPad use)

        *Blogger
        *Edublogger 

Get Kids Writing: 

        *KidBlog  (KidBlog Website) Kidblog How To

            www.kidblog.org/ipadwriting

          

        *Edmodo  (Edmodo Website)

Alternatives to Book Reports and Essays:

*Scribble Press $$

*Story Kit

*Sock Puppets

*Book Magic
*30 Hands  

            *Tellagami

Vocabulary

             *Quizlet  (app and website communicate)
             *PicCollage
           


Additional Resources: 
**List from Technology Tailgate - Create Apps

**QR Codes - Book Covers   QR Code Book Talks

             App Explore Time!  Choose App Resources Tab at the Top and  

        Explore “Writing  Apps K - 12”