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Top 3 Creation Apps worth the money

12/18/2015

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It is that time of year when teachers can receive iTunes gift cards from families and I often get asked, "What is a paid app that I believe is worth the money?" Below are my top 3 favorite paid creation apps.

#1 do ink green screen~hands down my Favorite

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This app is a MUST have for every teacher no matter the grade or content... 
Green Screen by Do Ink makes it easy to create incredible green screen videos and photos. Classroom-tested by kids and teachers, this app emphasizes ease-of-use and simplicity while still enabling fantastic results. With Green Screen by Do Ink, you can tell a story, explain an idea, and express yourself in truly creative and unique ways.

You know what a "green screen" effect is, right? It's used in the movies to make it look like the actors have landed on an alien planet, and it's used on TV to make it look like your local news announcer is standing in front of a weather map. The green screen effect works by combining images from multiple sources into a single video. These images can come from photos or videos in your camera roll, or from the live video camera. 
do ink twitter feed with teacher ideas
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Book Reviews
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Morning Announcements
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Creativity Unleashed

#2 faces i make app

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​http://www.facesimake.com/

I can't say enough how much I LOVE this app! It taps into creativity like no other! I first used this app when teaching similes with my students. The app stems from the author Hanoch Piven, author of My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks and My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil. Download the Simile Mini Lesson I did with my class below.  Then integrate the Faces I Make app for their creations! On Meet the Teacher Night one year, we did this lesson and parents had to figure out which one was their child based on the visual and written descriptions of their child with similes integrated.
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app-smash it with chatterpix!

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#3 don't let the pigeon run this app!

If you are a fan of Mo Willems or looking for ways to engage students with persuasive writing, then Don't Let the Pigeon Run This App is just what you need! Young students can work with the bus driver to create their own Pigeon story and even learn to draw the Pigeon himself from the author! 
Try and "App Smash" (combine two apps together for a creative project) this app with either Chatterpix to make your Pigeon talk or use iMovie to create a full story on the pigeon!
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App Smash it with Chatterpix or imovie!

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Apps to consider for Fluency, retell, or reader's theater

12/15/2015

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Below are Apps that I suggest to use in the classroom when working on fluency, retell or reader's theatre.
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Mouth Off – Simply launch the app, hold your phone in front of your mouth, and watch the engagement soar. Once you begin to talk, the mouth you choose will animate in sync with your voice. 
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Blog Post on Mouth Off for Reader's Theater

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ChatterPix is a FREE app that is simple to use, but endless in possibilities. The app allows you to take any image, add a "mouth" and then record audio to allow the image to talk.
101 creative ways to use ChatterPix

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Yak it Kids is very similar to Chatterpix. It allows you to make images speak. The difference between the two is that it allows for more than one image to talk.
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Ideas for Yak it Kids in the Classsroom

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Tellagami – Create animated messages with virtual avatars. Using this app, students first customize a character. After recording their voice or adding dialogue, then the “Gami” is ready to publish. 
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Additional Ideas for Tellagami

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Teleprompter Lite - Use this app to have students practice...
  • Fluency Passages
  • Sight Words
  • Phrases
  • Poems
  • Reader's Theatre

*Thank you Kami Butterfield for recommending this app, as well as, the ideas!
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Telestory - This app takes you behind the scenes to create and broadcast your own TV show! Record a music video, teleport to an alien planet, film a high-speed-chase, or perform on a reality TV show - TeleStory is a TV studio in your pocket.
Additional Ideas for Telestory

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Quick Voice - Simple yet powerful, this app can easily record and time stamp students recording sight words, fluency phrases, passages, or clips for reader's theater. 
Additional Ideas for Fluency

REader's theatre

Great blog post by Erin Integration on how to Upgrade Reader's Theater on the iPad.
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Link to Erin Integration's Reader's Theater Pinterest Board of Resources
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Wonderbox edu

12/14/2015

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attention K-5 teachers:

The app Wonderbox has just released a Beta version of their app called Wonderbox EDU. They are looking for teachers to test and integrate their app in your classroom! If you are interested please click on the link below and also notify Nadine that you have signed up. 
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Wonderbox EDU provides great opportunities to integrate STEM into your classroom. For more information about Wonderbox, read below and watch their video about the app.

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WonderBox inspires curiosity and creative thinking. Explore, create, and share with your family and friends.
Completely FREE (no in-app purchases).

1. EXPLORE fascinating topics, such as science, design, languages, geography, and sports. 
- More than 3,000 videos, maps, and content curated by educators.

2. CREATE something awesome with fun stickers, videos, photos, and drawing tools!
- Fun Challenges designed by educators will inspire you to design, tinker, and build. 
- Design a treehouse. Write with hieroglyphics. Make a talking president. And more!
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The WonderBox blog provides lots of ideas on how teachers across the globe are integrating their app. Definitely worth checking out!
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WonderBox App
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QR Code holiday stories!

12/8/2015

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Download over 40 Holiday Books accessed via QR Code for FREE! All stories have been run through the site "viewpure" to block ads and related videos that pop up at the end of a video from YouTube.  Happy Holidays! ~Nadine :)
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