I am very excited to try out the iTouches - especially since I have found apps that I can use both personally and professionally. I am most intrigued by the audio book apps that are available. I am also interested in the following apps...
"Touch Physics--($2.99) or Touch Physics Lite (free)-- great for students to problem solve how to get the ball to roll over the star."
iRec voice recorder. This would be great to record the children reading books for the first time. They could be sent home so parents could hear them reading. It could also be used to have one student read to another student - like a traditional book on tape - but the listener would know the reader. It could also be synced with iTunes and would give a time and date stamp to the child's reading progress. How exciting!
RunningRecs - could be a great way to keep electronic running records of each child to track reading progress.
I See Ewe - $0.99 - This one is supposed to be a great way to introduce new vocabulary to preschool children in English or Spanish. Said to have great visuals and positive reinforcement.
Bejeweled is a great problem solving app. The goal is to move the jewels to a place where you have three or more in a row and then they will disappear. Extra points are given for speed and number of jewels.
I wonder if there is an app that allows children to vote and compile the votes.
How great would it be if we could compile a list of apps that we use in the classroom and give it to the parents of our school? If they had iPhones, they could load the same apps and have access to great apps for their children!
I can't wait!!!
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