Using AVID Strategies
Effectively Online
Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Ph.D.
Texas Tech University
Session #80
 http://edgeofeducation.blogspot.com/2010/12/s
ocratic-seminar-online.html
COWBELL
 http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/
more-cowbell/n41046/
We all have a cowbell!
What is yours?
 Take a minute to share with a neighbor what
you love about technology and how you use it
in the classroom?
Face-to-Face VS. Online
 Which is better? Why?
History of Technology
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=UFwWWsz_X9s
 http://www.learnstuff.com/graduating-with-tech
nology/
Top 10 Tools for
Learning for 2012
Twitter
YouTube
Google Docs
Google Search
WordPress
Dropbox
Skype
PowerPoint
Facebook
Wikipedia
Think about your favorite
AVID strategies and how
would you adapt it online?
Online-stopwatch
 You can us it for timed exams or timed writing
activities
Schoopy
 Post homework in ONE location
Printable-calendar.co/#/
 Print calendars for FREE
Utopia
 Utopiadoc.com
 Free PDF reader
Pic Lits
 Piclits.com
 It can be used to improve writing skills.
 It is similar to a story starter. It provides
images for students and they come up with
text to illustrate them.
Crocodoc.com
 Converts Word and PDF files into HTML
CuePrompter
 Free service where teachers can use their
browser as a teleprompter. All users have to do
is cut and paste their script online.
Pinside
 http://pinsi.de
 This is a great note-taking site!
 Students can create pin boards!
 Post their comments/image –public/private!
Speakpipe
 Speakpipe.com
 This allows you to record messages and send
the to email recipients. If you set up a
classroom blog or website then you can use
Speak Pipe to let your students leave voice
messages!
Science Netlinks
 K-12 resource where you can find teaching
tools for FREE!
What websites do you use?
 Canvas
 Free rice
 Time
 Polend space
 Google
 Stemscopes
 C scope
 Brainpop
United streaming
Sat/college board
SAScurriculumpathway.com
Khanacademy
Discovery ed
Pbs
College weekly live
TED talks
Pinterest
Educreations
Instagrok
Edmodo
Infuselearning
Padlet
Nearpod
 AAAmath
 Remind101
 Classmint
 Prezi
 Anamoto
 Todaysmeet
 Socrative
 Polleverywhere
 Vines
APPS
Dropbox
 This app offers cloud storage, file
synchronization, and client software.
 Application
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Teachers can put assignments and reading
documents in Dropbox, and allow students to
download profiles.
Dropbox
 When you install the Dropbox app on your
phone or tablet, you can upload files at
anywhere.
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Tap the Other files button from the pop-up
menu.
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A file browser will appear. Check the box to the
right of your files to select it for upload.
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Tap the Upload button to upload the selected
files to Dropbox.
Dropbox
 Share a folder from the Dropbox website
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Sign in to the Dropbox website.
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Go to your list of files and folders and select
the folder you want to share by clicking on the
empty space to the right of the folder’s name.
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Enter the email addresses of the people you
want to invite.
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Add a personal message if you’d like and click
Share folder.
Evernote
 Evernote is a great app that helps people
remember and act upon ideas, projects and
experiences across all the computers, phones
and tables they use.
 Application
–
Students can use this app to take notes in
class.
Evernote
 From the Home Screen, you can quickly
capture new notes with the new quicknotes
panel, as well as browse everything in your
Evernote account by notebook, tags, and more.
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Announcements
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Shortcuts
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Notes
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Notebooks
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Tags
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Quicknotes
Evernote
 Announcements
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Stories about Evernote product updates, upcoming events, tips and more.
 Shortcuts
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A customizable list of links to notes you would like quick access to.
 Notes
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Displays all of the notes in your Evernote account, with the most recently
updated notes shown first.
 Notebooks
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Displays all of the notebooks and Notebook Stacks in your Evernote account.
Tap any notebook to view the notes it contains.
 Tags
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View a sortable list of all the tags currently used in your Evernote account.
Tap any tag to view all of the notes associated with it.
 Quicknotes
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From this panel, you can easily create new notes in different ways.
Awesome Note
 Awesome Note does not only has a note-taking
feature with word-processor quality, but can
also work as an “organizer of your life.”
 Students can use this app to take notes in
class, and organize their life with Awesome
Note.
Awesome Note
 Main Screen
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Calendar view
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List view
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To-do view
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Diary view
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Photo view
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Thumbnail view
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Detail view
Awesome Note
 List View Screen
Awesome Note
 Note View Screen
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Normal note
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To-do note
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Anniversary note
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Diary note
Flashcards Deluxe
 Flashcards Deluxe is a great app that provides
materials for any class or standardized test.
 Application
–
Students can use this app to learn knowledge
and prepare test, and also create and share
flashcards their own.
Flashcards Deluxe
 How to add/edit cards to any deck within the app?
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At the top of the main screen, tap + (add)
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Tap "Empty Deck”
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Enter a "Deck Name" and tap "Create Deck” (You
now are viewing your list of flashcards, though you
don't have any yet.) To add your first card:
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At the top of this "Cards" screen, tap + (add)
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Tap the 1st empty row to start editing side 1, enter
text. Tap Next, enter side 2, then Done.
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Tap the top left button (Cards) to back up to the
card list screen.
Flashcards Deluxe
 How to share flashcards with others?
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Export to the orangeorapple.com server:
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At the main screen, tap Edit, then the deck
you want to export
Make sure you enter a "Deck Code" (2nd
item). Use a code that nobody else will.
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Tap "Export / Share”
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Tap "App Server”
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Tap "Export"
Planbook EDU
 Planbook EDU is a simpler, smarter lesson
planner. (http://www.planbookedu.com/)
 Application
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This app helps educators create clear and
customized lesson plans, and allows them to
share lesson plans with anyone.
Planbook EDU
 Customize your planbook to fit your needs.
Planbook EDU
 You can also attach any documents,
presentations, videos, or images to easily
create, adapt, and edit lesson plans that you or
whoever you choose to access anywhere.
MyHomework Student
Planner
 This app is designed to help students to keep
schedule, keep track of assignments, and
follow agenda.
MyHomework Student
Planner
 Application
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Students can use this app to organize their
schedule and manage time in order to
complete homework and assignments.
MyHomework Student
Planner
 Student planner
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Homework
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Reminders
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Class Schedules
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Sync
MyHomework Student
Planner
 Teachers.io
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Find your teacher and join your class
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Syllabus
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Attachments & Resources
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Announcements
MyHomework Student
Planner
 How can schools use myHomework? (Two ways)
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Tell the parents and students about the myHomework
app. They can sign up for free with ads or pay the
small fee to have the advertising removed. At schools
with 1:1 device programs, the device orientation
meeting is a great time to get the myHomework
account setup!
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An ad free package is available to schools which allows
the school to brand the homepage on all of the
myHomework experiences. Pricing is on per student
per year and comes with discounts as high as 50% off
of the individual rate.
Inkling
 This app provides books, as well as free
chapters and full titles.
 Application
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Students can get interactive textbooks for
iPad, iPhone, PC & Mac from Inkling.
Inkling
 How to get started
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Download Inkling for your iPad or iPhone, or
visite Inkling for Web.
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Create an Account.
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Get free chapters, buy by the chapter, or
purchase whole titles.
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View your content after your purchase.
Inkling
 If professors want to have their class follow the
notes, you can send Inkling a note with the
details on Inkling website
(https://www.inkling.com/contact/).
 If instructors want to use Inkling for class, they
need to contact Inkling through Inkling for
Educators page
(https://www.inkling.com/educators/general/) to
request a complimentary copy.
iBooks Author
 iBook Author is a free iPad app that allows
anyone to create amazing books.
iBooks Author
 Application
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Teachers can create iBooks textbooks with this
app. Students can also use iBook Author to
design projects with galleries, video,
interactive diagrams, 3D objects,
mathematical expressions, and so on.
iBooks Author
 How to create a book
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Start with choosing one of the book design
templates.
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Customize your own template. You can type
directly into your book, or drag and drop texts,
documents, pictures, and videos.
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You can choose styles and customize the book
however you like.
iBooks Author
 How to publish your book
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Export the book in variety formats.
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You can also submit it to the iBook store or
share it on iTunes.
Nearpod
 Nearpod can bring the classroom to life.
Teachers create and customize presentations,
and interact with students on mobile.
 Application in education
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Teacher can use Nearpod to create interactive
presentations and share on student’s iPad.
Students can use this app to submit responses
which teacher can assess on Nearpod.
Nearpod
Nearpod
 How to use Nearpod?
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Students need to enter the PIN number to gent
access to instructor’s Nearpod. And then
students’ name will appear automatically in
instructor’s student list. Instructor will in
control of his/her Nearpod session.
Nearpod
 Instructor’s view
 Student’s view
The Answer Pad
 This app allows teachers to create answer
sheets online and then assign them to
students. The students then fill in the answer
sheet, show their work, and then submit to
their teacher which they can get on-going
feedback.
 http://theanswerpad.com/#
The Answer Pad
For instructor
 How to use The Answer Pad to create a test
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Set up your group and enrolled your students.
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Set up your electronic answer sheet.
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Select question type, scale tested, and correct
answer choice.
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Once complete, assign the sheet to your
students.
The Answer Pad
For students
 How to take the test on The Answer Pad
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Download The Answer Pad to ipad.
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Students login, and use the test code to access
the answer sheet.
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Students tap their answers on the answer pad.
The Answer Pad
Educreations
 Educreations can create a lesson on a digital
whiteboard then recording what’s happening.
 Application
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Teachers and students can interact by using
this app.
Educreations
 How to create/share a lesson
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Record your lesson.
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Choose a color for your lesson text.
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Create a text box.
Educreations
 How to create/share a lesson
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Import images.
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Work with images.
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Click the Done button once you finish recording
the lesson.
Teachers Tech
 Teachers Tech provides learning strategies for
educators and students. It is made for people
to find “how to” videos on all things related in
the classroom.
 Application
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This app helps teachers using technology in
the classroom, and keep students engaged
with interesting lessons.
Teachers Tech
 How 2
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The “How 2″ library features topical video clips
demonstrating acquisition and deployment of
popular web services.
Teachers Tech
 Toolbox
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The Teachers Tech app features a
Resources feed describing new and useful
technologies for consideration with links to
some of the best blogs and websites.
 Chat
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The Chat feature allows users to connect and
collaborate with other app users in sharing
resources, advice and experiences.
Amazon Student App
 Amazon Student is an iPhone app for buying
and selling textbooks.
 Application
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Students can use this app to check price
instantly on textbooks and more, sell their
stuff, and get free two-day shipping.
Amazon Student App
 How to place an order with the Amazon Student App?
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Go to the product detail page for an item you wish to buy.
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Tap Add to Cart. You'll see the cart icon at the bottom of the screen
change.
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Tap Shopping Cart at the bottom of any Amazon Student page when
you are finished adding items to your cart. If you need to edit the items
in your cart, or wish to move items to/from Cart to Save For Later, tap
Edit in the upper left corner and tap the appropriate button(s).
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Tap Checkout in the upper right-hand corner.
Review your order. You can edit the payment method, shipping
address, and shipping options by tapping on those items on the Review
Order screen.
Tap Place Order to complete your purchase.
Amazon Student App
 How to trade In Textbooks with the Amazon
Student App?
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Tap Trade Your Stuff Via Trade-in or
Trade-ins on the app home page. You can
either search for the items you want to sell or
scan the barcode on the product.
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When you find the item, tap Add to Trade-in
List.
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Go to your Trade-in List by tapping Trade-ins
at the bottom of the screen.
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Complete the on-screen steps and submit.
Peerby
 This app enables people to borrow the things
they need from others in their neighborhood.
 Application
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Students can use this app to borrow notes,
books and many other things from their peers
through this app.
Peerby
 How to borrow things by using Peerby
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Go to Peerby app, and type in what you need.
Peerby
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Peerby will access around your neighbor to find
someone that owns what you are looking for.
FluencyFinder
 FluencyFinder is an app that assess student’s
reading fluency.
 Application
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This reading fluency assessment can help
teachers evaluate their students’ reading skills.
It lets students know how many mistakes they
make during reading and their score
immediately. Teachers can use the information
to track students improvement.
FluencyFinder
 How to use FluencyFinder?
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Enter student’s name and select the passage
he/she is going to assess with.
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Go to Fluency website to print the passage (
www.fluencyfinder.com).
FluencyFinder
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Go to the assessment page and begin to
assess students. Click the plus mistake bottom
every time when the student make a mistake.
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When the assessment is finished, you’ll get
instant result.
Class Dojo
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Class Dojo is a classroom tool that helps
teachers award or discipline students’
behaviors in classroom quickly and easily.
It also captures and generates data on
behavior that teachers can share with
parents and administrators.
Class Dojo
 Application
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This app makes it easy to keep students alert
and on-task, improve their specific behaviors
and engagement by rewarding and recording
real-time feedback.
Class Dojo
 How to take attendance with ClassDojo?
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Start the class you’d like to take attendance in
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Click the “Attendance” button in the top left
cornor of the screen.
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Click on the absent students until they are red.
Click the late students until they are yellow.
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When you’re finished just click “Save
attendance” in the top left corner.
Class Dojo
 How to comment on a behavior in the reports for parents?
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Find the class the student you’d like to comment on is in on the
ClassDojo homepage. Click the green “Reports” button on the
appropriate class title.
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Find the student you want to leave a comment for in the left column.
Click that student.
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Make sure the date “Range” includes the date you want to comment
on. If not, click there to adjust accordingly.
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Scroll down to find the award you’d like to comment on. Look for the
text box underneath that says “Leave your comments for parents
here…”
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Type in your comment. A grey “Add this comment” button will appear.
Click the button to save the comment.
SpellingCity
 Vocabulary SpellingCity provides a way to learn
spelling and vocabulary words by playing
engaging learning games.
 Application
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Students can access 100’s word lists and lots
of games and activities.
SpellingCity
 How to use SpellingCity
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This app contains the sample word list that can
be used to play eight learning games and
activities, like HangMouse, Unscramble.
SpellingCity
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Students can locate their teacher’s word list by
clicking Find More Lists.
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Students can take their weakness filling test on
ipad.
Toontastic
 Toontastic is a digital storytelling app. People
can select their favorite characters and
backgrounds and add their voice to create a
story.
 Application
–
This app inspires children to create story and
learn key storytelling principles, which help to
promote creativity at a young age.
Toontastic
 Things that you can do with Toontastic
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Create your own cartoons. You can make your
toys walk, make your drawings talk, etc.
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Share your creative stories with your friends.
Toontastic
Tellagami
 Tellagami is a new way to communicate
massages in life. It combines photos, voice,
character customization and personality on a
mobile platform.
Tellagami
 Application in education
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Teachers and students can use Tellagami to
create book reports, solve academic problems,
and recite lessons. It provides a fun way for
students to learn by creating.
 How to make a Gami video
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Create a Scene
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Customize a character and choose your
background.
Tellagami
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Add Dialogue
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Record your voice or type a message for
your character to say.
Tellagami
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Save or Share
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Share your Gami on Facebook, Twitter or
send via text or email.
Miracle of Life
 Miracle of Life is a beautiful looking app that
focuses on the human growth cycle. This app is
in both English and Spanish.
Miracle of Life
 Application
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This educational application use a new form of
learning to explain the secrets of fertilization,
gestation, and human growth.
Miracle of Life
 The teaching content is divided into three
sections:
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Fertilization
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Gestation
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Growth
Miracle of Life
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Gestation
Miracle of Life
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Growth
Apps you use:
 Near pod
 Educreations
 Gloster
 Chirp
 Teacher kit
 BBIS word
 Quizlet
 Scanner
 Notability
continued
 Kik
 Flyboad
 Talking Ben
 Talking Tom
 OR
 Explain everything
 Pocket
 Overdrive
 Skitch
Think about all the
technology that you
use..which is the best?
Using AVID Strategies
Effectively Online
Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Ph.D.
Texas Tech University
Session #80