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AAIS Workshops Presented by Lisa Light, Ed.S., NBCT The Donoho School Anniston, Alabama llight@donohoschool.com

Alabama Association of Independent Schools Biennial Conference 2013 March 18, 2013

=Session III-08: "A Digital Toolbox for Language Arts Teachers" =

Workshop Description: If you are looking for ways to balance traditional language arts instruction with the integration of technology, join us as we explore this presenter's favorite top ten websites and apps (even more if time allows). Bring your electronic device for an informal, fun-filled, share session.

** Really Cool Websites ** =1. Wikispaces www.mrslight.wikispaces.com = = www.wikispaces.com= =2. Voki www.voki.com= =3. Poll Everywhere www.polleverywhere.com= =4. Teaching Channel www.teachingchannel.net= =5. QR Code Kaywa qrcode.kaywa.com= =6. BrainPop www.brainpop.com= =7. Pinterest www.pinterest.com= =8. Flocabulary www.flocabulary.com= =9. Schooltube www.schooltube.com= =10. Funbrain www.funbrain.com= =11. ReadWriteThink www.readwritethink.org= =12. Blabberize www.blabberize.com= =13. Glogster Edu www.edu.glogster.com= =14. Animoto www.animoto.com= =15. Youtube www.youtube.com=


 * Really Cool Apps **

=1. Toontastic= **FREE** - A creative learning app for the iPad that empowers kids to draw, animate, and narrate their own cartoons and share them with friends & family around the world. Great alternative for traditional book reviews. =2. VidRhythm= **FREE** - Remix your world! Create fun/hilarious/awesome video music in seconds by recording your own video and audio samples. Great for sending birthday videos and creating school pride cheers. =3. Action Movie= =4. Mad Libs= =5. 7 Little Words= **6. QR Reader** . **99 ** - Reading, generating and sharing of QR codes and standard bar codes via the apps reader function. QR codes are a great way to enhance traditional book reports with links to book trailers, book reviews, etc. **7. Chicktionary** =8. StoryLines for Schools= =9. Google Earth= =10. iMovie= =11. Keynote= =12. Pages= =13. gFlash+ Flashcards & Tests= =14. What's the Word= **16. Grammar Basics and Advanced** **17. PuppetPals HD** **18. SparkleFish**
 * FREE ** - O.K. I'll admit it. This app has no educational value whatsoever, and I really don't use it in the classroom. However, a student showed it to me, and I couldn't quit laughing. Fun to use if you ever get bored! It's just plain fun ACTION MOVIE FX lets you add Hollywood FX to iPhone AND iPad movies that YOU shoot! *All the action is better!
 * FREE ** - Great app for reinforcing parts of speech, story writing, and reading fluency.
 * FREE ** - If you enjoy crossword puzzles, word finds, and anagram games, you're going to love 7 Little Words!
 * FREE ** - Word game that reinforces vocabulary and spelling.
 * FREE ** - StoryLines for Schools is an award-winning game of 'telephone' with pictures. Featured by KQED's MindShift in their "10 Awesome Apps for Learning", and by Apple as a "New & Noteworthy" education App. Learn new vocabulary and language concepts that are grade-appropriate, and spark your creativity in a safe, enjoyable manner. It is reminiscent of the old school "Telephone" game. Great way to "pass the iPad" in small groups.
 * FREE ** - Fly around the planet with a swipe of your finger with Google Earth. Great way to check out places students read about in literature.
 * $4.99 ** - The fast and fun movie-making app that puts everything you need to tell your story at your fingertips. Browse and play projects in the Marquee view. Create Hollywood-style trailers or sophisticated home movies in minutes. Share your finished projects with the world - right from iMovie.
 * $10.49 ** - Keynote is a powerful presentation app complete with animated charts and transitions. Students use it with ease...much easier than I! Great way to publish and present research assignments, book reviews, and other multi-media produced assignments.
 * $9.99 ** - Word processing program. Great to use for creating basic word documents, flyers, reports, letters, etc. Basic templates available for easy creation.
 * FREE **- Remember those 3 x 5 index cards? Now students have free access to creating, downloading, and manipulating flashcards in every subject.
 * FREE ** - We'll show you four pictures that have one word in common between them. Can you guess what the word is? (Hint - when you see a picture of a bank card and a picture of a river bank, the word is...bank! When you see a four leaf clover and a happy jackpot winner, the word is ...luck!).
 * $1.99 ** -  Most comprehensive English Grammar study material in the form of drag & fill blanks, crossword (iPad only), multiple choice questions and subjective questions with model answers.
 * FREE ** - Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time! Pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later. This app is as fun as your own creativity. Act out a story of pirates on the high seas, fight as scary monsters, or play the part of a Wild West bandit on the loose. Your creations are only limited by your imagination (and voice acting skills in my case).
 * FREE -** SparkleFish is a hilarious audio story completion game that will have you laughing uncontrollably. With SparkleFish you can record creative words in your own voice for playback inside surprising, ad-lib stories. If you enjoy Mad Libs, then you'll really love SparkleFish. It's fun for all ages, species, individuals, groups, etc.

Alabama Association of Independent Schools Workshop March 27-28, 2011 "Teaching Kids with 21st Century Minds: Integrating Technology into Language Arts Instruction"

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