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App-lying Myself

This week we explored 11 apps and their potential uses in a school setting. Here are the apps and some ideas for implementation in the classroom...
  • Flikr: Students can retell a classic tale in approximately 10 modern images sourced via Creative Commons.
  • BigHugeLabs: Students can easily design book covers, billboards and art to accompany assigned books. They could also use MapMaker feature to track a book character’s journey around the world.
  • Timeline: Library Media Specialist uses Timeline to track events in the library throughout the year. Can also jazz it up for school consumption so others can plan around it.
    • NOTE: Classmates recommend: Sutori
  • Glogster: The modern-day poster. Book reports, science projects, geography lessons...
  • Zamzar: Students could scan primary sources as a PDF, and with Zamzar, save them as Word documents, and then incorporate into the next musical sensation that is based on primary sources.  
  • SurveyMonkey: Library Media Specialist uses Survey Monkey to gauge the success of programs. Did people enjoy it? What could we do better? 
    • NOTE: Classmates also recommend Google Forms
  • Doodle: Library Media Specialist uses this to corral volunteers during special events that require additional hands on deck.
    • NOTE: Classmates also recommend: youcanbook.me
  • BubblUs: Great for brainstorming topics for projects - can help students distill their ideas and figure which ideas to pursue.
  • Voki: Have students create a Voki representing a literary character they admire.
  • Screencast-o-matic: At the beginning of the school year, assign students to make a short tutorial on how to use either their favorite app, tool, or introduce their classmates to their favorite webpage. (Apps/tools/etc will have to be reviewed ahead of time to make sure they adhere to guidelines…)
    • NOTE: Classmates recommend: Loom, screencastify
  • Animoto: Create a video of weekly or monthly events in the library. The video can be posted on a TV in the library, and also on social media and the website.
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