Apple 3D Touch

I know that Apple 3D is only for iPhones 6 and greater, but many of our teachers have iPhones.  I will introduce them to the feature.

App Smash Options For End Of Year Projects

*All links are examples of the apps in use with different content areas.
The end of the year is upon us.  AP testing dates are passing soon.  Providing a valuable "Show What You Know" project can be an effective method for an end of the unit/year project.  Finding the right combination of apps to "smash" together can provide choice for students as they provide you with the insight that they have.

Starting with iPads, here are some suggestions for smashing apps to create "Show What You Know" opportunities.

Pic Collage + Funny Movie Maker + iMovie

Pic Collage can be a great tool to place more than one image together to make an image.  With that, Funny Movie Maker can be used to transform any image into a talking image with 30 seconds of audio.  Combine those to applications into an iMovie and students can "Show What They Know" from different character perspectives.  Since Funny Movie Maker is free, it does provide some advertisement.  Simply "cut" that portion out while the movie is opened in iMovie.  

 PicCollage + Thinglink + Explain Everything

PicCollage is a great tool to place more than one image with other images.  Take that image and place it into a Thinglink and all aspects of the combined images can be interactive.  Taking that image and placing it in an Explain Everything through the link that Thinglink provides can allow an opportunity for an audio recording that enhances the creation.

Snapseed is the premier image editing app.  It allows for many filters and alterations that can enhance the image.  Combine multiple images into a PicCollage and add that to a Haiku Deck for presentations and a challenging, yet enriching, app smash has occurred.

As always the final products can be shared with the instructor via Google Drive.

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Redeeming Code Of Purchased App On iPad

Many of our staff members want to buy one app.  After purchasing it correctly, teachers need to redeem the code on their iPad.  To find the "Redeem" area on the iPad, touch on the App Store icon, touch the "Featured" tab on the bottom, and scroll to the bottom of the page.  You should see the image below...

You should be asked for your password.  After you enter it, your app will begin to download.

American History Apps In App Store

Found 22 American History apps in the Apple App Store.  Maybe one of them could be used in your classroom to solidify, supplement, or enhance a concept.

Skitch App To Label Dissection of Worm

Our students recently dissected a worm and used the Skitch app to label all the parts.  There was something about the color that the students liked in the app.  As you can see, students utilized it to the fullest.  These pictures were posted to the students' professional portfolios.

Reflection App For Monitoring Student iPads

Thanks to Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand, I learned about the Reflection app for Mac.  I decided to try to use this app for monitoring student use on iPads.  It works, but only up to 3 at a time.  As soon as I click on the fourth iPad, the Reflection app crashes.

Three iPads are the maximum!

See how it worked.

Shirtee App & Google Forms Sets Math Problem

The students experienced this blog post without any further instruction.
A response in the form of a Google Form was asked of the students.


The initial problem in our book was modified and presented to the students with this post.

As always, I find the concepts that problems are embracing and try to find an app or web resource that enhances the concept.  The Shirtee app served our purpose.


Students then posted their t-shirt design to their blog.


We will continue with the problem during our next math time!