Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Favourite apps so far

Just a quick post about the apps the students seem to be really enjoying.
  •  Puppet Pals. At the moment they are just making up stories as they go. I'm looking forward to using this app as a way of recording their written stories.
  • Camera/Video. I don't think I've met a kid yet that doesn't love taking pictures of themselves or watching themselves on screen.
  • Photo Booth. They love experimenting with the different filters and pulling all sorts of faces!
  • CakeDoodle. The girls love this one! I got this one as a fun way to practice reading and following directions as well as fine motor skills.
  • Geared and Geared 2. This one appeals to the problems solvers in my class and the ones with good spatial awareness. They like Geared 2 better, purely because the little hamster flies out of the wheel once you get all the cogs turning! I've seen some great cooperation between students while playing this one.
  • Magic Piano. They really enjoy the songbook section where they touch the dots to play a piece a classical music. They sound like professional pianists!
I'm sure there is more, but these are the ones I notice the students playing the most when they have free choice.

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