If you are using iPads, you must check out Apple’s Everyone Can Create series. Five, free guide books were released this month: I attended a session by Apple and did some of the step by step “lessons” in these books… there are so many ideas of how to harness the power or drawings, photos, videos […]

Last week, I ran a hands-on workshop for K-2 teachers in my school district. I do not work directly with these teachers, but I did my best to give them ideas of how to think about how students could be creators versus consumers on iPads. The student examples that were showcased during the workshop were […]

Last year, in a post entitled Show (And Tell) What You Know Apps, I mentioned the Pic Collage app. I wanted to share a couple of recent examples because this creation app can help students achieve so many different learning objectives Self-Reflection on Teamwork Grade 4 students used Pic Collage to reflect on their Genius […]

A few weeks back an app went FREE and caught my eye: Path on – Swipe to Type. Immediately, I saw a good elementary school use: concrete poetry. And the app’s so easy… Snap a picture. Draw some lines. Type your text (and it will follow the line path). Choose a font and effect. (In […]

In the last few months, when I have consulted with teachers, I have found myself recommending over and over again the same app… and it seems like it’s been a non-stop party of great projects. So what’s the app? PicPlayPost is its name, and it’s very simple to use. You pick a frame of up […]