From attending different iPad in Education events, the message has often been to limit the number of apps you put on iPads in the classroom: a few apps used well is better than zillions of apps. We’ve been doing this in my school – choosing the key creative apps and training teachers how to use them effectively.
The downside to this is that it’s easy to stop exploring for what’s new and making the most of the huge wealth of educational apps that there are out there! So recently, I’ve been trying out a few more apps for iPad. Here’s some I’ve found helpful!
This is a fun behaviour management app for the classroom, allowing you to give out (and take away) points to children in your class depending on their behaviour/work. It’s fun, quick and easy to use.
QR codes can be seen as a bit ‘Android’, but they’re actually really handy for quick linking to websites and different online resources. Teachers find or upload resources to the Internet, create a QR code for it and then children can easily access them via their iPad.
Showbie is like the glue which can join together digital learning on iPad in the classroom. It’s easy to set up, simple to use but very powerful for assigning, submitting and feeding back on learning. Support is also great!
This app basically allows the iPad to do chroma-key green screening (or any colour of your choice) straight on the iPad. You set the background image or video then layer up live or recorded video on top. Fun!
This is a super simple app for creating eBooks directly on iPad, including adding sound and video. It’s very friendly for children to use and really is a blank canvas for creativity (and includes lots of fun and wacky fonts!).
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