Knowsley CLCs guide to iPad/iPod Apps iPad & iPod App Starters Guide for Education Transform Teaching, Transform Learning Transform Teaching, Transform For further [email protected] information or to discuss your needs then contact us on: Phone: 0151 443 2155 Email : [email protected] Or visit our website: www.knowsleyclcs.org.uk Knowsley City Learning Centres: iPad/iPod App Guide Foreword ! As!an!Apple!Regional!Training!Centre!Knowsley!CLCs!have!for!a!number!of!years!now!explored!the! use! of! Apple! technologies! in! education.! ! Indeed! since! the! launch! of! the! iPod! touch! we! have! evaluated!how! they! can! be! used! to! support! curriculum! delivery! and!worked! with! a! number! of! schools!to!develop!activities!to!enhance!the!learning!experiences!of!our!learners.!!This!has!gained! some!momentum!with!the!launch!of!the!iPad,! which!have!captured!the!imaginations! of!children! and! young! people! and! have! a! clear! educational! beneCit! D! indeed! much! of! our! own! curriculum! delivery!now!is!iPad!based.!!As!part!of!our!promotion!of!these!devices!we!have!tried!to!make!them! accessible!to!schools!with!our!iPad!bundle!offer!schools!have!had!the!opportunity!to!evaluate!them! –!for!further!details!of!this!offer!please!see!page!39. ! As! a!result!of!the! work!we!have!done!we!are!regularly!asked!for!advice/guidance!as! schools! are! purchasing! these!devices.! !This! support! generally! consists! of!conCiguring! the! devices,! providing! initial!staff!familiarisation!training!and!advising!on!what!apps!to!purchase.!!One!of!the!lessons!we! have!learned!with!implementing! any!new! technology! into! schools!is!the! importance!of!both!the! initial!conCiguration!and!some!early!staff!CPD!for!those!staff!that!would!like!it.!!Getting!the!devices! set!up!correctly!so!that!staff!can!pick!them!up!and!start!delivering!activities!without!any!‘hitches’!is! crucial! to!integrating!IT!into!curriculum!delivery!and!engaging!staff!in!this!process.! !We!can!help! with!both!of!these!stages!and!further!information!can!be!found!in!the!‘Getting!Started’!section!of! this!guide.One! of!the!most!enjoyable! yet!time!consuming!tasks! when!you!start! using!the!iPad!or! iPod!is!exploring!the!App!store.!The!App!store!is!divided!into!categories!but!some!of!the!best!Apps! for!education!aren’t!in!the!Education!category!and!take!a!little!imagination!to!see!how!they!can!be! used!to! support! your! topic!or! subject.! Looking! for! those!little!gems! can!take! hours,! so! here!is!a! starters!guide!to!get!you!up!and!running.! The!‘apps’!that!we!are!recommending!in!this!brochure!are!those!that!we!have!used,!evaluated!and! used!to!support!curriculum!delivery!but!it!is!by!no!means!a!deCinitive!list!of!apps!that!can!be!used.!! There!are!hundreds!of!thousands!of!apps!available!and!we!have!not!evaluated!all!of!them.! !If!you! read!this! guide!and!can!recommend!some!apps!to! us! that!we!may! not!be!aware! of!please!let! us! know.! We!have!indexed!the!apps!by!general!subject!area!(on!page!40)!to!highlight!how!apps!can!support! across! the!curriculum! D! however! it’s!important! to! note! that! many! apps!could!have!been! placed! across!different!subjects.!!If!you!need!our!advice!then!please!just!get!in!touch. Knowsley!CLCs Page 3 Training How to use the iPad in your classroom ➡ Getting started with iTunes and the iPad ➡ The iPad in education ➡ Configuring the iPad ➡ The iPad and email/calendars ➡ Working with Apps, planning & activities 1We also offer further training, see our website for details. www.knowsleyclcs.org.uk How to set up your schools iTunes Account ➡ In order to get an iTunes account without a credit/debit card, firstly you need to set up a school email address. ➡ This can be done with an iCloud or Gmail address ➡ Follow these instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534 ➡ This way you can credit the account with iTunes vouchers using 2 the ‘Redeem’ feature in the ‘Account Settings’ Page 4 Apps for your ipads 3Any theme, any topic and any subject can be supported with apps on an iPad. Knowsley CLCs have developed a range teacher sessions that demonstrate how to use the iPad as an aid to your teaching and how to use it to support learners in a creative approach that blends ICT into any lesson. We can deliver these as twilights or inset days in your school. We are constantly testing and trialling new apps, the follow is a list of the apps we have found and used to support learning. If you have any questions or need support please email or call us, we are always happy to help. Page 5 Apps Math Bingo 1 ABCya.com Math Bingo () £0.69 A fun way to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Get the answers correct to fill your bingo card. Choose an avatar and keep track of your high scores. Word BINGO 2 ABCya.com Word BINGO () £0.69 This app is good for spelling and sight word practice. It includes a spelling practice section, sight-word bingo, and two other sight-word games – each with fun incentives to earn a Bingo bug. the little crane that could 3 Abraham Stolk Free the little crane that could () A realistic physics simulation gives you full control over the crane: rotate, elevate, bend, extend and grapple. You'll need to hone your spatial skills before you will be crowned a crane expert. Adobe Ideas 4 Adobe Systems Incorporated £3.99 Adobe Ideas () Design almost anywhere using vectors, layers, and color themes, and then easily access the results for finishing in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop Express 5 Adobe Systems Incorporated Free Adobe Photoshop Express () Lets you quickly edit and share photos from your mobile device. Enjoy having your photo and video library right in your hand — without wasting your device's valuable storage space. iCab Mobile (Web Browser) 6 Alexander Clauss iCab Mobile (Web Browser) () £1.49 A web browser that provides many unique and useful features you won't find in other iPhone browsers. PagePage 1 of 6 33 Apps djay 7 algoriddim £13.99 djay () djay transforms your iPad into a full–fledged DJ system and seamlessly integrates with your iPod library, giving you direct access to all your favourite tracks and playlists. Dinosaurs: The American Museum of Natural History Collections 8 American Museum of Natural History Free Dinosaurs: The American Museum of Natural History Collections () This app lets you peruse dinosaur images and information, almost as if you were at the museum itself. You could spend hours studying the interesting images in this application, or you could just pick it up and learn a little bit at a time. Jungle Time - learn how to tell time (for iPad) 9 Andrew Short £0.69 Jungle Time - learn how to tell time (for iPad) () A very interactive app for teaching kids how to tell time and to give them practice on five difficulty levels, from telling time to the hour to telling time to the minute. Create Aliens From Mars HD 10 Angelo Gizzi £0.69 Create Aliens From Mars HD () Lets you mix and match 35 different items to create 100's of different wacky alien combinations. DropBrick 11 Antonio Xu Free DropBrick () An innovative puzzle game of physics and with lots of fun. Audiotorium Notes - Secure Text & Audio Notes with Dropbox & TextEx… 12 App Apps, LLC Audiotorium Notes - Secure Text & Audio Notes with Dropbox & TextExpander integra£3.99… () A great way to record, organise, review and share your audio and text notes from your meetings, classes, and conferences. Page 2 of 33 Page 7 Apps abc PocketPhonics: letter sounds & writing + first words 19 Apps in My Pocket Ltd abc PocketPhonics: letter sounds & writing + first words () £1.99 Aimed at kids aged between 3 and 6. Introduces kids to each of the key letter sounds. As they learn the sounds, the app guides them how to write each letter through its unique follow-me arrow. This makes it easy to learn how to correctly form letters. DotToDot numbers & letters lite 20 Apps in My Pocket Ltd £1.49 DotToDot numbers & letters lite () Using dot-to-dot puzzles, DotToDot numbers and letters teaches the sequence of numbers and letters by creating puzzles of dots that kids can’t wait to join up! Solar System Simulation 21 Ash Furrow £1.99 Solar System Simulation () Explore the Solar System in this to-scale virtual simulation! Proloquo2Go 22 AssistiveWare £129.99 Proloquo2Go () Provides a full-featured communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking. It brings natural sounding text-to- speech voices, close to 8000 up-to-date symbols, powerful automatic conjugations and a large default vocabulary. SketchBook Pro for iPad 23 Autodesk Inc. 1.49 SketchBook Pro for iPad () £ A professional-grade paint and drawing app. It combines high-quality digital pencils, pens, markers, and airbrushes with a Multi-Touch gesture-based user interface, enabling you to create everything from quick sketches to high-quality artwork. Air Sharing (iPad only) 24 Avatron Software, Inc. £1.99 Air Sharing (iPad only) () Create a wireless hard disk and view documents. Page 4 of 33 Page 8 Apps WordFoto 25 bitCycle AB 1.49 WordFoto () £ An app that turns your photos and words into amazing typographic works of art. eBook Creator 26 BlueFinger Apps 2.49 eBook Creator () £ Simple and easy ebook creation application. Its interface is designed for all ages and skill levels so that young kids are able to make ebooks using the app. Teleprompt+ for iPad 27 Bombing Brain Interactive 10.49 Teleprompt+ for iPad () £ Simple yet powerful professional teleprompter.