{"id":1935,"date":"2013-02-24T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2013-07-25T14:49:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T21:49:20","slug":"ipad-apps-shootout-multisensory-blitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/ipad-apps-shootout-multisensory-blitz\/","title":{"rendered":"iPad\/iPod Apps ShootOut &#8211; Multisensory Blitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>District Pro-D arrived on February 22nd. \u00a0Offered at two sites (Byrne Creek and Taylor Park) complete with video feed of our keynote to Taylor Park, it served as a reminder that connection, collaboration, ideas generation happen when we all come together. \u00a0With over 110 sessions, it was an electrifying event. No small feat for a large school district!<\/p>\n<p>The iPad ShootOut Panel of\u00a0<a title=\"North Library\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dragana Mihic<\/a>\u00a0(Teacher-librarian at North),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/westridge.sd41.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Maclean<\/a>\u00a0(Principal at Westridge), Livia Chan and Janet Chow (<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\" target=\"_blank\">District Learning Technologies<\/a>) provided a series of fast-paced rounds of idevice apps framed around the following questions:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/apps_processquestions1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid gray;\" alt=\"apps_processquestions\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/apps_processquestions1.jpg?w=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Please connect with any of our panel or our Learning Technologies team to further explore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_explaineverything.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_explaineverything\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_explaineverything.jpg?w=150\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_toontastic\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_toontastic.jpg?w=150\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_videolicisou\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_videolicisou.jpg?w=150\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_bookcreator-e1361653893723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_Bookcreator\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_bookcreator-e1361653893723.jpg\" width=\"50\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_abilipad-e1361654229565.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_abilipad\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_abilipad-e1361654229565.jpg\" width=\"50\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_clarospeak-e1361654314971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_clarospeak\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_clarospeak-e1361654314971.jpg\" width=\"50\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_haikudeck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_haikudeck\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_haikudeck.jpg?w=150\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_lifecards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_lifecards\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_lifecards-e1361655214288.jpg?w=50\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_docscan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_docscan\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_docscan-e1361655956160.jpg?w=50\" width=\"50\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_meriamwebsterdic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_meriamwebsterdic\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_meriamwebsterdic-e1361656132728.jpg?w=50\" width=\"50\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_epiccitadel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_epiccitadel\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_epiccitadel-e1361656468579.jpg?w=50\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_storywheel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_storywheel\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_storywheel-e1361656668473.jpg?w=50\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_piccollage\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_piccollage.jpg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_storykit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_storykit\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_storykit-e1361657039897.jpg?w=50\" width=\"50\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_photosynth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_photosynth\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_photosynth-e1361657068425.jpg?w=50\" width=\"50\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_sidebyside\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_sidebyside.jpg?w=150\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_3dbrain\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_3dbrain.jpg?w=150\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"app_color_splash\" src=\"http:\/\/digisandbox.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/app_color_splash.jpg?w=150\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Explain Everything<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(2.99) &#8211; Screencasting whiteboard to narrate a process [*use to teach]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>ShowMe<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; voice record over an interactive whiteboard [*use to teach]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Videolicious\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(ipad\/ipod) &#8211; Create spectacular movies and movie trailers for your curriculum [*use to inform, teach, synthesize]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Toontastic<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Storytelling through draw, animate and cartoon<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Puppet Pals<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; create simple animated movies; insert own images<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Abilipad<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(19.99) &#8211; Adaptive notepad with word prediction and text-to-speech [*use to give a voice to struggling writers]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Clarospeak<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(5.99) &#8211; high quality text-to-speech reader<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Voice Dream<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; text-to-speech reader &#8211; reads any web, pdf and saves a local copy<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Book Creator<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(4.99) &#8211; Create ebooks and publish in multiple places like iBooks for others to read [*use to create e-authors!]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Storykit<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(ipad\/ipod) &#8211; create electronic storybook, add sound effects or voice<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Storywheel<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(ipad\/ipod) &#8211; create a collaborative story by spinning a wheel and recording each element [*use for story composition, oral language development]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Photosynth<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(ipad\/ipod) &#8211; make 2d objects into 3d; capture a full sphere of panorama scenes to share story<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Haiku Deck\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>&#8211; create slides for presentations by searching for stunning\u00a0creative commons images based on your phrases or words or use your own images [use as slides instead of ppt or Keynote]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>LifeCards<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(ipad\/ipod) (2.99) &#8211; multiple templates in postcard-format allow visual\/written representation to tell a story [eg. focus on theme and supporting evidence in research; science process]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>PhotoCard<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0-Bill Atkinson (ipad\/ipod) &#8211; Use templates to create postcard [use for synthesized information]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Voice Record Pro<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; professional audio recorder with built-in ability to edit tracks, unlimited length, multiple export locations [*use to support reading fluency, documentation, podcast]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>DocScan HD Pro<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(ipad\/ipod) &#8211; scans documents to pdf<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Merriam-Webster Dictionary<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(ipad\/ipod) &#8211; added voice search dictionary [*use to support writing process]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Epic Citadel<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(ipad\/ipod) &#8211; enter a medieval citadel with a sound and visual parade of special effects [use to enhance story from fantasy, medieval times, ancient worlds]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Pic Collage<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; arrange images in frames, simple art editing tools [use to explain a process or journey]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Color Splash<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(ipad\/ipod) &#8211; add dramatic effects to images<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Side By Side<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; multiple-window reader browser with offline reading and notetaking capability [use to view multiple web screens to compare\/contrast information, record notes from one to another screen]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>3D Brain<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; brain images in 3D [eg. how the brain functions, MindUp]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information on apps can be found under the category &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/category\/i-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\">iDevices<\/a>&#8220;, or in our blog &#8211; iDevices: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/idevices\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/idevices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>District Pro-D arrived on February 22nd. \u00a0Offered at two sites (Byrne Creek and Taylor Park) complete with video feed of our keynote to Taylor Park, it served as a reminder that connection, collaboration, ideas generation happen when we all come together. \u00a0With over 110 sessions, it was an electrifying event. 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