Buncee

Buncee is one of my favorite Web 2.0 tools for creating engaging presentations.  This is an excellent learning tools that educators can use to "flip their classroom" or guide instruction on any subject.  Students love using Buncee for a wide variety of purposes such as: digital storytelling, creating posters, and more.  It's a very simple site to use that has users adding clipart, video, text, etc to create a dynamic and interactive presentation.  Best of all, is the educational portal that allows teachers to create student accounts and manage/assess all student presentations in a safe environment.  Finally, a Buncee can be embedded into a site/blog which makes it ideal for sharing w/ a wide audience.

I highly recommend checking out Buncee by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief video of how Buncee is being used in education...



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Book Writer

Book Writer is a excellent iOS app that educators are using everywhere for digital storytelling and flipping their classroom instruction.  This is a simple app to use that can be used by any subject for any curriculum that allows users to create a multimedia digital book that can then be published to iBooks or printed out as a PDF.  Best of all, a student can record their own narration to help tell a story, or an educator to help teach a lesson.

I highly recommend checking out Book Writer by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...

EDpuzzle

EDpuzzle one of the best and most popular sites around for creating a "flipped" classroom has just released a free Android app on the Google Chrome Store.  This is a fantastic site/app for taking a video, editing/cropping it, and then adding questions to it.  This is ideal for Guided Learning and Flipping instruction.  Also, a user can upload any of their own videos to turn into their "own" or even record their own audio over it for narration purposes.

I highly recommend checking out EDpuzzle by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Flipped Classrooms click here.

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GuidedVideo

GuidedVideo is a excellent iPad app that is free right now (normally $30) for creating video lessons for students.  This is done by recording yourself asking a question and then use your own photos as buttons for the answers to the questions.  For example, if you were asking a student what shape is a rectangle or tap the correct month, all the answers (up to 12) would be either different shapes or the different months, where they tap the correct one.  This can work for any subject or curriculum and great for Guided Learning and assessing students.

I highly recommend checking out GuidedVideo by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.

FluencyFinder

FluencyFinder the popular iOS app for Reading Assessment/Comprehension has just gotten better w/ their recent update.  The latest update allows for educators to now search through the 1st-8th Grade Reading passages, bigger buttons on the assessing screen, easier exporting features to share assessment/comprehension reports via email, and a new sleeker redesigned look for iOS 7.  To update FluencyFinder's data is simple, just update the app, and tap the migrate button which will transfer over all students and assessment data.

FluencyFinder has been getting lots of praise from educators all over the world on how easy it is to assess a student's Reading/Comprehension level.  All a teacher has to do is find a Reading passage on FF's website and print out which one they want to test their student on.  Then it's just a tap o
f a button to start timing as the student reads while the teacher taps (+) or (-) as they make or correct mistakes.  When the student is done reading, the teacher stops the time (or choose to move on to Comprehension questions) and gets instant real-time results.

I highly recommend checking out FluencyFinder by clicking here.

Here is more about what others are saying about FluencyFinder...

"I just assessed my entire 4th grade class in half the time it usually takes.....it was so nice to not watch my stopwatch and finally be able to focus more effectively on the student's reading. My scores are right at my fingertips and I will be able to track them throughout the year. A true time saver with accurate and trackable results!! A MUST HAVE for all teachers!"
– iTunes App Store Review, 5-Star rating 

"As a lifelong advocate for a parent's role in their child's education and success, I very much appreciate this app. It gives parents a great tool for helping their child at home while supporting the role of the teacher at the same time. Thank you so much! Parents will find this very helpful!"
– iTunes App Store Review, 5-Star rating

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Hideout: Early Reading

Hideout: Early Reading is a wonderful free iOS app for young readers to help them w/ their Reading skills.  This is done through a series of educational activities/games that has students trying to sound out words, find the correct letter, word recognition, and more.  Also, this game features a wide variety of things that engage young learners, such as animations, music, and more.

I highly recommend checking out Hideout: Early Reading by clicking here!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.
For Hideout on Edshelf click here.

Little Story Creator

Little Story Creator is a wonderful new iOS app for creating digital scrapbooks or storytelling.  As w/ similar apps a user can add text, images/stickers, backgrounds, and even import video into their project.  Best of all, a user can record audio to narrate a story.  A finished project can then be shared via email or viewed on the web.  This can even be used for guided instruction or filliping a classroom.

I highly recommend checking out Little Story Creator by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Digital Storytelling click here.
For my Edshelf collection on Digital Storytelling click here.