BoomWriter Understands

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BoomWriter is the award winning innovative Writing platform that has students collaborating to create original pieces and then get them published.  Also, has a educational portal for educators to create, manage, and monitor student accounts and projects.  

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Telling Time w/ the Smurfs

Telling Time w/ the Smurfs is a super fun iOS app that helps students learning how to tell time.  The way this works is through an interactive story w/ Brainy and Papa Smurf as kids learn the foundations of telling time on an analog clock.  Also, the interactive story is a great way to work on Reading skills and practice using the hour and minute hand of a clock.

Other features include...

• Tutorial for young learners 
• Identify the parts of the clock 
• Learn conversion between analog and digital clocks 
• Differentiate the long hand from the short hand 
• Read, count and order numbers to 59 
• Tell time to the hour and to the minute 
• Manipulate an analog clock in relation to a digital clock 
• Learn the concept of time as a schedule and its relationship to daily activities

I highly recommend checking out Telling Time w/ the Smurfs by clicking here!!! 

SlateMath

SlateMath is a free iPad app for KDG-1st graders learning Math.  This educational app contains 38 activities that helps students learn numbers, association, digit writing, addition, and more.  Also, SlateMath is aligned to Common Core Standards and tracks student's data for easy assessment.

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

For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.

LearnZillion

LearnZillion is a very popular site that educators all over are using to find free lesson plans and videos.   What makes this such a great site is the Common Core Navigator that lets a teacher type in an area code and find all the resources, lesson plans, and videos in their area aligned to Common Core Standards.

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

For my Pinterest board on Educational Resources click here.

GoGo Math Games

GoGo Math Games is a very nice site for finding free educational games in the subject of Math.  These games are for grades 1st thru HS and are on a wide variety of subjects, such as: fractions, operations, money and more.  Finally, there is a very nice section for teachers where they can find a wide variety of educational resources.

I highly recommend checking out GoGo Math Games by clicking here!!!

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For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Counting Kingdom

The Counting Kingdom is an excellent iOS game for kids 6-8 yrs old looking to work on their addition skills.  The game works like a "typical" defense game and has kids adding numbers together to cast spells and defeat their enemies.  This is a perfect way to integrate technology into the classroom using Game Based Learning.  There are over 30 levels, gets harder as the game progress, and has lots of replay value.

I highly recommend checking out The Counting Kingdom by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Buncee: Valentine's Day Project

Buncee the fantastic learning tool that allows students to use their creativity to create anything they want on a blank digital canvas, has just announced their Valentine's Day Project.  On Feb 7th, the Buncee team will be handing out Valentine's Day postcards created on buncee.com, throughout the NYC area.  However, they don't want the fun to just stop there but want it to circulate everywhere by using the hashtag #spreadbunceelove.

Here's how it works...

1) Take a photo of the postcard, and share it online with #spreadbunceelove.

2) Share a buncee from this page, and tweet it out with #spreadbunceelove.

3) OR just share a message online that will make someone smile with the hashtag #spreadbunceelove.

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For those unfamiliar w/ Buncee, Buncee is a wonderful tool that educators are using everywhere for project based learning, digital storytelling, presentations, flipped lessons, and much more.  Best of all, is the educational portal that allows teachers to create/manage student accounts in a safe environment.  There is even a free iOS app, Buncee for Edu for mobile learning that allows users to share projects publicly/privately.  Finally, there are ton of educational resources/projects for educators to browse through on the site or app.

Be sure to check out Buncee for Education by clicking here!!!

Below is a demo video...

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