If you want children to be productive with technology, you should find apps that are "tools." ShowMe is like an electronic whiteboard, can import pictures, and can handle multiple pages. Children can use the platform to share writing, responses to reading, import pictures of work, etc. There are math apps that have tens frames and counting rods, they can be used to show thinking, saved, and viewed at a later time. Showing children how to properly take a video (object in center of screen, limited background noise, cutting down the video, etc) allows them to use the device to produce work. They can video themselves responding to text, or video peers. Book reviews are a great place to begin, but other topics you'd like to hear children talk about (setting, characters, problem/solution, etc) are great to record. Kids play plenty of game apps on their own time. We need to be intentional with leading them to using technology as a tool and not a "keep busy" platform.
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Leslie Frei
Teacher Specialist for Early Childhood Education
Frederick County Public Schools
Frederick MD
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-14-2018 11:18 AM
From: Cody Summerville
Subject: Apps for K-3
What apps are you using in kindergarten - third grade? I am interested in discovering more apps that are easy to use and place an emphasis on student creation, rather than just traditional game apps.
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Cody Summerville
Program Specialist
Austin, TX
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