1. iPad Apps for Language Development
Jolene Berg
joberg33@gmail.com http://mrsbergsclass.com
PowerPoint available at
http://mrsbergsclass.com/professionaldevelopment.html
2. A little about me…
• Experience
• Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for 25 years
• I’ve taught levels PK – 12+, all subjects
• I’ve taught in Texas and California
• I’ve taught with one computer, multiple computers, projector
only, Smart Board, digital media, and multiple mice.
• Positions and Awards
• President of Kern CUE
• Innovation in Education Award 2011
• Outstanding Special Education Teacher, 2009
• Kern County Real Hero: Educator, 2008
• Kern County Superintendent of Schools District Teacher of the
Year, 2005-2006
3. Vocabulary Development
• FREE Apps
• Bluster, Fetch It, EF High Flyers, Vocabology,
Flashcards, Idioms Illustrated, Sight Words List,
My First Words, Daisy the Dinosaur, Spelling
Free, Little Speller
• PAID Apps
• Speech With Milo, Shake A Phrase, Smartkids
Picture Dictionary,
44. Reading Development
• FREE Apps
• Avatarbooks, LAZ Readers, K12 Timed Reading
Practice, Four Seasons Interactive book
• PAID Apps
• Story Chimes, Learning A-Z, LAZ Library J, 5
pumpkins, I Like Books, Danny and the Dragon,
Read Me Stories (30), Bunsella
58. App Reviews
• Teaching With iPads
• Here are some great sites for finding apps to use you iPad in the classroom
• This is the best, frequently updated educational app list I've found.
• From TCEA (Texas Computer Educators Association) http://goo.gl/0qf4c
Teach with your iPAD-Teach with your iPAD- A wiki that discusses using your
iPad with students
iEAR.org- Education apps review
iPads in Education -Exploring the use of iPads and eBooks in schools and
colleges
• Ted Lai-Sites by Subject
• iSanJuan- A district using iPads and iPods in the classroom. Great links to apps
and ides.
• iPads for Learning-Classroom ideas for learning with the iPad
• Rubric for evaluating an Educational App (Special Ed) By Jeannette Van Houten
