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What makes an app educational?
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           Judith Epcke
          Northbrook, IL
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The Plan..
• iEAR
• Share some apps
• Grade an app
• Audience participation

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50 App Reviewers



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Over 900 Members



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Partnership with

         Ben Cahoon



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Student App Reviewers




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Components of the IEAR Community




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What are some
good educational apps?




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http://www.bodelin.com/proscopehr/proscope_mobile/
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Digital Storytelling

Sock Puppets   Toontastic   Storyrobe




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Coming Soon...




http://plasq.com/products/comiclife/ipad

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Flashcards
              gFlash+ & gFlash Pro




                integrates with
                 Google Apps

Idea: Export PowerPoint or Keynote as image files.
               Then sync to Photos
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Science Apps




The Elementals    App designer is...
                   14 years old!

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Drawing and Writing




 Use Your     Whiteboard    Animation
Handwriting                Creator HD


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Easy Charts


Magnetic Alphabet HD
         or
   ABC Magnets

     iBrainstorm &
iBrainstorm Companion

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Grading Apps on iEAR
   •Grade Level:
   •Purpose:
   •Program Functionality:
   •Overall Educational Value:
   •Classroom Use/Ideas:
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EdgeMates




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Audience Participation

  Come share your
    favorite app!



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What makes an app educational?
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What Makes an App Educational?

Editor's Notes

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  3. iear.org where volunteer teacher/administrator app reviewers ‘grade‘ educational apps \n
  4. Community:\nover 900 member\nplace where teachers, administrators, parents and app developers come together.\n\nMention Lan School partnership -- session after this one\n\nNotable members: Tony Vincent, Kathy Burdick, Meg Wilson\n
  5. Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
  6. Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
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  8. Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
  9. Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
  10. Let me tell you a little more about the IEAR initiative. \n
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  14. need to do on iPhone...need a camera\n\nI am all about the FREE apps, but this one is pretty amazing “in app purchases 9.99”\n
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  16. Storyrobe...take a screenshot and put into storyrobe, pictures from a textbook>take a photo\n
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  18. gflash+ is free and iPhone/iPod Touch\niTunes store link has link to the support site that has templates for making flashcards\nFlashcard creator: add your own images, text, and audio\n
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  21. Magnetic Full version has numbers, shapes\nAnimation: full version has audio capability, iTunes review talked about “throwing it into iMovie and rendering a finished project”\n\n
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  23. Over 200 words in 11 categories\nOnce you know the words, the game is still fun and challenging.\nItalian and Polish versions are ready to go, just need to verify the spelling of the translators’ names\nWorking on a version that can be customized.\n
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