Due to the pandemic, teachers and parents are scrambling to provide educational opportunities to children. I compiled a list of great learning apps. It is my hope that they help during this difficult time.
I compiled a list of great learning apps:
Learn With Homer
Price: Free
Grade level: Pre-K, K
Skill: Comprehension, Phonics
Device: iPad
A learn-to-read app for kids ages 3 to 6 that incorporates drawing, voice recording, stories, songs, and more, along with more traditional phonics exercises.
This app can be helpful for kids who have speech production issues and organization of language issues.
Epic provides a plethora of children’s books for all ages. The app asks for parents or teachers to create an account,
and allows for them to create four profiles for children readers. You do need to register an email and a password.
The visuals and music contribute to a fun learning experience.
The Opposites
Grade level: 3rd, 4th, 4th and above
Skill: Comprehension
Device: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
The Opposites app helps children learn vocabulary and the corresponding antonyms by challenging them to match up pairs of opposing words in increasingly difficult levels. The game also helps children understand the importance of word context, and is an opportunity for them to think about how the words they use oppose other words. The Opposites consists of 10 different levels, each stage with a corresponding level of vocabulary. The app also offers a dictionary option that provides definitions and antonyms in a kid-friendly format.
http://littlebeespeech.com/articulation_station_pro.php
Price: Free
Grade level: K, 1st, 2nd
Skill: Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities, Phonics
Device: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Articulation Station provides speech professionals, teachers, and parents with ways to help kids improve pronunciation and articulation. Using very specific exercises, games, and stories that focus on just one letter sound for 22 English language sounds, this app can improve pronunciation and understanding of how letter sounds form words. With more than 1,000 target words, kids will likely not get bored with this app. Adults have easy ways to track kids’ progress and can track up to six kids at once. Note: To get full use of this app, you have to purchase the Pro version or buy individual letters with an in-app purchase option.
The Following Apps are for older students:
AnswerGarden – useful for brainstorming
Coggle – collaborative
Edulastic -Formative assessments FREE
Formative – upload content to ask questions
GoSoapBox – for upper grades
Lino – sticky note and photo sharing
Nearpod – interactive formative assessments
Obsurvey – create surveys
Padlet – Sticky notes for responses
Pear Deck – active learning, formative
Poll Everywhere – interactive
The Queue – online survey tool
Remind -communication with parents
Seesaw -ability to write and reflect, sample activities
Spiral -discussions, interact with video
Triventy – for quizzes
Vocaroo -voice recording
Zoho Survey – create surveys
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