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App-Smashing Presentation by: Andres Chavez: @classtechie
Stephanie Argueta: @sargueta12@classtechie@sargueta12 My Blog
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How well do you know your apps? Go to kahoot.it and enter game
pin: ___________
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How do I access this presentation? Web: https://goo.gl/k6kbI9
QR Code:
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Goals for Today Explore various apps and tools that are used to
create a product. Explore the process of using more than one app or
tool to achieve a final product. Discuss how you might be able to
tailor these apps and tools for your grade level content. Share
creations that you have made with the group.
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Format for Today -Brief introduction of apps and tools and how
they were used in elementary settings. -Ample exploration time with
App Smashing. -Debriefing and collaborating with session
members
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Padlet (Website) What is it? -Padlet is a powerful tool that
lets students collaborate and create things online. -Class
Examples: 1st Grade Science Research QuestionsGrade Science
Research Questions 2nd Grade Synthesizing a Mentor Text* Grade
Synthesizing a Mentor Text 2nd Grade Geometry with 3d FiguresGrade
Geometry with 3d Figures 5th Grade Comparing and Contrasting
Historical Fiction Texts*Grade Comparing and Contrasting Historical
Fiction Texts* Tip: Use qrstuff.com to turn link into QR Code.
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ChatterPix Kids What is it? ChatterPix Kids lets you give a
voice to any image or picture. (Up to 30 seconds.) Simply take any
photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and record your voice. Export
to YouTube when finished, if desired. Example: 1st 2nd and 3rd
Grade Social Studies 1st 2nd and 3rd Grade Social Studies Tip: Log
the iPads into your YouTube account ahead of time.
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Word Clouds What is it? -Word Clouds by ABCya.com is an
easy-to-use app to create and share beautiful word clouds.
Examples: 1 st Grade Seasons 4 th Grade Research Paper
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QRStuff.com What is it? QRStuff.com lets you turn any website,
image, video into a scannable QR Code. All you need is the
link/URL. Go from this: To This:
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I-nigma What is it? -I-nigma is a QR reader that lets your
students go to any set webpage, image, or video. -Instead of
telling students to go to xyz.com simply create a QR Code with that
address attached to it and have students scan it.
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2 nd and 4 th Grade Example This QR Code goes to a Padlet that
a 2 nd Grade Teacher made. This QR Code goes to a Thinglink which
housed a 4 th Graders research report and artifacts.
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Pic Collage What is it? Pic Collage is a large workspace in
which you can arrange pictures, label texts and search for images
all in one app!
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Pic Collage Examples 1 st Grade Sequencing 5 th Grade Unit
Conversions
Pic Collage Examples 1 st Grade Geometry 1 st Grade Science-
observing components of soil
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ThingLink What is it? ThingLink is an interactive media
platform that empowers students to create more engaging content by
adding rich media links to photos and videos. 1 st Grade:
Characteristics of Mammals 2 nd Grade Science / Science Fair 4 th
Grade- Types of Lines 4 th Grade Research Project 5 th Grade
Research Project
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Explain Everything What is it? -A unique interactive screen
casting tool. Examples: 1 st Grade Word Problems1 st Grade Word
Problems* 2 nd Grade Fictional Writing 4 th Grade Math Tutorials 4
th Grade Teacher Tutorials
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Exploring: How does it work? -Each colored folder contains one
activity. -Complete activity at your own pace. -Keep in mind, How
could I use this app / tool with my content? -Regardless of the
activity, the app can be tweaked with your grade level / content
area. -Each one of these activities were something our 1-5 students
did this year.
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Station 1: ChatterPix Kids Using the app ChatterPix Kids, take
a picture of either Martin Luther King, Jr. or George Washington
and create a 20-30 second clip describing them. 1.2 The student
understands how historical figures, patriots and good citizens
helped shape the community, state, and nation.
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Station 2: Word Clouds Read the following paragraph about
Martin Luther King, Jr. When you are finished use Word Clouds to
type out his name and list some characteristics about him. Be sure
and use the ~ symbol if you are typing multiple words on one line.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist in the 1950s
and 1960s. He led nonviolent protests to fight for the rights of
all people including African Americans. He hoped that America and
the world could become a colorblind society where race would not
impact a person's civil rights. He is considered one of the great
orators of modern times, and his speeches still inspire many to
this day. 1.2 The student understands how historical figures,
patriots and good citizens helped shape the community, state, and
nation
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Station 3: ThingLink In ThingLink, take a picture of the
geoboard that is hanging. List 3 attributes about the figure. (ie:
There are four equal sides, etc.) Make sure to export it out to
ThingLink when finished. 2.8A Create two dimensional shapes based
on given attributes, including number of sides and vertices. 2.8D
Compose two dimensional shapes and three dimensional solids with
given properties or attributes. 2.8e Decompose 2D shapes such as
cutting out a rectangle from a square, dividing a shape in half or
partitioning a rectangle into identical triangles and identify
geometric parts.
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Station 4 In Pic Collage, take a picture of the item that you
see in the bag. Depending on its characteristics, label it either
soil rocks or sand. Under your picture, create a word cloud that
describes the item in the bag. *Tip, make sure to type out the item
two times so that it can stand out.
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Station 5 Using a 4-rectangle template, take a picture of each
of the items in the bag. Label what they are. Use the blank space
to give your project a title. A screenshot will be needed to import
your image into the next app. Create one Thing per image and in a
complete sentence, identify the item, color and texture, if you
think this item would be able to retain water, and if the item
would be able to support the growth of plants. 4.7a. Examine
properties of soils including texture, capacity to retain water and
support the growth of plants.
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Station 6 Take a picture of the geoboard. Create a word cloud
telling all about the shape and its characteristics. Put this word
cloud underneath your picture. (You will need to screenshot the
collage to use the final app.) Create 4 things describing the
attribute of the shape. Make sure to export it out to ThingLink
when finished. 2.8e decompose two dimensional shapes such as
cutting out a square from a rectangle, dividing a shape in half or
partitioning a rectangle into identical triangles and identify the
resulting geometric parts.
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Station 7 Read the mentor text that is provided. Once you are
done reading the article, scan the QR Code to complete the
activity. 2.3b ask relevant questions, seek clarification and
locate details about stories and other texts and support answers
with evidence from text.
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Station 7 (Padlet Creation) To create a Padlet -Find a grade
level appropriate mentor text. -Create a free padlet account. You
can use mine to try. Username: [email protected] password:
[email protected] -Once registered / signed in, click
on New Padlet -Click on the gear symbol and then layout. Change it
to grid. -Click on Basic Info and ask your question(s).
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Station 7: Padlet to QR Code In the address bar, copy the
Padlet URL. Insert a new tab and go to
www.qrstuff.com.www.qrstuff.com Paste the link into where it asks
and then press go. Have student scan QR Code with i-nigma. Tip- you
can also save the image to the camera roll and import it using
Google Docs.
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Station 8 Use the items in the plastic bag for this project.
Scan the QR Code using i-nigma to get started. (Instructions for
activity are on the Padlet.) 2.8b Classify and sort 3 dimensional
solids, including spheres, cones, cylinders, rectangular prisms and
triangular prism based on attributes using formal geometric
language.
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Station 8 (Padlet Creation) To create a Padlet -Find a grade
level appropriate mentor text. -Create a free padlet account. You
can use mine to try. Username: [email protected] password:
[email protected] -Once registered / signed in, click
on New Padlet -Click on the gear symbol and then layout. Change it
to grid. -Click on Basic Info and ask your question(s).
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Station 8: Padlet to QR Code In the address bar, copy the
Padlet URL. Insert a new tab and go to
www.qrstuff.com.www.qrstuff.com Paste the link into where it asks
and then press go. Have student scan QR Code with i-nigma. Tip- you
can also save the image to the camera roll and import it using
Google Docs.
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Station 9 -Scan the QR Code using i-nigma and save one image
per category to your camera roll. -In Pic Collage create 4
categories labeled Cash Credit Debit Card and Credit Card. Insert
the image from camera to the correct category. -Save Pic Collage to
your camera roll. -In ThingLink, upload your image and use the
video feature to explain the advantages and disadvantages of each
category (debit, credit card, etc.) One video per category. -Export
to ThingLink when finished. Note: All images were found on Pixabay
(a copyright friendly place for images.) 5.10c Identify the
advantages and disadvantages of different methods of payment
including check, credit card, debit card and electronic
payments.
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Station 9 Tip I recommend getting pictures from Flickr Creative
Commons or Pixabay. -Save those images onto a Google Doc. -Copy the
link by clicking share (don't forget to change the permissions to
anyone with the link) -Use qrstuff.com to paste the link from
Google Docs and create a QR Code.
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Station 10 Take a picture of the scrapbook paper and set it as
background. In Explain Everything type out a math story problem
(addition or subtraction.) In Explain Everything, take a picture of
the sticker and use the lasso tool to trace around the picture. Use
the duplicate tool to make however many items you need. Use the
group tool to group batches of items. Record yourself reading the
problem, move the grouped items as you record your voice. Using the
pen tool (while recording), write out the number sentence and
answer. Export out to YouTube when finished. Scan the QR Code for a
student sample. 1.6B - Understand and apply properties of
operations and the relationship between addition and
subtraction.
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Station 11 In Pic Collage, change the layout to four
rectangles. Take a picture of a person, place and thing and place
in each rectangle. Label and identify what the item is and whether
it is a person, place or thing. This was an activity we used with
our ELL/ELD students.
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Station 12 -Read the mentor text that is given to you. -In
Sound-O-Scope, retell the sequence of events using the words
beginning middle and end. -Playback the audio and then email to
yourself when done.
