Frank's Fantastic Find - Word Wizard

This week's Fantastic Find is the iPad app "Word Wizard - Talking Movable Alphabet & Spelling Test for Kids".  This app is great for those students working on their phonics skills. As students make words  the app sounds them out. It also allows teachers to enter spelling lists so students can practice their words using the app. The app would make a great center for beginning readers. Check out the screencast below to see a demo. If you think you might use this app please share in the comment box how you will utilize this app in your classroom.

Word Wizard $2.99

Kidblog On The iPad

Several teachers recently requested help to discover an easy way for students to upload pictures to their Kidblog. After a little research I discovered that there is actually an iPad app for Kidblog which makes it super easy for students to take pictures and upload them to their blog. Kidblog is such a great tool for building an authentic audience for their writing.

www.kidblog.org

Frank's Fantastic Find - Intel Educator Tools

I recently heard about Intel's Education Tools. One of my favorite tools is the assessing projects tool. This tool provides some examples of checklists, and rubrics for assessing things like critical thinking skills, presentations, creativity, and problem solving skills. It does require an account which is free.

Intel's Educator Tools Website - http://goo.gl/UUHWY

Frank's Fantastic Find - Trading Card Creator

Today's Fantastic Find is on Read, Write, Think's Trading Card Creator.  The website offers lesson ideas for various grade levels on how to use the Trading Card Creator. For those interested in trying this  activity on the iPad there is also a free app called Trading Cards.

Frank's Fantastic Find - Chrome Extenstions #3

This screencast is our third and final tutorial looking at Chrome and its extensions.

Frank's Fantastic Finds - Chrome #2

This is a continuation of my look at Chrome. This video is a start to some of the Chrome extensions I have found to be useful.

Pollyanna Play Trailer

This weekend I (Beth) worked with Katie Beary, Mid-Prairie's new Drama Director, to create a trailer for the fall production of Pollyanna. The trailer combines cast interviews with scene snippets and cast photos at a local Victorian home. It was a fun way to collaborate and promote the play at the same time. I used Camtasia to put the video together. Check it out!