{"id":82,"date":"2011-11-10T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sedcclint.com\/best-ipad-apps-for-presentations-in-elementar"},"modified":"2011-11-10T16:34:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T16:34:00","slug":"best-ipad-apps-for-presentations-in-elementar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/10\/best-ipad-apps-for-presentations-in-elementar\/","title":{"rendered":"Best iPad Apps for Presentations in Elementary Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s another couple of questions that I received from one of my teachers yesterday:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have 2 ipads in my classroom that I would like to utilize more than I am at the moment. Do you have any suggestions, a website that I can go to for educational helps with the ipad, a list of cool apps, etc.  <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

And, I am really wanting to get my students to use the ipad for presentations. Do you have a suggestion of an app that will allow my students to take pics and video with the ipad, add pics from the internet, write, etc in presentation or storybook format?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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These are great questions. With over 500,000 apps to choose from, it’s a bit daunting to try and find what you are looking for. There are several sites out there that are curating and organizing apps a little better than Apple is doing, but what you are looking for are recommended apps from other Utah educators. <\/span><\/div>\n

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The Utah regional technology trainers (the other people from around the state that do what I do) are keeping a list of their favorite\/best apps for the iPad and other iOS devices. We’ve tried to categorize them as best as we can, and the list includes links to the App Store so that you can quickly view more information about them and get them downloaded to your device. Here’s the short URL to that list:<\/span><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/goo.gl\/00MEQ<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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UEN is in the process of developing a great searchable database of educational apps for all devices. The list is a little limited right now (they are still asking for recommendations), but it’s another good place to take a look. <\/span><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/www.uen.org\/apps4edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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One other link that I’d like to share is from a series of presentations with the theme of ‘Interesting Ways<\/a>‘ from <\/span>Tom Barrett, <\/span>an educator in England. He comes up with a topic, and shares it out to his followers on Twitter (<\/span>@tombarrett<\/a>). They share their ideas, and he compiles them into collaborative, interactive, and ever growing online presentations. The “<\/span>Interesting Ways to use an iPad in the Classroom<\/a>” is a great way to inspire you to do more with the tool than you could have ever thought to on your own.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Now, for your second question. With the integrated camera and microphone, the iPad is an amazing tool to create presentations, podcasts, and movies. I’ll point you to 5 different apps that I like for this, and you can decide which you’d like to give your students access to – it could be all of them!<\/span><\/div>\n

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Before I do, however, let’s talk about how to get images on to the iPad to use for these apps. There are many ways to do this, and I’ll go from the easiest to most complex:<\/span><\/div>\n
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