This was the first time using the apps that we worked with this morning. I don`t even have an I-pad at home, so I was just familiarizing myself with the apps. I spent most of my time this morning using the Strip Designer App. It allowed me to create comics by selecting pictures from the internet and displaying them in a customizable template. Then I could add dialogue bubbles and thought bubbles. I could type in text of my choosing to create an interesting report in a fun way. I think that it may help reluctant writers to view writing as far less daunting than paper and pencil assessments. It was somewhat reminiscent of Powerpoint, but the template gave it a much more comic-style look. It is a free App. so it is far more accessible than Powerpoint, as well. The fact that you can input pictures makes me think of using this App. as a way to create visual stories for students to read, or even a visual schedule. I got this idea from a comment a classmate made today. I loved the idea, and only wish I had thought of it first.
I only got a chance to view one other App. It was called Tellagami. I was intrigued by the fact that anything that I pointed the camera at became digitized. It looked like a cartoon. I know that children would love to use this. I am not sure how I might use it in the classroom. I think that perhaps it would be best used to make an otherwise dry presentation more bearable for the students to make and for the audience to watch. I need to see what else can be done with the app. in order to get some more ideas.
I also heard some other students using the text to speech apps, that I think would be ideal for teaching the content areas to students who have trouble decoding text. Give me your thoughts. I felt a little technologically illiterate today in class. I am open to ideas.
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