With the world a blaze on the latest cell phone frenzies, apps are the place to go when you need varied reinforcement for your child's online learning modules. These apps are free and can be utilized on the way to doctor's offices, sports events, or social outings. They are quick and easy and encourage your online learner by reinforcing or challenging the various subject content matter that he needs. Take a moment an peruse the list noting those of interest to you!
Woices.com Location Based Audioguides- students can create tours about
various locations around the city. Have them research the history behind a place
and tell the story behind that place for others to listen to when they
visit.
Animation Creator HD Lite For IPad- students can create their own animations
for a story. They can use this app to create the characters for a story and even
add audio. Have them create dialogues, flesh out characters, or create graphic
novel type stories with the animations they create.
IAnimation I App- instruct students to take a series of pictures for a story
they will be creating. Students can use this app to animate these stories, then
string these together for a digital story.
Bubble And Pebble Story- kids will love helping these lovable characters
undergo adventures. Kids can then create their own Bubble and Pebble drawings of a new adventure then share these stories and drawings with their peers.
Toontastic – students can create stories based on cartoon characters.
Journal Jar – students simply shake this app to get a writing prompt. Give
them about 5 to 10 minutes to come up with stories based on this prompt.
StoryKit App- students can create detailed books about their lives, what
they imagine, or change the ending of a classic story. This app allows students
to take old classic books like the 3 Little Pigs and edit the pages. Students
can even tell the story from a different point-of-view.
Fotobabble App- students take a picture and tell the story of that picture.
Have students take a picture of their favorite place and talk about it or if you
are reading a story, have your students take a picture that reminds them of a
scene from the story and explain why they chose that picture.
VoiceThread- students can post videos, drawings, images and more then have
their classmates comment on what they upload.
Choose Your Path Free – students finish this Choose Your Own adventure type
of story.
Videolicious- have students create video stories about themselves. They can
try a 3,2,1 introduction where they list 3 places they would like to visit, 2 of
their hobbies, and 1 embarrassing moment.
Posterous- have students create poems or audio stories.
Flixlab – another great app for making movies.
Sock Puppets- great for collaborative stories in pairs.
Puppet Pals
Animoto Video Creation App
Shmuppet – students create a podcast or tell a short story with a puppet and
send them to their friends via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
Bunsella Bedtimes Story- students narrate a children’s story and send to a
children’s class in the local elementary or a younger brother or sister or for
children in another country. They children then can respond to these read
stories.
Audioboo- create a podcast of local news around the school
Create A Comic Android App- students can create comics about any topic you
choose
App Store – Narratavius Story Engine – Interactive Fiction And Text
Adventures- a choose your own adventure story
MindBlowing App For Idevices- students collect audio and video clips as well
as images under any theme. This is a multimedia mindmap app.
Talking Tom & Ben News Reporters- students create dialogues that reflect
any news item worldwide and around the school. Kids will love when Tom and Ben
report that news.
various locations around the city. Have them research the history behind a place
and tell the story behind that place for others to listen to when they
visit.
Animation Creator HD Lite For IPad- students can create their own animations
for a story. They can use this app to create the characters for a story and even
add audio. Have them create dialogues, flesh out characters, or create graphic
novel type stories with the animations they create.
IAnimation I App- instruct students to take a series of pictures for a story
they will be creating. Students can use this app to animate these stories, then
string these together for a digital story.
Bubble And Pebble Story- kids will love helping these lovable characters
undergo adventures. Kids can then create their own Bubble and Pebble drawings of a new adventure then share these stories and drawings with their peers.
Toontastic – students can create stories based on cartoon characters.
Journal Jar – students simply shake this app to get a writing prompt. Give
them about 5 to 10 minutes to come up with stories based on this prompt.
StoryKit App- students can create detailed books about their lives, what
they imagine, or change the ending of a classic story. This app allows students
to take old classic books like the 3 Little Pigs and edit the pages. Students
can even tell the story from a different point-of-view.
Fotobabble App- students take a picture and tell the story of that picture.
Have students take a picture of their favorite place and talk about it or if you
are reading a story, have your students take a picture that reminds them of a
scene from the story and explain why they chose that picture.
VoiceThread- students can post videos, drawings, images and more then have
their classmates comment on what they upload.
Choose Your Path Free – students finish this Choose Your Own adventure type
of story.
Videolicious- have students create video stories about themselves. They can
try a 3,2,1 introduction where they list 3 places they would like to visit, 2 of
their hobbies, and 1 embarrassing moment.
Posterous- have students create poems or audio stories.
Flixlab – another great app for making movies.
Sock Puppets- great for collaborative stories in pairs.
Puppet Pals
Animoto Video Creation App
Shmuppet – students create a podcast or tell a short story with a puppet and
send them to their friends via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
Bunsella Bedtimes Story- students narrate a children’s story and send to a
children’s class in the local elementary or a younger brother or sister or for
children in another country. They children then can respond to these read
stories.
Audioboo- create a podcast of local news around the school
Create A Comic Android App- students can create comics about any topic you
choose
App Store – Narratavius Story Engine – Interactive Fiction And Text
Adventures- a choose your own adventure story
MindBlowing App For Idevices- students collect audio and video clips as well
as images under any theme. This is a multimedia mindmap app.
Talking Tom & Ben News Reporters- students create dialogues that reflect
any news item worldwide and around the school. Kids will love when Tom and Ben
report that news.
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