Posted in iPod Touch, Roanoke County Schools

Apps!! (Some places to find educational ones)

appsI’ve had a few questions lately about places to find good apps for the ipod touch, ipad, or iphone.  Here are a few places I start when looking for new apps:

IEAR (I Education Apps Review) — This is the first place I look to find apps that have been reviewed by educators.  You can use the links on the left side to narrow your search.

Learning in Hand – Tony Vincent has some great tips, tricks, and links for using ipod touches. Be sure to explore the rest of the site.

Learning Continuity – You can sort apps by discipline and cost here.

iNtouch School — Great resource about using ipod touches in the classroom.  Be sure to explore the rest of the site.

AppShopper – (make sure to use the search features on this site to help narrow your search)

Speech-Language Pathology Sharing – Eric Sailers often writes about ipodtouch apps and how they can be used in special education.  Really, though, many of the things he writes about can be used across all levels.

Posted in activboard, Links, Math, Online Testing

Virtual Manipulatives

virtualmanipulatives1I found this great math site by Glencoe on a blog I recently started following, InTech InSights by Karen Ogen.  I am always looking for ways to practice the online tools that are similar to those used in testing, and this site has both a ruler (which doesn’t have the zero line at the end) and a protractor.  Not only is is great for testing, there are tons of other manipulatives, workmats, storyboards, and game mats available (Base Ten blocks and boards, balance activities, calendars, grids, clocks, money, shapes, spinners, thermometers, counters, fraction pieces, and a bunch of other items).  The site is great for PK-8th grade, and will work well on the ActivBoard!  Check it out!virtualmanipulatives2