posted Apr 23, 2015, 2:01 PM by Adrienne DeWolfe
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Nuts and Bolts of QR Codes
QR Codes or Quick Response Codes can be generated for text and links. Links can be to sites, images, audio and videos, anything online that you'd like to share easily. You or students, will need to make the codes first and print them out or post them online.
QR Code Makers
First you must make a QR code and download the image for others to use to get to your web content.
(Scan this to get to a QR code maker.)
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Your device will use its camera to scan the QR code, but it will also need a QR Code Reader. There are many QR Code Readers, but I-nigma, QR Code Reader works for all platforms including iOS, Windows and Android phones.
Open House
For Open House, you could have parents download a QR Code Reader in advance: Email to Parents before the Big NightDear Parents, please download a QR code reader to your smartphone before Open House so that you can see some of the awesome digital work your kiddo has done. I've included a link to a FREE one that works on all platforms: I-nigma is a QR code reader, for all platforms including iOS, Windows and Android phones.
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posted Feb 12, 2015, 2:28 PM by Adrienne DeWolfe
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Twitter Tour - Profile, Home/Timeline, Notifications & Messages | Have people follow you on Twitter via text messages (must have tweets set to public.):
To: 40404 Message: follow @username
Hashtags and More - For the most complete resource on Twitter hashtags, twitter edu chats, and suggestions on who to follow when you are getting started, see Cybraryman! |
posted Feb 4, 2015, 7:25 PM by Adrienne DeWolfe
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Pic Collage
Pic Collage creates collages with your images. You can also add text and create an informative poster or report. Save work to the photo library or send by email. FREE
Have students synthesize their learning on a particular subject. Find images with a copyright-friendly image search and add text to show learning. Use just one image with much text for a report. Use it for sequencing images from a story or directions for younger students. Share collages of field trips or class activities and enhance with audio in audioboo or another audio app.
Student Examples:

ShowMe is a screencasting app. I love using screencasting to help make students' thinking "visible." For an example of "making thinking visible," watch my son's "aha" moment when explaining equivalent fractions.
ShowMe is a very simple, kid-friendly screencasting app. With the updated version, it now allows for multiple screens, and it has a text tool. I love its simplicity for very young students. The other attribute that distinguishes ShowMe from Educreations is that it can be replayed on any device from the web. With Educreations, you must have the app loaded on your iPad to replay. Since we will be using QR codes and parents' smartphones at Open House this year, I recommend ShowMe so that parents can scan the QR code and view their child's Screencast video on their phone. Like Educreations, you upload your video to the ShowMe website and can search for other lessons. Note: You will need an account to upload to ShowMe and student accounts can be created without email addresses.
If you'd like to know more about different free screencasting apps check out my screencast comparing these tools. | Skitch
Skitch is a simple tool from the creators of Evernote. Draw from scratch, insert a photo to label, or capture a map or web page to annotate! Save images to the camera roll and share through email. FREE
Make pages for a report, book or story with diagrams, infographics and annotated maps and images. Take a picture of a science lab and label the parts or outcomes. Use the annotated images you make in other apps, like screencasting (ShowMe).
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posted Aug 27, 2014, 4:34 AM by Adrienne DeWolfe
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iPad Ninjas and Narrative Writing
- Learn how to be a Ninja iPad teacher with these tips and tricks.
- Support narrative writing with two kinder-friendly writing and publishing apps, Storykit and ShowMe.
AGENDA Overview - Made with Haiku Deck Handouts -
iPad Tips and Tricks
Working with Images - Photos - the volume up (+) button doubles as a shutter button
- Flickr Search and Stamp or Pics4Learning - Search for copyright-friendly images.
- Save any image - Hold down finger on an image to save it.
| Narrative Writing and Publishing CCSS W.K.3 and W.K.6
Use a FREE APP to Create a Book -
Exit Ticket
More Kindergarten Resources
Check out and subscribe to the blogs of two kinder teachers who teach with iPads. Matt Gomez has only 3 or 4 iPads to use in his classroom and does amazing things. Kristi Meeuwse has a class set of iPads (We can dream...).
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posted Aug 26, 2014, 9:40 AM by Adrienne DeWolfe
Please click on our padlet. Leave a note introducing yourself, and then review our Haiku Deck below.
Overview and Goals
CCSS. RI.7, W.6, W.7, SL.5
Notes, Reflection and Backchannel
Get Inspired
Process and Apps Used - Use one of these sources to find more:
Tips and tricks for writing in your classroom.- Use notes and naming conventions
- Split and undock keyboard
- Double tap space at the end of a sentence
- Use speech to text (Siri on iPad3 or later or Dragon Dictation app)
- Copy and paste in almost any app
- To edit, use speak text to listen - turn on under settings, general, accessibility, speak selection
- Copyright-friendly image searches
- Skitch app - (annotate images)
- Publish (select an app)
- Storykit app - create stories with audio, text and images
- Pic Collage - make reports and posters (use with Bindle for class book)
- Storehouse -
- upload images, video and text to tell your story
- Collaborate
- Padlet - upload your work here
- Learn from each other!
| adewolfe@post.harvard.edu @digichica

Common Core Standards - W.7 Conduct short research projects
- RIT.7 Integrate content presented in diverse medias
- W.6 Collaboratively produce and publish writing
- SL.5 Make strategic use of media to express info
- FREE Common Core app
- The Digital Common Core tool from CCCOE
Resources
Click EXPORT and Download e-book
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posted Aug 26, 2014, 9:38 AM by Adrienne DeWolfe
iPads, Research, Writing and the Common Core

Please click on our padlet. Leave a note introducing yourself.
Overview and Goals
Get Inspired
Process and Apps Used - Annotate and Connect
- Copyright-friendly image searches
- Skitch app - (annotate images)
Tips and tricks for writing in your classroom.- Using notes and naming conventions
- Copy and paste in almost any app
- Speak text - turn on under settings, general, accessibility, speak selection
- Double tap space for period space at end of a sentence
- Split and undock keyboard
- Pic Collage - make reports and posters (use with Bindle for class book)
- Skitch app - (annotate images)
- Collaborate
- Padlet - upload your work here
- Learn from each other!
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Animal Research Sites Grades 3-8
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posted Aug 26, 2014, 9:35 AM by Adrienne DeWolfe
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iPads, Projects and the Common Core Welcome!
1. Please click on our padlet and leave a note introducing yourself. Double click or tap-tap on the page to leave a note.
Common Core
- W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
- W.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
Create!
3. Use one of the apps to the right to create an introduction to you. Download the planning pageor jot some plans on scratch paper.
More...
- Copyright-friendly sites to find images:
| Explore!
2. Click on the links below to look through some of the apps we will work with today. Be sure to view the student samples. If you can, download the apps to your ipad.

- Sample Skitch activity from the amazingMatt Gomez, kinder teacher.
- Sample from 1st grade teacher, Kitah Alef, with support from Ms. Tolisano.
- Civil Rights timeline from Horry County Schools E2T2 iPad project
- Sample from Mr. Sha's 6th grade vocabulary wall
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posted Aug 26, 2014, 9:18 AM by Adrienne DeWolfe
Welcome - To contact me: adewolfe@post.harvard.edu or adewolfe@cccoe.k12.ca.us
Overview and Goals Agenda - Common Core Standards: W.2 write info text, W.6 collaboratively produce and publish, RIT.7 Integrate content presented in diverse medias
- Tips and tricks for writing in your classroom.
- Using notes and naming conventions
- Copy and paste in almost any app
- Speak text - turn on under settings, general, accessibility, speak selection
- Double tap space for period space at end of a sentence
- Split and undock keyboard
- Working with images app.tivity
- Write - Create three pages in Storykit sharing your writing. Publish your book and email me the link: adewolfe@cccoe.k12.ca.us
- Explore an app to download and learn.
- Plan and make a sample and then share with the whole group.
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posted Aug 26, 2014, 9:13 AM by Adrienne DeWolfe
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iPads, Creativity and the Common Core
Agenda:
Welcome - Go to Padlet (formerly known as Wallwisher) .- Write your name, grade and subject on the pad. Share one of your favorite apps to support projects in your class.
- Also, go to AnswerGarden and submit your app in all lowercase letters.
Goals: - Share student samples from various tools and talk about how to introduce a new app.
- Pick an app to download and learn.
- Make a sample and then share with the whole group using the iPad as an interactive document camera.
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