Building Fluency

Agenda
Zite - A customizable magazine for the iPad. Sending an email without typing via DragonSpeak CITW Strategies Adobe Ideas Draw Free Idea Sketch, Innote and Corkulous, (iThoughts) Keynote

Zite is an app that allows a user to customize a magazine based on current online events. Add sections based on interest. Customize your search to create sections personal to you.

The more times you use Dragon, the more accurate voice recognition becomes. Download the app and try it out. Send an email to someone in the class using Dragon.
Composing Messages

1. Launch the Dragon Dictation application. 2. Tap the red recording button in the middle of the screen to initiate the voice recognition process. While the application is recording, speak your message. 3. Tap anywhere on the screen when you nish speaking. 4. You can tap the red recording button again to dictate additional text.
Correcting Text (More Editing Practice)

1. To edit transcribed text, tap the word you would like to correct. 2. When you touch the word you will see a drop-down list of alternative suggestions. To correct a phrase drag your nger to adjacent words until the entire phrase is highlighted. If you prefer, you can record a new phrase by pressing the red record icon while the original phrase is highlighted. The phrase will be replaced with the new phrase you speak.
Typing Text

1. In addition to composing messages by voice, Dragon Dictation provides the ability for users to either enter new text or edit text they have dictated by tapping the keyboard icon.

CITW Strategies
McRel has identied 9 strategies that have shown to effect achievement in learning. Most of us remember seeing the list by effect as seen below.

The problem with this is that many teachers would instantly jump to recognizing similarities and differences because that was the strategy that showed a large percentage gain. The trouble with this is that before students are able to recognize difference they must rst develop understanding in a classroom environment set up for learning. McRel has since reordered these nine strategies and grouped them as follows:

Creating a Classroom Environment

Setting Objectives Organize your road trip. Know where you are going, the supplies you need, and basic routes. Students should be aware of where they learning will take them. Providing feedback Use criterion-referenced feedback and explanations. Always need to know when we are going to use this Focus feedback on specic types of knowledge Give feedback on assessments Based on feedback, allow revisions. Engage students in peer feedback. Ask students to self-assess. Reinforcing Effort Explicitly teach students about the importance of effort. Have students keep track of their effort and achievement.

Developing Understanding
Advance Organizers Note Taking Non-linguistic Homework and practice

Extend and Apply Knowledge

Identifying similarities and differences Generating and testing hypothesis

Adobe Ideas
Learning how to write legibly on an iPad is an important skill. One simple app to practice writing is Adobe Ideas. Download this free app. The toolbar on the left allows you to select the color and size of your pen. Create a t-chart comparing writing on the iPad to writing on paper. Save your image to your camera roll.

Draw Free Draw Free may appear a simple drawing app but when you upload an image as a background new possibilities are revealed. Take a screenshot of a graphic organizer or any pdf le.

Tap the background button and select photo library.

Mind Mapping Apps Good for KWL+ H the H standing for how we will learn. Idea Sketch

Innote

Corkulous

Keynote Easy to use, powerful presentation app for the ipad. Simple incorporation of media and easy to create apps make Keynote a good choice for the classroom. Open keynote. Tap the plus sign to create a new presentation, choose your theme and type in the title. Tap the + sign in the bottom left corner to add additional slides. Choose your slide. Tap the Image Icon Button and select "Table" Choose a table format Enter in values.

Word Games by Vi I'm at a conference this week with Vi who is a nut about word games and puzzles. Most are free and would be great loaded on student iPads. Words With Friends Scrabble Word Warp Oh, My Word! WSolitaire Avalanche Sodoku Colors Topple Lite Trivial Pursuit Word Sizzler Freddy Fraction LetsTans Fraction Factory Big Brain Quiz Brain Pop Sodoku Daily Disclaimer - Vi has more on her iPad than just games.