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Assignment 1 I found the app. Rover. This application run other applications that use Flash. I was very excited to learn this as we have a computer program called Odyssey that could not be used on the ipad because it needed flash.

We use Odyssey for both our gifted students and our struggling students. It has activities in all content areas. Many of our students use the program at home. By using Rover along with the Odyssey program our students can use Odyssey on their own iPads at home, along with those at the school.

I plan to further explore Rover to find many more applications at all grade levels to use on the iPad that may need Flash too. I teach library skills to grades pre k - 8th. I am also the supportive consultant at our school and work with both the gifted and talented and struggling learners so I can see many uses for Rover and another applications that run along with it.

Assignment 2 __**Educational Apps.**__

1. Rover- free download that has a five star rating and great reviews. This app. streams educational Flash content to your iPad. I will use it to run our computer program Odyssey on it.

2. PaintSparkles- free download that has a five star rating. This app. allows students to paint, draw or color existing pictures or create their own. I have used this app on our iPad at school with some of our struggling students. We have practiced writing spelling words with them. You could also have the youngest students practice printing their letters on the blank sheet and fun colored pencils.

3. Math Ninja- free download that had great reviews. This app. helps students practice their math facts in a game like setting. I would have students practice their math facts while playing this game. My son loved it and now his teacher will use it as well.

4. My Math Flash Card App- free download. This app. is another way of studying basic math facts.

5. Make Change- -counting coins- $0.99. This app has good reviews. I would use it to help the younger students practice counting coins and learning about money.

6. Sparkle Fish- free download-This app. has excellent reviews. It is good for creating your own story. Can be used with all ages.

7. Jog Nog-free download- This app. has a five star rating. It is an excellent way to review for any subject. It was designed by teachers.

8. Sock Puppets-free download. This app. has a five star rating. Sock Puppets lets you be creative. You choose the setting, characters and create a video clip that lip syncs to your voice. I would have the students create videos and share them with their class.

9. Story Kit - free downolad. This app. let you create your own stories. I would use this for book reports and book talks.

10.Telling time -this app. is $0.99 and has a 5 star rating. I would use this with kindergartners and first graders who are learning to tell time. This app. teaches time by sight, sound and touch.

__**Personal Apps.**__ 1. Textfree -this app is a free download. I use it all the time to text my family and friends. I do not have texting on my phone. 2. Pandora- this app is a free download. I use it to play music like instrumental music when I am working in the library 3. weather channel- this is a free download. I use it to check the temperature and weather before sending my kids off to school in the morning 4. Where's my water- this is a free download. It is a fun game that uses strategy to get water to the alligator in the tub. It is put out by Disney. I play it a little but I really got it for my 6 year old who is the only one in the family that does not have an iPad or iPod. It is rather addicting, however. 5.Itunes- I use to play my favorite tunes on my iPad

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Assignment 3

Pausch, Randy, and Jeffrey Zaslow. //The Last Lecture//. New York: Hyperion, 2008.

Scieszka, Jon, and Lane Smith. //Math Curse//. New York, NY: Viking, 1995.