Faye

Assignment 1 I liked the Deeper Thinking with Apps and the Storykit app. The idea of students being able to create text,illustrations, and photos is very appealing particularly for the reluctant writer. I think this app would be great for my young ELL students. I think they would enjoy the hands on experience. I loved seeing the children in the video being so independent with their learning. Building self directed, engaged learners is really what we hope to do in the classroom. What a great tool to help us get there.

Assignment 2 All Apps are free. 1. **EF High Flyers**: Great choice for k-1 or new to the country ELLs to build vocabulary. There are a variety of ways to learn and practice: multiple choice, listen & choose, matching, gap fill, unscramble, and random. Not only is this a visual app but also audio.

2. **Wordventure:** Similar to Mad Libs. Player supplies words fitting parts of speech called for. I would recommend this for 3 grade and higher.

3. **Fun Rhyming:** Player chooses three word family endings and then finds the matches. I like this app because when the words are touched it is spoken so students can hear the word. K-1 would benefit.

4. **Math Puppy:** The free version only has subtraction games available. Math Bingo, Math Calculator, and Math Challenge are the three games that can be played at an easy, medium, or hard level. This app would be great for any child that needs practice with basic subtraction facts.

5. **Trainyard Ex:** This is a problem solving game in which the player needs to build a track from the train depot to the goal. As play continues, game increases in difficulty. Fun for all ages.

6. **Pizza 1:** Fraction identification practice. Probably best for 2nd-3rd graders.

7. **Preschool IMM:** This is a nice vocabulary builder similar to Memory. There are a variety of topics: transportation, musical instruments, animals, food, objects. Player can choose which categories to include in the game. It is also leveled easy, medium, hard. The leveling determines the number of cards in the memory game. When a match is made a voice names the object.

8. **Doodlefit Lite:** Problem solving with tangrams. Good for all ages.

9. **ShowMe:** I love this app. The possibilities are endless. I especially like that recording orally is also available. I used this with one of my 1st grade ELLs last week. After playing Fun Rhyming I had her write her own rhyming pair on ShowMe. She drew pictures and wrote the words. This is one way teachers could use this for assessment or an exit slip.

10. **Kindergarten Lite:** Appropriate for kindergarteners. Students can write letters and numbers in various colors. In the reading section an alphabet card or number card appears. A voice says the name and when students touch the objects on the card, they are named. There is an animal identification and a quiz.

Personal apps: 1. **Words with Friends:** I love word games. My nine year old son and I are addicted. We love playing this. 2. **jwbible:** I am a Bible reader and like having the easy access. 3. **Big Brain:** The free version only comes with two options: European Union Geography and Guess the US state. I like trivia and thought this would be fun. So far I am realizing I don't know very much. 4. **Brain Teasers:** This is a fun app. It has riddles to be solved. This could also be fun for older students. 5. **Crosswords:** I love doing crosswords. There are 40 starter puzzles. More puzzles of varying difficulty are available for purchase. 6. **VistOSLO:** This is a nice site for ideas of what to do and where to go in Oslo. Our family is taking a vacation there this summer.

Assignment 3

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