Sueann

Assignment 1:I will plan one using apps for the classroom and Language arts app. I am excited to explore them both.

Assignment 2: The following apps are for my content specific area. I teach learning disabilities for middle school students. I support them in the general education classroom.

1. Quick Graph - this app allows the student to work with different algebraic equations and then allows them to graph their equation. This would be a good program for my eighth grade students to use when completing math homework or to review concepts taught.

2. Basic Math - This is a flashcard system that works on the students basic math skills, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. It is a quick game or review. This would be great to use for all of my student. The students could work independently and they could compete with each other. I would use this when students have some extra time or as a warm-up activity during math class. This would also be something students could use at home or during a study hall.

3. Fraction Basics- This app covers almost everything involving fractions. Students have the opportunity to find equivalent fractions, solve improper and mixed fractions, add, subtract, multiply and divided fractions and it also converts fractions into percentages and decimals. This is an app that is mainly used to reteach a lesson. It allows the students to follow a concept step by step using a visual aid along with an auditory explaination. This app could be used as a follow-up to a lesson a student may have missed or to enhance what they may have learned in class.

4. Rocket Math- This is a fun way to review the concepts of time, money, numbers, shapes, patterns, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students can choose the difficulty of each level. They are given so much money and they can buy rockets with different accessories on them. Once they buy their rockets, students will go on a mission to earn more money to buy more parts for their rockets. This is a great app for younger or older students who are having difficulty with basic math concepts. it is also a great app for kids just learning these concepts in math. It is a fun way for them to enhance their skills. My students and my own children love this app. The free version allows you to do the above things mentioned, but if you purchase the next level, you will have more missions availble to you.

5. Alarmed - This app allows you to set a timer for anything you might need. It also allows you to be reminded of things happening for the day. For personal use, this is a good app to assist me with remembering meetings, practices for the kids, or special events we might have at school. I could also use this app when administer timed tests to my students or when they are working on a project and I am allowing them a portion of the period to work on the project.

6. Math Reference- This is a great reference when a student needs to find an equation for solving a specific problem. It covers topics in the areas of Algebra, Geometre, Trigonometry, Differentation, Physics, Prime Numbers etc. Students can find a specific topic they need, and then under each topic, is a sub topic. Once they hit the sub topic, a student will find notes about that topic and then a set of examples and and equation. I like this tool for my students and myself, because it is a quick way to reference a topic we may need to refere to in order to solve a problem we might be working on

7. Teacher's assistant Lite- This is a nice tool to use for me. I keep track of much student information in a notebook. When I make phone calls home, I record it in my notebook. Disiplinary action, I.E.P dates, class schedule, etc. all go into my notebook. This would be a great way for me to do the same thing and make it easier for me. I like the fact, that I can e-mail a parent information from this app and I can import information onto the app also.

8. Notes Paper port- This is a fun app. I would use it in my classroom to assist students with math concepts and English concepts taught in class. I could design a note page that might reveiw a concept and then I could have some guided practice problems. Students could write problems down and answer questions I might have asked. I could also use this to design a quiz in any class.

9. Math Pentegon- This is a good tool to have. I can build student centers, score points for each problem, track how the student is preforming, give feedback on assignments and more. Students have the opportunity to work on math skills, review a lesson, solve a problem, check the problem and more. It is also interactive. I am just starting to get aquainted with this app, but I really like it so far and am looking forward to learning about what else I can do with this app. I could use this in my classroom with individual students, with groups of students, or as a tutorial for a lesson with my students. Because it keeps track of how my students do individually, I will always have current data on math concepts covered.

10. Scholastic Reading Timer- This is really a nice tool for parents and teachers. I as a teacher could use this throughout the school year to make reading more fun, enhance skills and keep track of their reading. It has great tips for each day of the year. It also includes up to date articles about kids and education, which I and my parents will find to be beneficial. Parents could use this as an insentive for kids to read during the summer months. It also provides free e-books and gives the parents and teachers a list of book suggestions by age level. What a great tool to help kids stay connected to reading during the summer. Another thing it offers is a list of free and low cost reading apps that students can use if they choose to.

5 personal apps- I would very much enjoy the following personal apps. 1. Weather Channel 2. Pandora- music 3. Google Earth My family and I enjoy learning about the weather, looking at and reading maps and listening to music. We have been using these apps for a long time and very much enjoy them. 4. Fotobabble- I am looking forward to trying this with my kids. They have family that live far away and it would be a fun and interesting way to send pictures and a message. 5. Puzzler- I absolutely love puzzles. This is such a fun and creative app. My kids also like playing with this app. I could spend a lot of time with this app.

Assignment 3: Two downloaded books 1. Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking - author unknown 2. Fables of the Flag - by Ethan Coffee 3. The Dinner Doctor - by Anne Byrn