Apps/Ideas for Reading Comprehension:
1. Using the video function on the Ipad for short productions, assignment explanations, process journals, etc.
Having students document their process visually and verbally can be a powerful experience. Students can then play back the video or share their video with the class in order to reflect and get feedback. You could also run a quick fire or short, timed lesson where students are challenged to create a video representation of something as a bell work activity at the beginning of the lesson.
Below is a short video showing a quick fire bell work session where 9th graders were given 3 minutes to come up with an interpretive dance about the action in chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
The students were then asked to identify the scene that had just been performed for them and there was a discussion on why they chose to represent that specific scene. This then led into the detailed class discussion about the chapter and the significance of the action.
ACTFL Standard met: Presentational Communication:
Learners present information,
concepts, and ideas to inform,
explain, persuade, and narrate
on a variety of topics using
appropriate media and adapting
to various audiences of listeners,
readers, or viewers.
2.
Chaperon Rouge de Grimm - A 3-D pop up book app that can be programmed for different languages. The company produces many different stories with the same features, not just Grimm's fairytales.
ACTFL Standard Making Connections: Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.
3. Marvel Reads: The Amazing Spider-man, Les Origines
Comic books available for $1.99 per story
4. Storytoys.com
This is a site with a comprehensive list of stories and apps that may be useful in your classroom.
**Have any ideas, comments, or questions about the use of Ipads and apps in your classroom? Feel free to post a comment and start a collaborative discussion.
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