Audio
The possibilities are endless...mobile devices with their built in microphones allow recordings anytime any where. In the library I could record students reading aloud and play it back for them to hear their own reading and story telling. I know that they would get a kick out that! Who needs cassette tapes and recorders when you have an I-pad!
I chose to try the app SoundCloud. Billed as a "Huge Social Sound Platform," including music, comedy, news, podcasts and the ability to record my own. Note that 120 minutes of recordings are free and after that it is a $6/month fee if this is a keeper! Deleting old recordings allows new ones to record and freeing up your minutes.
First I watched the Tutorial which for all the mobile things that offer this, I do watch and they have been valuable.
...I could not get past the Accept button, so I tried Audioboo! It is supposed to be simple where I can record up to 3 minutes of audio; enough to do a booktalk/review! I was able to record a lesson plan for Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson for my PreSchoolers. The end result being an art project I title PreK and the Purple Marker! One of the more fun activities with Audioboo is to have the readers share their own stories in their own voice - I know they would get a kick out of that! Please be sure to visit the AudioBoo tab for Educators.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
23 Mobile Things * Thing 15!
Infographics
I love the first sentence of Mobile Thing 15!
Infographics are ways you can display information visually. How great will this be for our visual learners (which in my mind is so important)?
info.Graphics is all about finding infographics. Per 23 Mobile Things it is a collection of the newest infographics categories including education, social media, technology and just for fun infographics. Well long story short, I downloaded the app and I could not get it to open on my iPad. Which may be why it had 2 out of 5 stars for a rating...
On to Infographics Hub:
So I clicked on What makes Some Things Antiques? It was a 5 star rated info graphic with a lot to say. I sent it to my e-mail to see how it would appear. It is possible to Facebook, Tweet, and Pin it and add it to Linked In. The information was gathered by the folks at loveantiques.com. The librarian in me asks is this info authoritative? Is it opinion? We have stressed over the years to use reliable resources. These certainly are fun, but reliable? I would love to have others thoughts on this....I go back to my first sentence; it will help our visual learners!
I love the first sentence of Mobile Thing 15!
Infographics are ways you can display information visually. How great will this be for our visual learners (which in my mind is so important)?
info.Graphics is all about finding infographics. Per 23 Mobile Things it is a collection of the newest infographics categories including education, social media, technology and just for fun infographics. Well long story short, I downloaded the app and I could not get it to open on my iPad. Which may be why it had 2 out of 5 stars for a rating...
On to Infographics Hub:
So I clicked on What makes Some Things Antiques? It was a 5 star rated info graphic with a lot to say. I sent it to my e-mail to see how it would appear. It is possible to Facebook, Tweet, and Pin it and add it to Linked In. The information was gathered by the folks at loveantiques.com. The librarian in me asks is this info authoritative? Is it opinion? We have stressed over the years to use reliable resources. These certainly are fun, but reliable? I would love to have others thoughts on this....I go back to my first sentence; it will help our visual learners!
23 Mobile Things * Thing 14!
Videos
With 5 photos from my iPad album I was able to create a very quick video using Magisto! This app provides the backdrop and music options to make your photo/video creation. This was very fun and quick; probably the quickest mobile thing to work with yet. I would love to do this with my Middle Schoolers in the library. Let them loose with a camera and create the videos. I was thinking they could take pictures of their sources and use the video as their bibliography. Who said a bibliography has to be a type written page. The students would still be giving credit where credit is due.
My video titled Birds of Summer was all of 6 seconds but I was able to include the pictures of a Robin's nest from egg to hatch-lings to an empty nest from last summer at my home. If I wanted to publish this video I would have had to open an account with Magisto, which I am not ready to do at this time. This being noted I would have to figure out the logistics for student accounts in order to publish...hmm.
At any rate, it was well worth the play time!
With 5 photos from my iPad album I was able to create a very quick video using Magisto! This app provides the backdrop and music options to make your photo/video creation. This was very fun and quick; probably the quickest mobile thing to work with yet. I would love to do this with my Middle Schoolers in the library. Let them loose with a camera and create the videos. I was thinking they could take pictures of their sources and use the video as their bibliography. Who said a bibliography has to be a type written page. The students would still be giving credit where credit is due.
My video titled Birds of Summer was all of 6 seconds but I was able to include the pictures of a Robin's nest from egg to hatch-lings to an empty nest from last summer at my home. If I wanted to publish this video I would have had to open an account with Magisto, which I am not ready to do at this time. This being noted I would have to figure out the logistics for student accounts in order to publish...hmm.
At any rate, it was well worth the play time!
Thursday, February 13, 2014
23 Mobile Things * Thing 13!
Presentations
Thing 13 introduces presentation apps. I thought I would try the Lensoo Create app but first watched the tutorial which with so many of the Mobile Things has proven to be well worth it!
Lensoo was billed as absurdly simple to use.
The narrator said it is used by inventors, to artists to folks sending a note to their crush! Tomorrow is Valentine's Day - I just might have to send a note!
If as a teacher/librarian you are looking for whiteboard technology on your iPad, then Lensoo is for you.
Please note this application requires IOS 7, I bit the bullet and downloaded it. Here's hoping that it will be without glitches!
Here is my Valentine Lensloo creation:
http://create.lensoo.com/#!watch;v=b5rM
Thing 13 introduces presentation apps. I thought I would try the Lensoo Create app but first watched the tutorial which with so many of the Mobile Things has proven to be well worth it!
Lensoo was billed as absurdly simple to use.
- Use Lensoo to express yourself, record and share your creative abilities.
- Express your thoughts, your ideas and publish them. Students can come back on their own time to review.
The narrator said it is used by inventors, to artists to folks sending a note to their crush! Tomorrow is Valentine's Day - I just might have to send a note!
If as a teacher/librarian you are looking for whiteboard technology on your iPad, then Lensoo is for you.
Please note this application requires IOS 7, I bit the bullet and downloaded it. Here's hoping that it will be without glitches!
Here is my Valentine Lensloo creation:
http://create.lensoo.com/#!watch;v=b5rM
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
23 Mobile Things * Thing 12!
Books, Books, & More
...as in books, ebooks, digital storytimes and a look at what Amazon, Apple, and Google have to offer in their free ebooks and audio books libraries.
I created a children's library with iStoryBooks. Readers PreK to 2nd grade would enjoy the stories shared here. Twenty Five fiction and nonfiction free books make up this collection with the option to purchase premium titles. The free titles were in my opinion adequate, with average pictures, text and audio. It does take a while to set up your free library as each book is individually downloaded. One title stood out among
the others and that was Sea Animals with lovely real life photos!
I do have an app from previous browsing titled MeeGenius that is similar in quality to iStoryBooks. Bottom line - you get what you pay for!
I did not download the Audiobooks App but I would for sure share this with faculty and students as I am a strong proponent of audiobooks for struggling readers.
I will put in a plug here too for Teen Book Finder as well. I have used this app in the past as it directs teens, parents and educators to the Young Adult Library Services Association's awards and lists. It has proven to be a solid resource for teen book selection and recommendation.
...as in books, ebooks, digital storytimes and a look at what Amazon, Apple, and Google have to offer in their free ebooks and audio books libraries.
I created a children's library with iStoryBooks. Readers PreK to 2nd grade would enjoy the stories shared here. Twenty Five fiction and nonfiction free books make up this collection with the option to purchase premium titles. The free titles were in my opinion adequate, with average pictures, text and audio. It does take a while to set up your free library as each book is individually downloaded. One title stood out among
the others and that was Sea Animals with lovely real life photos!
I do have an app from previous browsing titled MeeGenius that is similar in quality to iStoryBooks. Bottom line - you get what you pay for!
I did not download the Audiobooks App but I would for sure share this with faculty and students as I am a strong proponent of audiobooks for struggling readers.
I will put in a plug here too for Teen Book Finder as well. I have used this app in the past as it directs teens, parents and educators to the Young Adult Library Services Association's awards and lists. It has proven to be a solid resource for teen book selection and recommendation.
Monday, February 10, 2014
23 Mobile Things * Thing 11!
Library and Reference
Thing 11 asks that we investigate the ELM Mobile site - so I am off to dabble....elm4you.org!
Oh my goodness I feel as though I have hit the jackpot! This is one stop library shopping for teachers and students! I feel bad that I am just now learning of this great portal. Here are some of the things we have available at the ELM Mobile site:
Searchasaurus is a data base provided by ELM that I discovered thanks to 23 Mobile Things. It is a perfect research tool for grades K-5. March in 5th grade brings animal research projects to the library. Having the ELM Mobile site to use with our Mini iPad lab will be perfect. I can demo and the kids can investigate - so simple! Thank you 23 Mobile Things.
Just received a request to share with 8th grade research tips for "1930's American History." We will be more than dabbling, we will be digging!
Thing 11 asks that we investigate the ELM Mobile site - so I am off to dabble....elm4you.org!
Oh my goodness I feel as though I have hit the jackpot! This is one stop library shopping for teachers and students! I feel bad that I am just now learning of this great portal. Here are some of the things we have available at the ELM Mobile site:
- Research Now connects you to the mobile-friendly databases. At the bottom of that page is a link to the full list of all ELM databases.
- Ask a Librarian connects you to AskMN, 24/7 reference service.
- Plan Your Research takes you to the Research Project Calculator.
- View Help Videos will take you to the Minitex Reference Outreach & Instruction YouTube Channel where all the ELM video tutorials are held.
- Find Your Library connects you to the State Library Services’ Library Directory.
- Friend Us on Facebook! connects you to the ELM Facebook page.
Can't wait to share this with my faculty!
Searchasaurus is a data base provided by ELM that I discovered thanks to 23 Mobile Things. It is a perfect research tool for grades K-5. March in 5th grade brings animal research projects to the library. Having the ELM Mobile site to use with our Mini iPad lab will be perfect. I can demo and the kids can investigate - so simple! Thank you 23 Mobile Things.
Just received a request to share with 8th grade research tips for "1930's American History." We will be more than dabbling, we will be digging!
Friday, February 7, 2014
23 Mobile Things * Thing 10!
Sharing Photos
Instagram and Snapchat are two programs that I know our Middle Schoolers live by! I will be happy to see what all the fuss is about! SMILE - you're on Snapchat!
I had an interesting chat with a Middle School Boy. He said ReadLady, don't take Snapchat seriously. It is fun and a novelty. He said he would never use it for school but likes to use it for videos of friends! He said it was a techie toy, easy and so fun to use!
- Snapshot is available across multiple Platforms
- Capture photos or self or turn camera around for regular use
- Can add text to your snap
- Draw as well a little message if so inclined!
- Can set time as to how long you want your snap to be seen by the people receiving it
- Press send from your contact list - it's a snap!
- Video and snaps are viewable up to 10 seconds
- Can send to multiple people but they can only view it once and for up to the time limit set
- If the receiver takes a screen shot of your image you are notified they did so
So now you have it!
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