West Bay Elementary School Learning Resources - Applications Purchased IPAD WRITING Notability Grades 3-7 Beyond simple notes. Type, change fonts, draw, and record. Import photos, figures and hyperlinks Save in folders PDF format Evernote Online note taking. You can type, record, video and take photos. Username: westbayschool PW: ibschool Pages Similar to Word Stylish templates provided Keynote PowerPoint for the ipad Notes Grade 2-7 Simple typing application Very few options Book Creator Scribble Press My Story Wet to Dry (Handwriting without Tears) Type, draw, import photo, record and add music to your book Create stories with writing and drawing tools. Templates available for starting points App is slow to respond. Create story with photos, type, drawing. Companion to the program which was purchased by the school for the primary grades Save in ibook Save in notability and then email Share on ibooks from the ipad Share on ibooks from the ipad Email book Username: westbay@sd45.bc.ca PW: wbschool Webster Dictionary Dictionary reference Educreations Similar to a white board. Can type, import photos and work on multiple slides
ELL PHONICS ABC Magic Word Wizard Phonics Genius Montessori Crosswords WordWagonHD Word Magic Phonics Vowels Phonic Awareness MindSnacks Learn English (Full Version) Conversational English SPECIAL EDUCATION Touch and Learn- Emotions SocialSkillB Learn the sounds of the letters of the alphabet. Match photo with letter. Emphasis on letter sounds. Play with letter sounds and work on spelling. Great for phonic awareness. Over 6,000 words grouped by phonics sounds. Record voice. Emphasis on letter sounds. Play with letter sounds and work on spelling. Various levels of spelling lists. Drag letters to spell the words. Tap letters from the alphabet to complete the word. Learn phonics vowel sounds and letter combinations with this fun Save on camera roll and then send via email kids game With an interactive bug you segment and blend sounds. Also work on vowel sounds Written in Mandarin Interactive games to increase English vocabulary. Dialogue for learning English. Access to word banks. Idioms Great for reading comprehension. Excellent ratings Pictures of faces with various expressions. Game is to match up emotion to the word. Small video clips that act out scenarios in different venues. Student responds to questions regarding the scenes.
MATH Math Bingo My Times Tables Grade 3-7 Hungry Fish Fractions Grades 4-7 Splash Math Grade 1 Splash Math Grade 2 Splash Math Grade 3,4 and 5. Math Battle Grades 2-7 Number Battle Grade 2-7 Conundra Math Grade 6/7 Spirit of Math Drills Grade 3-7 Fifteen Grade 4-7 Can play solo or in groups. Choose the level and type of math operation. Uses skip counting and other strategies to develop multiplication skills A game to develop basic addition math facts. Provides tutorials and games for learning fractions. Various math operations. Multiple choice questions. Various math operations. Multiple choice questions Various math operations. Multiple choice questions Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Win battle points and Two players. Goal is to successfully compute the math operations. Lots of fun. Brainteaser math calculations that require multiple operations. EXCELLENT for challenge math Basic addition to multiplying double digits. Drills against the clock and you log your progress. Math puzzle challenge. Try to get the numbers in order.
ANIMATED STORY Strip Design Grades 3-7 Puppet Pals HD Toontastic FRENCH MindSnacks- French Add photos, text and special comic features to create a comic strip Bring in puppets and background to record and create a story. Draw, animate and share their own cartoons Games to develop French vocabulary. Email in PDF format Send to Dropbox Save on camera roll Save on camera roll and then send via email Save on camera roll and then send via email MUSIC GarageBand Magic Piano Loopseque MadPad HD Young Genius Piano Free DRAWING Doodle Buddy Magic Painter Brushes Use multi touch gestures to combine various instruments into a sound. Simulated piano sound. Follow prompts to play a song as well as other games. With a tap of your figure you can configure a sequence of sounds to produce a rhythm Music Remix. Turn everyday sights and sounds like into the ultimate percussive instrument. Through various games students learn the names and sounds of various instruments as well as famous composers. Learn to play the piano with sheet music or falling notes. Type, draw, add little stamps and figures. Add photos and change background Multiple designs and colours to paint pictures. Save to photo album on the ipad Email Save to photo album on the ipad Email
SOCIALS STUDIES Vancouver Sun BCoach Canada Google Earth The newspaper on ipad Lists top stories and other sections of the paper Canadian trivia and geography Fun and easy with a touch of the fingers SCIENCE Animal Creator Invent and build new animals Save on camera roll Send in an email Discovery Canada Star Walk Space Images Star and Planet Finder The Solar System Pettson s Inventions Science Grade 4-7 Multiple shows are available for viewing with Daily Planet being one of the options. Interactive app that labels all the constellations, stars and satellites that you point your ipad at, Images and videos of space, stars and planets from NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Guides you to see stars, planets, constellations and satellites in the sky. Basic app with photos and facts about the planets Random facts section is good. Students build Rube Goldberg machines using pulleys, levers, cranks, wheels, gravity etc. There are 25 inventions to build with varying levels of difficulty.
OTHERS Talking Tom Geocaching intro English Idioms Illustrated Grade 4-7 PHOTO/VIDEO Photo Booth Repeats and records what you say. On playback it appears as if Tom is talking to you. Geocaching is a global treasure hunting game. Access three geocaches near your location History and meaning of 23 idioms. Interesting and great for lesson prompts. Take photos then Photoshop them Play off of ipad Email video clip PhotoWizard Grades k-7 Photo image workshop Email photo Save on camera roll imovie Show Me ScreenChomp Quick Voice Utility app Create your own movie with music, text, photos and video. Create a demo/video and record what is said and done on the screen Import a photo or draw on the screen as you record your explanation. You can record a message and then send it via email. Save on a memory stick View on the ipad/ Proxima Send video to website email video View from the ipad/ Proxima Email clip Username: westbay@sd45.bc.ca PW: ibschool PODCASTS found on icatcher TED talks Education (Video) Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean (Audio) Today in Canadian History (Audio) Over 56 talks to access. You can download or pre-stream the video clip. 6-15 minutes long Canada s greatest storyteller. Audio version. 20-50 minutes long but you can each episode has segments Almost each day of the year has a corresponding historical clip. 5-8 minutes long
READING/ REFERENCE A to Z Reader Dr. Seuss ABC Mini Fish Tale Benchmark readers on the ipad Benchmark assessment sheets also available. Teaser version of the classic Dr. Seuss ABC. Other Dr. Seuss books are available for purchase Short story that is read aloud to the student Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary Destiny Quest Follett Reader Will be used in the library to access ebooks Will be used in the library to access ebooks http:// sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/