Staff and Students at Spofford Pond School use a variety of Google for Education products for communication, collaboration and creativity. To learn more about Google for Education visit the website.Spofford Pond School uses a suite of Foundational Apps on its iPads. These are not “canned” or “rote-learning” apps. The key to Foundational Apps is that they can be used across all grade levels and curriculum areas, as they are not content specific apps, but instead, apps that encourage productivity and creativity by the user. In addition, these apps require the use of 21st century skills like creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking.
Here is a quick synopsis of our Foundational Apps:
Book Creator by Red Jumper Studio
The Book Creator app allows the user to create a book right on the iPad. eBooks can have text, illustrations, pictures, video and sound. They can be "read" in iBooks or smashed with iMovie. The possibilities are endless! Visit the Book Creator website here.
Drawing Pad by Murtha Design, Inc.
Drawing Pad is a mobile art studio. Create your own art using photo-realistic crayons, markers, paint brushes, colored pencils, stickers, roller pens and more! This app can be smashed with almost any app to add the creator's personal touch! The possibilities are only limited by the user's imagination. Visit the Drawing Pad website here.Explain Everything by Explain Everything sp. z o.o
Explain Everything is an easy-to-use design, screencasting, and interactive whiteboard tool that lets you annotate, animate, narrate, import, and export almost anything to and from almost anywhere. Create slides, draw in any color, add shapes, add text, pictures and videos, use a laser pointer. Visit the Explain Everything website here.
Green Screen by Do Ink
Green Screen by Do Ink makes it easy to create incredible green screen videos and images right on your iPad. Classroom-tested by kids and teachers, this app emphasizes ease-of-use and simplicity while still enabling you to get fantastic results. With Green Screen by Do Ink, you can tell a story, explain an idea, and express yourself in truly creative and unique ways. Visit the Green Screen website here.
iMovie by Apple
Harness the power of the iPad with a moviemaking app that's just as powerful. iMovie lets you create movies and Hollywood-style trailers that are simple to make and simply spectacular. And you can edit at high resolutions. When you're done, you can watch the final cut anywhere with iMovie Theater. A few taps, a few swipes, and you're ready for your big premiere. Visit the iMovie website here.
Chatterpix by Duck Duck Moose
Chatterpix allows the user to give their photos, drawings and pictures a voice. It's simple! Draw a mouth and record your dialogue. Even the youngest user will find Chatterpix a great creative outlet. App smash your recording and turn it into an informative iMovie. The possibilities are endless. Visit the Chatterpix website here.
Each year Spofford Pond school participates in Hour of Code (click here to visit website). It's a great way to introduce both children and adults to coding. Almost always, Hour of Code generates a renewed enthusiasm about computer science.
Here is a short list of some great Coding Apps and Links to Online Programming:
Scratch, Jr and Scratch:
**Also you can visit Common Sense Media for more coding apps.
