iPad Apps

Our Favorite iPad Apps Get Busy!

Students in Mrs. Hartley's and Mrs. Coates's third grade classes have been very busy using iPads to create their own digital stories.  Students wrote their stories using one of our favorite apps:  Book Creator.  This app allows for easy input of text, images, sound and color.  When complete, stories can be converted into movies. Illustrations for these digital books were created with Drawing Pad, another all-time favorite, especially in grade three!  Drawing Pad is an iOS app that really brings out the user's creative side.  Using the Drawing Pad drawer full of digital drawing tools like crayons, colored pencils, pencils, and markers, students produced some beautiful masterpieces!
Authors and Illustrators in Action:

Grade 3

Drawing Pad Illustrations:

Book Creator Books:

Technology Essential Questions:

Are there technological solutions or enhancements to supplement what is being taught?

How can we use this software to create original, innovative works and ideas?

How can we use this software to address the different needs, learning styles, interests and abilities of students?

2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework: 3-5.CAS.a.1; 3-5.CAS.b.1-4; 3-5.DTC.a; 3-5.DTC.b