Tried A Few New Apps

My students and I are beyond pumped that our DonorsChoose project has finally arrived.  I am incredibly grateful for Chevron's help in funding this project and placing superb technology into my students' hands.

In preparation for the use of these iPads, in my classroom, I have been testing out new apps like crazy.  Here are a few of my new favorites:

Apps Gone Free does not always feature kid appropriate apps, but it is worth having and checking out regularly.  I have scored some great productivity apps, interactive books, and more.

Math Museum is one app that I found through Apps Gone Free.  This is by far my new favorite fact fluency app.  Players make their way through the game collecting numbers and applying them to different facts.  The best part is that it can be differentiated for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills.

I recently had the opportunity to review Spellyfish's up-coming app, short /i/.  These apps are perfect for short vowel spelling practice.  Spellyfish isolates each sound making word formation practice ideal for beginning readers.

What apps are you using with your students?

DonorsChoose

*****UPDATE***** My project was FULLY funded my Chevron!!!!!!!

I did it!  I finally posted a project with DonorsChoose.org.

It sounds crazy, but my dear firsties do not have working computers to use in our classroom.  Once a week, they get time in the computer lab, yet the games and activities they are playing are not differentiated to their individual learning.  I am requesting 5 iPad Minis with cases and headphones to differentiate math, literacy, and language practice for each of my kiddos.

I'm asking for donations of any size to help my kids. For the next week, any donation you make to my project will be doubled (up to $100). If you know anyone who is passionate about education, please pass this along. Your donation will brighten my students' school year, and you'll get photos and thank yous from our class.


Here is the link to my project:

iPad Minis for Oregon First Graders

To have your donation matched dollar for dollar, enter the match code INSPIRE on the payment screen. This awesome match offer lasts through October 12, 2013.

I appreciate any help with this project! 

Have you ever had a project fulfilled through DonorsChoose.org?