Starfall ABCs is a great free app for students to learn and interact with letters and sounds in words, sentences, and games. The app can be used anywhere your children are learning and playing; no Starfall membership or internet connection required!
Check out more info here: http://more.starfall.com/info/apps/abc.php
Download from the app store here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/starfall-abcs/id395623983?mt=8
Easily create videos in the classroom! Students as young as five can make videos to tell stories, explain ideas, or document their learning. Similar to the Explain Everything app, Shadow Puppet EDU lets you put together photos, images, and videos into one neat video (up to 30 minutes) where you can overlay text, add audio or music, and other annotations. Did I mention that it’s completely free?
Check out some ways that teachers are using it and see lesson plans and ideas: http://get-puppet.co/
Get the app here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shadow-puppet-edu/id888504640?mt=8
The Book Creator app that was previously only available as an app for mobile devices is not available on your Chrome browser on ANY device! Teachers can sign up for a free educational account (you can easily sign up and log in with your Google account) which includes access to 1 free library and the ability to create up to 40 free online books. Students can also sign up with their Google accounts and add to their teachers’ library. Check out the video and link below to get started.
https://bookcreator.com/2017/02/book-creator-coming-web/
Google has released Toontastic 3D, an app that lets you draw, animate, and narrate your own presentations and stories.
It’s like a digital puppet theater… but with enormous interactive 3D worlds, dozens of customizable characters, 3D drawing tools, and an idea lab with sample stories to inspire new creations.
The app is available on the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store, and the best part is IT’S FREE!
Check out their video here:
Just in case you missed the training, we’ve shared the slides below.
Google just added Keep to its G-Suite Apps! If you use Google Keep to take notes, capture images, or make lists, you can now drag those notes, images, or lists into a Google Doc by accessing the Keep notepad through the Tools menu.
Source: The Keyword: Capture Ideas in Google Keep, Bring Them To Life in Google Docs