Resources added to Diigo (weekly)

• PreKinders: Website for Pre-K & Preschool Teachers

  Great website for younger students

  tags: preschool kindergarten pre-k education

• Animation Desk™

  There is a free and pro version of this app to create hand-drawn animations. It has great potential for digital storytelling.

  tags: ipad animation app Education technology

• Evaluating Apps with Transformative Use of the iPad in Mind

  Silvia Tolisano wrote a fantastic post on her blog, Langwitches, about evaluating iPad app and includes a great infographic.

  tags: ipad apps Evaluation langwitches Education

• Give Speech Foundation – FreeSpeech for iPad

  “FreeSpeech is a communication tool based upon research in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and human-computer interaction, as well clinical insight and expertise in speech and communication disorders.” This free app could also be used to support early readers.

  tags: ipad communication app sped education differentiation

• Story Cove – A Safe Place to Read

  Students can read multimedia books online. This could be a great tool for differentiation.

  tags: ebooks publishing writing Storytelling Reading StoryCove literacy

• Widbook – Write, read and share

  Potentially a great digital storytelling tool in that it is possible to collaboratively create books. For now, books can only be read on widbook, but they can include multimedia.

  tags: widbook web2.0 ebooks publishing writing Ebook

• Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Responding to 20 #iPad Implementation Questions

  This is a great article to read for anyone planning an iPad deployment.

  tags: ipad education implementation deployment technology

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.