Useful Apps

MindShift has published some useful apps and a brief description of them. Please click here to visit the page.

Laws and ethics of using copyrighted images

We all like to use images in our presentations and projects to make them more visually appealing. We need to make sure that we correctly reference any images belonging to someone else and that we use the images according to legal and ethical standards.  Follow these links to find out more about what you can and can't do with images: copyright, fair use, creative commons, and public domain. 

Curtis Newbold created a useful guide and infographic to help explain the do's and don'ts. 

Sight word Jenga

What a fun way to practise sight words in the classroom!

Sparklefish

 

 

 



Sparklefish

This is a funny audio story compilation that you can record voice ads, stories and many other audio clips. It is a good tool to get children to use correct parts of speech. This can be used in small group teaching, or as a whole class activity for application of parts of speech.

Timed Comprehension and Reading

Timed Reading & Comprehension Practice

This app allows readers practice fluency and comprehension. Each level consists of 5 short engaging stories for each Grade. It will you how many words per minute the reader is able to read, therefore marking improvement as the reader progresses. This would be useful in a one to one context.

Spelling

Third Grade Spelling

This game can be used in group context to revise phonics. The children can even be timed to see how quickly they can get the words.
One player starts the game. The letters are out of order, a clear human voice states the word and the player needs to rearrange the letters to spell the word correctly.

Spelling

 

Second Grade Spelling

This is a very easy to understand app that can be used in small group teaching for revision of phonics.
The player starts the game, and a clear voice will give the player the word to spell. They need to manipulate the letters and move them into the correct sequence to spell the word.

Blabberize

This is a fun piece of free Internet software to use. Blabberize. This tutorial helps show how to use it and also how to apply the software in the classroom.

Dictionary

Dictionary is a dictionary and thesaurus

iBooks

 iBooks is a digital book viewer